Posts Tagged ‘NBC’
 

 

THE SKED: “Smash” – Pow! Season 2 Character Exits

    Tell the understudies to start learning their lines, as NBC wants it to be known that the Season 2 version of SMASH, under new showrunner Josh Safran, will be markedly different from the generally assailed Season ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Promo Watch NEW FALL SHOW PROMOTION — 666 Park Avenue and Nashville Jump to an Early Lead

Promo Watch begins and so far ABC’s 666 Park Avenue and Nashville stand out so far (thanks to a solid assist from the NBA). With the arrival of summer, it is time for the broadcast networks to get busy rolling out their m...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Olympic Ratings — Night 14

On a night that featured gold medal victories for US women’s soccer, women’s water polo and men’s decathlon (none of which are particularly TV-friendly events), NBC Olympic coverage in prime time averaged a pr...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Horse Race: Three Days into the New Season

With three nights of official national ratings counted, CBS is in front with a 2.99 Adult 18-49 rating, down a dizzying 30% from the first three nights last fall (when CBS was a towering #1 at a 4.28 rating).  Remember, The Ey...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED: There Can Never Be Enough of “The Voice”

  NBC will, not unexpectedly, milk the fall cycle finale of THE VOICE for all it’s worth.  The first part of the finale will be shortened to 90 minutes from its usual Monday 2 hours, airing December 17 from 8-9:30PM...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: The Clock Runs Down for “Zero Hour”

  It looks like we’ll never find out what that creepy Damien-like kid was doing with the genetically mutated assassin (or who Amy Irving was supposed to be), let alone what Albert Einstein’s translated final eq...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: “Late Night” To Be With Seth Meyers

  Perhaps the worst-kept secret in recent network history is one no longer, as NBC officially announced today that it will be fellow former Saturday Night Live Weekend Update host Seth Meyers who will take over from Jimmy ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: “Grimm” News?

> NBC has followed up its announcement of its midseason schedule with a surprisingly timid order for 2 back-up scripts for GRIMM.  (In comparison, last month the network ordered 6 back-up scripts for the now-deceased Prime...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: “Smash” Makes It To Act 2

> SMASH, the ambitious musical drama that was intended from the start to be NBC’s new signature series (even if for some of us, it’s become a bit smudged) has officially been renewed for a 2d season. This was pretty...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: NBC Can’t Have Too Many Sitcoms

  The Chinese water torture that has been NBC’s announcement of its renewals and pick-ups continues with the glad tidings that PARKS & RECREATION has at long last received its (albeit 13-episode) order, as well a...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: MAY SWEEP UPDATE — Halfway to the Finish Line

With two full weeks in for the May Sweep (official ratings for April 26-May 8 and fast national ratings for May 9), here’s an early look at the final major ratings sweep period of the broadcast season, when ratings are me...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED PILOT REPORT: NBC’s “Chicago Fire”

  CHICAGO FIRE: Wednesday 10PM on NBC – Change the Channel Network television doesn’t come more dully generic than NBC’s “new” CHICAGO FIRE, a series that seems to be assembling itself out of ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Broadcast Weekly & Summer Averages through September 2

The week heading into Labor Day is usually forgettable.  Television viewing is always very light the Thursday-Sunday before the holiday, and this past week the broadcast networks suffered through low ratings for the Republican...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Tuesday Week Three — Audience Ennui

Tuesday prime time averages from the third week of the season show a 17% decline in live+same day DVR viewing for the four broadcast networks (from an 11.3 combined Adult 18-49 rating for the four networks on the same night las...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Broadcast Network Rankings through January 6 — Football Still King

THE WEEK.  For the recently completed week ending Sunday (December 31, 2012-January 6, 2013), NBC maintained first place with a preliminary 2.75 adult 18-49 rating in prime time.  The week was supported by NBC’s final...
by Mitch Metcalf