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ABC 8:00 Last Man Standing Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 8:30 Dr. Ken Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 Shark Tank Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 10:00 20/20 Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 CBS 8:00 The Amazing Race Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 Hawaii Five-0 Viewers: 8.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 10:00 Blue Bloods Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 NBC 8:00 Undateable Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 8:30 Truth Be Told Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 9:00 Grimm Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 10:00 Dateline NBC Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 FOX 8:00 MLB World Series Game 3 Viewers: 13.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2 On Friday night, Grimm returned and it was NBC's top rated Friday show but it didn't have a strong a premiere as it has other years when its premiered around Halloween. That could have been due to the comedy lineup. Undateable was dead even with last week while Truth ...

Check below this post for my Top 10 Halloween episodes! ABC 8:00 It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 9:00 Scandal Viewers: 7.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3 10:00 How to Get Away with Murder Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 CBS 8:00 Thursday Night Kickoff Viewers: 8.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 8:30 Thursday Night Football Viewers: 17.5 million, 18-49 demo: 6.0 NBC 8:00 Heroes: Reborn Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 9:00 The Blacklist Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 10:00 The Player Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 FOX 8:00 Bones Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 9:00 Sleepy Hollow Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 On Thursday night, ABC preempted Grey's Anatomy with It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown . The classic special did well but not as well as Grey's usually does and it seemed to hurt the next two shows. Scandal was down half a million viewers and two tenths in the d...

It's been awhile since I've done a Weekend Rewind so I'm going to try to do some countdowns of Holiday episodes again this year since the last time I did it was the 2010-11 season and I've seen a lot more TV since then! So here are my Top 10 Halloween episodes! I did not include Haunted episodes as I did last time , this is purely Halloween episodes. Close Calls 15) That 70s Show #30 "Halloween" (October 26, 1999) 14) Bewitched  #7 "The Witches are Out" (October 29, 1964) 13) The Office #11 "Halloween" (October 18, 2005) 12) Friends #176 "The One with the Halloween Party" (November 1, 2001) 11) Roseanne #30 "BOO!" (October 31, 1989) 10) 8 Simple Rules #7 "Trick or Treehouse" (October 29, 2002) You might notice a theme with some of these Halloween choices. Many of them deal with the loss of Halloween traditions or the accepting of new Halloween traditions. Perhaps the episode that dealt most specifi...

ABC 8:00 The Middle Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 8:30 The Goldbergs Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 9:00 Modern Family (Repeat) Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 9:30 Black-ish Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 10:00 Nashville Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 CBS 8:00 Survivor Viewers: 8.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 9:00 Criminal Minds Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 10:00 Code Black Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 NBC 8:00 The Mysteries of Laura Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 9:00 Chicago PD Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 FOX 8:00 MLB World Series Game 2 Viewers: 13.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.9 On Wednesday night, a lopsided World Series game and the third Republican Presidential Debate didn't have much of an effect on the rest of the broadcast networks. The World Series was way down from Game 1 while the Debate set a ratings record for CNBC but was well below the last two Republican debates. ABC had ...

A day after its Tuesday companion, The Grinder , got a full season, FOX's new John Stamos comedy Grandfathered was given a full season today. As I mentioned yesterday, both The Grinder and Grandfathered had OK debuts and then big week two drops. They are struggling but FOX is going to give them some time to find an audience. I wouldn't be surprised if they get paired with the new season of New Girl and the new Guide to Surviving Life in the spring. We'll have a good indication by May if the trend is upward or still downward and that will probably determine where things go as far as a possible second season. Grandfathered joins The Grinder, Dr. Ken, Quantico, Limitless, Rosewood, Life in Pieces, and Blindspot on the full season list.

ABC 8:00 The Muppets Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 8:30 Fresh Off the Boat Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 9:00 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 10:00 Wicked City Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 CBS 8:00 NCIS Viewers: 16.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 9:00 NCIS: New Orleans Viewers: 13.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 10:00 Limitless Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 NBC 8:00 Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:00 The Voice Viewers: 10.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6 10:00 Chicago Fire Viewers: 7.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 FOX 8:00 MLB World Series Game 1 Viewers: 14.9 million, 18-49 demo: 4.6 A night after Supergirl on CBS had one of the strongest premieres for the new season, ABC launched Wicked City to one of the worst debuts. Earlier in the night, the comedies had a small rally from their last airing two weeks ago.  The Muppets was even in viewers and u...

