Steve D

2.6 Grey's Anatomy 3.2 Scandal 3.1 How to Get Away with Murder 2.9 NFL Thursday Night Kickoff 4.9 Thursday Night Football: Colts at Texans 1.5 Bones 1.1 Gracepoint 1.4 The Biggest Loser: Glory Days 1.0 Bad Judge 1.1 A to Z 1.3 Parenthood 0.8 The Vampire Diaries 0.3 Reign

Just watched Manhattan Love Story and really enjoyed it. Really hope it and Selfie can somehow salvage at least a full season. Stalker was also brilliant. I'm enjoying lots of the new shows so far.

So I thought it was about time we had a weekly game for TV ratings predictions. Each week I will randomly select a night (except Saturday night) in which all primetime original programs on the 5 main networks that need to be predicted for. So for the first week I have randomly selected Thursday 9th therefore you need to predict the ratings for the following... Grey's Anatomy Scandal How to Get Away with Murder NFL Thursday Night Kickoff Thursday Night Football: Colts at Texans Bones Gracepoint The Biggest Loser: Glory Days Bad Judge A to Z Parenthood The Vampire Diaries Reign That's 13 shows needed to be predicted, and you have until Thursday 9th at 9pm to make your predictions. The way this game can be won is as follows. If you were to predict a show to get a 1.7 but it actually achieves a 2.8 you were 1.1 away from the correct rating, this would give you 39.3 points. If you ended up 0.1 away from that 2.8 rating you would earn 3.6 points therefore the lowest scorer is a winner. Now if you were to predict a show correctly you would get a reward of -10 points. Can you tell me how I work out those points? it shouldn't be difficult. After 10 weeks a winner will be crowned. GET PREDICTING FOLKS If you have any questions go ahead and ask.

10 Too Lost In You -SUGABABES 1 Mad World -MICHAEL ANDREWS feat GARY JULES 6 Leave Right Now -WILL YOUNG 7 Shut Up -BLACK EYED PEAS 8 Ladies Night -ATOMIC KITTEN 2 Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) -DARKNESS 3 Changes -OZZY & KELLY OSBOURNE 4 Proper Crimbo -BO SELECTA 9 I'm Your Man -SHANE RICHIE 5 Happy Xmas (War Is Over) -IDOLS

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What a ploy to make Song 4 Mutya last longer

Such an underwhelming song. Very Disco Love though :heehee:

Also their crowning glories jhpD0OO4Nt0 TKrEExMg6-Q

A WAYWF remix has been added to the playlist at work, was a nice surprise, as was the best songs from Arianna Grande's album

I think they'll give that slot to Nashville next year. Or maybe Resurrection ans slot something in between. I wonder what they have in store for Shonda night next year, if HTGAWM holds similar ratings to Scandal they might choose to move it and then use that and Scandal to launch new shows next year.

Such a shame they can't get their shit together now. Obviously they need some sort of bitchiness within the group to have any sort of success.

Yeh it was but I think that was more of an after thought. The fact that their version ended up being used for a long time in the boots ads was pretty amazing.

I thought so but couldn't quite remember.

I can't believe they are only 30! cray.

Hoping No Can Do and New Year stay

Didn't it Chart at 8 then 4 then the CD was released and went to 3?

Well Rochelle just went down in my books if she doesn't like marmite. Frankie is now God, not only does she love marmite she annoys Roch with it.

Pretty sure all their lead singles are SO similar to other songs tbh.

SHIELD does have an advantage over the shows but still if it's ratings drop its going to be in danger. While Nashville has the syndication advantage it will depend entirely on what deals are in the pipe line for it and if the value per episode is low and the ratings for it continue to slide this could be a rare instance when a third full season doesn't guarantee a forth. A 2.1 would be brilliant for greys in a slot that ABC has massively struggled with over the past couple years so I think it will get at least one more season. I think Shonda night may stand strong for a few seasons. I can see TGW getting a short season if the decision to end isn't done before the final few scripts of this season are finalised.

They look at money, it's not really the ratings that matter but they give the best indication of anything available. It all depends on how much each series costs and how much they can make through advertising. A cheaper show can afford lower ratings or a show specific to a certain demo might make more money through advertising than the A18-49 ratings suggest. Advertisers will pay more for a show that is watched by wealthier people or a company will look to see which shows suit their product more and would pay more for a slot in that shows ad break. But in short overall viewer-ship matters the tiniest amount, just for bragging rights really.

