Sunday Ratings: Survivor Outplays ABC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Desperate Housewives, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Last night’s three-hour Survivor finale helped CBS make a dent in ABC’s long streak. The Eye network took a win in the viewers and narrowly took the demos as well.
8pm
- Approximately 13 million saw Parvati Shallow win Survivor: Micronesia (4.4/12 in 18-49).
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (11.9 million, 4.0/11) nailed down another 450,000.
- The Simpsons (6 million, 2.9/9) was down a few notches; King of the Hill (5 million, 2.5/7) took a 700,000 hit.
- Everybody Hates Chris (1.2 million, 0.5/1) did the same as last week; Aliens in America (1.1 million, 0.4/1) was up slightly.
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Survivor Micronesia Finale: Stir the Pot!
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor, Editorial, Features,
This past season of Survivor: Micronesia saw a host of firsts. In addition to the endless number of blindsides, the Fans vs. Favorites saga saw three people go home for reasons unrelated to Tribal Council. The 39 days of competition also gave us our only female-empowered finale ever.
There were so many questions lingering around the last set of Tribal Councils. Would Natalie be applauded for sticking around so long? Would Cirie be recognized for all the strategic moves she actually headlined? Would Parvati have to pay for what she did to Ozzy? Would Amanda really end up being the threat everyone believed her to be? Would everyone still be all kissy and huggy now that they had to take each other down? Read on!
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Survivor Micronesia: If It Smells LIke a Rat, Give It Cheese
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor, Editorial, Features,
This episode of Survivor: Micronesia taught future players learned some extremely invaluable tips:
- Never assume the game is over.
- People just want to be liked.
- You never know until you try.
- Women always talk.
- Ice cream scoopers are bad at lying.
Who tried to play everyone in this game…and who just ended up being played? Read on!
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Does Tivo Reveal a Survivor Elimination?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor, Editorial, Gossip, Spoilers,
Warning: Possible spoiler ahead!
I’m not sure if my recent discovery was merely a coincidence, but I found it quite interesting. While going through my DVR for the week, I noticed this Sunday’s Survivor: Micronesia finale left out one name from its summary.
For those who own Tivos, it’s not uncommon to see names of actors and/or competitors in a show description. But when a reality show only has five challengers left, does it mean something when only four of them are listed?
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This Week on TV (5/5-5/11)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Talk Shows, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, Syndication, The CW, Hell’s Kitchen, America’s Next Top Model, Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, House, My Name Is Earl, Oprah Winfrey Show, Scrubs, Survivor,
(You can view TV Envy’s Post-Strike Television Schedule here.)
MONDAY (5/5)
- Two and a Half Men (CBS, 9:00): (The script was written by CSI scribes.) “George Eads (CSI) has a cameo in which a CSI team investigates a death at Charlie’s house.” I know Charlie wanted to stop Denise’s reality show, but this is quite a sweeps stunt.
- House (FOX, 9pm): “House believes that an actor (Jason Lewis) on his favorite soap is seriously ill after observing his symptoms on television, so he decides to intervene.” If I had known something like that would work, I would have kidnapped Smith Jerrod a long time ago.
- Samantha Who? (ABC, 9:30pm): “Sam’s affair with Todd continues while he’s still seeing a clueless Chloe.” I’m sorry—why doesn’t Sam just kick her out of her apartment again? She does own the thing, doesn’t she?
- CSI: Miami (CBS, 10pm): “Alexx is stunned when her son is the prime suspect in a murder investigation, and any help she offers could prove costly.” Buh-bye, Khandi!
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Survivor Micronesia: I’m Gonna Fix Her!
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor, Editorial, Features,
On this episode of Survivor: Micronesia, we learned that all good plans usually come to an end. They may work brilliantly in the short term, but unforeseen events will eventually throw a wrench into the works. If a backup plan isn’t prepared, someone could end up looking like a fool.
Who had their stay on the island cut unexpectedly short…and didn’t see their exit coming at all? Read on!
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Thursday Ratings: May Sweeps Starts Slow
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Despite a night of originals, the networks still felt the effects of the writers strike. In the end, CBS and ABC returned to old habits. The Eye network nabbed the most viewers while the Alphabet won the demos.
8pm
- Survivor: Micronesia (4.2/13 in 18-49) kicked off the night with 13 million.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2.3/6) averaged 8.6 million over two hours.
- Ugly Betty (8.5 million, 2.5/8) had its lowest rating for an original episode.
- My Name is Earl (6.1 million, 2.3/7) slipped by 700,000; Scrubs (5.3 million, 2.4/7) suffered from increased competition.
- Smallville (3.6 million, 1.4/4) managed to increase by 100,000.
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Survivor Micronesia: I’m Ruthless and Have a Smile on My Face
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor, Editorial, Features,
On this episode of Survivor: Micronesia, the challengers found themselves in a rare situation. For the first time since I can’t remember when, the ladies had a clear advantage over the men. Ozzy’s blindside at the last Tribal Council gave the women a two-person lead.
Were the females able to capitalize on this momentum, or did another idol threaten to ruin their takeover? And what about Amanda? Was she even interested in backstabbing one of her friends (James)? Read on!
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Survivor Micronesia: I Promise
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor, Editorial, Features,
If there’s anything we’ve learned on Survivor: Micronesia, it’s that words are simply just that: words. They may sound nice, but they mean nothing. The first couple of competitors blindsided this season had to figure that out the hard way.
But after 20+ days on the island, it was apparently some had failed to learn that invaluable lesson. In this episode, we saw shady deals created, old alliances counted on and assumptions made. Who made one of the stupidest deals in show history…and who should have sensed it coming? Read on!
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Survivor Micronesia: I’m in Such a Hot Pickle!
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor, Editorial, Features,
For the first few weeks of Survivor: Micronesia, there was an obvious division between the Fans and Favorites. Later, things started getting murky when members were switched and alliances stretched out. This week, the two tribes finally merged and a whole new level of intensity entered the game.
With the competitors now fighting for individual immunity, this episode turned out to be quite an emotional roller coaster for those watching at home. In Week 9, one of the funniest scenes in Survivor history was followed up by one of the most cringe-inducing moments ever.
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