WICKED CITY Starring: Jeremy Sisto, Taissa Farminga, Gabriel Luna, Jaime Ray Newman, Evan Ross, Ed Westwick, Anne Winters, Karolina Wydra, with Erika Christensen Created by Steven Baigelman Written by Steven Baigelman, Directed by Tom Shankland THE SYNOPSIS Wicked City is designed as a crime drama anthology that focuses on crime in Los Angeles throughout its history with each season focusing on a different era. This season is set in 1982 on the drug-fueled Sunset Strip. Kent Grainger (Ed Westwick) is the "Sunset Strip Killer" being hotly pursued by Detectives Jack Roth and Paco Contreras (Jeremy Sisto and Gabriel Luna). Grainger starts up a relationship with single mom Betty Beaumontaine (Erika Christensen) and she soon joins his killing spree. The story is also being followed by an aspiring journalist, Karen McClaren (Taissa Farminga). Rounding out the main cast is an undercover detective on the strip, Dianne Kubek (Karolina Wydra), Karen's boss, Div...

ABC 8:00 Dancing with the Stars Viewers: 11.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 10:00 Castle (Repeat) Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 CBS 8:00 The Big Bang Theory Viewers: 16.3 million, 18-49 demo: 4.4 8:30 Supergirl Viewers: 13.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1 9:30 Scorpion Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 NBC 8:00 The Voice Viewers: 11.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1 10:00 Blindspot Viewers: 7.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 FOX 8:00 Gotham Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 9:00 Minority Report Viewers: 1.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 On Monday night, Supergirl flied high for CBS. But first, the final Monday episode of The Big Bang Theory was up 1.6 million viewers and half a demo point for its best performance since the season premiere. It will return to Thursdays starting next week but first, it provided a powerful lead-in to the new Supergirl . Supergirl delivered 13 million viewers (a high for a new show this season) and a 3.1 demo (tying Blindspot for a new show h...

Two comedies were given full season orders on Tuesday: Life in Pieces on CBS and The Grinder on FOX. Both comedies have had rocky starts to the season but have gotten some critical attention and now have a show of faith from their networks. Life in Pieces premiered on the first day of the season after The Big Bang Theory . Its raw numbers have allowed it to be the highest rated new comedy but the retention out of Big Bang has been pretty bad. There was a time where I was pretty convinced it wasn't going to make the move to Thursday with Big Bang but it had a stronger showing on its final Monday episode last week and it will make the move. Whether it gets to stay in the post- Big Bang slot all season remains to be seen. The Grinder is the lower rated but more critically acclaimed member of FOX's new Tuesday comedy block. Along with Grandfathered , The Grinder got off to an OK start but plunged in its second week. Since then, it has hovered around a 0.9 demo which is pret...

Here is my weekly recap for Week #5. Please note this only covers regularly scheduled shows (no sports, specials, repeats, or Saturday shows) Check out  Week #5 of last year! TOP 10 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO) 1. Empire (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 4.8     5th week 2. The Big Bang Theory (CBS, Monday 8:00pm) - 3.9     5th week 3. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 3.0     5th week 4. The Simpsons (FOX, Sunday 8:00pm) - 2.8     2nd week 5. The Voice (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 2.7     5th week     Modern Family (ABC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 2.7     5th week 7. Scandal (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 2.5     5th week 8. Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 2.4     4th week 9. NCIS (CBS, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 2.2     2nd week 10. Life in Pieces (CBS, Monday 8:30pm) - 2.1     2nd week       Blindspot (NBC, Monday 10:00pm) - 2.1     5th week       The G...

ABC 7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 8:00 Once Upon a Time Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 9:00 Blood & Oil Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 10:00 Quantico Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 CBS 7:00 60 Minutes Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 8:00 Madam Secretary Viewers: 10.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 9:00 The Good Wife Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 10:00 CSI: Cyber Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 NBC 7:00 Football Night in America Viewers: 9.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4 8:30 Sunday Night Football Viewers: 20.6 million, 18-49 demo: 7.6 FOX 7:00 NFL Overrun Viewers: 24.5 million, 18-49 demo: 8.1 7:22 The OT Viewers: 12.1 million, 18-49 demo: 4.2 8:00 The Simpsons Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8 8:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 9:00 Family Guy Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 9:30 The Last Man on Earth Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 d...

