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ABC 8:00 NBA Countdown Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5 8:30 NBA Basketball Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 CBS 8:00 48 Hours (Repeat) Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.4 9:00 Criminal Minds (Repeat) Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 10:00 48 Hours Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 NBC 8:00 Dateline NBC Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 10:00 Saturday Night Live (Repeat) Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 FOX 8:00 UFC Fight Night Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

ABC 8:00 Last Man Standing Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 8:30 Dr. Ken Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:00 Shark Tank Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 10:00 20/20 Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 CBS 8:00 Undercover Boss Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 9:00 Hawaii Five-0 (Repeat) Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 10:00 Blue Bloods (Repeat) Viewers: 7.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 NBC 8:00 Undateable Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 9:00 Grimm Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 10:00 Dateline NBC Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 FOX 8:00 Masterchef Junior Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 9:00 Second Chance Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 On Friday night, FOX started with the season finale of Masterchef Junior and it was down a tenth in viewers and two tenths in the demo. It has been a good season for this show but why does FOX keep wasting it on Fridays? At 9pm, Second Chance moved over to the night ...

YOU, ME, AND THE APOCALYPSE Starring: Jenna Fischer, Matthew Baynton, Joel Fry, Gaia Scodellaro, Lloyd Owen, Pauline Quirke, with Megan Mullally, and Rob Lowe Created by Iain Hollands Written by Iain Hollands, Directed by Michael Engler THE PREMISE You, Me, and the Apocalypse is a new NBC comedy that originally aired in England recently. These types of shows are usually reserved for summer, but it may have been the all star cast that got it on during the season. Apocalypse follows a ragtag group of people who survived an apocalypse in a bunker though the premiere focuses on the events leading up to the apocalypse. Each person has a very separate backstory: Jamie Winton (Matthew Baynton) is a bank manager looking for his missing wife while his evil twin brother, Ariel Conroy (also Baynton) is the leader of a cyber terrorist group. Rhonda McNeil (Jenna Fischer) has recently headed to jail. In jail, a white supremacist, Leanne Parkins (Megan Mullally), befriends Rho...

ABC 8:00 Beyond the Tank Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:00 My Diet is Better Than Yours Viewers: 2.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 CBS 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat) Viewers: 9.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 8:30 Mom (Repeat) Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 9:00 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat) Viewers: 7.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 9:30 Angel From Hell Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 10:00 Elementary Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 NBC 8:00 You, Me, and the Apocalypse Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 The Blacklist Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 10:00 Shades of Blue Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 FOX 8:00 American Idol Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3 On Thursday night, NBC premiered You, Me, and the Apocalypse (which has already aired in England). It didn't do anything incredible but it also didn't fall completely on its face with five million viewers and a 1.2 demo. It was above recent numbers for He...

ABC 8:00 The Middle (Repeat) Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 8:30 The Goldbergs (Repeat) Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 Modern Family (Repeat) Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 9:30 Black-ish (Repeat) Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 10:00 American Crime Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 CBS 8:00 2 Broke Girls Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 8:30 Mike & Molly Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 9:00 Criminal Minds Viewers: 9.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 10:00 Code Black Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 NBC 8:00 The Mysteries of Laura (Repeat) Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 9:00 Law & Order: SVU (Repeat) Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 10:00 Chicago PD (Repeat) Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 FOX 8:00 American Idol Viewers: 9.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5 9:00 Hell's Kitchen Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 It was only CBS and FOX that were fully new on Wednesday night and the...

ABC 8:00 Fresh Off the Boat (Repeat) Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 8:30 The Muppets (Repeat) Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 9:00 Marvel's Agent Carter Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 10:00 What Would You Do? Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 CBS 8:00 NCIS (Repeat) Viewers: 12.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 9:00 NCIS: New Orleans (Repeat) Viewers: 9.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 10:00 Limitless (Repeat) Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 NBC 8:00 Hollywood Game Night Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 Chicago Med Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 10:00 Chicago Fire Viewers: 8.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 FOX 8:00 New Girl Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 8:30 Grandfathered Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 9:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 9:30 The Grinder Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 On Tuesday night, it was all about NBC with CBS in repeats. At 8pm, Hollywood Game Night...

LUCIFER Starring: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, DB Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Scarlett Estevez, and Rachael Harris Based on the characters created for "Vertigo," Developed by Tom Kapinos Written by Tom Kapinos, Directed by Len Wiseman THE PREMISE Lucifer is a new drama based on a comic book. In the preposterous premise, Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis) is the Lord of Hell but he has gotten bored with his role and ends up in Los Angeles, helping the LAPD catch criminals with new found partner, Detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German). Decker has an ex-husband, Dan (Kevin Alejandro), who is also a detective, and they have a daughter, Trixie (Scarlett Estevez). Rounding out the main cast is a dark-winged angel trying to get Lucifer back to Hell, Amenadiel (DB Woodside), an ally and bartender, Maze (Lesley-Ann Brandt), and Lucifer's therapist, Dr. Linda Martin (Rachael Harris) THE REVIEW What even was this? I don't know much about the c...

