Monday Ratings: ABC Crowned the Big Winner
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A program about the Royal Family brought ABC regal numbers. The network earned its second Monday win in a row.
8pm
- The two-hour 20/20 special (3.7/9 in 18-49) drew 14.2 million commoners.
- The season finale of Terminator (3.1/8) closed with approximately 8 million viewers.
- My Dad is Better Than Your Dad (7.3 million, 2.4/6) was down a half mill from last week.
- How I Met Your Mother* (6.8 million, 2.3/6) dropped 600,000; Welcome to the Captain (5.6 million, 1.8/5) lost 1/2 as much.
- Gossip Girl* (1.4 million, 0.6/2) did about the same.
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Sunday Ratings: Oprah Gives Big Numbers to ABC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
ABC hit the ratings jackpot last night thanks to Miss O. The Disney-owned network was victorious from 8-11pm.
8pm
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (14.8 million, 5.1/13 in 18-49) won its hour by a mile.
- The Simpsons (3.8/9) kicked off FOX’s comedy block with 7.9 million; King of the Hill (7.7 million, 4.1/10) had slightly less.
- Dateline (1.9/5) averaged 7.5 million over two hours.
- Big Brother (6.2 million, 2.3/6) was up a half mill.
- Everybody Hates Chris (1.5 million, 0.5/1) had 1/10th of Makeover‘s audience; Aliens in America‘s (1.1 million, 0.4/1) was slightly smaller.
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Here Come the Newlyweds
Posted by Jacci Lewis Categories: Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Dancing With The Stars, Editorial,
Throw Big Brother 9, The Newlywed Game and those gag-inducing eHarmony commercials into a blender and what do you get? You get ABC’s new “romantic comedy” reality show, Here Come the Newlyweds. ABC already airs Wife Swap, Supernanny and The Bachelor—did we really need yet another show to convince skittish singles to flee into the woods?
The premise of Here Come the Newlyweds is fairly straightforward. Seven recently married couples live together and compete for a nest egg worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The season will air over six episodes. As ABC’s website claims, “Each couple faces a variety of mental and physical challenges which will test the love and passion they have for one another as well as their competitive spirit.” At the end of each episode, one couple is voted out by the others. The last marriage standing wins the grand prize.
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This Week on TV (3/3-3/9)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, Apprentice, The - Donald, Survivor,
(You can find our Post-Strike Television Schedule here.)
MONDAY (3/3)
- The Royal Family (ABC, 8pm): Barbara Walters hosts a special that documents a year in the lives of the British royal family. Wow - they’re letting people get to know them better? That’s such a Diana move.
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX, 8pm): “In the two-hour finale, John and Derek are at odds over whether Cameron can be trusted.” Meanwhile, I’m still trying to figure out whether I’ll miss the show.
- Welcome to the Captain (CBS, 8:30): “Marty gets Josh an interview with the president of Paramount.” At least one of them will have a job when the show’s cancelled.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS, 9:30): “Matthew goes to therapy to discuss intimacy issues and learns he is too dependent on his sister.” Did anyone else shudder when they read that sentence?
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Friday Ratings: Drew Carey Outmuscles Dennis Miller
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Ratings,
Although Amne$ia debuted with good numbers last week, it didn’t have Drew Carey to contend with then. When put up against The Price is Right, the new program looked pale in comparison.
8pm
- The Price is Right (9.5 million, 2.2/7 in 18-49) earned 100,000 more viewers than last week.
- Bones* (6.4 million, 1.6/5) was off track by 600,000.
- Amne$ia (5.1 million, 1.4/5) lost 2.5 forgetful fans.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.7 million, 1.4/5) was even with its last performance.
- Grey’s Anatomy (4.2 million, 1.2/4) was up slightly.
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Thursday Ratings: Lost Continues to Slide
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Apprentice, The - Donald, Lost, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Maybe last night’s episode was a bit too confusing? Whatever the reason, Lost is returning to old ways and starting to see declining numbers. (Not that it would have been able to stop FOX anyway.)
8pm
- Approximately 25.9 million said goodbye to another four on American Idol (9.1/24 in 18-49).
- The same audience saw the same person exiled on Survivor: Micronesia (12.5 million, 4.2/11).
- Lost* (5.2 million, 1.6/4) had 200,000 wander away.
- About 4.1 million checked in with The Office* (1.8/5).
- Smallville* made a showing with 1.8 million (0.7/2).
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Wednesday Ratings: FOX Takes Another Hump Day
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, Ratings,
FOX won what was generally an uneventful evening. The only item of note was the unimpressive return of Men in Trees.
8pm
- American Idol (10.4/26 in 18-49) sang to the tune of 27.4 million.
- Deal or No Deal (2.2/6) ramped up the tension with 9.4 million.
- Wife Swap (5.6 million, 2.1/5) and Big Brother (5.6 million, 2.1/5) turned in identical performances.
- America’s Next Top Model (3.9 million, 2.0/5) did slightly better than last week.
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Monday Ratings: Sean Combs Brings ABC a Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Medium, Ratings,
Who knew Diddy’s appeal extended beyond the borders of MTV? The televised version of Raisin in the Sun helped give the Alphabet network a rare Monday win.
8pm
- Deal or No Deal (15.3 million, 4.2/11 in 18-49) was actually the evening’s best solo performer.
- A Raisin in the Sun (3.6/9) averaged 12.7 million over three hours.
- A special episode of The Moment of Truth (3.6/10) had 8.6 million tuning in.
- How I Met Your Mother* (6.2 million, 2.1/6) repeated last week’s performance; Welcome to the Captain (5.3 million, 1.8/5) was down slightly.
- Gossip Girl* (1.3 million, 0.5/1) was up by a notch.
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Friday Ratings: The Price is Right for CBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Ratings,
A special episode of The Price is Right did more for CBS last night than Dennis Miller’s AMNE$IA did for NBC.
8pm
- The Price is Right (9.4 million, 2.5/8 in 18-49) was the night’s biggest draw.
- 1 vs. 100 (7.6 million, 2.1/6) was down by 400,000.
- A Bones* rehash (2.3/7) brought in 7 million.
- Grey’s Anatomy* (4 million, 1.0/3) was up by a 1/2 mil.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.7 million, 1.4/4) threw down 200,000 more than last week.
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Game Show AMNE$IA Premieres On NBC
Posted by Jacci Lewis Categories: Games, Prime Time, NBC, Editorial,
Amne$ia premiered on NBC last night and all I can say is - this is not your father’s game show nor is it a cheap ripoff of This is Your Life.
Game shows are inherently cheesy. The whole premise of doing some odd collection of tasks in order to win a prize precludes any sophistication or real style. Not that it isn’t entertaining to say, watch someone figure out how much Top Ramen, pantyhose and a coffee maker cost (The Price is Right), but generally the viewer agrees to suspend any expectation of real humor or insight in order to watch someone try to make a few bucks or win a new car.
Amne$ia is different somehow. Maybe it is the delightfully droll host Dennis Miller or a better crop of contestants, but this show may just be an exception to the cheesy game show rule.
First of all, the premise is interesting: one contestant, all the most important people in his or her life and the chance to win big bucks by remembering the most minute details of their past. Sounds easy, right? I mean afterall who knows you better than yourself? But would you recall your 3rd grade music teacher’s name? How about her classroom number or even where you sat? Those are the kinds of facts that Amne$ia producers mine from contestant’s lives to try to stump them.
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