Keeping TV Studies students informed of news, views, and reviews about television
Saturday, December 31, 2011
MSG to Exit
Richard Sandomir reports that Time Warner Cable subscribers in New York are on the verge of losing MSG at midnight. Update: MSG did go dark last night.
Mary Sue & Sexism
From earlier this month: The blogger at Adventures of Comic Book Girl proposes that the fanfic concept of Mary Sue is sexist.
All-American Muslim on 9/11
The next episode of All-American Muslim will address the cast's thoughts on the impact of 9/11.
Labels:
all-american muslim
Cable Changes
Cable bills have almost tripled over the last decade, but at least the cable guy has cleaned himself up.
Labels:
age,
cable operators,
pay tv rates/subscriber fees
2012 Looking Forward
Some pieces from earlier this week looking ahead to 2012: Midseason questions, midseason ratings matchups, paidContent on what's coming, VideoNuze predictions, Lost Remote's social TV predictions, anticipated premieres and returns.
Labels:
2011-12 season,
2012-13 season,
midseason,
predictions
2011 Looking Back
Some pieces from this earlier week looking back on 2011: top cable channels, top social TV networks of the year, Nielsen's top digital, Guardian 2011 TV in review, Adweek's top TV stories, football ruled ratings, Stewart beat Fox News, key moments, Deadline looks back.
Labels:
2010-11 season,
2011-12 season,
britain,
cable,
digital,
football,
ratings,
social media,
violence
Friday, December 30, 2011
Best TV of 2011
The year-end Best TV list is almost complete; I put the critics of (likely) greatest interest at the top, the rest are listed alphabetically after the jump. Please fill me in on any I've missed.
AV Club: Best TV, Critics' Ballots, Awards, Discussion, Other Episodes, Worst TV, Favorite Moments
Daniel Fienberg: Top Ten, Second Ten, Worst
Futon Critic: Best Episodes
Jace Lacob & Maria Elena Fernandez: Best & Worst Shows
Ryan McGee: Top 10
James Poniewozik (Time): Top Series & the rest, Top Episodes & the rest, Cincys, Worst
Maureen Ryan: Best Shows, Best Lines
Matt Zoller Seitz: Best Shows, Best Episodes
Alan Sepinwall: Top 10 (or 11), Best Returning Shows, Best New Shows, Best of Rest, Worst
Ken Tucker: 6 thru 10 Best Shows, 1 thru 5, 11-20
AV Club: Best TV, Critics' Ballots, Awards, Discussion, Other Episodes, Worst TV, Favorite Moments
Daniel Fienberg: Top Ten, Second Ten, Worst
Futon Critic: Best Episodes
Jace Lacob & Maria Elena Fernandez: Best & Worst Shows
Ryan McGee: Top 10
James Poniewozik (Time): Top Series & the rest, Top Episodes & the rest, Cincys, Worst
Maureen Ryan: Best Shows, Best Lines
Matt Zoller Seitz: Best Shows, Best Episodes
Alan Sepinwall: Top 10 (or 11), Best Returning Shows, Best New Shows, Best of Rest, Worst
Ken Tucker: 6 thru 10 Best Shows, 1 thru 5, 11-20
Labels:
2010-11 season,
2011-12 season,
best lists+rankings,
criticism
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Slow Week
I'm leaving town for the rest of the week, unfortunately headed to a land of limited internet (dad's house), thus I probably won't be able to blog much, if at all, so hopefully it'll be a slow news week. I'll return on the weekend and try to catch up with any worthy bits of news I missed. Until then, have a happy end of 2011!
Reality Employment
Joe Parkinson describes a reality TV show in Georgia (the one in Eurasia, not the US) that an American Idol-style competition show focused on combating unemployment.
Labels:
asia,
europe,
international,
reality tv,
social issues
TV Set Revenue
TV set prices are falling, which is hurting manufacturers and sellers, and Sony is pulling out of a joint venture with Samsung to save money.
Labels:
revenue,
samsung,
sony,
technology,
tv sets
Season Surprises
Joe Flint analyzes the fall season's surprises and disappointments.
Labels:
2011-12 season,
fall season,
networks,
ratings
Hell on Wheels Renewed
Hell on Wheels will be back for a second season on AMC
Labels:
amc,
hell on wheels,
ratings,
renewals
Good TVeets
mileskahn
Dear Travel Channel's
"Man vs. Food"- you had me at 'this food looks like diarrhea and the
sad man will eat it for our pleasure.'
The British accent
makes soapy moments seem less hokey. "They aren't being dramatic, they're
just enunciating correctly!" #Misfits
Was excited for The
Food Network's "Rachel vs Guy: Celebrity Cook Off" until I learned
Rachel & Guy aren't cooking the celebs. Oh well.
Labels:
tveets
Monday, December 26, 2011
Fuse as Flash Point
In addition to MSG, Fuse is caught in the carriage fee battle with Time Warner Cable.
Labels:
cable operators,
carriage,
carriage fees,
fuse,
msg,
time warner cable
Israeli TV Politics
Ethan Bronner reports on a TV channel caught in the political crossfire in Israel.
Labels:
international,
israel,
news,
politics
Netflix's UK Problem
Netflix is launching in the UK with a key show missing: Downton Abbey.
Labels:
britain,
downton abbey,
international,
netflix,
streaming
AHS Zeitgeist
Amy Rubens interprets American Horror Story in terms of America's current insecurities.
Labels:
american horror story,
class,
horror,
representation
2012 Predictions
Phillip Swann came up with 50 predictions for TV in 2012.
Labels:
2011-12 season,
2012-13 season,
predictions
Dodgers Lose
Fox Sports won a key court ruling against the Los Angeles Dodgers, putting the sale of media rights on hold.
Labels:
baseball,
fox,
fox sports,
licensing,
sports
Misfits Genius
I'm a big fan of the UK show Misfits, and the episode that just went up on Hulu (S3E2) is an all-time great, especially in terms of its insightful exploration of gender norms. Rowan Kaiser at the AV Club does a fine job of explaining why this episode is "going to launch a thousand conference papers" yet still entertain fans of this excellent series.
Labels:
characters,
gender,
lgbtq,
misfits,
narrative,
representation,
review
Sunday Ratings
Marc Berman's summary:
-Sunday’s Winners: Sunday Night Football: Chicago at Green Bay (NBC)
-Sunday’s Losers: Nothing…60 percent of the schedule was in repeats.
