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TV’s 10 Worst Time Slots: Can Any Show Survive?

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If a TV series is placed in a terrible time slot and no one is around to watch it, does it make a noise in the ratings? Of course not, [...]


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Room at the Top: A Handful of New Series Break Through

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It’s getting mighty crowded at the bottom of the broadcast barrel, as nearly two-thirds of the new network series are delivering less than a 2.0 rating in the dollar demo.

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ABC Unveils Midseason Slate

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In a bid to make room for its robust slate of midseason newcomers, ABC on Tuesday effectively drew the curtain on one freshman drama and put a second series on [...]

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Better Off Dead: AMC Zombie Hit Tears Into Sunday Night

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Like the fence meant to keep out hoards of ravenous Walkers, ratings for AMC’s monster hit The Walking Dead last night sagged a bit but did not buckle.

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Sleepy Hollow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Enjoy C3 Ratings Boost

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The very first batch of C3 ratings for the 2013-14 broadcast season has been processed, and while the variance between the initial live-plus-same-day numbers and the currency was predictably unremarkable, [...]

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ABC Cancels Lucky 7

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Lucky 7 has been 86’d. After just two episodes, the low-rated freshman drama has been yanked from ABC’s Tuesday night lineup. Effective Oct. 8, the network will fill the 10 [...]