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ABC 8:00 Fresh Off the Boat Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 8:30 Repeat After Me Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:00 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 10:00 Forever (Repeat) Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 CBS 8:00 NCIS Viewers: 16.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 9:00 NCIS: New Orleans Viewers: 12.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 10:00 Person of Interest Viewers: 8.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 NBC 8:00 The Voice Viewers: 13.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.8 10:00 Chicago Fire Viewers: 8.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 FOX 8:00 Hell's Kitchen Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 9:00 New Girl (Repeat) Viewers: 1.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 9:30 The Mindy Project Viewers: 1.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 It was a very rough Tuesday night as Daylight Savings seemed to have an effect for the first time in three days, and everything was down except for one show. On NBC, The Voice started things off down 1.8 million viewers an...

ABC 8:00 The Bachelor Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8 10:00 The Bachelor: After the Final Rose Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7 CBS 8:00 2 Broke Girls Viewers: 8.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 8:30 Mike & Molly Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 9:00 Scorpion Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 10:00 NCIS: Los Angeles Viewers: 10.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 NBC 8:00 The Voice Viewers: 14.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.8 10:00 The Night Shift Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 FOX 8:00 Gotham (Repeat) Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 9:00 The Following Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 On a busy Monday night, ABC had the season finale of The Bachelor, which   was up seven tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo from its last regular airing. It didn't get the finale spike it usually did, but it still had a pretty nice season after a rough start. The "After the Final Rose" special at 10pm was on par with the finale. Ov...

Here's my weekly recap for Week #24. Please note this only covers regularly scheduled shows (no sports, specials, repeats, or Saturday shows) TOP 10 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO) 1. Empire (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 5.8     9th week 2. The Big Bang Theory (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 4.8     16th week 3. The Voice (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 4.1     14th week 4. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 3.9     15th week 5. Modern Family (ABC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 3.4     17th week 6. Scandal (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 3.0     14th week     The Odd Couple (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm) - 3.0     3rd week 8. The Goldbergs (ABC, Wednesday 8:30pm) - 2.5     5th week 9. Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 2.4     5th week 10. Black-ish (ABC, Wednesday 9:30pm) - 2.3     9th week       Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 2.3     6th week TOP 10 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS) 1. The Big Ban...

ABC 7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 8:00 Once Upon a Time Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 9:00 Secrets and Lies Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 10:00 Revenge Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 CBS 7:00 60 Minutes Viewers: 10.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 8:00 Madam Secretary Viewers: 10.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 9:00 The Good Wife Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 10:00 Battle Creek Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 NBC 7:00 The Voice (Repeat) Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 9:00 Dateline NBC: Escape Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 FOX 7:00 The Simpsons (Repeat) Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 7:30 Bob's Burgers Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 8:00 The Simpsons Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 8:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 9:00 Family Guy Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 9:30 The Last Man on Earth Viewers: 4.4 mill...

I Have Missed... on several occasions this winter how new shows would fare: 1) Empire - nobody saw the huge ratings coming but I was skeptical if it would work at all. Instead, it's TV's biggest hit in years 2) Fresh Off the Boat - I loved the potential for this show but I didn't think it stood a chance on Tues nights. But it's likely to come back next fall after surviving against tough competition all on its own. 3) The Odd Couple - Even after Big Bang , I thought it would not do enough. But right now, it's doing even better than Mom was 4) The Last Man on Earth  - I thought it would be DOA but it had a surprisingly strong start that seemed to help the whole FOX Sunday night Maybe I'm getting pessimistic about new show's chances, but these are all surprising midseason successes! Looking Ahead to Next Year.... Here are my top 10 pilot possibilities for 2015-16 based on what we know so far. In my early analysis, ABC looks like a clear winner. 1)  B...

AMERICAN CRIME Starring: Felicity Huffman, Timothy Hutton, W. Earl Brown, Richard Cabral, Caitlin Gerard, Benito Martinez, Penelope Ann Miller, Elvis Nolasco, Johnny Ortiz Created by John Ridley Written by John Ridley, Directed by John Ridley THE PREMISE: American Crime is a new crime drama anthology with each season being a long-form crime investigation. In the first season, it centers on the murder of Matt Skokie in Modesto, California. Heading up the cast is Matt's divorced parents, Barb (Felicity Huffman) and Russ (Timothy Hutton). Arrested for the murder is hispanic teen Tony Gutierrez (Johnny Ortiz), who has a protective father, Alonzo (Benito Martinez). Rounding out the main cast in a mostly separate (but sure to unite eventually) storyline are street thug Carter Nix (Elvis Nolasco), his druggie girlfriend Aubry (Caitlin Gerard), and veteran of the streets Hector (Richard Cabral). THE GOOD: Everyone is saying this seems like a cable show and it does. Th...

CSI: CYBER Starring: Patricia Arquette, James Van Der Beek, Peter MacNicol, Shad Moss, Charley Koontz, Hayley Kiyoko Created by Anthony E. Zuiker, Ann Donahue, and Carol Mendelsohn Written by Ann Donahue, Carol Mendelsohn, & Anthony E. Zuiker, Directed by Eagle Egilsson THE PREMISE:  CSI: Cyber is the latest entry in the successful CSI franchise after the original and editions set in Miami and New York. This one is set in Washington DC and focuses on cyber crimes. At the forefront of the unit is Special Agent in Charge, Dr. Avery Ryan (Patricia Arquette). Her co-workers include Elijah Mundo (James Van Der Beek), recent hacker Brody Nelson (Shad Moss), tech specialist Daniel Grummitz (Charley Koontz), and Raven Ramirez (Hayley Kiyoko). Rounding out the main cast is Ryan's direct superior, FBI Assistant Deputy Director Simon Sifter (Peter MacNicol). THE GOOD: This is a very strong cast and they do their best to make mediocre material decent. Recent Academy...