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Arizona Cardinals Hard Knocks Episode 4
By Walter Mitchell Dec 5, 2022, 7:17am MST
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Background: Nov 27, 2022; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (10) celebrates with fans after a touchdown catch against the Los Angeles Chargers during the first quarter at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael Chow
The 4th episode of HBO's Hard Knocks' in-season documentary about the Arizona Cardinals from a fan's perspective is a magnificent appeal to pathos (emotion).
If one episode could ever capture a full gamut of emotions —- this episode covers it all:
Here were some of the honest emotions that I felt.
Extreeme Disappointment —- for the situation Sean Kugler brought upon his victim, himself, his players and the Cardinals' organization.
Profound Hope —- for the highly professional manner in which TE coach Steve Heiden is making in his impressive transition to being the new OL coach. Heiden's first message to the players was "this is an open forum, we'll talk through stuff" —- "for me this is going to be a learning curve" —- "obviously the calls, the way you guys have done things in the past may be a little different." (keep doing whatever you are doing, Coach Heiden!)
Anticipation —- Colt McCoy. during the QBs meeting, after being assured by QB coach Cam Turner that Steve Heiden is taking over as OL coach, "How about we rush for over 100 yards this week. I'd put money on it right now." (Note: is McCoy in charge of that QB room or what? He sits at attention, while Kyler slouches and Colt is emphatic about what it is going to take to win the upcoming game, having clearly researched the opponent in advance. Now to be fair, these are selected snippets of what goes on in the QB room, but the cumulative effect of the snippets as to the manner of McCoy's take-charge approach seems crystal clear.)
Enlightenment —- Steve Heiden assuring the OL that "let's talk through those things, if I say something that doesn't hit you right, ok, I want to hear about it right away. I want to get it corrected right away and speak in your terms so nothing changes for you guys and so we're all on the same page. We'll just dive into the Chargers." (Notice the eye contact Heiden has with the players in the room —- notice how they are turning to look directly at him —- there is a clear and enlightening communication that is happening in that room —- and, just as importantly, what appears to be a sense of healing with regard to the firing of the OL coach.
Exasperation —- when the narrator reminds us that "the timing (of this week's game) is awful" considering the Cardinals are coming off a MNF game, and now not only have a short week to prepare with a new OL coach, but also have to manage their way through Thanksgiving week, "making an already short holiday week even shorter."
Irony —- when Kliff is running the meeting in the QB room, Kyler is sitting up, taking notes and is fully engaged with his head coach.
Leeriness —- Kyler saying " i hate not to be able to play," when the week before he was already running full bore sprints at Estadio Azteca. (Note: Kyler said this with a laugh akin to the chuckles he made last summer when he insisted with regard to his social media scrubbing that "I was just being a 24 year old kid, doing what 24 year old kids do.")
Incredulity —- at the first practice of the week, the narrator says, "Murray hasn't been at full speed for weeks, but to begin, he needs to get his head straight and his hamstring loose." This was said while Kyler was trying to shake off the surprising discomfort and pain his helmet was causing him.
Expectation —- Kliff saying about Kyler, "he's slinging it out there today, huh?"
Skepticism —- Kyler saying, "Urgency is through the roof. We have to run the table and we have the talent to do it. We've just got put it all together on Sunday." It's very challenging this year to associate the word "urgency" with Kyler, except in terms of his contract demands, his stellar play at the end of the Raiders game in Week 2 and his compulsion to f-bomb his head coach on national TV.
Serendipity followed by disappointment —- hearing Colt McCoy saying "Let's GO!" after hearing that Hollywood Brown would be returning this week. And then finding out that the Cardinals' plan was to move him to the slot. This position switch, in a way, was the main signal that one of the passing games priorities was to "small ball" it, not "air mail" it. As it turned out, as it has for weeks on end with Kyler at QB, the deep ball passing game was an "out of order" afterthought.
Nostalgia —- looking back with keen excitement at the connection the Kyler and Hollywood had at Oklahoma.
Agreement —- Hollywood saying, "We can't look ahead, we've got top take it one play at time and see where it goes from there."
Impressive —- at practice when Kliff asks D-Hop what time the Thanksgiving dinner was at the Women's Shelter and assuring D-Hop he will be there. "That'll be cool," Kliff said.
Reverence —-The narrator says, "Holidays can be stressful; sometimes the answer is to put others first." Then seeing Hop driving over to the shelter to serve "about 400 to 500 women who have been in domestic situations." Hop continued, "Today is about giving back, it's a blessing. My mom was in a domestic situation that left her without her eyesight. It hits home every day, It's something that is a part of my life. We've been through a lot as a family, but we always make sure, no matter what we go through, we still are able to smile and are able to help other people. I've had people help me my whole life, you know so, for me, this (giving to others) is something that comes natural. Like what we are about to go do right now. Show our faith, give our time and show people that they are loved and appreciated because they are appreciated."
Pure Awe —- to see the easy, natural way in which D-Hop interacted with the young, middle aged and elderly at the dinner, asking the 10 year old boy about his grades, congratulating the middle aged woman about her new baby, and engaging big-time with Rhonda, an elderly spitfire, in such a hilarious back and forth banter. "You want me to come out there and help you catch balls?" Rhonda asked. And D-Hop asking right back, "You gonna kick 'em for me?" And then seeing D-Hop shake hRhonda's hand with both of his and saying with a huge smile, "Thank you so much, Rhonda. It is is great to meet you."
Pure Awe II —- seeing Kelvin Beachum, Manny Jones, Keontay Ingram and Kliff Kingsbury (with his girlfriend?) amongst other teammates serving at the buffet line.
Profound Empathy —- did you see the elderly woman who was so touched that while being served her dinner she looked up at the players with tears in her eyes?
Profound Thanksgiving —- for the hearts that were in full array at the Women's Shelter —- and the special heart of the man who made it happen, DeAndre Hopkins.
I think it would be fitting to leave it right here.
The gamut of emotions that the game produced are by now, redundant.
It's time to move on to the Cardinals' MNF game at home versus the Patriots.
One day, one practice, one snap and kick at a time.
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Q: Scroll a WebViewWidget inside a CustomScrollView I'm trying to display a page that has a website on top with some scrollable items below. I would like the website itself to be scrollable (i.e. scroll around the HTML page vertically) as well as the items at the flutter level. Currently I have this which doesn't let you scroll the WebViewWidget at all, it just scrolls with the rest of the scroll items but not within the web page itself:
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Osasco (pronúncia )  é um município brasileiro localizado na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo, no estado de São Paulo, no Brasil. Nascido como um bairro da capital paulista no final do século XIX, tornou-se município emancipado após um plebiscito em 1962. Ocupa uma área de 64,954 km², e sua população estimada no ano de 2021 era de 701 428 habitantes, sendo o 8.º mais populoso do estado de São Paulo.

Possui importante atividade econômica nos setores industrial, comercial e de serviços. Conforme o censo do IBGE, com dados de 2020, Osasco possui o 7.º maior Produto Interno Bruto do Brasil e o 2.º maior do Estado de São Paulo, ficando à frente de muitas capitais estaduais brasileiras, como Porto Alegre, Salvador, Fortaleza e Recife, sendo a cidade não capital com o mais alto PIB da nação.

O lema da cidade é Urbs labor, frase latina que significa Cidade trabalho, e seu padroeiro é Santo Antônio, sendo 13 de junho (data comemorativa do santo) feriado municipal.

Etimologia
O primeiro nome, estabelecido pelo primeiro núcleo de povoamento de colonizadores, foi Vila de Quitaúna, originado da língua tupi. O nome Osasco foi originalmente dado à estação ferroviária ao redor da qual a cidade cresceu. A estação foi construída em 1895 por Antonio Agù, considerado o fundador da cidade, e o nome foi dado em homenagem à sua cidade natal de Osasco na Itália, na região do Piemonte. Com o tempo, a região em volta da estação ferroviária também passou a ser conhecida por Osasco. Atualmente a Estação Osasco ainda está em funcionamento.

História

Origens e povoamento

No período pré-cabralino, inúmeras tribos indígenas da família tupi-guarani habitavam a região onde hoje se situa Osasco.

O primeiro núcleo de povoamento de colonizadores de origem portuguesa foi a Vila de Quitaúna (atualmente o nome de um bairro de Osasco), fundada no século XVII em plena época do Brasil Colônia, onde residiu o bandeirante Antônio Raposo Tavares, que supostamente estaria enterrado no local. A Vila de Quitaúna foi esvaziada no século XVIII com a descoberta do ouro em Minas Gerais.

Durante a época do Império, na região onde hoje se situa o Centro e em seus arredores, existiam vários sítios e chácaras. Próximo às margens do Rio Tietê, no século XIX, havia uma aldeia de pescadores e também grandes fazendas. Já no final do Império, uma delas foi vendida ao italiano Antonio Agù e outra ao português Manuel Rodrigues.

Expansão econômica
No início do período Republicano Antonio Agù já era proprietário de vários negócios e terras na região. Em 1887 comprou uma gleba de terra no quilômetro 16 da Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana. Por volta de 1890, resolveu ampliar sua pequena olaria e convidou para sócio o Barão Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud. A olaria que fabricava tijolos e telhas passou a produzir também tubos e cerâmicas, dando origem à primeira indústria da cidade.
Após outras iniciativas, em 20 de agosto de 1895 Antonio Agù construiu a estação ferroviária, erguendo várias casas nos arredores para abrigar os operários que chegavam para realizar a obra. Os dirigentes da estrada de ferro quiseram batizar a estação com o nome do principal empreendedor da região, mas Antonio Agù pediu que a homenagem não fosse dada a ele e sim à sua vila natal da Itália: Osasco. Com isso, a região também passou a ser conhecida como Osasco. Um telegrama emitido pelo superintendente da Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana, em 20 de agosto de 1895, informa a existência da estação construída por Antônio Agù, que originou a cidade de Osasco:

A região foi elevada a distrito da capital em 1918. Dois anos depois, em 1920, contava com 4.178 moradores, sendo 1.331 estrangeiros, contabilizando 31% da população. Daí por diante Osasco, como a região passou a ser conhecida, não parava de crescer. Muitas pessoas conhecidas do comércio e diversas indústrias importantes se instalaram por lá. Para operar as máquinas dessas indústrias foi contratada mão-de-obra imigrante.

Os imigrantes eram principalmente italianos, recebendo também franceses, espanhóis, portugueses, alemães, irlandeses e também houve uma grande migração da região Nordeste do Brasil. Com o aumento da população de operários, tornou-se possível também o desenvolvimento do comércio, desenvolvido principalmente pelas colônias armênia, libanesa e judia.

Na zona rural, muitos imigrantes japoneses plantavam verduras e legumes. Essa mistura de imigrantes marca as primeiras populações do atual município.

