‘Pushing Daisies’ Helps ABC Wednesday
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Ratings,
Wednesday’s premiere of Pushing Daisies attracted many customers to The Pie Hole. By night’s end, ABC came out with another win (followed by CBS, NBC, FOX and CW).
8pm
- ABC’s Pushing Daisies drew an impressive 12.8 million viewers and dominated in the important 18-49 age group (4.2 rating/12 demo).
- NBC’s Deal or No Deal (11.1 million, 2.8/8) came up second.
- Kid Nation (7.5 million, 2.4/7), America’s Next Top Model (4.5 million, 2.2/6) and Back To You (6.6 million, 2.4/7) all saw a loss in viewers.
- ‘Til Death (6.2 million, 2.5/7) remained steady while Kitchen Nightmares (6.3 million, 2.9/7) hung in there.
9pm
- CBS’ Criminal Minds (14.4 million, 3.7/9) took the hour in viewers, but placed 3rd in the demos.
- Private Practice (12.3 million, 4.5/11) declined from last week, but still topped that new show on NBC.
- Bionic Woman (10.9 million, 4.0/10) dropped 30% in the demos and lost 19% of its viewers.
- CW’s Gossip Girl (2.8 million, 1.3/3) remained fairly even.
10pm
- CSI: NY (12.7 million, 3.9/10) maintained last week’s viewership numbers.
- ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money (9.7 million, 3.6/10) lost almost 700,000 viewers but moved up to second place.
- NBC’s Life (8.8 million, 3.0/8) lost 13% of its audience causing it to fall into 3rd place.
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Cavemen Not Extinct Yet
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, ABC, FOX, House, Ratings,
Highly talked about through the summer, ABC’s Cavemen got off to a pretty good start on Tuesday, a night of the week that’s already filled with stiff competition. The premiere scored 9 million viewers, a far cry from the huge numbers of FOX’s House, but enough to keep the show going for a few more episodes. Cavemen earned enough viewers to become the second most-watched show in its time slot, highly impressive for a show that was spawned through a series of popular TV commercials. Critics bashed the pilot episode, which was not shown for the Tuesday premiere, and advertisers weren’t eager to get involved. ABC ended up selling thirty-second spots for a mere $100,000. Nine million viewers say the Geico-inspired Cavemen are entertaining enough for them, giving ABC the right to drum up prices and thumb network noses in the face of criticism and competition.
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It’s Thursday, October 4th and that can only mean one thing. The return of 30 Rock! I know I’m not alone in my love for Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin and company, but to say I’m mildly obsessed with the series may be an understatement. Case in point, I made a reference to “The Rural Juror” the other day at a family gathering, which was meant mostly by blank stares (thankfully my sister-in-law got the joke!). So, after a long summer of waiting, 30 Rock is back, baby! And a full hour! And Jerry Seinfeld is making a guest appearance! Seriously… I may hyperventilate. My excitement could only be somewhat expressed by the use of many exclamation points in this post, but I will try to keep my wits about me and carry on professionally. Oh, who am I kidding?! 30 Rock!!! It’s back!!! And it’s not all about 30 Rock, because My Name is Earl and The Office are also on for an hour tonight (by the way, how cute are Jim and Pam?), so basically, for you comedy lovers, this is one great night of TV! And, thankfully, I can record Ugly Betty on DVR, which is another one of my favorites (although I probably don’t need quite so many exclamation points for that one).
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‘House’ Helps FOX Secure Tuesday Ratings Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Daytime, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, House, Ratings,
Last night saw the introduction of ABC’s new comedies (Cavemen, Carpoolers) and a shrunken Dancing With The Stars results show. In the end, FOX took the evening followed by ABC, CBS, NBC and CW.
8pm
- The Biggest Loser (7.4 million viewers, 3.3/8 in 18-49 demo) showed an improvement from last week, though it didn’t have DWTS to contend with.
- Cavemen (3.3/10) and Carpoolers (3.4/9) both debuted with 9 million viewers.
- At 15.5 million, NCIS (3.3/10) won the viewership battle, but tied with Cavemen in the important demo.
9pm
- House (17.3 million viewers, 7.1 rating/17) grew upon its numbers from last year
- A shortened Dancing with the Stars (4.3/10) took in 15.7 million viewers.
- Critical fave Reaper (2.8 million, 1.3/3) drew more viewers than its Beauty & the Geek (2.6 million, 1.3/4) lead-in.
10pm
- Law & Order: SVU (11.7 million, 4.5/12) took the win despite being down from last week.
- Emmy-award winner James Spader and Boston Legal (3.1/8) attracted 10.9 million viewers.
- Cane (9.2 million, 2.5/7) saw smaller numbers than last year’s quickly-canceled Smith.
