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by MICHAEL HINMAN
May-16-2013 - No Comments
Series scores its best performance so far this year; 'Grimm' audience slips
It's not very often that The CW can beat out any of the Big Four networks. But this week, they did it twice: Thanks to "The Vampire Diaries." The blood-sucking drama continues its late fall surge by recording its best audience so far this year, a 2.1 rating/3 share, according to Fast National ove ...
Read MoreEpisode burn-off for Halloween gives NBC best Friday of season
For a show that is no longer a part of NBC's 2012-13 schedule, "Mockingbird Lane" sure was halfway impressive in its Halloween airing Friday night. The dramatic remake of "The Munsters" from "Star Trek: Voyager's" and "Dead Like Me's" Bryan Fuller, earned a 3.5 rating/6 share in Fast National ove ...
Read More'Revolution' continues to slip while 'Once Upon a Time' returns strong
ABC didn't quite get what it was looking for with the premiere of "666 Park Avenue," but maybe all it needed was a second week? The supernatural thriller scored a 4.6 rating/7 share in Fast National overnight ratings from The Nielsen Co. While it improved on ABC's timeslot over last year by 21 pe ...
Read MoreSeries returns back to normal audiences after the Monday experiment
"Grimm" is very happy to be back on Fridays. And that's a strange thing for any show not on CBS to say. The dark supernatural fairy tale series returned to its normal audience on Friday, earning a 3.3 rating/6 share, according to Fast National overnight ratings from The Nielsen Co. That's actuall ...
Read MorePreview night on Monday gets an Olympics boost
NBC decided to give viewers an early look at what they can expect on "Grimm" this season, giving the horror procedural a Season 2 premiere well ahead of the rest of television. And it may have worked. "Grimm" earned a 3.4 rating/6 share in Fast National overnight ratings from The Nielsen Co. It w ...
Read MorePLUS: 'Fringe' finishes behind 'Vampire Diaries' ... Again
ABC's new horror series "The River" may have finished on top of the genre heap this week, but that doesn't mean this show isn't in some serious trouble out the gate. The series, starring Bruce Greenwood from "Star Trek" fame, averaged a 4.7 rating/8 share, according to Fast National overnight rat ...
Read More'Grimm' hits series low on Friday nights, however
'Once Upon a Time' continues to dominate the genre ratings, at least for now. Fox will have a chance to include "Alcatraz" in its ratings next week, and from there, it will be a race to see who finishes on top. That is, unless "Alcatraz" has a "Terra Nova" moment and finishes lower than expected ...
Read MoreGet a look at how your favorite genre shows did in the ratings this week
"Vampire Diaries" slipped a little bit in the ratings this week. It earned a 1.6 rating/3 share, according to Fast National overnight ratings from The Nielsen Co. That's 16 percent lower than its premiere last week, and brings its average after two weeks to a 1.8/3, just below what it did on Thu ...
Read MorePLUS: 'Secret Circle' opening good, but lower than 'Nikita' premiere
It might be true that the audience for "Vampire Diaries" isn't growing. But at the same time, it's not shrinking either. And that has to be good new for The CW. "Vampire Diaries" premiered with a 1.9 rating/3 share on Thursday, according to Fast National overnight ratings from The Nielsen Co. Tha ...
Read More'Supernatural,' 'Fringe' are among the big losers for the 2010-11 season
With a new slate of science-fiction and genre shows coming to television next fall and next winter, it's clear that the networks aren't getting the memo about how such programming is faring on their schedule. But maybe they see something we don't, and it will get better. But for now, it seems tha ...
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