Posts Tagged ‘celebrity apprentice’
 

 

THE SKED: NBC MIDSEASON SCHEDULE

> NBC has unaccountably decided not to air a midseason schedule consisting of a test pattern and the words “For the love of God, bring back football…” scrolling at the bottom of the screen.  On the contra...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: SUNDAY RATINGS March 18

>Another weak Sunday night on network television.  CBS narrowly won the night with Adults 18-49 in the preliminary fast nationals, thanks to coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament until 7:43 pm.  ABC was down from...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: SUNDAY RATINGS March 25

>CBS was up a touch from last week, thanks to high ratings from the NCAA basketball tournament flowing into prime time.  The bad news is that basketball ended at 7:18 pm, so the impact was not as substantial as if the game...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/29/12

> A bad night at the Eye. CBS:  It’s lucky for CBS that one of its May Sweeps Sundays will be filled by the Survivor season finale, because the regular line-up is falling apart.  For no clear reason, the season&...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S “MAD MEN”-INCLUDED SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/25/12

> Other shows aired last night besides Mad Men. AMC:  Nevertheless, let’s start there.  Early numbers on the MAD MEN premiere give it the show’s biggest audience ever, higher than the season 4 premiere by ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/6/12

      DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES in the home stretch. ABC:  ONCE UPON A TIME aired a strong pre-season finale episode, setting up a big good-vs-evil confrontation next week, and held steady at 3.0 for the 3rd consecut...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: SUNDAY RATINGS April 1 — CORRECTED ACM Ratings on CBS

>The ratings for the ACM Awards on CBS were understated.  The corrected numbers appear below. CBS took a bit of a hit with the Academy of Country Music Awards, which were down over 20% 9% from last year’s telecast.&n...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/13/12

A fond farewell to Wisteria Lane. ABC:  The bang-up season finale of ONCE UPON A TIME scored a 3.2, its best number in 2 months, sending the series to summer hiatus on a high.  DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES shuffled off its mortal coi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD

> Not so happily ever after? ABC:  ONCE UPON A TIME has been on a series-low track since Daylight Savings Time began, and last night it hit a new low 2.7, despite a highly-promoted episode that answered the question of jus...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/20/12

  EXCLUSIVELY ON SHOWBUZZDAILY TODAY:  THE SKED’S MONDAY FALL RATINGS FORECAST!   Last night, it was good to have cable.  CBS:  The sole scripted drama on broadcast TV last night was another in the series of ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S 2012/13 FIRST CUT: NBC Needs & Possibilities

> Today Mitch Metcalf, veteran programming executive Ted Frank and I continue our week-long pre-Upfronts look at the challenges facing each of the broadcast networks and their potential strategies for next season.  We̵...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: SUNDAY RATINGS May 20

ABC won the final Sunday of the May Sweep with the Billboard Music Awards and very little competition from the other networks.  The FOX animated comedies ended their seasons at or near their respective lows, while NBC’...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: SUNDAY RATINGS April 8

>CBS won Easter Sunday with the help of The Masters and a guy named Bubba, while the other networks, largely in repeats, failed to average above a 2 rating throughout the evening.              ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: Partial NBC Midseason Schedule

  NBC today announced the broad strokes of its midseason schedule, although there are still holes to be filled in.  Some major points that we do know: MONDAY: THE BIGGEST LOSER will air between cycles of THE VOICE at 8P...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: SUNDAY RATINGS March 4

>ABC wins the night but has a fairly disappointing debut of GCB.  Additionally, all the networks — including ABC — are down significantly versus the same night last year.  The four broadcast networks have ...
by Mitch Metcalf