Formação administrativa
Em 31 de dezembro de 1918 o então povoado de Osasco tornou-se distrito de paz do município de São Paulo pela Lei estadual nº. 1634.

Pelo Decreto-lei estadual nº. 9073 de 31 de março de 1938, Osasco torna-se a 15ª. zona distrital do município de São Paulo. Em 1944, pelo Decreto-lei estadual nº. 14334 de 30 de novembro, Osasco torna-se o 14º. subdistrito de São Paulo (a 9ª. zona distrital de São Miguel passa a ser o distrito de Baquiviru, causando a mudança ordinal).

Em 1953 foi feito primeiro plebiscito pela emancipação do subdistrito. O movimento emancipacionista (ou autonomista) sofreu muitas contraposições e empecilhos, mas após o segundo plebiscito a emancipação viria a se tornar realidade.

Finalmente, Osasco é elevado à categoria de município pela Lei estadual nº. 5285 de 18 de fevereiro de 1959. A nova administração municipal foi instalada apenas três anos mais tarde em 19 de fevereiro de 1962.

Século XX

O primeiro voo em aparelho mais pesado que o ar efetuado na América Latina aconteceu em Osasco, em 7 de janeiro de 1910. O autor da façanha foi o engenheiro espanhol Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud, então morador de Osasco, pilotando o avião São Paulo.

Em 16 de julho de 1968 teve início a greve da Cobrasma, organizada por José Ibrahim. Operários protestaram  contra as mortes de seus colegas em caldeiras e o rebaixamento dos salários. Ato esse já um sintoma de resistência contra o Regime Militar da época.

No ano seguinte, o Banco Brasileiro de Descontos (atualmente denominado Bradesco), sediado na Cidade de Deus, bairro de Osasco próximo à divisa com São Paulo, organizou e colocou em operação a Companhia Telefônica Suburbana Paulista - Cotespa. A nova companhia inicialmente proveu o novo município de três mil terminais telefônicos, que operavam com o prefixo 48. A COTESPA foi incorporada à Telecomunicações de São Paulo (TELESP) em 1976. A área do município de Osasco foi gradativamente subdividida em novos centros telefônicos - Rochdalle, Santo Antônio, Quitaúna e Menck, além da área central.

Em 11 de junho de 1996 houve a explosão do Osasco Plaza Shopping. O acidente aconteceu na praça de alimentação devido a um vazamento de Gás Liquefeito de Petróleo, no subsolo do piso térreo. A violência da explosão fez com que o piso fosse elevado e o concreto desabasse sobre as pessoas que ali se encontravam, além de ter destruído 400 lojas. Morreram 42 pessoas e 300 outras ficaram feridas, algumas gravemente. A principal causa apontada para a explosão foi a falta de ventilação no porão onde se encontrava a tubulação de gás. Esse acidente repercutiu na mídia nacional e internacional.

Geografia

Osasco é um município da sub-região oeste situado na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo (RMSP) com uma população de 696 382 habitantes (estimativa populacional 2016 do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística), sendo a sexta mais populosa do Estado de São Paulo e a vigésima sexta do Brasil.  Localiza-se a uma latitude 23°3158" sul e a uma longitude 46°47'31" oeste. Seus limites são a capital paulista a norte, leste e sul, Cotia a sudoeste, Carapicuíba e Barueri a oeste. Osasco possui atualmente 60 bairros oficiais. Localiza-se perto da capital paulista a oeste, distando desta cerca de 16 quilômetros.

O principal rio que corta a cidade é o Rio Tietê. Os seus principais córregos são: Córrego Baronesa, Córrego Bussocaba, Córrego da Divisa, Córrego Continental e Córrego Areia. Os principais lagos são: Lago Parque Chico Mendes e Lago Jardim Três Montanhas. Os ribeirões mais importantes são: Ribeirão João Alves e Ribeirão Vermelho.

A altitude do município varia de 740 a 1009 metros, com uma área total de 64,935 km² e uma densidade demográfica de 10 700,62 habitantes por km². O clima é considerado subtropical úmido, tendo verões quentes e chuvosos; Invernos não muito secos e de temperaturas amenas; Demais estações do ano aparecem de modo intermediário. O município possui diversos parques de lazer e meio ambiente, entre eles o Parque Ecológico Nelson Vilha Dias (Rochdalle); Parque Municipal Dionísio Alvares Mateos  (Jardim das Flores); Parque Municipal Chico Mendes (City Busocaba); Parque Clóvis Assaf (Cidade das Flores); Parque do Jardim Santa Maria; Parque Ecológico Ana Luiza (Jardim Piratininga); Parque Glauco Villas Boas (Três Montanhas); Parque Manoel Manzano (Conjunto dos Metalúrgicos); Parque Ignácio Gurgel Pereira (km 18); Parque do Jardim Bonança.

Os principais problemas ambientais são as enchentes: várias ruas e avenidas de Osasco sofrem com a inundação quando chove. Entre as regiões onde esse problema é constante, se destacam os zonas baixas na zona norte do município. A poluição do ar na cidade é mediana, devido principalmente à grande quantidade de indústrias poluidoras e automóveis. A cidade sofre com a poluição hídrica que atinge quase todos os córregos e rios da cidade. Segundo o site Trata Brasil, no entanto, Osasco é 45° município brasileiro em investimento em saneamento.

Clima
Como a cidade se localiza muito próximo da capital, e como em quase toda Região Metropolitana de São Paulo, o clima de Osasco é considerado subtropical úmido (do tipo Cfa na classificação climática de Köppen-Geiger). As estações do ano são parcialmente definidas: o verão moderadamente quente e chuvoso, inverno ameno e subseco, com diminuição de chuva. Outono e primavera são estações de transição, sendo comum tardes com temperaturas entre 14° C e 16° C nessa época do ano. A umidade do ar é relativamente elevada, com uma média anual de 78% (o recomendado para o bem da saúde humana é acima de 60%). No inverno, o aquecimento do ar frio vindo de ambientes externos pode diminuir os níveis de umidade relativa para abaixo de 30%, levando ao desconforto, tais como a pele seca e sede excessiva. No outono e primavera, é comum tardes entre 14° e 16°. Em invernos mais rigorosos, como em 2013, houve dias em que a temperatura sequer ultrapassou 10 °C

A média de temperatura anual gira em torno dos 19,2 °C, sendo o mês de julho o mais frio (média de 15,3 °C) e o mais quente fevereiro (média de 21,7 °C), com isso ao longo do ano, as temperaturas médias podem variar 6,4 °C. Segundo dados do Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET), desde 1961 a menor temperatura registrada no Mirante de Santana (cerca de 23,7 km de distância de Osasco), foi de 0,8 °C em 10 de julho de 1994. Já a maior temperatura atingiu os 37,8 °C em 17 de outubro de 2014.  As geadas ocorrem em invernos severos, principalmente em regiões afastadas do centro. O índice pluviométrico anual é de 1420 mm, concentrados principalmente no verão, sendo janeiro o mês de maior precipitação (235 mm), e julho o de menor precipitação (38 mm).

Demografia

Segundo estimativa populacional do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) para 2018, Osasco possui aproximadamente 696 850 habitantes, sendo o 7° mais populoso do Estado de São Paulo, e o 28° mais populoso do Brasil, com uma densidade demográfica de 10 700,62 habitantes por quilômetro quadrado. O bairro mais populoso de Osasco é o Jardim Veloso (32 168 habitantes). O município é a 48° maior área urbana do país, com 61 000 quilômetros quadrados.

No censo demográfico de 2010, 320 436 eram do sexo masculino (48,06%) e 346 304 do sexo feminino (51,94%). Ainda segundo o mesmo censo, 100% da população vivia na zona urbana e 0,00% na zona rural. A maioria da população era representada pelo grupo de idade entre 15 a 59 anos, com 453 589 (68,03%), posteriormente o grupo entre 0 a 14 anos, com 147 797 (22,17%) e enfim, o grupo entre 60 anos ou mais, com 65 354 (9,8%).

Composição étnica e religiosa

Segundo o IBGE, a população de Osasco era predominante branca (66,3%), vindo a seguir os pardos (27,5%), os negros (4,5%), os amarelos (0,8%) e, por fim, a população indígena (0,2%).

Quanto à religião, a maioria dos habitantes são católicos: 422 553 (cerca de 64,75%). Em seguida, vêm os evangélicos: 134 043 (cerca de 20,54%); os sem religião: 60 886 (cerca de 9,33%); espíritas: 5 873 (cerca de 0,90%); budistas: 1 500 (cerca de 0,23%); e judeus: 261 (cerca de 0,04%).<ref name="Raça religião">IBGE 2000 (dados obtidos por meio de pesquisa de autodeclaração)</ref>

 Indicadores
O rendimento domiciliar per capita de 60 143 habitantes (31,92%), era de 1 a 2 salários-mínimos, seguido de 47 239 (25,07%) de 1/2 a 1 salário-mínimo; 43 528 (23,1%) de 2 a 5 salários-mínimos; 23 599 (12,53%) até 1/2 salário-mínimo, e por último 13 905 (7,38%) recebem mais de 5 salários-mínimos. O número de eleitores é de 565 990, sendo a maior parte entre 18 a 69 anos com 522 577 (92,33%), seguido de 70 anos ou mais, com 39 372 (6,96%) e por último o grupo de 16 e 17 anos, com 4041, representando 0,71%. A expectativa de vida é de 75,4 anos, com uma taxa de fecundidade (filhos por mulher): 1,80. A taxa de alfabetização é de 98%.

O Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano (IDH-M) é de 0,776 considerado alto, sendo: IDH-M Renda: 0,776; IDH-M Longevidade: 0,840 e IDH-M Educação: 0,718. A renda per capita média de Osasco cresceu 47,75% nas últimas duas décadas, passando de 679,13 reais, em 1991, para 780,28 reais, em 2000, e para 1 003,40 reais, em 2010. Isso equivale a uma taxa média anual de crescimento nesse período de 2,08%. A esperança de vida ao nascer é o indicador utilizado para compor a dimensão Longevidade do Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano Municipal (IDHM). No município, a esperança de vida ao nascer cresceu 2,1 anos na última década, passando de 73,4 anos, em 2000, para 75,4 anos, em 2010.

A proporção de crianças e jovens frequentando ou tendo completado determinados ciclos indica a situação da educação entre a população em idade escolar do estado e compõe o IDHM Educação. No município, a proporção de crianças de 5 a 6 anos na escola é de 94,75%, em 2010. No mesmo ano, a proporção de crianças de 11 a 13 anos frequentando os anos finais do ensino fundamental é de 85,14%; a proporção de jovens de 15 a 17 anos com ensino fundamental completo é de 70,02%; e a proporção de jovens de 18 a 20 anos com ensino médio completo é de 52,23%. O IDH-M de 0,776 é 35,66% maior que o registrado em 1991.

