Sunday Ratings: CBS, NBC Both Win the Race
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Amazing Race, The, Desperate Housewives, Ratings,
Aside from FOX’s early celebration of Halloween (and a shift in CBS’ schedule), yesterday’s schedule was pretty uneventful. By night’s end, the Eye network was tops with the viewers while the Peacock network was first in the demos.
8pm
- 60 Minutes (4.3/11 in 18-49) pulled in 16 million after a football overrun.
- Approximately 14.7 million watched the Atlanta Falcons beat the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football (6.1/15).
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (3.0/8) had 10.4 million feeling emotional.
- The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror XX (4.1/11) entertained 8.6 million; The Cleveland Show (3.8/9) pulled in 7.7 million.
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Family Guy Spin-off Gets Second Season
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, FOX, Family Guy, Renewals, Video,
After only a handful of episodes, FOX is pleased enough with The Cleveland Show to order a complete second season. (Only 13 episodes beyond this year had been previously ordered.)
Honestly, I’ve no idea why. The spin-off lacks a lot of the hilarity Family Guy brings to the table weekly, and I just cannot get over that German bear. Ridiculous is one thing. Outlandish is quite another.
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| LA Times
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TV on DVD: October 13, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, BBC, Cable, CBS, FOX, MTV, Syndication, The CW, DVR,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- Flashpoint (Season 1)
- Futurama (Complete Collection)
- Girlfriends (Season 7)
- The Haunted Airman (TV Movie)
- The Hunger (Season 2)
- Inspector Lewis (Series 2)
- Jackass: The Lost Tapes
- Legend of the Seeker (Season 1)
- Lovejoy (Season 6, Complete Collection)
- Married with Children (Season 11)
- The Mighty Boosh: Special Edition (Seasons 1-3)
- My Family (Seasons 3 & 4)
- Wycliffe (Series 2)
Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.
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This Week on TV (10/12-10/18)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, MTV, NBC, 30 Rock, Heroes, Nip/Tuck,
(Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)
MONDAY (10/12)
- Heroes (NBC, 8pm): “Sylar tries to remember who he was in the past.” The creepy killer on a hit show?
- Gone Too Far (MTV, 10pm): Series premiere. “This documentary series from Adam Goldstein (a.k.a. DJ AM) premieres as he travels to his hometown of Philadelphia to stage a surprise intervention with a 23-year-old heroin addict who won’t go into rehab without a fight.” Finally, something of substance from MTV.
- The Rachel Zoe Project (Bravo, 10pm): Season finale. “More stress comes in the form of a disenchanted Taylor, who threatens to walk away from Team Zoe for good, triggering a relapse or Rachel’s vertigo.” Employees—you put them on a reality show, and they’re still never satisfied.
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TMZ Unearths Marge Simpson Playboy Cover
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, FOX, Gossip,
Thanks to TMZ, you can get a look at Marge Simpson’s Playboy cover shot. According to the site, this is the image which will grace the magazine’s November issue.
Inside, you’ll find a three-page spread on Marge, which features nude pictures as well as an interview.
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Family Guy Subject of Corn Maze
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, FOX, Family Guy,
Family Guy may not have won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, but it has been given a different type of honor.
For a short period of time, those in the Massachusetts area can navigate a corn maze dedicated to the show. The seven-acre creation, which was approved by the network, is located on Connors Farm in Danvers.
Interested in getting lost with Stewie and Brian? You can find more information about the maze here.
Read More | Boston.com via Hollywood Reporter
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Marge Simpson: From TV Mom to Playboy Bunny
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, FOX, Gossip,
It’s not a joke. Marge Simpson will soon be featured in a special three-page Playboy spread that showcases her various charms - and yes, she’ll be nude. The November spread will also offer an in-depth interview. It’s all part of the 20th anniversary celebration for The Simpsons, which is signed up to run on FOX for the next few years.
Playboy readers will still be treated to the usual, non-animated form of Playmate in the issue - Marge is just thrown in as an interesting extra.
Read More | E! Online
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Sunday Ratings: Cleveland Makes a Show for FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Amazing Race, The, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings,
There may have been a wedding on Wisteria Lane, but all the attention was on Cleveland last night. Although they pulled in numbers similar to their May finales, Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters both had their lowest-rated premieres to date. Meanwhile, the debut of The Cleveland Show had the best 18-49 start for any FOX comedy since March 2003.
8pm
- NBC averaged 14.1 million, (5.4/14 in 18-49) for its Sunday Night Football coverage.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (10.5 million, 3.1/8) was down 1.4 million from last fall.
- Approximately 10.2 million (3.4/8) watched the 15th start of The Amazing Race.
- The Simpsons (8.2 million, 4.2/12) was off 1.1 million; The Cleveland Show opened (4.9/12) to 9.4 million.
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TV on DVD: September 29, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Cable, CBS, NBC, Syndication, DVD, Internet,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- Ax Men (Season 2)
- Cagney & Lacey: The Menopause Years
- Cagney & Lacey: The Return
- Cobra (Complete Series)
- CSI: NY (Season 5)
- Daybreak (Complete Series)
- Foyle’s War (Series 1-5)
- The Guild (Seasons 1 & 2)
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Complete Series)
- How I Met Your Mother (Season 4)
- Kings (Season 1)
- Life on Mars (Complete Series)
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Casting Corner: Vampire Diaries, The Simpsons and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Cable, FX, FOX, The CW, 30 Rock, Gossip, Spoilers,
Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:
The Vampire Diaries: It’s gonna be a different world for Jasmine Guy. The actress has now graduated from student at A Different World‘s Hillman College to grandmother on the CW series. (How old does that make me??) The 47-year-old will be related to Bonnie Bennett (Katerina Graham).
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