

of course, remains on the network basically because of its interest on streaming.Įlsewhere, aforementioned “Friday Night Smackdown!” on Fox was a typical Friday fast affiliate levels. NBC’s competing “Dateline” (Viewers: #1, 3.99 million A18-49: #1, 0.5/ 5) had the advantage.Įarlier in the evening on NBC was tired drama “The Blacklist” at 2.87 million viewers (#2) and a 0.3/ 3 in the demo (#3) at 8 p.m.

And that led into newsmagazine “20/20” at a mere 2.20 million viewers (#3) and a 0.3/ 3 in adults 18-49 from 9-11 p.m. Like basically every broadcast series in primetime, “Shark Tank” pales in comparison to what it once was. hour, with 3.50 million viewers and a 0.4/ 4 in the demo (tied with “WWE Friday Night Smackdown!” on Fox). “Come Dance With Me” led into an encore telecast of “Blue Bloods” at 10 p.m.ĪBC’s veteran “Shark Tank” won the Friday 8 p.m. Note to CBS: stick to crime solvers on Friday. In series-premiere news, the two-hour launch of CBS competition series “Come Dance With Me” averaged just 1.97 million viewers (#4) and a 0.2 rating/4 share (#4) in the Friday 8-10 p.m. Neither of us would want our children to cross paths with Blacklist.To sign up for our daily email newsletter, CLICK HERE A friend who is an educational psychologist compared this series as porn for those who want to get off on the cruelty and selfish of humankind. If I wanted to show performances that question in untidy ways, human nature, life, the world, something that allows young adults the chance to really explore in a healthy way, the value and contradictions of life, Shakespeare would make more sense. But because this is a series, that has had several years of existence and still under contract, it feels like salacious violence in a world of no-trust, and controlled by evil people and /or cartels, is only managed by a "smart" murderous psychopath, who charms and "saves lives". First place, if it was a single movie, it could have shown the primary character played by Spader, as an immoral person who lives a life resulting in death, often played by his own hand, able to manipulate law enforcement, and justify his lifestyle of wealth and privilege, it may have fallen into the "Silence of the Lambs" category. As both a parent and former social worker, I checked out several episodes trying to find a reason of any value in this series on Netflix.
