Friday Ratings: Dollhouse Down, Betty Up
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Medium, Ratings,
Do viewers watch programs they know are being canceled? Based on Dollhouse‘s ratings last night, probably not. The FOX drama returned this weekend to series-low ratings. Elsewhere, fans of Ugly Betty did their best to keep that ABC comedy from the chopping block.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (8.2 million, 1.9/7 in 18-49) had the best numbers of the night.
- Muppets Christmas: Letters To Santa (1.1/4) entertained 4.3 million for NBC.
- ABC’s Dreams Come True special (0.9/3) saw 3.7 million tune in.
- Dollhouse (0.8/3) averaged 2.1 million over two hours.
- Smallville* (1.8 million, 0.8/3) added on 200,000.
Click to continue reading Friday Ratings: Dollhouse Down, Betty Up
Read More 
| TV by the Numbers
Advertisement
Friday Ratings: ABC Has Animated Evening
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Medium, Ratings,
Would ABC be smart to air cartoons every Friday night? The weekend’s broadcast of Shrek the Third helped give the network a rare tie in the 18-49s. CBS, though, was still a solo winner with the viewers.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (8.4 million, 2.0/7 in 18-49) raised another 400,000.
- Law & Order (7.5 million, 1.5/5) remained steady.
- Shrek the Third (1.9/6) attracted 6.3 million to ABC.
- House* (3.3 million, 1.0/4) fell by 200,000.
- Smallville (2.5 million, 1.1/4) also lost 200,000.
Click to continue reading Friday Ratings: ABC Has Animated Evening
Read More | TV by the Numbers
Friday Ratings: Business as Usual for CBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, House, Medium, Ratings,
An evening without a Rihanna-esque interview is just your typical boring
Friday night. CBS’ lineup easily held off its contenders to win both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (8 million, 2.0/7 in 18-48) was on par with last week.
- Law & Order (7.5 million, 1.7/6) dipped by a 1/2 milion.
- Supernanny (5 million, 1.4/5) raised another 200,000.
- House* (3.5 million, 1.1/4) was off by 400,000.
- Smallville (2.7 million, 1.2/4) lost 100,000.
Click to continue reading Friday Ratings: Business as Usual for CBS
Read More | TV by the Numbers
Friday Ratings: Rihanna Performs for ABC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, House, Medium, Ratings,
Whether she’s singing on stage or sitting down for an interview, Rihanna knows how to draw an audience. Her emotional 20/20 interview with Diane Sawyer scored the best demos of the night.
8pm
- Law & Order (8 million, 1.8/6 in 18-49) picked up 1 million.
- Ghost Whisperer (7.9 million, 1.8/6) fell by 800,000.
- Supernanny (4.8 million, 1.3/4) remained steady.
- House* (3.9 million, 1.2/4) was up slightly.
- Smallville (2.8 million, 1.2/4) added on 200,000.
Click to continue reading Friday Ratings: Rihanna Performs for ABC
Read More | TV by the Numbers
This Week on TV (11/2-11/8)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, NBC, Heroes, Medium,
(Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)
MONDAY (11/2)
- Heroes (NBC, 8pm): “Hiro has another chance to save Charlie (Glee‘s Jayma Mays) when he travels three years into the past, where he also encounters Samuel.” NBC has now resorted to reversing time to steal FOX’s thunder.
- Accidentally on Purpose (CBS, 8:30pm): “Billie and Zack have their first big fight after Zack, hoping to surprise Billie, installs a low-flow toilet without consulting her first.” She didn’t appreciate having to flush twice after her #2’s.
- The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 9:30pm): “Sheldon tries to teach Leonard the fundamentals of football.” Despite his wealth of knowledge, Sheldon still couldn’t explain the cheese-on-heads ritual.
Click to continue reading This Week on TV (11/2-11/8)
Friday Ratings: Smallville Shows Strength
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, House, Medium, Ratings,
Every once in a while a move to Fridays isn’t such a bad thing. Although some shows have been known to fade away, CW’s Smallville actually hit a season high with the 18-49s this weekend. That performance, of course, didn’t keep CBS from winning in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (8.3 million, 2.0/7 in 18-49) was down by 200,000.
