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THE SKED'S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD

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Say goodnight, CHUCK.

NBC:  Fittingly enough, Chuck bid adieu to the airwaves with a decent (season-high) but unremarkable 1.3 rating that didn't win either hour but was in the hunt.  Creatively, too, the show stayed true to its vision of a grand romance masquerading as a sci-fi/spy thriller parody, silly but also unapologetically emotional.  There are shows a lot worse on the air--and many of them are on NBC.  However, the sub-Grimm number didn't help Dateline, which fell to 3rd place at 10PM.

ABC:  A strong night, with wins across the board (it helped that CBS was in reruns).

FOX:  Even though its KITCHEN NIGHTMARES lead-in was down for the night, FRINGE crept up a bit, as its convoluted (even for Fringe) alternate timelines/universes plotline finally seems to be going somewhere.

CBS:  Reruns, with 4th place finishes at 8PM and 9PM, and a 2d place for BLUE BLOODS at 10PM.

CW:  ...and more reruns, both at a 0.4.

Tonight FOX airs 2 live hours of mixed-martial arts UFC combat, and tomorrow features the Pro Bowl on NBC and a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie on ABC.  Most interesting will be the official debut (after a "preview" last month) of LUCK on HBO.

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THE SKED'S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD

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Not a lot of viewer enthusiasm on a night when nothing topped a 1.8.

NBC:  CHUCK continued to lurch toward its January 27 finale with a 0.9.  The network's issue comes at 9PM:  one obvious move would be to yank the horribly rated THE FIRM off Thursday and put GRIMM in that slot, but Grimm hit a series low 1.4 last night, making it harder and harder to consider the show a "hit," even on NBC.  Leave Grimm on Friday where not much is expected from it (but where returns are low), or try to make it more of a mainstream success (and risk losing it altogether)?  Tough call.  DATELINE wound up the night with an unimpressive 3rd place finish.


ABC:  A tie for the night's win, sparked by the final regular-series hour of EXTREME MAKEOVER:  HOME EDITION and a Madonna interview on 20/20 that both gave the network a 1.7 in their hours (tying for 1st place at 9PM, 2d place by 0.1 at 10PM), following a 1.4 for the first hour of the Extreme Makeover finale. 

CBS:  Shared 1st place for the night, with a 1.3 for A GIFTED MAN at 8PM but better results the rest of the night.

FOX:  KITCHEN NIGHTMARES started the night off well with a 1.7 that won the 8PM hour, but then FRINGE fell to 4th place at 9PM, tying its 1.1 series low.  Let's hope the producers have an endgame in mind for the rest of this season, because the show's tenuous lease on life may be nearing an end.

CW:  Both NIKITA and SUPERNATURAL were down from last week to 0.5 and 0.6, respectively.

Saturday night will be dominated, possibly to a historic extent, by CBS's coverage of the Tim Tebow/Tom Brady Armageddon Bowl.  ABC will try to zig a little bit to that massive zag by airing the Miss America pageant.  In late night, Daniel Radcliffe (who has a movie opening) will test his post-Harry Potter appeal by hosting Saturday Night Live, with music guest Lana Del Rey.  Sunday will feature debuts by CBS's Undercover Boss and FOX's animated version of Napoleon Dynamite, but the night's big event will be NBC's Ricky Gervais-hosted Golden Globes.

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THE SKED'S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD

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A night of virtually all-new programming brought in plenty of viewers.

CBS:  Back with new episodes for the first time in over a month, the network was up across the board by 0.2-0.4.  On a night where football reigned, that didn't win any hours, but bodes very well for when the atypical competition is gone.

NBC:  Even poor CHUCK got an upswing as it enters its final month of existence, albeit to a 1.0.  The night's only rerun, GRIMM, couldn't even beat CW in its hour.

CW:  Both NIKITA and SUPERNATURAL were up 0.1 from their pre-hiatus episodes, giving them solid numbers for that network.

ABC:  EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION, on the verge of fading into non-regular programming, was up to 1.4-1.6 over its 2 hours.  With a new Blue Bloods on hand at 10PM, 20/20 fell into 4th place (because FOX was still airing its game) for its hour.

FOX:  The COTTON BOWL didn't score a huge number (its final rating, probably somewhere around a 3, will be determined early next week when national numbers are released), but it was strong enough to win every hour of the night.

