This Week on TV (8/11-8/17)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, MTV, PBS, TNT-HD,
(You can view TV Envy’s Summer Television Programming Schedule here.)
(You can navigate NBC’s Olympics schedule here.)
MONDAY (8/11)
- Sesame Street (PBS, check local listings): Season 39 premiere. “One, two, three, four…chickens just back from the shore.”
- High School Musical: Get in the Picture (ABC, 8pm): “The contestants get a lesson on how to express emotions without using words.” Tip #1: If you need to cry, cut a hole in your pocket, take a pair of tweezers, and just start pulling. (Thanks, Joey Tribbiani.)
- The Closer (TNT, 9pm): “Provenza gets in hot water when he loses evidence from a successfully executed sting operation.” Somebody better buy the boss a box a chocolates asap.
- The Mole (ABC, 10pm): “The mole’s last victim and the Mole are revealed in the fifth-season finale after all 12 players reunite.” If a mole is revealed but nobody’s there to see it, will a show get whacked?
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Tuesday Ratings: NBC Has the Talent and the Viewers
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Food & Home, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Ratings,
Last night, NBC struck gold with America’s Got Talent. The show - on its last outing for a few weeks - easily ran past the competition giving the Peacock network wins with the demos and the viewers.
8pm
- NCIS* (8.8 million, 1.7/6 in 18-49) picked up another 300,000.
- A Wipeout clip show (7.3 million, 2.8/9) tanked by 2.4 million.
- Celebrity Family Feud* (6.2 million, 1.5/5) fell by 1.3 million.
- Kitchen Nightmares* (1.8/6) served up 4.1 million.
- Beauty and the Geek* (970,000, 0.4/1) was down 230,000.
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TV on DVD: August 5, 2008
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, NBC, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available today.
- Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Collection 3)
- Ben 10 (Season 4)
- Code Monkeys (Season 1)
- Doctor Who: Black Orchid (Episode 121)
- Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (25th Anniversary Edition)
- Doctor Who: The Time Meddler (Episode 17)
- Family Ties (Season 4)
- Foyle’s War (Set 5)
- Get Smart (Season 1)
- Hotel Babylon (Season 2)
- Lonesome Dove
- Masters of Science Fiction (Complete Series)
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Tuesday Ratings: America’s Got Talent Delivers the Numbers
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Ratings,
Yesterday, America’s Got Talent attracted its largest audience so far this season. The reality show helped NBC win the viewers while ABC was the victor in the demos.
8pm
- Wipeout (9.7 million, 3.5/11 in 18-49) easily won its hour.
- NCIS* (8.5 million, 1.4/5) did the same as before.
- Celebrity Family Feud (2.0/6) ended its season with 7.5 million.
- Kitchen Nightmares* (1.5/5) grossed out 3.5 million.
- Beauty and the Geek (1.2 million, 0.4/1) added on 200,000.
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This Week on TV (7/28-8/3)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Food & Home, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, FOX, MTV, NBC, Showtime,
(You can view TV Envy’s Summer Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (7/28)
- Wanna Bet? (ABC,9pm): “Corbin Bernsen, Tom Bergeron, Rip Hamilton and Melissa Peterman are the celebs placing the wagers. Stunts include a man trying to kick himself in the head 45 times in one minute.” Wanna bet people only know who half these ‘celebrities’ are?
- Paranormal State (A&E, 10pm): Season Two premiere. “The team investigates supposed activity at a home, including the mysterious destruction of religious objects and the unexplained appearance of dead animals near the home.” Dead animals? Should they be looking for ghosts or a serial killer?
- Make a Move (DIY, 10pm): “Amy Wynn Pastor helps newlyweds with their eco-conscious home, including projects like a compost heap, a kitchen upgrade and a wall demolition.” Ah, newlyweds. Always so annoyingly optimistic.
- Weeds (Showtime, 10pm): “In Mexico, Celia discovers the joys of discounted medicine at local pharmacies.” If only she had known about the $4 generics at her local Wal-Mart.
