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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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CBS’ Intelligence Is the Season’s Most-Watched Premiere

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CBS could have a winner on its hands with its first midseason drama launch, while a solid performer in the Tuesday 10 p.m. slot continues to elude ABC.

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VOD, Streaming Offer Incremental Ratings Gains

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Just days after reiterating his advocacy for a more inclusive ratings currency, CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves told investors that he wants to expand beyond the proposed C7 stream.

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Seasonal Stumbles for Monday Night’s Hottest Series

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Monday night’s biggest broadcast shows are starting to settle into their seasonal troughs … a pattern that unfortunately coincides with the first full week of November sweeps.

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Prime Time Ghost Town

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It’s 10 p.m. … Do you know where your viewers are? If you program a broadcast television network, there’s a good chance they’ve either flipped to a cable channel or [...]

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CBS Stems the Bleeding With Monday Comedy Switcheroo

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In killing off the underperforming We Are Men and shifting 2 Broke Girls to the 8:30 p.m. time slot, CBS appears to have halted its Monday night skid. That said, [...]