-Total Viewers: NBC: 17.33 million, CBS: 5.39, ABC: 4.76, Fox: 1.59
-Adults 18-49: NBC: 5.5 rating/18 share, ABC: 1.7/ 6, CBS: 0.8/ 2, Fox: 0.7/ 6
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. I'm sorry to see that a lot of people watched my beloved Chicago Bears play football last night (or whatever it was they were trying to play).
-Sunday’s Winners: Sunday Night Football: Chicago at Green Bay (NBC)
-Sunday’s Losers: Nothing…60 percent of the schedule was in repeats.
-Total Viewers: NBC: 17.33 million, CBS: 5.39, ABC: 4.76, Fox: 1.59
-Adults 18-49: NBC: 5.5 rating/18 share, ABC: 1.7/ 6, CBS: 0.8/ 2, Fox: 0.7/ 6
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. I'm sorry to see that a lot of people watched my beloved Chicago Bears play football last night (or whatever it was they were trying to play).
Labels:
daily ratings,
sunday ratings
Grantland on 2011 TV
The staff writers of Grantland, one of the great new arrivals of 2011, look back on TV in 2011 with intriguing show pairings (like Downton Abbey vs. Keeping Up With the Kardashians): Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3.
Parenthood Praise
Emily Nussbaum discusses why Parenthood is worth watching (It "risks corniness, tiptoes up to the edge of conventionality, then delivers real emotion. Its strength is arguably as valuable as the ability of other series to agitate their fans: it manages to be warm, even sentimental, without being dumb"), and also puts in a good word for the web series Husbands.
Labels:
characters,
narrative,
parenthood,
review,
web series
Charlie Brown Analysis
If you're not ready to let go of Christmas just yet, or just like to read thought-provoking essays all year round, check out Todd VanDerWerff's take on the the Charlie Brown Christmas special's aesthetics and religious overtones.
Labels:
aesthetics,
animation,
narrative,
religion,
representation
Old Footage in New Ads
Jeremy W. Peters looks at how political candidates are using previous footage of opponents to attack them anew.
Labels:
advertising,
politics
New Ways We Watch
David Carr outlines some of the new traditions of media consumption: "Even as some of the old truisms in media still obtain — content wears the crown and strong brands break through clutter — a few new rules are taking shape."
War Coverage
Brian Stelter finds that news coverage of the war in Afghanistan in 2011 was relatively low. You can compare this to Stelter's year-end war coverage reports from 2008, 2009, and 2010.
Labels:
afghanistan,
cable news,
network news,
news,
war
Rise of The Five
Over at Fox News, The Five has survived effectively in Glenn Beck's old slot.
Labels:
cable news,
fox news,
glenn beck,
news,
ratings,
the five
Lemon & CNN
Wyatt Williams analyzes Don Lemon's role at CNN: "Cable news doesn't need another voice to yell over everyone else, it needs someone who can ask questions and be frank about the fact that the status quo is broken. Could Lemon be the guy to fix it?"
Labels:
bias,
cable news,
cnn,
lgbtq,
news,
race/ethnicity
ESPN for Women
Kelly McBride checks out espnW, a website and branding effort targeting female sports fans. (Apparently women don't like capitalization as much as men?) There's some really interesting stuff in here about research efforts by ESPN into how men and women differ in their sports consumption: "The network has invested a lot of resources into researching the female audience, trying to figure out what female fans want and how to give it to them. The answer: It’s complicated. Women have a different relationship to sports than men do, and there’s no magic bullet."
Labels:
channel branding,
demographics,
espn,
gender,
internet,
marketing,
spectatorship,
sports
Sunday, December 25, 2011
2011 in TVeets
The only way you can truly experience all the best TVeets
of the year is to go back and read each and every post, because there's so much greatness in there. But there isn't time for that, so I offer instead this
condensed list of the funniest, most insightful, most memorable TV-related tweets of the
year.
This was made feasible with the generous
assistance of a group of TVeets devotees; I list them below, and you should
follow each and every one on Twitter to reward them for taking on a challenging task.
Each volunteer was given ten posts, from which they painstakingly picked 10-15
of the best tweets and also selected one as the best of their lot, from which I
put together a Top 20.
The top 20(ish – a few are two-parters) are
listed on this page, and then the TVeets chronology of the year is after the jump. We had to leave out some true gems just to make this
manageable (and even then, there are 300+ tweets), and a small handful are text-only because I couldn't find the original links, but I trust that these tweets provide a delightfully funny and maybe even vaguely profound snapshot of what it meant to watch and tweet about TV in 2011
(minus the summer, when I was overseas and not keeping track).
Thanks a million to all of you who tweet about TV
and who read tweets about TV. This is why Twitter rules.
Awesome TVeets volunteers who you should all
follow: @andydaglas, @noelrk, @p00rrichard, @corybarker, @digifreak642,
@AndrewDaar, @ishirakumar, @theshoresofme, @aboleyn, @HurricaneAmon, @LostCadence,
@stringertheory, @Aseroff, @jlschaefer, @frazbelina, @michelleangusTV, @MrNoncents,
@inessentials, @Lesismore9o9. And lastly but not leastly: @GoodTVeets.
Labels:
best lists+rankings,
tveets
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Night Before Murphymas
Here's a dopey little ode I wrote up in honor of the season and of Ryan Murphy, whose work has launched a thousand Good TVeets. Which also makes this a good time to mention: the selections of the Best TVeets of 2011 will be posted here tomorrow morning. Merry Christmas!
The tweets were saved in Storify with care,
In hopes that St. Murphy soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of Mike Chang & Britney S. Pierce danced in their heads.
And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down to read a thoughtful @tvoti Glee recap.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But Ryan Murphy and eight sunken-eyed writers trembling with fear,
"Now, Falchuck! Now, Brennan! Now, Adler and Noxon!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Write me some nonsense, then dash away! dash away all!"
Down the chimney Ryan Murphy came with a bound.
He was dressed like Curt Hummel, in a style that confounds,
His eyes -- how maniacal! Obsessed with residual wealth,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know exactly what I did dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
Leaving a new episode of Glee on my DVR, the unrepentant jerk.
Laying his middle finger aside his nose in a style all morose,
And giving a sneer, up the chimney he rose;
I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a Good TVeets night!”
Twas the night before Christmas,
when all through the land
Not a creature was stirring, not even Rubber Man.
Not a creature was stirring, not even Rubber Man.
The tweets were saved in Storify with care,
In hopes that St. Murphy soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of Mike Chang & Britney S. Pierce danced in their heads.
