TBS Makes a Hit…or Mistake?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Games, Reality, ABC, Cable, CBS, NBC, Editorial,
Get Smart. Indiana Jones. Re-making old classics is the latest trend on movies…so why can’t the same technique be applied to TV? I’ll admit - I’m a huge game show fan. Any game, any time, I play along and I usually do quite well. True TV game-players know where the best action can be found: GSN. But in this age of old-is-new, where past ideas are suddenly no longer passé, the classics come alive. In this case, it’s Match Game.
A show with a long history that just got a little bit longer. Match Game originally hit the air in 1962 on NBC, running for seven seasons before cancellation. This is not the most famous version of the show. Match Game didn’t hit its real stride until it found a home on CBS in 1973. The episodes have resulted in some of the most popular programming GSN has ever ran, and for good reason.
I can summon this up for you in just two words: Richard Dawson.
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Wednesday Ratings: FOX Bounces Back with SYTYCD
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
FOX quickly recovered from Tuesday night’s loss and nabbed another win for its reality programming. So You Think You Can Dance put the network on top in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- So You Think You Can Dance (8.7 million, 3.2/10 in 18-49) was up slightly from last week.
- Deal or No Deal (8.2 million, 2.1/7) was down 300,000.
- The Price is Right* (5.7 million, 1.2/4) shrunk by 400,000.
- Wife Swap* (4.5 million, 1.7/6) had a 500,000 improvement.
- America’s Next Top Model* (1.3 million, 0.5/2) picked up another 100,000.
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Tuesday Ratings: America’s Got Talent Does Well for NBC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Food & Home, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell’s Kitchen, Ratings,
Despite the disappointments delivered by reality fare this summer (and the presence of basketball game last night), NBC managed to have a great evening with the debut of America’s Got Talent. The show helped the Peacock Network nab a win in the viewers while ABC had a hold on the demos.
8pm
- Deal or No Deal (2.1/7 in 18-49) kicked off NBC’s night with 8.7 million.
- Jimmy Kimmel (2.6/9) warmed up 7.6 million basketball fans; the NBA pre-game show (3.3/10) drew in 8.5 million.
- The Moment of Truth (5.8 million, 2.4/8) was down 200,000.
- AFI’s 10 Top 10 (1.3/4) had 5.5 million movie lovers reminiscing.
- Beauty and the Geek* (0.5/2) trailed behind with 1.2 million.
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Monday Ratings: Repeats Rule the Night
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Ratings,
Sadly, a heaping of reality shows could not compete with a crop of stale programs. FOX’s dramatic lineup ended up winning the night in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- Bones* (7 million, 2.1/7 in 18-49) was down 300,000 from last week.
- The Bachelorette: DeAnna Tells All (1.8/6) had 5.9 million listening.
- The Big Bang Theory* (1.9/6) kept 5.8 million laughing; How I Met Your Mother* (5.7 million, 2.1/7) did just as well.
- American Gladiators* (5.2 million, 1.8/6) slipped by 400,000.
- Gossip Girl* (1.2 million, 0.5/2) was up slightly.
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This Week on TV (6/16-6/22)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Talk Shows, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, MTV, NBC, Showtime, The CW, Top Chef,
(You can view TV Envy’s Summer Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (6/16)
- The Bachelorette: DeAnna Tells All (ABC, 8pm): “With six bachelors remaining, DeAnna Pappas assesses the competition to win her heart so far, as do her six beaus.” Apparently revealing their boxers just hasn’t told her enough.
- Weeds (Showtime, 10pm): Season premiere. “Nancy, Andy and the boys, on the run after she set fire to their house, head to the beach and a ‘heartwarming family reunion’ with Judah’s grandmother.” Had I known this show was only 30-minutes long, I could have caught up a long time ago!
- The Mole (ABC, 10pm): “The contestants, clad in nothing but their underwear, hit the streets of Santiago, Chile and solicit clothing.” At this point, the show could probably use a little skin to ramp interest up a bit.
- Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Showtime, 10:30pm): Series premiere. “A high-priced London escort entertains a middle-aged client who enjoys role-playing and has a penchant for being down on the farm.” I think that summary says it all.
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Thursday Ratings: Basketball Courts the Fans
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, My Name Is Earl, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
The Boston Celtics’ surprise comeback last night was the biggest attraction of the evening. Thanks to the heated contest, ABC had its 8th consecutive win in the demos on a Thursday.
8pm
- A Wednesday edition of Million Dollar Password (9.5 million, 2.0/7 in 18-49) topped its hour.
- Jimmy Kimmel (2.9/10) kicked off the basketball coverage with 7.8 million; the NBA pre-game special (8.2 million, 3.2/11) grew from there.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (1.8/6) tested 6.1 million.
- My Name is Earl* (1.1/4) had 3.5 million entertained.
- Smallville* (1.9 million, 0.8/3) did slightly better than before.
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Wednesday Ratings: Celebrity Circus Lacks Dazzle
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
Even though it fared better than the quickly-cancelled Secret Talents of the Stars, Celebrity Circus didn’t do anything to brag about. NBC’s latest reality offering was outdone by a repeat during its hour. By night’s end, FOX was the winner in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- So You Think You Can Dance (8.8 million, 3.4/11 in 18-49) had the night’s best demos.
- Deal or No Deal (8.5 million, 2.1/7) was a close second in its hour.
- The Price is Right (1.2/4) dialed up 6.1 million.
- Wife Swap* (1.4/5) turned in 4 million.
- America’s Next Top Model* (0.5/2) trailed behind with 1.2 million.
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Tuesday Ratings: Lakers Win Game and Viewers
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Reality, Specials, Sports, Hell’s Kitchen, Ratings,
Game 3 between the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers overpowered FOX’s reality block. ABC wound up passing its competitors in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- NCIS* (10 million, 1.9/6 in 18-49) had a 900,000 climb.
- The NBA pre-game show (3.6/11) drew in 9.1 million.
- The Jimmy Kimmel special (2.9/10) kicked off the evening with 7.8 million.
- The Moment of Truth (6 million, 2.4/8) was off by 700,000.
- Most Outrageous Moments (6 million, 1.8/6) improved by 300,000.
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Monday Ratings: Repeats Outperform Originals
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Ratings,
Although Nashville Star did better on NBC than it ever did on the USA, the reality competition did little for the Peacock network. CBS wound up taking the evening in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- Bones* (7.3 million, 2.1/7 in 18-49) was up 600,000 over last week.
- CBS’ airing of The Bill Engvall Show (1.9/6) attracted 6.4 million; How I Met Your Mother (6.3 million, 2.2/7) was up slightly.
- The Bachelorette (6.4 million, 2.2/7) was down by 100,000.
- American Gladiators (1.9/6) seemed small with 5.6 million.
- Gossip Girl* (1.1 million, 0.5/2) had a 300,000 viewer slide.
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Sunday Ratings: NBA Scores for ABC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
Game Two between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers was by far the most exciting thing on TV yesterday. Up against mostly repeats, ABC easily had a hold on the night.
8pm
- Million Dollar Password (9.6 million, 2.1/6) slipped 1.1 million from last week.
- Jimmy Kimmel (2.9/9 in 18-49) got 7.4 million fans warmed up; the pre-game portion of the basketball game (3.1/9) attracted 7.9 million.
- Most Outrageous Moments* (1.5/5) averaged 4.9 million over two hours.
- The Simpsons* (4.1 million, 1.9/6) was down by 400,000; King of the Hill* (3.9 million, 1.8/5) only lost 100,000.
- Everybody Hates Chris* (904,000, 0.3/1) was off by 16,000; Aliens in America* (1 million, 0.4/1) was actually up 120,000.
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