- Law & Order (7 million, 1.4/5) also fell by 200,000.
- Supernanny (4.8 million, 1.3/4) added on 100,000.
- A 2-hour House* repeat (3.8 million, 1.2/4) did better than last week’s programming.
- Smallville (2.6 million, 1.2/4) picked up 100,000.
Click to continue reading Friday Ratings: Smallville Shows Strength
Read More | Programming Insider
Friday Ratings: Dollhouse in Need of a Break
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Medium, Ratings,
Depending on how you look at it, Dollhouse’s mini-break couldn’t come at a better or worse time right now. The show’s final episode before the November hiatus pulled in its lowest demos to date.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (8.5 million, 2.1/7 in 18-49) picked up 300,000.
- Law & Order (7.2 million, 1.5/5) was down 400,000.
- Approximately 4.7 million watched the return of Supernanny (1.1/4).
- Smallville (2.5 million, 1.1/4) only lost 100,000.
- Brothers (0.8/3) pulled in 2.4 million; ‘Til Death (0.7/2) settled for 2 million.
Click to continue reading Friday Ratings: Dollhouse in Need of a Break
Read More | TV by the Numbers
Friday Ratings: Mediocre Return for Ugly Betty
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Medium, Ratings,
Fridays might not be a fashionable showcase for Ugly Betty. Over the weekend, the ABC program debuted to a lackluster 5.1 million. Although the show managed to pull in Supernanny-esque numbers, it was down nearly 5 million viewers from its last Thursday premiere.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (2.0/7 in 18-49) channeled 8.2 million.
- Law & Order (1.6/4) rounded up 7.6 million.
- Approximately 7.4 million watched the Yankees beat the Angels during Game 1 of the ALCS (2.3/8).
- Ugly Betty (1.4/4) debuted to 5.1 million.
- Smallville (1.1/4) pulled in 2.6 million.
Click to continue reading Friday Ratings: Mediocre Return for Ugly Betty
Read More | Variety
TV on DVD: October 6, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, BBC, CBS, FX, FOX, MTV, NBC, PBS, Medium, Nip/Tuck, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- Ally McBeal (Season 1, Complete Series)
- Blood Ties (Season 2)
- Bones (Season 4)
- A Charlie Brown Christmas **Blu-ray**
- The F Word (Series 3)
- Get Smart (Season 4)
- The Hills (Season 5, Part 1)
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas **Blu-ray**
- Ken Burns: The National Parks - America’s Best Idea
- Lark Rise to Candleford (Season 1)
- Man v. Food (Season 1)
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Season 5)
Click to continue reading TV on DVD: October 6, 2009
Read More | Amazon
Friday Ratings: Weak Return for Dollhouse
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Medium, Ratings,
Attention Dollhouse producers - get Summer Glau on quick! Had I not known that Dollhouse premiered last Friday, I would have assumed by the program’s numbers that it was still in repeats. Unfortunately, the Joss Whedon-created series made its return with the lowest demos for any original that evening. (It’s lead-in - Brothers—didn’t fare much better.) To make matters worse, the FOX drama also pulled in smaller numbers than several repeats.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (8.6 million, 2.2/8 in 18-49) was down 700,000 from last fall.
- Law & Order (1.3/5) kicked off its 20th season with 6.3 million.
- A FlashForward* repeat (1.5/5) had 4.6 million blacking out.
- Brothers (1.0/4) kept 2.8 million amused.
- Smallville (1.0/4) debuted to 2.5 million.
Click to continue reading Friday Ratings: Weak Return for Dollhouse
Read More | Programming Insider
Advertisement
© Gear Live Media, LLC. 2007 – User-posted content, unless source is quoted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License. Gear Live graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, videos, articles, blogs, forums, scripts and other service names are the trademarks of Gear Live Inc.