Sunday's schedule will bring plenty to keep an eye on:  CBS will be all new (and will start the night with a sure-to-be-massive overrun from the Denver/Pittsburgh NFL playoff game), ABC and FOX are also stocked with fresh episodes, and NBC debuts its much-hyped series version of THE FIRM.  But a lot of the action will also be taking place elsewhere, as Showtime debuts HOUSE OF LIES and brings back SHAMELESS  and CALIFORNICATION, and PBS, of all networks, achieves relevance with the return of the beloved DOWNTON ABBEY.  

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THE SKED'S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD

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People will watch anything over an episode of CHUCK.

NBC:  Facing nothing but repeats, a new Chuck could do no better than 4th place in its hour with a sad 0.8.  The GRIMM repeat did half the rating of the CSI MIAMI repeat at 9, but a new DATELINE did manage to win the hour at 10PM with a 1.2.


FOX:  The repeat KITCHEN NIGHTMARES won the first hour, but at 9PM a FRINGE rerun plummeted to 0.4.

CBS:  Steady, with its reruns all within 0.9-1.2.

ABC:  A run of the first CHRONICLES OF NARNIA picture managed a 1.0 for the night.

CW:  Repeat, off-night SECRET CIRCLEs could only muster a 0.3.

Tonight, thanks to New Year's Eve, ABC will be all-new with Dick Clark specials, and NBC will have Carson Daly for a fresh hour at 10PM.  Sunday sets up as a very big night for NBC:  against reruns on all the other networks (including 3 back-to-back Once Upon A Times on ABC), the Peacock has an all-the-marbles showdown for the last NFL playoff spot between Dallas and the NY Giants.

Happy New Year from The Sked!

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THE SKED'S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD

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With reruns and holiday specials occupying most of the airwaves, NBC was able to grab a rare non-Sunday win.

NBC:  The Peacock was the only network airing original scripted programming, and although CHUCK and GRIMM were each a bit down (to 0.9 and 1.5, respectively), that was enough, combined with DATELINE's 1.3, to take the night.  


ABC:  EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME EDITION, now officially on its way out as a regular series, held steady with a 1.3 average over its 2 hours.  The 20/20 at 10PM, however, got crushed by Dateline, down to a 0.9.

FOX:  Repeats of Charlie Brown, Ice Age and Simpsons holiday specials couldn't do better than 0.9-1.2.

CBS:  An all-repeat night, in the 0.8-1.0 range.

CW:  Winter repeats continue.

On Sunday, CBS airs its 3-hour SURVIVOR finale/reunion extravaganza, against the football game NBC had to take (Baltimore vs San Diego) because they weren't allowed to air the one they wanted (New England vs. God Tim Tebow Denver), along with repeats and holiday specials on the other networks (plus the finale of ALLEN GREGORY).  All the pop culture noise, though, is over at Showtime, which has the DEXTER season finale followed by what's become, despite its seemingly blah 0.5 rating, the event of the season:  the season finale of HOMELAND, probably the most eagerly awaited last episode since Breaking Bad's earlier in the year.  Don't screw it up, Homeland producers!

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THE SKED'S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD

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No news was good news for NBC last night.

NBC:  The network returned from several weeks of seasonal hiatus in pretty chipper shape.  CHUCK was up slightly from its last airing, but more importantly, GRIMM held steady with a 1.6 that on this night and this network was a veritable present under the tree, winning its hour.  Then DATELINE (airing against a CBS rerun) was equally strong, also winning the hour.


ABC:  Unexcitingly even, with EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME EDITION's 1.2 average over its 2 hours and 20/20's 1.3 the same as last week.

CBS:  Christmas specials won the 8PM hour and were a very solid 2d at 9PM, but the BLUE BLOODS repeat at 10PM came in behind both newsmagazines.

FOX:  Repeats didn't budge the needle, with FRINGE notably awful at 0.4.

CW:  More repeats, as the network's winter intermission continues.

Sunday's schedule will be all over the place, with new episodes on FOX and CBS (including the cycle finale of THE AMAZING RACE at 8PM), a rerun of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY on ABC, what should be a big Giants vs Cowboys football game on NBC, and on HBO, the season finale of BOARDWALK EMPIRE coupled with a "preview" of the pilot for their big-name (Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte, Michael Mann, David Milch) horseracing series LUCK.  

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THE SKED'S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD

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The small fluttering bit of NBC's fall that was still breathing may have started to die last night.

