All about ratings, renewals, and cancellations.
For those of you wondering whether or not viewers would actually come back to “Gossip Girl” for what actually was a pretty good series finale, the answer here is yes. However, it’s still hard to tell how many people actually watched the final episode due to averages. Including the one-hour retrospective beforehand, the final posted […]
There is even more good news coming down at the moment for Showtime, at least when it comes to their season finales of both “Dexter” as well as “Homeland”: both shows have managed to be huge hits in the ratings in addition to getting some of the acclaim that they already have from fans. As […]
When it comes to the business of TV ratings, there is one common criticism that we hear time and time again: that these Nielsen figures are in no way an accurate measure of how many people are genuinely watching a show. The only apply to people who are actually recording what they watch on Nielsen […]
Even though some folks really do enjoy watching “The Bachelor” as well as “The Bachelorette,” this may be the last time that we actually we a wedding special for either show make it on the air. Why? Based on some of the ratings that are coming in now, it’s going to be hard for ABC […]
Matt Carter Saturday Night Live
Everyone loves a little bit of “Saturday Night Live” mixed in the holidays, and with good reason: the show’s celebration of Christmas with Martin Short (which also included a touching tribute to the Newtown tragedy) last night was among the best of the season, as it mixed serious subjects with comedy, celebrity cameos, and three […]
Someday, we like to imagine NBC waking up from a rather long nap and realizing just what a mistake they have made with “Parenthood” the past two seasons. The show does not have the best lead-in on television, does not really get much in the way of publicity, and is continually snubbed by awards shows. […]
You see what happens when your ratings rise? Everyone makes a gigantic deal out of it, and you start to see questions about whether or not a few extra hundred thousand viewers will justify a lengthy salary negotiation. Let’s look at the current situation involving “Dexter” first and foremost from the vantage point of facts. […]
With no good news to pass along this week courtesy of “Shark Tank” (which stupidly ran on Tuesday night this week in one of ABC’s greatest examples yet of overthinking their schedule), we’ll instead have to just pass along some ratings news that is merely okay. With that, we turn to “Nikita,” which kept its […]
It’s interesting that at this time a year and a half ago, we could do nothing but talk about how “Jersey Shore” was turning the world of cable TV upside down with its massive ratings; now, we can barely even remember the show is off the air during a season that is so disappointing entertainment-wise […]
Matt Carter Person of Interest, Scandal
There are some crazy things happening on Thursday nights, and the first one is something that we truly want to highlights: when you produce a great show, you are eventually going to get better numbers of the network gives you the time you deserve. Ever since ABC launched our Best New Show nominee “Scandal” last […]
