TV Talk With JWalk

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Name: Jordan Walker
Date registered: April 16, 2012

Latest posts

  1. “Go On”, “The New Normal” Ratings Continue to Decline Without “The Voice” — January 23, 2013
  2. “Apt 23″, “Ben and Kate”, “Wedding Band” Yanked by Networks — January 23, 2013
  3. Now I Understand Why “Happy Endings”/”Apt 23″ on Sundays Nights — January 14, 2013
  4. “1600 Penn” (P)review – Not the First Family of Comedy, But Pretty Close — January 10, 2013
  5. The Battle of NBC’s Comedy Blocks: “Whitney” & “Guys With Kids” On Par Than “Go On” & “The New Normal” This Week — January 10, 2013

Most commented posts

  1. Fox’s Top 25 Shows of the Past 25 Years. Which Shows Made The List? — 4 comments
  2. First Look: CBS’ “Partners” — 3 comments
  3. First Look: ABC’s “The Neighbors” — 2 comments
  4. Do Americans Think Single-Camera Comedies are “Smart,” and Multi-Camera Comedies are “Dumb?” — 2 comments
  5. My Thoughts on ABC’s Fall Schedule – Why Their Sunday Nights May Be the Best of the Entire Night of the Week — 2 comments

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Jan 23

“Go On”, “The New Normal” Ratings Continue to Decline Without “The Voice”

For the second week in a row, ratings for NBC’s new Tuesday night comedies Go On and The New Normal continue to slip in the ratings Go On has seen a steep decline since The Voice has been on its hiatus. During the fall, Go On averaged a strong 9 million viewers a week and had a steady 18-49 demo rating post The Voice, which help …

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Jan 23

“Apt 23″, “Ben and Kate”, “Wedding Band” Yanked by Networks

It’s a sad day for fans of two low rated network comedies. As of today, Fox has decided to yank low rated comedy Ben and Kate from Tuesday nights after 13 lowly rated episodes. Last nights episode only drew 2.6 million viewers. This comes after ABC made the move yesterday by pulling Dont Trust the B—- in …

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Jan 14

Now I Understand Why “Happy Endings”/”Apt 23″ on Sundays Nights

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When I read that ABC decided to air special showings of Happy Endings and Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 on Sundays at 10 p.m., I immediately started to scratch my head and assumed that episodes of the low rated but hilarious comedies were just being burned off so the seasons could end early. …

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Jan 10

“1600 Penn” (P)review – Not the First Family of Comedy, But Pretty Close

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No family in America is under more scrutiny and forced to be perfect for the public eye than the first family. NBC’s 1600 Penn, which premieres tonight, shows that no first family is perfect. 1600 Penn aims to show how dysfunctional our first families really are when we aren’t looking. Created by Jon Lovett, who was the …

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Jan 10

The Battle of NBC’s Comedy Blocks: “Whitney” & “Guys With Kids” On Par Than “Go On” & “The New Normal” This Week

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Go On has been one of the saviors of NBC this season, as they try and restructure their schedule and be competitive in the ratings again with “broader shows” to reach a much larger audience. As of now, it’s been working. NBC was number 1 in the 18-49 category for the first time in 10 years this fall …

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Jan 10

Wed Ratings: “People’s Choice Awards” no match for “Modern Family.” Viewers don’t care about “Stars in Danger”

ABC lead Wednesday night with all new episode of The Middle (8.44 million viewers, A18-49: 2.4), The Neighbors (6.63 million viewers, A18-49), Modern Family (11.96 million viewers, A18-49: 4.7), Suburgatory (6.98 million viewers, A18-49: 2.7), and Nashville (5.82 million viewers, A18-49: 2.0).  CBS placed second with the special I Get That A Lot (7.75 million viewers, A18-49: 2.0) and The 39th Annual People’s Choice Awards (9.63 million …

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Jan 10

Tuesday Ratings: “Happy Endings” Rebounds from a Terrible Sunday Night, “Cougar Town” Does OK for TBS

CBS lead Tuesdays in usually fashion with new episodes of NCIS (20.8 million viewers, A18-49: 3.5), NCIS: Los Angeles (17.78 million viewers, A18-49: 3.0), and Vegas (10.78 million viewers, A18-49: 1.5). NBC remained in second place, despite having The Voice, offering up two new episodes of Betty White’s Off Their Rockers (averaging 5.85 million viewers, A18-49: 1.6 for …

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Jan 10

Monday Ratings: “Deception” Garners Marginal Ratings for NBC

NBC walked away with the number one spot on Monday night, but thanks could barely go to the premiere of Deception.  The timeslot premiere of The Biggest Loser earned 6.3 million viewers (A18-49: 2.4). Deception held onto most of The Biggest Loser audience with 5.6 million viewers(A18-49: 2.0).  NBC barely beat ABC in the 18-49 demo, and Deception edged out ABC’s Castle at 10p.m. (2.0 vs 1.9), …

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Jan 10

“XFactor”, “The Voice”, “American Idol” – Why Can’t They Keep Their Celebrity Judges?

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This is a question that I must ask. Why can’t some of these popular reality shows keep their celebrity judges? The high turnover rate for some of these shows are quite ridiculous sometime. It makes me wonder if at this point, are these shows more interested in the contestants on the show, or about “which …

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Jan 10

Britney Spears Quits “XFactor”

Season 2 of The X Factor is over, and so is Britney Spears’ job as judge on the show. Reports state that Spears quit the Fox show because she heard rumors that she was going to be fired by the producers. More info tomorrow on this tomorrow Also, a post on what’s up with these …

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