tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post3410871659569820550..comments2023-09-30T09:11:03.048-04:00Comments on SpottedRatings.com: Fox True Power Rankings, May 2013Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-14059383350051951782013-05-06T04:50:58.926-04:002013-05-06T04:50:58.926-04:00I think that's going to be something they cons...I think that's going to be something they consider after seeing what happened to New Girl when it debuted in the 4s, took off a month, and came back in the mid-3s. This show does not do breaks well.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-74594972137162855332013-05-04T04:25:05.043-04:002013-05-04T04:25:05.043-04:00I think the Seth MacFarlane sitcom might go on Sun...I think the Seth MacFarlane sitcom might go on Sunday somehow, although that would probably mean extending the block to 7:00 which doesn't seem like the best option given Cleveland's recent numbers at 7:30. Unless FOX goes with no new animation again.<br /><br />Aside from that, I really don't know what they're going to do. They seem to be testing comedies on Thursdays at 9:00, which isn't a terrible idea but it didn't seem to work out amazingly well. Still, comedies might work better there than Glee, especially if CBS doesn't expand their block.<br /><br />I don't really see how they can go back to a 2-hour block on Tuesdays. How would it not work out exactly the same as it did this year? New Girl and Raising Hope aren't going to be any stronger or any more capable of launching new shows next year, so unless their new comedies are REALLY strong I can't see it working for them...yet at the same time I could see them going for it again.<br /><br />I could also totally see The Mindy Project either on Fridays or held for mid-season if their development is strong (which it seems to be, according to Deadline). Seems like a waste of a renewal, but it was pretty obviously a save-face renewal anyway.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-66970060057821633152013-05-04T03:18:34.446-04:002013-05-04T03:18:34.446-04:00It was another example of the now-typical face-sav...It was another example of the now-typical face-saving pity renewal. Terra Nova and Alcatraz were both in the low-2s and weren't going anywhere. The Finder did nothing with Idol's (still potent) lead-in, and Touch was falling to the same level that got TF kicked to Fridays with the same support. There was no reason to expect the show to do any better on Fridays, and the money and time spent on the show would have been better spent on a new show with more upside.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-71062305789782474392013-05-03T11:58:33.048-04:002013-05-03T11:58:33.048-04:00Unless Fox wants to do even more scheduling jujits...Unless Fox wants to do even more scheduling jujitsu, I'd save debuting whatever show(s) they are highest on until after the World Series. And a self-starting drama Wednesdays at 8 is a good idea; it's gets the new show away from Modern Family and Criminal Minds.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-41292730149208045992013-05-03T11:37:28.502-04:002013-05-03T11:37:28.502-04:00Yeah, I just don't know how they're going ...Yeah, I just don't know how they're going to fit new product on the schedule without shrinking X-Factor. Kevin Reilly already admitted that last year's schedule (with only two new dramas) was a mistake, so hopefully they're looking to rectify that.<br /><br /><br />Moving Glee to Wednesdays is certainly an option, but I actually think there's a nice opportunity for either Fox or NBC to put a big,splashy drama on Wednesdays at 8. Survivor and ABC's comedies have peaked, and there's no drama competition in the hour. I know it might seem more logical to have The X-Factor lead into something, but Wednesdays at 8 is the best possible spot for a drama self-starter.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-15991752420686571712013-05-03T10:51:57.928-04:002013-05-03T10:51:57.928-04:00Schedule:
My schedule tries to maximize the numbe...Schedule:<br /><br />My schedule tries to maximize the number of spots in the monday-thursday schedule to premiere new shows, as they badly need them. One idea I had to achieve this was to: bring the following to the fall (it would be actually better for fox to not have their best drama and the best reality air at the same time because it means in the fall they have less platforms to promote their shows) and reduce the number of hours from the x-factor.to 2. This way, the following can timeshare with the third hour from idol and it actually solves the problem of premiering a DOA placeholder drama in the fall too. Also, I would cut down the last half hour of Idol to premiere a new comedy as I feel they need space to do it too. So it would look like this:<br /><br /><br />Monday<br />Bones<br />Human<br /><br /><br />Tuesday<br />Delirium<br />New Girl<br />New Comedy<br /><br /><br />Wednesday<br />The X-Factor/ American Idol<br />The Following/ American Idol<br />The Following/ New Comedy<br /><br /><br />Thursday<br />The X-Factor/ American Idol<br />Glee<br /><br /><br />Friday<br />Raising Hope<br />The Mindy Project<br />Kitchen Nightmares<br /><br /><br />So, 2 new dramas and 1 new comedy during fall, in addition to new girl, the following, bones and glee. Of course they won't do any of this and they will stick 4 hours of comedy somewhere in there and keep loosing ground on the drama slate...Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-70537029763982286972013-05-03T10:42:35.754-04:002013-05-03T10:42:35.754-04:00As for dramas:
1.Glee: 1.59
2. The Following: 1.31...As for dramas:<br />1.Glee: 1.59<br />2. The Following: 1.31<br />3. Bones: 1.28<br />4. Fringe: 0.83<br />5. Touch: 0.51<br />6. The Mob Doctor: 0.48<br /><br /><br />Can we all just agree that Touch was the worst renewal decision from the last few seasons? Its collapse, although expected, is of such epic proportions. And the thing is that we all saw it coming miles and miles away, except Fox. I mean, why even do it? It is inconceivable. Other than that, nothing to see here. The Glee renewal for 2 years shocked me a lot and again, I must feel that we don't give enough importance to 18-34 when looking at ratings, it is the most logical reason. I now believe the show should stay put as there is no other viable solution for it (I don't buy that they will only have it around for half of the year, they clearly intend to have it as a long term player for at least 2 more years).Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-17652935323462703802013-05-03T10:40:20.286-04:002013-05-03T10:40:20.286-04:00With all of these early renewals, I feel like the ...With all of these early renewals, I feel like the only way Glee has a spot on the fall schedule is to shrink X-Factor on Wednesdays and move it there. The two-season pickup is a shock to me; I'm almost expecting an Upfront Surprise that the show is changing to a 30 minute format or something.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I wouldn't be surprised to see Raising Hope & The Mindy Project on Fridays in the fall with Kitchen Nightmares.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-5622953468522167222013-05-03T10:39:51.134-04:002013-05-03T10:39:51.134-04:00Fox Comedies (I ignore cartoons):
1. Raising Hope:...Fox Comedies (I ignore cartoons):<br />1. Raising Hope: 1.44<br />2. New Girl: 1.23<br />3. The Mindy Project: 0.73<br />4. Ben and Kate: 0.59<br /><br />I really think the mindy project is the hardest renewal to justify so far this season, especially considering that it was such an early renewal. The only reasons I can come up with are: 1) It must do mind blowingly well in 18-34; 2) They need some filler to pair with RH in its friday burnoff and don't want to waste promotion on a new comedy to be sent there.<br />Also, don't know if you've read, but Deadline's most recent update says Fox is likely to pick up 5 new comedies. Do you believe this? I don't know what this would mean. I can only think they would premiere 3 new comedies around New Girl, one for midseason and one after the X-Factor on Wednesdays? I think this would be a terrible idea though, as I think comedies are terrible to stabilize the schedule, which FOX badly needs (as does NBC) - they must develop hit dramas, like, yesterday, not keep going after comedies, as they are in no position for that.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-28406147933724095052013-05-03T10:18:19.882-04:002013-05-03T10:18:19.882-04:00I'd reduce X Factor to 2hrs, move Glee to 8 on...I'd reduce X Factor to 2hrs, move Glee to 8 on Thursday and have another fall drama at-bat.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.com