Thursday, August 30, 2012

Both Wipeout and Rookie Blue fell to new series lows. A live edition of Big Brother skated a tenth above its series low. Next Thursday, NBC has a two-hour America's Got Talent, and Saving Hope will finish its run on Saturdays.


ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.3The Next "New York"9pmCW0.30.3 (2)
0.5Saving Hope "The Law of Contagion"9pmNBC0.60.4
0.9Rookie Blue "Every Man"9pmABC1.0 0.90.9
0.9RNC 10pmNBC
1.0RNC 10pmABC
1.1Wipeout "Snakes on the Plains" 8pmABC1.31.11.1
RNC 10pmCBS
1.9Big Brother Live 9pmCBS2.31.81.8 (2+)
0.3rerun - The Vampire Diaries "The Murder of One"8pmCW1.01.0
0.5rerun - Parks & Rec "Win, Lose or Draw"8:30NBC0.61.61.6
0.6rerun - The Office "Free Family Portrait Studio"8pmNBC0.72.12.1
0.7rerun - Raising Hope "Inside Probe"8pmFOX0.71.8 (2)1.8 (2)
0.8rerun - Glee "Nationals"9pmFOX0.72.5 (4)2.5 (4)
0.8rerun - New Girl "Backslide"8:30FOX 0.82.32.3
1.3 rerun - Two and a Half Men "A Lovely Landing Strip"8:30CBS1.73.6 (2)3.6 (3)
1.6rerun - The Big Bang Theory "The Weekend Vortex"8pmCBS2.04.12.8

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Site Update: NBC announced that it would put the debut episodes of its new Fall shows online two weeks before their television debuts. I had listed the online preview of Guys with Kids on Wednesday, August 29, two weeks before the "sneak preview" on September 12, but that would've been four weeks before the official television debut. So that's fixed.


Programming Notes

On Wednesday night, Bob Newhart will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Kathy Griffin will visit Craig Ferguson on Tuesday night.

Randy Jackson will finally be demoted to mentor on American Idol. Oh wait, that's not true.

FOX renewed Hotel Hell.

NHL on NBC, 2012-2013


This season, NBC leans on the Penguins, Red Wings, Sabres, Blackhawks, Rangers, Flyers, Capitals, and Blues.

The Islanders, Ducks, Hurricanes, and Blue Jackets each appear once. Five of the seven Canadian teams were shut out.

October
Bruins at Flyers 7pm Thursday, October 11 NBC Sports Network
Blues at Avalanche 10pm Thursday, October 11 NBC Sports Network
Rangers at Kings 10:30 Friday, October 12 NBC Sports Network
Panthers at Capitals 7:30 Monday, October 15 NBC Sports Network
Red Wings at Sabres 7:30 Tuesday, October 16 NBC Sports Network
Rangers at Devils 7:J0 Wednesday, October 17 NBC Sports Network
Panthers at Islanders 7:30 Monday, October 22 NBC Sports Network
Red Wings at Blue Jackets 7pm Tuesday, October 23 NBC Sports Network
Devils at Sabres 7pm Wednesday, October 24 NBC Sports Network
Capitals at Wild 8pm Monday, October 29 NBC Sports Network
Kings at Blues 8pm Tuesday, October 30 NBC Sports Network
Penguins at Capitals 7:30 Wednesday, October 31 NBC Sports Network
November
Penguins at Blackhawks 8pm Monday, November 5 NBC Sports Network
Penguins at Leafs 7:30 Wednesday, November 7 NBC Sports Network
Stars at Red Wings 7:30 Tuesday, November 13 NBC Sports Network
Capitals at Rangers 7:30 Wednesday, November 14 NBC Sports Network
Sharks at Stars 8pm Thursday, November 15 NBC Sports Network
Penguins at Red Wings 7:30 Monday, November 19 NBC Sports Network
Canadiens at Devils 7:30 Tuesday, November 20 NBC Sports Network
Lightning at Hurricanes 7:30 Wednesday, November 21 NBC Sports Network
Rangers at Bruins (Thanksgiving Showdown) 1pm Friday, November 23 NBC
Wild at Penguins 7:30 Monday, November 26 NBC Sports Network
Devils at Bruins 7:30 Tuesday, November 27 NBC Sports Network
Blackhawks at Wild 8pm Wednesday, November 28 NBC Sports Network
December
Sabres at Leafs 7:30 Monday, December 3 NBC Sports Network
Sharks at Sabres 7:30 Tuesday, December 4 NBC Sports Network
Rangers at Capitals 7:30 Wednesday, December 5 NBC Sports Network
Bruins at Red Wings 7:30 Monday, December 10 NBC Sports Network
Penguins at Capitals 7:30 Tuesday, December 11 NBC Sports Network
Wild at Blues 8pm Wednesday, December 12 NBC Sports Network
Sabres at Canadiens 7:30 Monday, December 17 NBC Sports Network
Coyotes at Blues 8pm Tuesday, December 18 NBC Sports Network
Devils at Flyers 7:30 Wednesday, December 19 NBC Sports Network
Capitals at Sabres 7:30 Wednesday, December 26 NBC Sports Network
Rangers at Panthers 7pm Monday, December 31 NBC Sports Network
January
Leafs at Red Wings (Winter Classic) 1pm Tuesday, January 1 NBC
Rangers at Blackhawks 8pm Wednesday, January 2 NBC Sports Network
Red Wings at Blackhawks 8pm Sunday, January 6 NBC Sports Network
Lightning at Penguins 7:30 Tuesday, January 8 NBC Sports Network
Bruins at Sabres 7:30 Wednesday, January 9 NBC Sports Network
Bruins at Rangers 7:30 Sunday, January 13 NBC Sports Network
Stars at Avalanche 9pm Monday, January 14 NBC Sports Network
Ducks at Wild 8pm Tuesday, January 15 NBC Sports Network
Blues at Blackhawks 8pm Wednesday, January 16 NBC Sports Network
Sharks at Wild 8pm Thursday, January 17 NBC Sports Network
Flyers at Blackhawks 12:30 Sunday, January 20 NBC
Red Wings at Blues 7:30 Sunday, January 20 NBC Sports Network
Kings at Predators 7:30 Monday, January 21 NBC Sports Network
Sharks at Blues 8pm Tuesday, January 22 NBC Sports Network
Avalanche at Stars 8pm Wednesday, January 23 NBC Sports Network
NHL All-Star Game Sunday, January 27 NBC Sports Network
Blues at Bruins 7:30 Tuesday, January 29 NBC Sports Network
Canadiens at Red Wings 7:30 Wednesday, January 30 NBC Sports Network
February
Kings at Capitals 12:30 Sunday, February 3 NBC
Bruins at Avalanche 9pm Monday, February 4 NBC Sports Network
Kings at Sabres 7:30 Tuesday, February 5 NBC Sports Network
Sabres at Bruins 7:30 Wednesday, February 6 NBC Sports Network
Kings at Penguins 12:30 Sunday, February 10 NBC
Red Wings at Blues 7:30 Sunday, February 10 NBC Sports Network
Flyers at Penguins 7:30 Tuesday, February 12 NBC Sports Network
Blackhawks at Red Wings 7:30 Wednesday, February 13 NBC Sports Network
Sharks at Lightning 7:30 Thursday, February 14 NBC Sports Network
Penguins at Sabres or Red Wings at Wild 12:30 Sunday, February 17 NBC
Bruins at Blackhawks 3:30 Sunday, February 17 NBC
Flyers at Rangers 6pm Sunday, February 17 NBC Sports Network
Red Wings at Blackhawks 8pm Tuesday, February 19 NBC Sports Network
Flyers at Penguins 7:30 Wednesday, February 20 NBC Sports Network
Lightning at Penguins 7:30 Sunday, February 24 NBC Sports Network
Rangers at Flyers 7:30 Monday, February 25 NBC Sports Network
Sabres at Lightning 7:30 Tuesday, February 26 NBC Sports Network
Capitals at Flyers 7:30 Wednesday, February 27 NBC Sports Network
March
Blackhawks at Red Wings 12:30 Sunday, March 3 NBC
Penguins at Blues 7:30 Sunday, March 3 NBC Sports Network
Canadiens at Bruins 7:30 Monday, March 4 NBC Sports Network
Lightning at Devils 7:30 Tuesday, March 5 NBC Sports Network
Avalanche at Blackhawks 8pm Wednesday, March 6 NBC Sports Network
Blackhawks at Flyers 3pm Sunday, March 10 NBC
Bruins at Capitals 7:30 Sunday, March 10 NBC Sports Network
Avalanche at Kings 10pm Monday, March 11 NBC Sports Network
Coyotes at Wild 8pm Tuesday, March 12 NBC Sports Network
Flyers at Devils 7:30 Wednesday, March 13 NBC Sports Network
Bruins at Penguins 12:30 Sunday, March 17 NBC
Sabres at Capitals 7:30 Sunday, March 17 NBC Sports Network
Sharks at Stars 8pm Monday, March 18 NBC Sports Network
Coyotes at Predators 8pm Tuesday, March 19 NBC Sports Network
Rangers at Red Wings 7:30 Wednesday, March 20 NBC Sports Network
Flyers at Penguins 7:30 Sunday, March 24 NBC Sports Network
Kings at Stars 8pm Monday, March 25 NBC Sports Network
Sabres at Lightning 7:30 Tuesday, March 26 NBC Sports Network
Canadiens at Bruins 7:30 Wednesday, March 27 NBC Sports Network
Bruins at Flyers 7:30 Sunday, March 31 NBC
Blackhawks at Red Wings 7:30 Sunday, March 31 NBC Sports Network
April
Wild at Blackhawks 8pm Monday, April 1 NBC Sports Network
Predators at Blues 8pm Tuesday, April 2 NBC Sports Network
Penguins at Rangers 7:30 Wednesday, April 3 NBC Sports Network
Capitals at Penguins 7:30 Sunday, April 7 NBC
Blues at Red Wings 7:30 Sunday, April 7 NBC Sports Network
Sabres at Leafs 7:30 Monday, April 8 NBC Sports Network
Kings at Stars 8pm Tuesday, April 9 NBC Sports Network
Bruins at Devils 7:30 Wednesday, April 10 NBC Sports Network
Stars at Wild 8pm Thursday, April 11 NBC Sports Network
Rangers at Flyers 3pm Saturday, April 13 NBC
Bruins at Sabres 7:30 Saturday, April 13 NBC Sports Network
Sharks at Coyotes 9pm Saturday, April 13 NBC Sports Network
All times Eastern.


