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- Not that I'm a Gossip Girls fan (Reaper is my thing), but you might be interested in this NYTimes article that explains why GG is considered such a major hit for the CW: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/fashion/08gossip.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&oref=slogin ...
- These stories are all especulatory. The writers strike hindered the new team to put out what was truly theirs, we wont know until this fall line up's results. I hope NBC is smart enough not to panic, ...
- You do realize that Swingtown is one of only two scripted shows airing on the broadcast nets right now, right? So, yay! Swingtown had more DVR viewers than the reruns. The other scripted show (Flashpoint) ...
- YEA!!!! Swingtown!!! Among all the reality shows you are the one and only scripted show on top!!!!
- One of ABC's commentator/analyst repeatedly refered to Mark Sanchez' 4 year wait to lead the USC Trojan's as quarterback. He actually waited 3 years. He graduated from Missio Viejo High School ...
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Gossip Girl Premiere: Time To Put Up or Shut Up started by Robert Seidman
OMFG! After a season when Gossip Girl's hype usually outshone its ratings tonight's 2008-9 premiere is finally a chance to put up (good ratings) or shut up (with the overblown PR).
NBC to Programming Execs: It’s Not Me, It’s You? started by Robert Seidman
Nikki Finke is reporting that there will be major shakeups ahead for the executives who program the NBC broadcast network. Writing:
After weeks of checking out rumor after rumor, I’m finally able to pin down details of the long-overdue shakeup that’s ahead fo
After weeks of checking out rumor after rumor, I’m finally able to pin down details of the long-overdue shakeup that’s ahead fo
Olympics Opening Ceremony Leads DVR Viewing started by Robert Seidman
Olympic Opening Ceremony Viewed By 3.2 Million on DVRs
For the week of telecasts that included the first 2 nights of the 2008 Summer Olympics (August 4-10)Â the Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony had the largest absolute time-shifted audience with 3.254 million DVR viewers, 10% of
For the week of telecasts that included the first 2 nights of the 2008 Summer Olympics (August 4-10)Â the Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony had the largest absolute time-shifted audience with 3.254 million DVR viewers, 10% of
Don Draper is to Matt Weiner as “Duck” Phillips is to AMC? started by Robert Seidman
I’m beginning to wonder if there is some perfect symmetry with the fictional Mad Men on AMC and the real-life trials and tribulations when it comes to the show’s production and treatment by AMC.
Is it possible that the shows creator Matt Weiner is Don Draper and that progra
Is it possible that the shows creator Matt Weiner is Don Draper and that progra
Nielsen Ratings Saturday, August 30: ABC College Football Kicks Rivals started by Robert Seidman
The kickoff of the college football season saw ABC and Saturday Night Football on top average of 5.46 million viewers [over Fox with 4.70 million] and a demo adults 18-49 rating/share of 1.9/7 [over Fox with a 1.7/6]. Fox's standard Saturday line-up of Cops and America's Most Wante
Will Swingtown Be Cancelled or Resurrected started by Robert Seidman
While it certainly does not appear likely that CBS will renew the ratings-plagued Swingtown, Broadcasting and Cable is reoprting that CBS Paramount (the production company, not the network) is shopping the show to cable networks.Â
Clearly the CBS network wasn’t happy
Clearly the CBS network wasn’t happy
Nielsen Ratings Friday, August 29: Fox Wins Slow Night started by Robert Seidman
Scoreboard
Total Viewers (million)
5.29
5.11
4.36
3.73
3.68
Rating/Share: Adults 18-49
1.3/5
1.3/5
1.2/4
Total Viewers (million)
5.29
5.11
4.36
3.73
3.68
Rating/Share: Adults 18-49
1.3/5
1.3/5
1.2/4
Univision: It’s a Big Deal When It Comes to Ratings started by Robert Seidman
Sometimes I wish I’d paid more attention in Spanish class in high school. Sure, I’m fine ordering beers or finding a bathroom. I can ask if Susana is home and whether she’s in the kitchen easily enough, and if you tell me, “no, she’s in the living room,” I’ll likely comprehend it. Thirty years after the […]
Hole in the Wall Trailer: On Fox starting September 7 started by Robert Seidman
With a hat tip to James Hibberd and The Hollywood Reporter.
