Schedule Changes for Lost, How I Met Your Mother, House
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Lost, Cancellations, Renewals,
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.
- It’s been made official: Come April 24, Lost 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 How I Met Your Mother 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. Bones 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 Las Vegas, 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 Heroes, Chuck, Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money and Private Practice won’t be seen again until next year.
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Monday Ratings: NBC Chalks Up Another Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Medium, Prison Break, Ratings,
Somewhere packed in those Deal or No Deal suitcases is a ratings gold mine. The game show helped give NBC another Monday win.
8pm
- Deal or No Deal (16.8 million, 5.2/13 in 18-49) was the hottest ticket of the evening.
- The Dance War finale (2.3/6) say goodbye to 9.1 million fans.
- About 7.4 million (3.1/8) were left hanging by Prison Break‘s (series?) ender.
- How I Met Your Mother* (6.2 million, 2.2/6) slid by 900,000; Welcome to the Captain (5.5 million, 2.0/5) did even worse.
- Gossip Girl* (1.2 million, 0.5/1) repeated last week’s performance.
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Post-Strike Television Schedule
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell’s Kitchen, American Idol, Apprentice, The - Donald, Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Lost, Medium, Prison Break, Survivor, The Bachelor,
Now that we have come to the end of the writers’ strike, 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 schedulesfor the five major networks. I would highly recommend printing this out since there are major changes across the board.
Two notes:
- This is the updated schedule as of May 6. Be prepared to see more changes and settling in the weeks to come.
- The list consists of premieres and dates for new episodes.
- If a particular time slot/network is not mentioned, either nothing has changed or no specific announcement has been made yet.
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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Monday Ratings: NBC Scores A Good Deal
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Prison Break, Ratings,
FOX may have Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but NBC rules Mondays with its share of reality hits. Last night, the network lead in both viewers and demos.
8pm
- Dance War (9.2 million, 2.4/6 in 18-49) was the hour’s most-watched.
- American Gladiators (8.8 million, 3.7/9) surpassed its reality competitor in the demos.
- About 7.9 million tuned in to see a Prison Break (3.3/9).
- Both How I Met Your Mother* (2.7/7) and Welcome to the Captain (2.6/7) earned 7.1 million viewers.
- Gossip Girl* (1.2 million, 0.4/1) slipped by about 250,000.
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Monday Ratings: Ho-Hum Numbers for CBS Premieres
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Prison Break, Ratings,
Despite two new season premieres, CBS fell behind in the ratings. ABC was the winner with last night’s viewers while NBC earned the best demos.
8pm
- Dance War (9.8 million, 2.5/6 in 18-49) was the top performer of the hour.
- American Gladiators (9.1 million, 3.5/9) grew 600,000 from last week.
- Welcome to the Captain (2.7/7) greeted 8.1 million newcomers; How I Met Your Mother* (7.8 million, 2.7/7) fared almost as well.
- Prison Break (2.9/5) locked up 7.5 million.
- Gossip Girl* (0.6/1) lured in 1.5 million.
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Monday Ratings: A Slow Start to the Week
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, The Office, Ratings,
Last night’s Presidential address threw viewers and networks for a loop. Numbers were down all across the board. After piecing together the ratings, it appears ABC narrowly won with the viewers while NBC was the victor with the demos.
8pm
- Two and a Half Men* (9.7 million, 3.4/9 in 18-49) beat out all of Monday’s originals.
- Dance War (9.4 million, 2.5/6) lost a little footing from last week.
- American Gladiators (8.5 million, 3.5/6) plunged 1.6 million into the water.
- How I Met Your Mother* (7.5 million, 2.6/7) saw a 400,000 boost.
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles* (6 million, 2.2/6) was down 2.6 mill.
- A special Gossip Girl (1.7, 0.7/2) went barely noticed on its new night.
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Monday Ratings: ‘Terminator’ Showing Signs of Weakness
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Medium, Prison Break, Ratings,
It looks like the novelty of FOX’s Terminator may be starting to wear off. For the second week in a row, it was brought down by NBC’s reality lineup.
8pm
- American Gladiators (4.3/10 in 18-49) challenged 10.1 million hopefuls.
- Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann (9.8 million, 2.6/6) turned out a pretty decent performance.
- Prison Break (7.8 million, 3.1/8) was steady with last week.
- How I Met Your Mother* (7.1 million, 2.5/6) and The Big Bang Theory* (7.8 million, 2.9/7) were both slightly down.
- About 300,000 loved Everybody Hates Chris* (2.32 million, 0.9/2) more than last Monday; Aliens in America* (1.4 million, 0.5/1) saw a slight bump as well.