Number of Appearances

Eastern Conference
AtlanticNortheastSoutheast
New York Rangers - 13Boston Bruins - 17Florida Panthers - 3
Pittsburgh Penguins - 17Ottawa Senators - 0Washington Capitals - 12
Philadelphia Flyers - 13Buffalo Sabres - 15Tampa Bay Lightning - 7
New Jersey Devils - 8 Toronto Maple Leafs - 4Winnipeg Jets - 0
New York Islanders - 1Montreal Canadiens - 5Carolina Hurricanes - 1
Western Conference
CentralNorthwestPacific
St. Louis Blues - 12Vancouver Canucks - 0Phoenix Coyotes - 4
Nashville Predators - 3Calgary Flames - 0San Jose Sharks - 7
Detroit Red Wings - 17Colorado Avalanche - 6 Los Angeles Kings - 9
Chicago Blackhawks - 14Minnesota Wild - 10Dallas Stars - 8
Columbus Blue Jackets - 1Edmonton Oilers - 0Anaheim Ducks - 1


The new alignment proposed in December will not take effect this season.





Wednesday, August 29, 2012


America's Got Talent fell behind Big Brother. So You Think You Can Dance stayed at its series low set last week.

ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.4Oh Sit! "Episode 105"8pmCW0.40.3
0.5RNC day 2 10pmCBS
0.6RNC day 2 10pmABC
1.1RNC day 2 10pmNBC
1.5So You Think You Can Dance top 88pm-10FOX1.51.5 (2)1.5 (2)
2.2America's Got Talent episode 279pmNBC2.32.0 (2)2.0 (2)
2.3Big Brother8pmCBS2.11.81.8 (2+)
1.1clip show - America's Got Talent "Performance Recap"9pmNBC 1.42.0 (2)2.0 (2)
0.3rerun - Supernatural "Slash Fiction"9pmCW 0.60.6
0.9rerun - The Middle "The Paper Route"8pmABC1.11.9 (2)1.7
1.0rerun - Suburgatory "Halloween"8:30ABC0.91.8
1.1rerun - Suburgatory "Fire with Fire"9:30ABC1.01.8
1.1rerun - Criminal Minds "Profiling 101"9pmCBS1.32.82.8
1.3 rerun - Modern Family "Treehouse"9pmABC1.33.92.5

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes

The NHL released the national television schedule for 2012-2013, for both the U.S. and Canada.

Chelsea Handler mentioned on the Tuesday edition of Chelsea Lately that the show's new, bigger studio will debut on Monday, October 15.

Jersey Shore's next season will be the end (for now).

Good Morning America is pulling away from The Today Show in total viewers, ahead by half a million last week, although Today was slightly ahead in the 25-54 demo.


NewsRadio will finish its run on AntennaTV with the final six episodes of the series on Sunday, 6pm to 9. There's a Maude-athon on September 12, 11am to 3am. AntennaTV will switch to its new Monday-Thursday schedule on Tuesday.