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The Renew/Cancel Index, Our Predictor Of Show Futures started by Robert Seidman
Last season I tried a variety of methods to try and illustrate which new shows were doing well and which were doing poorly. All of them suffered from a scaling problem. A massive hit for the pathetic CW could still be at the bottom of the list for another network. It was hard to analytically [...%
Please Pardon Our Dust started by Robert Seidman
Please excuse the inconvenience, I’m screwing around with some design changes and a long holiday weekend seem the best time to see what happened if I made the changes live. So far, not so good, but I’m confident by Monday it will be ironed out. We may go
O’Reilly vs. Olbermann Through Thursday, August 28 started by Robert Seidman
My vacation is over and the O’Reilly vs. Olbermann charts return. The short term chart above is a bit spotty with data since for this comparison I don’t chart special shows that are titled something other than “The O’Reilly Factor” or %2
Cable News Ratings for Tuesday, August 26 started by Robert Seidman
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for August 26 2008
A slightly different and closer prime-time race than Tuesday. CNN edges Fox for total prime-time viewers. Fox edges MSNBC for second in the prime-time adults 25-54 demo which is easy won by CNN. CNN edges Fox for the prime-time 35-64 de
A slightly different and closer prime-time race than Tuesday. CNN edges Fox for total prime-time viewers. Fox edges MSNBC for second in the prime-time adults 25-54 demo which is easy won by CNN. CNN edges Fox for the prime-time 35-64 de
Broadcast Evening News Ratings, July 14-18 started by Robert Seidman
NBC Edges ABC by 20,000 Viewers
Full TV Ratings Data for NBC Nightly News, ABC World News and CBS Evening News:
Viewers (million) Live+SD
ABC
CBS
NBC
7/30
7.92
5.70
7.51
8/6
7.81
6.02
7.49
8/13
8.01
5.79
7.44
8/20
8.08<br
Full TV Ratings Data for NBC Nightly News, ABC World News and CBS Evening News:
Viewers (million) Live+SD
ABC
CBS
NBC
7/30
7.92
5.70
7.51
8/6
7.81
6.02
7.49
8/13
8.01
5.79
7.44
8/20
8.08<br
Wimbledon Tennis Viewership, 1973-2008 started by Robert Seidman
Long Term Ratings Decline More Pronounced Than Other Sports Championships
The decline in tennis’ The Championships, Wimbledon US TV ratings has been quite substantial, much more so than most other sports championship events (you can find many such charts in our Reference category). Recent upward ticks seem to occur (with only a few exceptions)
The decline in tennis’ The Championships, Wimbledon US TV ratings has been quite substantial, much more so than most other sports championship events (you can find many such charts in our Reference category). Recent upward ticks seem to occur (with only a few exceptions)
Biggest New Hit? Biggest New Flop? You Make the Call started by Robert Seidman
These two polls have been running for about a week on the site, but I hadn’t called attention to them yet. I’m looking to get a sense from our readers what they think the biggest new show hit and flop will be this fall season. What’s a hit or a flop? I’d say early obvious [...]
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Watching the Olympics Outside the US started by Robert Seidman
I’m just back from Italy where I spent the entire 2008 Olympics. Our hotel system had TV networks from all over, but I primarily watched live events on British (BBC), German (EuroSport, others) and Italian (RAI) networks and commentary/studio broadcasts exclusively
TV Real Estate: The Bottom Third of Your Screen started by Robert Seidman
Broadcasting and Cable has an interesting cover story on the new Madison Avenue land grab, the quest for the bottom third of your television screen.
Burned by the advent of ad-zapping digital-video-recorder machines, sponsors seeking new ways to get face time during screen time have ironically taken a page from the TV-network-promotion book.
Burned by the advent of ad-zapping digital-video-recorder machines, sponsors seeking new ways to get face time during screen time have ironically taken a page from the TV-network-promotion book.
CW 2008 Fall Schedule vs. 2007 Fall Schedule started by Robert Seidman
As badly as the CW has done this season, its hard to imagine they’ll do worse next season. They’ve already sold off Sunday night to a third party. What else are they going to try next fall to reverse their slide?
Two of the six of the new CW Fall 2007 shows (Reaper, Gossip Girl) introduced […]
Two of the six of the new CW Fall 2007 shows (Reaper, Gossip Girl) introduced […]
NBC 2008 Fall Schedule vs. 2007 Fall Schedule started by Robert Seidman
Robert posted earlier about NBC’s entire new 2008-9 schedule. I wanted to compare the schedule just announced for Fall 2008 with the schedule for Fall 2007. For all the talk of change after the writers strike, they are surprisingly similar in structure. NBC’s Fall 2008 schedule doesn’t look all that different from its Fall 2007 […]
Swingtown Doomed To Friday, Flashpoint Gets Chance on Thursday started by Robert Seidman
Somehow Commenters Will Make This Item About Moonlight
CBS has effectively pulled the plug on Swingtown, moving it to Friday at 10pm beginning this week. It started strong, with 8.6 million viewers for its debut, and much more importantly a 2.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demo. However, by last week it had dropped to only 5.32 [...]
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CBS has effectively pulled the plug on Swingtown, moving it to Friday at 10pm beginning this week. It started strong, with 8.6 million viewers for its debut, and much more importantly a 2.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demo. However, by last week it had dropped to only 5.32 [...]
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Men In Trees Is Cancelled started by Robert Seidman
TV Guide is reporting that ABC has cancelled Men in Trees:
ABC has gone and canceled one of TV’s most consistently heartwarming hours, Men in Trees.
The sad, depressing news was just confirmed to me by series creator Jenny Bicks, who says she was informed of the network’s decision late last week. “I am really proud of […]
ABC has gone and canceled one of TV’s most consistently heartwarming hours, Men in Trees.
The sad, depressing news was just confirmed to me by series creator Jenny Bicks, who says she was informed of the network’s decision late last week. “I am really proud of […]
CBS “On The Bubble”: Moonlight, Cane started by Robert Seidman
Our Renew or Cancel? posts have been on hiatus since the new fall shows went dormant. Now we’ve got some data on the spring shows as well, and it’s time to look at the numbers and take some guesses on who’s coming back next fall and who’s going away permanently.
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I’m going to do this on […]
Soap Opera Ratings for August 18-22, 2008 started by Robert Seidman
All numbers Live+SD
(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)
Total Viewers
1. Y&R 5,107,000 (+53,000/-281,000)
2. B&B 3,522,000 (+51,000/-144,000)
3. DAYS 2,909,000 (-200,000/+258,000)
4. GH 2,708,000 (-1
(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)
Total Viewers
1. Y&R 5,107,000 (+53,000/-281,000)
2. B&B 3,522,000 (+51,000/-144,000)
3. DAYS 2,909,000 (-200,000/+258,000)
4. GH 2,708,000 (-1
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