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admin on April 8th, 2010

FOX started the night in first with a 4.7/8 for “Human Target,” which also won the hour in the key demo with a 2.2 rating. CBS’ “The New Adventures of Old Christine” and “Accidentally on Purpose” both averaged a 4.0/7 for CBS (with “Accidentally” improving on its lead-in in the key demo). NBC’s “Minute to [...]

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admin on March 5th, 2010

On its First Original Airing in 3 Weeks, “The Middle” is the Top Scripted Show In its Slot in Adults 18-49, Beating NBC’s “Mercy” and CBS’ “Gary Unmarried”. “The Middle” (8:30-9:00 p.m.) Returning to original for the first time in 3 weeks, ABC’s “The Middle” ranked as the No. 1 scripted show at 8:30 p.m. [...]

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admin on February 4th, 2010

“The Middle” (8:30-9:00 p.m.) Building on its lead-in at 8:30 p.m. (+13%), ABC’s “The Middle” (2.7/8) finished as the No. 1 regular program in its half-hour among Adults 18-49, beating the second half-hour of Fox’s “Human Target” premiere by 8% (2.5/7) and NBC’s “Mercy” by 69% (1.6/5). “The Middle” achieved series-high numbers among Adults 18-49 [...]

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admin on January 21st, 2010

ABC’s 8-9pm Repeat Comedies Build Adult 18-49 Audience Against “Idol,” As a Repeat “The Middle” Beats NBC’s Original “Mercy” at 8:30pm by 21%. ABC Repeat Comedies (8:00-9:00 p.m.) Opposite “American Idol” from 8:00-9:00 p.m., repeats of “Modern Family” and “The Middle” gained Adult 18-49 audience (+6%) for ABC in the hour. In fact ABC was [...]

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admin on December 17th, 2009

What seemed in early fall a rare outbreak of inspired television writing has in recent months become something rarer—not an epidemic, exactly, but a season impressively stocked with creations drenched in wit and enterprise, all unmistakably reflective of a drive toward formula busting. These things are, of course, always relative. In television these days, one [...]

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admin on December 14th, 2009

It’s more fun, of course, to pick apart the bad stuff on TV. There is always plenty to choose from, after all. But since one of my resolutions for 2010, and beyond, is to accentuate the positive, let me optimistically begin this final column of 2009 by highlighting the good news on the small screen [...]

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Growing Week to Week by 8% in Viewers and by 18% in Adults 18-49, ABC Freshman “The Middle” Outdraws Fox’s Veteran “So You Think You Can Dance” With its Highest-Ever Repeat Numbers, ABC’s “Modern Family” Retains Nearly All Of its Week-Ago Original Telecast and is No. 2 in its Slot with Key Adults and Men [...]

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admin on November 19th, 2009

NBC started the evening out in first overall with a 5.1/8 for “Mercy,” though the medical drama finished fourth in the 18-49 demo. CBS’ “The New Adventures of Old Christine” and “Gary Unmarried” averaged a 4.6/8 overall and did a 2.4 rating to win the 18-49 demo for the hour. ABC’s “Modern Family” repeat and [...]

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admin on November 15th, 2009

Here are some clips from ‘The Middle’ Episode 6 “The front door”: “no door – no food?” “A dog suit”

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The second Wednesday night of the official TV season saw the debut of two more ABC comedies — the Kelsey Grammer-led Hank at 8 p.m. and the Patricia Heaton-starring The Middle at 8:30 p.m. And you know what? Both won their time slots, besting shows such as NBC’s Mercy, CBS comedies The New Adventures of [...]

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