My Nagging Question About ‘Pushing Daisies’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, ABC,
While I truly love Pushing Daisies, there’s been one issue plaguing me since last week’s premiere episode. So if there is anyone out there who can answer this question, please let me know. Otherwise, just let me use this as an opportunity to vent.
Question:
Young Ned learned that he could revive dead things when his dog died early in the episode….but he didn’t know that a second touch would make things die again until later. Are we to assume he never touched his dog before that discovery? (And I double-checked. He was wearing a different shirt when his mom died, so that must have been another day).
Okay—maybe that really wasn’t a question; it was probably like a gripe. Nevertheless, I’m willing to overlook that one minor detail. The rest of the show was absolutely perfect.
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Tuesday Ratings: Viewers No Longer Curious About ‘Cavemen’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, House, Ratings,
ABC’s Cavemen may have seen decent ratings last week, but it appears the experiment’s novelty may have just worn out. Meanwhile, House scored another ratings victory for FOX (followed by NBC, ABC, CBS and CW)
8pm
- NCIS (16.1 million, 3.4/10 in 18-49) won both the hour in viewers and demos.
- Bones (8.3 million, 3.1/9) gained 430,000 viewers coming in second.
- ABC’s Cavemen (2.5/8 in 18-49, 7.0 million viewers overall) lost about 20% of the premiere’s audience; Carpoolers (7.4 million, 2.8/8) was also down, but improved on its lead-in.
- NBC’s The Singing Bee (2.1/6 in 18-49) started off the hour with 6.7 million viewers; The Biggest Loser (6.6 million, 2.7/7 in 18-49) carried them from there.
- Beauty and the Geek (3.2 million, 1.5/4) brought an additional 500,000 viewers to the CW.
9pm
- House (17.7 million, 7.3 rating/18 share in adults 18-49) ruled the whole evening with the viewers and demos.
- ABC’s Dancing With the Stars (16 million, 4.0/10 share) pulled in second.
- The Unit (11.1 million, 3.0/7) saw a slight decline.
- Reaper (2.7 million, 1.3/3) scared away approx. 170,000 viewers.
10pm
- Law & Order: SVU (12.2 million, 4.9/13 in 18-49) was up 500,000 from last week.
- Boston Legal (11 million, 2.8/8 in 18-49, 11.0 million viewers overall) held steady for second place.
- Cane (9.1 million, 2.3/7) continued its steady decline losing another 140,000 viewers.
UPDATE: Kiefer Sutherland Gets 48 Days in Jail
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, FOX, 24, News,
In 24 time, Jack Bauer had this legal matter resolved in a mere 10 minutes.
Wanting to quickly put his Sept. 25th incident behind him, actor Kiefer Sutherland pleaded no contest today to a misdemeanor drunk driving charge. Assuming the judge accepts the arrangements of the plea deal, Sutherland will serve a recommended total of 48 days in jail. At the formal sentencing on Dec. 21th, prosecutors will ask that Kiefer serve 30 days for the DUI charge and an additional 18 for violating probation. This was Sutherland’s fourth DUI-related offense; he was still on probation for a 2004 incident.
If all goes according to plan, Kiefer will be able to serve part of his stint in late December (while 24 is still in hiatus) and the remainder after the show’s finale.
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The Scoop on Last Night’s ‘Prison Break’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, Prison Break,
If you haven’t had a chance to watch last night’s episode of Prison Break, don’t read any further. But if you did—and are still wondering why it happened—click below:
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Which New Shows are You ‘Still’ Watching?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW,
Enough of all the butt-kissing already. Except for a few exceptions (e.g. Pushing Daisies, Samantha Who?), most shows have already had a chance to give us their first and second impressions. Some premieres dazzled, while others simply fizzled. Several weeks in—which new shows do you still plan on watching?