Now the first week of the new TV season is over let's take a look at what I'm thinking will survive and get renewed for next season. First up... ABC http://p1cdn01.thewrap.com/images/2014/02/viola-davis-abc-pilot-how-to-get-away-with-murder-618x400.jpg How to Get Away with Murder Smashes, Forever growing, black-ish a hit? 1.39 - Modern Family (CERTAIN RENEWAL) 1.39 - Scandal (CERTAIN RENEWAL) 1.39 - How to Get Away With Murder (RENEW PREDICTED) 1.18 - black-ish (MIGHT BE RENEWED... MIGHT NOT) 1.11 - Grey's Anatomy (CERTAIN RENEWAL) 0.86 - The Goldbergs (CERTAIN RENEWAL) 0.78 - The Middle (RENEWAL PREDICTED) 0.75 - SHIELD (MIGHT BE RENEWED... MIGHT NOT) 0.62 - Forever (MIGHT BE CANCELLED... MIGHT NOT) 0.53 - Nashville (RENEWAL PREDICTED) It was on the whole a good first week for ABC scripted. This week I'll focus on the new shows, How to Get Away with Murder certainly did a lot better than most would have expected getting 100% retention out of Scandal's 3.9, obviously as it is a new show it remains to be seen whether or not it will continue to get those high ratings, I'm hoping for a YES for sure but I think it's guaranteed a back order now. black-ish also started well with a 3.3 rating but the post Modern Family slot has always struggled to be lucrative, this gives me double doubts about renewal and I think it's yet to be certain that it will get a back order. Forever is an interesting one, although it struggled for it's pilot episode only getting a 1.7 it grew for it's second episode the night after and if it keeps doing so or even staying put it's certainly going to get renewed but we will see how it goes in it's next few weeks. Now it's time for... CBS http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTg1NDg1MjE5OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMjkyNjgyMjE@._V1_SX640_SY720_.jpg NCIS: New Orleans gets average start, Scorpion doesn't sting, Madam Secretary a good leader? 2.24 - The Big Bang Theory (CERTAIN RENEWAL) 1.37 - Scorpion (RENEWAL PREDICTED) 1.20 - NCIS (CERTAIN RENEWAL) 1.04 - NCIS New Orleans (MIGHT BE RENEWED... MIGHT NOT) 0.83 - Madam Secretary (MIGHT BE CANCELLED... MIGHT NOT) 0.71 - Person of Interest (RENEWAL PREDICTED) 0.58 - The Good Wife (MIGHT BE CANCELLED... MIGHT NOT) 0.54 - Hawaii Five-0 (MIGHT BE RENEWED... MIGHT NOT) 0.50 - Blue Bloods (MIGHT BE CANCELLED... MIGHT NOT) On the whole the new shows on CBS performed well. Scorpion took advantage from the Big Bang lead in to become the second highest rated show for CBS last week, it's clear to me a huge amount of money was spent on the pilot and I wonder if the quality will remain as high for the remainder of the episodes. I expect it to hold quite well for it's second episode though. NCIS: New Orleans took off pretty much how Los Angelos was performing in it's slot last year, with it being a procedural I can see it holding on quite well. Madam Secretary started really well against the rest of the Sunday line up but there isn't much room for it to decrease in ratings and stay safe. It's FOX's turn http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/comicsalliance.com/files/2014/03/gotham-set-pics-young-bruce-wayne1.jpg Gotham starts with a bang, emergency surgery needed for Red Band Society 1.80 - Gotham (MIGHT BE RENEWED... MIGHT NOT) 1.13 - Sleepy Hollow (RENEWAL PREDICTED) 0.90 - Bones (RENEWAL PREDICTED) 0.85 - New Girl (RENEWAL PREDICTED) 0.68 - Red Band Society (CERTAIN CANCELLATION) 0.65 - Mindy Project (MIGHT BE CANCELLED... MIGHT NOT) With all the hype and build up Gotham started big as expected with a 3.2 well ahead of the rest of Fox's line-up but if it's ratings drop anything like SHIELD did last year it will more than struggle to be renewed. Unfortunately Red Band Society started badly with a 1.3 and then dropped to a 1.1 for it's second episode and cancellation must be imminent, though I'm hoping for it to grow. With Fox currently struggling across the board it has made me less certain about my decisions on the shows. And finally we go to... NBC http://media2.whosaystatic.com/616879/616879_602x602.jpg It's a mystery how Laura even got the chance to air 1.54 - The Blacklist (CERTAIN RENEWAL) 1.18 - Chicago Fire (CERTAIN RENEWAL) 1.00 - Law & Order: SVU (MIGHT BE RENEWED... MIGHT NOT) 0.86 - Chicago PD (RENEWAL PREDICTED) 0.79 - Mysteries of Laura (CERTAIN CANCELLATION) 0.63 - Parenthood (FINAL SEASON) NBC has only aired one new show so far this season, and it's not looking like it has a bright future. Now starting with a 2.0 was actually very decent but unfortunately it last half a rating point for it's second episode which puts it's future in considerable doubt as I doubt it will even get a back order. That's it for week 1 The CW has yet to air new episodes for the new season so obviously there is nothing for me to say. Also sorry it's late I was working all weekend. My favourite show of the week is definitely How To Get Away With Murder so I urge you all to watch.

That would certainly be a good twist. Maybe for round 18 or something.

Which I think will really help her, whereas you could tell Pixie and Simon did.

It's not only the barely clothed men but there is so many gifable moments of the girls. Time for a youtube Sugababes bunge

I'm sure Girls would have been treated better here if it wasn't for the boots advert having been using the original song for a while. We could include every song ever recorded by our girls, obviously it wouldn't be a good number but say it's 202 songs the winning 101 songs plus the 27 highest scoring losers could move forward.