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Thank the gods B99 is already renewed
ReplyDeleteHoly crap SNL! Ouch CSI and FOX!
ReplyDeleteFOX numbers are pitiful. They really need football to recover form this now
ReplyDeleteFOX is trying to kill the cartoons. One of the most horrible pieces of scheduling I have memory of seeing. Thank all the gods for the early B99 renewal, I really adore that show.
ReplyDeleteMajor ouch at CBS and FOX though, those are horrible horrible results. NBC won big time last night. ABC also did well for a cheap special.
Exactly! I would be so furious if FOX killed B99. But this scheduling is atrocious. I cannot understand how it is sometimes that all of us understand better than networks what are obvious mistakes
ReplyDeleteHopefully a football lead in later on will make people remember these shows are on. I particularly want B99 to do well, and to see this... it's soul crushing.
ReplyDeleteThough what could have been expected? SNL posted almost the same rating as the Blacklist after the SB!
Winners: Saturday Night Live
ReplyDeleteHonorable Mention: The Bachelor
Losers: Undercover Boss, CSI, The Simpsons, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Family Guy, Bob's Burguers
It is true. i am happy my abc shows are still on hiatus
ReplyDeleteWow SNL
ReplyDeleteWill there be more football later on though? I thought there was none in the spring.
ReplyDeleteGiven NBC terrible week they neeeed SNL
ReplyDeleteThe Bachelor did surprisingly well against SNL. Never thought the show had it in it to withstand it
ReplyDeleteIt is almost a miracle though that ABC doesn't force them to air against these events. February and January really are impossible to program on Sundays.
ReplyDeleteThat show is really strong. Last year it went up against the Olympics regularly and still had a hell of a season!
ReplyDeleteI think there's at least one more, I remember FOX using a football lead in on spring, but it mat be my imagination playing tricks with my mind.
ReplyDeleteIn any case, a rebounce is needed!
Split seasons have been one of their best ideas
ReplyDeleteI agree! 100%
ReplyDeleteDamn SNL40....
ReplyDeleteBad numbers for CSI in what's likely its series finale.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, why did FOX think airing a full lineup of originals this week (and last week, in fact) was a good idea?
I think almost anyone on this site could schedule their programming better. It's not that hard, ABC does it and much better
ReplyDeleteI'm starting to think they were high when they scheduled this and were embarrased to back down
ReplyDeleteOhlala! CSI made a disastrous score on the rate of 18-49 and the global audience!
ReplyDeleteDespite the very large competition, it is clear that the Final Season (Series Finale?) Did not attract many people.
Its feels the end to CSI!
CBS should have found some other place to air the CSI season finale. I have no idea what Fox was thinking scheduling their regular line-up.
ReplyDeleteSNL halves from 8pm onwards
ReplyDelete7.9 / 8.6 / 8.5 / 8.1 / 7.3 / 6.6
I am so happy for SNL. It was pretty great last night and that Celebrity Jeopardy skit was one of the best skits they have done in a long time.
ReplyDeleteIKR
ReplyDeleteI wish they Would nor have aired revenge in january though!
ReplyDeleteEmbarrassed to back down?............ From their high? :P;) :)
ReplyDeleteStill over a month until OUAT is back, Sundays have been so so boring for me without it!
ReplyDeleteSo SNL 40 was basically Sunday Night Football in february? Just wow.
ReplyDeleteDisastrous night, FOX ratings are embarrassing and CSI repeats its spinoffs Miami and NY, leaving the air with a series low.
ABC still has to learn not to program January though. But they've learned so much in the last couple of years that I am willing to be more tolerant with them.
ReplyDeleteBut what you are saying is very serious IMO. We are talking about people whose jobs is to program! This is what they are paid for and the occupation of their days. How is it that a bunch of uninformed people on the internet do it better than they do? They should be fired straight up if that is the case, it is preposterous!
Yeah, me too. I wouldn't mind a couple of episodes airing in June, it is better than having the show having to stand through all the events
ReplyDeleteI was under the impression there weren't any, but I could be wrong. In any case, if there is one, leave it to FOX to air repeats on that night lol.