Segundo a Universidade de São Paulo, Osasco teve os seguintes índices de desigualdade social (Coeficiente de Gini e Índice de Theil: quanto mais distante de zero e mais próximo de um, maior é a desigualdade social) registrados nos anos de 1991 e 2000:

 Governo

A administração municipal se dá pelos poderes executivo, legislativo e judiciário. O atual representante do poder executivo é o prefeito Rogério Lins do Podemos, eleito em 2016 no segundo turno com 218.779 votos (61,21% dos votos válidos), sendo o prefeito de Osasco com mais votos da história do município, tendo Ana Maria Rossi (PL) como vice-prefeita, foi reeleito em 2020 no primeiro turno com 61% dos votos.

O poder legislativo, por sua vez, é constituído pela Câmara dos Vereadores, composta por 21 vereadores distribuídos por uma grande variedade de partidos, sendo o PSDB e o PT, cada um com 3 vereadores, os partidos com maior representação. Havia 557.553 eleitores em dezembro de 2015, o que representava 1,737% do eleitorado do estado de São Paulo, conforme dados do TSE.

O poder judiciário é representado pela Comarca de Osasco.

 Relações internacionais
Osasco possui oficialmente cinco cidades-irmãs:

  Osasco, Itália
  Gyumri, Armênia (Lei 4055/2006)
  Xuzhou, China
  Viana, Angola
  Tsu, Japão

 Economia

Segundo dados do IBGE  (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística) de 2020, o município se encontra em 7.° lugar no cenário nacional e em 2° do Estado de São Paulo, atrás apenas da capital em relação ao Produto Interno Bruto (PIB). Osasco representa mais de 1% do PIB nacional, colocando a cidade no grupo das oito do Estado de São Paulo que se destacaram na geração de riqueza do Brasil com participação de mais de 1% do PIB do país. O Produto Interno Bruto registrado de Osasco é de R$ 74.402.691,05. Houve desconcentração industrial para outras regiões e hoje a cidade vem caminhando para a área comercial e de prestações de serviços, que representam hoje 71,7% do total, contribuindo com 23 bilhões de reais do PIB.

O Parque Industrial de Osasco, um dos maiores do Estado de São Paulo, destaca-se no cenário econômico com suas 500 indústrias de grande, médio e pequeno portes, preponderando a metalurgia pesada. Em Osasco está localizada a matriz do Banco Brasileiro de Descontos (Bradesco), a maior empresa bancária da América do Sul. A denominada Cidade de Deus, onde está instalada a matriz do Bradesco, situa-se na parte centro-sul da cidade e se constitui no maior centro de processamento de dados da América do Sul. Além dos edifícios de direção e escritórios, encontram-se os conjuntos sociais e esportivos dos funcionários do banco. Com isso, os benefícios naturais que o município recebe da organização bancária, deve-se ressaltar a real fonte de trabalho que o banco oferece. Centenas de pessoas ali trabalham e estudam.

O setor comercial osasquense destaca-se na região Oeste da Grande São Paulo, com seus 4 mil estabelecimentos instalados nos ramos de atacado e varejo. Segundo o Presidente da Associação Comercial de Osasco, André Menezes, "Osasco é a esquina comercial mais atraente do Brasil",  ressaltando o momento favorável para investimentos na cidade, com a atividade econômica crescente e um mercado imobiliário valorizado muitas vezes equiparado a regiões nobres da capital. Segundo o Presidente da Associação Comercial de Osasco, o mercado de offices em Osasco está em franco crescimento. Com isso, muitas construtoras começaram a apostar em Osasco, como a Banco de Projetos com o lançamento do Osasco Tower Center. Para muitos, a localização é o ponto mais forte da cidade, estrategicamente posicionado, e isto pesa muito na escolha de um imóvel.

Muitas empresas estão sediadas na cidade, incluindo o SBT (ver: CDT da Anhanguera); RedeTV! (ver: CTD de Osasco); Bradesco; Avon Cosméticos; Mercado Livre; Sem Parar; Mãe Terra; Pão de Açúcar; Walmart; Carrefour; Sam's Club ;Assaí ; Makro; Alpicplast indústria e comércio, entre outras. Osasco é constituído de muitos shoppings ao redor da cidade, muitos inaugurados entre 2005 e 2009, como o Shopping União de Osasco, Osasco Plaza Shopping e o Shopping União de Osasco. O Mercado Municipal de Osasco é um mercado inaugurado em 1953, sendo o primeiro mercado na época bairro de Osasco, com seis corredores que se entrecruzam internamente.

 Infraestrutura
 Transportes

Osasco devido à proximidade com São Paulo, possui um trânsito semelhante ao da capital paulista. No município podem ser encontrados meios de transporte rodoviário e ferroviário.

O município é servido pelos trens das linha 8 e linha 9 do Trem Metropolitano de São Paulo (sendo ponto terminal desta última). As estações são: Presidente Altino(linhas 8/9); Osasco (linha 8/9);Comandante Sampaio(linha 8); Quitaúna (linha 8) e General Miguel Costa (linha 8).

As principais autoestradas que servem ao município são: Rodovia Castelo Branco (SP-280), o principal acesso à cidade; Rodovia Anhanguera (SP-330); Rodoanel Mário Covas (SP-21) e Rodovia Raposo Tavares (SP-270). Os principais terminais rodoviários de Osasco são: Terminal Metropolitano Luiz Bortolosso (EMTU); Terminal Amador Aguiar (Vila Yara); Terminal Walt Disney (Helena Maria); Terminal Largo de Osasco (Norte e Sul); Terminal 1º de Maio; Terminal Jardim Veloso e Terminal Novo Osasco.

A Avenida dos Autonomistas é a via arterial que liga a divisa com São Paulo à divisa com Carapicuíba, passando pelos bairros: Vila Yara, Vila Campesina, Vila Osasco, Centro, Km 18 e Quitaúna. O Viaduto Reinaldo de Oliveira, mais conhecido como viaduto metálico ou "Ponte Metálica", feito de metal, é localizado na Avenida dos Autonomistas. É o principal cartão-postal da cidade, com seus 300 metros de extensão, é o segundo maior viaduto da cidade de Osasco. Foi construída pela empresa mineira, em 20/12/1992, sediada em Ipatinga/MG, a Usiminas Mecânica, levando aproximadamente dois anos para a sua conclusão. No dia 28 de março, no "Hora do Planeta", a Secretaria do Meio Ambiente apaga as luzes do Viaduto Metálico por uma hora. Na época de natal, a prefeitura enfeita o viaduto e a Avenida Bussocaba, atraindo muitas pessoas de outras regiões.

 Educação
Osasco possui um sistema de ensino primário e secundário, público e privado. De acordo com o Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (IDEB) de 2015, que indica a qualidade do ensino nas escolas públicas, Osasco ultrapassou a meta no primeiro ciclo do ensino fundamental, com nota 5.9 e meta de 5.8 (numa escala de avaliação que vai de nota 1 a 10). No segundo ciclo, a cidade permanece com a mesma nota de 2013, com 4.3 pontos, sem bater a meta de 5.

A taxa de analfabetismo indicado pelo censo demográfico do IBGE de 2010 foi de 3,61% (cerca de 18.708 pessoas), sendo que o maior índice se encontra na faixa etária de 60 anos ou mais (12,1%). O percentual de alfabetização de pessoas acima de 15 é de 96,39% (cerca de 499.127 pessoas). Em 2010, a cidade tinha 49 escolas municipais e 76 escolas particulares. A Prefeitura do Município de Osasco presta assistência aos alunos de todas as escolas das redes municipal e estadual, que recebem diariamente merenda escolar, preparada sob supervisão de merendeiras especializadas, contratadas pelo município. Segundo o Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD), em 2010, 4,18% da população adulta (de 25 anos ou mais) possui fundamental incompleto e é analfabeto. Segundo o mesmo censo, a maioria (34,87% das pessoas com mais de 25 anos) possui fundamental incompleto e é alfabetizado; 18,78% possui fundamental completo e médio incompleto; 28% apresenta médio completo e superior incompleto; apenas 14,2% possui superior completo.

Segundo o IBGE, em 2015 o número de matriculados no Ensino Fundamental era de 92 066, enquanto no Ensino Médio era de 35 703 jovens.

O Centro Universitário FIEO (UNIFIEO) é um dos mais antigos Centros universitários de Osasco. A Fundação tinha por primeira finalidade criar na região uma faculdade de Direito e, posteriormente diversos outros cursos que foram criados. 90% dos Professores que passaram no Concurso Público de professores do Governo do Estado de São Paulo em 2010, eram provenientes da UNIFIEO, colocando a Universidade a frente de outras renomadas como PUC e USP. A cidade ainda conta com universidades como a Anhanguera, UNINOVE, e a Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP).

 Principais instituições de ensino superior e técnico

Escola Técnica Estadual (ETEC de Osasco)
Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (Escola Senai Nadir Dias de Figueredo)
Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial (SENAC)
Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco (FITO)
Centro Universitário FIEO (UNIFIEO)
Faculdade Integração Zona Oeste (Fizo) - Anhanguera
Universidade Bandeirante de São Paulo (Uniban)
Faculdade Fernão Dias
Faculdade FIPEN
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp)
Faculdade de Tecnologia do Estado de São Paulo (FATEC - Pref. Hirant Sanazar)
Universidade Nove de Julho de Medicina (UNINOVE)

 Saúde

 Principais hospitais do município
Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente (AACD)
 ICESP - Hospital do Câncer Unidade regional de Osasco
Hospital Cruzeiro do Sul
Hospital e Maternidade Amador Aguiar
Hospital e Maternidade João Paulo II
Hospital Municipal Antonio Giglio
Hospital Dr. Vivaldo Martins Simões (Regional)
Hospital e Maternidade Sino Brasileiro
Hospital e Maternidade Nossa Senhora de Fátima
Hospital e Maternidade Renascença

 Segurança pública e criminalidade
Apesar de ter registrando queda na criminalidade nos últimos anos, Osasco continua sendo historicamente uma cidade com alta taxa de criminalidade, sendo considerada a quarta cidade mais violenta da Grande São Paulo.

Porém, os principais problemas de segurança pública que a cidade possui são roubos e furtos, registrando mais de mil roubos por cem mil habitantes, e cerca de 900 furtos por 100 mil pessoas em 2017. Já as mortes por agressões caíram de 70,93/100 mil habitantes em 1999 para 37,61/100 mil habitantes em 2004 uma redução de 47% segundo o Seade

 Cultura

Osasco apesar de contar com uma infinidade de equipamentos culturais de São Paulo, vem crescendo a sua quantidade de equipamentos voltados a cultura. Dentre eles, bibliotecas, teatros, museus, casas de eventos culturais, espaços culturais, lazer e meio ambiente. O município é constituído de diversas bibliotecas, incluindo a Biblioteca Municipal Monteiro Lobato, Biblioteca Heitor Sinegalia, Biblioteca Manoel Fiorita, a Biblioteca do Centro Universitário FIEO, e Biblioteca da Faculdade de Ciências da FITO.