SUPERGIRL Starring: Melissa Benoist, Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Jeremy Jordan, with David Harewood, and Calista Flockhart Based on Characters Created by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel Developed by Greg Berlanti, Ali Adler, and Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti, & Andrew Kreisberg, Directed by Glen Winter THE PREMISE CBS's foray into the superhero field is Supergirl , a fun and bright show starring Melissa Benoist as the title character, a.k.a. Kara Danvers. She is Superman's cousin and one of the last surviving members from the planet Krypton. She is trying to live a life under the radar and without using her powers but an incident involving her Earth sister, Alex (Chyler Leigh) changes things. With her identity still a secret, she works for the domineering Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart) at the media conglomerate CatCo in National City. She also ends up connected with Superman character James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks) at the company. Round...

On Thursday, I posted my suggestion for  FOX at midseason . Now it's on to NBC! NBC has had an OK fall. The Voice remains strong of course. Blindspot isn't the hit that The Blacklist was but it's also not the flop that State of Affairs was. The Wednesday dramas have been solid, even The Mysteries of Laura . And they have football which always helps a big deal. The Friday comedies are bombing but they're low priority. Thursday is probably the biggest trouble spot. NBC always runs into trouble in January when both football and The Voice leave their schedule. They have a lot on the bench so they should have many options. MONDAYS 8:00 (Jan) The Biggest Loser/(late Feb) The Voice 10:00 Blindspot I think The Biggest Loser would be a good bridge on Mondays again in-between cycles of The Voice . I would leave Blindspot on the condition that it doesn't completely fall apart in future weeks, which I think is a possibility. If that happens, NBC should launch a new drama...

ABC 8:00 College Football Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 CBS 8:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (Repeat) Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 9:00 Criminal Minds (Repeat) Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 10:00 48 Hours Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 NBC 8:00 Dateline NBC (Repeat) Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 FOX 8:00 College Football Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

CBS handed out a full season order to its new freshman drama Limitless on Friday. The drama, based on a 2011 movie, premiered to a solid 1.9 demo and impressively held there its second week. It has since dropped to a 1.4 but CBS sees some hope in the show. Many think it would do better and be more of a fit on Monday after Scorpion  and it's possible CBS will make that move for midseason. Limitless joins NBC's Blindspot, FOX's Rosewood ,   and ABC's Quantico and Dr. Ken on the full season order list. CBS also ordered additional scripts for Code Black , but that may not translate into episodes.

ABC 8:00 Last Man Standing Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 8:30 Dr. Ken Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 Shark Tank Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 10:00 20/20 Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 CBS 8:00 The Amazing Race Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 Hawaii Five-0 Viewers: 8.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 10:00 Blue Bloods Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 NBC 8:00 Undateable Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 8:30 Truth Be Told Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 9:00 Dateline NBC Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 FOX 8:00 Gotham (Repeat) Viewers: 1.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5 9:00 Rosewood (Repeat) Viewers: 1.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.3 On Friday night, NBC's new comedy lineup suffered declines from their already weak showings last week. At 8pm, the live Undateable was down half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo. At 8:30pm, week two of Truth Be Told was down four tenths in viewers and a ten...

ABC 8:00 Grey's Anatomy Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 9:00 Scandal Viewers: 8.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5 10:00 How to Get Away with Murder Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 CBS 8:00 Thursday Night Kickoff Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 8:30 Thursday Night Football Viewers: 17.1 million, 18-49 demo: 5.9 NBC 8:00 Heroes: Reborn Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:00 The Blacklist Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 10:00 The Player Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 FOX 8:00 Bones Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 Sleepy Hollow Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 After week to week declines marked the first couple weeks of the season, this week has brought much more stable results and Thursday was no exception with several shows even rising. At 8pm, the ageless  Grey's Anatomy was up seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo while Scandal was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. For the first ...