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Monday Ratings: Howie Mandle Takes on the ‘Terminator’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Medium, Prison Break, Ratings,
It was highly doubtful that Terminator could maintain its monster-sized numbers from Sunday, but I don’t know if many expected what happened last night. It wasn’t a group of Gladiators that brought the show down to size, but rather a comedian and his bevy of suitcase-toting ladies.
8pm
- American Gladiators (4.6/12 in 18-49) muscled in 10.7 million.
- Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann (10.5 million, 2.9/7) came in a close second.
- The Big Bang Theory* (8.2 million, 3.2/8) was up almost 2 million from last week; How I Met Your Mother* (7.3 million, 2.7/7) saw a 1 million bump.
- A new Prison Break (7.9 million, 3.3/8) gained about 700,000 from its last episode.
- About 2 million were lovin’ Everybody Hates Chris* (0.9/2); Aliens in America* (1.31, 0.5/1) didn’t fare as well.
9pm
- Deal or No Deal (15 million, 5.0/12 in 18-49) was the biggest show of the evening.
- Even Two and a Half Men* (11.5 million, 3.8/9) outperformed the futuristic robots.
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (10.1 million, 4.2/10) saw a 45% decline from Sunday’s audience.
- The Rules of Engagement* (8.5 million, 2.7/6) was slightly up from last week.
- Notes from the Underbelly (4.8 million, 1.7/4) didn’t deliver spectacular news.
- Both Girlfriends* (1.32 million, 0.6/1) and The Game* (1.62 million, 0.7/2) remained fairly steady.
10pm
- About 14.7 million watched David Caruso and the showgirl on CSI: Miami (4.2/11 in 18-49).
- Medium (9.5 million, 3.3/9) was basically even with last Monday.
- About 4.9 million traveled down October Road (2.0/5).
*denotes repeat
(You can review last Monday’s ratings here.)
Monday Ratings: ‘Dance War’ Edges Past ‘American Gladiators’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Medium, Ratings,
Although Dance War came nowhere near Dancing With The Stars numbers, the premiere episode (barely) surpassed the second Gladiators episode in viewers.
8pm
- FOX was the night’s most watched network. Its BCS football coverage drew 21.6 million viewers (7.6/18 in 18-49) for the evening.
- Approximately 11 million watched the debut of Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann (3.0/7).
- American Gladiators (10.91 million, 4.8/12) beat the ABC show in the demos.
- How I Met Your Mother* (2.0/5) scored 6.18 million; The Big Bang Theory* (2.2/5) pulled in 6.36 million.
- Everybody Hates Chris* (0.9/2) turned in 2.18 million while Aliens in America* (0.6/1) coughed up 1.53 million.
9pm
- More people watched Two and a Half Men* (11.6 million, 3.9/9 in 18-49) than the original shows.
- Deal or No Deal (3.6/8) sucked in 10.7 million.
- Rules of Engagement* (8.1 million, 2.8/6) lost part of its lead-in.
- Girlfriends* (0.6/1) attracted 1.41 million; The Game* (0.7/2) did only slightly better with 1.61 million.
10pm
- The season premiere of Medium (3.3/8 in 18-49) lured in 9.6 million.
- CSI: Miami* (9.14 million, 1.8/5) came in a close second.
- October Road (5 million 1.8/4) lost about 680,000 from its last original episode.
*denotes repeat
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Monday Ratings: CBS Survives ‘Clash’, ‘Duel’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, House, Ratings,
A new crop of reality entries couldn’t take down the comedy/CSI combo on CBS. The Eye Network was victorious with the viewers and the 18-49s.
8pm
- Approx. 8 million watched a repeat of House* (2.6/8 in 18-49).
- Clash of the Choirs (2.4/6) sang to the tune of 7.9 million.
- Duel (2.5/7) narrowly came in third with its 7.7 million.
- How I Met Your Mother* (2.3/7) kicked off CBS’ evening with 6.6 million; The Big Bang Theory* (2.4/10) had 6.7 million.
- Everybody Hates Chris* (1.9 million, 0.7/2) and Aliens in America* (1.4 million, 0.5/1) were both down from last week.
9pm
- An hour-long Two and a Half Men* (3.7/9 in 18-49) easily beat its competitors with 11.4 million.
- K-Ville (5.3 million, 1.7/4) did a tad bit better than last week.
- Notes from the Underbelly (5 million, 1.9/5) was up about 400,000.
- Girlfriends* (1.4 million, 0.6/2) and The Game* (1.4 million, 0.6/2) were both down about 1 million.
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