Thursday, April 26, 2012

"Parks and Recreation" set a new low, despite Tina Fey's plea on a live episode of "30 Rock." "The Office" went down. "The Big Bang Theory" dropped to a season low, which had been 4.4. Every rookie series except "Scandal" was at a low.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.5	The Secret Circle	9pm	CW	0.5	0.5 (2)
0.8	Awake	10pm	NBC	0.8	0.8
1.1	The Vampire Diaries	8pm	CW	1.0	1.0	1.0
1.4	Missing	8pm	ABC	1.4	1.4 (2)
1.4	Community	8pm	NBC	1.3	1.3 (2)	1.3 (2)
1.6	Parks & Recreation	9:30	NBC	1.7	1.6	1.6
1.6	30 Rock live	8:30	NBC	1.5	1.2	1.2
1.9	Touch	9pm	FOX	2.1	1.9
2.1	The Office	9pm	NBC	2.2	2.1	2.1
2.0	Scandal	10pm	ABC	2.0	2.0 (2)
2.2	The Mentalist	10pm	CBS		1.8	1.8
2.4	Person of Interest	9pm	CBS		2.4
2.5	Rules of Engagement	8:30	CBS	2.2	2.2	1.9
3.3	Grey's Anatomy	9pm	ABC	3.3	2.8	2.8
4.0	American Idol	8pm	FOX	4.0	3.9	3.9
4.1	The Big Bang Theory	8pm	CBS		4.1	2.8

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers


Site Update
I spent pre-hockey primetime on Friday updating the 2011-2012 U.S. Network Primetime Schedule for the first time since the nets announced their midseason schedules, while the A's beat the O's.



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FULL TV SCHEDULE FOR THE SECOND ROUND OF THE NHL PLAYOFFS


Capitals vs Rangers

Saturday, April 28, 3pm, in New York
Monday, April 30, 7:30, in New York
Wednesday, May 2, 7:30, in D.C.
Saturday, May 5, 3pm, in D.C.
Monday, May 7, 7:30
Wednesday, May 9, 7:30
Saturday, May 12



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Excuse of the Day

THE BROADCAST NETWORKS FACED THE NFL DRAFT COVERAGE ON ESPN AND THE NFL NETWORK