Posts Tagged ‘TV ratings’
 

 

The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS February 13

> NBC not surprisingly settled down a bit from last week’s post-Super Bowl launch of its new Monday.  The Voice continues to set the pace for all the networks on Monday and is now about the same as American Idol̵...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS October 31: Rock Center Bombs & Sweep Update

>Five days into the November sweep, FOX is still in the lead but its percent increases over 2010 are coming back down to Earth, as expected, as the impact of Thursday and Friday’s Games 6 and 7 recedes.  Last night w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/5/12

Thanks to Nielsen delays, Chicago Fire had to wait to get some unaccustomed good news. NBC:  CHICAGO FIRE benefits by not airing against a new CSI on CBS, because their audiences, while overlapping, prefer the latter when they...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/1/12

A genuine changing of the guard. NBC:  REVOLUTION slipped a bit last night (to 3.2), but it commandingly beat up both CBS and ABC, and is looking like a true hit, at least in the short term.  THE VOICE, of course, provided a ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED Network Scorecard – 10/30/13

  The other networks are glad to see the last of the World Series. FOX:  Per Mitch Metcalf:  with a 5.4 preliminary number, WORLD SERIES GAME 6 might end up around a 6.0 adult 18-49 rating in the official nationals, ju...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S Friday-Monday Cable Scorecard – 5/3-6/13

  FRIDAY STARZ:  DA VINCI’S DEMONS stayed at an 0.2 rating in the 18-49 demo, and had a very slight increase among older viewers to give it 420K.  With such a serialized storyline, it seems unlikely to move much hi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Monday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/19/11

> And… they’re off!  The 2011-12 broadcast TV season is underway, and already there are some clear winners and losers. CBS:  Last night was always going to be a good night for the Eye, but the extent of th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/10/11

> For one network, a night that moved in the wrong direction. FOX:  Does FOX have to start worrying about X FACTOR?  The show seemed to make its way through the wave of baseball-related preemptions and reschedulings v...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Tuesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/25/11

> Another night of atypical FOX programming as we head to the World Series endgame(s). ABC:  The real test for the network’s new sitcoms will be next week when Glee returns, but ABC can’t be happy with the prel...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/4/12

Viewers have the same lack of interest in the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION that they did in the Republicans. FOX:  Without the burden of convention coverage, and with its HELL’S KITCHEN/MASTERCHEF double-bill at 2.5/2....
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: When Does “Rookie Blue” Stop Being A Rookie?

  One of the very few–in fact, one of the only–summer success stories in scripted broadcast network programming continues, as ABC has announced the renewal of ROOKIE BLUE for a 4th season to air in Summer 2013....
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS May 31 — Duets Dying Even with No Competition

ABC’s singing competition series Duets is fading, averaging a 1.5 rating from 8-10 pm last night (down from last week’s 1.7 premiere).  A drop in the second week is not abnormal, but keep in mind Duets faced st...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/2/13

NBC comes up with a Wednesday night formula that works:  air against no competition. NBC:  With reruns on three other networks and a weak reality show on the fourth, NBC went to town on Wednesday night, with season highs galo...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/6/12

Scandal shows some heat. ABC:  A dynamite episode of SCANDAL (written by creator Shonda Rhimes) that managed to propel the story both backwards and forwards via flashbacks and a startling episode-ending revelation had by far i...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: Cable Ratings May 1-7

The NBA Playoffs continue to dominate the top of the weekly cable ratings chart, with two games hitting a 2.2 rating with Adults 18-49 (Oklahoma City at Dallas on Thursday and the L.A. Lakers at Denver on Sunday, both on TNT an...
by Mitch Metcalf