This Week on TV (11/3-11/9)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, Bravo, Cable, FX, FOX, MTV, NBC, Showtime, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, The Office,
(You can view TV Envy’s Fall Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (11/3)
- Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo, 8pm): Season 15 premiere. “A conversation with Oscar-winning actress Goldie Hawn, who retraces her career journey and discusses her books, her tattoo and her mother’s death.” James Lipton will also retrace the moments when Hawn’s career started dying a slow death.
- Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash 2008 (NBC, 9pm): “A ready-for-prime-time political skewering, featuring new material and a collection of politically-themed clips from the show’s archive.” This could be your last chance to laugh before you cry.
- First Class All the Way (Bravo, 9pm): Series premiere. “Sara whips up a high-end getaway to Paris and Monaco for a clique of privileged women, but there’s a bump in the road when a passport goes missing.” I just hate to see a privileged woman miss out on a trip.
- The Hills (MTV, 10pm): “Audrina moves out.” Haven’t we seen this episode already? Oh wait - we just saw it unfold in Us Weekly.
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Sunday Ratings: No Strikeout for FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Everybody Hates Chris, The Office, Ratings,
It looks like the fourth time was still a charm for FOX. Although it was down 28% from 2007’s numbers, yesterday’s game between the Phillies and the Rays was the best of the series so far. Despite competition from ABC, Game 4 of the World Series gave its network wins in both categories last night.
8pm
- Approximately 15.5 million watched the Philadelphia Phillies take Game 4 of the World Series (5.1 in 18-49).
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (12.2 million, 3.9/10) nailed down another 1.4 million.
- The Amazing Race (9.7 million, 2.9/7) had 1.5 million less.
- NBC‘s broadcast of The 40-Year-Old Virgin attracted 4.3 million (1.9/5).
- Valentine (846,000, 0.3/1) actually did about 96,000 better than last week.
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Sunday Ratings: FOX Animation Has Strong Return
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings,
After a week off for the NLCS, FOX’s comedy lineup returned to nice numbers. Last night’s episodes of King of the Hill and Family Guy even hit season highs. Regardless, the network did not do enough to overtake its competitors. CBS wound up winning the night with the viewers while tying ABC in the demos.
8pm
- A football overrun helped The Amazing Race (11.2 million, 3.0/7 in 18-49) pick up 2 million.
- Extreme Makeover Home Edition (10.8 million, 3.6/9) lost 500,000.
- Sunday Night Football (3.2/8) was down 3 million.
- The Simpsons (3.8/10) returned to 8.1 million; King of the Hill (7.3 million, 3.5/8) did 700,000 better than before.
- Valentine (600,000, 0.2/1) sunk by 400,000.
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Desperate Housewives Star Critically Injured
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Desperate Housewives, News,
UPDATE: Harold’s condition is now improving.
A motorcycle crash earlier this week has left a Desperate Housewives star in critical condition.
Gale Harold, who currently plays Teri Hatcher‘s younger boyfriend, was hospitalized yesterday after a wreck on his motorcycle. The former Queer as Folk star - the only person hurt in the incident - was due to be on the ABC set Tuesday.
Despite earlier reports of a shoulder injury, multiple sources claim Harold is being treated for a head injury as well. Fortunately, the 38-year-old is supposedly expected to recover despite swelling on the brain.
While it’s unclear how long Gale will remain in USC Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit, his absence should not affect production on the show. Although Jackson Braddock was involved in a pivotal November sweeps storyline, producer Marc Cherry seems confident that adjustments could be made.
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Sunday Ratings: Sports Night on FOX
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Last night, FOX greatly benefited from the Arizona Cardinals/Dallas Cowboys OT period. That matchup, combined with Game 3 of the NLCS, gave the network wins with the viewers and the demos yesterday.
8pm
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (11.3 million, 3.7/9 in 18-49) sawed off 400,000.
- NBC’s Sunday Night Football (11.2 million, 4.5/11) was down 1.6 million.
- The Amazing Race (9.2 million, 2.8/7) left 4.2 million behind.
- Approximately 8.6 million saw the Dodgers take a game of the NLCS (2.6/7).
- Valentine (1 million, 0.4/1) did the same as last week.
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This Week on TV (10/13-10/19)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, The Office,
(You can view TV Envy’s Fall Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (10/13)
- Chuck (NBC, 8pm): “Sarah’s ex-flame and partner, Bryce Larkin, makes an unforeseen return and goes undercover with Sarah as an overly affectionate couple.” Unforeseen return? I predicted he would come back last year!
