Jeff Dunham Show: Greatest Thing Since South Park?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Cable, Ratings,
If you’ve watched anything on Comedy Central recently, chances are great that you’ve seen promos of some guy playing with a puppet - teasers for The Jeff Dunham Show, which premiered recently after a very extensive promotional campaign. Yes, I said puppet. Dunham is a ventriloquist. But if you think that’s bad…
Scoring a whopping 5+ million viewers, Jeff Dunham’s puppet routine became the biggest premiere Comedy Central has ever had. That’s the kind of power which could give the comedian South Park-type longevity on the cable channel…as much as that prospect scares me.
Seriously, are we into this now?
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Friday Ratings: Rihanna Performs for ABC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, House, Medium, Ratings,
Whether she’s singing on stage or sitting down for an interview, Rihanna knows how to draw an audience. Her emotional 20/20 interview with Diane Sawyer scored the best demos of the night.
8pm
- Law & Order (8 million, 1.8/6 in 18-49) picked up 1 million.
- Ghost Whisperer (7.9 million, 1.8/6) fell by 800,000.
- Supernanny (4.8 million, 1.3/4) remained steady.
- House* (3.9 million, 1.2/4) was up slightly.
- Smallville (2.8 million, 1.2/4) added on 200,000.
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Thursday Ratings: Fringe Hangs by a Thread
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, 30 Rock, Grey’s Anatomy, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Just because FOX benefitted from the World Series doesn’t mean its programs did. Last night’s return of Fringe hit a series low in the demos. Meanwhile, the other networks resumed their old ways. ABC placed first yesterday with the 18-49s while CBS was on top with the viewers.
8pm
- Survivor: Samoa (12.7 million, 3.7/10 in 18-49) was up slightly.
- FlashForward (8.5 million, 2.6/7) was off by 500,000.
- Approximately 8.5 million welcomed back Bones (2.5/7).
- Community (5.6 million, 2.3/6) picked up 100,000; Parks and Recreation (4.9 million, 2.2/6) slid by 100,000.
- The Vampire Diaries (4.2 million, 2.0/5) did about the same.
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Wednesday Ratings: A Win-Win for New York and FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Daytime, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Ratings,
Last night’s baseball game ended in a victory for both the New York Yankees and the network. Wednesday’s finale helped bring the overall series average to 19.4 million viewers.
8pm
- Game 6 of the World Series (7.4/20 in 18-49) drew in 22.3 million.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (2.1/6) was good for 7 million; Gary Unmarried (2.0/5) registered 6.7 million.
- Mercy (1.7/5) checked in 6.6 million.
- Hank (1.4/4) nailed down 5.3 million; The Middle (2.0/5) drummed up 6.1 million.
- America’s Next Top Model (4 million, 1.7/5) raised 500,000 more.
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Tuesday Ratings: Americans Welcome the Visitors
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
Where were you when the visitors arrived last night? Yesterday’s highly-anticipated debut of V had the best 18-49 performance for any new series this season. Its audience numbers also came in right behind the premiere of NCIS: Los Angeles for freshman programs. Unfortunately, that one show couldn’t carry the whole network. CBS still won in the viewers and had a tight victory in the demos.
8pm
- NCIS (19.4 million, 4.2/11 in 18-49) was the most-watched program last night.
- V (13.9 million, 5.0/13) had the best demos of the evening.
- The Biggest Loser (9 million, 3.4/9) hit its lowest 18-49 mark this season.
- So You Think You Can Dance (6.1 million, 2.4/6) lost 400,000.
- 90210 (1.1/3) clocked in 2.1 million.
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Monday Ratings: FOX Slides Into First
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, Heroes, Ratings,
Game 5 between the Yankees and the Phillies was also charm for FOX. Last night’s meeting had the biggest audience for a fifth outing since 2003.
8pm
- Approximately 17.1 million were glued to the World Series (5.3/14 in 18-49).
- Dancing with the Stars (16.2 million, 3.3/8) was the most-watched outside sports.
- How I Met Your Mother (3.5/9) had 9.1 million laughing; Accidentally on Purpose (3.2/8) turned in 8.5 million.
- Heroes (6.2 million, 2.6/7) improved by 300,000.
- One Tree Hill (2.4 million, 1.1/3) was off by 300,000.
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Sunday Ratings: Yanks Steal Another Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Amazing Race, The, Desperate Housewives, Ratings,
The Yankees struck another one out of the park last night for FOX. The game between New York and the Philadelphia Phillies was easily the hottest ticket this Sunday.
8pm
- Game 4 of the World Series (7.8 rating in 18-49) rallied 22.8 million.
- The Amazing Race (11.1 million, 3.2/8) was on par with last week.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (10.8 million, 3.4/8) was up slightly.
- NBC’s broadcast of National Treasure (1.7/4) entertained 4.6 million.
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Friday Ratings: Smallville Shows Strength
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, House, Medium, Ratings,
Every once in a while a move to Fridays isn’t such a bad thing. Although some shows have been known to fade away, CW’s Smallville actually hit a season high with the 18-49s this weekend. That performance, of course, didn’t keep CBS from winning in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (8.3 million, 2.0/7 in 18-49) was down by 200,000.
- Law & Order (7 million, 1.4/5) also fell by 200,000.
- Supernanny (4.8 million, 1.3/4) added on 100,000.
- A 2-hour House* repeat (3.8 million, 1.2/4) did better than last week’s programming.
- Smallville (2.6 million, 1.2/4) picked up 100,000.
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Thursday Ratings: FlashForward Goes Backward
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, 30 Rock, Grey’s Anatomy, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Thanks to the World Series, FlashForward lost its forward progress last night. The ABC drama fell to a demo low when pitted against sports action.
8pm
- Game 2 of the World Series (17.1 million, 5.3/14 in 18-49) was down 2.4 million from the first outing.
- Survivor: Samoa (12.5 million, 3.7/10) lost 400,000.
- FlashForward (9 million, 2.7/8) fell by 800,000.
- Community (5.5 million, 2.1/6) picked up 300,000; Parks and Recreation (5 million, 2.1/5) remained even.
- The Vampire Diaries (2.0/5) drew in 4.3 million.
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Wednesday Ratings: World Series a Grand Slam for FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Ratings,
Game 1 of the World Series was easily a knockout for FOX—but it also did well for ABC. Although it was a distant second in the viewers, the Alphabet network saw its audience numbers go up thanks to original counterprogramming.
8pm
- Last night’s World Series game (19.5 million, 6.3 rating in 18-49) had the best numbers for an opener in five years.
- Monsters vs. Aliens (2.2/6) pulled in 6.9 million for NBC; a second showing (5.6 million, 1.9/5) did 1.3 million less.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine* (6.6 million, 1.6/5) lost 400,000; Gary Unmarried* (6.4 million, 1.7/5) did the same.
- It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown* (6.3 million, 2.0/6) did 500,000 better than last week’s Hank; The Middle (6.6 million, 2.2/6) picked up 200,000.
- America’s Next Top Model (3.5 million, 1.6/4) reached a season high demo.
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