This Week on TV (12/24-12/30)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, The CW, Amazing Race, The,
MONDAY (12/24)
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (ABC, 8pm): Am I the only one who still gets creeped out when I see the Grinch? He’s not exactly kid-friendly.
- It’s A Wonderful Life (NBC, 8pm): You officially have one last chance to be grateful before Christmas officially begins.
- Cheaper by the Dozen (FOX, 8pm): In case you need a reminder why having more kids during the holidays might not be a good thing.
- Madagascar (ABC, 9pm): If you don’t want to get your child a pet, force them to watch this movie and convince them that animals were meant to be free.
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This Week on TV (12/17-12/23)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, Nip/Tuck, The Office,
MONDAY (12/17)
- Duel (ABC, 8pm): The first of six-airings this week. In this game show, the contestants ‘challenge each other’s intellect and skill, but a single wrong answer disqualifies them from trying for the $1.5 million prize.’ Seriously - if a show is going to be named ‘Duel’, it should involve body blows.
- Clash of the Choirs (NBC, 8pm): This four-part series brings us Michael Bolton, Patti LaBelle, Nick Lachey and Kelly Rowland. Surprisingly, this combo is not part of some VH1 program.
- Notes from the Underbelly (ABC, 9pm): “Eric must organize a baby party without ruining friendships.” His pals are all hoping they don’t have to come.
- Journeyman (NBC, 10pm): “Dan is sent to rescue a mother and son in an RV hanging from a cliff.” Just for clarification—do his travels always predate the existence of 911?
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‘Amazing Race 13’ A Go
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Amazing Race, The, Renewals,
It should come as no surprise that CBS is renewing The Amazing Race for a 13th installment. The Emmy award-winning show is addicting, fast-paced and filled with colorful characters. It also doesn’t require any writers.
Although Race is coming very close to matching Survivor’s lengthy life span, the Jerry Bruckheimer production doesn’t feel nearly as tired as its predecessor. Unlike the Mark Burnett creation (currently on Round 15), the reality competition actually looks like its being filmed in a new location every single season. (Plus, the show has my personal fave - host Phil Keoghan.)
The Amazing Race 12 currently airs Sundays @ 8pm on CBS.
Entertainment Weekly
Sunday Ratings: CBS Lineup Benefits from Football
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, Family Guy, Ratings,
A long-running Patriots/Steelers game gave CBS the ratings boost it needed to win the entire evening.
8pm
- The Sunday Night Football game between the Colts and the Ravens averaged approximately 13 million (5/10 in 18-49 demo).
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (12.8 million, 4.4/10) was down almost 2 million from last week.
- The Amazing Race (11.9 million, 3.8/9) saw a 700,000 increase.
- The Simpsons* (3.5/8) raked in 7.6 million; King of the Hill (3.1/7) pulled in 6.5 million.
- Life is Wild (1.17 million, 0.4/1) did about the same.
9pm
- Thanks to Oprah’s influence, For One More Day (12.5 million, 3.2/8 in 18-49) became the fall’s most-watched movie.
- Cold Case (3.0/7) came in second with 11.2 million.
- Family Guy* (3.9/9) scored 7.8 million; a new episode of American Dad (6.48 million, 3.2/7) was up about 900,000 from last week.
10pm
- Shark (2.4/7 in 18-49) - which ran late in most markets - rounded up 9.5 million.
*denotes repeat
(You can review last Sunday’s ratings here.)
Variety
The Amazing Race: Season 12: “Cherry on Top of the Sundae That’s Already Melted”
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Amazing Race, The,
After their mandatory rest period in Vilnius, Lithuania, the six remaining teams worked on getting to their next destination: Dubrovnik, Croatia. The first two couples, TK/Rachel and Kynt/Vyxin, made it to the airport within minutes of each other. Since it was still very early in the morning, the teams collaborated on their internet research. Although Kynt discovered that Czech Airlines had the first flight out, he chose to continue searching. Meanwhile, TK and Rachel opted to wait in front of the closed Czech Airlines office.
Instead of heading directly to the Vilnius Airport, Christina and Ronald chose to use a hotel phone to make flight reservations. Through LOT Polish Airlines, they secured seats leaving to Warsaw, Poland at 6:25 AM and arriving in Dubrovnik at 11:20 AM. When the father/daugher duo finally arrived at the airport, they decided to line up with the hippies and the other arriving teams outside Czech Airlines anyway. They wanted to make sure they had found the best arrangement. Instead of waiting with the other five couples, the Goths chose to find a travel agency that offered tickets to several different airlines. This bold move set off a wave of paranoia and another week of ticket purchasing confusion.
Sunday Ratings: Tornado Whips Up Ratings for ABC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, Desperate Housewives, Ratings,
The winter (season?) finale of Desperate Housewives left a big cliffhanger for fans and huge ratings for ABC. The network had another successful night with the viewers and demos.
8pm
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (14.5 million, 4.9/11 in 18-49 demo) was just slightly down from last week.
- Sunday Night Football (4.9/11) averaged 12.6 million for the entire night.
- The Amazing Race (11.2 million, 3.4/8) was down about 1 million from last week.
- The BCS coverage on FOX (4.3/10) drew 10.8 million sports fans.