Dentre os teatros, Osasco é constituído pelo Teatro Municipal Gloria Giglio, principal teatro do município, inaugurado em 1996, durante o governo do prefeito Celso Giglio. O ambiente tem capacidade para 450 espectadores. Há também o Espaço Cultural Grande Otello, Teatro do Sesi e Escola de Artes Cesar Antonio Salvi. Os principais espaços culturais são o Osasco Cultural, Centro de Eventos Pedro Bortoloss e Espaço Cultural Grande Otelo.

Em Osasco, encontra-se também casas de eventos culturais, como Casa de Angola e Casa do Violeiro do Brasi.l

O principal museu é o Museu Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud, também conhecido como Chalé Brícola. Seu acervo, além de abrigar documentos a respeito de Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud, e a única peça que ainda resta do avião "São Paulo", com o qual ele realizou seu voo histórico, se encontram objetos, filmes, documentos e obras de arte que contam um pouco da memória do município. O Museu Municipal Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud, foi construído pelo banqueiro Giovanni Brícola, no final do século passado, e de sua construção participou Antonio Agù, fundador de Osasco. Edificado em estilo flamenco, com o melhor material existente na época: pinho-de-riga, mármore de Carrara e azulejos europeus, o Chalé Brícola serviu como residência para várias outras famílias, entre elas a de Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud, inventor e cientista, que das suas imediações, no dia 7 de janeiro de 1910, realizou o primeiro voo com um aparelho mais pesado que o ar na América do Sul.

Depois de ter ficado abandonado durante muitos anos, o chalé foi escolhido como sede para o Museu Municipal, instalado em 30 de junho de 1976. Atualmente sofreu uma restauração.

 Esportes

A liga de vôlei feminino de Osasco (Audax) é de reconhecimento nacional, o que torna a cidade mais divulgada em outras localidades. A equipe de futebol do Audax debutou na Série A1 2014, disputando pela primeira vez o escalão mais alto do Futebol Paulista. O Audax enfrentou o Santos na final do Campeonato Paulista em 2016, ficando em segundo lugar. Ginásio Poliesportivo Geodésico (Sebastião Rafael da Silva).

A cidade possuia dois estádios: o Estádio Municipal Prefeito José Liberatti (Rochdale) e o Estádio Municipal Elzo Piteri (Vila Yolanda). Com a chegada do AUDAX na cidade, a prefeitura cedeu a concessão para que  estádio da vila yolanda fosse o Centro de Treinamento do Audax. O município também conta com três ginásios poliesportivos: o Ginásio José Liberati (Presidente Altino); o Ginásio de Esportes Sebastião Rafael da Silva (Cidade das Flores) e o Ginásio de Esportes Ives Tafarello- SESC Osasco  (Jardim das Flores.

Os principais clubes desportivos da cidade são: Grêmio Osasco Audax e Grêmio Esportivo Osasco no futebol profissional de campo e o Volei Osasco/Audax, sendo um dos principais times de vólei do Brasil e do Mundo. Esporte Clube Osasco.

 Ver também
 Paulistas de Osasco
 Região Metropolitana de São Paulo
 Microrregião de Osasco

 Bibliografia
 OLIVEIRA, Neyde Collino de; NEGRELLI, Ana Lúcia Marquetti Rocha. Osasco e sua história. São Paulo: CG Editora, 1992.
 SANAZAR, Hirant. Osasco - Sua história, sua gente. Osasco: ed. do autor, 2003.
 FAVARÃO, Mazé (apres.). Osasco conta sua história através dos bairros. Osasco: Secretaria de Educação, 2007.
 METROVICHE, Eduardo (org.). Osasco - Um século de fotografia. Osasco: Maxprint Editora, 2007.
 PAVÃO, Lucas. Memórias...Algumas histórias de Lucas Pavão na antiga Vila de Osasco. Osasco: Edifieo, 2010.
 PIGNATARI, Helena Werner. Raizes do movimento operário em Osasco. São Paulo: Cortez Ed.
 PITERI, Guaçu. Sonhar é preciso - Comunidade e política nos tempos da Ditadura''. Osasco: Edifieo, 2008.

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Q: C# dictionary where clause fail I have a dictionary of key-value pairs. How can I check for where clause failure?
SomeDictionary.Where(x => x.Value && someOtherBool).First();

Is there a way to check if this returned some result without surrounding with try-catch block? Sure, I can call FirstOrDefault() but I don't get what I need then...
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    using System.Web.UI;
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Canada is tough on small-time tax fraud, but missing bigger targets
Critics say Canada shies away from major targets. But a new snitch line may be having an impact.
by John Geddes
A lot of Americans who have stashed money in offshore accounts face a hard decision this summer. In late June, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service gave them a deadline: U.S. taxpayers who are hiding income in offshore accounts in 10 targeted financial institutions—scattered in Europe, Asia and the Caribbean—must come clean voluntarily before Aug. 4, or face much stiffer penalties if the IRS catches them later. It's the latest salvo in a five-year campaign to raise the pressure on U.S. tax cheats, and some Canadian tax experts say the IRS crackdown has been far more assertive than anything attempted by the Canada Revenue Agency.
Of course, that's not how Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government sees it. In last year's federal budget, the Conservatives declared with some fanfare that they were taking aim at "international tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance." Among other announced measures, one system pays informants who give the CRA tips that lead to unpaid tax being recovered from offshore evasion schemes. But tax lawyers and accountants continue to see a wide gulf between the IRS and CRA efforts. "The Canadian experience with respect to enforcement in terms of tax evasion and offshore accounts has been dismal," says David Chodikoff, a tax litigator in Toronto with the firm Miller Thomson, and a former federal justice department lawyer.
Chodikoff, who is working on a book called Tax Evasion and the Demise of Global Banking Secrecy, slated for publication next year, says both the CRA's investigators, who must try to compile evidence about complex tax-evasion schemes, and federal prosecutors, who must bring those cases to court, are seriously underfunded—especially compared to their IRS counterparts. David Debenham, an Ottawa lawyer with the firm McMillan, agrees that this summer's tactical move by the IRS to hike penalties is only the latest reminder of the "CRA's relative lack of effective enforcement, particularly in relation to offshore tax evasion."
Research conducted for CRA confirms a perception that the agency is tough on small-time domestic tax avoiders, but intimidated by big-time international tax cheats. The CRA hired a consulting firm to conduct focus groups last year to find out how it is regarded. Accountants and other "tax intermediaries" who took part "raised questions about the resources dedicated to those larger players who put money in offshore tax havens, versus smaller players who claim a few too many dollars in charitable donations," according to the report by Walker Consulting Group.
It's unlikely the CRA was eager to have that finding revealed. But federal law requires that government opinion research of this sort be made public, so the report was posted several weeks ago to a government website. "The greatest concerns were raised in Vancouver," it says, "and those concerns revolve around how quickly and easily dissuaded the CRA appears to be from going after wealthy people. Around the table in Vancouver, there was a perception that as soon as tax lawyers are brought in by the wealthy, the CRA backs off, and in the eyes of those people, the CRA needs to follow through on some of those 'larger fish' to preserve the integrity of the system."
Suspicion that Canada's federal tax authorities are tough on minor cases but timid on major files isn't new. Back in 2010, an internal audit of the tax enforcement program, based partly on interviews with CRA staff, discovered a tendency to pursue "smaller cases that represent 'quick hits,' " rather than bigger tax-evasion cases that are harder to win and often take longer to wrap up.
But a spate of revelations about cash hidden abroad in tax-haven countries with previously impenetrable banking secrecy has prompted demands internationally for governments to take action. For instance, highly publicized leaks a few years ago gave the CRA first a list of more than 100 Canadians with accounts at Liechtenstein's LGT Bank, and then more than 1,700 with accounts at Switzerland's HSBC. Asked by Maclean's if anyone on those lists has been convicted, CRA says only that it won't discuss specific cases since "the protection of taxpayers' information is of utmost importance."
Other countries' tax authorities don't mind touting their enforcement successes in detail. Provided with information from Liechtenstein similar to what Canada received, Australia launched a high-profile task force that netted dozens of convictions. The IRS releases details on who gets caught, such as a recently updated online summary of the dozens of U.S. clients of UBS AG (previously Union Bank of Switzerland) who have been sentenced to fines and jail terms involving their UBS accounts.
Still, the CRA defends its record. The agency told Maclean's that from spring 2006 to spring 2013, 58 Canadians were convicted of tax evasion in cases that involved offshore accounts. Few of those convictions, however, were big enough to make waves. And the modest tally of convictions shows that charges are pursued on only a fraction of files, since the agency also says, "Through our efforts to combat aggressive international tax planning, the CRA has audited more than 8,000 cases since 2006, identifying approximately $5.1 billion in additional taxes."
The CRA appears to be putting its emphasis less on taking taxpayers to court than on persuading them to co-operate and pay the taxes they owe under its Voluntary Disclosures Program. There's a clear incentive to do so. Those convicted of evasion must pay all taxes owing, plus interest, penalties and fines of up to 200 per cent of the taxes evaded, not to mention face jail terms of up to five years. But those who voluntarily disclose before CRA catches up to them often have to pay only taxes owing plus interest. CRA says the number of voluntary disclosures involving offshore accounts or assets soared from 1,215 in 2006-07 to 5,248 in 2013-14.
That rise in taxpayers fessing up is driven in part by the spreading realization that banking secrecy in some tax-haven jurisdictions just isn't what it used to be. As well, the U.S. crackdown might be having a spillover effect for taxpayers with dual Canadian-American citizenship or business and financial dealings on both sides of the border. "There's no question that I've seen it in my practice," Chodikoff says. "There's a direct connection between what's happened in the United States and Canadian disclosure programs."
It's also possible some wary tax evaders have come clean out of concern the CRA will get more aggressive in the near future. After all, the 2013 budget provided the agency with some new tools, which haven't had time yet to produce big results. The new Offshore Tax Informant Program could be key. The CRA says that of 251 would-be informants who called from Jan. 15 to May 31, more than 170 were asked to follow up with full written submissions. If they are accepted into the program and their information proves useful, they will qualify for rewards of five to 15 per cent of the tax Ottawa rakes in as a result from offshore evaders. "Generally speaking, information obtained from confidential informants requires significant analysis," CRA says. "And given the steps and level of review required, it will take time to validate the quality of the submissions received and confirm acceptance into the program."
If squads of new informants eventually lead to charges in some high-stakes offshore tax cases, then the CRA's reputation could quickly change. Until then, though, the most riveting action in North American tax enforcement will continue to occur disproportionately south of the Canada-U.S. border.