Which series did you immediately embrace or cast off? Were there any that started fresh then quickly spoiled? Are you still holding out hope for others? Here’s how my fall season panned out:
Immediate Faves:
Pushing Daisies
Gossip Girl
Dirty Sexy Money
Reaper
Flawed but Still Likeable:
Chuck
Gave It a Second Shot, Didn’t Like It Either Time:
Bionic Woman
Lowest Tivo Priority:
Private Practice
Back To You
Kitchen Nightmares
Earned My Complete Indifference:
Carpoolers
Cavemen
Not Gone Fast Enough:
Big Shots
Kid Nation
Journeyman
Life
CBS’ ‘Numb3rs’ Helps Friday Ratings Race
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, NBC, Ratings,
CBS easily won an evening that saw a large number of reruns. A victory night not come so easily next week when two more ABC shows (Women’s Murder Club, Men in Trees) begin.
8pm
- Up against a repeat of Pushing Daisies (4.3 million), Ghost Whisperer improved up on last week’s premiere and won the hour with 8.7 million viewers (2.4/8 in the 18-49 demo).
9pm
- With 8.3 million viewers, CBS’ Moonlight (2.2/7 in 18-49) was the hour’s winner.
- The critically-acclaimed Friday Night Lights (6.5 million, 2.2/7) gained 200,000 viewers from last season’s finale and tied in the key demos.
- A rerun of Private Practice drew 4.9 million; a second-showing of K-Ville saw 3.3 million.
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Read More | Variety
‘Hannah Montana’ Stars to Perform on ‘Dancing With the Stars’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Kids, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Cable, Dancing With The Stars,
Hannah Montana co-stars, Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus, will be hitting the DWTS stage next week. This will be a return trip for Billy Ray Cyrus who recently appeared as a Dancing With The Stars competitor last season. Miley, who’ll soon be embarking on a sold-out concert tour, and her dad will be premiering their new duet, ‘Ready, Set, Don’t Go’.
The single will hit the radio airwaves immediately following their performance next Tuesday.
Read More | TV Guide
‘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
The 59th Annual Primetime Emmys: In Review
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Award Shows, Prime Time, FOX, American Idol, Daily Show, The, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, The Office, The Sopranos, Gossip, Ratings,
It was an evening of firsts at the 59th annual primetime Emmys. The first time the awards show was on FOX. The first time Ryan Seacrest (resident FOX golden boy) hosted. The first time green concerns were proudly touted. And the first time I didn’t laugh at the Emmy host – not even once. FOX unabashedly promoted their own stars and shows all night long, though there were precious few wins for the network. Brian and Stewie from Family Guy provided some animated laughs, Lewis Black ranted and raved and performed a bit in the middle of the whole thing, and I found myself largely confused throughout the three hour-plus broadcast. Toward the end, Seacrest actually walked out on stage in a Henry VIII costume and told a gay joke – I couldn’t make this up if I tried, this actually happened. TV’s elite looked on in a mixture of horror and worry. Seacrest, unsurprisingly, acted and spoke exactly as he does while on American Idol. The strange, round stage provoked a lot of funny comments, and for a rare awards show change it was the acceptance speeches that became the saving grace of the FOX broadcast.
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Read More | Hollywood Reporter
‘Lost’ Adds Five New Characters
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Lost,
The last time the producers of Lost tried to introduce two new characters (remember Nikki and Paolo?), audiences hated them so much they were promptly killed off. So with hesitance I say that five new players are being brought on this upcoming season. Of course, we don’t necessarily know their roles or how long they will stay. Maybe they will pull a Bai Ling and exit quickly.
Entertainment Weekly exclusively reports that these actors include Jeff Fahey (Lawnmower Man, Grindhouse), Jeremy Davies (a.k.a the skinny guy in Saving Private Ryan), Lance Reddick (The Wire), Ken Leung (X-Men: The Last Stand) and Rebecca Mader (Justice). The show’s still got two more years to go—so I guess someone’s gonna to have to die. Any bets as to which one in this bunch will be the first? I’m gonna go for the skinny guy (Davies).
Reminder, Lost does not start until mid-season….so don’t be waiting for it in September.
Read More | Entertainment Weekly
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