The Quick and the Dead: A Guide to TV’s Renewals and Cancellations
On the eve of Upfront Week, when the five English-language broadcast networks will present their respective 2014-15 prime-time schedules to media buyers, advertisers and the working press, news of various renewals [...]
C7 Ratings to Free Up Hundreds of Millions in Hidden Revenue
While the broadcast networks are pressuring agencies and clients to start writing more deals against a C7 ratings currency, at first blush, it would appear that there’s little cause to [...]
Fizzy, Busy Finale for ABC’s Scandal
With no fewer than four broadcast series calling it a day, Thursday night was a time for cliff-hangers and farewells. But as has been the case throughout the season, only [...]
‘Game-Changer’ Episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Fizzles
Although Tuesday night’s installment of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was heavily promoted as a tie-in to the newly released theatrical hit Captain America: The Winter Soldier, relatively few viewers were on [...]
Death by Hiatus: Extended Downtime Is Killing Your Favorite TV Shows
While extended hiatuses may work for the likes of The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad, broadcast TV series that take lengthy breaks or are erratically scheduled increasingly run the risk [...]
How I Met Your Mother Finale Soars
Pop quiz: In the series finale of CBS’ How I Met Your Mother, the titular mom is revealed to be: a) a MacGuffin b) a red herring c) the Yellow [...]