11am Adam-12 (moved from 5pm, replaces Too Close for Comfort)
noon Dragnet (moved from 6pm)
1pm Hazel (moved from 2pm, replaces McHale's Navy)
2pm Father Knows Best (moved from 7pm)
3pm Dennis the Menace
4pm Leave It to Beaver
5pm The Partridge Family
6pm All in the Family (moved from 9pm)
7pm Three's Company (moved from noon)
8pm Maude (new to weekdays)
9pm Good Times (moved from 7pm)
10pm Sanford & Son (moved from 8pm)
11pm Three's Company (moved from 10pm, replaces Too Close for Comfort)



Tuesday, August 28, 2012


America's Got Talent has finally fallen behind MasterChef, which rose to a season-high 2.8. The nation isn't interested in the Republican National Convention.

ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.5 RNC10pmCBS
0.6 RNC10pmABC
1.0 RNC10pmNBC
2.5America's Got Talent episode 268pm-10pmNBC2.52.0 (2)2.0 (2)
2.8MasterChef top 49pmFOX2.42.01.8
0.2rerun - Hart of Dixie "Bachelorettes and Bullets"8pmCW0.30.5 (4)
0.2rerun - the Next "Baltimore"9pmCW 0.3
0.5rerun - Apt. 23 "Shitagi Nashi"9:30ABC0.61.9
0.6rerun - Happy Endings
"The Shrink, the Dare, Her Date and Her Brother"
9pmABC0.81.71.3 (2)
0.8rerun - The Middle "Leap Year"8pmABC0.81.9 (2)1.7
0.8rerun - Last Man Standing "House Rules"8:30ABC0.81.5
1.1rerun - NCIS: LA "Patriot Acts"9pmCBS1.12.42.4
1.2rerun - NCIS "Rekindled"8pmCBS1.13.1 (3)2.4
1.4rerun - MasterChef top 58pmFOX1.32.01.8

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes


'Wipeout' Renewed for Sixth Season (Jill Wagner will return.)

'Paranormal Witness' Renewed by Syfy for Third Season

'Anger Management' Gets 90-Episode Order From FX

'Hoarders' Season 6 Will Premiere Monday, September 10 at 9pm

Saturday Night Live announced its first three hosts and bands for its 38th season:
September 15: Seth MacFarlane and Frank Ocean
September 22: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Mumford & Sons
October 6: Daniel Craig and Muse

The NBC affiliate in Tupelo, Mississippi will pick up ABC programming on its digital subchannel 9.2. The current ABC affiliate, WKDH, is going off the air.

The Hub's Family Game Night returns on Sunday, September 23.

WE tv will slot Roseanne reruns weekdays at 11am-1pm and 6pm-8, and Mondays at 8pm-1am.

Noriko Gee was promoted in the CBS scheduling department.


Monday, August 27, 2012


Hotel Hell has proven to be the Summer's only new hit on broadcast, up four tenths from last week to 2.4, and Hell's Kitchen was up three tenths to 2.9. Grimm slid another tenth and Stars Earn Stripes fell another two tenths.

ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.3L.A. Complex "Halfway"8pmCW 0.1
1.0Stars Earn Stripes "Rapid Detonation"9pm-10NBC1.21.0
1.3 Bachelor Pad episode 68-10pmABC1.31.1 (2)1.1 (2)
1.6Grimm "Bad Moon Rising"10pmNBC1.71.61.2 (2)
2.4Hotel Hell "Keating Hotel"8pmFOX2.01.9
2.9Hell's Kitchen 4 chefs9pmFOX2.62.02.0
0.3 rerun - America's Next Top Model: College Edition
"The Girl Who Makes the Grade"
9pmCW 0.40.4 (3)
0.6rerun - Castle "Headhunters"10pmABC 2.0 (3)1.9
0.9rerun - America's Got Talent episode 218pmNBC 1.12.0 (2)2.0 (2)
1.1 rerun - Hawaii Five-0 "Ha'alele"10pmCBS1.02.3 (2)2.3 (2)
1.5rerun - How I Met Your Mother "Trilogy Time"8pmCBS1.23.12.5 (3)
1.6rerun - Mike & Molly "Bachelor/Bachelorette"9:30CBS1.52.92.3
2.0rerun - Big Bang Theory "The Vacation Solution"8:30CBS1.53.3
2.1rerun - 2 Broke Girls "And the One-Night Stands"9pmCBS1.73.3

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes

"Titanic: Blood and Steel is set to debut Monday, October 8th through Saturday, October 13 at 8pm et/pt on Encore. The 12-part miniseries will air over six consecutive nights, with two episodes airing back-to-back each night,..." --press release

Andrew Kubitz is in at ABC's scheduling department. He had been at CBS, where scheduling is normally a breeze.

Bounce TV comes to Phoenix, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Orlando this Fall, on the digital subchannels of MyNetworkTV.


Sunday, August 26, 2012



Pre-Season football gave NBC the win. FOX's cartoon reruns (and football overrun) placed second.


ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.9Madden NFL 13 Pigskin Pro-Am 7pmNBC
2.6Big Brother 8pmCBS2.41.81.8 (2+)
2.6NFL overrun 7pmFOX
3.3NFL Pre-Season: Panthers at Jets8pm LiveNBC1.8
0.8rerun - The Good Wife "Gloves Come Off"9pmCBS0.51.7 (2)1.7 (2)
0.8rerun - Once Upon a Time "Desperate Souls"8pmABC0.62.8
0.8 rerun - Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition "Sally"9pm-11ABC1.10.80.8
1.0 rerun - The Mentalist "Something's Rotten in Redmund"10pmCBS0.81.81.8
1.2rerun - Cleveland "Flush of Genius"7:30FOX1.01.2 (3)1.2 (3)
1.2 rerun - America's Funniest Home Videos7pmABC1.10.90.9
1.2rerun - 60 Minutes - treating cerebral palsy with stem cells7pmCBS1.11.2 (2)1.2 (2)
1.7rerun - The Simpsons "The D'oh-cial Network"8pmFOX1.51.91.9
1.8rerun - The Simpsons "Exit Through the Kwik-E Mart"8:30FOX1.5 1.91.9
1.9rerun - Family Guy "You Can't Do That On Television, Peter"9:30FOX2.02.42.4
2.0rerun - Family Guy "Burning Down the Bayit"9pmFOX1.82.42.4

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes

Robin Roberts's last show before leaving to get treatment for cancer will be on Friday Thursday. Starting Monday, "guest anchors, including Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters and Katie Couric, will fill in for Roberts."

The Count from Sesame Street died.