ABC 8:00 The Bachelor Viewers: 7.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3 10:00 Bachelor Live Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 CBS 8:00 Supergirl Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 9:00 Scorpion Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 10:00 NCIS: Los Angeles Viewers: 10.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 NBC 8:00 Superstore Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 8:30 Telenovela Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 9:00 The Biggest Loser Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 FOX 8:00 The X-Files Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2 9:00 Lucifer Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 On Monday night, FOX's new drama lineup for the next couple weeks got off to a sizzling start. Fresh off its huge return on Sunday night after the Championship Game, The X-Files had a strong Monday night performance with a solid 9.7 million viewers and strong 3.2 demo. It skewed young and many loyal viewers came back to night two. With only four more episodes in its very short season, it sh...

Here is my weekly recap for Week #18. Please note this only covers regularly scheduled shows (no sports, specials, repeats, or Saturday shows) Check out  Week #18 from last year TOP 10 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO) 1. The X-Files (FOX, Sunday 10:24pm) - 6.1     Special Airing (NEW SHOW) 2. NCIS (CBS, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 2.4     9th week     American Idol (FOX, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 2.4     3rd week     American Idol (FOX, Thursday 8:00pm) - 2.4     3rd week 5. The Bachelor (ABC, Monday 8:00pm) - 2.2     3rd week 6. Scorpion (CBS, Monday 9:00pm) - 2.0     2nd week     The Goldbergs (ABC, Wednesday 8:30pm) - 2.0     8th week     Criminal Minds (CBS, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 2.0     2nd week     Life in Pieces (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm) - 2.0     5th week 10. Supergirl (CBS, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.8     3rd week       NCIS: New Orleans...

ABC 7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos (Repeat) Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 8:00 Galavant Viewers: 2.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5 9:00 Marvel's Agent Carter (Repeat) Viewers: 1.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.4 CBS 7:00 60 Minutes Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 8:00 60 Minutes Viewers: 8.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:00 Madam Secretary (Repeat) Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 10:00 NCIS (Repeat) Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 NBC 7:00 Dateline NBC Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 8:00 Movie: Bridesmaids Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 FOX 7:00 NFC Championship Game Viewers: 45.7 million, 18-49 demo: 15.7 9:58 NFL Postgame Viewers: 26.9 million, 18-49 demo: 10.0 10:24 The X-Files Viewers: 16.2 million, 18-49 demo: 6.1 On the Championship Game Sunday, FOX dealt with a blowout game but it still delivered a huge 45.7 million viewers and 15.7 demo. This was above the 42.1 million/13.9 demo that last year's primeti...

ABC 8:00 NBA Countdown Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 8:30 NBA Basketball Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 CBS 8:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (Repeat) Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 9:00 48 Hours Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 10:00 48 Hours Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 NBC 8:00 US Figure Skating Championships Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 FOX 8:00 Premier Boxing Champions Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

ABC 8:00 Last Man Standing (Repeat) Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 8:30 Dr. Ken (Repeat) Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 9:00 Shark Tank (Repeat) Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 10:00 20/20 Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 CBS 8:00 Undercover Boss Viewers: 7.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 9:00 Hawaii Five-0 Viewers: 10.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 10:00 Blue Bloods Viewers: 11.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 NBC 8:00 Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 9:00 Dateline NBC Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 FOX 8:00 Masterchef Junior Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 9:00 Hell's Kitchen Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 On a night where the East Coast was snowed in, many shows with new episodes went up. On CBS, Undercover Boss was up 1.4 million viewers and three tenths in the demo, Hawaii Five-0 was up six tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo, and Blue Bloods was up a million viewers and ...

ABC 8:00 Beyond the Tank Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 9:00 My Diet is Better Than Yours Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 CBS 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat) Viewers: 11.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 8:30 Life in Pieces Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 9:00 Mom Viewers: 8.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 9:30 Angel From Hell Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 10:00 Elementary Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 NBC 8:00 Heroes: Reborn Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 9:00 The Blacklist Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 10:00 Shades of Blue Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 FOX 8:00 American Idol Viewers: 9.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 On Thursday night, CBS had some promising results as a repeat of The Big Bang Theory leading off the night didn't hurt the rest of the lineup much. The most promising result came from Life in Pieces . It was down just four tenths in viewers and even in the demo. All season long, this has looke...

