This Week on TV (5/11-5/17)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, MTV, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Lost, Medium,
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MONDAY 5/11)
- Gossip Girl (CW, 8pm): “Serena’s run-in with the police upsets Lily.” She only expected her daughter to be cuffed and shamed, not frisked and strip-searched.
- Weaponizers (Discovery, 9pm): Season premiere. “An RV takes on a shuttle bus, after the teams equip them with rockets, machine guns and medieval weapons in this reality series featuring vehicle face-off competitions.” The only thing missing in this equation is Jason Statham.
- Two and a Half Men (CBS, 9:30pm): “Alan and Chelsea bond, and their time together gives Charlie a needed break to do the things he loves doing on his own.” A wingman can help you score a woman….and keep her busy too.
- Medium (NBC, 10pm): “After Allison slips into a coma while working on a case, her spirit transfers into the body of a middle-aged man (Jeffrey Tambor).” The sexual reassignment process was much easier than the one Alexis Arquette went through.
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Thursday Ratings: Criminal Evening for CBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
One week after facing a new Private Practice, Southland was put to another test. A repeat of Criminal Minds not only did better than the now-moved Harper’s Island, it attracted the most viewers in the 10:00 hour.
8pm
- Survivor: Tocantins (11.7 million, 3.6/11 in 18-49) improved by 300,000.
- Bones (8.8 million, 2.2/7) saw an increase of 600,000.
- Ugly Betty (6.8 million, 2.0/6) was off 10% from its the last original.
- My Name is Earl (2.2/7) and Parks and Recreation (2.3/7) both pulled in 5.3 million.
- Smallville (3.3 million, 1.4/4) rounded up another 200,000.
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Thursday Ratings: ABC, CBS Split Sweeps Start
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
After what seemed like months of repeats, ABC returned last night with (mostly) new episodes. The network took the 10:00 hour away from Southland and won the night’s demos. CBS, though, was first place with the viewers.
8pm
- Survivor: Tocantins (11.4 million, 3.5/11 in 18-49) was on par with last week.
- Bones (8.2 million, 2.2/7) dropped 500,000.
- My Name is Earl (5.5 million, 2.2/7) picked up 200,000; Parks and Recreation (5.2 million, 2.3/7) lost 700,000.
- Grey’s Anatomy* (5.1 million, 1.5/5) did better than the previous comedies.
- Smallville* (1.3/4) returned to 3.1 million.
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Thursday Ratings: Parks Weakens Without Office
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Although it’s still hard to say how Southland will do against an ABC original, the series held up remarkably well in its second week. Unfortunately, the same can’t entirely be said for Harper’s or Parks. The CBS mystery lost nearly 2 million in its second week while the comedy suffered a case of the post-Earl blues.
8pm
- Survivor: Tocantins (11.6 million, 3.5/11 in 18-49) added on 300,000.
- Bones (8.7 million, 2.5/8) slipped by 200,000.
- My Name is Earl (5.3 million, 2.1/7) did 1.9 million less than last week’s Office; Parks and Recreation (5.9 million, 2.5/7) fell by 900,000 after smaller lead-in.
- In the Motherhood (4.7 million, 1.4/5) and Samantha Who? (5 million, 1.5/5) were both up 100,000.
- Smallville* (1.8 million, 0.8/2) was off by 200,000.
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Thursday Ratings: CBS and NBC Tie Post-Premieres
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Depending on how you spin the numbers, the evening either belonged to NBC, CBS or both. The premiere of Southland won the 10:00 battle against Harper’s Island in the demos, but lost in the viewers. NBC tied CBS in the demos, but the Eye network won overall with the viewers. (Maybe we’ll just have to recalculate when ABC isn’t in repeats.)
8pm
- Survivor: Tocantins (11.3 million, 3.5/11 in 18-49) was up 100,000.
- Bones (8.9 million, 2.5/8) was down 100,000.
- A special episode of The Office (3.3/11) attracted 7.2 million; Parks and Recreation (3.0/9) debuted to 6.8 million.