ReplyDeleteI know, right? I seriously don't know who hires these people
ReplyDeleteI still think they'll give CSI a 16th and final season to wrap things up. Probably only a 12-13 episodes renewal, to end the show before Christmas...
ReplyDeleteCBS executives still love CSI (they can as this series made them win they biggest ratings ever). They said several times lately it's not a series final but a season final.
I'm still positive but the fact they'll get a final season and I'm still sayong this show asolutely does not fit on a Sunday night. It would be better on Tuesday or Wednesday (it was still strong last season on Wednesday)
True! I have my doubts that it will return up though :$
ReplyDeleteLOL, they would totally do that.
ReplyDeleteOh, Fox... and here I thought ABC had the worst Sunday programming back on 2013, but this is on a whole other level
Didn't SB outrate post SBThe Blacklist?
ReplyDeleteSame here. My hopes now are that just the quality of the show goes back up
ReplyDeleteOUAT is back in two weeks :D
ReplyDeleteI meant that SNL almost tied the airing of The Blacklist that followed the SB
ReplyDeleteExactly! After that boring last episode i am hoping sth bad happens so everyone is all revengy again
ReplyDeleteTrue but it did out-rate it on some half-hours, that is: namely, at 8:30 and 9:00
ReplyDeleteThank god only two weeks until OUAT returns and three until revenge returns
ReplyDeleteThe show really needs that
ReplyDeleteOMG!!! Lol I got it messed up in my head, now I'm extra excited :) I hope they release new promo photos and videos soon.
ReplyDeleteHaha well so close already! I am guessing sth New will be released next sunday at the oscars
ReplyDeleteIs Fox also airing originals against thr oscars next sunday?
ReplyDeleteYeah, but that is a bit sketchy, since the first half hour of The Blacklist probably rated higher than any half hour of SNL, so it's not the best idea to compare half hour. The whole rating though, that's different
ReplyDeleteSomewhere in 30 Rock Greenblatt and company are doing a ratings conga line. Amazing for SNL!
ReplyDeleteWonder how TWD did.
ReplyDeleteThat's true as well.l.
ReplyDeleteNope, they airing repeats there, thank the gods.
ReplyDeleteB99 shouldn't be going through this crap
I was satisfied with Epitaph, Madness and Abduction which were seriously good episodes and then came Kindred which was okay but boring
ReplyDeleteConsidering how terrible their week was, NBC was kinda needing it.
ReplyDeleteIt will do good, but probably around the 7s or high 6s
ReplyDeleteI'm really intrigued at what A.D. is going to rate. This is trending just as high as SNL 40, maybe even higher.
ReplyDeleteOh I didn't know that was on, since they showed a new(ish) promo the last time they had a high rated special (was it the grammys?) I'd be surprised if they didn't do it for this too.
ReplyDeleteI still haven't figured out why exactly SNL doesn't air more in primetime. It has something to do with the contracts, but it's never really been explained.
ReplyDeleteMe too! I still just don't get why abc has decided to risk Revenge airing in January. At least it would've left with a 1.2 instead of a 0.9.
ReplyDeleteAren't we pushing it a little?
ReplyDeleteTrue but i am hoping it returns higher and with a better episode
ReplyDeleteI still hope that the quality as well as the ratings go up a little.
ReplyDeleteRandom question and completely outside the purpose of the topic: How was SH's 1st episode this season? Planning to watch it but I want to know if it was good or bad
ReplyDeleteProblem with Fox is for the past 2 weeks they've gone up against the Grammy's and SNL 40th. Live programming that their key demo watches.
ReplyDeleteBut honestly FOX Sunday is based on football season and is a relatively cheap night to produce so they make their money in the fall. Reason why B99 got an earlier renewal was it did well with the Simpsons lead in which had the football lead in. Unlike Mulaney which tanked right off the bat. If B99 has the same fall numbers again next year it will see another renewal.
Not at all. SNL 40 was high on social media awareness for weeks and it exploded in the ratings. Ever since the first teaser of A.D. arrived, it's had similar social media awareness. People know it exists and they are responding to it.