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NVIDIA's GeForce 9800 GX2 - Early Test!
The 9800 GX2 has shown up on our doorstep and Shane thought it was time to take it for a ride through XP and Vista.
The latest in stalker letters is here, and it comes attached with another NVIDIA graphics card like our last. If you recall last time this happened, we received the 8800GTS G92 based card anonymously with a letter attached to it. This time we've got another new card and accompanying letter.
Again, it's an NVIDIA offering, but the message was a little different this time, a little scarier. Someone wants us to have the new NVIDIA cards, but at the same time that person or company doesn't want us to know who they are!
Really, we're not complaining and as long as nothing like a horse's head shows up in my bed then I'm not too concerned.
We've all heard about the GX2, so there isn't much to say here; there's no package so we'll get stuck straight into the card and talk about its specifications before we get into the benchmarking.


Actress Adunni Ade seems to have joined the league of bride to be in Nollywood.
The single mother of two who recently revealed that she has found love has moved a step further in her quest to become a wife.
Adunni is currently on movie set with her "Nollywood husband", Odunlade Adekola in Ibadan Oyo state.


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Solný důl Bochnia ( kopalnia soli w Bochni) se nachází pod městem Bochnia v blízkém okolí Krakova, nedaleko dosud činného dolu Wieliczka v Malopolském vojvodství.

Historie
Důl v Bochni byl otevřen ve 13. století za vlády Boleslava V. Stydlivého a jeho manželky Kingy Polské. Jedná se o nejstarší solný důl na území Polska, který patří k nejstarším světovým solným dolům vůbec. Ve 14. století v dole pracovalo 120 - 150 horníků, v 15. a 16. století jejich počet dosahoval až 500. Od druhé poloviny 14. století byla sůl z Bochni dodávána i do oblasti Rusi a Uher. Důl byl v provozu byl až do 20. století, těžba byla zcela ukončena v roce 1990.

Hornické muzeum
Solný důl v Bochni byl coby hornické muzeum zpřístupněn veřejnosti v roce 1995, například v roce 2008 si jej prohlédlo 140 000 návštěvníků. Mezi zajímavá místa v dolu patří kaple sv. Kingy, hala Ważyn a zatopená část chodeb, ve které je možné proplouvat ve dřevěných loďkách.

Světové dědictví
Dne 26. 9. 2000 byl historický solný důl v Bochni prohlášen za polskou národní kulturní památku. Od roku 2013 je důl zapsán na Seznamu světového dědictví UNESCO.

