Posts Tagged ‘television’
 

 

THE SKED’S TV NEWS AND NOTES: Sports Playoffs

> ABC’s coverage (ESPN on ABC) of Game 6 of the NBA Finals earned a very good 9.7 Adults 18-49 rating on Sunday.  About 24 million viewers 2+ saw the Dallas Mavericks win the championship, defeating the Miami Heat fo...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

STATUETTE STAKES: The Globes – TV

> Possibly because the Golden Globes take place in much less proximity to the Emmys than they do to the Oscars, and thus aren’t the crucial part of network gamesplaying that they are for the movie studios, the Hollywood F...
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: Updated Super Bowl National Ratings

The ratings for last night’s Super Bowl are coming in a little lower than anticipated in terms of average audience (the number of households or viewers watching in an average minute), but the “total audience” ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED: WEDNESDAY — Early Results

> Facing the finale of America’s Got Talent (a 3.3 demo rating from 8:00-9:30), Survivor premiered at a 3.3 or 3.4 (depending on rounding) last night, slightly below our Fall forecast for the granddaddy of all reality sho...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: Olympic Ratings through 12 Nights — Updated Chart

Updated London Summer Olympic ratings chart.  Preliminary 9.3 Adult 18-49 rating last night (back on track and higher than previous recent summer games on this night). Average through 12 nights now 10.3 rating, down a tenth fr...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Friday #2 of the Season

The second Friday of the new season was down 16% in the fast nationals from last year (4.7 rating with Adults 18-49 TOTAL for the four broadcast network versus 5.6 the same night in 2011). It’s pretty much a disaster for ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Monday Week 8

A very similar night last night in the ratings compared to last Monday.  NBC still on top despite a slight cool down, while the rank order of the other networks remains the same. ESPN’s Monday Night Football (Kansas Ci...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Weekly & Season Network Ratings

Thanks to the NCAA tournament and more original episodes on the other nights, CBS moved back into first place for the week ending Sunday.  Based on four nights of official ratings and three nights of adjusted fast nationals, C...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: THURSDAY Ratings September 22

> Thursday night is off and running, and the highest rated show on the night is Big Bang Theory on CBS with a 4.9 Adult 18-49 rating (4.8 the first half hour and a 5.0 from 8:30-9:00).  The highly anticipated Person of Int...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

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 5

NBC is on track to win its third Tuesday in a row according to the preliminary fast nationals.  Last week was a bit of an aberration because of the presidential debate but October 9 and 23 were more normal weeks in which CBS&#...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

New Year’s Eve Ratings — ABC Thumps Everyone Else

ABC dominated New Year’s Eve, as usual.  In prime time, ABC averaged a 3.1 rating with adults 18-49 in the fast nationals.  The evening started with a tribute to Dick Clark (a 2.6 rating from 8-10 pm) and built to a 4.1...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports Ratings — Horse Racing Still Matters Three Saturdays a Year

The first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown dominated the weekend sports ratings for Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5: NBC hit a 10.4 household rating during the 6 pm hour Saturday for coverage of the Kentucky Derby (up...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED: Today In Network Indecency

In 2003, ABC’s NYPD BLUE aired a scene that included a brief shot of actress Charlotte Ross getting into a shower, exposing her rear end and the side of her breast to the camera.  The Federal Communications Commission fi...
by Mitch Salem