NBC is pledging little Allegiance to its rookie spy drama, cancelling the series after five low-rated episodes.
The Slap, which is having its own ratings troubles on Thursdays at 8/7, will take over Allegiance‘s 10/9 perch effective immediately.
The Slap, which is having its own ratings troubles on Thursdays at 8/7, will take over Allegiance‘s 10/9 perch effective immediately.
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Here is the Press Release
Dateline: THE REAL BLACKLIST’ TO LEAD INTO HIT DRAMA 'THE BLACKLIST' TO FORM TWO-HOUR THURSDAY-THEMED PROGRAMMING BLOCK
Veteran Reporter Richard Engel to Host Award-Winning Newsmagazine
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — March 6, 2015 — Designed as a themed two-hour programming block that joins the forces of both the news and entertainment divisions, NBC will air “Dateline: The Real Blacklist” at 8 p.m. Thursdays beginning March 12, leading into “The Blacklist” at 9 p.m.
“The Slap,” which currently airs at 8 p.m., will shift to the 10 p.m. timeslot.
“Dateline: The Real Blacklist” will be hosted by NBC News’ Richard Engel and focus on conspiracy-themed investigations and crimes that involve larger-than-life perpetrators and circumstances.
For the March 12 “Dateline: The Real Blacklist,” Engel has more on the murder case that is currently the subject of a new official inquiry in Great Britain. He investigates the 2006 poisoning death of former Russian spy and businessman, Alexander Litvinenko. Engel traveled to London, Moscow and Rome to take a deeper look into Litvinenko’s death, the murder investigation and the players involved in the case. He also spoke with the former Russian security agent, who’s now a chief suspect in the case.
In future telecasts of “Dateline: The Real Blacklist,” the show will report on John McAfee, the former antivirus pioneer who has remained a Person Of Interest to police in their investigation into the murder of Gregory Faull in Belize. “Dateline: The Real Blacklist” will also Go On the trail of the Pink Panther Gang, the famous jewel heists who have fooled some of the world’s most experienced detectives.
In “live plus three day” ratings results for “The Blacklist” since moving to Thursdays, the drama has improved the time period for NBC by +175% in adult 18-49 rating versus prior regularly scheduled entertainment programming, with a 3.3 rating versus a prior 1.2 average, according to Nielsen Media Research. In total viewers, the improvement has been 9.0 million persons (13.3 million vs. 4.2 million). The most recent telecast on Feb. 26 jumped +12% versus the prior in adult 18-49 rating (1.9 vs. 1.7) to the show’s top results since its Feb. 5 Thursday debut.
So far this season, “Dateline NBC” has averaged a 1.5 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49 and 7.0 million viewers overall with its Friday edition and a 1.2/3 in 18-49 and 5.7 million viewers overall with its Sunday telecast. That Friday total-viewer average of 7.0 million is “Dateline’s” highest at this point in the season in five years, since the show was delivering 7.7 million on Fridays during the 2009-10 season.
Through its first three weeks, “The Slap” has averaged a 1.0 rating, 3 share in adults 18-49 and 4.8 million viewers overall according to “most current” ratings from Nielsen Media Research, and has been a solid upscale attraction, delivering a 123 index of adults 18-49 living in homes with $100K+ incomes (“most current” including L+3, with 100 representing an average concentration of those homes).
Veteran Reporter Richard Engel to Host Award-Winning Newsmagazine
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — March 6, 2015 — Designed as a themed two-hour programming block that joins the forces of both the news and entertainment divisions, NBC will air “Dateline: The Real Blacklist” at 8 p.m. Thursdays beginning March 12, leading into “The Blacklist” at 9 p.m.
“The Slap,” which currently airs at 8 p.m., will shift to the 10 p.m. timeslot.
“Dateline: The Real Blacklist” will be hosted by NBC News’ Richard Engel and focus on conspiracy-themed investigations and crimes that involve larger-than-life perpetrators and circumstances.
For the March 12 “Dateline: The Real Blacklist,” Engel has more on the murder case that is currently the subject of a new official inquiry in Great Britain. He investigates the 2006 poisoning death of former Russian spy and businessman, Alexander Litvinenko. Engel traveled to London, Moscow and Rome to take a deeper look into Litvinenko’s death, the murder investigation and the players involved in the case. He also spoke with the former Russian security agent, who’s now a chief suspect in the case.