And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down to read a thoughtful @tvoti Glee recap.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But Ryan Murphy and eight sunken-eyed writers trembling with fear,
"Now, Falchuck! Now, Brennan! Now, Adler and Noxon!
On
Aguirre-Sacasa! On Hitchcock! On Maxwell and Hodgson!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Write me some nonsense, then dash away! dash away all!"
Down the chimney Ryan Murphy came with a bound.
He was dressed like Curt Hummel, in a style that confounds,
His eyes -- how maniacal! Obsessed with residual wealth,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know exactly what I did dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
Leaving a new episode of Glee on my DVR, the unrepentant jerk.
Laying his middle finger aside his nose in a style all morose,
And giving a sneer, up the chimney he rose;
I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a Good TVeets night!”
Reality Star Deaths
John Jeremiah Sullivan brings perspective to four reality TV star deaths in 2011.
Labels:
celebrity rehab,
real housewives,
reality tv,
the real world
Christmas TV
Scott Collins and Joe Flint discuss Christmas TV past, specifically the Christmas variety special, while Jack Kibble-White says British Christmas TV present suffers from predictability, but actress Arabella Weir wishes Christmas TV future continues to include Doctor Who specials.
Labels:
britain,
doctor who,
genre,
history,
international,
programming,
scheduling
Good TVeets
kevingchristy
the next time someone
says to you "I don't watch television" say "what's
television?" It's the checkmate of pretentious lies.
Shout out to @louisck 4 his web game ya digg! May
have 2 take sum notes. Goodlookn out on the givebacc.
DALLAS is returning to
TNT and there's not a damn thing you can do about it.
Labels:
tveets
Friday, December 23, 2011
Infallible Authorities
Alyssa Rosenberg considers the implications of the notion that network TV writers are told to make cops and doctors infallible.
Labels:
characters,
convention,
drama,
effects,
narrative,
networks,
representation,
writing
NFL Deal Impact
Joe Flint reports that the new NFL deals could hurt smaller and non-sports cable channels in terms of lower distribution fees.
Labels:
bundling/a la carte,
cable,
carriage,
carriage fees,
football,
sports
Crowd-Funded Movie
Producers of the German version of The Office have raised around $1.3 million from fans for a movie.
Labels:
fandom,
germany,
international,
movies,
remakes/adaptations/spinoffs,
revenue,
the office
Thursday Ratings
Marc Berman's summary:
-Winners: The X Factor (Fox)
-Losers: Who’s Still Standing? (NBC), Prime Suspect (NBC)
-Total Viewers: Fox: 12.45 million, CBS: 8.00, NBC: 3.91, ABC: 3.29, CW: 1.42
-Adults 18-49: Fox: 3.8 rating/11 share, CBS: 1.8/ 5, NBC: 1.1/ 3, ABC: 1.0/ 3, CW: 0.5/ 1
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. Final ratings. Cable ratings.
-Winners: The X Factor (Fox)
-Losers: Who’s Still Standing? (NBC), Prime Suspect (NBC)
-Total Viewers: Fox: 12.45 million, CBS: 8.00, NBC: 3.91, ABC: 3.29, CW: 1.42
-Adults 18-49: Fox: 3.8 rating/11 share, CBS: 1.8/ 5, NBC: 1.1/ 3, ABC: 1.0/ 3, CW: 0.5/ 1
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. Final ratings. Cable ratings.
Labels:
daily ratings,
thursday ratings
Academy, Academia, YouTube
Jamie Cohen discusses how online video is affecting both the television academy and the academic community that teaches television and new media.
Labels:
academia,
new media,
online tv,
online video,
technology,
television academy,
youtube
Yule Log TV
Jill Pellettieri presents a video history of the Yule Log TV tradition.
Labels:
broadcasting,
history,
local,
youtube
Friday Fun
To those who have found it tough to watch Mrs. Coach in American Horror Story, this is for you. (Some bits of this might constitute AHS spoilers.)
Good TVeets
sepinwall
Murphy probably making
wise move rebooting AHS. He loses interest in characters so quickly; might as
well start over w/new ones.
to understand what a
pain in the ass Act Breaks are to TV writers, imagine telling a story and
having to add a car chase every few minutes
I want a montage of
historical tragedies w/ Nicole Scherzinger photshopped into them. The Black
Plague, Great Depression, etc. #Xfactor
Labels:
tveets
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Women & The Funny
Meghan Daum says Christopher Hitchens was sorta right about women not being funny, at least in terms of what they're willing to let other people, especially men, see. Among other interesting sentences, she writes, "Women avoid funny because they're afraid of what they'll have to give up in exchange, for instance the coy mysteriousness that men supposedly prize above all else."
Ex-Wives on TV
Anne Trubek observes that the divorced wife is a prominent character on TV these days.
Labels:
cougar town,
damages,
gender,
genre,
hung,
mad men,
parenthood,
representation,
the good wife
Ownership Rules
Expect to hear more about the FCC & media ownership rules today; John Eggerton reports: "According to various sources, the Federal Communications Commission was expected Thursday to announce that a majority of commissioners had voted to propose scrapping the radio-TV cross-ownership rules, but leave in place the radio and TV local market ownership caps."
UPDATE: Michael Copps's "no" was the only FCC opposition to the rules changes, which brought swift reaction. Brian Stelter reports.
UPDATE: Michael Copps's "no" was the only FCC opposition to the rules changes, which brought swift reaction. Brian Stelter reports.
Labels:
broadcasting,
cross-ownership,
fcc,
radio,
regulation,
station ownership
AJE Wins
In reporting on Al Jazeera English winning a prestigious journalism award, Eric Deggans asks why it isn't more widely available in the US (it's only in about 5 million US households, 250 million worldwide).
Labels:
al jazeera,
awards,
cable,
cable news,
carriage,
households,
news
Community Flashmob
The Community flashmob outside 30 Rock today grabbed some attention through song, but was a modest-sized crowd.
Labels:
cancellation,
community,
fandom,
nbc
AHS Changes
American Horror Story will change it up next season: new setting, new family, new horrors. Alan Sepinwall likes this move.
Labels:
american horror story,
narrative
Last Man Standing Defended
June Thomas says Last Man Standing has gotten watchable.
Labels:
last man standing,
review
Wednesday Ratings
Marc Berman's summary:
-Winners: The X Factor (Fox)
-Honorable Mention: Modern Family R (ABC), Criminal Minds R (CBS), CSI R (CBS)
-Losers: A Home for the Holidays (CBS), I Hate My Teenage Daughter (Fox)
-Total Viewers: Fox: 9.83 million, CBS: 6.12, NBC: 4.70, ABC: 4.52, CW: 821,000
-Adults 18-49: Fox: 3.0 rating/9 share, ABC: 1.4/ 4, CBS: 1.3/ 4, NBC: 1.2/ 4, CW: 0.3/ 1
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. Final ratings. Cable ratings.
