2009 Summer Television Schedule
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, American Idol, Apprentice, The - Donald, Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, ER, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Grey’s Anatomy, Heroes, House, Lost, Medium, My Name Is Earl, Prison Break, Scrubs, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, The Bachelor, The Office,
Okay - so most of our favorite shows are gone now. But that doesn’t mean our summer has to completely suck.
Never got a chance to watch Lie to Me during the regular season? Here’s your chance to catch up! Like to see people embarrass themselves? Then Wipeout might be the perfect summer treat! Missing both American Idol and Dancing with the Stars? Then So You Think You Can Dance is just the ticket for you!
Hopefully our detailed guide can assist you in the weeks to come. We have compiled information from the five major networks and included the days, times and premiere dates for this season’s programs.
(NOTE: This schedule has been updated as of August 19. Don’t be surprised to see changes in the weeks to come.)
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Monday Ratings: ABC is a Thorn in CBS’ Side
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, 24, Dancing With The Stars, Medium, Ratings,
A mere 20,000 viewers. That was the only thing keeping CBS from winning both the viewers and the demos last night. ABC’s reality block - with its 12.18 million average - barely managed to squeak past the Eye and its 12.16 million followers.
8pm
- Dancing with the Stars (18.7 million, 4.2/12 in 18-49) picked up 400,000.
- 24‘s finale (9.4 million, 3.0/8) was down 600,000 from last week.
- Rules of Engagement (2.6/8) rang up 7.5 million; How I Met Your Mother (3.7/10 wrapped up with 8.7 million.
- Deal or No Deal (4.8 million, 1.3/4) scored 600,000 more.
- Gossip Girl (2.2 million, 1.1/3) lost 100,000.
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Monday Ratings: FOX Ekes Past CBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, 24, Dancing With The Stars, House, Medium, Ratings,
Monday night saw a heated competition between three different networks. Although ABC was a winner with the viewers, FOX (3.9/11) won a hard-fought battle in the demos over CBS (3.9/10). (ABC and its 3.6/10 wasn’t that far behind.)
8pm
- Dancing with the Stars (4.2/11 in 18-49) averaged 18.3 million.
- House‘s season ender (12.3 million, 4.6/13) had the best demos of the evening.
- The Big Bang Theory (3.6/11) registered 9.8 million; How I Met Your Mother (3.6/10) turned in 8.7 million.
- Deal or No Deal (1.0/3) drummed up 4.2 million.
- Gossip Girl (1.2/3) sucked in 2.3 million.
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Howie Mandel to Host Game Show Awards
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Award Shows, Games, Reality, Cable, Amazing Race, The, American Idol, Gossip,
The Game Show Network will sponsor the first-ever game show awards, an event that will celebrate everything the cable channel loves about televising gaming. Howie Mandel will emcee the event, which airs June 6 at 8pm ET on GSN.
“I want the game show awards to be unlike any awards show on television,” Mandel said in a recent statement. “We’ll see what happens.” Mandel’s comedic career enjoyed renewed success with the launch of Deal or No Deal, which became a hit for NBC. Mandel was nominated for an Emmy in 2008 by virtue of his work on the show.
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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (3/19)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Cable, CBS, NBC, Cancellations, Renewals,
Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:
RENEWALS
- American Chopper (TLC) - Season 6
- The Big Bang Theory (CBS) - Seasons 3 and 4
- Cash Cab (Discovery) - Season 4
- Dog Whisperer (Nat. Geographic) - Season 6
- Jockeys (Animal Planet) - Season 2
- Mythbusters (Discovery) - Season 7
- Two and a Half Men (CBS) - Seasons 7 through 9
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Friday Ratings: Ghost Whisperer Alone on Top
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Ratings,
You gotta hand it to Jennifer Love Hewitt. Personal troubles won’t keep that girl down. Ghost Whisperer‘s numbers helped give CBS a double-win on Friday night.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (11.3 million, 2.8/9 in 18-49) had the evening’s best numbers.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (6 million, 1.3/4) improved by 400,000.