In future telecasts of “Dateline: The Real Blacklist,” the show will report on John McAfee, the former antivirus pioneer who has remained a Person Of Interest to police in their investigation into the murder of Gregory Faull in Belize. “Dateline: The Real Blacklist” will also Go On the trail of the Pink Panther Gang, the famous jewel heists who have fooled some of the world’s most experienced detectives.
In “live plus three day” ratings results for “The Blacklist” since moving to Thursdays, the drama has improved the time period for NBC by +175% in adult 18-49 rating versus prior regularly scheduled entertainment programming, with a 3.3 rating versus a prior 1.2 average, according to Nielsen Media Research. In total viewers, the improvement has been 9.0 million persons (13.3 million vs. 4.2 million). The most recent telecast on Feb. 26 jumped +12% versus the prior in adult 18-49 rating (1.9 vs. 1.7) to the show’s top results since its Feb. 5 Thursday debut.
So far this season, “Dateline NBC” has averaged a 1.5 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49 and 7.0 million viewers overall with its Friday edition and a 1.2/3 in 18-49 and 5.7 million viewers overall with its Sunday telecast. That Friday total-viewer average of 7.0 million is “Dateline’s” highest at this point in the season in five years, since the show was delivering 7.7 million on Fridays during the 2009-10 season.
Through its first three weeks, “The Slap” has averaged a 1.0 rating, 3 share in adults 18-49 and 4.8 million viewers overall according to “most current” ratings from Nielsen Media Research, and has been a solid upscale attraction, delivering a 123 index of adults 18-49 living in homes with $100K+ incomes (“most current” including L+3, with 100 representing an average concentration of those homes).
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ReplyDeleteI knew it was going to get cancelled, it was obvious Allegiance going head to head with Vikings was not a smart move. I always choose Vikings over Allegiance. And watched Allegiance and the other shows that were on that lineup online*
ReplyDeleteSad but hardly surprising!
ReplyDeleteOh, NBC.
ReplyDeleteGuess I dropped Allegiance at the right time.
ReplyDeleteSlightly off-topic: I wonder why NBC still hasn't made Marry Me's cancellation official.
I feel a bit sorry for allegiance
ReplyDeleteDidnt think it was going to last long, but definitely not this short!
ReplyDeleteSo that means no Giancarlo Esposito? Dammit, I was looking for that :(
ReplyDelete"Dateline: The Real Blacklist”"
ReplyDeleteWTF?
Sounds like a warning that I should bail on The Blacklist.
ReplyDeleteJust Last night I was all like 5 ep in, I might start catching up, now nope. It doesn't even go in my canceled list as I didn't start it for me to have missed it.
ReplyDeleteWHAT?!?!?!?!?!?! This show is fantastic! I can't believe it! This sucks!!
ReplyDeleteIdc where u stick day dateline im never watchin it as for the allegiance didnt see that comin the slap looked like crap so i know its next i feel bad for its fans it seemed to look pretty good
ReplyDeleteI liked the pilot of Allegiance and I've been meaning to catch up on the show. Guess it's too late now.
ReplyDeleteWhat does NBC have against shows without the word 'The'? I guess NBC can start running promos for the new ALL NEW Thursday with the word 'The' as its branding because that is the only thing that is the same about the 3 shows.
ReplyDeleteAlso, moving a 0.8 show off the schedule for another 0.8 show? Congratulations you have improved your 10 PM slot by 0%!
Oh good,now i'll have extra room on my dvr..
ReplyDeleteAnyone interested in Allegiance should really give The Americans a try, one of the best shows on TV.
ReplyDeleteNBC is truly annoying :(
ReplyDeleteBummer, I really liked the show :( It was expected, though.
ReplyDeleteLove The AMERICAns. Thought Aleegiance was simply a ripoff, so never watched
ReplyDeleteIndeed, I saw the trailers and it just seemed like a bland network copy of a cable show.
ReplyDeleteWow NBC is it wise .. this show wasn't so bad ... the schedule was bad though !!
ReplyDeleteDamn. I knew it was coming but I was hoping they'd air all the episodes before yanking it. Hopefully they'll announce burn-off dates soon? I actually just watched the first two episodes last night and really enjoyed them so this makes me a little upset, ha.
ReplyDeleteDifference is they not allowing married men sleep with a 15 yr old so he can get the recordings lol
ReplyDeleteHah I feel terrible for Philip, I really hope it doesn't go that far its enough to push him over the edge! And the girl as well!
ReplyDeleteThank the Executives at NBC bc they still believe the Nielsen Rating crap. God forbid they follow DVR ratings the balance of tv will forever change lmao!