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FINALS UPDATE: Criminal Minds (1.8) got a back a tenth, but it was still a new low. Survivor (2.2) and Arrow (0.9) were also saw the week-to-week blows soften with upticks, and SVU (2.1) gained 0.1.
The last two pieces of NBC's latest Dick Wolf crossover produced big numbers, with a special 9/8c Chicago PD (1.8) and especially the 10/9c conclusion with Law and Order: SVU (2.0) going well above the series' regular numbers.
In the crime drama battle, NBC's strength was CBS' weakness. Survivor (2.1) continued a roller-coaster ride this season by dropping multiple tenths again, Criminal Minds (1.7) dive-bombed to a new low, and CSI: Cyber (1.2) joined Tuesday's One Big Happy in taking a brutal week-to-week drop at a crucial time (even if this one is a bit more understandable).
ABC was up in the 8/7c hour with The Middle (2.0), flat with The Goldbergs (2.1), inched down in the 9/8c hour with Modern Family (2.9) and Black-ish (2.0) and was even with Nashville (1.3). All three of the top-of-hour shows were up vs. the year-ago evening (and, of course, the bottom-of-hour shows up even more sharply vs. previous occupants).
Fox's American Idol (1.6) ticked up for a second straight week, while the CW's Arrow (0.8) gave back its recent increases.
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Labels: American Idol, Arrow, Black-ish, Chicago PD, Criminal Minds, CSI: Cyber, Law and Order: SVU, Modern Family, Nashville, sr, sr wednesday, Survivor, The Goldbergs, The Middle
Fox True Power Rankings, May 2015
Every weekday for the next three weeks, this blog will have a meaty piece of coverage surrounding the annual schedule releases. It starts this week with the season's final edition of the True Power Rankings, the SHOW-centric half of the upfront preview, digging deep into the merits of individual shows by network. Next week come the Upfront Questions, the SCHEDULE-centric look ahead to upfront week. The following week, the schedules come out, and with them come the Upfront Answers.
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FINALS UPDATE: Agents of SHIELD, NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans, The Voice and Chicago Fire all adjusted up. One Big Happy went down to 0.8, a new low by three tenths that feels like a true final nail in the coffin.
ABC began a run of special Dancing with the Stars Tuesday telecasts with a special celebrating the show's 10th anniversary (1.7). Though it significantly improved on ABC's usual ratings in the hour, it was probably even less compatible than previous occupants with Agents of SHIELD (1.4), which could only produce a low-end result. An ABC News special (1.4) did well at 10/9c.
Perhaps ABC's biggest benefit from DWTS was how badly it hurt the competitors. CBS' NCIS (1.9) will hit its third consecutive new low unless it adjusts up, while NCIS: New Orleans' (1.8) retention looked better by comparison in a considerably less competitive hour. It also took a major chunk out of NBC's The Voice (2.1), leading to more new lows for the lead-out comedies Undateable (1.2) and the likely series finale of One Big Happy (0.9). NBC jumped back up at 10/9c for Chicago Fire (1.5), which kicked off yet another Dick Wolf crossover event.
On Fox, Hell's Kitchen (1.1) is eyeing another new low in the prelims, while New Girl (1.0) remained mired at the very low level it's been seeing since Weird Loners (0.6) showed up.
Barring preemptions, the CW would be the night's winner with a very high-end rating from The Flash (1.5) and a slight rebound from iZombie (0.7).
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NBC True Power Rankings, May 2015
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FINALS UPDATE: Family Guy (1.6) adjusted up to top all the other Fox programs.
ABC saw the prospects further brighten for new drama Secrets and Lies (1.7). After seven weeks at very close to its series premiere number, it finally shot above that premiere rating for the first time, and it's remained a significant promotional priority for the network. Surrounding dramas Once Upon a Time (1.7) and Revenge (1.0) were even.
NBC didn't have such good news as week four of A.D. The Bible Continues (1.1) was unable to bounce back from last week's stinker, and neither did the somehow-still-airing American Odyssey (0.5). This is a disheartening point for NBC because 1) it had much less competition than last week with The Academy of Country Music Awards; and 2) it also had a much better lead-in as NBC moved its two-hour Dateline Mystery franchise to Sunday. It averaged a 1.4 in the 8:30 half-hour, up from last week's 0.6 A.D. repeat.
Fox had all five of its Sunday comedies in originals for the first time in a whooping six weeks. The last two hours were extremely consistent, which meant a below-average Family Guy (1.5) but a solid number from the return of Brooklyn Nine-Nine (1.5). The Simpsons (1.5) and The Last Man On Earth (1.4) were closer to recent results.
After some recent increases on sports overrun nights, CBS' Madam Secretary (1.0) got obliterated to a new low on this night, while The Good Wife (1.0) inched down as well.
Labels: AD, American Odyssey, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Family Guy, Last Man on Earth, Madam Secretary, Once Upon a Time, Revenge, Secrets and Lies, sr, sr sunday, The Good Wife, The Simpsons
Spotted Ratings, Saturday 4/25/15
Another edition of pre-Finals playoff hockey (0.8) was flat with last week for NBC. It tied 48 Hours (0.8) and a 10/9c repeat of Shark Tank (0.8) as the top broadcast program, but broadcast again lost to primetime NBA games on ESPN (1.27/1.17).
Labels: nhl, sr, sr saturday
FINALS UPDATE: Shark Tank (1.8) adjusted up. I will understand if you disagree, but I'm counting the Bruce Jenner interview as a special and not under the 20/20 banner. It was never referred to as "20/20" in my TiVo listings, and I have used the special distinction on other one-off news telecasts in the past. Kinda got the sense the network was trying to lump it in with 20/20 after the fact. Shrug.
Just over two months after NBC's breakthrough SNL40 special, ABC had its own stunningly enormous piece of event television. A two-hour interview in which Olympic legend Bruce Jenner came out as transgender (5.2) averaged 16.86 million viewers overall. It had a 5.0 demo rating in the 9:00 hour that grew to 5.3 at 10:00. On a Friday in late April, these numbers are practically unthinkable, roughly four times what a "normal" ABC News 20/20 outing tends to deliver.
Pre-tune for the Jenner interview surely helped Shark Tank (1.7), which was up a couple ticks in its move to 8/7c for the last four weeks of the season.
Though 8/7c shows like The Amazing Race (1.1) and Grimm (1.0) were flat, the interview clearly took a toll in the last two hours. Dateline (0.8/0.9) was below 1.0 for a Friday original for the first time this season, while Blue Bloods (1.0) on CBS also took a major hit. Hawaii Five-0 staying at its previous low 1.1 feels like a win by comparison.
Week two of the CW's lineup of Cedric's Barber Battle (0.4), Whose Line Is It Anyway? (0.4) and The Messengers (0.4) was preempted in top market New York City, so downward adjustments are expected.
Labels: Blue Bloods, Cedric's Barber Battle, Dateline, Grimm, Hawaii Five-0, Shark Tank, sr, sr friday, The Amazing Race, The Messengers, Whose Line Is It Anyway
FINALS UPDATE: 2 Broke Girls (1.6), Mike and Molly (1.7) and Stalker (1.3) all went down for CBS, suggesting some preemption oddity. For 2BG, it resembles the show's previous 1.6 stinker in late November (also a night with some preemptions due to riot coverage). The Night Shift (1.2) also lost a tenth.
CBS traded out smashing new success Scorpion for the low-end drama Stalker (1.4) and dropped more than a third week-to-week in the 9/8c hour (as well as 25%+ from what Scorpion was getting on a normal basis). While not as bad as it could've been for Stalker given its over two months off the airwaves, it's still not making any kind of serious case for renewal. Its presence was also not good to the surrounding CBS hours; 2 Broke Girls (1.7) and Mike and Molly (1.8) were below average at 8/7c, and NCIS: Los Angeles (1.4) stayed at last week's weak number.
A weaker CBS brought little added audience to the competition. Fox's lead-in Gotham (1.5) preliminarily gave back last week's rebound but may adjust up, while The Following (1.2) was even. NBC's lineup (The Voice (2.6) and The Night Shift (1.3)) was steady, while ABC was actually down another notch with Dancing with the Stars (2.0) and the increasingly shaky Castle (1.3).
Labels: 2 Broke Girls, Castle, Dancing with the Stars, Gotham, Mike and Molly, NCIS: Los Angeles, sr, sr monday, The Following, The Night Shift, The Voice
CBS True Power Rankings, May 2015
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ABC True Power Rankings, May 2015
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FINALS UPDATE: The Blacklist (1.5) got back a tenth, as did The Big Bang Theory (3.6).
A particularly momentous episode of Grey's Anatomy (2.8) spiked by a massive 33% week-to-week. This was the show's biggest rating since the 2.8 spring premiere in January and may adjust up to the biggest rating since the season premiere's 3.1. While last night's development seems like a surprisingly big risk for a show that didn't need the ratings help, the short-term rewards are certainly being reaped.
But the Grey's heat no real impact on lead-outs Scandal (2.3) and American Crime (0.9), both of which were actually down from last week.
CBS' comedy night gave back some of its recent heat with The Big Bang Theory (3.5), The Odd Couple (2.0) and Mom (1.9) all down. It was an unwelcome development especially considering the always weirdly impactful NFL Draft will be in the mix next week.
On NBC, The Blacklist (1.4) had a brutal return from a couple weeks off, dropping two tenths. It may adjust up with a 1.4 -> 1.5 breakdown, but that would still be a new low.
Fox and the CDub were steady but low with Bones (1.0), Backstrom (0.8), The Vampire Diaries (0.6) and Reign (0.3).
Labels: American Crime, Backstrom, Bones, Elementary, Grey's Anatomy, Mom, Reign, Scandal, sr, sr thursday, The Big Bang Theory, The Blacklist, The Odd Couple, The Vampire Diaries
FINALS UPDATE: Modern Family (3.0), Survivor (2.4), Criminal Minds (2.0) and Arrow (1.0) got a one-tenth bump.
The ABC comedy block was fully original for the first time in three weeks, but The Middle (1.8), Modern Family (2.9) and Black-ish (2.1) were all at the low end of recent originals. Only The Goldbergs (2.1) beat out some recent results in the same situation. Nashville (1.3) was back to its normal ratings, marking a second straight uptick.
CBS had a bit of a bounce-back from Survivor (2.3), but the crime dramas didn't really benefit from another repeat week for the competing NBC procedurals. Criminal Minds (1.9) was notably below average and CSI: Cyber stayed at 1.5.
Fox's American Idol (1.5), NBC's The Mysteries of Laura (1.0) and the CW's Supernatural (0.7) all inched up from lows in their last originals. Arrow had another 0.9.
Labels: American Idol, Black-ish, Criminal Minds, Modern Family, Nashville, sr, sr wednesday, Supernatural, Survivor, The Goldbergs, The Middle, The Mysteries of Laura
FINALS UPDATE: The Voice, Agents of SHIELD, Undateable, Hell's Kitchen and The Flash gained a tenth. iZombie (0.6) lost a tenth to hit a new low.
Fresh Off the Boat ended season one with its second straight 1.5, a promising finish after getting as low as 1.3 a few weeks ago. The Repeat After Me (1.1) finale and Forever (1.0) ticked up, while Agents of SHIELD (1.5) inched down in prelims (but with a 1.6 -> 1.5 breakdown, should be pretty close to adjusting up).
Undateable (1.3) had its worst showing yet despite The Voice (2.5) staying at least even. One Big Happy (1.1) was even, while Chicago Fire (1.6) looked good at 10/9c, growing huge on its comedy lead-in for the first time since About a Boy was still around.
CBS gave an original CSI: Cyber (1.2) a Tuesday whirl. With a repeat NCIS: New Orleans lead-in (1.1), it was two tenths below its post-Criminal Minds low on Wednesday, which is not really surprising. Though it may get some comparisons to a similar CSI tryout in January, the situation was not nearly as favorable; New Orleans was a half-point bigger then, and there were no original drama competitors.
After big nights last week, a little air came out of CW's The Flash (1.2) and iZombie (0.7), but they still avoided new lows.
And another post-New Girl repeat (0.6) episode of Weird Loners joined American Odyssey at 0.5, while Hell's Kitchen (1.1) also hit a season low.
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Plus Power Rankings Tweaks
Thanks to omabin for the reminder about the "emergency fix" needed for some of the projected averages on the Plus Power Rankings. With only a few weeks left, most of these are not as impactful as they would've been a month ago, but they should still be an improvement on what was there before.
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FINALS UPDATE: The ACM Awards adjusted down to 3.6, still up 9% year-to-year. Once Upon a Time (1.7), Secrets and Lies (1.5) and A.D. The Bible Continues (1.2) got welcome upticks, while American Odyssey (0.5) dropped to what seems like a very clear pull-me-now level. On cable, Game of Thrones (3.6) took a larger than usual post-premiere drop, but it remained on the narrow year-to-year upside and tied the ACM Awards.
After two weeks very much on the map, it only took three for A.D. The Bible Continues (1.1) to become yet another facepalm situation for NBC. It dropped a whooping six more tenths following the six-tenth week two drop, putting it already at less than half of the premiere rating. Last week, it was still Sunday's #1 broadcast series in 18-49. This week, it was a pretty distant fourth place just in its timeslot. The show's best hope now is that the similarly middle America-skewing Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS were very unfavorable competition for this show, but it would take a huge rebound to change the narrative here. And the surrounding 8/7c A.D. repeat (0.6) and American Odyssey (0.6) also took sizable week-to-week hits.
