Posts Tagged ‘gcb’
 

 

The Sked: SUNDAY RATINGS March 11

>Many Sunday shows were down from recent weeks last night, with much of the decline attributable to the shift to Daylight Saving Time over the weekend (particularly in the early part of prime time).  However, the drop in C...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

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: PROMO WATCH — through March 8

>The most recent Promo Watch numbers are based on prime time broadcast network programming between March 4 and March 8, with about 10 hours of programming sampled for each network over that period.  (Click “read more...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Update through March 1

>The most recent Promo Watch numbers are based on prime time broadcast network programming between February 16 and March 1, with about 16 hours of programming sampled for each network over that period.  (Click “read ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

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
 

 
 

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: SATURDAY RATINGS March 3

>ABC led a very quiet Saturday night with a 1.2 Adult 18-49 from 8-11 pm in the preliminary fast nationals.  Wipeout at 8 pm averaged a 0.9 from 8:00-8:30 and 1.0 from 8:30-9:00, winning the hour.  ABC continued its w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “GCB”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: ABC MAY FINALES

> ABC has announced its schedule of season finales for May: May 1:  LAST MAN STANDING May 6:  GCB May 7:  CASTLE May 13:  ONCE UPON A TIME               DESPERATE HOUSEWIVE...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: ABC MIDSEASON – UPDATE: “Pan Am” Crashes; “Cougar Town” Diminishes

> UPDATE:  The other shoe is falling on COUGAR TOWN, and it’s not a good fit:  ABC has cut the show’s order from 22 episodes to 15, and will announce its timeslot at the TCA in January.  Deadline says...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: “GCB” Gets A Shot

> ABC is going to give GCB a try in the Sunday 9PM Desperate Housewives slot on April 8.  The original plan had been to air a repeat Housewives that night, but instead GCB will air back-to-back fresh episodes 9-11PM.  ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/11/12

> GCB gives, even while DST taketh away. ABC:  GCB is a very bad show, but not an unpopular one.  Its 2.3 inched up over last week’s premiere, at least in preliminary numbers, and seemed to squeak out a timeslot...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/18/12

> Fairy tales rule… but watch out for the zombies. ABC:  We won’t know for sure until later today, but odds are that the highest-rated show on TV last night was the season finale of The Walking Dead on AMC (our...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Update through February 19

>Over halfway through the February ratings sweep, the broadcast networks continue to exhibit very different strategies in allocating their precious on-air promotion time to market and launch new programs as well as supporting t...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

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