All about ratings, renewals, and cancellations.
Clearly, HBO is impressed with the direction that “Boardwalk Empire” is taking this season. While the Steve Buscemi series is not a ratings smash on the same level as “Game of Thrones” or “True Blood,” the network announced Thursday that they are bringing it back for its fifth season in 2014. The story has progressed […]
Matt Carter Revolution, The X Factor
Want some surprises from last night’s schedule? Well, there are definitely a few things in here that we did not predict going into this week. For example, we pictured “The X Factor” flopping like a fish after premiering weak, and now facing more competition; instead, it drew a season-high 2.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic, […]
For those of you who adored “Mistresses,” you will be pleased to know that there is no more need to sit around and worry over a renewal. Why? ABC has given the show a green light for a second season. While this one was a little bit touch-and-go at times, the rising ratings for some […]
Matt Carter Agents of SHIELD, The Goldbergs
Throughout most of our conversations about Marvel’s “Agents of SHIELD,” we have said that in order for this show to really be considered a hit, it needs to draw a rating that is somewhere higher than a 4.0 in the 18-49 demographic given the aggressive hype and promotion. If it premiered with a number less […]
There’s not a lot of drama sometimes in a renewal when it has already been more or well known that the show was probably going to be coming back, and that is the situation that “The Bridge” found itself in this summer. Given that we had already heard the producers talking about future storylines, they […]
Matt Carter Sleepy Hollow, The Blacklist, The Voice
The biggest story that we have to talk about today when it comes to the fall TV battle is simply one new show dominating the others in the 10:00 p.m. Eastern time slot. Not only was “The Blacklist” the winner of this showdown, but it really was not even close when you look at some […]
Usually when you have a fall TV premiere, there are only a few things that you can hope for: A decent start in the ratings, and that you can hold on to most of that audience. Occasionally you get a show like “Scandal” that can build dramatically on their audience after the first week, but […]
Matt Carter Breaking Bad, Dexter
Who cares about the Emmys, or about NFL football? Despite some pretty heavy competition, including from each other, both “Dexter” and “Breaking Bad” set some new records for themselves last night. The Bryan Cranston – Aaron Paul series prepared for its series finale next week in grand fashion, drawing an impressive 6.6 million viewers along […]
Who said that “Downton Abbey” was going to fall apart without Dan Stevens and Jessica Brown Findlay in the cast? The ratings came out on Monday morning for the season 4 premiere, and it was clear almost immediately that ITV had something major to celebrate. Including figures from the +1 catch-up channel (which airs programming […]
In theory, we really liked the idea of “The Neighbors” moving to Friday nights after “Last Man Standing.” The two shows could have had a heavy family audience, with them both being about parents and their colorful crew that are their children. Unfortunately, what we saw here was more evidence that comedies airing on Friday […]