ABC fared much better against the added CBS competition. Though Once Upon a Time (1.6) failed to rebound from last week's low, Secrets and Lies (1.4) and Revenge (1.0) both inched up, and America's Funniest Home Videos (1.4) may have benefited from the NBA playoffs airing late in the afternoon on ABC.
Fox had animated anchors The Simpsons (1.4) and Family Guy (1.7) both in originals for once, with the former ticking down and the latter benefiting from a return to its usual 9/8c slot. The Last Man on Earth (1.4) was also up a bit.
And CBS more than tripled its usual Sunday 8-11 delivery with an above-average The Academy of Country Music Awards (3.7), whose three-hour prelim was up from last year's 3.3.
Labels: AD, America's Funniest Home Videos, American Odyssey, awards, Family Guy, Last Man on Earth, Once Upon a Time, Revenge, Secrets and Lies, sr, sr sunday, The Simpsons
Fox's UFC (1.1) topped NBC's playoff hockey (0.8), but both events fell behind ESPN's primetime NBA playoff games (1.14/1.40). UFC was even with the year-ago evening, while the hockey matched the one pre-Finals postseason game last year (on May 24).
Labels: nhl, sr, sr saturday, ufc
FINALS UPDATE: 20/20 adjusted down and the two-hour rating for The Amazing Race adjusted up to 1.1.
The CW's new Friday night lineup did... what a lineup introduced this late in the regular season tends to do. But newbie Cedric's Barber Battle (0.2) was rejected in particularly sound fashion, which prevented an original Whose Line Is It Anyway? (0.4) from doing any better than last week's repeats. Whose Line? hit a bunch of 0.4's at this time last spring, so this isn't exactly a catastrophe, but the network may end up moving it to 8/7c to take advantage of the local programming lead-in. Leading out of Whose Line? was new drama The Messengers (0.3); it built narrowly from Whose Line? in total viewers but clearly didn't do enough to make the network look bad for treating it this way.
Finale night for ABC's comedies saw Last Man Standing (1.1) and Cristela (0.9) each inch down. Cristela had pretty decent retention these last few weeks, but it will likely end up suffering from ABC having so many other comedy options. And Shark Tank (1.5) was #1 as usual but unable to rebound from last week's irregularly low point.
Without originals for the crime dramas, CBS had a low-end two-hour edition of The Amazing Race (1.1/1.0), while NBC's Grimm (1.0) gave back last week's slight uptick.
Labels: Cedric's Barber Battle, Cristela, Grimm, Last Man Standing, Shark Tank, sr, sr friday, The Amazing Race, The Messengers, Whose Line Is It Anyway
SpotVault - The Messengers (CW) - 2014-15 Ratings
Fridays, 9/8c, CW
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SpotVault - Cedric's Barber Battle (CW) - 2014-15 Ratings
Cedric's Barber Battle
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FINALS UPDATE: If you had a 1.5 or higher in the prelims, you adjusted up, meaning a tenth for Dancing with the Stars, Mike and Molly, Scorpion, The Voice and Gotham, and a very rare two-tenth upgrade for 2 Broke Girls (2.1). The first three CBS shows all hit their highest ratings in over a month (and in over two months for Scorpion).
Finale night for CBS' very successful drama newbie Scorpion (2.1) produced a nice bounce over the last few episodes, and CBS' comedies 2 Broke Girls (1.9) and Mike and Molly (1.9) were also narrowly up. But the momentum quickly ended at 10/9c as NCIS: Los Angeles (1.4) dropped to an abnormally low number with all of its drama competitors in play.
On NBC, The Voice (2.5) took a sizable hit. This was the same week that a similar decline (3.4 -> 3.0) occurred last year, so it remained at the same mid-teens year-to-year decline that has been the norm in recent weeks.
ABC's Dancing with the Stars (2.0) and Castle (1.4) were both slightly down, while Fox's Gotham (1.5) remained at last week's low return number and The Following (1.2) inched up. The CW's The Originals (0.5) rebounded but Jane the Virgin remained mired at 0.4.
Labels: 2 Broke Girls, Castle, Dancing with the Stars, Gotham, Mike and Molly, NCIS: Los Angeles, Scorpion, sr, sr monday, The Following, The Voice
A18-49+: 2015 Ratings Races to Watch in the Last Month
Today marks exactly one month from the end of another regular season, and exactly one week from the start of our three-week upfront extravaganza. Since we probably won't be discussing some of this stuff in-depth until the summer, it's a nice time to take a look at some of the ratings implications for the last month of the season. Though there are not many relevant data points left from a renewal/cancellation perspective, some things of historical interest are still to be decided in the month to come. Here's a look at a very close network race, a very good newbie class, and what's yet to be decided for some of the biggest shows. All numbers through Sunday, April 12.
Labels: 18-49 plus, spotlight
First Two Weeks, American Odyssey
Lead-in: A.D. The Bible Continues (2.3 overall, 2.4 at 9:30)
Competition: The Ten Commandments (1.4 overall, 1.5 in 10:00 hour), Battle Creek (0.7)
Labels: American Odyssey, first2
FINALS UPDATE: The Big Bang Theory (3.9) got a two-tenth upgrade, making it +0.4 week-to-week in finals. Backstrom (0.8) also upticked to avoid a new low. The Odd Couple (2.1) and Reign (0.3) went down a tick.
Scandal's nightmarish run of five straight drops finally came to an end, and in fairly resounding fashion. The show came back from a week off and rebounded by three tenths to a 2.4 rating, above the last two weeks. Grey's Anatomy (2.1) had another strong night in its return to 8/7c, matching last week's 9/8c episode and two tenths above the episode in this timeslot two weeks ago. And American Crime (1.1) was also on the rebound, albeit still below 50% lead-in retention for the second straight week.
CBS also continued its rebound from some oddly low recent ratings as The Big Bang Theory (3.7) is getting a little more reasonable, The Odd Couple (2.2) also inched up and Mom (2.2) had another impressive outing by growing two tenths in its second 9/8c showing. Even Elementary (1.4) was above average.
Fox and the CW did not fare so well; Bones had its second straight preliminary new low 1.0, and given its half-hours (0.9/1.0) it will need a big bounce to adjust up for the second straight week. Backstrom (0.7) also hit a new low for Fox. And The Vampire Diaries was back from nearly a month off with what would be just its second 0.6 ever, and it had similarly unpromising half-hours (0.6/0.5).
Labels: American Crime, Backstrom, Bones, Elementary, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, sr, sr thursday, The Big Bang Theory, The Odd Couple, The Vampire Diaries
First Two Weeks, A.D. The Bible Continues
Lead-in: Dateline (1.0)
Competition: The Ten Commandments (1.4 overall, 1.4 in 9:00 hour), The Good Wife (1.0), The Last Man on Earth (R) (0.8/0.7)
Labels: AD, first2
FINALS UPDATE: The Middle (2.0), 8:30 The Goldbergs (2.2) and Criminal Minds (2.1) went up a tenth. Supernatural (0.6) went down a tenth.
CBS didn't preliminarily show any benefit from NBC's crime dramas going into repeats, as Criminal Minds (2.0) was barely down and CSI: Cyber (1.5) even. Meanwhile, Survivor (2.2) gave back all of its crazy bounce from last week, but another two-tenth adjustment like it had last Wednesday could change the picture.
ABC tried The Goldbergs in a special 9:30 original airing (1.9) after a repeat of Modern Family (1.8), and it matched last week's Black-ish in the same situation. The 8:30 edition of Goldbergs (2.1) was slightly up, though, leading out of an even The Middle (1.9). Nashville (1.2) rebounded by a tenth from last week's ugly drop, but this still would've been a new season low before last week's debacle.
The most disappointing broadcast result was American Idol, which remained mired at last week's awful 1.4 even though NBC didn't have The Voice in the picture.
And the CW was back from a week off with Arrow (0.9) and Supernatural (0.7) each inching up from the season lows two weeks ago.
Labels: American Idol, Arrow, Criminal Minds, CSI: Cyber, Nashville, sr, sr wednesday, Supernatural, Survivor, The Goldbergs, The Middle
SpotVault - Game of Thrones (HBO) - 2014-15 Ratings
Sundays, 9/8c, HBO
Labels: game of thrones, sv, sv cable off
SpotVault - Silicon Valley (HBO) - 2014-15 Ratings
Sundays, 10/9c, HBO
Labels: Silicon Valley, sv, sv cable off
SpotVault - Veep (HBO) - 2014-15 Ratings
Sundays, 10:30/9:30c, HBO
Labels: sv, sv cable off, veep
SpotVault - Turn (AMC) - 2014-15 Ratings
Mondays, 10/9c, AMC
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SpotVault - The Comedians (FX) - 2014-15 Ratings
Thursdays, 10/9c, FX
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SpotVault - Louie (FX) - Summer 2015 Ratings
Thursdays, 10:30/9:30c, FX
Labels: louie, sv, sv cable off
FINALS UPDATE: Fresh Off the Boat, NCIS, Person of Interest, The Voice, Hell's Kitchen and The Flash were all up by 0.1.
It was a good night to be a comic book show. ABC's Agents of SHIELD (1.6) inched up for the second straight week and now looks quite healthy after sputtering to 1.4 a couple weeks ago. And the CW had a very good number for an Arrow crossover on The Flash (1.3), while iZombie (0.8) validated last week's seemingly crazy 0.7 after a repeat by rising to match the premiere rating. It seems like this is now a legitimate Supernatural-esque performer, which is very good news.
NBC's 9/8c comedy block returned after a week off, and there seems to be some separation developing between Undateable (1.5) and One Big Happy (1.1). The former's result was particularly decent given the continued erosion of its The Voice lead-in (2.4).
CBS had a pretty rough night with NCIS (1.9) bound for another new low. NCIS: New Orleans (1.8) and a Person of Interest (1.4) guest-starring Taraji P. Henson only barely recovered even against over a point less of NBC competition.
And with New Girl (0.5) in repeats, Weird Loners (0.6) shed a tenth in week three.
Labels: Agents of SHIELD, Fresh Off the Boat, iZombie, NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans, One Big Happy, Person of Interest, sr, sr tuesday, The Flash, Undateable, Weird Loners
FINALS UPDATE: CBS ended up with a 3.3 in the last 16 minutes of Masters coverage leading into an above-average 1.8 for 60 Minutes and 1.4 for Madam Secretary. The Good Wife (1.1) was also up a tenth week-to-week.
CABLE UPDATE: The Game of Thrones premiere averaged 8 million viewers and a 4.19 A18-49, up 16% from last year's premiere and a new series high (beating the 3.95 from late last season). The season two premiere for Silicon Valley (1.26) was up an almost identical 17% year-to-year. MTV's Movie Awards (0.78) garnered a lot less interest than usual.
Opposite a lot of cable competition, it was not a positive week two for NBC's Sunday lineup, as A.D The Bible Continues (1.7) and American Odyssey (0.8) each tumbled by over 25%. Odyssey is certainly dunzo now, and the question becomes whether A.D. can hold on from here. (The Bible actually dropped nearly the same amount in week two, but it went up from there and the week two number ended up being the series low.)
The other networks were also in at least mostly original mode. Fox saw a below-average Family Guy (1.5) in an odd 8:30 airing that led into yet another full hour of The Last Man on Earth (1.3/1.3). ABC saw both Once Upon a Time (1.6) and Revenge (0.9) inch down again, though Secrets and Lies held at 1.3. And CBS probably got at least a small boost with the end of the Masters leading in, but we'll have to wait for finals since it overran about 15 minutes into primetime.
Labels: AD, American Odyssey, Family Guy, Last Man on Earth, Once Upon a Time, Revenge, Secrets and Lies, sr, sr sunday
NBC's second go at primetime boxing (0.8) was down by three tenths from the first one a month ago, perhaps nicked a bit by additional competition from NASCAR (1.0). Though NASCAR came out on top, it was 33% behind the year-ago race.
ABC hit a new low with what seems to be the final edition of In an Instant (0.5).
Labels: In an Instant, nascar, sr, sr saturday
FINALS UPDATE: 20/20 (1.3) inched down.
Despite a well below average outing from Shark Tank (1.5), ABC still dominated an original-heavy Friday with a higher-end 20/20 (1.4) at 10/9c and steady comedies Last Man Standing (1.2) and Cristela (1.0).
CBS was slightly down across the board with The Amazing Race (1.1), Hawaii Five-0 (1.1) and Blue Bloods (1.2).
NBC got a tenth back for Grimm (1.1) but inched down with Dateline (1.1).
Assuming it holds in finals, the CW had a very good repeat hour from Whose Line Is It Anyway? (0.5) the week before its return in originals.
Labels: 2020, Blue Bloods, Cristela, Dateline, Grimm, Hawaii Five-0, Last Man Standing, Shark Tank, sr, sr friday, The Amazing Race
FINALS UPDATE: With baseball pre-emptions removed, both The Originals and Jane the Virgin went down two tenths to 0.4, the first ever for The Originals. Dancing with the Stars (2.2) and The Voice (2.9) each went up a tenth and The Night Shift (1.3) went down a tenth.
It was a rough return after a month off for Fox's Gotham (1.5), which shed 25% of its last pre-hiatus episode (also a pre-DST episode) and was three tenths below its low point from early February. This was always gonna be a tough spot, but this seems like a somewhat steeper decline than Fox would've wanted. And it only got lead-out The Following (1.1) to what it usually got after a Gotham repeat (but two tenths above last week's ep against the NCAA championship).
There was mostly week-to-week steadiness for originals on the rest of the big four. The most promising results were Dancing with the Stars (2.1), up at least a tenth, and NCIS: Los Angeles (1.6) perhaps benefiting a bit from Castle being in repeats. Scorpion (1.9) was barely down to preliminarily tie its series low from late November.
