tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post1522184796655533212..comments2023-09-30T09:11:03.048-04:00Comments on SpottedRatings.com: Spotted Ratings, Monday 6/23/14 & 6/30/14Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-81108339242367622652014-07-04T12:03:46.638-04:002014-07-04T12:03:46.638-04:00True but the thing is that those dramas only accou...True but the thing is that those dramas only account for a small fraction of the total time that NBC has to program. You've mentioned 5 dramas. For comparison's sake, ABC has 11 dramas going (Castle, Shield, Nashville, Grey's, Scandal, OUAT, Revenge, Resurrection, Motive, Rookie Blue, Mistresses) and CBS has another 11 (NCIS, NCIS LA, POI, Criminal Minds, CSI, Elementary, H50, Blue Bloods, The Good Wife, The Mentalist, Under the Dome).<br /><br /><br />NBC programs the same number of hours that they do yet they have 7 dramas counting Hannibal and Parenthood. Sure that leaves them room to want more, and my point was that the likes of Crisis, Believe et all proves it's not as easy as their core dramas make it look like. Sure, they also have more reality with the voice and got talent than the others (especially CBS),but they also have fewer comedy so it sort of cancels out and my point still stands. If they find a drama they can work with, they should take it.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-48795097818765218132014-07-04T11:53:24.309-04:002014-07-04T11:53:24.309-04:00Well The Blacklist, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, SVU,...Well The Blacklist, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, SVU, and Grimm are a big chunk of their dramas. Only Parenthood and Hannibal are worse rated. The former is getting a shortened final season and the latter has special financials behind it. But if it means we don't get a Chicago M.D., I'll be fine. In fact I'd rather get a Chicago Postal insteadSpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-21314849992281907092014-07-04T07:43:25.151-04:002014-07-04T07:43:25.151-04:00While I don't think they absolutely needed it,...While I don't think they absolutely needed it, I think it was a good call. <br /><br />To get a bit of perspective, the only dramas this year they had doing better than it is doing were The Blacklist and the Dick-Wolf trio. While I wouldn't overplay the summer-factor because it is airing out of a huge lead-in (which in my mind sort of cancels out), it's still doing good for them if it manages to be their number 5 drama. Sure, we all feel that the NBC from today can do better, but that's an impression created by the Wolf-trio and the blacklist imo. Remember crisis, believe, revolution, parenthood, ironside, just to stick with in-season dramas.<br /><br />Another advantage is that it appears to be very on-brand with a certain type of dramas NBC is developing (the Chicago twins), so it's likely a good promotional platform for them during summer.<br /><br />It's also probably cheap enough considering it comes from Sony who is known to get good deals when they want to get a show going. <br /><br />Finally, and perhaps most importantly, it has plenty of spackle potential. They can easily stick with it as a summer show and know it will be doing well enough for them or they can bring it in later in the season if they need it to plug a hole. That's a good flexibility to have.<br /><br />In regards to your argument that they already have enough summer stuff, I would add that despite all that, they still have 3 hours of Sundays unprogrammed for the entire summer, as well as 3 hours of Wednesdays unprogrammed for the entire June.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-82342499023351324072014-07-02T17:21:13.838-04:002014-07-02T17:21:13.838-04:00I'll admit I hadn't yet considered that co...I'll admit I hadn't yet considered that component. You would certainly want to see positive momentum in the finale a la The Walking Dead if you were hoping on a season to season boost. And Sleepy Hollow didn't necessarily have that, despite the acclaim.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-39949043155682953002014-07-02T11:54:16.156-04:002014-07-02T11:54:16.156-04:00If you want over thinking, read this...
I agree w...If you want over thinking, read this...<br /><br />I agree with the unstated assumption that a LMS/GMW combo could work because of the multi-cam retro feel they share. But Girl Meets World has to prove that its debut rating is sustainable. If it takes the same trajectory as The CW's 90210 reboot, then it's no better than The Neighbors.<br /><br />As for a full-blown TGIF, that only would have worked this past season if ABC renewed more of its family comedies from 2012-2013 while figuring out what to do with Shark Tank since it only seems to help a show like 20/20. The best idea I would have had is:<br /><br />8:00 - Last Man Standing<br />8:30 - Malibu Country<br />9:00 - Girl Meets World<br />9:30 - How to Live With Your Parents (for the Rest of the Your Life)<br />10:00 - Shark Tank<br /><br />It mixes single- and multi-cam with How to Live, so I would have retooled the show to make it multi-cam if possible. And Shark Tank continues to lead into a news program but instead it's local news for ABC O&Os and affiliates.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-50904274031872649642014-07-02T11:09:08.383-04:002014-07-02T11:09:08.383-04:00ABC should have poached it from the beginning! A L...ABC should have poached it from the beginning! A Last Man Standing, Girl Meets World combo would have been great for their fridays. If it can self start to around LMS numbers on Disney in the sunmer, it could have done tons more on ABC in the fall. I'm probably over thinking this, but if ABC had had Girl Meets World they probably could have returned to full blown TGIF. Perhaps I'm over thinking itSpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-59375972370099070522014-07-02T10:15:33.467-04:002014-07-02T10:15:33.467-04:00Girl Meets World's pilot definitely felt like ...Girl Meets World's pilot definitely felt like Boy's earlier, junior-high/high school seasons. And with a lot of former cast members coming back on a regular/recurring basis, I think the nostalgia factor will remain high. If it holds, maybe ABC should poach this show if Cristela disappoints. :-)Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-18834614427625515702014-07-02T07:35:32.046-04:002014-07-02T07:35:32.046-04:00Next season will be more brutal than last for the ...Next season will be more brutal than last for the networks -- judging by this Summer's numbers, the discussion, and the fact that I don't think I'll like any new show in this Fall and if I did there's a good chance they will cancel it.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-37978807827007320122014-07-02T05:16:10.287-04:002014-07-02T05:16:10.287-04:00the Dome was adjusted down to 2.1 at the end.