- In the Motherhood (4.6 million, 1.3/4) lost 400,000; Samantha Who? (4.9 million, 1.4/4) did about the same.
- Smallville* (2 million, 0.7/2) fell by 1.8 million.
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Thursday Ratings: Many Goodbyes for ER
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Survivor, Ratings,
Last night, viewers came out of the woodwork to say goodbye to NBC’s long-running drama. ER‘s series ender attracted the largest audience for a drama finale since Murder She Wrote in 1996. (It also pulled in the best demos since the conclusion of The X-Files in 2002.)
8pm
- Survivor: Tocantins (11.2 million, 3.6/11 in 18-49) saw its smallest audience of the season.
- The ER retrospective (3.5/10) got 10.6 million warmed up.
- Bones (2.6/8) turned in 9 million.
- In the Motherhood (5 million, 1.6/5) lost 1.7 million; Samantha Who? (4.8 million, 1./4) gave up 1.7 million.
- Smallville (3.8 million, 1.6/5) was up slightly.
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Wednesday Ratings: ABC Lost Behind FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, Lost, Scrubs, Survivor, Ratings,
The bleeding just won’t stop for Lost. Placed against another two-hour edition of Idol (Thanks, Obama!), the ABC series hit another round of series-low numbers.
8pm
- American Idol (25.6 million, 9.1/24 in 18-49) was up 2.5 million from last Wednesday.
- Survivor: Tocantins (2.3/6) recapped 8.2 million.
- Scrubs (5.3 million, 2.0/6) lost 500,000; Better Off Ted (4.7 million, 1.8/5) gave up 900,000.
- America’s Next Top Model (2.8 million, 1.4/4) slipped by 800,000.
- The Chopping Block (2.6 million, 0.9/2) sliced off 900,000.
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Thursday Ratings: ER Still Fourth Despite Clooney
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
George Clooney might be able to schedule meetings with high-ranking politicians, but he can’t save a whole network. Even though ER saw its best audience in two years, NBC only tied for third in the demos and placed fourth with the viewers last night. (The winner in both categories was CBS.)
8pm
- Survivor: Tocantins (12.9 million, 4.1/12 in 18-49) rounded up 900,000 more.
- Bones (2.8/8) returned to 9.6 million.
- Ugly Betty (7.2 million, 2.1/6) rose by 800,000.
- My Name is Earl* (4.4 million, 1.7/5) and the finale of Kath & Kim (4 million, 1.7/5) tied in the demos.
- Smallville (3.7 million, 1.6/5) added on 1.5 million.
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Thursday Ratings: Taylor Swift Not Enough for CBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Taylor Swift isn’t just a big concert draw, the country music sensation is a ratings hit as well. Swift’s stint on CSI helped give the CBS program a nice boost on Thursday night. Unfortunately, that other musical hit (a.k.a. American Idol) was also around to do its thing.
8pm
- American Idol (21.2 million, 7.5/20 in 18-49) picked up 500,000.
- Survivor: Tocantins (12 million, 3.8/10) slipped by 300,000.
- Ugly Betty (6.4 million, 1.7/5) gave up 400,000.
- My Name is Earl (2.2/6) returned to 5.6 million; Kath & Kim (4.2 million, 1.8/5) improved by 800,000.
- Smallville* (2.2 million, 0.8/2) was on par with last week.
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Thursday Ratings: Idol Disrupts the Evening
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Despite hitting season-low audience numbers, a delayed episode of American Idol was still a nuisance for Thursday’s nights staples.
8pm
- American Idol (7.1/19 in 18-49) raised 20.7 million viewers.
- Survivor: Tocantins (12.3 million, 4.0/11) took a 1.4 million hit.
- Ugly Betty (6.8 million, 1.9/5) lost 900,000.
- NBC’s Kung Fu Panda special (1.4/4) entertained 4 million; Kath & Kim (3.4 million, 1.5/4) plummeted by 1.7 million.
- Smallville* (2.1 million, 0.7/2) was down a few notches.
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