All about ratings, renewals, and cancellations.
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 […]
Matt Carter Elementary, The Big Bang Theory
With Halloween over, you would think that some of the bleeding would be over for some of the shows in the primetime lineup. Did this happen? Not exactly. There was some good news for some shows, whereas others continued to be disappointments. We really should start things out with something that really is worth talking […]
Matt Carter Nashville, Supernatural
Halloween is a great night for candy, but it’s not so much a great night for anyone who wants to watch television. As families went trick-or-treating around the country or watched scary movies on Wednesday night, the broadcast lineup suffered greatly, with the vast majority of shows falling to some of their lowest ratings of […]
Matt Carter Happy Endings, The Mindy Project, The Voice
First things first, apologies for the ratings coming out a little later than usual these days. Thanks to Hurricane Sandy, everything has been pushed back a little later. Hopefully, the routine will get back to normal by the end of the week, and we will start seeing some numbers posted at a normal time again […]
Somewhere, Showtime president David Nevins has to be throwing himself a little party over some of the stellar ratings that we are seeing at the moment for his shows. Want the latest example of it? Just consider this. After spending part of the first season barely registering on the ratings radar, “Homeland,” as a end […]
While it is going to be a little while before we know some of the network ratings from Monday night thanks in part to Hurricane Sandy slowing down reporting, we do have some good news for fans of “The Walking Dead”: despite all of the preparations for the storm hitting on Sunday, the show actually […]
If you love “Hell on Wheels,” then you will be rather pleased that the wheels are going to keep on turning for a little while longer. In an announcement on Monday, it was revealed that the show is going to be coming back for more courtesy of a third season. In some ways, you could […]
Matt Carter Nashville, Revolution
As we said in our coverage of last week’s DVR ratings, there is one important thing to take note of: while these live+7 numbers can help a show that is on the bubble from getting canceled, it’s not going to save something that is bombing out completely on the schedule. This is why such shows […]
The first casualty of the 2012-13 daytime season has arrived, and on this occasion, it is a show that had already been through a full year on the air already in a different format. In a statement on Monday, it was announced that “Anderson Live!” would be ending come this May after just two seasons […]