ABC 8:00 The Middle Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 8:30 The Goldbergs Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 9:00 Modern Family Viewers: 7.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7 9:30 Black-ish Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 10:00 Nashville Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 CBS 8:00 Survivor Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 9:00 Criminal Minds Viewers: 8.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 10:00 Code Black Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 NBC 8:00 The Mysteries of Laura Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:00 Law & Order: SVU Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 10:00 Chicago PD Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 FOX 8:00 Rosewood Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 9:00 Empire Viewers: 12.3 million, 18-49 demo: 4.8 On Wednesday night, FOX had a much appreciated rise in the ratings for its Wednesday pair for the first time this season. At 8pm, Rosewood was up three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo while Empire was up a t...

Over the next week or so, I will be giving my midseason schedule suggestions for the networks starting today with FOX! It has been a rough fall for FOX. Minority Report was DOA, Scream Queens has been a huge disappointment, the Tuesday night comedies are doing very little, the Sunday lineup is weak even on football nights, and even Empire has dropped each week though it remains the top show in the demo. So, there is a lot to do and FOX honestly does not have enough on the bench to make a difference. Of course, I thought the same thing last year and Empire then set the TV world on fire. They have The X-Files , but that is only six weeks. Other than that, everything just gets a shrug from me. This was a hard schedule to put together because I just don't think there's much they can do that will make things work well. MONDAYS 8:00 (Jan) The X-Files/(Mar) Gotham 9:00 (Jan) Lookinglass/(Apr) Lucifer FOX already has a plan for Mondays with The X-Files returning for its six epis...

ABC 8:00 It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 8:30 Toy Story of Terror! Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 9:00 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 10:00 Shark Tank (Repeat) Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 CBS 8:00 NCIS Viewers: 17.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 9:00 NCIS: New Orleans Viewers: 13.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 10:00 Limitless Viewers: 7.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 NBC 8:00 Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 The Voice Viewers: 11.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7 10:00 Chicago Fire Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 FOX 8:00 Grandfathered Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 8:30 The Grinder Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 9:00 Scream Queens Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 Tuesday night had the annual Halloween special It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and recent special Toy Story of Terror!...

ABC 8:00 Dancing with the Stars Viewers: 12.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 10:00 Castle Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 CBS 8:00 The Big Bang Theory Viewers: 14.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.9 8:30 Life in Pieces Viewers: 8.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 9:00 Scorpion Viewers: 9.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 10:00 NCIS: Los Angeles Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 NBC 8:00 The Voice Viewers: 11.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0 10:00 Blindspot Viewers: 7.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 FOX 8:00 Gotham Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 9:00 Minority Report Viewers: 1.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 On Monday night, some shows had a much needed rally while others saw troubling new lows. CBS had the best news with everything even or up. At 8pm, The Big Bang Theory was down three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. The best news came at 8:30pm where Life in Pieces was up seven tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo for its best performance since the series premiere. ...

ABC announced today that freshman comedy Dr. Ken has been picked up for a full season. Despite being savaged by critics, it has been a surprise success in the early goings on Friday night. It debuted with a healthy 1.5 demo. This past week, it had a 1.3 demo, which tied it with The Muppets , a show with a much higher priority and better timeslot. It has proven to fit like a glove with Last Man Standing so far, which has been a problem for its lead-outs for years. ABC has cancelled the show after Last Man for three years in a row now. Dr. Ken will try to break that streak. It joins Quantico and NBC's Blindspot on the full season order list.

Here is my weekly recap for Week #4. Please note this only covers regularly scheduled shows (no sports, specials, repeats, or Saturday shows) Check out  Week #4 of last year! TOP 10 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO) 1. Empire (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 4.7     4th week 2. The Big Bang Theory (CBS, Monday 8:00pm) - 3.9     4th week 3. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 3.3     4th week 4. Modern Family (ABC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 2.7     4th week 5. The Voice (NBC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 2.6     4th week 6. Blindspot (NBC, Monday 10:00pm) - 2.5     4th week 7. Scandal (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 2.4     4th week     60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:59pm) - 2.4     2nd week 9. Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 2.3     3rd week 10. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 2.2     2nd week TOP 10 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS) 1. NCIS (CBS, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 16.0 million     4th week 2. The Bi...