- Life is Wild (1.25 million, 0.4/1) barely factored in the equation.
9pm
- Approx. 20.6 million (7.7/17 in 18-49 demo) saw a a devastating tornado rip through Desperate Housewives’ Wisteria Lane.
- CBS’ Pictures of Hollis Woods (2.2/5) entertained 11.4 million.
- A new episode of American Dad (5.67 million, 2.8/6) was down several million from last week.
10pm
- About 12.7 million guests watched the long-awaited wedding on Brothers & Sisters (4.8/12 in 18-49 demo).
(You can review last Sunday’s ratings here.)
Hollywood Reporter
The Amazing Race: Season 12: “We’ve Really Burned Bridges, for Sure”
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Amazing Race, The, Features,
Last week’s winners, Azaria and Hendekea, were the first to depart at 6:45 AM the next morning. Nathan and Jennifer – the couple that narrowly came in second - started their way to the airport one minute later. After a lengthy stay in Burkina Faso, the racers were finally set to visit a new destination: Lithuania. Unfortunately, getting tickets to the country 3000 miles away proved to be confusing for the competitors – and bloggers (like me) at home trying to get it all straight.
Discovering that the airport offices were not yet open, the teams had to resort to internet research for the next few hours; they were only allowed to purchase tickets from official airline ticketing offices for this leg of the race. Aside from Nicolas/Donald, most of the racers ended up converging at the same small internet stop. (The grandfather/grandson duo found a different internet café to work out of.) After learning they would all end up on the same 10:45 PM flight into Paris, Ronald chose to leave the other teams behind while he and Christina searched for an open Air France location. The impatient father hated standing around by computers; he wanted to deal with a live person. Although they had some difficulties working with their French-speaking agent, Ronald/Christina eventually secured tickets from Paris to Prague to Vilnius (Lithuania). Their expected arrival time was 2:10 PM.
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Why ‘The Amazing Race’ Could Use More Pee Breaks
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Amazing Race, The, Editorial, Features,
There’s been something I’ve wondered about The Amazing Race for some time now (long before Hendekea’s inconvenient bathroom break last week): how often do the competitors have to interrupt their travels for an emergency ‘pit stop’?
If I remember correctly, Hendekea and her brother had just traveled 100 miles via taxi before she found it necessary to pee. Assuming she didn’t force her driver to make any stops along the way, I think her ability to hold out for that long was actually quite impressive. Is it the fact that she had to find a place to squat what angered Azaria? Was it her inability to whip it out anywhere she liked what Azaria meant by a ‘physical limitation’?
Unless I am mistaken, that incident was the first time I had seen a bladder issue affect a team’s position in the game. (The siblings were in first place before the pause; they were then temporarily in third after the restart). At the very least, it was the first time I can recall the Race producers documenting nature’s call at all.
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Reality Show Predictions Revisited
Posted by David L. Williams Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, The CW, Amazing Race, The, America’s Next Top Model, Dancing With The Stars, Survivor, Editorial,
So evidently I’m really bad at predicting the outcomes of reality shows (which, I know, already happened). I mean, really exceptionally bad. Now, I could have just buried my predictions from two weeks ago, but a man has to face his failures, so here we go. (Oh, and blahblahblahSPOILERALERTblahblahblah.)
THE AMAZING RACE:
Just a few weeks in, and one of my finalists is already gone. Not only was I wrong about Lorena & Jason being one of the three final teams, I was also wrong about them not annoying me yet. Lorena’s camel-milking meltdown (and how often did you read that phrase?) was incredibly entertaining and also horribly, cripplingly annoying. Still, Azaria & Hendekea are running strong and maybe I’ll be right about who ultimately gets to hang out with Phil at the finish line. But most likely not.
AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL:
My pick, Heather, was in the Bottom Two last week. She’s still in it, but her not-great public speaking skills mean she may not be long for this competition.
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Sunday Ratings: New England Patriots Score Ratings Victory
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, CBS, FOX, NBC, Amazing Race, The, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings,
It’s not enough for Tom Brady to dominate the gridiron, he has to take the television spotlight too. Last night’s Patriots/Eagles game was a ratings victory for NBC.
8pm
- The Sunday Night Football game, which ran from 8:30-11:30 EST, was estimated to have 22.5 million viewers overall.
- Thanks to a lengthy football game, 60 Minutes (3.9/9) drew in 15.5 million at 8pm EST.
- Approximately 14.9 million watched the 100th episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (5.0/11).
- The Simpsons (9.03 million, 4.1/10) was down over 1 million from last week; King of the Hill lost about 700,000 thousand.
9pm
- Desperate Housewives (6.9/15 in 18-49 demo) brought in a healthy 18.5 million.
- The Amazing Race (12.2 million, 3.5/8) was about even with last Sunday.
- Family Guy (9.6 million, 4.7/10) lost about 900,000 while American Dad (8.42 million, 4.0/9) saw a slight increase.
10pm
- About 12.5 million saw Chevy Chase guest star on Brothers & Sisters (4.8/11 in 18-49 demo).
- Cold Case (12.3 million, 3.1/7) was down about 1.5 million from its previous performance.
Variety
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