-Winners: The X Factor (Fox)
-Honorable Mention: Modern Family R (ABC), Criminal Minds R (CBS), CSI R (CBS)
-Losers: A Home for the Holidays (CBS), I Hate My Teenage Daughter (Fox)
-Total Viewers: Fox: 9.83 million, CBS: 6.12, NBC: 4.70, ABC: 4.52, CW: 821,000
-Adults 18-49: Fox: 3.0 rating/9 share, ABC: 1.4/ 4, CBS: 1.3/ 4, NBC: 1.2/ 4, CW: 0.3/ 1
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. Final ratings. Cable ratings.
Labels:
daily ratings,
wednesday ratings
HBO's Comedy Problem
Andy Greenwald discusses the challenges HBO has had with developing comedies.
Labels:
bored to death,
channel branding,
comedy,
development,
enlightened,
hbo,
hung,
premium channels,
sitcoms
Social TV Efforts
Natan Edelsburg tracks how Stazr is using social media, and Alex Ben Block checks out Discovery's efforts.
Labels:
cable,
channel branding,
discovery channel,
facebook,
marketing,
premium channels,
social media,
starz,
twitter
Jingle Status
Robert Everett-Green looks at the decline of the ad jingle.
Labels:
advertising,
music
Weather Channel Advertising
David Goetzl reports on how the Weather Channel is devising new ways to schedule ads: "It’s enlisted a former Air Force meteorologist, who helped plan missions in Operation Desert Storm, to advise advertisers on optimal times to run ads as they look to take advantage of weather patterns to pump sales."
Labels:
advertising,
marketing,
scheduling,
the weather channel,
weather
MSG v. TWC
The latest carriage battle to get nasty is between MSG and Time Warner Cable. Update: The sniping is escalating.
Labels:
cable operators,
carriage,
carriage fees,
industry,
msg,
time warner cable
Netflix Subscribers
Peter Kafka updates us on Netflix subscriber levels and attitudes. He also says Netflix is still dedicated to making us not want DVDs anymore.
Louis Update
Louis C.K.'s online special has reached the $1 million sales mark; here's his post about it.
Update: Ben Dolnick throws cold water on the Louis phenomenon.
Update: Ben Dolnick throws cold water on the Louis phenomenon.
Labels:
comedy,
distribution,
louie,
louis ck,
online video,
revenue
Kelly Holding Up
Live With Kelly is holding up in the ratings post-Regis.
Labels:
live with kelly,
morning,
ratings,
regis philbin,
syndication,
talk
Canadian Top Tens
CTV lists various categories of highest-rated shows in Canada this year.
Labels:
best lists+rankings,
canada,
international,
ratings
BET Up
BET has seen a boost in its ratings this year, as a move to more scripted series has worked out.
Labels:
bet,
cable,
demographics,
programming,
ratings
GoodTVeets
junethomas
Do we really need
movies and TV shows when we have Hallmark ads?
GLAAD telling ABC
"Work It" will hurt transgender people. Who else it'll hurt: people
with eyeballs who don't look away fast enough.
The "AHS"
finale was like "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" of "American
Horror Story."
Labels:
american horror story,
tveets
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Work It Backlash
Even before it's aired, transgender groups and GLAAD are objecting to Work It. GLAAD has published a full-page ad in Variety.
Labels:
abc,
controversy,
lgbtq,
representation,
work it
UGC on CNN
CNN's use of user-generated content, such as iReport submissions, is having an impact on news coverage, unfortunately also including layoffs of professionals.
Labels:
cable news,
cnn,
labor,
news,
user-generated content
Cable News Orientation
The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism has released a study of cable news coverage in 2011 and found that MSNBC and Fox News covered the economy in similar measure, while CNN had more international coverage. Elsewhere, Rachel Maddow insists MSNBC is not the liberal Fox News.
Nielsen 2011 Rankings
Nielsen has released top ten lists for various ratings categories. Also, Ed at Spotted has a top ten in ratings moments, 10-6 & 5-1.
Good TVeets
bnowalk
Enlightened got renewed, Web Therapy got renewed. They're just
taunting poor Community at this point.
Giving Terriers a chance
(on my Netflix). Doing the Terriers dance (on my carpet). (Singing) Go Terri-,
Go Terri-, Go Terri..ers.
Ryan Murphy is to Crazy Internet People as Richard Nixon was to
the Silent Majority.
Labels:
tveets
Writer Resources
I wanted to draw your attention to the great work Gray Jones is doing at TV Writer Podcast, which, as you might guess, features podcasts with TV writers and also a huge list of TV writers on Twitter. Anyone who wants to write for TV or who wants to study TV writing can find much to draw from at Jones's site. You can also follow him on Twitter to keep up with the site's additions.
Lowe's Holds
Following a meeting with interfaith ministers, Lowe's insisted it still won't advertise on All-American Muslim. And the ratings for the show have been going down.
Labels:
advertising,
all-american muslim,
controversy,
islam,
ratings,
religion,
tlc
Illicit Substance Shows
Matt Diehl checks out Weed Wars and a few other shows focusing on illegal substances.
Labels:
decency,
discovery channel,
law,
reality tv,
representation,
weed wars
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Glee Supporting the Arts
Lesley Goldberg checks out what Glee and its cast members are doing for the arts and for charity.
Time Shifting Activities
Louis Gray discusses how time-shifting is coming to be the norm.
Labels:
dvr,
scheduling,
spectatorship,
time shifting
Piers a Problem
Richard Adams looks at CNN's recent problems with Piers Morgan.
Labels:
cable news,
cnn,
controversy,
news,
newspapers,
piers morgan,
ratings
Writer's Perspective
Justin Halpern, creator of Sh*t My Dad Says, offers the writer's perspective on cancellation.
Labels:
$#* my dad says,
cancellation,
cbs,
networks,
ratings,
writing
Chrismukkah in The O.C.
As part of the AV Club's Advent Calendar series, Carrie Raisler looks back at The O.C.'s holiday episodes.
Labels:
characters,
narrative,
representation
Game, Set, Match
Tennis Channel won its carriage discrimination case against Comcast, giving Bloomberg TV new hope.