It seems certain that the CW's The Originals (0.6) and Jane the Virgin (0.6) will come down in finals due to pre-emptions (in New York and possibly elsewhere). Consider "wait for finals" a pretty good rule of thumb for any CW rating that looks high the rest of the way.
Labels: Dancing with the Stars, Gotham, Jane the Virgin, NCIS: Los Angeles, Scorpion, sr, sr monday, The Following, The Originals
First Two Weeks, Weird Loners
Lead-in: New Girl (1.04)
Competition: Agents of SHIELD (1.4 overall, 1.4 at 9:30), The Dovekeepers (1.0 overall, 1.0 at 9:30), One Big Happy (1.2), iZombie (0.7 overall, 0.7 at 9:30)
Labels: first2, Weird Loners
Spotted Ratings, Thursday 4/9/15
FINALS UPDATE: The Big Bang Theory (3.5) and, mercifully, Bones (1.1) each picked up a tenth in finals, putting Bones even week-to-week. NBC's SVU repeat (0.9) and Dateline (1.1) inched down.
CBS appears to have gotten back at least a bit of its huge drop last week in the 8/7c hour, but only a bit. The Big Bang Theory (3.4) was even with last week's final but is a usual adjust-up candidate, while The Odd Couple (2.1) was up by 0.2. A tryout at 9/8c didn't really do anything for Mom (2.0), whose lead-in wasn't that different from the usual Big Bang repeats.
To celebrate 10 years of Grey's Anatomy, ABC re-aired the 2005 pilot at 8/7c (1.1) and an original episode (2.1) in the show's historic 9/8c timeslot. Though that actually matched last week's Scandal rating, it didn't stop American Crime (0.9) from taking yet another hit.
And Fox may have had the night's worst news as Bones (1.0) is starting to get very ugly; it inched down to its second consecutive new low and couldn't even beat NBC's repeat of Law and Order: SVU (1.0).
Labels: American Crime, Bones, Grey's Anatomy, Mom, sr, sr thursday, The Big Bang Theory, The Odd Couple
Spotted Ratings, Wednesday 4/8/15
FINALS UPDATE: Survivor got a rare two-tenth upward adjustment to put it at a crazy-high 2.5, actually up year-to-year. Criminal Minds (2.1) and CSI: Cyber (1.5) also added a tenth for CBS, as did The Voice (2.2) and ABC's The Middle (1.9) and The Goldbergs (2.0).
A special Wednesday edition of The Voice (2.1) was (as usual) well below the show's regularly-scheduled editions and could only match the Wednesday clip show run in early March. It boosted Law and Order: SVU (1.8) a good bit, but there was no tangible effect on Chicago PD (1.5).
Perhaps The Voice's biggest impact was on competitor American Idol (1.4), which was obliterated to easily a new low 1.3 in the 8:00 hour and could only recover to 1.5 at 9:00.
For the first time this season, ABC had a repeat Modern Family (1.7) amid originals for everything else. The 8:00 hour of The Middle (1.8) and The Goldbergs (1.9) was close to even despite this and the added Voice competition, while Black-ish (1.9) was not that far below average with easily its worst lead-in ever. The only real ugliness was Nashville (1.1), which took a major hit at 10/9c.
CBS was back with its regular lineup as Survivor (2.3) was the winner in the 8/7c reality logjam. Criminal Minds (2.0) was slightly down and CSI: Cyber remained mired at its probably-not-enough 1.4.
Labels: American Idol, Black-ish, Chicago PD, Criminal Minds, CSI: Cyber, Law and Order: SVU, Modern Family, Nashville, sr, sr wednesday, Survivor, The Goldbergs, The Middle, The Voice
Spotted Ratings, Tuesday 4/7/15
FINALS UPDATE: The only adjustment was to NCIS: New Orleans (1.7), up a tenth.
NBC sat out its Tuesday comedies for another two-hour edition of The Voice (2.7), which as usual significantly boosted 10/9c occupant Chicago Fire (2.0). Preliminarily, this was very close to Fire's post-Voice ratings in early March when The Voice was much stronger.
Like the last time The Voice was two hours, this had a major effect on CBS' NCIS: New Orleans (1.6). Its NCIS (2.1) lead-in inched down to a new low and Person of Interest (1.3) was also on the low end.
ABC got some much-welcome relief for its sinking Tuesday lineup as Fresh Off the Boat (1.4) and Agents of SHIELD (1.5) both reclaimed the tenth lost last week. A repeat of Fresh at 8:30 (1.0) was also a one-tenth improvement on last week's Repeat After Me. Only Forever (0.9) was down as both of its drama competitors were back in action.
For Fox, at least it didn't get any worse at 9:30 as Weird Loners (0.7) was even in week two. But since that show's already dead, the far more pressing issue is New Girl (0.9), which has plummeted into disaster territory since Loners came around. It did face The Voice this week, but it was down another tenth from an already horrible result last week.
If it holds in finals, this was definitely the most encouraging result yet for iZombie, which held its 0.7 from the last two weeks despite following a repeat of The Flash (0.5). It'd be pretty good even if it doesn't hold in finals!
Labels: Agents of SHIELD, Chicago Fire, Forever, Fresh Off the Boat, iZombie, NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans, New Girl, Person of Interest, sr, sr tuesday, The Voice, Weird Loners
Spotted Ratings, Saturday 3/28/15 & Saturday 4/4/15
With no 1.0 ratings on broadcast for the last couple Saturdays, the excitement has come with basketball on TBS. Kentucky/Notre Dame topped 3/28 with a whooping 4.89 rating, while the Final Four games on TBS on 4/4 got 3.25 and 5.48. As with most of the late part of the tournament, those were a huge improvement year-to-year; the Final Four games last year got 2.07 and 3.40.
Labels: ncaa, sr, sr saturday
SpotVault - A.D. The Bible Continues (NBC) - 2014-15 Ratings
Sundays, 9/8c, NBC
Labels: AD, sv
SpotVault - American Odyssey (NBC) - 2014-15 Ratings
Sundays, 10/9c, NBC
Labels: American Odyssey, sv
SpotVault - Weird Loners (Fox) - 2014-15 Ratings
Tuesdays, 9:30/8:30c, Fox
Labels: sv, Weird Loners
SpotVault - The Royals (E!) - 2014-15 Ratings
Sundays, 10/9c, USA
Labels: sv, sv cable off, The Royals
SpotVault - Finding Carter (MTV) - 2014-15 Ratings
Tuesdays, 10/9c, MTV
Labels: Finding Carter, sv, sv cable off
SpotVault - Young & Hungry (ABC Family) - 2014-15 Ratings
Wednesdays, 8/7c, ABC Family
Labels: sv, Young and Hungry
SpotVault - Salem (WGN America) - Summer 2015 Ratings
Sundays, 10/9c, WGN America
Labels: Salem, sv, sv cable off
Spotted Ratings, Monday 4/6/15
FINALS UPDATE: The big game adjusted all the way up a whooping 9.1, 26% above last year's game. The total viewership (28.26 million) was the biggest in 18 years and the 18-49 rating was the biggest in 13 years (since a 9.3 in 2002).
The NCAA basketball championship game's 9:00-11:00 preliminary (7.2) was 20% above the 6.0 for the preliminary last year, and the household overnights were the highest for the game in 18 years. Last year's game ultimately adjusted up to a 7.2 in finals.
With seemingly a much stronger game than last year, the broadcast competitors got nicked a little more than usual. On NBC, The Voice (2.9) lost at least a couple tenths on a night when it actually rose last year, but The Night Shift (1.4) seems to have rallied from last week's low. The Following (0.9) and Jane the Virgin (0.4) both had bad results, but Dancing with the Stars (2.0) continued a very steady season, losing just a tenth.
Labels: Dancing with the Stars, Jane the Virgin, sr, sr monday, The Following, The Night Shift, The Voice
Spotted Ratings, Sunday 4/5/15
NBC's twelve-part series A.D. The Bible Continues opened with a perfectly fine but unspectacular 9.5 million viewers and 2.3 demo rating. This was below every point from History's parent series The Bible, which premiered at a 3.3 and dropped to its 2.5 low in week two. Matching those numbers was always going to be difficult, so this definitely isn't a disaster, but personally I would say it's in the bottom half of the range NBC would be content with.
That audience didn't really take to lead-out drama American Odyssey (1.2), which didn't start off meaningfully better than fellow NBC midseason dramas The Slap (1.1) and Allegiance (1.1). It's probably got to hold roughly 100% of this going forward to have a shot, and that is always unlikely.
ABC tried to temper the A.D. interest by airing its annual presentation of The Ten Commandments (1.4) on Easter Sunday for the first time in over a decade. It was ahead of the last couple years of Saturday ratings and probably had about the same Plus as the last Sunday airing in 2004 (3.3).
CBS was in original regular series mode and had nothing unusual to report, other than 60 Minutes (0.9) and Madam Secretary (1.1) giving back the boosts they got from recent basketball lead-ins. Fox was in full repeat mode.
Above based on preliminary adults 18-49 ratings unless otherwise noted. Full table forthcoming!
Labels: 60 Minutes, AD, American Odyssey, holiday, Madam Secretary, sr, sr sunday
The Question, Sunday 4/5/15: Will A.D. Be a Hit of Biblical Proportions?
Two years ago, History miniseries The Bible was an absolute smash by basic cable standards, premiering at a 3.3 with over 13 million total viewers in March 2013. And it was seemingly pretty well-received by this huge audience, getting back to a 3.0 for the finale against The Walking Dead's finale a month later and averaging a 2.85 overall. That success led to a lot of interest in the continuation A.D. The Bible Continues, won by NBC and kicking off tonight with no competition from The Walking Dead (ended last week) or Game of Thrones (premieres next week).
Despite airing on a network with higher household coverage, it's two years later and chronicles somewhat less familiar events, so it may not be as big a deal as the first series. But tonight's premiere should cover better-known territory (the death and resurrection of Christ), and it may be able to ride the Easter holiday and tap into a large chunk of the crowd that showed up for the first series. Will A.D. be a hit of biblical proportions? That's The Question for Sunday, April 5, 2015.
Labels: AD, the q
Spotted Ratings, Friday 4/3/15
I'm out of town this week, but the preliminary numbers are out there. So here's your Friday 4/3/15 open thread. Will fill in my thoughts later!
Labels: sr, sr friday
FINALS UPDATE: The Big Bang Theory (3.4) got back two tenths, making for only a 1.0 point drop week-to-week. Grey's Anatomy (1.9) was also up a tenth.
The beginning of Easter weekend produced even more depressed viewing levels than usual and a huge broadcast bloodbath. Perhaps nothing was more shocking than a whooping 1.2-point drop for The Big Bang Theory (3.2). Considering the show's last 4.4 was already after DST, that's pretty alarming. It's weird that The Odd Couple (1.9) could drop six tenths and yet still have better lead-in retention than in its last episode, but here we are. Even when The Odd Couple looked promising in weeks two and three, that basketball hiatus still loomed large as a major obstacle, and it sure seems to have taken quite a toll. CBS did hold up better in the last half of the night with Elementary (1.2) and especially Mom (2.0).
The panic continued in Shondaland, with Scandal (2.1) dropping another two tenths to make it 1.2 points in five weeks. But unlike in previous weeks, this time it was joined by a big Grey's Anatomy drop (1.8), as that show tumbled to three tenths behind its previous low. American Crime (1.1) also gave back last week's slight rally and then some.
Fox's Bones (1.1) and Backstrom (0.8) also dropped to new lows, probably more in line with what would be expected in this viewing-depressed environment after slightly overachieving for their spring returns last week.
The only steady scripted shows were NBC's The Blacklist (1.6) and finale of The Slap (0.7), likely aided by an above-average Dateline (1.3) at 8/7c.
Labels: sr, sr thursday
The week after ABC's huge comedy crash, the results were much more mixed. The downward movement continued for The Middle (1.8) and The Goldbergs (2.0), each down another tenth, but Modern Family (3.0) inched up and Black-ish (2.4) made a significant comeback. This was that show's best rating since before Thanksgiving (and probably its most promising result in context since at least the third week of the series).
Another night off for CBS' crime dramas (in favor of The Dovekeepers (0.9)) meant, as usual, another good night for NBC's crime dramas. Law and Order: SVU (1.5) was up two tenths and Chicago PD (1.6) was up one. But mercy renewal hopes seem to be really fading for The Mysteries of Laura (0.9), which hit a new low.
The night's only really weak numbers came on the CW, where Arrow (0.8) fell two tenths and Supernatural (0.6) a tenth. But to put in perspective how hot Arrow has been lately, the show was still even with the year-ago evening.
Labels: sr, sr wednesday
A new series premiere night was an epic disaster for Fox, as newbie Weird Loners (0.7) went completely unnoticed. Though it will surely be gone and forgotten soon, it was the huge drop from New Girl (1.0) that may have longer-term implications. This was a new series low and at least three tenths below anything it has done since the new year, though it is worth noting that this was about the same time of year that it crashed to very low 1's after Glee last season.
Things are also getting dicier at ABC, where Fresh Off the Boat (1.3) and Agents of SHIELD (1.4) each shed yet another precious tenth to hit new lows. Only Forever (1.1) fared well by its own standards as both of its procedural competitors sat out.
It was a reasonable third week for the March 17 premieres, as iZombie hung at 0.7 as The Flash (1.3) inched up. And Undateable (1.4) and One Big Happy (1.2) managed pretty steady showings even with The Voice (2.0) in clip show mode.
And CBS garnered very little demo interest in miniseries The Dovekeepers (1.0), as Cote de Pablo's return to CBS couldn't even retain half of its lead-in from her old show NCIS (2.2).
Labels: sr, sr tuesday
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