ABC 8:00 The Middle Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 8:30 The Goldbergs Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 9:00 Modern Family (Repeat) Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 9:30 Black-ish Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 10:00 American Crime Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 CBS 8:00 2 Broke Girls Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 8:30 Mike & Molly Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 9:00 Criminal Minds Viewers: 9.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 10:00 Code Black Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 NBC 8:00 The Mysteries of Laura Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 Law & Order: SVU Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 10:00 Chicago PD Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 FOX 8:00 American Idol Viewers: 9.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 9:00 Second Chance Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 On Wednesday night, NBC's crime dramas came back from last week except for The Mysteries of Laura , which was down half a mill...

ABC 8:00 Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 9:00 Marvel's Agent Carter Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 CBS 8:00 NCIS Viewers: 17.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 9:00 NCIS: New Orleans Viewers: 13.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 10:00 Limitless Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 NBC 8:00 Hollywood Game Night Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 9:00 Chicago Med Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 10:00 Chicago Fire Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 FOX 8:00 New Girl Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 8:30 Grandfathered Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 9:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:30 The Grinder Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 Tuesday night had the season premiere of Marvel's Agent Carter and the show returned to really disappointing numbers. It was four tenths below its lowest result in the demo last year. Despite this slot being a Marvel slot,...

Here is my weekly recap for Week #17. Please note this only covers regularly scheduled shows (no sports, specials, repeats, or Saturday shows) Check out  Week #17 from last year TOP 10 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO) 1. 60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 8:00pm) - 4.8     6th week 2. The Big Bang Theory (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 3.8     12th week 3. Modern Family (ABC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 2.7     11th week 4. American Idol (FOX, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 2.5     2nd week 5. American Idol (FOX, Thursday 8:00pm) - 2.2     2nd week 6. The Bachelor (ABC, Monday 8:00pm) - 2.0     2nd week     The Goldbergs (ABC, Wednesday, 8:30pm) - 2.0     7th week     Criminal Minds (CBS, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 2.0     1st week     Law & Order: SVU (NBC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 2.0     1st week     Chicago PD (NBC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 2.0     1st week     Madam Secretary ...

ABC 8:00 The Bachelor Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 10:00 Bachelor Live Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 CBS 8:00 Supergirl Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 9:00 Scorpion Viewers: 11.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 10:00 NCIS: Los Angeles Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 NBC 8:00 Superstore Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 8:30 Telenovela Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:00 The Biggest Loser Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 FOX 8:00 Masterchef Celebrity Showdown Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 On Monday night, NBC had another promising week for Superstore . The new comedy was up three tenths in viewers and a good two tenths in the demo, NBC really has something here but how will they nurture it? Telenovela followed and was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. At 9pm, The Biggest Loser had another very weak showing as it was even in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. After a week off, CBS came bac...

ABC 7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 8:00 Galavant Viewers: 2.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 9:00 Quantico (Repeat) Viewers: 1.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.4 CBS 7:00 NFL Divisional Playoffs Viewers: 43.0 million, 18-49 demo: 13.2 8:00 60 Minutes Viewers: 20.6 million, 18-49 demo: 4.8 9:00 Madam Secretary Viewers: 11.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 10:00 The Good Wife Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 NBC 7:00 Dateline NBC Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 9:00 NBC News: Democratic Presidential Debate Viewers; 10.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 FOX 7:00 The Simpsons (Repeat) Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 7:30 Bob's Burgers Viewers: 2.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 8:00 The Simpsons Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 8:30 Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 Family Guy Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 9:30 Bordertown Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: ...

ABC 8:00 Movie: The Social Network Viewers: 1.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.3 10:30 Fresh Off the Boat (Repeat) Viewers: 1.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.2 CBS 8:00 NCIS: New Orleans (Repeat) Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 9:00 Criminal Minds (Repeat) Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 10:00 48 Hours Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 NBC 8:00 NFL Divisional Playoffs Viewers: 29.3 million, 18-49 demo: 9.2 FOX 8:00 Hell's Kitchen (Repeat) Viewers: 1.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.3 9:00 Second Chance (Repeat) Viewers: 1.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.3

ABC 8:00 Last Man Standing Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 8:30 Dr. Ken Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 9:00 Shark Tank Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 10:00 20/20 Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 CBS 8:00 Undercover Boss Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:00 Hawaii Five-0 Viewers: 9.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 10:00 Blue Bloods Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 NBC 8:00 Undateable Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 8:30 Superstore (Repeat) Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 9:00 Dateline NBC Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 FOX 8:00 Masterchef Junior Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 9:00 Hell's Kitchen Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 On Friday night, FOX had another good week from Masterchef Junior , which was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo with last week's two hour episode. I don't know why FOX doesn't decide to put this on a weeknight instead of a Friday. It led into t...

