GOOD WEEK/BAD WEEK: Week 21

Look below this post for a review of The River (I finally had time to watch it!)

GOOD WEEK: "THE VOICE"
NBC has been having a terrible season but there is one bright shining light and that came courtesy of The Voice. After a surprisingly strong season last spring/summer, The Voice came back after the Super Bowl and delivered the best numbers for a post-Super Bowl show since Grey's Anatomy in 2006. It followed that up with a very strong Monday night performance in its regular timeslot - its 17.8 million viewers and 6.6 demo easily eclipsed anything NBC has done with any regular shows this season. Even if the glow of the debut fades a bit, NBC has a bonafide hit on its hands. They should be careful about not overdoing it because it could be the key to rebuilding their lineup slowly.

BAD WEEK: "THE RIVER"
There were two new debuts this week - NBC's Smash and ABC's The River. While Smash showed some promise even as it dropped over the hour, ABC's The River does not look like a long term player. Its 7.6 million and 2.4 demo with drops across the two hour premiere was very ho-hum. ABC has had a lot of success with new shows this fall and Once Upon a Time and Revenge have broken ABC's string of failed new dramas. But this one feels like one that would have debuted on ABC - a show with no real pop that can't find an audience. Maybe they will have more success with the upcoming GCB or Missing. 

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