Will Scrubs Find a New Home on ABC?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, ABC, NBC, Scrubs, Editorial, News, Renewals,
The state of affairs for the future of Scrubs has been growing curiouser and curiouser by the day. But the latest round of strange developments could produce a nice bonus for devoted fans.
Regular viewers of the show have grown accustomed to seeing their comedy treated poorly over the years. Time shifts, day shifts, long hiatuses…but this viewing season has been particularly hard for Sacred Heart watchers. Just when we thought the series finale would wrap up on a nice note, the writers strike happened.
Although there are currently five episodes still sitting in the can (those will start airing come April 10), creator Bill Lawrence has been fighting NBC for the chance to shoot more post-strike eps. Up until recently, it was even rumored that those additional segments may wind up on - of all things - DVD. Seriously. Is that how a show gets treated after seven seasons? Is that how the Peacock execs show their audiences respect?
That’s when ABC stepped in.
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Thursday Ratings: Split Decision for ‘Greys’ and ‘CSI’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
It was another heated battle in the ratings last night. When the dust settled, ABC had a claim on the demos while CBS was left with the viewers.
8pm
- Survivor (4.5/12 in 18-49) topped the hour with 14 million.
- A new episode of Ugly Betty (9.3 million, 2.8/8) came in second.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (8.7 million, 2.3/6) was about even with last week.
- My Name is Earl (7.4 million, 3.0/9) was up about 800,000; 30 Rock (5.8 million, 2.7/7) remained steady.
- Smallville* (2.81 million, 1.1/3) did about the same.
9pm
- With 18.6 million, CSI (5.4/13 in 18-49) had the night’s largest audience.
- Grey’s Anatomy (17.6 million, 7.1/17) scored Thursday’s best demos.
- Don’t Forget the Lyrics* (6.71 million, 2.1/5) lost about 2 million.
- The Office* (4.99 million, 2.5/6) and Scrubs (4.86 million, 2.4/6) were both down about 1 million.
- Supernatural* (2.04 million, 0.8/2) saw a 200,000 increase.
10pm
- Without a Trace (3.2/8 in 18-49) led the hour with 12.7 million.
- The hour’s best demos went to Barbara Walters: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2007 (11.7 million, 4.6/12).
- ER’s 300th episode was down about 500,000 from last week.
*denotes repeat
(You can review last week’s ratings here.)
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Thursday Ratings: ‘Survivor’ Wins the Ratings Challenge
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Up against a slate full of repeats (*), Jeff Probst and gang easily won last night’s Reward Challenge for CBS.
8pm
- Approximately 13.8 million saw the gravedigger kicked off Survivor (4.5/12 in 18-49 demo).
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2.4/6) schooled 9 million.
- My Name is Earl (2.6/7) drew 6.6 million; 30 Rock (5.8 million, 2.5/6) had slightly less.
- Ugly Betty* (1.9/5) scored 6.52 million; Smallville* (1.0/3) saw 2.7 million.
9pm
- A stale CSI* (12.3 million, 3.4/8 in 18-49 demo) was still the hour’s top draw.
- Grey’s Anatomy* (3.1/8) attended to 8.96 million patients.
- Don’t Forget the Lyrics (2.8/7) kept most of its lead-in with 8.6 million.
- The Office* (3.0/7) raked in 6 million; Scrubs (5.9 million, 3.1/7) did about the same.
- Supernatural* (1.84 million, 0.8/2) was just about ordinary.
10pm
- A repeat Without a Trace* (9.9 million, 2.5/7 in 18-49 demo) still left an impression.
- A new ER (8.6 million, 3.4/9) couldn’t manage better than second.
- Big Shots (5.98 million, 2.4/6) was looking pretty small.
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Thursday Ratings: Another Strong Night For CBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Still high from Wednesday night’s victory, CBS came back for another ratings blow:
8pm
- Last night’s Survivor (14.8 million, 4.8/13 in 18-49 demo) was the hour’s largest draw.
- Ugly Betty (10.7 million, 3.5/9) remained even with last week.
- Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (9.6 million, 2.9/8) was up about 800,000.