- Howie Do It (5.5 million, 1.6/6) slipped by 600,000.
- Wife Swap* (3.9 million, 1.4/4) lost 900,000.
- Everybody Hates Chris (0.6/2) and The Game (0.7/2) both pulled in 1.6 million.
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This Week on TV (1/26-2/1)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, ABC, Cable, FOX, MTV, NBC, TNT-HD, Scrubs, The Office,
(You can view TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY 1/26)
- Jon & Kate Plus 8 (TLC, 9pm): “Jon and Kate take the kids to see their new home.” The new place comes with extra bathrooms…and a new set of parents.
- The Closer (TNT, 9pm): Series return. “The fate of Detective Sanchez, who was shot three times and airlifted to a hospital, is revealed.” I don’t know how Sanchez is doing, but the suspense has been killing me!
- Bromance (MTV, 9pm): “Brody tricks the final four into attending a fake launch party for his line of designer jeans, where he asks them to walk the red carpet in pants that are entirely too tight.” Huh. I have no idea why people think this is really a dating show.
- Trust Me (TNT, 10pm): Series premiere. “Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanagh star as two best friends working as creative partners at a top-ranked Chicago ad agency.” Kinda like Mad Men, but without the booze and cigarettes. At least not in the office.
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Friday Ratings: Friday Night Lights Scores Higher Than Lipstick Jungle
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Ratings,
There was a little bit of good news and bad news for NBC this weekend. Although the network saw smaller numbers for Howie Do It‘s second outing, the return of Friday Night Lights did better than the previous time slot holder (Lipstick Jungle). Unfortunately CBS’ dominant lineup made any improvements seem laughable.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (10.5 million, 2.5/8 in18-49) had the night’s best demos.
- Howie Do It (6.1 million, 2.8/6) was down 21% from last week.
- Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (1.1/4) registered 5.6 million.
- Wife Swap (4.8 million, 1.7/5) remained steady.
- Everybody Hates Chris (1.6 million, 0.6/2) was up about 200,000; The Game (1.7 million, 0.8/2) added on 300,000.
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This Week on TV (1/19-1/25)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, Cable, FOX, MTV, NBC, The CW, TNT-HD, House, Lost, The Office,
(You can view TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY 1/19)
- The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family, 8pm): “Ricky’s dad arrives in town with a proposal for how Ricky should handle impending fatherhood.” Apparently leaving town is an option?
- House (FOX, 8pm): “Cuddy discovers that caring for her newly adopted baby leaves her little time to run the hospital.” Taking care of House and a baby is an impossible feat.
- Bromance (MTV, 9pm): “The guys embark on a camping trip, but before reaching their destination, they stop at a biker bar where each must face off against a huge biker in the parking lot.” The reality is, many people want to kick Brody Jenner‘s ass. It’s time to hone their defense skills now.
- Paranormal State (A&E, 10pm): Season premiere. “A family believes their new home in suburban New Jersey is haunted. The team’s investigation leads them to dig in the yard for possible answers.” Haunting or no haunting, buried things in my yard is reason enough to move.
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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (1/12)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Bravo, Cable, FOX, HBO, NBC, ER, Renewals,
Here’s an update on the shows you’ll be seeing more of in the months to come:
EXTENSIONS
- ER (NBC) - Three more episodes ordered
RENEWALS
- Baldwin Hills (BET) - Season 3
- Cash Cab (Discovery) - Season 4
- College Hill (BET) - Season 6
- Destination Truth (Sci Fi) - Season 3
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians (E!) - Season 3
- The Life and Times of Tim (HBO) - Season 2
- Mad Men (AMC) - Season 3
- Make Me a Supermodel (Bravo) - Season 2
- The Real Housewives of New York City (Bravo) - Season 2
- ‘Til Death (FOX) - Season 4
(To get a look at TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule, click here.)
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