Labels:
cable,
cable operators,
carriage,
comcast,
fcc,
sports,
tennis,
tiering/neighborhooding
Where Terra Nova Went Wrong
Maureen Ryan deconstructs Terra Nova's problems.
Labels:
characters,
narrative,
review,
terra nova
Fox News Card
Fox News' Christmas card offers a dig at CNN and MSNBC.
Labels:
cable news,
cnn,
fox news,
msnbc
Men Don't Matter
Chris Harnick uses the HBO cancellations to lead into a larger claim: women are dominating TV screens lately.
Labels:
comedy,
drama,
gender,
representation
HBO Announcements
Back to blogging after a day of travel, and here's the news that broke just as I left: HBO has renewed Enlightened and cancelled Bored to Death, Hung, and How to Make It in America. Alan Sepinwall and Jaime Weinman offer thoughts.
Labels:
bored to death,
cancellation,
enlightened,
hbo,
hung,
premium channels,
renewals
Monday Ratings
Marc Berman's summary:
-Winners: 2 Broke Girls R (CBS), Two and a Half Men R (CBS), Mike & Molly R (CBS), Fear Factor (NBC)
-Losers: Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special (ABC), A Chipmunk Christmas (ABC), You Deserve It (ABC), Who’s Still Standing? (NBC), Rock Center With Brian Williams (NBC)
-Total Viewers: CBS: 7.43 million, Fox: 7.18, NBC: 5.38, ABC: 4.54, CW: 1.20
-Adults 18-49: CBS and Fox: 2.2 rating/6 share each, NBC: 1.7/ 4, ABC: 1.1/ 3, CW: 0.3/ 1
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. Final ratings. Cable ratings.
-Winners: 2 Broke Girls R (CBS), Two and a Half Men R (CBS), Mike & Molly R (CBS), Fear Factor (NBC)
-Losers: Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special (ABC), A Chipmunk Christmas (ABC), You Deserve It (ABC), Who’s Still Standing? (NBC), Rock Center With Brian Williams (NBC)
-Total Viewers: CBS: 7.43 million, Fox: 7.18, NBC: 5.38, ABC: 4.54, CW: 1.20
-Adults 18-49: CBS and Fox: 2.2 rating/6 share each, NBC: 1.7/ 4, ABC: 1.1/ 3, CW: 0.3/ 1
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. Final ratings. Cable ratings.
Labels:
daily ratings,
monday ratings
Louis CK Gets Dinner Gig
Louis C.K. will be the featured speaker at the June Congressional Correspondents' Dinner.
Top Ads of 2011
Nielsen ranks the top ads of 2011 in various categories. Abe Sauer analyzes the product placement results.
Labels:
advertising,
best lists+rankings,
marketing,
nielsen,
product placement
Top-Rated British Shows
The Guardian has a list of the top-rated shows of 2011 on British TV.
Labels:
bbc,
best lists+rankings,
britain,
channel 4,
international,
itv,
ratings
Free Shows
Sony is giving away Pan Am episodes on iTunes, trying to hook new viewers for its midseason return. Also, NBC will be streaming previously aired new show episodes online.
Hulu Growth
Hulu saw its audience grow about 23% this year.
Labels:
hulu,
online tv,
spectatorship,
streaming
Streaming Super Bowl
NBC Sports has announced it will make the Super Bowl available online. Richard Sandomir reports, Ryan Lawler analyzes. Tim Carmody considers the larger impact. Will Richmond says this isn't a big deal yet.
Labels:
football,
live,
mobile,
nbc,
nbc sports,
online tv,
sports,
streaming,
super bowl,
verizon
EpicMealTime to TV
Another web series is making the jump to TV, as EpicMealTime has been picked up by G4.
Labels:
development,
g4,
web series
Local & Social in 2012
Carrie Brown Smith predicts that 2012 will be a good year for local television, especially due to greater adoption of social media.
Labels:
local,
local news,
predictions,
social media
Producer Cards Moving
MTV is moving producer credit titles from the ends of shows to their last ad break to more seamlessly connect shows.
Labels:
mtv,
production,
scheduling
Occult Rules
Ofcom has issued new rules relating to the depiction of the occult in psychic ads on British TV.
Labels:
advertising,
britain,
international,
ofcom,
regulation,
representation
Cougar Town Parties
Cougar Town showrunner Bill Lawrence is organizing viewing parties to keep fan interest up until the show's return to TV.
Labels:
abc,
cougar town,
fandom,
midseason,
out-of-home viewing,
ratings,
showrunners,
spectatorship
Regulating FCC Regulation
Eliza Krigman looks at how GOP reform bills are aimed at handcuffing the FCC.
Labels:
broadcasting,
fcc,
law,
net neutrality,
politics,
regulation,
retransmission,
station ownership
Netflix UK Launch
Netflix is launching in the UK with a new deal for BBC shows.
Labels:
britain,
doctor who,
globalization,
international,
netflix,
online tv,
streaming,
top gear
DVR Bonus
Bill Carter looks at the impact of timeshifting on network ratings.
Labels:
advertising,
dvr,
modern family,
networks,
nielsen,
ratings,
ratings alternatives/buzz,
time shifting,
upfronts
Rutledge at Charter
Tom Rutledge will try to fix what's wrong at Charter Communications. One analyst knocks Cablevision for letting Rutledge go.
Labels:
cable operators,
cablevision,
charter communications,
industry
2011 Cable News Ratings
Though Fox News lost some viewers this year, it remained dominant over MSNBC and CNN. CNN is hoping some digital acquisitions will help boost them heading into next year.
Labels:
cable news,
cnn,
demographics,
digital,
fox news,
mobile,
msnbc,
news,
ratings,
tablets,
tv everywhere
Homeland Set Record
Homeland's finale was the highest-rated for a freshman show in Showtime history.
BCS Green for ESPN
College bowl season makes ESPN big money.
Labels:
advertising,
cable,
espn,
football,
sports
No More Choose or Lose
MTV has dropped its usual election-season slogan.
Labels:
channel branding,
mtv,
politics
Good TVeets
Awoke to learn that
while most of us found HOMELAND finale spectacular, a disgruntled minority
vowed never to watch again. Shocker.
In all the commercial
hubbub, don't forget the reason for the season: The Doctor Who Christmas
Special.
HAHAHAHA. Oh man. That
was funny. Wait, that wasn't supposed to be? Oh. #TerraNova
Labels:
tveets
Monday, December 19, 2011
TV Holding Up
TV ad spending is holding up, especially in cable and syndication.
