All about ratings, renewals, and cancellations.
Was it a good decision to air a new “Sons of Anarchy” season 5 episode up against the Presidential election Tuesday night? This is something that we wondered during our actual review for the episode, largely since it was such an unpredictable gamble based largely on the fact that this was around the time that […]
Matt Carter Homeland, Real Housewives of Atlanta, The Walking Dead
As popular as “The Walking Dead” season 3 and “Homeland” season 2 are becoming at the moment, even they are still vulnerable to some bumps and the road from time to time … and this was proven in the latest ratings that were just released for Sunday night’s lineup. Despite having an episode that (spoiler […]
Matt Carter Gossip Girl, Revolution, The Voice
The other shoe is finally starting to drop for “Revolution,” and by this, we mean the fact that the issues related to this show are starting to steal away from some of its hype and a great lead-in. Hopefully, someone over the hiatus will try to fix Charlie and some of the other characters; otherwise, […]
Before diving too deep into our analysis of the latest notable DVR ratings, a refresher: these are live+7 numbers that include a full week of time for viewers to watch their favorite shows, and they are not nearly as significant as live viewers when it comes to whether or not a show is renewed or […]
Are the November sweeps really the November doldrums? After looking at the ratings for most of Sunday night’s television rights, you have to ask this very question. Most of the shows were down versus their last new episodes, and one in particular got a step closer to crossing over into cancellation. Of course, this show […]
Sunday night’s “Downton Abbey” season 3 finale was not just one of the strongest of the entire series so far, but it also managed to have another major achievement to its name: some incredible ratings for network ITV. Overall, the episode, which will be the last before a two-hour Christmas special coming up on December […]
Matt Carter Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live
Maybe it was seeing the first “Saturday Night Live” episode following Hurricane Sandy that had people intrigued, or maybe is was the presence of host Louis C.K. and musical guest fun. on the show. Regardless of the reason, NBC has to be feeling rather great about themselves at the moment courtesy of the show’s season-high […]
Matt Carter Last Man Standing, Shark Tank
This, ladies and gentlemen, is why all of us should never really tell network executives how exactly to do their jobs. Back when we first heard that “Shark Tank” was going to be moving to 9:00 p.m. Eastern, we blasted it as a silly move that really could destroy what little momentum that the show […]
While the ratings for many shows were down across the board over the past week in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, one of the things that we were most curious to see was just what sort of impact the massive storm was going to have on the ratings for “Jersey Shore” season 6. Why? Not […]
For those of you hoping that the critical buzz for “Political Animals” would be enough to make up for some poor ratings, some bad news is now coming your way: USA has opted not to renew the Sigourney Weaver series for a second season. Sure, this was bill as a “limited series event” the entire […]
