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Friday Ratings: NBC Makes It Two in a Row

Once again, a lack of competition proves to be helpful for NBC.  The Peacock network followed up a Thursday night win with another one last night.

8pm
Bones, David Boreanaz

  • The tournament (3.1/10 in 18-49) covered the spread with 8.8 million.
  • A repeat of * (5.2 million, 1.4/5) did better than the canceled Jezebel James.
  • (5 million, 1.3/5) was down a few notches from last week.
  • * (4.2 million, 1.1/4) was up a smidge.
  • (1.2/4) had 4.1 million in its hold.

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Friday Ratings: Viewers Come On Down to CBS

Drew Carey - with his Million Dollar Spectacular - expanded his lead over that other Friday game show.

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Friday Ratings: Drew Carey Outmuscles Dennis Miller

Although Amne$ia debuted with good numbers last week, it didn’t have Drew Carey to contend with then.  When put up against The Price is Right, the new program looked pale in comparison.

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Friday Ratings: The Price is Right for CBS

A special episode of The Price is Right did more for CBS last night than Dennis Miller’s AMNE$IA did for NBC.

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Schedule Changes for Lost, How I Met Your Mother, House

In the past few days, more scheduling announcements have been made to mess with our heads.  While all the changes have been reflected in our convenient Post-Strike Television Schedule, here are a few of the highlights.

Josh Duhamel, Las Vegas

  • It’s been made official: Come April 24, will move from 9pm to 10pm on Thursdays.  This change will make room for the returns of Grey’s Anatomy and Ugly Betty in their old slots.  (What this means for Eli Stone’s future is unclear.)
  • When returns on March 17th, it will be trading time slots with The Big Bang Theory.  (Mother will air @ 8:30, Bang @ 8:00.)  Meanwhile, the fate of the Neil Patrick Harris comedy beyond this season is still undecided.
  • Monday night will eventually become a new home for Bones and House will begin airing new episodes on that day come April 14; Hugh Laurie and the gang will start anew on April 28 @ 9pm.
  • Certain shows like , Bionic Woman, Big Shots and Life is Wild have not been not granted post-strike episodes because they are not being renewed.  At all.
  • Other programs like , Chuck, Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money and Private Practice won’t be seen again until next year.

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Post-Strike Television Schedule

Now that we have come to the end of the , it’s time to once again update our television programming schedules.

Mid-season replacements have had seen their debuts shuffled (e.g. New Amsterdam), some programs are coming back with new episodes (e.g. Scrubs, 30 Rock) while other shows aren’t slated to return until next year (Pushing Daisies).

Here you can find a

compilation of the 2008 post-strike schedules

for the five major networks.  I would highly recommend printing this out since there are major changes across the board.

Two notes:

  1. This is the updated schedule as of May 6.  Be prepared to see more changes and settling in the weeks to come.
  2. The list consists of premieres and dates for new episodes.
  3. If a particular time slot/network is not mentioned, either nothing has changed or no specific announcement has been made yet.
How I Met Your Mother

MONDAY


8pm:

  • Dancing With the Stars, ABC
  • My Dad is Better Than Your Dad, NBC
  • The Big Bang Theory, CBS
  • Bones, FOX (new as of 4/14)
  • Gossip Girl, CW (new as of 4/21)

8:30pm:

  • How I Met Your Mother, CBS

9pm:

  • Two and a Half Men, CBS
  • House, FOX (new as of 4/28)
  • One Tree Hill, CW (new as of 4/14)

9:30pm:

  • Samantha Who?, ABC (new as of 4/7)
  • Rules of Engagement, CBS (returns 4/14)

10pm:

  • The Bachelor, ABC
  • CSI: Miami, CBS

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Friday Ratings: A Lack of Repeats Helps NBC

Although House was the night’s largest draw, FOX still came in second to NBC.

8pm
Las Vegas, Josh Duhamel

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Friday Ratings: NBC Wins A Tight Race

Despite a slate of original programs, barely won the night in viewers.  The network also ended up tying in the demos.

8pm
1 vs. 100

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Friday Ratings: CBS Has Friends In Low Places

A new special drew a large crowd to the Eye Network last night.  Meanwhile, repeat-free Friday was a winner with the demos.

8pm
Garth Brooks

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Friday Ratings: Viewers Have Their Eye on CBS

A night full of repeats helped continue its reign over Friday nights.

8pm
Moonlight

9pm

10pm

  • (2.5/7 in 18-49) rang in 9.7 million.
  • (1.9/5) dealt up 6.4 million.
  • (6.2 million, 1.9/5) remained even with last week.

*denotes repeat

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