Posts Tagged ‘Last man standing’
 

 

THE SKED: “Work It” Loses Job

> It looks like the men who made ABC’s WORK IT will have to don dresses to land their next gig:  after only 2 low-rated airings, the network has given in to the inevitable and pulled the awful show from its schedule....
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’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/17/12

> The FOX Tuesday line-up returned to moderate results. FOX:  The network won the night, but unimpressively:  GLEE tied the season low it hit during the holiday season, and NEW GIRL was only 0.1 above its own. CBS:&nb...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: Upscale Ratings — ABC Profile

>Previously we examined the upscale ratings picture of the Monday at 10 pm hour, which showed the first few episodes of Smash as solidly upscale, Hawaii Five-0 as fairy downscale and Castle in the middle.  Today we turn ou...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Tuesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/18/11

> 4.7.  That was last year’s World Series Game 1 rating in 18-49s, which appears to be the lowest Game 1 rating ever in the demo.  As FOX prepares to begin its St. Louis vs. Texas series tonight, that’s th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Judgment Day For Fall Series

  If you’re a fall series that hasn’t heard any news of your fate by Thanksgiving, the omens aren’t good–at that point, production of the initial 13 episodes is all but done, and for reasons of cost...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/3/12

> Justice was swift for the worst new show of the season. ABC:  WORK IT debuted with a lousy 2.0 on its quick journey to the TV boneyard.  In fairness, LAST MAN STANDING‘s 2.4 gave it a much weaker lead-in than ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: WHAT TO WATCH THIS FALL ON TUESDAYS (1st Draft)

> The networks have proclaimed their Fall schedules, the new series have been (partially) unveiled, so… what now?  What will actually be worth watching when network TV comes back to life in a few months?  SHOWBU...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/26/12

> SMASHWatch tries to convince itself that ratings are all that matter.  UPDATE:  AND MAYBE NOT THEM EITHER–SEE BELOW. NBC:  After last night’s dreadful SMASH–the first to have no connection at ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED:: ABC Hands Out Halloween Candy Corn Pick-Ups

> ABC was in a giving mood today, and the swag was full season pick-ups.  ONCE UPON A TIME, of course, has already richly earned its extra episodes with 2 splendid weeks of ratings.  HAPPY ENDINGS probably cemented it...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/20/12

> FOX chants:  bring back GLEE! FOX:  The network’s 4-sitcom Tuesday is starting to look less like an unsuccessful experiment and more like a disaster.  I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER is already all-but-cancele...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: Friday Nov 2 — NBC Does Some Good But ABC Has a Winning Night Going

ABC finally premiered its entire Friday night lineup, and it won the night, won each half hour, and averaged a 2.0 rating (an extremely difficult feat on a Friday night with a regular schedule).  Last Man Standing starring Ti...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED: “Man Up!” Goes Down

> ABC has decided that MAN UP! isn’t even worthy of sullying its Tuesday 8:30PM timeslot during the low-rated holiday season.  Effective immediately, it’s off the schedule, replaced for now by repeats of LAST M...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: ABC’S “Last Man Standing” – PREMIERING TONIGHT

> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques sh...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Update through Monday October 10

>ShowBuzzDaily’s PROMO WATCH shows that ABC’s Last Man Standing is the top priority over this new sample period, not surprising given that it premieres tonight.  Once Upon a Time is also getting its due as we h...
by Mitch Salem