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Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in ratings for Week #5 of the 2018-19 season! Please note no repeats, sports, specials, or Saturday airings are counted TOP 20 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO) 1. The Big Bang Theory (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 2.3     5th week 2. This is Us (NBC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 2.1     5th week 3. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.9     5th week 4. The Conners  (ABC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.7     2nd week     Young Sheldon (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm) - 1.7     5th week 6. The Voice (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.6     5th week 7. Modern Family (ABC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.5     5th week     Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.5     5th week     Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.5     4th week 10. Manifest (NBC, Monday 10:00pm) - 1.4     5th week     New Amster...

Here's a look at Week #6! ABC ABC is all new all week. The only change from their regular schedule is a Mickey's 90th Spectacular special on Sunday night, taking the place of Dancing with the Stars Junior and Shark Tank . The Wednesday comedies had a nice Halloween episode bump last week, but the comedies are airing new episodes on actual Halloween night and could see the bump be given right back and maybe then some. MONDAY 8:00 Dancing with the Stars 10:00 The Good Doctor TUESDAY 8:00 The Conners (Halloween episode) 8:30 The Kids Are Alright 9:00 Black-ish (Halloween episode) 9:30 Splitting Up Together 10:00 The Rookie WEDNESDAY 8:00 The Goldbergs 8:30 American Housewife 9:00 Modern Family 9:30 Single Parents 10:00 A Million Little Things THURSDAY 8:00 Grey's Anatomy 9:00 Station 19 10:00 How to Get Away with Murder FRIDAY 8:00 Fresh Off the Boat 8:30 Speechless 9:00 Child Support 10:00 20/20 SATURDAY 8:00 College Football SUNDAY 7:00 ...

Here is my FOX midseason schedule suggestion! FOX has had a pretty good fall so far all things considered, but they clearly are heading in a different direction as evident by their lack of scripted shows on the bench. It's too bad they are moving to a more unscripted/sports direction because they have seen decent seasons so far from their scripted Monday and Wednesday lineup and especially the Friday comedy block anchored by Last Man Standing . MONDAYS 8:00 The Resident 9:00 (Jan) The Passage/ (Apr) 9-1-1 This is the FOX plan and I guess I'm on board with it to give The Passage a chance. But I'm skeptical on The Passage so they might end up wishing they had just seen through the season of 9-1-1 and then launched Passage later in the season. TUESDAYS 8:00 (Jan)  The Orville/ (Apr) Big Bounce Battle 9:00 (Jan) Lethal Weapon/ (Feb) Gotham Tuesdays seem ready to be a surrender night but I still would yank The Gifted and let it fill in somewhere later in the season....

LEGACIES Starring: Danielle Rose Russell, Aria Shahghasemi, Kaylee Bryant, Jenny Boyd, Quincy Fouse, Peyton Alex Smith, and Matt Davis Created by Julie Plec Written by Julie Plec, Directed by Chris Grismer IN SHORT: In case you are stuck in the year 2009, here's another supernatural show. THE PREMISE: Legacies is set in the universe of the hit and recently ended CW shows The Vampire Diaries and The Originals . Legacies is centered on Hope Mikaelson (Danielle Rose Russell), a descendant of the a very powerful supernatural bloodline. At 17 years old and a couple years after The Originals , Hope attends the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted. We also meet werewolf Rafael (Peyton Alex Smith) and his brother, Landon (Aria Shahghasemi) as well as history teacher (and Vampire Diaries regular) Alaric Saltzman (Matt Davis). THE REVIEW: I'm going to make this short. I usually try to do extensive reviews even for shows I hate and even if I'm predest...

Over the next couple weeks, I will be making midseason schedule suggestions. Today I start with NBC: a network that doesn't have a ton of room available and has already announced some of its midseason schedule. MONDAYS 8:00 (Jan)  America's Got Talent: The Champions/ (late Feb) The Voice 10:00 (Jan)  The Enemy Within/ (Apr) The Inbetween America's Got Talent: The Champions is already announced and The Voice will of course be back at its usual time. I like the use of Talent here and I am sure NBC is going to keep Manifest here. But I think we can all see the direction Manifest is heading in. It's doing OK right now but I think it's going to keep dropping. So I'd send it elsewhere and use Talent to launch The Enemy Within . Talent will likely be higher rated than The Voice 's spring run so why not use that time of year to launch a high profile drama? When it ends its likely 13 episode season, NBC can try to launch another, less high profile drama: The I...

Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in ratings for Week #4 of the 2018-19 season! Please note no repeats, sports, specials, or Saturday airings are counted TOP 20 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO) 1. The Conners (ABC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 2.4     1st week (NEW SHOW) 2. This is Us (NBC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 2.2     4th week 3. The Big Bang Theory (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 2.1     4th week     60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:37pm) - 2.1     3rd week 5. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.9     4th week 6. The Voice (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.8     4th week 7. Young Sheldon (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm) - 1.7     4th week 8. Empire (FOX, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.6     4th week 9. Manifest (NBC, Monday 10:00pm) - 1.5     4th week 10. 9-1-1 (FOX, Monday 9:00pm) - 1.4     4th week     The Kids are Alright (ABC, Tuesday 8:30pm) - 1...

Here's a look at Week #5! ABC ABC has a pretty normal week except there is no The Good Doctor or Friday comedy hour. Wednesday has a night full of Halloween comedy episodes but the night to watch will be the Tuesday lineup, which had mixed results on its premiere night this past week. The Conners got off to a solid start but could be in for a big drop as there was certainly a decent amount of curiosity last week. MONDAY 8:00 Dancing with the Stars 10:00 The Rookie (Repeat) TUESDAY 8:00 The Conners 8:30 The Kids are Alright 9:00 Black-ish 9:30 Splitting Up Together 10:00 The Rookie WEDNESDAY 8:00 The Goldbergs (Halloween episode) 8:30 American Housewife (Halloween episode) 9:00 Modern Family (Halloween episode) 9:30 Single Parents (Halloween episode) 10:00 A Million Little Things THURSDAY 8:00 Grey's Anatomy 9:00 Station 19 10:00 How to Get Away with Murder FRIDAY 8:00 It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Special) 9:00 Child Support 10:00 20/...

THE ROOKIE Starring: Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Titus Makin, Mercedes Mason, Melissa O'Neil, Afton Williamson, Eric Winter Created by Alexi Hawley Written by Alexi Hawley, Directed by Liz Friedlander IN SHORT: Nathan Fillion is Old! THE PREMISE: Although much of the promotion for this show focused on Nathan Fillion's return to TV as a 40 year old rookie cop, this show is actually centered on several rookies and their training officers. Besides Fillion's John Nolan, the other rookies are the son of a commanding officer, Jackson West (Titus Makin) and a smart and eager rookie, Lucy Chen (Melissa O'Neil). Nolan's training officer is ambitious Talia Bishop (Afton Williamson). Chen's training officer is the overbearing Tim Bradford (Eric Winter). Rounding out the main cast is Sergeant Wade Grey (Richard T. Jones), Commanding Officer Zoe Andersen (Merecedes Mason), and West's training officer, Angela Lopez (Alyssa Diaz). ...

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT Starring: Mary McCormack, Jack Gore, Sam Straley, Caleb Foote, Sawyer Barth, Christopher Paul Richards, Andy Walken, Santino Barnard, with Tim Doyle, and Michael Cudlitz Created by Tim Doyle Written by Tim Doyle, Directed by Randall Einhorn IN SHORT: If The Goldbergs Were 10 Years Older and Catholic THE PREMISE: Set in the glorious 1970s, The Kids are Alright is centered on an Irish Catholic family with eight boys making life crazy for mother Peggy (Mary McCormack) and father Mike (Michael Cudlitz). The boys range from college aged to a baby. Oldest son Lawrence (Sam Straley) is home from his first year at seminary and thinking about leaving the path to becoming a priest. The narrator looking back in this show is Timmy (Jack Gore), a pre-teen who is attempting to find his performing arts side in the pilot. THE REVIEW: I think if this show had premiered five or six years ago, I would have been super excited about it. But as much as I hat...

THE CONNERS Starring: John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, Michael Fishman, Emma Kenney, Ames McNamara, Jayden Rey, Maya Lynne Robinson Created by Matt Williams Developed by Bruce Helford, Bruce Rasmussen, & Dave Caplan Written by Bruce Helford, Bruce Rasmussen, & Dave Caplan, Directed by Andy Ackerman IN SHORT: Roseanne minus the Trump references and someone else... THE PREMISE: I think if you're reading this blog, you know the premise of this one. Following Roseanne Barr's racist tweet in May, her very successful reboot of Roseanne was cancelled. The creators and key members pitched a spinoff centered on the rest of the Conner family following Roseanne (the character's) death. All the cast is back including vets of the original series and those who joined for the revival. THE REVIEW: I am glad that this spinoff is happening. I thought the Roseanne reboot was pretty good and didn't really understand all the poli...

Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in ratings for Week #3 of the 2018-19 season! Please note no repeats, sports, specials, or Saturday airings are counted TOP 20 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO) 1. This is Us (NBC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 2.3     3rd week     The Big Bang Theory (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 2.3     3rd week 3. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.9     3rd week     60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:30pm) - 1.9     2nd week 5. The Voice (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.8     3rd week     Young Sheldon (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm) - 1.8     3rd week 7. Manifest (NBC, Monday 10:00pm) - 1.6     3rd week     Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.6     3rd week     Empire (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.6     3rd week 10. Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.5     3rd week 11. 9-1-1 (FOX, M...

Here's a look at Week #4 of the season! ABC We're heading into week four of the season and ABC is finally debuting its Tuesday lineup. Newbies The Kids are Alright and The Rookie join returnees Black-ish and Splitting Up Together . But all eyes will be on The Conners . After Roseanne set the world on fire with its ratings last spring, ABC will try to get eyeballs to see her show without her. ABC has had a rough fall so far so a good Tuesday start would go a long way to helping them turn things around. Expect the ratings of The Conners to be national news on Wednesday whether they are good or bad. Elsewhere, Grey's Anatomy has the week off with Halloween specials and that could be bad news for Station 19, coming off a series high. MONDAY 8:00 Dancing with the Stars 10:00 The Good Doctor TUESDAY 8:00 The Conners (SERIES PREMIERE) 8:30 The Kids Are Alright (SERIES PREMIERE) 9:00 Black-ish (Season Premiere) 9:30 Splitting Up Together (Season Premiere) 10:00 The Ro...

CHARMED Starring: Melonie Diaz, Madeline Mantock, Sarah Jeffery, Ser'Darius Blain, Ellen Tamaki, and Rubert Evans Created by Constance M. Burge Developed by  Jenna Snyder Urman, Jessica O'Toole, and Amy Rardin Teleplay by Jessica O'Toole & Amy Rardin, Story by Jessica O'Toole, Amy Rardin, Jennie Snyder Urman, & Constance M. Burge, Directed by Brad Silberling IN SHORT: Charmed gets woke THE PREMISE: In a reimagining of the popular early 2000s WB show, Charmed once again centers on three sisters who are witches known as "the charmed ones." We first meet the two younger sisters, Mel and Maggie (Melonie Diaz & Sarah Jeffery). After their mother's mysterious death, the sisters meet their long lost older half-sister, Macy (Madeline Matock). They are brought together and told of their abilities by guardian angel Harry Greenwood (Rupert Evans). Rounding out the main cast is Mel's part-time lover, Niko (Ellen Tamaki) and a fri...

ALL AMERICAN Starring: Daniel Ezra, Bre-Z, Greta Onieogou, Samantha  Logan, Michael Evans Behling, Cody Christian, Karimah Westbrook, Monet Mazur, and Taye Diggs Created by April Blair Written by April Blair, Directed by Rob Hardy IN SHORT: For those who wish Friday Night Lights felt a little more like a CW show. THE PREMISE: Spencer James (Daniel Ezra) is a star high school football player from the wrong side of town. After fights, shootings and other concerns, he is recruited by Beverly Hills High coach Billy Baker (Taye Diggs) to play for them. Spencer has to try to fit in to a new, rich high school and a football team led by some resistant players including Billy's son, Jordan (Michael Evans Behling). Also in the cast are Spencer's mom (Karimah Westbrook), two potential love interests at Beverly Hills High (Samantha Logan and Bre-Z), and Billy's wife, Laura (Monet Mazur). THE REVIEW: All American is a show busting with potential and some piec...

Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in ratings for Week #2 of the 2018-19 season! Please note no repeats, sports, specials, or Saturday airings are counted TOP 20 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO) 1. This is Us (NBC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 2.4    2nd week 2. The Big Bang Theory (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 2.2     2nd week 3. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 2.1     2nd week 4. Manifest (NBC, Monday 10:00pm) - 1.8     2nd week     The Voice (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.8     2nd week     Young Sheldon (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm)- 1.8     2nd week     The Simpsons (FOX, Sunday 8:00pm) - 1.8     2nd week 8. Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.6     2nd week 9. 9-1-1 (FOX, Monday 9:00pm) - 1.5     2nd week     New Amsterdam (NBC, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 1.5     2nd week     Survivor (CBS, Wedne...