Thursday Ratings: NBC Showered with Good News
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Grey’s Anatomy, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Hey NBC - primetime might actually survive in the post-Jay Leno world after all. Last night’s arrival of Jim and Pam’s baby on The Office delivered something the network hadn’t seen before, a victory over Grey’s Anatomy in the demos. That one-hour special lead into another nice win for the network. The Marriage Ref‘s time slot debut also defeated the competition in the 18-49s.
8pm
- American Idol (19.3 million, 6.5/19 in 18-49) still had the best numbers of the evening.
- Survivor (12.7 million, 3.8/11) picked up 1.2 million more.
- Community (2.3/7) kicked off the night with 5.1 million.
- A Grey’s Anatomy* repeat (1.2/3) turned in 5 million.
- Parks and Recreation (4.6 million, 2.3/6) lost part of its lead-in.
- The Vampire Diaries* (0.7/2) checked in 1.7 million.
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NBC Claims Sarah Palin Needed No Laugh Track
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Talk Shows, NBC, Gossip, Video,
Depending on which camp you’re in, you either found Sarah Palin‘s monologue during Tuesday’s Tonight Show to be funny—or reports of NBC using a laugh track to be even funnier.
Although an “audience member” from that taping - who supposedly has experience as sound engineer - insists the broadcast’s volume was pumped up, the network’s execs deny the claim.
“Neither the audio nor the laughs were enhanced for Sarah Palin’s segments on The Tonight Show,” NBC said in a statement.
After watching this clip from Palin’s open, let us know what you think. Did her jokes deserve that much laughter?
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First Look: Kanye West on The Cleveland Show
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, FOX, Gossip,
This time, Kanye West is in on the joke. (I think.)
The rapper who failed to understand a “fish sticks” joke on South Park last year, will now be contributing his own voice to an upcoming episode of The Cleveland Show.
In the broadcast to air on May 2, Kanye (a.k.a Kenny West) gets into a rap battle with Cleveland Brown Jr. Of course, there is a girl (Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson) at the center of all of this.
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VIDEO: Matt Damon Loses Bet, Imitates McConaughey
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Late Night, Talk Shows, CBS, Video,
Whether or not you care for the game, there’s one good thing that comes out of football season. No - not the Super Bowl commercials: the bets.
During his appearance last night on Letterman, Oscar nominee Matt Damon - who is a huge New England Patriots fan - explained why he was sporting a New Orleans Saints jersey for his visit. (And we thought Anthony Mackie had it bad in The Hurt Locker.)
To cap off the hilarious chat, the Invictus star gave us something even better than his South African accent—the Matthew McConaughey!
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Wednesday Ratings: Oprah Winfrey Special Anything But
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
Don’t be fooled—Oprah Winfrey doesn’t always have the Midas touch. Despite the A-list filled roster, yesterday’s Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special failed to dazzle. The program came in last during its hour and did worse than the last original Ugly Betty episode.
8pm
- American Idol (23.5 million, 8.5/23 in 18-49) added on 700,000 more.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (1.7/5) and Gary Unmarried (2.0/5) both pulled in 6 million.
- Mercy (1.6/5) also raised 6 million.
- Approximately 6 million watched The Middle (2.1/6) as well.
- A Modern Family* repeat (1.7/5) scored 5.2 million.
- Life Unexpected* (1.1 million, 0.5/1) did about the same as last week.
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Quote of the Day: Apolo Ohno on Pamela Anderson’s DWTS Chances
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Dancing With The Stars, Gossip,
“Between, what is it, Pam Anderson and Evan Lysacek? Pam Anderson, she’s a little top-heavy. I think Evan’s gonna do very well. Plus, he’s an Olympic gold medalist!”
-Former ballroom champ Apolo Ohno explaining to Jay Leno why his fellow Olympian might fare better than the Baywatch babe on the new season of Dancing with the Stars.
(Make sure to check out our other notable quotes.)
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American Idol 9: Top 10 Girls Perform
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Video,
After a few changes to the schedule, American Idol 9’s Top 10 girls were ready to sing their hearts out for Wednesday’s performance round. Crystal Bowersox, who was hospitalized Tuesday night, was back in the studio and looked wonderful at the top of the episode. She spent a few moments talking to Ryan Seacrest before the performances began. “I’m a tough cookie,” Crystal promised. I had no doubt she would deliver a great number for the night.
“The guys were hot last night,” Randy Jackson exclaimed. “I’m hoping the girls show up like that tonight.”
Crystal Bowersox, for whom the week’s line-up was switched around, was the first to be featured. She revealed in her video package that she’s a twin. She picked “Long As I Can See the Light” from CCR, a pretty bold choice, for her Wednesday performance. The bluesy/gospel feel of the song beautifully highlighted Crystal’s vocal talent. It was a great way to start the show. Randy Jackson was enthusiastic about the performance, shouting “that girl is hot!” Ellen DeGeneres loves Crystal’s “pure, raw, natural talent,” saying “you’re amazing.” Kara DioGuardi found the performance to be “effortless,” and compared Bowersox to “the greats.” Be interesting to know whom Kara includes in that category. “I completely misunderestimated you,” Simon Cowell admitted, saying “the vocal was incredible.”
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Casting Corner: Nikita, Parks and Recreation and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, CBS, NBC, The CW, Gossip, Spoilers,
Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:
Parks and Recreation: Will Rob Lowe be trading in his Senate seat for a job with the parks department? According to Entertainment Weekly, the soon-to-be departing Brothers & Sisters star is in talks to join the NBC comedy. It’s not clear what role he’ll fill, but Lowe will supposedly start his run sometime this season.
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Tuesday Ratings: So-So Start for Parenthood
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Lost, Ratings,
Endless promos during the Winter Olympics didn’t exactly result in large numbers for Parenthood. Although NBC’s new drama did have a small victory in the demos, the program was still a far second with the viewers.
8pm
- American Idol (23.5 million, 8.6/22 in 18-49) was down 500,000 from last week.
- NCIS (4.1/11) returned to 19.7 million.
- The Biggest Loser (3.2/8) raised 8.3 million.
- Lost* (1.6/4) recapped 4.3 million.
- 90210* (0.3/1) turned in 736,000.
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New Pilot to Feature a Trio of Idol Castoffs
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Music, Reality, Video,
Former American Idol contestants Kristen MacNamara, Nick Mitchell (aka Normund Gentle) and Tatiana Del Toro have united to form the new reality series Takin Over Hollywood, which already sounds like a smash hit. Tatiana Del Toro, the drama queen with the giggle from Season 8? Just give me a channel and I’m there.
A new YouTube video has premiered which shows a trailer for the series. All three contestants perform the opening number. Kristen, now billed as K-MAC, will be featured as she pursues her career as a singer. Normund will work on his comedy, and Tati (Del Toro) hopes to become a successful actress.
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