Thursday Ratings: Bones Bests CSI, Deep End Sinks
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, 30 Rock, Grey’s Anatomy, The Office, Ratings,
Last night’s programming ended with interesting results. Despite non-stop promotions, ABC’s freshman series The Deep End struggled to find an audience with the 18-49s during its hour. Meanwhile, CBS had some good and bad news. On the plus side, repeats of The Big Bang Theory did better than original comedies on NBC. On the negative side, Bones actually beat CSI in the demos.
8pm
- Bones (11.9 million, 3.5/10 in 18-49) had its biggest audience in three years.
- The first episode of The Big Bang Theory (2.1/6) pulled in 6.9 million; a second half hour (2.4/7) rose to 7.5 million
- The Deep End (1.8/5) had 7 million testing out the waters.
- Community (4.7 million, 2.1/6) gave up 700,000.
- Parks and Recreation (4.3 million, 2.0/5) was down 300,000.
- The Vampire Diaries (1.6/4) returned to 3.7 million.
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Jimmy Kimmel Turns Late-Night Battle into Ken Burns-esque Story
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Talk Shows, ABC, NBC, Video,
This could be an interesting programming alternative once Conan O’Brien finally goes off the air.
On last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, the ABC host compared the battle over at NBC to a Ken Burns documentary series.
Not seeing the similarities? Then watch this clip from “The Late Night War.”
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Jon Hamm, Ashton Kutcher Invited Back to SNL
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Gossip,
Saturday Night Live has revealed that both Jon Hamm and Ashton Kutcher will return to host the show again - during separate weeks, of course.
The Mad Men star will host the show on January 30, Kutcher on February 6. Michael Buble and Them Crooked Vultures will serve as the musical guests, respectively.
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VIDEO: Conan O’Brien’s Masturbating Bear Makes a Return Appearance
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Talk Shows, NBC, Video,
Since Conan O’Brien will be forced to leave his “intellectual property” behind at NBC, he figures we should all be able to say goodbye with him.
On last night’s broadcast of The Tonight Show, one of his most famous - and most controversial - characters returned to everyone’s delight…and to NBC’s dismay.
Ladies and Gents—it’s time to say farewell to the “Masturbating Bear.”
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Wednesday Ratings: Modern Family Remains Strong Against Target
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
Despite a huge lead-in, Human Target looked vulnerable against non-repeats. The show’s second outing pulled in over 10 million viewers, but placed third in its hour with the demos.
8pm
- American Idol (26.7 million, 9.8/26 in 18-49) was up 300,000 from last week.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (6.5 million, 1.9/6) added on 200,000.
- Gary Unmarried (6.2 million, 1.9/5) raised 400,000 more.
- Mercy (5.8 million, 1.4/4) was down slightly.
- Modern Family* (1.6/5) kicked off the night with 5.1 million; The Middle* (1.7/4) followed with 4.7 million.
- Life Unexpected* (0.7/2) attracted 1.7 million.
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Conan O’Brien Receives Over $30 Million to Leave
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Prime Time, Talk Shows, NBC, Gossip, News, Rumors,
Days of haggling have resulted - finally! - with an agreement between Conan O’Brien’s lawyers and NBC.
Although different numbers have been thrown out by the media, it looks like The Tonight Show‘s current host will leave the network with approximately $32 million. That figure does not include a reported $7.5 million severance package to be divided amongst his 200+ staffers and a $4.5 million payout to executive producer Jeff Ross. (It’s unclear how much Andy Richter or Max Weinberg will be compensated.)
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Tuesday Ratings: Human Target Tops All Repeats
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Scrubs, Ratings,
There’s a few things that can safely be said when it comes to ratings. One: Anything you place against American Idol - especially if it’s a repeat (and there were a lot of those last night) - will lose. Two: Anything you place after the FOX hit will garner a lot of interest. (Case in point: Human Target.)
8pm
- American Idol (26.1 million 9.9/27 in 18-49) was down 3.8 million from last week.
- NCIS* (2.6/7) checked in 14.1 million.
- The Biggest Loser (9.9 million, 4.1/11) piled on 1.8 million more.
- Scrubs* (2.7 million, 0.8/2) did about the same.
- Better Off Ted* (0.6/2) scraped up 2 milion.
- 90210* (800,000, 0.3/1) was up slightly.
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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (1/20)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Cable, CBS, NBC, Renewals,
Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:
RENEWALS
- The Good Wife (CBS) - Season 2
- Men of a Certain Age (TNT) - Season 2
- NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) - Season 2
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Stars Line Up for Haiti Telethon
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, HBO, MTV, NBC, The CW, News,
George Clooney, Wyclef Jean and Anderson Cooper will be accompanied by a number of big names during their upcoming telethon.
Hope for Haiti, a fundraiser organized for the devastated country, will air commercial-free this Friday night across a number of networks. ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, the CW, HBO, MTV, VH1 and CMT are among the channels involved.
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Monday Ratings: Another Painful Outing for Heroes
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, 24, Heroes, Ratings,
If NBC doesn’t cancel Heroes after the end of this season, it would be the worst decision that network has made since….well, you know. Although some have claimed the show will return next year, the phrase “hit a series low” is constantly used when referencing the program. (Last night was no exception.) Yesterday’s episode even drew less viewers than The Jay Leno Show.
8pm
- A two-hour episode of 24 (3.4/8 in 18-49) averaged 11 million.
- The Bachelor (10.6 million, 3.8/9) did about the same as last week.
- How I Met Your Mother (10.5 million, 4.0/10) picked up 700,000.
- Accidentally on Purpose (9.6 million, 3.5/9) grew by 1.1 million.
- Chuck (6.7 million, 2.5/6) was down by 600,000.
- One Tree Hill (1.1/3) raised 2.2 million.
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