This Week on TV (11/5-11/11)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, Everybody Hates Chris, Grey’s Anatomy, Nip/Tuck, Prison Break,

**NBC will devote this whole week to the environment and inject something ‘green’ into all their shows. To enjoy it, we must turn on our TVs.**
MONDAY (11/5)
**Special times for the ABC lineup tonight; Dancing With The Stars runs until 9:45 (pushing everything else 15 minutes late).**
- Prison Break (FOX, 8pm): Two-hour episode. Michael finally learns that Sara has been murdered tonight. I’m curious to see how steely his eyes can get.
- Everybody Hates Chris (CW, 8pm): ‘When Chris joins the writing staff of the school newspaper, he makes up a story about a serial killer that causes a panic in the community.’ This is what people get when they don’t pay for a real newspaper.
- How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8pm): ‘Marshall learns Lily’s dirty little financial secret when he and she decide to buy an apartment.’ As Suze Orman would say: “If he didn’t realize how many pairs of shoes she had, he’s equally to blame.”
- The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 8:30pm): ‘The guys ask Penny to join their ‘Halo’ team.’ The only time boys ask me to play Halo is when they need someone to kill.
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Wednesday Ratings: Viewers Preoccupied With Halloween
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Ratings,
Little goblins wanting their candy fix and a night full of reruns kept audiences away.
8pm

- Pushing Daisies (8.5 million, 2.6/8 in 18-49 demo) was down almost 1 million from last week.
- Kid Nation (6.9 million, 2.0/6) lost a good portion of its audience to trick-or-treating.
- A 2-hour Phenomenon (2.3/7) conjured up only 6.4 million viewers.
- America’s Next Top Model, Back To You and ‘Til Death were all repeats.
9pm
- Private Practice (11.2 million, 3.8/10 in 18-49) had the night’s best demo performance.
- Criminal Minds (14.7 million, 3.5/9) had the evening’s largest audience.
- Both Kitchen Nightmares and Gossip Girl were repeats.
10pm
- CSI: NY (13.5 million, 3.6/10 in 18-49 demo) easily won the hour.
- Dirty Sexy Money (8.4 million, 2.9/8) remained about even with last week.
- Life (5.7 million, 1.9/5) was down over 1 million from last Wednesday.
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Wednesday Ratings: Red Sox Score More Than Homeruns
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Ratings,
Both ABC and CBS had to take a back seat to baseball last night. Game 1 of the World Series was a huge ratings victory for FOX.
8pm
- Approximately 16.7 million fans rallied for the Red Sox/Rockies game (5.6/14 in 18-49 demo).

- Pushing Daisies (9.4 million, 3.0/8) wilted a bit from last week.
- The debut of Phenomenon (8.4 million, 2.9/8) underperformed Deal or No Deal’s usual numbers, but it remained close to Daisies in the demos.
- Kid Nation (8 million, 2.5/7) was slightly up from last Wednesday; America’s Next Top Model (4.7 million, 2.3/6) was slightly down.
9pm
- Both Criminal Minds (14.9 million, 3.9/19 in 18-49) and Private Practice (11.8 million, 4.5/11) remained even with last week.
- Bionic Woman (7.8 million, 3.3/8) saw another decline.
- Gossip Girl (1.2/3) held steady from last Wednesday.
10pm
- CSI: NY (13.6 million, 3.8/10 in 18-49) took the hour’s viewers and demos.
- Dirty Sexy Money (8.6 million, 3.2/8) pretty much repeated last week.
- Life (6.8 million, 2.5/6) was at least consistent; it lost viewers (900,000) again.
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America’s Next Top Model: Cycle 9: The Girl Who Gets A Mango
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Editorial, Features,

Note to future contestants: If you want to become America’s Next Top Model, it would be advisable to learn something from your time before the judges. Realizing she received a loud wake-up call at the last elimination, Ambreal made a call of her own —to her dad for a little prayer. Hoping to break from her side-profile tendencies, Heather sought posing advice from a surprisingly friendly Bianca. Then there was sour-faced Ebony. Although she felt her personality was far from dry (is that better than having a ‘prickly’ personality like Victoria?), she vowed to smile more for the judges.
Interrupting a lazy day at home, Jenah opened up the front door to welcome a surprise guest. Much to the shaggy-haired model’s dismay, the hunky Tyson Beckford was standing right in front of her. As the news rippled through their pad (Testosterone in the house! Testosterone in the house!), bursts of shrieks and screams could be heard. Once the girls were all quieted down, they all gathered round to listen to whatever he had to say. The world-famous male model was sent by Tyra for a purpose: he was there to give them tips on being a spokesmodel. For their instruction, Tyson asked the ladies to grab any object out of the kitchen. The goal was for them to promote any product thrown their way. Interestingly enough, not only did he not demonstrate his own selling techniques, he apparently told them to sound like phone-sex operators. From popsicles to glasses and mangoes, the ladies pimped their products without any shame…and Tyson loved every minute of it. (I’m sure the CoverGirl reps will appreciate what the future winner ends up bringing to their table.)
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This Week On TV (10/22-10/28)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Daytime, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, Talk Shows, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, Heroes, House, My Name Is Earl, Prison Break, Scrubs, Survivor,

