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Rick Ludwin: A Remembrance

Both of the proprietors of this website had the privilege of working with Rick Ludwin at NBC. Rick was a giant, both at the network where he worked for over 3 decades, and in the world of television comedy as a whole, especia...

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AUDIENCE MAP: NBC Primetime

The AUDIENCE MAP series continues with a look at the detailed demographics for NBC’s primetime schedule for this season to date. As a reminder, the audience shares for 30 distinct gender-age groups are displayed for eac...

by Mitch Metcalf

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Transplant”

TRANSPLANT: Tuesday 10PM on NBC A great many shows that we consider “American television” are actually produced in Canada, thanks to favorable tax credits and currency exchange rates. The creators of thes...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED SERIES FINALE REVIEW: “The Office”

Has any great television series ever had the protracted, agonizing death of THE OFFICE? We’re used to shows that stay on the air past their prime, and to those with disappointing or even disastrous finale episode...

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THE SKED: Welcome To “Prime Suspect” Week On NBC

> PRIME SUSPECT had an awful 1.3 rating in 18-49s last week, despite NBC’s having given it a vote of confidence with an order for 6 additional scripts, which would allow for continuous production should the show receive a...

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – NBC’S “Whitney”

> 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...

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Hannibal”

As this new era of television drama has developed, people have talked wistfully about the broadcast networks airing shows with the distinctiveness and stylization (and darkness) we now associate with cable, but really th...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Save Me”

Previously… on SAVE ME: Beth Harper (Anne Heche), didn’t die when, after the latest of many drunken nights, she choked on a hero sandwich. She was, in fact, saved by God Him/Herself, and is now a prophet ...

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Election Night 2016 TV Ratings

Presidential Election coverage on the combined seven major networks (the four broadcast networks plus CNN, Fox News Channel and MNSBC) averaged just over 61 million people (two years or older) in an average minute of prime tim...

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THE SKED: New Fall Show On-Air Promotion — September 6 Update

>With network on-air promotion activity tracked in hit summer shows (those near or above a 2.0 Adult 18-49 rating) for about seven weeks since mid-July, the networks’ promotional priorities are summarized below....

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THE SKED REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – NBC’s “Awake”

>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 sho...

by Mitch Salem

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UPDATED: The Cycle of Failure (and Success) at a TV Network — Or How Matlock Replaced The Office and SVU Last Night

UPDATE: The Hollywood Reporter followed up on our story, and interviewed WKYC’s General Manager, who claims that the Matlock preemptions (which will continue next week), are merely to make up for the fact that th...

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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Smash”

SMASH: Tuesday 10PM on NBC The intermission that began last May is over, and what SMASH desperately wants you to know isn’t just a second season but a full-fledged Version 2.0 kicks off with the self-aware lyric ...

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THE SKED: New Fall Show On-Air Promotion — Update through August 8

>With network on-air promotion activity tracked in hit summer shows (those at or above a 2.0 Adult 18-49 rating) for about three weeks since mid-July, the networks’ promotional priorities are summarized below. FOX continu...

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NIELSENWAR: The NBC Fall 2019 Schedule & Analysis

We’ve reached the broadcast networks’ Upfront Week… which used to be a lot more central to our television lives than it is now. Ratings everywhere are down, and there’s no reason to think they&#...

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Rick Ludwin: A Remembrance

AUDIENCE MAP: NBC Primetime

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Transplant”

THE SKED SERIES FINALE REVIEW: “The Office”

THE SKED: Welcome To “Prime Suspect” Week On NBC

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – NBC’S “Whitney”

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Hannibal”

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Save Me”

Election Night 2016 TV Ratings

THE SKED: New Fall Show On-Air Promotion — September 6 Update

THE SKED REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – NBC’s “Awake”

UPDATED: The Cycle of Failure (and Success) at a TV Network — Or How Matlock Replaced The Office and SVU Last Night

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Smash”

THE SKED: New Fall Show On-Air Promotion — Update through August 8

NIELSENWAR: The NBC Fall 2019 Schedule & Analysis

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