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Tuesday Ratings: Wipeout Still a Hit
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Food & Home, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Ratings,
Although last week’s All-Star Game made a dent in Wipeout‘s numbers, the show proved viewers were still interested. The program’s rebound helped ABC attain a victory in the demos, meanwhile NBC was the leader with the viewers.
8pm
- Wipeout (9.9 million, 3.6/12 in 18-49) saw 1.4 million return this week.
- NCIS* (8.5 million, 1.6/5) picked up another 700,000.
- Celebrity Family Feud (7.3 million, 1.8/5) had a 600,000 dip.
- Kitchen Nightmares* (1.6/5) uncovered 3.8 million rats.
- Beauty and the Geek* (1 million, 0.5/1) turned out a repeat performance.
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This Week on TV (7/21-7/27)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Food & Home, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, MTV, NBC, General Hospital,
(You can view TV Envy’s Summer Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (7/21)
- High School Musical: Get in the Picture (ABC, 8pm): Monday premiere. “The East Coast auditions progress to the semifinal and final rounds.” If I can be guaranteed shed tears, I just might be interested in watching this.
- Take Home Nanny (TLC, 8pm): Series premiere. “Emma helps a mom with two demanding daughters and a workaholic husband.” Emma’s other job? Manufacturing fake IDs.
- Wanna Bet? (ABC, 9pm): Series premiere. “Celebrities wager on ordinary people’s abilities to perform wild stunts. Tom Green, Sherri Shepherd, George Takei and Harland Williams are the judges in the opener.” If Tom Green had placed a bet on Drew Barrymore’s latest relationship, I’m sure he would have made a ton.
- Date My Ex: Jo & Slade (Bravo, 10pm): Series premiere. “Jo De La Rosa, of The Real Housewives of Orange County, begins her quest to find a love match by sizing up her various suitors. Helping her weed out the contestants: ex-flame Slade Smiley.” At this point, anyone not named Slade Smiley would be an upgrade.
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TV on DVD: July 15, 2008
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, PBS, TNT-HD, WB, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- America’s Test Kitchen (Season 8)
- Aquarion (Season 1, Part 2)
- Birds of Prey (Complete Series)
- Dallas (Season 9)
- Eureka (Season 2)
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Complete Collection)
- Reno 911 (Season 5)
- Saving Grace (Season 1)
- Swamp Thing: The Series (Volume 2)
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Tuesday Ratings: Tight Reality Race
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Food & Home, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell’s Kitchen, Ratings,
Last night, three reality shows (Wipeout, Hell’s Kitchen, America’s Got Talent) gave it all they had. When the dust settled, NBC had a hold on the viewers while ABC was tied with FOX for the demos.
8pm
- Wipeout (10.6 million, 4.0/13 in 18-49) brought 1.2 million more to the table.
- NCIS* (8.6 million, 1.5/5) picked up another 600,000.
- Celebrity Family Feud (7.5 million, 2.1/7) had 500,000 more arguing.
- The Moment of Truth (2.0/6) closed its season with 5 million.
- Beauty and the Geek* (740,000, 0.3/1) was down 110,000.
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This Week on TV (7/7-7/13)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, MTV, NBC, Hell’s Kitchen, Degrassi,
(You can view TV Envy’s Summer Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (7/7)
- The Bachelorette (ABC, 8pm): “In the season finale, DeAnna has a choice to make between the two finalists after taking her two suitors to a Grand Bahama Island and home to Georgia to meet her family.” In the event of a tiebreaker, the most photogenic candidate should always be chosen. Good wedding photos last forever.
- Jon & Kate Plus 8 (TLC, 9pm): “As the sextuplets turn 4, Jon and Kate take them to a bakery to decorate their own birthday cupcakes with the stipulation that they can’t eat them until after dinner.” Cupcakes? Note to the Jolie-Pitt clan. More kids = smaller birthday celebrations.
- Verminators ( Discovery, 10pm): “Jamie has to tackle his fears when he is called in to deal with a black widow.” Apparently someone needs to work on his rochambeau skills.
- Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal (A&E, 10pm): “A story of ReAnna Kelly, a girl supposedly visited by spirits, including that of her deceased grandmother, jazz singer Nina Simone.” There are times when hearing the song ‘Sinnerman’ is not so cool.
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