TV Ratings - March 3

Sunday, March 3, 2013:

TIME:	NET:	SERIES:	RATING:	VIEWERS:
7:30PM:	FOX	THE CLEVELAND SHOW	1.6	3.28 M

8:00PM:	CBS	THE AMAZING RACE	2.5	9.24 M
	ABC	ONCE UPON A TIME	2.2	7.39 M
	FOX	THE SIMPSONS	2.2	4.66 M
	NBC	DATELINE	1.3	6.10 M
8:30PM:	FOX	THE CLEVELAND SHOW	1.8	3.78 M

9:00PM:	FOX	FAMILY GUY - R	1.9	4.15 M
	NBC	THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE (SEASON PREMIERE)	1.7	5.15 M
	CBS	THE GOOD WIFE	1.6	8.99 M
	ABC	RED WIDOW (SERIES PREMIERE)	1.5	7.13 M
9:30PM:	FOX	BOB'S BURGERS	1.7	3.67 M
10:00PM:	CBS	THE MENTALIST	1.5	9.24 M

Billboard 100 - March 2

This Week's Top 10 American Singles:

01 01 Baauer - Harlem Shake
02 02 Macklemore W/ Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop
08 03 Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
05 04 Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
04 05 Will.I.Am W/ Britney Spears - Scream and Shout
10 06 Drake - Started From the Bottom
03 07 Rihanna W/ Mikky Ekko - Stay
09 08 Justin Timberlake W/ Jay-Z - Suit and Tie
07 09 Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven
19 10 Lil Wayne W/ Drake & Future - Love Me

Fave Artists Not in Top 10:

18 20 Pink - Try
22 21 Rihanna - Pour it Up
21 25 Rihanna - Diamonds
63 55 Rihanna W/ Future - Loveeeeeee Song
83 61 Adele - Skyfall
90 90 Nicki Minaj - Va Va Voom

Billboard 200 - March 2

This Week's Top 10 American Albums:

01 01 Mumford and Sons - Babel
03 02 Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven
05 03 Josh Groban - All That Echoes
08 04 Various Artists - Now 45
06 05 The Lumineers - The Lumineers
20 06 Alabama Shakes - Boys and Girls
02 07 Various Artists - 2013 Grammy Nominees
07 08 Fun - Some Nights
15 09 Rihanna - Unapologetic
04 10 Taylor Swift - Red

Fave Artists Not in Top 10:

019 014 Adele - 21
011 017 Pink - The Truth About Love
079 062 Beyonce - 4
091 077 Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
090 097 Adele - 19
128 120 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
160 129 Lana Del Rey - Paradise
123 138 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
177 182 Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds

Canadian 50 - March 2

This Week's Top 10 Canadian Singles:

01 01 Macklemore W/ Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop
02 02 The Lumineers - Ho Hey
03 03 Rihanna W/ Mikky Ekko - Stay
04 04 Will.I.Am W/ Britney Spears - Scream and Shout
05 05 Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
10 06 Baauer - Harlem Shake
08 07 Maroon5 - Daylight
11 08 Classified - Inner Ninja
19 09 One Direction - One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)
17 10 Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man

Fave Artists Not in Top 10:

13 14 Pink - Try
12 19 Justin Timberlake W/ Jay-Z - Suit and Tie
35 33 Adele - Skyfall
29 35 Rihanna - Diamonds
50 47 David Guetta W/ Sia - Titanium

ABC Cancels 'Zero Hour'

ABC has canceled its struggling freshman series, 'Zero Hour' after only three episodes.

'Zero Hour' never had a chance to be a hit. First, it premiered too late into the season, premiering in late February. Second, it was given ABC's 'death slot' which is Thursdays at 8pm. A brand new series should never be the first thing on during primetime, it should follow a proper hit such as 'Grey's Anatomy' or 'Revenge.'  Third, it was airing against some of the stiffest competition of the week, CBS's 'The Big Bang Theory/Two and a Half Men' and FOX's 'American Idol.'

The drama series premiered on Valentine's Day to just over six million viewers which is rather low considering the last show in it timeslot, the also-cancelled 'Last Resort' had between 6-8 million viewers. The past two episodes saw the rating go further down and viewership to just over five million. 

Here is a list of the aired episodes:
01 - Pilot - February 14 - 6.38 million viewers
02 - Face - February 21 - 5.39 million viewers
03 - Pendulum - February 28 - 5.05 million viewers

No word on whether or not the remaining 10 episodes will air, probably as summer burn-off with '666 Park Avenue.' ABC will schedule repeats of 'Shark Tank' for the next two weeks before 'Celebrity Wife Swap' will air new episodes between March 21 - May 2. Beginning May 9, 'Wipeout' will premiere its new season.

I think ABC should schedule a 10th and final season of 'Grey's Anatomy' in the 8pm Thursday deathslot for the Fall of 2013 instead of trying to anchor new series. Over the past four years ABC has seen every freshman series canceled in this timeslot. The last successful series to air in the timeslot was 'Ugly Betty' back in 2008. 

The canceled series include:
Fall 2012 - Last Resort
Spring 2012 - Missing
Fall 2012 - Charlie's Angels
Fall 2011 - My Generation
Spring 2009 - The Deep End
Fall 2009 - FlashForward

Rihanna Wants 2 'Pour It Up'

Rihanna is set to release her third single from her seventh studio album, 'Unapologetic.'

The third single, 'Pour it Up' will be sent to urban radio while pop radio will have the second single, 'Stay.' 'Pour it Up' will be sent to radio on March 6, while a music video should follow in late March.

'Pour it Up' is already climbing the charts and has since peaked at #21 on the Billboard 100 without any promotion. This is one of my personal favourites. I think she should release 'Jump' and 'Right Now' featuring David Guetta as the next two singles.

TV Ratings - March 1

Friday, March 1, 2013:

TIME:	NET:	SERIES:	RATING:	VIEWERS:
8:00PM:	ABC	LAST MAN STANDING	1.5	7.05 M
	NBC	DATELINE	1.4	5.93 M
	FOX	KITCHEN NIGHTMARES	1.3	3.30 M
	CBS	UNDERCOVER BOSS - R	1.1	5.60 M
	CW	NIKITA	0.3	1.01 M
8:30PM:	ABC	MALIBU COUNTRY	1.4	6.15 M

9:00PM:	ABC	SHARK TANK	1.9	6.69 M
	CBS	BLUE BLOODS - R	0.8	5.75 M
	FOX	TOUCH	0.8	2.90 M
	CW	THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - R	0.2	0.51 M
10:00PM:	ABC	20/20	1.4	5.22 M
	NBC	ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS	1	4.21 M
	CBS	BLUE BLOODS - R	0.9	7.07 M