‘Private Practice’ Gets Picked Up
Posted by David Onda Categories: Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Editorial, News, Ratings, Renewals, Rumors,
I didn’t think there was a chance in hell that the Grey’s Anatomy spin-off Private Practice would make it halfway through the fall season. Let’s face it, spin-offs of hit network shows are rarely the gems that their inspirations were (i.e. Friends spin-off Joey). But the unthinkable has happened for Kate Walsh’s Oceanside practice—it has been picked up for a full season by ABC. Already a few episodes into the season, Practice is still averaging 12 million viewers. In addition to this news, TV Guide is reporting that Gilmore Girls’ David Sutcliffe will join the cast as Addison’s love interest, throwing a monkey-wrench in the developing relationship between she and Tim Daly’s Dr. Finch character. Practice is the second new fall show to be picked up. The first is the nightmarishly obnoxious CW show, Gossip Girl—proving that not all shows that get picked up don’t make you want to vomit. But that’s a story for another day.
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Wednesday Ratings: ‘Daisies’ and ‘Practice’ Hold Strong
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Ratings,
Wednesday night saw another close race between ABC and CBS. Although Pushing Daisies and Private Practice both saw a drop in viewers, their demos helped the Alphabet network win the evening.
8pm
- Deal or No Deal (12.3 million, 3.1/9 in 18-49 demo) had another strong night and grabbed the hour’s largest audience.
- Although down 250,000 viewers, Pushing Daisies (9.7 million, 3.6/10) had the biggest numbers in the valuable age group.
- Kid Nation (7.4 million, 2.4/7) improved up on last week’s numbers.
- Back to You (6.9 million, 2.3/7) and ‘Til Death (7 million, 2.7/7) both saw slight increases.
- America’s Next Top Model (5 million, 2.5/7) lost about 300,000.
9pm
- Private Practice (11.8 million, 4.3/11 in 18-49) had the evening’s best demo turnout.
- At 14.9 million, Criminal Minds (3.9/10) had the night’s largest audience.
- NBC’s Bionic Woman (8.5 million, 3.3/8) dropped over 1.5 million fans.
- Kitchen Nightmares (6.7 million, 3.2/8) held steady from last week.
- Gossip Girl (2.4 million, 1.2/3) turned away about 450,000.
10pm
- CSI: NY (13.9 million, 4.1/11 in 18-49) won the hour in both numbers.
- Dirty Sexy Money (8.6 million, 3.1/9) lost several million from it’s lead-in.
- Life (7.7 million, 2.8/8) was down about 490,000 viewers.
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Gallery: Wednesday Ratings: ‘Daisies’ and ‘Practice’ Hold Strong
Tuesday Ratings: CBS and ‘NCIS’ Step In For The Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Ratings,
Although House fans may have been bummed, several networks were thrilled to see a baseball-filled night on FOX. With its stiff competition removed, CBS had a rare Tuesday night audience victory.
8pm
- A Bones-less 8pm helped NCIS (17.4 million, 4.1/12 in 18-49 demo) score the night’s best audience.
- FOX’s Red Sox/Indians game (3.6/10) averaged 12.7 million.
- Cavemen (6.9 million, 2.7/8) was on par with last week’s numbers; Carpoolers (6.9 million, 2.7/7) was slightly down.
- Not many viewers cared about Matt Lauer’s exclusive Dateline interview with Sen. Larry Craig (5.7 million, 1.7/5).
- Beauty and the Geek (1.7/5) gained 400,000 viewers and rounded off the hour with 3.5 million.
9pm
- Without House knocking on its door, Dancing With the Stars (17 million, 4.3/11 in 18-49 demo) soaked up another 1 million viewers for the 9pm win.
- CBS’ The Unit (12.3 million, 3.5/9) and NBC’s The Biggest Loser (6.9 million, 3.0/8) both saw increases.
- Reaper (3.2 million, 1.5/4) was up 600,000 fans from last week.
10pm
- Law and Order: SVU (12.5 million, 4.8/13 in 18-49 demo) continued its rule over the 10pm hour.
- Boston Legal (10.2 million, 2.8/8) was about even with last week.
- Cane (8.5 million, 2.2/6) was down another 600,000 this week.
Gallery: Tuesday Ratings: CBS and ‘NCIS’ Step In For The Win
Monday Ratings: Good Debut for ‘Samantha Who’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Dancing With The Stars, Heroes, Prison Break, The Bachelor, Ratings,
Monday’s competition saw the introduction of a new show (Samantha Who?) and the sports-related interruption of a few others (Prison Break, K-Ville). By night’s end, it was a one-two finish for ABC and CBS.
