All about ratings, renewals, and cancellations.
“Saturday Night Live” tends to fare well in the ratings when athletes stop by to host, and Eli Manning can be boast now that he managed to continue the trend with this weekend’s show. Overall, the program (which also featured the mega-popular Rihanna as the musical guest) scored a 3.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic, […]
Every season, there are a few shows that come down to the wire when it comes to whether or not to renew them, or to send them packing. At the moment, “Touch” is clearly one of these shows. It’s the most-successful new drama of the year for Fox … but saying that is like saying […]
When “Shark Tank” first started up years ago, who would have thought that it would now be the top-rated show on Friday night? Unlike most other programs out there, it seems to gain an audience as time goes by — and it was one of the few shows to actually rise in a time of […]
We’ve talked quite a bit about CW shops when it comes to our ratings debate pieces, but there also is a reason for that — many of these shows are on the bubble due to low ratings. At the moment “Supernatural,” “The Vampire Diaries,” and “90210” are the only three scripted shows officially coming back […]
With the majority of the shows on Thursday night already renewed for additional seasons, it’s fair to say that the attention of us as a TV critic ends up being drawn to some of the shows on the bubble — “Community,” “30 Rock,” “The Secret Circle,” and “Touch.” So how did these shows perform? Read […]
After seeing Troyzan — the only remaining man with any sort of large fanbase — go home on “Survivor: One World” last week, we were curious to see whether or not that was going to play a major role in the show’s ratings. As it turns out, it did — and the competition is now […]
If there ever is a comedy that has earned its “survivor” label, it’s “Rules of Engagement.” Despite being tossed around at midseason, handed all sorts of timeslots, and even buried at times after repeats, the CBS series with Patrick Warburton and David Spade has managed to stick around. Can the show manage to stick around […]
When you talk about anything related to “Grey’s Anatomy,” it’s pretty rare that you ever imagine looking at it with the possibility that it may end up being canceled at some point. However, this is exactly what we are having to do with “Private Practice” at this very moment. With this ratings debate, we’re going […]
With some of the past ratings debate articles that we have created, we have focused on individual shows that have a more than uncertain future. However, this time we are taking a close look at two shows that have spent a combined 18 years on the air, and are a part of one of the […]
For our Monday edition of ratings debates, we are looking for a show that is not only one of the youngest on TV, but also has one of the most devoted audiences. However, there is a major problem with “Gossip Girl” that makes it worth discussion in the context of whether or not we will […]
