It was one of those odd weeks in television. The big election changed programming for three nights, knocking numbers in all sorts of directions. ABC came out on top in the coverage, and the four networks that went with election coverage (CW was regularly scheduled programming) combined to average nearly 40 million viewers and a […]

Hey, would you look at that. Something for NBC to cheer about. The big 30 Rock premiere bested my expectations, and I’m sure many others, by a good million viewers. It actually brought in the largest audience the show has ever had. Paired with The Office, it makes for one of the few bright spots on […]

We’re starting to settle into a groove with the 08/09 season now. That’s good for some shows, and rather daunting for others. That should figure in as the networks start handing out full season orders. We saw a couple of those last week (The Mentalist, Terminator:TSCC) that were at opposite ends of the spectrum. Following up on […]

It was another odd week on the television, with the big debate and baseball throwing schedules all out of whack. That doesn’t mean there weren’t some interesting stories. NBC continues to roll out their new shows, giving us the first look at My Own Worst Enemy and Crusoe. ABC met that with Samantha Who? and […]

It was a week that brought another round of premieres. Some (CSI) impressed, some were surprising (Kath & Kim, Life On Mars), and others (Valentine, Easy Money) were just disastrous. The big story for the week was the Thursday night showdown between CSI and Grey’s Anatomy. Grissom’s troops took this round, but they had more […]

Week two of the new season brought with it more premieres. Some of those did better than others. The biggest story of the week was the jackboot to the jewels that ABC took on Wednesday night with Pushing Daisies, Private Practice, and Dirty Sexy Money. Numbers were down for all three shows across the board, […]

With a fresh new fall season underway, Ratings Clack is the place to talk about what’s up (HIMYM), what’s down (House), and to ponder just what the hell were they thinking (Tie – Knight Rider/Do Not Disturb). Looking at our first big week of programming, the big story to me is that NBC is just […]