Labels:
advertising,
broadcasting,
cable,
networks,
scatter market,
syndication
New ABC News
ABC News has a new slogan and a new political news website.
Labels:
abc,
abc news,
channel branding,
internet,
marketing,
network news,
news,
politics
Cablevision Has HBO Go
Now Cablevision has reached an HBO Go deal, which means most pay TV subscribers can now access it.
Labels:
authentication,
cablevision,
hbo,
hbo go,
online tv,
pay tv,
streaming
Kim Coverage
Brian Stelter assesses how the cable news channels covered Kim Jong-il's death.
Labels:
cable news,
cnn,
fox news,
msnbc,
news,
north korea
Sunday Ratings
Marc Berman's summary:
-Winners: 60 Minutes (CBS), Sunday Night Football: Baltimore at San Diego (NBC), Survivor: South Pacific (CBS)
-Losers: Allen Gregory (Fox)
-Total Viewers: CBS: 15.86 million, NBC: 11.77, ABC: 4.78, Fox: 4.06
-Adults 18-49: CBS: 4.5 rating/11 share, NBC: 4.3/11, Fox: 1.7/ 4, ABC: 1.3/ 3
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. Final ratings. Cable ratings.
-Winners: 60 Minutes (CBS), Sunday Night Football: Baltimore at San Diego (NBC), Survivor: South Pacific (CBS)
-Losers: Allen Gregory (Fox)
-Total Viewers: CBS: 15.86 million, NBC: 11.77, ABC: 4.78, Fox: 4.06
-Adults 18-49: CBS: 4.5 rating/11 share, NBC: 4.3/11, Fox: 1.7/ 4, ABC: 1.3/ 3
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. Final ratings. Cable ratings.
Labels:
daily ratings,
sunday ratings
Viacom & Nielsen
David Goetzl calls on Viacom to be transparent about the results of Nielsen's investigation into its ratings shortfalls.
Labels:
children,
demographics,
nickelodeon,
nielsen,
ratings,
viacom
More Alaska
TLC is in talks with Sarah Palin for another season of her Alaska show.
Labels:
reality tv,
sarah palin,
tlc
Hammer Profile
Bill Carter profiles Bonnie Hammer, chairwoman of NBCU's cable division.
Labels:
cable,
industry,
nbcu,
usa network
New NBC Sports Head
Richard Sandomir profiles the new chief at NBC Sports, Mark Lazarus.
Labels:
nbc,
nbc sports,
nbc sports network/versus,
networks,
sports
History's Rise
Brian Stelter tracks History's rise to the top-rated tier of cable channels.
Labels:
cable,
history channel,
ratings
Homeland Coverage
All things Homeland: Reviews from Alan Sepinwall, Andy Greenwald, Haglund & Thomas, James Poniewozik, Alyssa Rosenberg, Matt Zoller Seitz, Todd VanDerWerff, Ken Tucker, Eric Deggans (also Dexter spoilers in that one). Interviews with Claire Danes, Claire Danes, Damien Lewis, the producers, Alex Gansa. Also, watch Angela Chase react to Carrie Mathison cursing.
Good TVeets
My favorite seasons of
the Iraq War were 2-5. But if you want to introduce someone to it who's not a
war fan, start with "The Surge" arc.
Sad to think that Kim
Jong-il will never see the Homeland finale. You know he was looking forward to
it.
1. Someone dies. 2.
Twitter jokes. 3. Twitter jokes about all the Twitter jokes. 4. Twitter moves
on. Total elapsed time: eighteen seconds.
Note: A slew of tweets in here aren't TV-related, they're Kim Jong-Il-related, but it seemed like a Twitter moment worth capturing. Those are all at the end, so you can easily skip them if you're not interested. Also, as usual, no Homeland, Survivor or other plot spoilers in here.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Mail's Impact on Netflix
Robert McMillan considers the impact on Netflix of the post office's plan to slow mail delivery down.
Sherlocks Compared
Lyndsay Faye compares the RDJ Sherlock with the BBC Sherlock.
Labels:
bbc,
britain,
characters,
movies,
narrative,
remakes/adaptations/spinoffs,
sherlock
Apple's TV Assault
Sam Schechner discusses how Apple is moving forward with plans to take on TV. (Note: article behind WSJ paywall)
Labels:
apple,
apple tv,
smart tvs,
technology,
tv sets
Saturday Ratings
Marc Berman's summary:
-Winners: Nothing
-Losers: The night overall
-Total Viewers: Fox: 3.68 million, CBS: 3.45, ABC: 3.19, NBC: 2.55
-Adults 18-49: Fox: 1.1 rating/4 share, CBS: 0.9/ 3, NBC: 0.7/ 2, ABC: 0.6/ 2
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers
Saturday Night Live hit a season high last night.
-Winners: Nothing
-Losers: The night overall
-Total Viewers: Fox: 3.68 million, CBS: 3.45, ABC: 3.19, NBC: 2.55
-Adults 18-49: Fox: 1.1 rating/4 share, CBS: 0.9/ 3, NBC: 0.7/ 2, ABC: 0.6/ 2
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers
Saturday Night Live hit a season high last night.
Labels:
daily ratings,
saturday night live,
saturday ratings
More NFL on Thursday
There are likely to be more Thursday games on NFL network next year.
Labels:
football,
nfl network,
sports,
thursday
NBC Using Instagram
NBC stations are soliciting viewer photos via Instagram for use in local newscasts.
Labels:
affiliates,
local news,
nbc,
news,
user-generated content
Good TVeets
phil_rosenthal phil_rosenthal Pretty sure that Jesus/Tebow SNL sketch was written by Matt Albie.
meganganz Megan Ganz Three glasses of rosé and Peep Show make me feel like I could punch sadness in the face.
MrNoncents Chris If @FoxHomeEnt puts American Horror Story episodes onto the DVDs in random order, the show might actually make MORE sense.
KayKayCannon Kay Cannon Watching "Homeland". I'm such a Carrie.
Labels:
saturday night live,
tveets
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Friday Ratings
Marc Berman's summary:
-Winners (Keep in mind that expectations are lower): Nothing
-Honorable Mention: Grimm (NBC)
-Losers: Chuck (NBC), 20/20 (ABC)
-Total Viewers: CBS: 6.07 million, ABC: 4.81, NBC: 4.55, Fox: 3.19, CW: 1.25
-Adults 18-49: NBC: 1.2 rating/4 share, ABC: 1.1/ 4, Fox: 1.0/ 3, CBS: 0.9/ 3, CW: 0.4/ 1
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers.
