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ABC 8:00 A Charlie Brown Christmas Viewers: 8.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9 9:00 Modern Family Viewers: 12.0 million, 18-49 demo: 4.7 9:30 Suburgatory Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5 10:00 Nashville Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 CBS 8:00 Survivor Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7 9:00 Criminal Minds Viewers: 12.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9 10:00 CSI Viewers: 12.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6 NBC 8:00 Christmas in Rockefeller Center Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 9:00 SNL Christmas Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7   FOX   8:00 The X Factor Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9 Christmas specials were a big part of Wednesday night and did well as they did on Tuesday. On ABC, the classic A Charlie Brown Christmas did well as usual. It's amazing that a special from decades ago that is so readily available anywhere at any time still pulls such great live numbers. At 9pm, Modern Family was up a tenth in viewers and the demo. Subu...

ABC 8:00 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Viewers: 8.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 8:30 Shrek the Halls Viewers: 8.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5 9:00 Dancing with the Stars Viewers: 16.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0 CBS 8:00 NCIS Viewers: 19.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.6 9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles Viewers: 14.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9 10:00 Vegas Viewers: 9.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 NBC 8:00 The Voice Viewers: 11.6 million, 18-49 demo: 3.8 9:00 Go On Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5 9:30 The New Normal Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 10:00 Parenthood Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 FOX 8:00 Raising Hope Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 8:30 Ben and Kate Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 9:00 New Girl Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3 9:30 The Mindy Project Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 The upward trend from Monday continued for most shows on Tuesday night. ABC had holiday specials at 8pm and the newer Shrek the Halls actually o...

ABC 8:00 Dancing with the Stars Viewers: 16.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7 9:00 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 10:00 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 CBS 8:00 How I Met Your Mother Viewers; 8.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.3 8:30 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat) Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2 9:00 2 Broke Girls Viewers: 11.7 million, 18-49 demo: 4.1 9:30 Mike & Molly Viewers: 11.3 million, 18-49 demo: 3.6 10:00 Hawaii Five-0 Viewers: 10.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3 NBC 8:00 The Voice Viewers: 12.2 million, 18-49 demo: 4.2 10:00 Revolution Viewers: 8.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9 FOX 8:00 Bones Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 9:00 The Mob Doctor Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 It was a good night for the broadcast networks as every show was up from their last episode. On CBS, a repeat of The Big Bang Theory in the old Partners time slot seemed to propel the entire night upward ...

ABC 7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 8:00 Once Upon a Time Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1 9:00 Revenge Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 10:00 666 Park Avenue Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 CBS 7:00 60 Minutes Viewers: 11.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 8:00 The Amazing Race Viewers: 9.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5 9:00 The Good Wife Viewers: 9.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 10:00 The Mentalist Viewers: 10.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 NBC 7:00 Football Night in America Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 8:00 NFL Pregame Viewers: 12.8 million, 18-49 demo: 4.3 8:30 Sunday Night Football Viewers: 20.9 million, 18-49 demo: 7.6 FOX 7:00 NFL Overrun/The OT Viewers: 24.9 million, 18-49 demo: 8.5 8:00 The Simpsons Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.3 8:30 Bob's Burgers Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 9:00 Family Guy Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9 9:30 The Cleveland Show Viewers: 4.3 mill...

ABC   8:00 College Football Viewers: 16.1 million, 18-49 demo: 5.1 CBS 8:00 Made in Jersey Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.3 9:00 NCIS (Repeat) Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.4 10:00 48 Hours Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 NBC 8:00 Movie: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 FOX   8:00 College Football Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

ABC   8:00 Last Man Standing Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 8:30 Malibu Country Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 9:00 Shark Tank (Repeat) Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 10:00 20/20 Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 CBS 8:00 Frosty the Snowman Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 8:30 Frosty Returns Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 9:00 Hoops & YoYo Ruin Christmas Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 9:30 It's a Spongebob Christmas Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 10:00 Person to Person Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 NBC 8:00 National Dog Show Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 10:00 Dateline NBC Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 FOX 8:00 Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown Viewers: 1.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5 9:00 The Simpsons (Repeat) Viewers: 2.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 9:30 The Simpsons (Repeat) Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

The versatile and talented Larry Hagman died today at the age of 81 from throat cancer. Hagman was the son of famed actress  Mary Martin and had a long and very successful career in television. He was first known as Major Anthony Nelson, the harried and manic master of Jeannie on the classic 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie . The show was never a major hit in its day but has lived on for decades in syndication. For a lot of people, that could be their best known role but Hagman became iconic as the sinister oilman JR Ewing on the long running primetime soap Dallas from 1978-1991. Hagman's portrayal of JR is one of the most memorable roles of all time and his hard living during that era only further added to the legend. Hagman had a couple unsuccessful series too including the sitcom Here We Go Again (1973) and drama Orleans (1997) but he came back to the forefront of pop culture just this year in TNT's highly praised reboot of Dallas where he put the cowboy...