When the Hub launched, it had a Nick-at-Nite-style block of sitcom reruns from 8pm to Midnight: Family Ties, The Wonder Years, Doogie Howser, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Batman. Two years later, those shows have been pushed into the wee hours of the night (or off the channel). This Fall, the Hub will strip Sliders at 10pm and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys at 11pm. 8pm to 10 will have a movie on Monday, and two-hour blocks of Sabrina on Tuesday, The Facts of Life on Wednesday, and ALF on Thursday.

Saturday, August 25, 2012




NFL Pre-Season won, NASCAR ran second, WrestleMania clip show lagged far behind.


ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.8WWE WrestleMania highlights9pm-10NBC
1.5NASCAR Sprint Cup
Irwin Tools Night Race from Bristol Motor Speedway
7:30 LiveABC
1.6NFL Pre-Season Texans vs Saints8pm LiveCBS
0.4rerun - America's Got Talent "Episode 23"8pm-9NBC0.52.0 (2)2.0 (2)
0.5rerun - Mobbed "A Father Lost for 37 Years"9pmFOX0.41.21.2
0.7rerun - Law & Order: SVU10pmNBC1.6 (3)1.6 (3)
0.7rerun - COPS "Chases, Guns and Cars"8pmFOX0.7 1.0 (6)?
0.8rerun - COPS "Dazed and Confused #4"8:30FOX0.71.0 (6)?

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers


Programming Notes

Rob Riggle will replace Frank Caliendo on FOX NFL Sunday.

The Bravo seasons of Project Runway currently rerun on Style in marathon fashion once every couple of weeks. Next up is Season 1, starting at 9pm on Friday 6am on Saturday, September 7 8, ending at 11am on Saturday, with a four-hour infomercial intermission at 2am. The first half has been replaced by Chicagolicious. But there is a season 4 marathon on Tuesday, September 11, 6am to 8pm. (update: August 31)


Friday, August 24, 2012


An NFL Pre-Season game ranked #1. The season premiere of America's Next Top Model picked up where it left off in May -- at about half a point.


ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.4America's Next Top Model: College Edition
(Season Premiere) "The Girl Who Makes the Grade"
8pmCW 0.4 0.4 (2)
0.9Dateline10pmNBC1.00.7 (2)0.7 (2)
1.5NFL Pre-Season Bears vs Giants8pm-11CBS
0.2rerun - Nikita "Power"9pmCW0.20.60.6
0.5rerun - Grimm "The Kiss"9pmNBC0.5 1.71.2 (2)
0.6rerun - America's Got Talent episode 178pmNBC0.6 2.0 (2)2.0 (2)
0.8rerun - Bones "The Prince in the Plastic"8pmFOX 1.9 (2) 1.9 (2)
0.9rerun - Bones "The Male in the Male"9pmFOX 1.9 (2) 1.9 (2)
1.2rerun - Shark Tank custom-fit air mattress8pmABC1.01.41.1
1.3 rerun - 20/20 - Jaycee Dugard8pm-10ABC1.20.90.9

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers


Programming Notes

Moon Man Dies

Thursday, August 23, 2012


Big Brother and a rerun of the Big Bang Theory were on top, as usual, with Wipeout trailing.


ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.3The Next "Baltimore"9pmCW0.30.3
0.4Oh Sit! "Episode 104"8pmCW0.30.3 (2)
0.6Saving Hope "A New Beginning"9pmNBC0.60.4
1.1Rock Center10pmNBC0.5
1.0Rookie Blue "The Rules"10pmABC1.11.1 (3)1.0 (2)
1.3Wipeout
"Uncle Stevie's Squid Pit and BBQ"
8pmABC1.61.21.2
1.5Wipeout "Family Matters"9pmABC 1.21.2
2.3Big Brother 9pmCBS2.21.81.8 (2+)
0.6rerun - Parks & Rec "Bus Tour"8:30NBC0.71.61.6
0.7rerun - The Office "Turf War"8pmNBC0.72.12.1
0.7 rerun - Glee "Props"9pmFOX2.5 (4)2.5 (4)
0.7 rerun - Raising Hope "Men of New Natesville"8pmFOX1.8 (2)1.8 (2)
0.8rerun - New Girl "Kids"8:30FOX2.32.3
1.1rerun - Person of Interest "Flesh and Blood"10pmCBS1.02.4
1.7rerun - Two and a Half Men "Not in My Mouth"8:30CBS1.83.6 (2)3.6 (3)
2.0rerun - The Big Bang Theory "The Weekend Vortex"8pmCBS2.14.12.8

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes

Craig Ferguson's new set debuts on Monday.

FX's Totally Biased with Kamau Bell is getting rerun on FOX on Saturday nights at 12:30 am after "Touch" reruns. It replaces reruns of "30 Seconds to Fame" from ten years ago.



SPOARTS

The Little League World Series wraps up this weekend on ABC. Both the International Championship and U.S. Championship games will be played on Saturday afternoon, starting at 12:30 Eastern. The winners will play each other on Sunday at 3pm Eastern.

CBS has golf this weekend. FOX has an MLB day game on Saturday.

This Friday night, ESPN has the Food City 250 NASCAR race at 7:30 Eastern. ABC has the Sprint Cup Irwin Tools NASCAR race on Saturday at 7:30 Eastern.

CBS will air an NFL Pre-Season game on Saturday night, FOX will have one on Sunday at 4pm Eastern, and NBC will follow with another at 8pm Eastern.

FOX has primetime College Football games, and FX has daytime doubleheaders, starting Saturday, September 1. FOX will have a pre-game show at 7pm Eastern and the games are slotted for 7:30 to 11pm.


Wednesday, August 22, 2012


So You Think You Can Dance fell to a new series low. America's Got Talent was even with last week and was tops in 18-49. Big Brother was two tenths behind.

ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.4Oh Sit! "Episode 103"8pmCW0.50.3
1.0NY Med abdomen cancer (finale)10pmABC 0.60.6
1.5So You Think You Can Dance top 108pm-10FOX1.81.51.5
2.1Big Brother8pmCBS2.11.81.8 (2+)
2.3America's Got Talent episode 259pmNBC2.32.0 (2)2.0 (2)
0.3rerun - The Next "Orlando"9pmCW 0.3
0.9rerun - Suburgatory "Thanksgiving"8:30ABC1.01.8
1.0rerun - Suburgatory "The Nutcracker"9:30ABC1.11.8
1.1rerun - The Middle "The Sit Down"8pmABC1.11.9 (2)1.7
1.1rerun - CSI "Split Decisions"10pmCBS1.02.3 (2)2.3 (2)
1.2rerun - Law & Order: SVU "True Believers"10pmNBC1.2 1.6 (3)1.6 (3)
1.3rerun - Criminal Minds "Divining Rod"9pmCBS1.22.82.8
1.3rerun - Modern Family "Planes, Trains and Cars"9pmABC1.33.92.5
1.4rerun - America's Got Talent episode 238pmNBC 2.0 (2)2.0 (2)

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes


The second season of How the States Got Their Shapes premieres on Saturday, September 29, on H2. The show has been shortened to half-hour episodes and reformatted to a hybrid quiz show.


