tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post3690060730927552654..comments2023-09-30T09:11:03.048-04:00Comments on SpottedRatings.com: Schedules Plus Update, NBC (2013-14)Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-5557429780707424572014-08-11T19:11:47.291-04:002014-08-11T19:11:47.291-04:00Let's try it. NBC's contrastant situation ...Let's try it. NBC's contrastant situation is very weird, they are boom or bust, leader or fourth place.<br />Anyway, let's try to predict.<br />Hour that will be up:<br />Tuesdays at 8: The Voice replaces TBL, so, that one is a no-brainer.<br />Wednesdays at 10: Ironside was DOA, Chicago PD will easily improve it.<br />Thursdays at 8: can't get worse, can it? Even with TBL taking a 20% drop.<br />Thursdays at 9: no so sure on fall, but I believe it'll be a bit better, definitely on midseason onde Blacklist arrives there.<br />Sundays as a whole: they can't do worse than Believe/Crisis and lol at football dropping more than the league average (especially now with flexible schedule starting in week 5).<br />Toss-ups:<br />Tuesdays at 10: I can see Chicago Fire taking NBC's lowest drop among scripted veterans but it aired during the enitre fall after Voice, this year,Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-82976278156123321852014-08-11T15:39:42.293-04:002014-08-11T15:39:42.293-04:00NBC is really a feast (Mondays, Tuesdays, fall Sun...NBC is really a feast (Mondays, Tuesdays, fall Sundays) or famine (Wednesdays, Thursdays, spring Sundays) network. Chicago PD will at least improve on Ironside's performance, but I highly doubt that SVU will keep its scorching pace two years running and that The Mysteries of Laura will post any serious improvement. As for Thursdays, The Blacklist can't not improve the 9:00 slot. NBC's real hope is that the show can act like SVU and Grey's Anatomy: a 9:00 drama that isn't dependent on how bad the network screws up the 8:00 hour.<br /><br />I'm surprised that Believe and Crisis ended up being the same show Plus-wise given that Believe had an advantage courtesy of a Voice preview. Maybe it should have been Crisis that got that chance.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-33562217555038718962014-08-11T15:15:48.200-04:002014-08-11T15:15:48.200-04:00The Voice will likely get weaker even in Plus this...The Voice will likely get weaker even in Plus this year, but I still like it providing enough juice to set up The Blacklist to at least restore Thursday dignity in 2015 - especially as said Thursday run will be kicked off with a post-SB episode, one that I think will actually legitimately help the show (especially with it forming a two-parter with the Thursday premiere). I'm really starting to like the split-season scheduling for Blacklist now - they've gone all-out to maximise the effect of having the SB this year, which makes a lot of sense.<br /><br />Can State of Affairs get anything going? I'm not convinced, but again it'll be given a chance (although its Voice lead-in won't be all that hot by then).<br /><br />If NBC can get even the slightest thing going on Thursdays, they should win the season and win it well. The key for them is to have enough pieces ready for when The Voice collapses - if they can get a strong scripted core and/or another reality megahit in place before their massive SB/Olympic double-whammy in February 2018, they could wind up as dominant in the second half of this decade as FOX were in the last (albeit with far lower numbers given the collective decline).Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-20703530583579092372014-08-11T14:36:26.720-04:002014-08-11T14:36:26.720-04:00The Blacklist would have to decline at least 67% t...The Blacklist would have to decline at least 67% to match Sean/Michael combo. It will be an improvement. The Biggest Loser has a similar situation. Since it is airing in the fall, I can see Marry Me beating out About a Boy's spring average. The only thing I'm not sure about improving is Mysteries of Laura. I'm still not sure if it is a comedy or drama... so can't see a big improvement thereSpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.com