8pm
- With 19.3 million viewers, Dancing With the Stars (4.6 rating/11 share in 18-49) took the 8pm hour.
- Chuck (8.2 million, 3.2/8) had a huge gain from last week in the demo market.
- How I Met Your Mother (8 million, 3.1/9) remained fairly steady as did Big Bang Theory (8.2 million, 3.2/8).
- FOX’s Indians/Red Sox game 3.0/7) averaged 9.9 million viewers.
9pm
- Samantha Who? (14.3 million, 4.4/10 in 18-49) kept a large part of the DWTS audience.
- Heroes (11.3 million, 5.1/12) had the highest demos of the whole evening.
- Both Two and a Half Men (13.8 million, 4.8/11) and Rules of Engagement (11 million, 4.0/9) saw improvements in the 18-49 age group.
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Sunday Ratings: New England Patriots Win for CBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, News, Ratings,
Despite a great turnout from ABC’s lineup, a heavily-watched Cowboys/Patriots game kicked off a winning night for CBS.
7pm
- The late-running football game scored 26.4 million viewers (9.3 rating/27 share in 18-49) for CBS in the 7pm hour.
- America’s Funniest Home Videos (7.7 million, 2.1/6) didn’t really stand a chance.
- CW Now and Online Nation were mere blips on the screen.
8pm
- 60 Minutes (17.4 million, 4.2/11 in 18-49) benefitted from it’s strong sports lead-in.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (12.2 million, 4.3/11) slightly beat the news program in the demos.
- Between 8-11pm EST, NBC’s Sunday Night Football (9.2 million, 3.9/10) had a dramatic drop from last week.
- CW’s Life is Wild (1 million, 0.3/1) barely factored in the equation losing another 600,000 viewers.
9pm
- Desperate Housewives (18.5 million, 7.3/17 in 18-49) won the hour in both numbers and demos.
- Cold Case (3.5/8 in demo) came in second with 14.7 million viewers.
- A repeat of Family Guy (7.1 million, 3.5/8) rounded off the hour.
10pm
- Up 500,000 viewers, Brothers & Sisters (4.8/13 in 18-49) took a victory in in both key categories.
- Shark (12 million, 2.9/7) was also up this week.
Gallery: Sunday Ratings: New England Patriots Win for CBS
TV Guide’s Top Fall Picks
Posted by David Onda Categories: Action, Comedy, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, FOX, NBC, The CW, Entourage, Talent, Editorial, Ratings,
TV Guide has made their top five television series picks of the new fall season via their three expert critics – Matt Roush, Michael Ausiello, and Rochell D. Thomas. Here are their picks and join me after the jump for my thoughts on their fall favorites.
Matt Roush picks:
- Pushing Daisies: Wednesdays at 8 p.m./ET, ABC
- Chuck: Mondays at 8 p.m./ET, NBC
- Reaper: Tuesdays at 9 p.m./ET, The CW
- Back to You: Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m./ET, ABC
- Dirty Sexy Money: Wednesdays at 10 p.m./ET, ABC
Michael Ausiello picks:
- Pushing Daisies: Wednesdays at 8 p.m./ET, ABC
- Dirty Sexy Money: Wednesdays at 10 p.m./ET, ABC
- Aliens in America: Mondays at 8:30 p.m./ET, The CW
- Reaper: Tuesdays at 9 p.m./ET, The CW
- Samantha Who?: Mondays at 9:30 p.m., ABC
Rochell D. Thomas picks:
- Dirty Sexy Money: Wednesdays at 10 p.m./ET, ABC
- Reaper: Tuesdays at 9 p.m./ET, The CW
- Aliens in America: Mondays at 8:30 p.m./ET, The CW
- Bionic Woman: Wednesdays at 9 p.m./ET, NBC
- Chuck: Mondays at 8 p.m./ET, NBC
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Friday Ratings: ‘Women’s Murder Club’ Has Strong Debut
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Ratings,
Although it wasn’t the most watched network, ABC had the most watched show of the night: Women’s Murder Club.
8pm
- Deal or No Deal (10.2 million, 2.4/8 share in 18-49 demo) was the hour’s most watched show.
- Ghost Whisperer (8.8 million, 2.4/9) held steady from last week.
- FOX’s Major League Baseball game (2.3/8) attracted 7.46 million fans.
- In its new time slot, 20/20 (5.6 million, 1.6/6) pulled in fourth.