College Football on FOX will air Saturday nights from September 1 to the Big 12 Championship on December 1, with only one interruption: Game 3 of the World Series on October 27.

Steve Harvey's weekday daytime talk show debuts on Tuesday, September 4. Three other daytime talk shows, hosted by Ricki Lake, Katie Couric, and Jeff Probst, will debut on Monday, September 10.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012




America's Got Talent fell three tenths from last week but still came out on top. MasterChef was one tenth behind.

ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.3The L.A. Complex "Rule of Thirds"9pmCW0.20.1
1.0 NY Med unemotional in the ER10pmABC1.00.6
2.4MasterChef top 59pmFOX2.42.01.8
2.5America's Got Talent episode 248pm-10pmNBC2.82.0 (2)2.0 (2)
0.3rerun - Hart of Dixie "Heart to Heart"8pmCW0.30.5 (4)
0.6rerun - Apt. 23 "Parent Trap"9:30ABC0.61.9
0.8rerun - The Middle "The Concert"8pmABC0.81.9 (2)1.7
0.8rerun - Last Man Standing "Adrenaline"8:30ABC0.81.5
0.8rerun - Happy Endings "The Code War"9pmABC0.61.71.3 (2)
1.0rerun - Animal Practice pilot10:30NBC
1.1rerun - The Mentalist "Ruddy Cheeks"10pmCBS1.11.81.8
1.1rerun - NCIS: LA "Vengeance"9pmCBS1.12.42.4
1.2rerun - NCIS "The Missionary Position"8pmCBS1.13.1 (3)2.4
1.3rerun - MasterChef top 6, part 38pmFOX2.42.01.8
1.4 rerun - Go On pilot10pmNBC

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes

The next biannual Stand Up to Cancer will be simulcast on the big 4 networks, and about 20 other channels, on Friday, September 7, at 8pm.

FOX Sports New Orleans will launch this Fall with a base of 1.6 million homes. It was spun off from FOX Sports Southwest when it bought the rights to New Orleans Hornets games. The channel will also carry games played by Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars as well as college games from the SEC and Big 12.

Hulu has been redesigned.


Monday, August 20, 2012


Stars Earn Stripes plummeted half a point to 1.2 in the demo. Hotel Hell rose a tenth from last week's series premiere, as Gordon Ramsay won the night again. Grimm fell three tenths from last week's season premiere.

ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.2 Remodeled "Hold 'Em or Fold 'Em"9pmCW0.10.2 (2)
0.7The Glass House episode 910pmABC0.70.6 (2)
1.2Stars Earn Stripes "Search and Destory"9pm-10NBC1.71.2
1.3Bachelor Pad episode 58-10pmABC1.21.1 (2)1.1 (2)
1.7Grimm "The Kiss"10pmNBC2.01.71.2 (2)
2.0Hotel Hell "Cambridge Hotel"8pmFOX1.91.9
2.6Hell's Kitchen 5 chefs9pmFOX2.72.02.0
0.2rerun - Remodeled "Sending the Wrong Image"8pmCW0.10.2 (2)
1.0rerun - Hawaii Five-0 "Lekio"10pmCBS1.22.3 (2)2.3 (2)
1.1rerun - America's Got Talent episode 218pmNBC 2.0 (2)2.0 (2)
1.2rerun - How I Met Your Mother "Karma"8pmCBS1.23.12.5 (3)
1.5rerun - Mike & Molly "Bachelor/Bachelorette"9:30CBS1.42.92.3
1.5rerun - 2 Broke Girls "And the Kosher Cupcakes"8:30CBS1.23.3
1.7rerun - 2 Broke Girls "And the Spring Break"9pmCBS1.33.3

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes

Jimmy Kimmel will move to 11:35 on January 8. Nightline will move to 12:35 and, starting in March, will get a primetime hour on Fridays at 9pm. Kimmel will have spent 10 years at 12:05. Nightline usually beats Letterman and Leno in the 18-49 demo, though it's unclear how often it wins the common half hour. ABC plans to have five new episodes of Kimmel per week rather than the current four.

This will be the final season of The Office. Despite dwindling ratings, it will likely go out as NBC's top comedy.

Broadcasting & Cable is claiming an exclusive: Michael Strahan will be Kelly Ripa's new co-host.

Good Morning America will host the CMA nominations on September 5.




'Burgeoning' Starts with 'B'

"...Ed Helms, John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer have burgeoning film careers."


Sunday, August 19, 2012



Big Brother rose a few tenths from last week. Pre-Season football beat it by a point. The return of Once Upon a Time and The Good Wife reruns to the schedule didn't go too well. FOX's cartoon reruns held steady.


ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
1.1Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition "Jarvez"9pm-11ABC0.90.80.8
1.2Dateline 7pmNBC0.7 (2)0.7 (2)
2.4Big Brother 8pmCBS2.01.81.8 (2+)
3.2NFL Pre-Season: Colts at Steelers8pm LiveNBC
0.5rerun - The Good Wife "Long Way Home"9pmCBS1.7 (2)1.7 (2)
0.6rerun - Once Upon a Time
"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"
8pmABC2.8
0.8rerun - The Mentalist "Pink Tops"10pmCBS0.71.81.8
0.8rerun - American Dad "Stanny Tendergrass"7pmFOX0.81.81.6 (2)
1.0rerun - Cleveland "American Prankster"7:30FOX0.91.2 (3)1.2 (3)
1.1rerun - America's Funniest Home Videos7pmABC0.90.90.9
1.1rerun - 60 Minutes - Lehman Brothers collapse7pmCBS1.11.2 (2)1.2 (2)
1.5rerun - The Simpsons "Ned 'N' Edna's Blend"8pmFOX1.41.91.9
1.5rerun - The Simpsons "At Long Last Leave"8pmFOX 1.91.9
1.8rerun - Family Guy "Internal Affairs"9pmFOX1.82.42.4
2.0rerun - Family Guy "Killer Queen"9:30FOX 2.42.4

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes

Phyllis Diller died. She was 95.

NBC continues to be the only network foolish enough to regularly order series before a pilot is shot. This time, it's a 22-episode order for a single-cam sitcom starring Michael J. Fox.

Good Morning America regained its viewership lead over The Today Show starting Tuesday morning. It has yet to regain the demo lead.



Variety Headlines

Kelly Ripa co-host to be named Sept. 4

Sundance renews 'Push Girls'

Kevin Reilly upped to Fox entertainment chairman

Saturday, August 18, 2012



Everything came up reruns. All 13 episodes of NYC 22 have aired despite its terrible ratings, so good on CBS. The top reruns were regular Saturday night fare.