ABC     8:00 A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:00 Modern Family (Repeat) Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 9:30 Bad 25 Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 CBS 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat) Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 8:30 Two and a Half Men (Repeat) Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 9:00 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat) Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 9:30 2 Broke Girls (Repeat) Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 10:00 Person of Interest (Repeat) Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 NBC 8:00 Football Night in America Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 8:30 Thursday Night Football Viewers: 19.2 million, 18-49 demo: 7.2 FOX 8:00 NFL Overrun Viewers: 17.9 million, 18-49 demo: 6.0 8:17 The X Factor Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8 9:17 Glee Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

ABC     8:00 A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 9:00 Modern Family (Repeat) Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 9:30 Suburgatory (Repeat) Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 10:00 Private Practice Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 CBS 8:00 Survivor Viewers: 9.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3 9:00 Criminal Minds Viewers: 11.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7 10:00 CSI Viewers: 10.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 NBC 8:00 Whitney Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 8:30 Guys with Kids Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:00 Law & Order: SVU Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 10:00 Chicago Fire Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 FOX   8:00 The X Factor Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2

ABC 8:00 Dancing with the Stars Viewers: 13.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 9:00 Happy Endings Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:30 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 10:00 Private Practice Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 CBS 8:00 NCIS  Viewers: 16.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0 9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles Viewers: 15.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8 10:00 Vegas Viewers: 10.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 NBC 8:00 The Voice Viewers: 9.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4 9:00 Go On Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 9:30 The New Normal Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 10:00 Parenthood Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7   FOX 8:00 Raising Hope Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 8:30 Ben and Kate Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:00 New Girl Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 9:30 The Mindy Project Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 It was another rough Tuesday for the broadcast networks. Maybe s...

ABC 8:00 Dancing with the Stars Viewers: 14.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 10:00 Castle Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 CBS 8:00 How I Met Your Mother Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9 8:30 Two and a Half Men (Repeat) Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 9:00 2 Broke Girls Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4 9:30 Mike & Molly Viewers: 9.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9 10:00 Hawaii Five-0 Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 NBC 8:00 The Voice Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 3.7 10:00 Revolution Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6 FOX 8:00 Bones Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 9:00 The Mob Doctor Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 On Monday night, CBS had its first Monday without the cancelled Partners but it didn't make much of a difference. At 8pm, How I Met Your Mother was down half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. A repeat of Two and a Half Men was up from Partners ' numbers last week. It did slightly help 2 ...

ABC 7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 8:00 40th Annual American Music Awards Viewers: 9.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4 CBS 7:00 NFL Overrun Viewers: 23.7 million, 18-49 demo: 8.0 7:53 60 Minutes Viewers: 14.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0 8:53 The Amazing Race Viewers: 9.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 9:53 The Good Wife Viewers: 9.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 10:53 The Mentalist Viewers: 8.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4   NBC 7:00 Football Night in America Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 8:00 NFL Pregame Viewers: 9.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.6 8:30 Sunday Night Football Viewers: 18.2 million, 18-49 demo: 6.9 FOX 7:00 Bob's Burgers (Repeat) Viewers: 1.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 7:30 The Cleveland Show  Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 8:00 The Simpsons Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 8:30 Bob's Burgers Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 9:00 Family Guy Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6 9:30 Americ...

