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Tag Archives: Smash
Why Are The Broadcast Nets Still Releasing Pilots Early?
Apparently the shitty ratings for Zero Hour hasn’t deterred ABC. Now they’ve released the Red Widow pilot 2 weeks early. I questioned this decision a few weeks ago. (Why release Zero Hour early?) Now there’s even more evidence that in … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, CBS, Do No Harm, Fox, Golden Boy, NBC, Red Widow, Revolution, Smash, The Following, Zero Hour
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NBC Should Use THE VOICE on Tuesdays This Spring To Lead Into…
This fall, NBC launched their first big drama hit in years with Revolution. Much of its success has been attributed to airing after The Voice but that didn’t help Smash last year and Revolution has been gaining almost 2 full points … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Celebrity Game Night, Chicago FIre, Eva Longoria, Fox, Go On, Grimm, Hannibal, Hell's Kitchen, Law and Order: SVU, Modern Family, NBC, Ready For Love, Revolution, Sean Hayes, Shark Tank, Smash, The Big Bang Theory, The New Normal, The Voice, The Winner Is
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Snap Judgement: NBC Midseason Schedule
A few things surprise me about NBCs Midseason Sked: 1) Taking Revolution off for 4 months: 10 eps will air thru the end of November. That leaves 12 left which means new eps will air thru June. I think it’s really risky to take off a … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Castle, CBS, Deception, DWTS, Fox, Glee, Hawaii 5-0, NBC, Parenthood, Revenge, Revolution, Rock Center, Smash, The Biggest Loser, The Voice, The Walking Dead
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10p Tue IS Still Open For a Big Network Hit:
Last April, before the networks set their fall schedules, I noticed that the one rare broadcast programming hole is Tue at 10p. (the-rare-programming-hole-that-is-10p-tuesday) Three weeks into the new season, it is clear that remains true. Vegas might have a high … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Castle, CBS, DWTS, Fox, Grey's Anatomy, NBC, NCIS, Parenthood, Revenge, Smash
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Premiere Week Thoughts on VEGAS, THE NEIGHBORS & A Ridicuously Early Midseason Suggestion:
While Vegas doesn’t have strong competition at 10p on broadcast TV, a lot of its primary audience is possibly watching Sons Of Anarchy, which in all likeliness will still lead all the nets at 10 in the demo in future … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Better With You, Castle, CBS, CSI, DWTS, Hawaii 5-0, Law and Order: SVU, Modern Family, NBC, NCIS, Pan Am, Smash, Suburgatory, The Middle, The Neighbors, The Voice, Vegas
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Early Upfront Thoughts – NBC:
NBC still has much rebuilding to do. They had a really rough year, even with the Super Bowl, but they can take solace in that they finally have a big entertainment competition show in The Voice and as a result they … Continue reading
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Tagged 1600 Penn, 30 Rock, America's Got Talent, Awake, Bad Girls, Bryan Fuller, CBS, Chicago FIre, Community, County, Criminal Minds, Do No Harm, Downwardly Mobile, DWTS, Fox, Go On, Grimm, Hannibal, Harry's Law, Jason Katims, John Wells, Law and Order: SVU, Matthew Perry, Mockingbird Lane, NBC, NFL, Notorius, Parenthood, Parks & Recreation, Revenge, Roseanne, Smash, Sunday Night Football, The Big Bang Theory, The Biggest Loser, The New Normal, The Office, The Voice, Who Do You Think You Are
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The Rare Programming Hole That Is 10p Tuesday:
With the rise of original dramas on TV due to cable, there’s nary a time slot without a major log jam. Sunday alone, is a DVR nightmare with strong options on HBO, AMC, Showtime, ABC, CBS and even now PBS. While … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, AMC, Body Of Proof, Castle, CBS, DWTS, Hawaii 5-0, Justified, NBC, NCIS, NCIS:LA, Parenthood, PBS, Private Practice, Revenge, Smash, Southland, The Voice, TNT, Unforgettable, USA
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Questions For The Big 4 At Press Tour:
The Summer TCA Press Tour gets underway tomorrow. The Big 4 networks don’t present until next week but I have been compiling my own list of questions that I would love to ask or hear being asked if I were … Continue reading
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Tagged A Gifted Man, ABC, Alcatraz, American Idol, Apartment 23, Awake, Bent, Betty White, BFFs, Carlton Cuse, CBS, Cougar Town, CSI, DWTS, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Extreme Makeover:Weight Loss Edition, Family Album, Fear Factor, Fox, GCB, Glee, House, I Hate My Teenage Daughter, Little In Common, Locke & Key, Marg Helgenberger, Minute To Win It, Mobbed, Modern Family, NBC, New Girl, Scandal, Shark Tank, Smash, Super Bowl, Survivor, Ted Danson, Terra Nova, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, The Big Bang Theory, The Biggest Loser, The Good Wife, The Office, The Playboy Club, The River, The Voice, Up All Night, Whitney, Wipeout, X Factor
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Still appreciating “Fame” – 25 Years Later
Fame (based on the 1980 feature film) debuted as a TV show in January ’82 . For a year and a half it aired at 8p Thu on (then) low rated, NBC. This was a couple of years before The Cosby Show … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Brandon Tartikoff, Cheers, Cosby, Debbie Allen, Fame, Grace, Hill Street Blues, NBC, Smash, So You Think You Can Dance, Taxi
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Extended Thoughts on the ’11-’12 TV Season…Plus Guesses on where NBC & ABC Might Air Two of their Buzziest Shows:
I have seen the fall pilots for all of the broadcast networks except the CW (though not for the lack of trying) plus FOX’s Terra Nova . I gave my snap judgment thoughts on each networks Fall Schedule in May after … Continue reading
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Tagged A Gifted Man, ABC, Alcatraz, American Idol, Awake, CBS, Desperate Housewives, DWTS, Fox, G.C.B., Grey's Anatomy, NBC, Parenthood, Smash, Terra Nova, The Biggest Loser, The Good Wife, The River, The Voice, Up All Night, Whitney
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