Next Saturday, ABC will have a NASCAR race, CBS will have a pre-season NFL game between the Texans and Saints, and NBC will have an hourlong recap of this year's WrestleMania.



ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.4rerun - Mobbed "Brawling Brothers"9pmFOX0.61.21.2
0.5rerun - America's Got Talent "Episode 23"8pm-9NBC 2.0 (2)2.0 (2)
0.5rerun - Stars Earn Stripes "Amphibious Assault"9pm-11NBC 1.7
0.5rerun - Person of Interest 8pmCBS 2.4
0.6rerun - Castle "The Limey"10pmABC0.42.0 (3)1.9
0.7movie - The Devil Wears Prada (2006)8pm-10ABC
0.7rerun - Criminal Minds "Unknown Subject"9pmCBS 2.82.8
0.7rerun - COPS "A Crash, An Arrest & A Baby"8pmFOX0.8 1.0 (6)?
0.7rerun - COPS "Street Arrests #2"8:30FOX 0.81.0 (6)?
0.8rerun - 48 Hours Mystery "The Boy Next Door"10pmCBS0.60.9 (3)?

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers


Programming Notes

William Windom from Murder, She Wrote died. His long list of bit roles spans 50 years.

The Rusty series of movies, which ran recently on Saturday mornings on TCM, will continue on AntennaTV, on Monday morning at 7pm with "My Dog Rusty" and "Rusty Leads the Way" (both 1948), and then on September 1 at 5am with "Rusty Saves a Life" (1949). Antenna ran the original movie, "Adventures of Rusty" (1945), a week ago.
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Labor Day Specials


The MDA Show of Strength telethon has further reduced, to 3 hours on Sunday at 8pm Eastern.

AntennaTV will air an 8-hour marathon of Jerry Lewis movies, appropriately, three times: from 5am to 1pm, 1pm to 9pm, and 9pm to 5am. The movies are "Three on a Couch," "The Big Mouth," "Don't Raise the Bridge," and "Hook, Line and Sinker."

A&E will begin its two-part mini-series, COMA, at 9pm-11pm, and conclude it on Tuesday night. Storage Wars will rerun from 8am - 9pm on Labor Day.

Spike will rerun Band of Brothers parts 1-3 on Sunday night, 11pm-3:30am, and parts 4-8 on Labor Day, 9:30am to 5:30pm.

AMC will air a marathon of westerns starring Clint Eastwood.

ABC Family will rerun Switched at Birth starting at 7am, leading up to the season 3 premiere the first new episode since March at 8pm.

Animal Planet will rerun Call of the Wildman starting at 9am, leading up to two new episodes at 10pm.

BBC America will start up a Top Gear marathon at 2am early Monday morning.

TV Land will go with M*A*S*H from 8am to 6pm.

HGTV will have a mix of House Hunters from 10am to 8pm, with new episodes at 10-11pm.

GSN will surround the debut of Pyramid (at 6pm) with Family Feud, from 4:30pm to Midnight.

USA has 13 hours of NCIS.

TNT has Rizzoli & Isles from 11am to 8pm, with a new Major Crimes at 9pm and Perception at 10.

Travel will precede a new episode of No Reservations at 9pm with 9 hours of reruns.

FX will go with 12 hours of Two and a Half Men starting at noon.

Food Network has a new episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives at 10pm, preceded by four hours of reruns, and reruns of Chopped from 10am to 6pm.

Science will start its marathon of How It's Made at 9am.

Chiller will go all-Buffy starting at midnight on Sunday night.

update: here's a ridiculously complete list at TV Tango

Friday, August 17, 2012


FOX was tops in the demo for the fifth straight night. Few people believe that Teachers Rock.

ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.5Teachers Rock special8pmCBS
1.0Dateline10pmNBC0.7 (2)0.7 (2)
1.3NFL Pre-Season: Lions at Ravens8pm LiveFOX
0.2rerun - Nikita "Arising"9pmCW0.20.60.6
0.2rerun - Nikita "Doublecross"8pmCW0.20.4 (6)0.4 (6)
0.5rerun - Grimm "Bad Teeth"9pmNBC 2.01.2 (2)
0.6rerun - America's Got Talent episode 198pmNBC 2.0 (2)2.0 (2)
0.6rerun - CSI: NY "Crossroads"9pmCBS0.51.11.1
0.7rerun - Blue Bloods "No Questions Asked"10pmCBS0.41.31.3
1.0rerun - Shark Tank customizable handbags8pmABC0.81.41.1
1.2 rerun - 20/20 "When Animals Strike Back"10pmABC0.70.90.9
1.3rerun - 20/20 "Extreme Parenting"9pmABC0.70.90.9

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Site update: noticed that I've listed every Friday edition of "CSI: NY" at 8pm instead of 9pm, so that's fixed.

Thursday, August 16, 2012


ABC's special, Time Machine Chefs, was of low quality and low ratings. Pre-Season NFL won the night for FOX. Rookie Blue remained at its season low.


Pre-season NFL games will be skewing the preliminary ratings on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays until September.


ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.3The Next "Orlando" series debut9pmCW0.3
0.3Oh Sit! "Episode 102"8pmCW0.3
0.6Saving Hope "Bea, Again"9pmNBC0.4
1.0Rock Center10pmNBC0.5
1.1Time Machine Chefs special 9pmABC
1.1Rookie Blue "Cold Comforts"10pmABC1.11.1 (3)1.0 (2)
1.6Wipeout "Winners and Losers" 8pmABC1.11.21.2
1.7NFL Pre-Season: Bengals at Falcons8pm LiveFOX
2.2Big Brother 9pmCBS1.81.81.8 (2+)
0.7rerun - The Office "Fundraiser"8pmNBC2.12.1
0.7rerun - Parks & Rec "The Debate"8:30NBC1.61.6
1.0rerun - Person of Interest "Wolf and Cub"10pmCBS0.72.4
1.8rerun - Two and a Half Men
"Sips, Sonnets and Sodomy"
8:30CBS1.23.6 (2)3.6 (3)
2.1rerun - The Big Bang Theory
"The Recombination Hypothesis"
8pmCBS1.44.12.8

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes

TNT renewed Perception.

ABC Family canceled Jane by Design.

The Minnesota Vikings lowered their blackout threshold to 90% of stadium capacity.

Michael J. Fox wants to return to sitcomland.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012


America's Got Talent is still in the low 2s, with Big Brother gaining ground. So You Think You Can Dance fell close to its series low.


ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.5Oh Sit! "Episode 101"8pmCW
1.3 20/20 10pmABC0.80.90.9
1.3America's Got Talent performance recap8pmNBC 2.0 (2)2.0 (2)
1.8So You Think You Can Dance top 148pm-10FOX0.71.71.6 (3)
2.1Big Brother8pmCBS2.01.81.8 (2+)
2.3America's Got Talent episode 239pmNBC 2.0 (2)2.0 (2)
0.3rerun - Supernatural "Of Grave Importance"9pmCW0.30.60.6
1.0rerun - CSI "Brain Doe"10pmCBS0.72.3 (2)2.3 (2)
1.0rerun - Suburgatory "Sex and the Suburbs"8:30ABC0.71.8
1.1rerun - Suburgatory "Poetic Injustice"9:30ABC1.8
1.1rerun - The Middle "Year of the Hecks"8pmABC0.91.9 (2)1.7
1.2rerun - Criminal Minds "The Bittersweet Science"9pmCBS0.92.82.8
1.2rerun - Law & Order: SVU "Missing Pieces"10pmNBC 1.6 (3)1.6 (3)
1.3rerun - Modern Family "The Last Walt"9pmABC0.93.92.5

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes

HBO and BBC 2 have ordered to series Christopher Guest's half-hour comedy Family Tree.

Once Upon a Time will reclaim its time-slot from Secret Millionaire three weeeks early.



Tuesday, August 14, 2012




Hotel Hell gained a bit from yesterday's debut. MasterChef and America's Got Talent returned about even.


ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.2The L.A. Complex "Taking the Day"9pmCW0.20.1
1.0NY Med hysterics10pmABC0.70.6
2.1Hotel Hell "Juniper Inn, Part 2"8pmFOX 1.9
2.4MasterChef top 6, part 39pmFOX0.92.01.8
2.8America's Got Talent episode 228pm-10pmNBC 2.0 (2)2.0 (2)
0.3rerun - Hart of Dixie "Hell's Belles"8pmCW0.20.5 (4)
0.6rerun - Happy Endings "Yessandwitch"9pmABC 1.71.3 (2)
0.6rerun - Apt. 23 "Making Rent..."9:30ABC 1.9
0.8rerun - The Middle "The Map"8pmABC0.71.9 (2)1.7
0.8rerun - Last Man Standing
"The Spotlight"
8:30ABC0.61.5
1.1rerun - The Mentalist "Blood and Sand"10pmCBS 1.81.8
1.1rerun - NCIS: LA "The Dragon and the Fairy"9pmCBS0.92.42.4
1.1rerun - NCIS "Psych Out"8pmCBS1.03.1 (3)2.4
1.4rerun - Stars Earn Stripes "Amphibious Assault"10pmNBC 1.7

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes

South Park returns a week earlier than usual, with Key & Peele, on September 26.

20th Century FOX and HBO have agreed to keep their 30-year partnership going well past 2015. This time, FOX will be able to sell its movies online while HBO is airing them.

Thursday, November 1, at 8pm-11 is when ABC will air the next Country Music Awards.
Saturday, January 12, at 9pm-11, is when ABC will air the next Miss America Pageant.

Monday, August 13, 2012


Hotel Hell earned the highest ratings of any series premiere this Summer "(admittedly not that high of a bar)." Stars Earn Stripes was close behind. Grimm's series premiere was around 2.0, one of the best ratings of the series.

The Raiders/Cowboys preseason game on local stations inflated some of the preliminary numbers.


ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.7The Glass House episode 810pmABC0.60.6 (2)
1.2Bachelor Pad episode 48-10pmABC1.11.1 (2)1.1 (2)
1.7Stars Earn Stripes "Amphibious Assault" series debut8pm-10NBC
1.9Hotel Hell "Juniper Inn, Part 1" premiere8pmFOX 1.9
2.0Grimm "Bad Teeth" season premiere10pmNBC 2.01.2 (2)
2.7Hell's Kitchen 6 chefs9pmFOX1.12.02.0
0.1rerun - Remodeled "Sending the Wrong Image"9pmCW0.20.2
0.3rerun - Perez Hilton: All Access "Lady Gaga"8pmCW0.3
1.2rerun - Hawaii Five-0 "Kupale"10pmCBS0.82.3 (2)2.3 (2)
1.2rerun - How I Met Your Mother
"No Pressure"
8pmCBS1.03.12.5 (3)
1.2rerun - 2 Broke Girls
"And the Very Christmas Thanksgiving"
8:30CBS1.13.3
1.3rerun - 2 Broke Girls "And the Broken Hearts"9pmCBS1.23.3
1.4rerun - Mike & Molly "The Dress"9:30CBS1.12.92.3

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes

Spike has revived Joe Schmo.

GSN unveiled the actors who will appear on the first week of Pyramid, which gets revived by GSN on September 3.

Horshack died.

Sunday, August 12, 2012



The Show with the Monkey averaged 12.8 million viewers.

The Olympics closed with more than 30 million viewers and more than 9.0 in the demo. ABC's unscripted shows were up a tad from last week's series lows.


ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.9Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition "Sally"9pm-11ABC0.80.80.8
1.0Secret Millionaire "Sean Belnick"8pmABC0.80.80.8
2.0Big Brother 8pmCBS2.11.81.8 (2+)
4.1Animal Practice debut, commercial-free10:58-11:20NBC
5.7The Olympics: London Gold 7pm-8NBC
9.2The Olympics 8:30-11pmNBC10.2
0.7rerun - The Mentalist "Pretty Red Balloon"10pmCBS0.61.81.8
0.8rerun - American Dad "Less Money, Mo' Problems"7pmFOX0.61.81.6 (2)
0.9rerun - Cleveland "Y Tu Jr. Tambien"7:30FOX0.71.2 (3)1.2 (3)
0.9rerun - America's Funniest Home Videos7pmABC0.90.90.9
0.9rerun - Criminal Minds "True Genius"9pmCBS0.52.82.8
1.1rerun - 60 Minutes artificial flavors7pmCBS1.01.2 (2)1.2 (2)
1.4rerun - The Simpsons
"The Spy Who Learned Me"
8pmFOX1.21.91.9
1.5rerun - Cleveland
"The Hurricane"
8:30FOX1.2 (3)1.2 (3)
1.6rerun - American Dad "Hurricane!"9:30FOX1.81.6 (2)
1.8rerun - Family Guy "Seahorse Seashell Party"9pmFOX1.42.42.4

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes

Helen Gurley Brown died.

Irving Fein, who managed Jack Benny and George Burns, died on Friday. He was 101.

The moderators for this year's Presidential Debates were announced. Details:
1st Presidential: Jim Lehrer, Denver, domestic policy, 90 minutes, 9pm Eastern, Wednesday October 3.
Vice Presidential: Martha Raddatz, Danville KY, 90 minutes, 9pm Eastern, Thursday October 11.
2nd Presidential: Candy Crowley, Hempstead NY, town meeting format, Tuesday October 16.
3rd Presidential: Bob Schieffer, Boca Raton FL, foreign policy, 90 minutes, 9pm Eastern, Monday October 22.