- Little People, Big World (TLC, 9pm): Season 5 premiere. “Matt travels to Baghdad to help dwarf children in need of medical attention.” By doing so, he has now milked new meaning out of the show’s title.
- Samantha Who? (ABC, 9:30pm): Season 2 premiere. “Sam teams with her mom in a dance competition against Regina’s nemesis (Cybill Shepherd) and her partner, who just happens to be a ringer.” Why do I always find myself rooting against Cybill Shepherd?
- My Own Worst Enemy (NBC, 10pm): Series premiere. “The implant in Henry Spivey’s brain that separates the two identities begins to malfunction, leaving each side fighting for dominance.” On one side, we have the Christian Slater who excelled in Heathers. On the other side, we have the Slater who stunk in Mobsters.
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Sunday Ratings: No Improvement from CW’s Lineup
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings,
Last night, the CW got some good news and bad news. The bad news? Despite renting out its Sunday time slots to Media Rights Capital, the network saw no improvement in ratings. The good news? It really didn’t do much worse than before. By night’s end, CBS was a winner with the viewers while ABC wound up tied with NBC in the demos.
8pm
- Approximately 13.6 million journeyed along with the The Amazing Race (3.7/9 in 18-49)
- Sunday Night Football (12.8 million, 4.8/11) had 2.6 million less fans.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (11.7 million, 3.8/10) was on par with last week.
- The Simpsons (7.4 million, 3.6/10) shrunk by 1.9 million; King of the Hill (6.6 million, 3.3/8) slid by 400,000.
- Valentine‘s premiere (0.4/1) roped in 1.1 million.
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Sunday Ratings: Desperate Housewives Has Welcome Return
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, America’s Next Top Model, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings,
Despite being down approximately 5% since last year, the retooled Desperate Housewives was easily last night’s best draw. Unfortunately, the show couldn’t fight off the Bears and Eagles alone. NBC - with the help of Sunday Night Football - was once again tops in both categories last night.
8pm
- Approximately 15.4 million (6.3/15 in 18-49) saw the Chicago Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (3.7/9) had 11.9 million feeling emotional.
- The Amazing Race (3.1/8) took 10.3 million along on the first leg of its race.
- The Simpsons (9.3 million, 4.4/12) was down 6% from last year; King of the Hill (7 million, 3.3/8) fell 13%.
- Privileged* (1.2 million, 0.6/1) did about the same.
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This Week on TV (9/28-9/21)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, NBC, Amazing Race, The, Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, ER, Family Guy, Grey’s Anatomy, Heroes, My Name Is Earl, Survivor, The Office,
(You can view TV Envy’s Fall Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (9/22)
Season premieres: The Big Bang Theory, Boston Legal, CSI: Miami, Dancing with the Stars, Heroes, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Worst Week
- Dancing with the Stars (ABC, 8pm): Special two-hour premiere. “The season begins with 13 new celebrities.” Any time a reference is made about Kim Kardashian’s butt or cut foot, take a drink.
- Two and a Half Men (CBS, 9pm): “Charlie runs into an ex-girlfriend whose son bears a striking resemblance to him.” As if Charlie Sheen really needed to get involved in another custody issue.
- Heroes (NBC, 9pm): Special two-hour premiere. “Suresh makes an important breakthrough.” It’s taken him two seasons to realize how boring his character is.
- Worst Week (CBS, 9:30pm): Series premiere. “Disaster-prone Sam Briggs, and his girlfriend, Melanie, visit her parents – who don’t like Sam – to tell them that they are engaged and expecting a child.” It’s always good to get the disappointing news out all at once.
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Sunday Ratings: Steelers Steal Win for NBC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Desperate Housewives, Ratings,
Unless you’re willing to count the Big Brother clip show, Sunday Night Football was the only original program after 8pm last night. This lack of competition gave NBC an easy victory in both categories yesterday.
8pm
- Approximately 15.8 million watched the Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Cleveland Browns on Sunday Night Football (6.4/16 in 18-49).
- Big Brother 10 (2.7/7) refreshed 10.3 million.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition* (7.1 million, 2.3/6) piled on another 1.2 million.
- A Fringe* repeat (2.3/6) got 5.7 million caught up.
- Privileged* (0.8/2) attended to 2 million viewers.
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