NBC:  GRIMM didn't win its timeslot last night, after another 15% drop.  On Friday night, a 1.5 is still a decent number (good enough for 2d place in the 9PM hour last night), but the show's momentum is clearly moving the wrong way, and the network will be hard-pressed to justify calling the show a "hit"--not that that's likely to stop them.  CHUCK continued its creep to the TV graveyard 


CBS:  A GIFTED MAN's 1.2 was on par with its season track record and good enough for 2d place in its timeslot, but the network will have to decide very soon whether that's good enough to survive.  BLUE BLOODS took a hit at 10PM, possibly because of a promotable 20/20 on ABC.

FOX:  FRINGE hit a series low 1.1, and that's low indeed.  The series has a full season order, so it'll have plenty of time to see how Grimm plays out before there's any need to panic.  KITCHEN NIGHTMARES had an easy win at 8PM.

ABC:  EXTREME MAKEOVER was nowhere to be found at 8PM (just 0.2 above Nikita on the CW), but the 10PM 20/20 was way up over last week.

CW:  Both NIKITA and SUPERNATURAL were within the 0.6-0.8 CW norm.

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THE SKED: Friday Ratings - Network Scorecard

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The absence of World Series Game 7 didn't have the dramatic impact that might have been expected.

NBC:  Hey, GRIMM won its timeslot, that's something NBC doesn't get to say very damn often this season.  So:  success.  A back 9 order may very well be around the corner from a network craving anything that looks like good news.  But the spin on last week's 2.1 rating was that only baseball had held it back, and yet with far less competition this week, the number is down 15%.  If it declines even a bit more, in 2 weeks it may no longer be winning its hour.  So:  success?  Meanwhile, the network has to be concerned by the godawful 0.8 lead-in Grimm is getting from CHUCK, which is tantamount to starting the night with a rerun.  If any show on NBC right now needs a strong lead-in, it's Grimm, but with its depleted stocks, the network may not have one to give it.


CBS:  A GIFTED MAN's chances for a full-season pick-up weren't helped by showing no additional signs of life with the World Series out of the way.  BLUE BLOODS had a commanding win against the 2 newsmagazines at 10PM, almost outrating both of them combined. 

FOX:  Even though FRINGE was up only a tenth from its last new episode, it deserves a little credit:  that was after a 3-week gap (a rerun and the World Series intervening), and versus the new and hugely-publicized direct competition of Grimm.  The show will never draw big numbers, but its fans are loyal.

ABC:  EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME EDITION benefited from the end of baseball, and both hours did OK.  20/20 was only a tenth below Dateline at 10PM.

CW:  Baseball didn't mean much to this network's audience, and its shows stayed on track.

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The Sked: FRIDAY RATINGS November 4 & Sweep Update

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The big news last night was the second telecast of Grimm, NBC's bit of good cheer from an otherwise dismal fall.  The second episode scored a 1.8 Adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals, down from a 2.1 premiere but still enough to win a typically lackluster Friday time period.  Chuck declined to a 0.8 in a credible bid to become a CW show (it finished just ahead of The CW's Nikita which scored a 0.6 in the time period).  Dateline ended the night at 10 pm with a very soft 1.2 rating.  For the night, NBC was a third-place 1.3 rating, up from a 1.1 last year on this night.  


CBS won the night with a 1.6 rating (1.2 for A Gifted Man, 1.6 for CSI: NY and 2.1 for Blue Bloods), down from a 1.8 last year on this night.


FOX was #2 on the evening with a 1.4 rating (1.5 for Kitchen Nightmares and 1.3 for Fringe), up from a 0.9 this night last year.


ABC was #4 with a 1.2 Friday night (1.2 for Extreme Makeover Home Edition at 8 pm, 1.4 for the 9 pm edition, and a poor 1.1 for 20/20), down from a 1.5 last year. 

The updated sweep scoreboard through nine days:


           NOVEMBER SWEEP SCORECARD
          2011 vs 2010 Through Day 9 of 28

                 2011    2010
          FOX     3.9     3.0     +30%
          CBS     2.7     2.5     + 8%
          ABC     2.3     2.5     - 7%
          NBC     2.3     2.3     + 1% 



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THE SKED: Friday Ratings - Network Scorecard

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The night was dominated by the World Series, but there was some fairy tale news from an unexpected place.

NBC:  All things considered, it could have gone worse for the premiere of GRIMM.  A lot worse.  Although of course it didn't win its hour against the Series, its 2.1 rating was by far the largest non-baseball number of the night, and it more than doubled its CHUCK lead-in.  This was likely the toughest competition Grimm will ever face, so unlike most series premieres, its rating could actually increase in subsequent weeks, and even if it holds where it is, that would make it a genuine Friday hit.  It would be an understatement to say this is welcome news for the Peacock.  (Although they must be dreaming about what the rating might have been if the show had premiered on a normal night.)