Starting Monday night, Hollywood Heights moves from Nick at Nite to TeenNick, weeknights at 8pm for its remaining 40 episodes. Reruns of My Wife & Kids take over the 9pm hour on Nick at Nite.

Lisa Vebber is out at NBC's scheduling department.

Saturday, August 11, 2012




The Olympics averaged more than 20 million viewers and more than 5.0 in the demo. The Tom Brokaw special "London Olympics: Their Finest Hour" did around 3.0.

Preliminary ratings were inflated by pre-season NFL games on local stations.

ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.4NYC 22 "Turf War" series finale8pmCBS0.40.4 (5)
6.2The Olympics8pm-MidnightNBC8.6
0.4rerun - Castle "Undead Again"10pmABC0.42.0 (3)1.9
0.5rerun - 48 Hours Mystery "Dark Side of Paradise" 9pmCBS0.9 (3)?
0.6rerun - 48 Hours Mystery "The West Memphis 3-Free" 10pmCBS0.60.9 (3)?
0.6movie - The Game Plan (2007)8pm-10ABC
0.6rerun -Mobbed "I Love You and We've Never Met"9pmFOX 1.21.2
0.8rerun - COPS "Wild & Crazy"8pmFOX 1.0 (6)?
0.8rerun - COPS "Off-Campus Arrests"8:30FOX 1.0 (6)?

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers


Programming Notes

Broadcast network MundoFOX has soft-launched and will officially launch Monday morning. It will have an evening newscast.


Friday, August 10, 2012


The Olympics averaged more than 18 million viewers and more than 5.5 in the demo.

Preliminary ratings were inflated by local NFL pre-season telecasts.


ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
6.6The Olympics7:30-midnightNBC8.7
0.2rerun - Nikita "Origins"9pmCW0.20.60.6
0.2rerun - Nikita "Rogue"8pmCW0.20.4 (6)0.4 (6)
0.5rerun - Blue Bloods "Women with Guns"10pmCBS0.41.31.3
0.5rerun - CSI: NY "Crushed"9pmCBS0.51.11.1
0.5rerun - Bones "The Suit on the Set"9pmFOX0.51.9 (2)1.9 (2)
0.6rerun - Bones "The Family in the Feud"8pmFOX1.9 (2)1.9 (2)
0.7rerun - Undercover Boss "The Dwyer Group"8pmCBS0.71.11.1
0.9rerun - Shark Tank garbage gold8pmABC0.81.41.1
0.9rerun - Primetime Nightline
"My (Extra) Ordinary Family"
9pmABC
1.1rerun - 20/20 "True Confessions"10pmABC0.70.90.9

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes

Conan and Craig Ferguson will be off for the next two weeks and will return on August 27. Marc Maron will be back on Chelsea Lately this Monday. On Thursday, Tracy Morgan will appear on Letterman, and Paul Scheer will appear on Kimmel. Colbert starts his end of Summer music stunt this week.

Thursday, August 9, 2012


The Olympics averaged more than 22 million viewers and around 7.0 in the demo. Wipeout fell to a series low. Big Brother tied its series low. Rookie Blue tied its season low.

Pre-season NFL games will be skewing the preliminary ratings on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays until September.


ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
1.1Rookie Blue "Out of Time"10pmABC0.51.1 (2)1.0 (2)
1.2Wipeout "Hillbilly Wipeout" 9pmABC1.41.21.2
1.8Big Brother9pmCBS2.01.81.8 (2+)
7.0The Olympics7pm-MidnightNBC11.9
0.2rerun - The L.A. Complex "Be a Man"9pmCW0.10.1
0.3rerun - The Vampire Diaries "Break on Through"8pmCW0.21.01.0
0.5rerun - Glee "Yes/No"9pmFOX0.62.5 (4)2.5 (4)
0.7rerun - Person of Interest "Root Cause"10pmCBS0.82.4
0.7rerun - Raising Hope "Mrs. Smartypants"8:30FOX0.61.8 (2)1.8 (2)
0.8rerun - Raising Hope "Spanks Butt, No Spanks"8pmFOX0.71.8 (2)1.8 (2)
1.1rerun - Wipeout "Salutes the Armed Forces" 9pmABC1.11.41.3
1.2rerun - Two and a Half Men
"The Duchess of Dull-in-Sack"
8:30CBS1.43.6 (2)3.6 (3)
1.4rerun - The Big Bang Theory
"The Speckerman Recurrence"
8pmCBS1.44.12.8

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes

NBC will air another annual hourlong highlight show of WWE's Wrestlemania, Saturday August 25, at 9pm.

Outnumbered was renewed two weeks ago by the BBC for a fifth season of six episodes in 2013, as well as a Christmas special in 2012.

The third season of Nickelodeon's Victorious will be its last.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012


The Olympics averaged more than 28 million viewers and more than 9.0 in the demo. Big Brother was down around its series low. The debut of Go On didn't tank, but NBC won't release its final numbers posting 5.6 in the demo and 16 million viewers.

ratingshowslotnetworklast weekseason lowseries low
0.8Final Witness "What the Boy Saw" 10pmABC0.70.5
1.9Big Brother8pmCBS2.01.9~1.8
5.6Go On "Pilot" debut, commercial-free11:08-11:30NBC
9.2The Olympics8pm-11:08NBC9.9
0.4rerun - Supernatural "The Born-Again Identity"8pmCW0.30.60.6
0.3rerun - Supernatural "Party On, Garth"9pmCW0.30.60.6
0.7rerun - Suburgatory "The Casino Trip"8:30ABC0.71.8
0.7rerun - So You Think You Can Dance top 20, part 28pm-10FOX0.71.71.6 (3)
0.7rerun - CSI "Freaks & Geeks"10pmCBS0.82.3 (2)2.3 (2)
0.9rerun - Criminal Minds "Self-Fulfilling Prophecy"9pmCBS1.12.82.8
0.9rerun - The Middle "Valentine's Day III"8pmABC0.81.9 (2)1.7
1.1rerun - Modern Family "Election Day"9:30ABC1.03.92.5
1.2rerun - Modern Family "Send Out the Clowns"9pmABC0.93.92.5

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers



Programming Notes

WWE Saturday Morning Slam will debut on The CW at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 25, the day Vortexx takes over the kids block on The CW. It's a half-hour series. Saban will program the block, rebranding from CW4Kids to Vortexx.

The ABC affiliate in Tupelo, Mississippi, WKHD, will shut down. It went on the air in 2001. ABC is looking for another station to carry its shows in this small market.