ABC 8:00 Beyond the Tank Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 9:00 My Diet is Better Than Yours Viewers: 2.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 CBS 8:00 The Big Bang Theory Viewers: 15.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.8 8:30 Life in Pieces Viewers: 9.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 9:00 Mom Viewers: 8.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 9:30 Angel From Hell Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 10:00 Elementary Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 NBC 8:00 Heroes: Reborn Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 9:00 The Blacklist Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 10:00 Shades of Blue Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 FOX 8:00 American Idol Viewers: 8.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 The new Thursday shows had a rough second week with none of them topping a 1.3. The most disappointing performance came from Shades of Blue . Earlier in the night on NBC, Heroes: Reborn was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. The season finale is next week and NBC announced this week it will indeed...

During their Winter TCA day, FOX announced it has renewed Empire for a third season and Scream Queens for a second season. A renewal for Empire was never in doubt. Even though it came back down from its unbelievable season one run, it remains the top show on broadcast TV in the demo. It became a sensation soon after its January 2015 premiere and shockingly rose every single week from a strong 3.8 demo debut. This fall, it still stayed above a 4 demo for its fall run. It will be back for a spring run in late March. More surprising was the renewal of Scream Queens  but it's further proof that non-linear viewing is mattering more and more. Scream Queens premiered to weak numbers and hovered around a 1.0 demo for most of its run. But FOX claims only 30% of its audience watches it in the traditional way and it skews towards young female viewers in a big way. It is often the case that the biggest shows in traditional ratings are also the biggest shows in DVR/online viewing. But S...

SECOND CHANCE Starring: Robert Kazinsky, Dilshad Vadsaria, Adhir Kalyan, Ciara Bravo, and Tim DeKay Created by Rand Ravich Written by Rand Ravich, Directed by Michael Cuesta THE PREMISE Second Chance is a new drama inspired by the story of Frankenstein (which was one of its many different names in development). It centers on Jimmy Pritchard (Robert Kazisnky). At the beginning of the show, he is a 75 year old former sheriff who resigned in disgrace. When he is killed by people associated with his son, Duval (Tim DeKay), he is given a second chance when he is brought back to life by tech geniuses and twins, Mary and Otto Goodwin (Dilshad Vadsaria and Adhir Kalyan). While Pritchard is given a second chance, the twins are using his cell's to slow Mary's cancer. Rounding out the main cast is Duval's daughter (and Jimmy's granddaughter), Gracie (Ciara Bravo). THE REVIEW Well, this was about as bad as I expected to be. Which is to say, it wasn't t...

ABC 8:00 The Middle Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 8:30 The Goldbergs Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 9:00 Modern Family Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7 9:30 Black-ish Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 10:00 American Crime Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 CBS 8:00 2 Broke Girls Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 8:30 Mike & Molly Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 9:00 Criminal Minds Viewers: 9.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 10:00 Code Black Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 NBC 8:00 The Mysteries of Laura Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 Law & Order: SVU Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 10:00 Chicago PD Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 FOX 8:00 American Idol Viewers: 9.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5 9:00 Second Chance Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 On Wednesday night, FOX's Second Chance debuted with a thud. First for FOX, American Idol was down 1.2 million viewers and half a dem...

ABC 8:00 Fresh Off the Boat (Repeat) Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 8:30 The Muppets (Repeat) Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 9:00 State of the Union N/A 10:09 ABC News: State of the Union Analysis Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 10:30 The Goldbergs (Repeat) Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 CBS 8:00 NCIS (Repeat) Viewers: 11.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 9:00 State of the Union  N/A 10:09 CBS News: State of the Union Analysis Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 10:30 Mike & Molly (Repeat) Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 NBC 8:00 Hollywood Game Night Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:00 State of the Union N/A 10:09 NBC News: State of the Union Analysis Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 FOX 8:00 New Girl Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 8:30 Grandfathered Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 9:00 State of the Union N/A

ABC 8:00 The Bachelor Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 10:00 Bachelor Live Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 CBS 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat) Viewers: 8.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 8:30 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat) Viewers: 8.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 9:00 Scorpion (Repeat) Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 10:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (Repeat) Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 NBC 8:00 Superstore Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 8:30 Telenovela Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 9:00 The Biggest Loser Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 FOX 8:00 Masterchef Junior (Repeat) Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 On Monday night, the college football championship on ESPN was down from recent years despite a close game, but it still dominated with 25.7 million viewers and an 8.3 demo. Only ABC and NBC competed against the game. On ABC, The Bachelor was down seven tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo from last week's premie...