ReplyDeleteCan't he just idk retrieve them when she is showering or sleeping lol
ReplyDeleteIt's a mini-series.
ReplyDeleteNBC really is been the Nothing But Crap Network. Cancelling good shows for crappy ones.
ReplyDeleteActually, Allegiance is based on an Israeli drama.
ReplyDeleteWith The Slap being a miniseries, NBC doesn't have anything to lose whether or not it rates well.
ReplyDeleteCount me as one.
ReplyDeleteKinda like ABC's "Revenge for Real" :))
ReplyDeleteI really liked Allegiance and I'm sorry to hear its cancelled, although I'm not sorry to have some of my TV schedule opened up. No way I'm watching Dateline. I wish NBC had held Allegiance until the summer.
ReplyDeleteIt was weekly TV for me.
ReplyDeleteYou can't blame NBC for Nielsen. It is the advertisers who pay for NBC's shows that are laser focused on ratings. Why would advertisers care how many people DVR, when the people who do skip over their comemrcials? It would be bad business for advertisers to pay for something that wasn't promoting their company. The fact is that on network TV, the advertisers are the client not the people watching. I really liked Allegiance, but pulling it makes good business sense.
ReplyDeleteYou think Advertisers pay for the show? Clearly you living under a rock lol. Advertisers pay networks to air their products on air and doesn't matter if ppl watch it or fast forward what matters is they aired it bc how many ppl actually watch the ad cant be determined based on how many tv's are on during the time the show aired. Network executives look at the ratings based off the Nielsen Box which records the numbers on how many ppl tune in to watch it and if there is enough numbers raking in every week the show stays but if it declines then the network has no choice but to cancel bc they aren't making profit from it.
ReplyDeleteYes, in fact, advertisers DO pay for shows to air on network TV. Production companies sell TV shows to the networks. Networks sell advertsing time during those shows to pay for them. The higher the ratings are, the more they can charge for those advertising slots. It most certainly does matter to advertisers whether people are watching the commercials or not. That's why Nielsen families have to press a code while they are watching the show to prove that they are still watching it. That's also why anyone who is not a Nielsen viewer does not count.
ReplyDeleteYour argument makes no sense. Why would advertisers pay $326,260 for a 30 second advertising slot on The Big Bang Theory if they didn't expect people to see it? Companies are not in the business of keeping shows alive. They are in the business of selling their products. Advertisers do not care about DVR numbers, which means they do not drive whether a show is cancelled or not. The reason networks care about Nielsen is because that's what advertisers care about. Since advertisers still make up the largest percentage of money networks earn, that makes advertisers the client of network TV while fans are the product being sold. If networks want to make a profit, they have to keep the advertisers happy because that's who pays them. If advertisers are not happy with how many people are watching their advertising time, then the networks are obliged to replace that failing show with one that will create a bigger return on investment for their clients, the advertisers.
Why not just end The Slap now too. Even if it is a miniseries. It is awful. My lord a whole show focused on one mans dumb move of slapping a child and the repercussions of it. Why does this need a show? What's next The Grouding! The Milk Spill! The Using Foul Language Around A Child! The Playground Fall! The Spanking!
ReplyDeleteLook I know NBC is lacking a void since Parenthood left but really NBC that is all you could come up with to temporarily take over the spot till Septembers new shows roll in during fall.
I am devastated
ReplyDeleteClever of NBC but if next year they cancel the Blacklist or Chicago Fire I am done with them. Both are rising now but TBL Thurdays still sucks vs Scandal ABC and I'm not calm. TBL could slip more & be axed after s3
ReplyDeleteGot a question: Do you like Gina Torres on Revenge? I love her in Suits.
ReplyDeleteShe has only been on for an episode but yes u love her. On the episode on sunday she will reveal why she is there. Give it a try if you do not watch it
ReplyDeleteI will start it if it gets renewed. Because I am fed up of cancellations + cliffhanger ends so I wait. Perception will never be forgotten by my heart I will cry forever because it is gone & it was my fav show and now I get a cliffhanger in 2 eps that's why I hate cancellations and TNT they ruined my life and Perception wasn't even that low at that time. New director's fault. Now you know why I panic so much everytime. I don't want to have new tears fallen. For OUAT, Elementary, The Blacklist Chicago Fire, Saving Hope ( I know it is not Usa show but) & Suits overall
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't actually say Allegiance is cancelled in the press release... maybe it'll be moved? It's certainly better than a LOT of other shows out there.
ReplyDeleteThe only good thing about Allegiance's cancelation is that The Slap's moving to its rightful slot. Although the Parenthood uber fans will still cry a river about it.