It s...the Dome was adjusted down to 2.1 at the end.<br />It seems that the question of yesterday was one of the most missed ever :)Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-17850914379116172872014-07-01T18:53:53.617-04:002014-07-01T18:53:53.617-04:00Ouch! Series low for Under the Dome!Ouch! Series low for Under the Dome!Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-14495481660207495582014-07-01T14:48:54.947-04:002014-07-01T14:48:54.947-04:00Speaking of the Nigh Shift, I was surprised NBC ac...Speaking of the Nigh Shift, I was surprised NBC actually renewed that. They have Ninja Warrior, AGT Talent, AGT Talent Wednesdays, Last Comic Standing, AGT (R), sometimes LCS (R), and sometimes Hollywood Game Night all atleast doing as well for them. It's not a foreign import or coproduction. Didn't even seem to have exceptional sub demos. Maybe I'm just a retentionista, but I feel NBC didn't have to renew it just because it didn't bomb as much as Camp didSpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-50422149812411997772014-07-01T13:03:41.579-04:002014-07-01T13:03:41.579-04:00You can also say that it has the highest rating th...You can also say that it has the highest rating there since February 2013 excluding Dome's run itself there.<br /><br /><br />I think the only way Dome's ratings can be regarded as bad is if they are compared with itself last year but that was, in itself, an insanely high-rated season, so it's a deflated comparison anyway. Had this been any series premiere, we would be up calling it a hit. I know expectations are quite different but NBC just renewed a low 1s Night Shift leading out of a 3.0 Got Talent. I am certain CBS can live with a low 2s/ high 1s Dome leading-out of repeats! They would probably be able to live with that in the regular season, so they certainly can live with that in summer!Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-27456426297994253682014-07-01T13:01:27.297-04:002014-07-01T13:01:27.297-04:00All episodes of the Blacklist, a few Chicago Fires...All episodes of the Blacklist, a few Chicago Fires, SVU premiere and Chicago PD crossover, Sound of Music Live. Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-13269691534204539332014-07-01T12:59:36.972-04:002014-07-01T12:59:36.972-04:00I agree about these shows not necessarily being a ...I agree about these shows not necessarily being a fair test, though I'm not too sure Sleepy Hollow will be any fairer; there may have been more critical favor, but the ratings trajectory within season one was about the same.<br /><br /><br />The REAL test would be how a show with much more momentum does with an 8-9 month hiatus. Most of the big recent serialized shows (Housewives, Lost, Glee, Heroes) peak somewhere in the late season 1-early season 2 area, and none of these shows were close to fitting that mold. I still think Following/Dome would've come back closer to the finale numbers if they had a typical 4-month hiatus, but we can't know for sure because the momentum within s1 was not favorable.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-36946946558680303202014-07-01T12:58:16.757-04:002014-07-01T12:58:16.757-04:00Under The Dome has best rating for CBS in slot sin...Under The Dome has best rating for CBS in slot since September 16, 2013. That's less an accomplishment, but more an epic failure in the CBS drama department. Even NBC had at least one scripted telecast with a 2.2 this yearSpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-21721861289649966252014-07-01T12:43:44.303-04:002014-07-01T12:43:44.303-04:00I expected Dome to do around 0.5 higher so I was c...I expected Dome to do around 0.5 higher so I was clearly off here. Still, and to get a bit of perspective, this is still probably going to be the biggest scripted show of the summer unless Extant beats it or it has a huge meltdown and it will still be one of the biggest shows of the summer, scripted or unscripted. On another hand, it is also the highest rated CBS 10pm occupant since... Under the Dome Season 1. I am curious about its ratings trend. <br /><br />In regards to limited series, I think ABC is the one that has mastered the model with OUAT and Scandal this year. They basically had two seasons of the show in the span of 9 months, which is the correct way to go IMO. They have the best of both worlds: 1) Lower time between "seasons", so you have the advantage of a normal season AND 2) The feel of two different seasons (Especially true in OUAT's case), so you still have the limited-series advantage thing. As a bonus, you still reach syndication in normal time.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-80015921193710414132014-07-01T12:04:10.420-04:002014-07-01T12:04:10.420-04:00Under The Following.
Like @James "One"...Under The Following.<br /><br /><br />Like @James "One" Shade I'm now curious about Sleepy Hollow's performance, the final episodes trend does not bode well anyway but season 2 premiere will tell if people can't stick to limited order shows on network TV or if creative slumps are more important.<br /><br /><br />Dome and The Following are not the first examples, there are OUAT, Revenge (but those two were also affected by the poor scheduling job by ABC), Heroes (reached a series high for its season 2 premiere then collapsed), not to mention the examples of expectations vs reallity (V, Flashforward, The Event and SHIELD to a lesser extent).Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.com