FOX:  This is why, for all the turmoil baseball causes to its fall schedule, FOX is still in the baseball business.  A giant rating for a Friday (even though this network has its regrets too, as the game would have been even bigger had it been played as originally scheduled on Thursday).

ABC:  A non-factor against the enormous competition.

CBS:  They took their glove and went home, airing repeats for the night. Interestingly, the 8PM repeat of A GIFTED MAN didn't do that much worse than original episodes have been doing in the slot.

CW:  Even for a Game 7, their audience isn't interested, and the numbers were pretty much the same as last week.  

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THE SKED: "Grimm" Is Right

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There's going to be a 7th game of the 2011 World Series, and when it's over, either Texas or St. Louis will be the winner.

The loser, though, will be NBC.


GRIMM, the network's last chance for a new fall hit and the subject of exhaustive promotional efforts, just smashed against an exceptionally high outfield wall.  Even diminished by a Friday airing, a World Series Game 7 is the one baseball game of the year that's a sure-fire ratings hit. NBC can, and very well may, try to stunt the premiere by re-airing it in one or more slots during the next week, but you can never recreate the moment of premiere, and with mixed reviews, the series will have a tough time capturing the momentum it might have had.  (Also part of the collateral damage, of course:  the final season premiere of cult favorite CHUCK.  And the depressed ratings for all the other networks won't help CBS's A GIFTED MAN, which is hanging on for dear life as its back order decision point draws ever closer.)

For NBC, it's like they say at the end of unfortunate baseball seasons:  Wait till next year.

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The Sked: PROMO WATCH -- through Wednesday October 26

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Grimm is now up to 240 promo seconds over the last week, and the return of Chuck has worked its way up to 75 seconds.  Now, NBC has to hold its breath that Texas wins tonight and ends the World Series.  Otherwise, these two shows will face an additional headwind on Friday, a Game 7.  Rock Center has had 80 seconds over the last week, and Wednesday featured a topical promo for the premiere telecast Monday, highlighting a story by Harry Smith about a town where jobs are plentiful.     

ABC's #1 priority over the past week was last night's Halloween-themed Wednesday comedy block, a bet that paid off because stunts like that work and because the episodes faced mostly repeats on the other networks.
 
 
FOX is shifting most of its limited time to "animation domination" on Sunday, particularly The Simpsons "Treehouse of Terror" episode and the premiere of Jonah Hill in Allen Gregory. 

To make the chart easier to read at a glance, there is now a "Cliffs Notes" version below that just lists the top four priorities for each network, making it easier to compare each network to the other.  For greater detail, the chart at the bottom lists all shows each network has promoted in the last week in case you are interested in finding a particular series.
   
ON-AIR PROMOTION PRIORITIES
TOP FOUR SHOWS EACH NETWORK
Over the Last Seven Days 
(# of promo-seconds)
Dates sampled: October 20 & 23-26, 2011

ABC
  Wed Comedy Block   120
  Once Upon a Time   100
   Desperate Hswvs    95
  Grey's Anatomy     95
CBS
  Unforgettable      85
   Person of Interest 70
  Rules Engagement   60
  Late Show          60
NBC
  Grimm              240
  Prime Suspect      105
  Rock Center        80
  Chuck              75
   Thu Comedy Block   75
FOX
  Allen Gregory      75
  The Simpsons       65
   American Idol      60 
  New Girl           50 


ALL SHOWS PROMOTED
(# of promo-seconds)
Dates sampled: October 20 & 23-26, 2011

ABC
  Wed Comedy Block   120
  Once Upon a Time   100
   Desperate Hswvs    95
  Grey's Anatomy     95
  Pan Am             65 
  Man Up!            60
  Extreme Mak. Home  50
   Castle             45
  Body of Proof      45
  Revenge            30
  Private Practice   30
  Last Man Standing  30
  Modern Family      30
  20/20              30
   Dancing...Stars    25
  CMA Awards         10
  Great Pumpkin      05
 CBS
  Unforgettable      85
   Person of Interest 70
  Rules Engagement   60
  Late Show          60
  Big Bang Theory    50
  The Mentalist      50
  2 Broke Girls      50
   A Gifted Man       45
  Survivor           40
  NCIS: LA           30
   Hawaii Five-O      30
  Amazing Race       30
  Two Half Men       30  
  NCIS               30 
  CSI: Miami         25
  CSI                20
  How I Met Mother   20
  The Talk           20
  Criminal Minds     15
  Good Wife          10 
  NFL on CBS         10 

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