ABC   8:00 College Football Viewers: 8.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8 CBS 8:00 Elementary (Repeat) Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 9:00 48 Hours (Repeat) Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 10:00 48 Hours Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 NBC 8:00 Revolution (Repeat) Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5 9:00 Chicago Fire (Repeat) Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5 10:00 Law & Order: SVU (Repeat) Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 FOX 8:00 College Football Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8  

ABC   8:00 Last Man Standing Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 8:30 Malibu Country Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 9:00 Shark Tank Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 10:00 20/20 Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 CBS 8:00 Undercover Boss Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 9:00 CSI: NY Viewers: 9.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 10:00 We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4   NBC 8:00 Go On (Repeat) Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 8:30 Guys with Kids (Repeat) Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 9:00 Grimm Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 10:00 Dateline NBC Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 FOX 8:00 Kitchen Nightmares Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 Fringe Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 Friday night brought low ratings for every network as nothing managed to crack a 2 demo. ABC's sitcoms continued to fall in week three as Last Man Stand...

GOOD WEEK: "THE BIG BANG THEORY" For the second time in three weeks, I have to give the honors to TV's top show because it just keeps rising and doing the unthinkable in an era where nearly every show is seeing drops year to year. This past Thursday, Big Bang soared to a series high with over 17 million viewers and a 5.7 demo. When DVR gains are added, it goes over 20 million viewers. In an era where the audience is so fractured, this is the biggest hit on TV and it has become appointment viewing on Thursday at 8pm in the same way The Cosby Show and Friends were in years past. I don't get the appeal of this show but clearly I'm in the minority. Too bad TV doesn't have more mass hits like this right now. BAD WEEK: ABC'S TUESDAY COMEDY BLOCK There were plenty of candidates for this slot but the single lowest comedy block on TV right now is not NBC Thursdays at 8pm or Wednesdays at 8pm, it is Tuesdays at 9pm on ABC. The pairing of Happy Endings and Do...

It was Black Friday for the freshman shows as three newbies got the ax - CBS's comedy Partners and ABC's dramas Last Resort and 666 Park Avenue . Partners became the second cancellation from CBS this year after Made in Jersey which is not good for them (by comparison, they gave a renewal or additional to episodes to all their fall freshmen two years ago). Partners has been a big problem in CBS's slipping Monday lineup. It struggled with a decent lead-in from How I Met Your Mother and many thought it might be bringing down 2 Broke Girls at 9pm, which is one of CBS's top comedy priorities. Partners will be yanked immediately and reruns will air in its place though the slot is eventually likely to go to Rules of Engagement or the new Friend Me . ABC cancelled the critically acclaimed but low rated Last Resort . Airing in a slot that has doomed FlashForward, The Deep End, My Generation, Charlie's Angels, and Missing in recent years, Last Resort got off to a dece...

ABC 8:00 Last Resort Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 Grey's Anatomy Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2 10:00 Scandal Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 CBS 8:00 The Big Bang Theory Viewers: 17.6 million, 18-49 demo: 5.7 8:30 Two and a Half Men Viewers: 13.9 million, 18-49 demo: 4.1 9:00 Person of Interest Viewers: 14.6 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1 10:00 Elementary Viewers: 10.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3 NBC 8:00 30 Rock Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 8:30 Up All Night Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 9:00 The Office Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 9:30 Parks and Recreation Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 10:00 Rock Center with Brian Williams Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 FOX 8:00 The X Factor Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 9:00 Glee Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1   In a year where broadcast TV is suffering, The Big Bang Theory is doing the unthinkable. It was up a stunning million viewe...

ABC 8:00 The Middle Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6 8:30 The Neighbors Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 9:00 Modern Family Viewers: 11.9 million, 18-49 demo: 4.6 9:30 Suburgatory Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 10:00 Nashville Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 CBS 8:00 Survivor Viewers: 10.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6 9:00 Criminal Minds Viewers: 12.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0 10:00 CSI Viewers: 11.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5 NBC 8:00 Whitney Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 8:30 Guys with Kids Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 9:00 Law & Order: SVU Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 10:00 Chicago Fire Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 FOX 8:00 The X Factor Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9   It was another iffy night for broadcast TV in the midst of November sweeps. NBC had the second season premiere of Whitney which got a timeslot upgrade when Animal Practice was cancelled. Though it posted better numbe...

ABC 8:00 Dancing with the Stars Viewers: 12.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 9:00 Happy Endings Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 9:30 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 10:00 Private Practice Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 CBS 8:00 NCIS Viewers: 17.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1 9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles Viewers: 15.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8 10:00 Vegas Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 NBC 8:00 The Voice Viewers: 11.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.9 9:00 Go On Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 9:30 The New Normal Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 10:00 Parenthood Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 FOX 8:00 Raising Hope Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 8:30 Ben and Kate Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:00 New Girl Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 9:30 The Mindy Project Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6   After a week off from regular programming due to the elections, the n...