-Winners (Keep in mind that expectations are lower): Nothing
-Honorable Mention: Grimm (NBC)
-Losers: Chuck (NBC), 20/20 (ABC)
-Total Viewers: CBS: 6.07 million, ABC: 4.81, NBC: 4.55, Fox: 3.19, CW: 1.25
-Adults 18-49: NBC: 1.2 rating/4 share, ABC: 1.1/ 4, Fox: 1.0/ 3, CBS: 0.9/ 3, CW: 0.4/ 1
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers.
Labels:
daily ratings,
friday ratings
Oprah's Glory
Caitlin Flanagan profiles Oprah Winfrey: "Why the “talkinest child” understands women and the power of television better than anyone else."
Labels:
gender,
oprah winfrey,
race/ethnicity,
talk
One-Man Controversy
Samuel G. Freedman points out that the All-American Muslim controversy is basically being generated by just one man, who has shifted his target of bigotry from gays to Muslims.
Labels:
advertising,
all-american muslim,
controversy,
islam,
religion
Good TVeets
emilynussbaum
Finally catching up on
Downton Abbey. Which feels basically like binging on caramel popcorn while
swigging champagne.
Yesterday someone who
knows him told me: "Kyle Chandler really is everything you want him to
be." And then I died.
Victoria's Secret uses
child slave labor. Now those TV specials of women strutting around in lingerie
will seem exploitive.
Labels:
tveets
Friday, December 16, 2011
British Comedy Awards
The Inbetweeners, Miranda Hart, and Stewart Lee were among the winners at tonight's British Comedy Awards.
Labels:
awards,
britain,
comedy,
international,
the inbetweeners
Top TV Stories
In the latest TV Surveillance podcast, Cory Barker and Noel Kirkpatrick review the big TV stories of 2011. Robert Lloyd also has a reflection piece.
Labels:
2010-11 season,
2011-12 season
HBO Go on TWC
Time Warner Cable subscribers will soon finally get to enjoy HBO Go.
Labels:
authentication,
hbo,
hbo go,
online tv,
pay tv,
streaming,
time warner cable,
tv everywhere
Blaming Lost
Heather Havrilesky blames the Lost finale for ruining TV that followed in its wake.
Labels:
american horror story,
finales,
homeland,
lost,
narrative,
spectatorship,
the killing
VOD Use
Video-on-demand through pay TV is used more often than internet-based VOD right now.
Labels:
cable,
gaming/consoles,
internet,
mobile,
netflix,
online tv,
pay tv,
smart tvs,
spectatorship,
streaming,
video-on-demand
Proposal to Dump Regs
Two legislators have introduced the Next Generation Television Marketplace Act, which aims to do away with current retrans and local ownership regulations.
Labels:
broadcasting,
cable,
carriage,
fcc,
law,
politics,
regulation,
retransmission,
station ownership
Cable Outlooks
Moody's says cable companies look primed to continue growing thanks to high-speed-data services, with dominance in broadband likely.
Labels:
broadband,
cable operators,
industry,
predictions
From Eton to US
Catherine Lawson notes that many of the British actors on US TV attended Eton College.
The Chew v. AMC
Marc Berman compares the ratings for The Chew and All My Children and says ABC probably is coming out ahead financially with the soap cancelled.
Labels:
abc,
all my children,
daytime,
demographics,
ratings,
soap opera,
the chew
Novelists to TV
Craig Fehrman discusses the move of a number of novelists to TV.
Labels:
drama,
remakes/adaptations/spinoffs,
showrunners,
writing
SOPA Delayed
A headline many will find chilling: the SOPA bill seems headed toward House approval. More on why SOPA is a nightmare. UPDATE: The SOPA vote has been delayed; it will resume December 21.
Siri Remote
Wayne Friedman's says the iPhone's Siri points toward a new future for the remote control.
Labels:
remote controls,
technology
Thursday Ratings
Marc Berman's summary:
-Winners: The Big Bang Theory R (CBS), The X Factor (Fox), Person of Interest (CBS), The Mentalist (CBS)
-Disappointing: The Year With Katie Couric (ABC)
-Losers: Prime Suspect (NBC)
-Total Viewers: CBS: 11.90 million, Fox: 7.54, ABC: 5.81, NBC: 2.63, CW: 945,000
-Adults 18-49: CBS: 2.8 rating/8 share, Fox: 2.2/ 6, ABC: 1.6/ 4, NBC: 0.8/ 2, CW: 0.3/ 1
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. Final ratings. Cable ratings.
-Winners: The Big Bang Theory R (CBS), The X Factor (Fox), Person of Interest (CBS), The Mentalist (CBS)
-Disappointing: The Year With Katie Couric (ABC)
-Losers: Prime Suspect (NBC)
-Total Viewers: CBS: 11.90 million, Fox: 7.54, ABC: 5.81, NBC: 2.63, CW: 945,000
-Adults 18-49: CBS: 2.8 rating/8 share, Fox: 2.2/ 6, ABC: 1.6/ 4, NBC: 0.8/ 2, CW: 0.3/ 1
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. Final ratings. Cable ratings.
Labels:
daily ratings,
thursday ratings
Long Live TV
The president of IFC, Evan Shapiro, makes an impassioned case for why TV is not dying; instead, it's getting stronger as it evolves.
Labels:
criticism,
ifc,
online tv,
predictions,
technology
Cablevision COO Exits
Surprising many, Cablevision's COO has left the company, leading to a Cablevision stock decline today.
Labels:
cablevision,
industry
Chinese Piracy Battle
Two video-streaming sites in China are fighting over allegations of piracy of a popular TV show.
Labels:
china,
international,
online tv,
piracy,
streaming
Most Complaints
Check out a list of the top 100 most-complained about programs on British TV.
Labels:
bbc,
britain,
channel 4,
channel 5,
controversy,
decency,
international,
itv,
language,
ofcom,
politics,
race/ethnicity,
sex,
violence
Canadian Hit Cancelled
Canadian viewers are puzzled over why a single-season hit, Combat Hospital, has been cancelled. Turns out it's probably America's fault.
Labels:
canada,
cancellation,
imports,
international,
ratings
Upfronts Loaded
Brian Steinberg wonders if USA's addition to upfronts week makes it too bloated: "In putting its best foot forward, the very successful cable network will only add to the hoopla that is so much a part of this May week and make it just a little harder for advertisers to get a little quiet time to reflect and analyze." Update: But Dave Morgan sees this as a sign of upfronts growing in importance.