ReplyDeleteI want S&Ls to succeed so that Revenge could at least pick up a few tenths, and of course the quality, so hopefully Revenge will surprise us with a good episode.
ReplyDeleteSocial media awareness doesn't necessarily correlate to ratings (See CW with TVD).
ReplyDeleteBut i'm a little skeptical of your predictions anyway.
B99 has been put in a difficult situation the last 3 new episodes
ReplyDeletePro Bowl
Grammy's
SNL 40.
What it also needs is a exciting New promo that is shown during the oscars. And the possibility of that happening is 0%
ReplyDeleteNo one can get every single ratings prediction right. Not even the experts. And trending doesn't usually indicate ratings, but more intent to view. That's closer in line to ratings, but still not perfect.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I did read a lot of under 3.0s for SNL 40, and I had a feeling it was low since people were social mediaing it for weeks before its air date. SNL became an event that people went out of their way to watch live.
THE BIBLICAL EMPIRE
ReplyDeleteEmpire's having an amazing trend of growth. Who knows if any other show can mirror that. But I think that if it goes under a 4.0 for its premiere, something went seriously wrong in the upcoming weeks of promotion. NBC will flood with promotions.
ReplyDeleteNo one can get every single ratings predictions right, that's true and I agree with that.
ReplyDeleteBut you have made some predictions that was just way off the mark. Case-in-point: You claiming Red was a foe worthy of Olivia Pope; That The Blacklist would be NBC's savior; that TBL would experience a SB boost similar to GA's.
That is to say, you have really high expectations - and hopes, even - for NBC that haven't really hold up.
Wow a 4.0! I was under the impression A.D. was going to flop, am I missing something?
ReplyDeleteSo happy for SNL. The special was awesome, the show is a legacy, I'm glad they got monster ratings.
ReplyDelete"But you have made some predictions that was just way off the mark"
ReplyDeleteEveryone has. That's part of the TV ratings analysis.. You reset, interpret and guess again.
A.D. will premiere to mid 1s at best.
ReplyDeleteThere is no reason for them to renew it.
ReplyDeleteNo way A.D. premieres that high.
ReplyDeleteThe Bible's success creating a Church based marketing plan spearheaded by Mark Burnett to make sure Easter you watch A.D.
ReplyDeleteHoly crap SNL.
ReplyDeleteHere I am not having watched a single episode in 40 years.
All new cast and different network. Don't think it will premiere high at all, but I might be proven wrong.
ReplyDeleteExactly. I am very puzzled as I don't get who are the shareholders who allow for this sort of thing to happen! It's crazy.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of The Bible or Mark Burnett :P
ReplyDeleteI don't think so either, I was thinking high 1's to low 2's then rapidly downhill from there.
ReplyDeleteOr I may be proven wrong. It's happened before, it'll happen again. That's the fun of ratings.
ReplyDeleteLoved the SNL 40th Anniversary.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think it's a goner
ReplyDeleteFox lol
ReplyDeleteWow SNL killed all the ratings except its own
ReplyDeleteFox should not have run new episodes last night
ReplyDeleteA. D will definitely bomb. No doubt about it.
ReplyDeleteFootball is over until September. They do air NASCAR though on Sunday afternoons so maybe that'll help a little.
ReplyDeleteWill "SNL 40th Anniversary Special" beat "The Walking Dead"?
ReplyDeleteso that's who is staying tuned
ReplyDeleteI was not expecting SNL to be that huge, Jesus that is impressive.
ReplyDeleteI'm predicting 3.0s for now
ReplyDeleteThe SNL special hit fans in the heart with all of those comebacks and special appearances. Even with all of those great people and laughs, I never expected this rating.
ReplyDeleteThe Bachelor did great for ABC.
Totally agree with you . I also think that we''ll have to wait if CSI: Cyber finds a public or not but CSI Vegas definitively deserves another season (even a short one) to have a proper good bye .
ReplyDeleteCBS had done that for the Mentalist after 6 years, they can do the same thing for CSI after 15 years and not on sundays nights of course !