ReplyDeleteUm it's called replacing the not happy advertisers with another one who want the spot. so your argument makes no sense.
ReplyDeleteSeriously. No advertiser wants to spend thousands of dollars for a spot where very few people are watching their ads. They change the content (shows) to get more people watching the commercials so that they can keep advertisers happy and charge more money for the timeslot. It's business.
ReplyDeleteAh ok
ReplyDeleteThis is so disappointing. I didn't realize they had cancelled it until now. I just finished watching the first 2 DVR'd episodes and I really liked it. I thought it was better than a lot of other new shows that got renewed....I guess it was just a bad slot. I wonder if it would have fared better on CBS. I wish another station had tried to pick it up, but maybe it's just too expensive to produce.
ReplyDeleteAnd me! It's already uncomfortable watching their scenes and they haven't done anything yet!
ReplyDelete<--- is so disappointed in the decisions from cancellation powers that be. I started watching Allegiance recently and love it! Told my sister and my husband about it, now they've watched it and they love it. In my opinion, (which I know counts for nothing in this regard.. but...) I believe they pulled the trigger on Allegiance way too soon. and as for putting the slap in its' place.... really? Again, my opinion, but just how many more times can they rewrite that type of storyline. (the Killing Gracepoint, secrets and lies and the slap.... at least Allegiance had a fresh storyline. ok... rant over.
ReplyDeleteI watch the show on HuluPlus and it runs the commercials and you can't skip past them. From my personal experience & those of family,. friends & co-workers there seems to be large audience that watches online. I wonder if they factor in those numbers? It seems that people who already have their Thursday night shows; Big Bang, Grey's, Scandal, Vikings, Elementary etc. watch them live and then catch up on the new shows online. They seem to pull shows before they have a chance to find their audience. It's a shame.
ReplyDeleteI was contacted via US Mail last spring to participate to be a Nielsen home and was shocked when I received my paper 'diary' in the mail. For an entire week I recorded the shows I watched, how long, etc in this journal and at the end of the week returned it. I thought that Nielsens had converted to all digital - the 'box' - but can testify that they don't. When I discussed it with people at work and mentioned that I had missed one of the shows I normally watch to watch a new show (that I discovered I didn't like), several people told me to just record the show I usually watched to make sure it didn't get lower ratings. All of which makes me wonder how reliable the ratings system is. It seems that it's time for a new system...or at least a major revamping of the current system.
ReplyDeleteAnother intelligent, well-acted show bites the dust - before it even had a chance to find its audience. NBC isn't even airing the shows that were already made? Crazy. Perhaps if it was named Chicago Allegiance? It's seems the networks only want to air programs that are part of a franchise that's working; Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Chicago Emergency, Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, CSI, CIS Miami, CSI New York, CSI Cyber, NCIS, NCIS Los Angeles, NCIS New Orleans etc. How about giving something new a chance, not by just buying it, but by giving it a fighting chance, especially when putting them up against long standing favorites. I know news shows are the least expensive to make and I actually like Dateline, but Dateline Blacklist? Oh, nevermind...another franchise.
ReplyDeleteI too have done the paper ballots. Those are the additional polling that happens during sweeps I believe 2 times a year. The vast majority of the data comes from digital boxes, including all regular (year-round) polling. The good news is that since you sent it back, you are almost guaranteed to be asked again.
ReplyDeleteIt is my understanding that for Nielsen, the only online numbers that count are the ones that have the exact same commercials as the show when it aired so Hulu doesn't count for that. However, I would bet that the networks get data from Hulu so they know how their shows are doing there. TV is a very expensive product so they don't have the luxury of waiting a long time in the hopes that a show may someday pay off. It costs upwards of $2,000,000 per episode for most dramas.
ReplyDeleteI actually really liked this show. Why are all the good shows cancelled??
ReplyDeleteJust a heads up guys. Episode 6 of Allegiance is now up on the NBC website.
ReplyDeleteI'm sad this got canceled. I tried watching an ep of the slap and couldn't get into it. I thought it was suppose to be about the guy slapping a child for whatever reason but the ep I watched was an entire boring hour of Uma Thurman being a bitch couger to the dude from Gossip Girl.
ReplyDeleteBummer! I don't care for The Slap, would rather have Allegiance remain!
ReplyDeleteThey're airing the remaining episodes that aren't going to be aired on TV on both the NBC website and Hulu.
ReplyDeleteDahne,
ReplyDeleteThanks, good to know!