MONDAY (10/22)
**No new episode of Ellen today. She’s still recovering from all the doggy drama**
- Live With Regis and Kelly (ABC, syndicated): Jimmy Kimmel will be pulling double-duty this week as he fills in for Regis Philbin in NY and tapes his show in LA. (I’m guessing we’ll still be seeing him on Dancing With The Stars as well.) If we’re lucky, Guillermo will fill in for Gelman too.
- Prison Break (FOX, 8pm): The show returns tonight after being preempted by baseball last week. What? You don’t care either?
- Heroes (NBC, 9pm): Many fans have been waiting for Kristen Bell’s debut tonight. Unfortunately, she’s one more new character I’ll have to ignore.
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Wednesday Ratings: ‘Daisies’ and ‘Practice’ Hold Strong
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Ratings,
Wednesday night saw another close race between ABC and CBS. Although Pushing Daisies and Private Practice both saw a drop in viewers, their demos helped the Alphabet network win the evening.
8pm
- Deal or No Deal (12.3 million, 3.1/9 in 18-49 demo) had another strong night and grabbed the hour’s largest audience.
- Although down 250,000 viewers, Pushing Daisies (9.7 million, 3.6/10) had the biggest numbers in the valuable age group.
- Kid Nation (7.4 million, 2.4/7) improved up on last week’s numbers.
- Back to You (6.9 million, 2.3/7) and ‘Til Death (7 million, 2.7/7) both saw slight increases.
- America’s Next Top Model (5 million, 2.5/7) lost about 300,000.
9pm
- Private Practice (11.8 million, 4.3/11 in 18-49) had the evening’s best demo turnout.
- At 14.9 million, Criminal Minds (3.9/10) had the night’s largest audience.
- NBC’s Bionic Woman (8.5 million, 3.3/8) dropped over 1.5 million fans.
- Kitchen Nightmares (6.7 million, 3.2/8) held steady from last week.
- Gossip Girl (2.4 million, 1.2/3) turned away about 450,000.
10pm
- CSI: NY (13.9 million, 4.1/11 in 18-49) won the hour in both numbers.
- Dirty Sexy Money (8.6 million, 3.1/9) lost several million from it’s lead-in.
- Life (7.7 million, 2.8/8) was down about 490,000 viewers.
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America’s Next Top Model: Cycle 9: The Girl Who Is Afraid of Heights
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Reality, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Features,

With Victoria the academic gone, the girls were finally down to the Final Ten (a.k.a the time when serious self-analyzation begins). Saleisha, still reeling from her spot in the Bottom Two (you know – that place she said she’d never be) committed herself to wowing the judges from this point forward. Lisa – the admitted ‘overthinker’ – kept nitpicking at her problem areas and annoyed Sarah with her insecurity issues. Meanwhile, Ambreal was feeling confident about her place in the competition. She knew that she was ‘high up on the list’ and thought this was her time to shine.
And while it wasn’t unusual to hear the ladies make catty comments about one another, it was shocking to have that kind of talk come from introverted Heather. But give a girl a few weeks in the competition and nasty habits will eventually start rubbing off on her. Much to Chantal and Bianca’s surprise, Heather openly critiqued her roommates’ flaws. In addition to pointing out her own physical awkwardness, she said Lisa and Janet both needed help on modeling their bodies. She also said Ebony ‘needed work all around’ and told Bianca (to her face) that she had to pull her emotions out. (Apparently Asperger’s Syndrome gives you a set of balls.)
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Wednesday Ratings: ABC and CBS Both Take Wins
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Ratings,
Depending on how you look at it, two networks shared last night’s crown. CBS may have grabbed the viewers, but ABC had it where it counts: the demos.
8pm

- With 12.58 million viewers, Deal or No Deal (3.1/9 in 18-49) took the hour in viewers.
- ABC’s Pushing Daisies (10.26 million, 3.7/11 in 18-49) won the demos in the time period.
- America’s Next Top Model was up from last week (5.37 million, 2.5/7).
- Fox’s Back to You (6.62 million, 2.3/7) was down this week and was ‘Til Death (6.5 million, 2.4/7).
- Kid Nation (6.91 million, 2.1/6 in 18-49) placed fifth in the important age group.
9pm
- Despite mixed review, Private Practice (12.42 million, 4.9/13 share) took the hour’s demos with ease.
- At 14.55 million, CBS’ Criminal Minds (3.9/10) won the night in viewers.
- Bionic Woman (10.28 million, 3.9/10) continued its losing race against Practice.
- Kitchen Nightmares (6.37 million, 3.0/8) was up from last week’s numbers.
- Gossip Girl (1.3/3 share) rounded off the hour with 2.8 million viewers.
10pm
- CSI: NY (4.1/11 in 18-49, 13.43m) pounded the competitors with 13.43 million viewers.
- ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money (8.64 million, 3.3/9) was down slightly from last week as was Life (8.1 million, 2.7/8).
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America’s Next Top Model: Cycle 9: The Girl Who Goes Bald
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, The CW, America’s Next Top Model,

Back at home after Kimberly’s ousting, Victoria wrestled with her emotions about the competition in general. Unlike her roommates, the college nerd didn’t spend her whole life dreaming about modeling. Only recently did she realize this was something she wanted. Meanwhile, Saleisha made it known that she would never be seen in the Bottom Two like Bianca (who was still shaken up by the last judge’s panel).
The next day the girls arrived at the Ken Paves (a.k.a ‘I’m Jessica Simpson’s BFF’) Salon for their highly-anticipated makeovers. This has come to be my favorite part of the ANTM season. It’s the time when untapped vanity rears its ugly head. Some gal will eventually start crying because she doesn’t feel like the prettiest thang in high-school anymore. But, as always, most are grateful for their improvements.
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‘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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