Wednesday Ratings: Chopping Block Fails to Make the Cut
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, Lost, Scrubs, Ratings,
Cooking-related shows may serve well for FOX and Bravo, but they do nothing for NBC. Last night’s premiere of The Chopping Block debuted to fewer viewers than Knight Rider‘s finale. (Ouch!) Meanwhile, Lie to Me performed better than expected in its new time slot. The freshman drama worked with American Idol to give FOX two easy victories.
8pm
- Lie to Me (11.1 million, 3.4/10 in 18-49) picked up 900,000.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (7.6 million, 2.1/6) added on 2.1 million; Gary Unmarried (7.7 million, 2.3/7) rose by 2.3 million.
- America’s Next Top Model (4.5 million, 1.9/6) improved by 600,000.
- The Chopping Block (1.4.4) premiered to 4 million.
- Scrubs* (1.2/3) pulled in 3.6 million.
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Tuesday Ratings: Season High for SVU
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Daytime, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Scrubs, Ratings,
Finally a bit of good news for NBC. Even though the network faced another evening against American Idol, it did manage a second-place finish in the demos. Why? Nice returns for both The Biggest Loser and SVU. (The repeats on CBS also helped.)
8pm
- Approximately 25.2 million watched the Top 13 compete on American Idol (9.2/24 in 28-49).
- NCIS* (13.3 million, 2.7/8) lost 400,000.
- The Biggest Loser: Couples (9.3 million, 3.8/10) piled on 300,000.
- Homeland Security USA (5.1 million, 1.4/4) gave up 600,000.
- Reaper (2.2 million, 0.8/2) slid by 200,000.
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Tuesday Ratings: Hellish Return for Reaper
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Scrubs, The Bachelor, Ratings,
Last night’s premiere of Reaper never really stood a chance. Although it was originally scheduled for a 9:00 debut, CW pitted the show against both American Idol and The Biggest Loser. (Had NCIS been new, the bleeding could have been worse.)
8pm
- Approximately 24.2 million watched the final group perform on American Idol (8.9/23 in 18-49).
- NCIS* (2.6/7) dialed up 13.7 million.
- The Biggest Loser: Couples (3.5/9) averaged 9 million over two hours.
- Homeland Security USA (1.6/4) detained 5.7 million.
- Reaper (2.4 million, 0.9/2) lost 330,000 from its last season finale.
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Tuesday Ratings: Simon Baker Squares Off with Simon Cowell
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Scrubs, Ratings,
Last night’s two-hour episode of American Idol faced direct competition with CBS’ powerhouse. Although Idol was the night’s top draw, the program saw a drop from last year’s outing. The Mentalist also took a numbers hit, though the blow could have been worse.
8pm
- American Idol (25.1 million, 9.5/23 in 18-49) was off 4 million from last season.
- NCIS (18.1 million, 3.7/10) remained even.
- The Biggest Loser: Couples (8.9 million, 3.6/9) trimmed off 400,000.
- Homeland Security USA (1.4/4) rounded up 4.7 million.
- 90210* (1.1 million, 0.4/1) gave up 1.3 million.
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Tuesday Ratings: CBS Inches Closer to FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Scrubs, Ratings,
All of a sudden, FOX is being forced to work hard for its money. Last night, new episodes of NCIS and The Mentalist put CBS within 100,000 viewers of the American Idol network. Meanwhile, an Octo-mom special had NBC tied with CBS for second place in the demos.
8pm
- American Idol (24.5 million, 9.0/24 in 18-49) lost 1.8 million.
- NCIS (18 million, 3.7/10) was up 3.6 million from last week.
- The Biggest Loser: Couples (9.3 million, 3.7/9) trimmed off 1.2 million.
- Two Charlie Brown specials (1.5/4) averaged 4.9 million.
- 90210 (2.4 million, 1.2/3) remained even.
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Tuesday Ratings: FOX Delivers One-Two Punch
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Scrubs, Ratings,
What do you get when you throw in an American Idol along with repeats of NCIS and The Mentalist? An easy double-win for FOX.
8pm
- American Idol (26.3 million, 9.9/25 in 18-49) picked up 1.1 million more.
- NCIS* (14.4 million, 2.9/7) was down 4.6 million.
- The Biggest Loser: Couples (10.5 million, 4.0/10) dropped 500,000.
- Homeland Security (5.7 million, 1.6/4) was up a notch.
- 90210 (2.4 million. 1.3/3) improved by 1.3 million.
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Samantha Who Displaces Ugly Betty
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Dancing With The Stars, Scrubs, News,
There’s nothing like a single dad to get things all messed up.
After delaying Samantha Who‘s January return for several weeks (expanded versions of The Bachelor have been doing quite well), ABC has decided to scratch their original midseason plans and start anew. Instead of putting Christina Applegate on hold, they have chosen to give America Ferrera a short vacation.
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Tuesday Ratings: Biggest Loser Grows Despite Idol
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Scrubs, Ratings,
I was always lead to believe that shows airing at the same time as Idol would suffer because of it. Apparently that isn’t the case with The Biggest Loser. Last night, the NBC show actually improved in the face of Simon Cowell.
8pm
- American Idol (25.2 million, 9.6/24 in 18-49) picked up 2.8 million in the post-inauguration week.
- NCIS (19 million, 3.9/10) was up 7.3 million over last week’s repeat.
- The Biggest Loser: Couples (11 million, 4.1/10) beefed up by 8%.
- Homeland Security USA (1.6/4) settled for 5.6 million.
- 90210* (1.1 million, 0.4/1) lost 1.3 million.
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This Week on TV (1/26-2/1)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, ABC, Cable, FOX, MTV, NBC, TNT-HD, Scrubs, The Office,
(You can view TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY 1/26)
- Jon & Kate Plus 8 (TLC, 9pm): “Jon and Kate take the kids to see their new home.” The new place comes with extra bathrooms…and a new set of parents.
- The Closer (TNT, 9pm): Series return. “The fate of Detective Sanchez, who was shot three times and airlifted to a hospital, is revealed.” I don’t know how Sanchez is doing, but the suspense has been killing me!
- Bromance (MTV, 9pm): “Brody tricks the final four into attending a fake launch party for his line of designer jeans, where he asks them to walk the red carpet in pants that are entirely too tight.” Huh. I have no idea why people think this is really a dating show.
- Trust Me (TNT, 10pm): Series premiere. “Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanagh star as two best friends working as creative partners at a top-ranked Chicago ad agency.” Kinda like Mad Men, but without the booze and cigarettes. At least not in the office.
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Thursday Ratings: Big Sendoff for CSI’s Grissom
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, Scrubs, The Office, Ratings,
After weeks of buildup, William Petersen finally made his grand exit last night. The farewell episode attracted CSI’s largest audience since 2007’s premiere and gave CBS an easy double win.
8pm
- An early CSI* (3.1/8 in 18-49) got 13.7 million warmed up.
- A My Name is Earl block (one original, one repeat) averaged 6.6 million (2.4/6).
- Back-to-back Scrubs* episodes averaged in 5.7 million (1.8/5).
- Kitchen Nightmares* (1.6/4) dished up 4.1 million.
- Smallville (4.3 million, 1.8/5) had its best audience since November.
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