Read More | Hollywood Reporter
Gallery: ‘House’ Helps FOX Secure Tuesday Ratings Win
ABC Takes Ratings Lead Sunday, Monday Nights
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Heroes, Prison Break, The Bachelor, Ratings,
This weekend’s ABC premieres made it clear audiences prefer their dramas soapy on Sunday nights.
- Although Desperate Housewives (19.3 million viewers, 7.4/17 share in 18-49 demo) and Brothers & Sisters (13.3 million, 5.1/13) were both down from last year’s premieres (23% and 15% respectively), both shows earned their best numbers since Nov. 26th.
- Cold Case (13.5 million, 3.4/8) and Shark (11.4 million, 2.7/7) did improve upon last week’s premieres, though Shark’s numbers were lower compared to last year’s time slot holder (Without a Trace).
- The Simpsons (8.4 million, 4.2/11), King of the Hill (7.2 million, 3.5/9) and Family Guy (7.9 million, 4.2/10) all underperformed their numbers from last Sunday.
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TV on DVD: October 2, 2007
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Cable, CBS, HBO, DVD,
Here are some of the TV-on-DVD options you can find on the shelves this Tuesday:
- The War: A Ken Burns Film
- I Love New York (Season 1)
- Jericho (Season 1)
- The Sarah Silverman Program (Season 1)
- Shark (Season 1)
- Criminal Minds (Season 2)
- How I Met Your Mother (Season 2)
- Entourage (Season 3)
Click here to see the Movies-On-DVD options for this week.
Click here to see the new titles released on HD DVD and Blu-Ray.
Gallery: TV on DVD: October 2, 2007
Singer George Michael To Appear on ABC Show
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, ABC,
Almost 10 years after his infamous public bathroom arrest, George Michael will once again be appearing on American television sets—but this time, he won’t be the subject of a news report. The singer is scheduled to appear in ABC’s mid-season drama, Eli Stone.
Stone stars Jonny Lee Miller (a.k.a. Angelina Jolie’s ex-husband #1) as a man who suffers hallucinations and believes he might be a prophet. (Seeing visions of George Michael singing ‘Faith’ will do that to a guy.) Although Michael was originally scheduled to be in the pilot only, the producers have since asked him to sing and act in two more episodes.
Interestingly enough, George told the BBC recently that he has been unsuccessful in giving up his marijuana habit. I wonder what ABC’s parent company (Disney) will think about that news…
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This Week on TV (10/1-10/7)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, Cable, NBC, The CW, Degrassi, Everybody Hates Chris, Top Chef,
MONDAY (10/1)
- Everybody Hates Chris (CW, 8pm): Season premiere
- Aliens in America (CW, 8:30pm): Series premiere
- Girlfriends (CW, 9pm): Season premiere
- The Game (CW, 9:30pm): Season premiere
- Dr. Steve-O (USA, 11pm): Series premiere
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Sarah Silverman Comments on Britney Jokes
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Cable, Gossip,
Sarah Silverman, current Comedy Central golden girl, is still fielding comments springing from her Britney Spears VMA jokes. The comedienne is getting a lot of flak for calling Brit’s babies “adorable mistakes,” which Silverman maintains was meant to be a harmless joke. She went on to say she doesn’t want to be involved in a feud with Spears – or any girl half her age. Silverman is known for her off-the-cuff remarks and somewhat lewd jokes, but the touchiness surrounding this year’s award season has created more press than the results of the awards themselves. Everyone is so busy looking for controversy, we no longer have any idea what happened with any of the awards. And the Oscars haven’t even happened yet.
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Updated Update… Maya Rudolph Unquits!
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Gossip, Rumors,
Huh? I know… I’m confused too. First, there were reports that Maya Rudolph would definitely continue on Saturday Night Live this season. Then a follow up report that she would not be on the show was announced shortly thereafter. Now TVGuide.com is saying that she is back on the show. Phew. Perhaps she heard my screams of “Nooooooo” when I heard that she quit? Although I think she’s underused on some episodes of SNL, she is still pretty darn funny. Rarely a week goes by when I’m not saying “Bobby Brown” in her signature Whitney Houston way (if you’ve never seen her do this, then you have no idea what I’m talking about—trust me, it’s funny). So, she’s back. And with the season premiere set for this Saturday, how does that all work? Will she be majorly cut from the sketches since she just re-signed and they are preparing this week? It’ll be interesting to see how it all goes down, but I definitely don’t think the show can afford to lose a female cast member at this point. Rudolph told TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello, “It was an agonizing decision, but ultimately, I feel I made the best choice both as a mother and as an actress. I couldn’t be happier to be returning to SNL.” And neither could I. Glad to have you back, Maya!
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