Labels:
advertising,
upfronts,
usa network
More Mistfits
There will be a fourth series of Misfits.
Labels:
britain,
international,
misfits,
renewals
Missing Community
Alan Sepinwall will keep Community fresh in our minds during the hiatus with weekly posts about why the show is funny. First up: Donald Glover crying.
Xfinity Rebranding
Comcast is rebranding Xfinity to Xfinity Live! to stress its "thrilling and exciting products." (This is not a Friday Fun satire. This is the real news part of this blog.)
Labels:
cable operators,
comcast,
marketing
Good TVeets
Maybe we should
support #sopa and
kill the internet. My tweets are hella dumb.
Madeline Stowe is
NOT the lead actress in #REVENGE. Now the Foreign Press is just pissing off the last
person you want mad at you.
Gonna read some Hitchens tonight & pretend I'll ever write that well. Then tomorrow, I'll accept my limitations and tweet an epic fart joke.*
*Editor’s
note: Women are very funny.
Labels:
tveets
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Hot in Cleveland Deal
TV Land's Hot in Cleveland has nabbed a syndication deal.
Labels:
cbs,
hot in cleveland,
reruns,
syndication,
tv land,
viacom
Sports Tax
Brian Stelter and Amy Chozik discuss how the high costs of sports rights trickle down to pay TV subscribers.
Labels:
bundling/a la carte,
cable,
carriage fees,
espn,
football,
pay tv,
sports
ESPN-NCAA Deal
ESPN has a $500 million rights deal with the NCAA for multimedia rights to a slew of college championships, including the women's basketball tourney.
Labels:
distribution,
espn,
international,
internet,
licensing,
mobile,
sports
Louis Talk
Bill Simmons conducted a podcast with Louis CK (part 1, part 2), and Peter Kafka considers the impact of the Louis CK web special experiment, as does Fred Wilson, as does David Carr.
Labels:
comedy,
distribution,
internet,
louie,
louis ck,
online video
Internet TV Winners
Janko Roettgers says Google TV will soon dominate. Ben Elowitz says Apple TV will soon dominate.
Labels:
apple tv,
apps,
google tv/android tv,
predictions,
smart tvs,
technology
EU Screen Archive
A website called EU Screen offers a great collection of clips from European TV: "More than 10,000 items of archived TV footage from 17 European countries are now available via the EUscreen online portal. EUscreen, the result of a groundbreaking collaboration with 36 partners across Europe, provides a uniquely rich and exciting insight into Europe̢۪s television heritage with content dating from the 1920s until today."
Labels:
archives/museums,
europe,
history,
international
Evaluating TV
Jason Mittell has posted a new conference paper, "The Qualities of Complexity: Aesthetic Evaluation in Contemporary Television."
Labels:
academia,
breaking bad,
criticism,
drama,
narrative,
quality tv,
taste culture,
the wire
NFL Deal Analyzed
Matt Yoder breaks down the new deals the NFL has with the networks. And a cable group says the deal is very bad for TV consumers.
Labels:
carriage fees,
cbs,
cbs sports,
espn,
football,
fox,
fox sports,
licensing,
nbc,
nbc sports,
networks,
retransmission,
revenue,
sports
Twitter TV
Rob Delaney has a show in development at Comedy Central that will try to bring Twitter to TV.
Labels:
comedy,
comedy central,
development,
twitter
British TV in 2011
Tim Dams recaps the year in British TV.
Labels:
bbc,
britain,
channel 4,
international,
itv
Wednesday Ratings
Marc Berman's summary:
-Winners: Survivor: South Pacific (CBS), The X Factor (Fox), Criminal Minds (CBS), CSI (CBS)
-Losers: I Hate My Teenage Daughter (Fox)
-Total Viewers: CBS: 11.86 million, Fox: 9.33, ABC: 7.16, NBC: 3.97, CW: 1.44
-Adults 18-49: CBS: 3.1 rating/8 share, Fox: 3.0/ 8, ABC: 2.1/ 6, NBC: 1.0/ 3, CW: 0.5/ 1
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. Final ratings. Cable ratings.
-Winners: Survivor: South Pacific (CBS), The X Factor (Fox), Criminal Minds (CBS), CSI (CBS)
-Losers: I Hate My Teenage Daughter (Fox)
-Total Viewers: CBS: 11.86 million, Fox: 9.33, ABC: 7.16, NBC: 3.97, CW: 1.44
-Adults 18-49: CBS: 3.1 rating/8 share, Fox: 3.0/ 8, ABC: 2.1/ 6, NBC: 1.0/ 3, CW: 0.5/ 1
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. Final ratings. Cable ratings.
Labels:
daily ratings,
wednesday ratings
Person to Person Revival
CBS will revive the old Ed Murrow show Person to Person. Charlie Rose and Lara Logan will be the new Ed Murrows.
MLB Social Studio
Lost Remote takes a look at MLB Network's new studio area designed to take advantage of social media.
Labels:
baseball,
facebook,
production,
social media,
sports,
twitter
Rethinking Regulations
NCTA prez Michael Powell thinks FCC regulations need to be rethought for the broadband era.
Labels:
broadband,
broadcasting,
cable,
fcc,
ncta,
online tv,
pay tv,
regulation
Challenging Pay TV
Gary Meyer assesses the new TV ecosystem and wonders why there haven't been more challengers to pay TV providers given what internet-based TV could provide.
Labels:
online tv,
pay tv,
smart tvs,
technology
Kayak Blames TLC
Kayak, one of the advertisers who abandoned All-American Muslim, says this is all TLC's fault (note: article behind paywall) for misrepresenting what the show is about, and the chief marketing officer added that he thought "the show sucked." Brian Steinberg says the show will continue on as usual. Stuart Elliott digs into Kayak's odd statement, and Alyssa Rosenberg criticizes it.
Labels:
advertising,
all-american muslim,
controversy,
tlc
Stern to AGT
Howard Stern says he'll be replacing Piers Morgan on America's Got Talent. Dorothy Pomerantz says this is a terrible choice for NBC. Ken Tucker says this is a great choice for NBC.
Labels:
america's got talent,
comcast,
howard stern,
nbc
Social Impact Small
Media Life interviews a research firm rep about a study finding that social media doesn't have much impact on TV viewing decisions.
Labels:
check-in services,
facebook,
social media,
spectatorship,
twitter
Networks in 2011
Toni Fitzgerald says the networks have had a good 2011, while Anthony Crupi says it's been a tough fall.
Labels:
2011-12 season,
advertising,
fall season,
networks,
ratings
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