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The Sked: Thursday Ratings September 20 — NBC Thursday…Yikes

NBC Thursday premiered last night, landing in third place with a 1.5 Adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm.  A premiere night is often one of the highest rated nights of the year, especially when facing two networks in repeats like ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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COUNTING TO 10: The Emmy Nominations

> The Emmys, of all show-business awards, lend themselves least to surprise.  That’s because they’re the only group that nominate and award continuing series, meaning that the same high-quality shows repeat yea...
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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Whitney”

> 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...
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THE SKED REVIEW: Saturday Night Live with Justin Bieber

  Well, the studio audience seemed to be having a great time at SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE tonight.  There were more squeals than laughs to be had, what with Justin Bieber in the house as both host and musical guest.  The show ...
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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: NBC’s “Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea”

> 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’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Up All Night”

>   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 ...
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THE SKED: “Best Friends” Not Forever

> Some shows, believe it or not, are too low-rated even for NBC.  BEST FRIENDS FOREVER has exhausted its single joke (the strain caused on star/co-creator Lennon’s live-in relationship when neurotic, boundaryless pal...
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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Smash”

  And so the curtain drops on the first season of SMASH, which may have set the all-time television speed record for going from shining beacon to punching bag.  Tonight’s season finale, written by now-deposed showru...
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The Sked: SUNDAY RATINGS June 17

ABC won another night with the NBA Finals.  Game 3 (Miami beating Oklahoma City and taking a 2-1 lead in the series) averaged a 5.6 preliminary Adults 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm, although that number will rise to a 7 or more wh...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Sked: Olympics Ratings — One Full Week

Updated Olympic nightly ratings track and Olympics averages through Thursday, Aug 2.
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The Sked: Monday Ratings September 24 — The Season Begins

It’s going to be a long fall for CBS on Monday nights.  Last night’s slate of season premieres on CBS average a 2.7 Adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals, far below the 3.6 nightly rating we forecast back in May...
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THE SKED: Sandy-Related Network Schedule Changes

  The aftereffects of Sandy are still being felt at the TV networks, where schedules over the next several days have undergone several last-minute changes. Tonight, both ABC and NBC will preempt their 10PM programming for ...
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Weekly and Season Network Ratings: CBS Widens Its Lead

THE WEEK.  For the recently completed week ending Sunday (February 4-10, 2013), CBS won again with a preliminary 3.35 adult 18-49 rating for the week.  This week’s win is driven by last night’s Grammy Awards (pr...
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THE SKED: NBC No Longer “Ready For Love;” A Promotion for “Grimm”

  After two episodes proving that even a lead-in from The Voice can’t rescue some shows, NBC’s Eva Longoria-produced READY FOR LOVE is no more, yanked off the Tuesday schedule and with no airing of its remainin...
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THE SKED: Good News for “Sean Saves the World” and Seth MacFarlane

  It’s entirely possible that SEAN SAVES THE WORLD will never again hit the 1.4 rating it had last night (at least not unless NBC gives it The Voice as a lead-in again), so the network seized the opportunity of a les...
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