9pm
- ABC’s Women’s Murder Club (2.5/8 in 18-49) drew 10.8 million total viewers. The show also saw the network’s best demo performance in this hour since May 2006.
- Moonlight (7.3 million, 2.0/6) was down almost 1 million from last week.
- Friday Night Lights (5.42 million,1.7/5) was down 6.5 million from its debut.
10pm
- With 9.1 million, Numb3rs (2.5/8 in 18-49) easily won the hour.
- The season premiere of Men in Trees (1.9/6) drew 7.1 million viewers.
- Las Vegas (2.1/6) capped the evening with 7.13 million.
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Thursday Ratings: ‘Grey’s’ and ‘CSI’ Both Come Out on Top
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, My Name Is Earl, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
The 9pm hour proves to be Thursday night’s most heated battleground. And just like Wednesday night, ABC ruled the 18-49 age group while CBS gathered the largest audience.
8pm
- Survivor: China (14 million viewers, 4.5/13 in 18-49 demo) easily won the hour in viewers and the valuable age group.
- Ugly Betty (3.5/10) grew by 500,000 to 10.4 million.
- My Name Is Earl (7.7 million, 1/9) was down about 250,000; 30 Rock (6.6 million, 3.0/8) lost three times as much.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader (8.2 million, 2.3/7 in demo) came in fourth while Smallville (4.8 million, 1.9/5) hung in there.
9pm
- Grey’s Anatomy (18.9 million, 7.8/19 in 18-49) led the night in the demo market.
- CSI (19.6 million, 6.0/14) raked in just enough viewers for evening’s win (despite being down about 1 million).
- The Office (8.9 million, 4.7/11) gained about 410,000 viewers from last week while Supernatural (3.2 million, 1.2/3) was up over 250,000.
- Don’t Forget the Lyrics (1.8/4) came in fourth with 5.6 million viewers overall.
10pm
- Although down 18% from its debut, Without a Trace (13.6 million, 3.6/10 in 18-49) ruled the hour in viewers.
- Big Shots (9.3 million, 3.6/10) was up 600,000 while ER (8.4 million, 3.4/10) was down about the same.
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Gallery: Thursday Ratings: ‘Grey’s’ and ‘CSI’ Both Come Out on Top
FOX Searches for ‘The Next Great American Band’
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Ratings, Rumors,
No one, not even FOX executives, could have predicted the outrageous success of American Idol. As far as reality shows go, Idol is the winner with viewers. Desperate to re-capture the same ratings success with reality, FOX keeps trying new reality ideas. On the Lot, which had a format very similar to Idol and focused on finding America’s next great director, didn’t sizzle over the summer. But the network still has high hopes for the much-touted new fall series, The Next Great American Band. And though the show isn’t even scheduled to premiere until its October 19 two-hour extravaganza, the Internet leaks have long since started. The problem with the leaks is the same problem which plagues the whole of the Internet: what information can be believed, and what can’t?
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Wednesday Ratings: ABC and CBS Both Take Wins
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Ratings,
Depending on how you look at it, two networks shared last night’s crown. CBS may have grabbed the viewers, but ABC had it where it counts: the demos.
8pm
- With 12.58 million viewers, Deal or No Deal (3.1/9 in 18-49) took the hour in viewers.
- ABC’s Pushing Daisies (10.26 million, 3.7/11 in 18-49) won the demos in the time period.
- America’s Next Top Model was up from last week (5.37 million, 2.5/7).
- Fox’s Back to You (6.62 million, 2.3/7) was down this week and was ‘Til Death (6.5 million, 2.4/7).
- Kid Nation (6.91 million, 2.1/6 in 18-49) placed fifth in the important age group.
9pm
- Despite mixed review, Private Practice (12.42 million, 4.9/13 share) took the hour’s demos with ease.
- At 14.55 million, CBS’ Criminal Minds (3.9/10) won the night in viewers.
- Bionic Woman (10.28 million, 3.9/10) continued its losing race against Practice.
- Kitchen Nightmares (6.37 million, 3.0/8) was up from last week’s numbers.
- Gossip Girl (1.3/3 share) rounded off the hour with 2.8 million viewers.
10pm
- CSI: NY (4.1/11 in 18-49, 13.43m) pounded the competitors with 13.43 million viewers.
- ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money (8.64 million, 3.3/9) was down slightly from last week as was Life (8.1 million, 2.7/8).
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Gallery: Wednesday Ratings: ABC and CBS Both Take Wins
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