ABC 8:00 Dancing with the Stars Viewers: 13.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 10:00 Castle Viewers: 10.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 CBS 8:00 How I Met Your Mother Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0 8:30 Partners Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 9:00 2 Broke Girls Viewers: 8.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2 9:30 Mike & Molly Viewers: 9.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0 10:00 Hawaii Five-0 Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 NBC 8:00 The Voice Viewers: 11.6 million, 18-49 demo: 4.4 10:00 Revolution Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6 FOX 8:00 Bones Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 9:00 The Mob Doctor Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8   On Monday night, NBC had mixed results. The good news came at 8pm where the first Top 12 performance show of The Voice was down just three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Last year, The Voice had a long steady drop over the course of the season but this year, it is holding much better. The demo is actually...

ABC 7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 8:00 Once Upon a Time Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7 9:00 Revenge Viewers: 7.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5 10:00 666 Park Avenue Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 CBS 7:00 60 Minutes Viewers: 11.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 8:00 The Amazing Race Viewers: 9.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5 9:00 The Good Wife Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 10:00 The Mentalist Viewers: 10.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 NBC 7:00 Football Night in America Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 8:00 NFL Pregame Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 8:30 Sunday Night Football Viewers: 20.9 million, 18-49 demo: 7.9 FOX 7:00 NFL Overrun Viewers: 24.3 million, 18-49 demo: 8.7 8:20 The Simpsons Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2 8:50 Bob's Burgers Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 9:20 Family Guy Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7 9:50 Family Guy Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo:...

As ABC makes its midseason plans, a second freshman show - the soap Nashville was given a full season. One of the most critically acclaimed new shows heading into the season, Nashville was the last of ABC's three dramas to premiere and the most anticipated. It premiered with a good but underwhelming 2.8 demo but then took a real troubling drop to a 2.0 in its second week. Since then, however, it has hovered right around that mark. Though critics haven't been as kind to subsequent episodes as the pilot, it does have a solid fan base and crossover appeal with original country songs that can be downloaded. This is no surprise as ABC was always very likely to give a full season to a show with this much buzz and pedigree. With this move, Nashville joins The Neighbors on the full season list for ABC. The fate of the other new ABC dramas - Last Resort and 666 Park Avenue have not learned their fates but both are struggling in the ratings. I think ABC is more likely to give Last Re...

ABC   8:00 College Football Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 CBS 8:00 Vegas (Repeat) Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 9:00 CSI (Repeat) Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 10:00 48 Hours Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 NBC 8:00 Revolution (Repeat) Viewers: 1.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.4 9:00 Chicago Fire (Repeat) Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5 10:00 Law & Order: SVU (Repeat) Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 FOX 8:00 College Football Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

GOOD WEEK: WEDNESDAY NIGHTS It has been a rough fall for broadcast networks as the networks started out down big year to year and then regularly dropped from there. But nearly everything was up on Wednesday night this week. Some of that might be due to it being Halloween last week but some shows were up even from the week before as ABC's 8pm comedies had their best numbers since the premieres, Suburgatory had a season high, and Chicago Fire had a series high. A special airing of NBC's The Voice helped their network but it will be interesting to see how things go for them in the 8pm hour this week when Whitney joins the lineup. BAD WEEK: "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" I was tempted to say Republicans this week, but I went with CBS's lead-off show on their troubled Monday lineup. This week, How I Met Your Mother dipped to a 2.8 demo which is their lowest number since May 9, 2011. This entire lineup, which was so powerful last season, is faltering badly and it will ...

ABC   8:00 Last Man Standing Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 8:30 Malibu Country Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 9:00 Shark Tank Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 10:00 20/20 Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 CBS 8:00 Undercover Boss Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 9:00 CSI: NY Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 10:00 Blue Bloods Viewers: 11.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 NBC 8:00 Go On (Repeat) Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 8:30 Guys with Kids (Repeat) Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 9:00 Grimm Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 10:00 Dateline NBC Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 FOX   8:00 Kitchen Nightmares Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 Fringe Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 On Friday night, ABC stayed on top but saw drops from last week. At 8pm, Last Man Standing was down seven tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo from last week's season premiere while Malibu C...