- My Name is Earl (8 million, 3.6/10) and 30 Rock (6.5 million, 3.2/8) were both fairly steady.
- Smallville (1.8/5) closed off the hour with 4.5 million.
9pm
- About 21.3 million saw Jorja Fox’s last episode of CSI (6.4/15 in 18-49 demo).
- Grey’s Anatomy (19.5 million, 8.2/19) did about the same as last week.
- The Office (8.9 million, 4.8/11) was slightly up; Scrubs (6.04 million, 3.2/7) was slightly down.
- Don’t Forget the Lyrics (6 million, 2.1/5) lost about 500,000.
- Supernatural (2.9 million, 1.2/3) did about the same.
10pm
- Without Grissom to help out, Without A Trace (4.1/11 in 18-49 demo) sailed back down to 14.5 million.
- About 9.5 million saw Kovac return on ER (3.8/10).
- A special episode of Women’s Murder Club (3.2/9) drew in 8.5 million.
(You can review last Thursday’s ratings here.)
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Thursday Ratings: CBS Pulls Off Huge Ratings Stunt
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
A CSI/Without A Trace crossover pulled in large numbers for the network. This week, CBS managed to nab the largest audience and the best demos.
8pm
- Survivor: China (14.9 million, 4.8/13 in 18-49) was about even with last week.
- About 10.9 million saw Posh Spice steal the show on Ugly Betty (3.5/9)
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2.6/7) entertained about 8.8 million.
- My Name is Earl (7.7 million, 3.3/9) slightly improved; 30 Rock (6.6 million, 3.1/8) returned from a week off.
- Smallville (4.6 million, 1.8/5) remained steady.
9pm
- CSI (6.4/15 in 18-49) rolled over the competition with its 21.9 million fans.
- Grey’s Anatomy (19.6 million, 8.1/9) still managed to score the hour’s best demos.
- The Office (8.3 million, 4.3/10) and Scrubs (6.4 million, 3.2/7) were practically even with last week.
- Don’t Forget The Lyrics (2.3/5) sang its tune to 6.5 million.
- Supernatural (1.2/3) rounded off the hour with 3 million.
10pm
- Without A Trace (21.4 million, 6.3/17 in 18-49) retained CSI’s large numbers.
- ER (8.4 million, 3.5/9) declined from last week.
- Big Shots (8.0 million, 2.8/8) was the smallest show of the hour.
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NBC ‘Green Week’: An Opinion
Posted by David Onda Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, NBC, ER, Heroes, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, The Office, Editorial, Features,
Ok, I’m all for saving the world, cleaning up the air and preventing whatever horrible fate Al Gore has decided awaits us in the coming decades - but this NBC “Green Week” is absolutely awful. In a week that has seen this huge writer strike, it would seem to me that network television needs every spark it can possibly get. What did NBC deliver instead? The guy from Windtalkers (now on Law & Order: SVU) telling me to recycle a pizza box … before he almost gets blown up by the bomb inside.
Oh, but the tree-hugging horror doesn’t stop there. Follow me after the jump to take a look at some of the other cringe-inducing moments from “Green Week.”
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Writers on Strike: Impact on ‘Scrubs’
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Prime Time, Talk Shows, NBC, Scrubs, Rumors,
Yep, the Writers Guild of America strike is underway and that means plenty of casualties like late-night talk shows and Saturday Night Live. Most shows have filmed episodes weeks in advance, so we should continue to see new episodes into January, but I suddenly panicked when I thought about Scrubs, which got a late start to the season. Scrubs has seen its fair share of misses and it’s a wonder the series has even survived seven years, given the constant switcheroo on the schedule. In fact, it’s faced near cancellation more than once. So, with a strike for who-knows-how-long, what is the fate of the comedy, now in its final season? The prognosis isn’t great—the last six eps of the series could be hanging in the balance. Bill Lawrence, the creator and exec producer said, “On a personal level, yeah, it would be nice to finish work on Scrubs the way I wanted to. That it looks like it’s not happening is certainly disappointing, I can’t lie. But it’s also not the end of the world.” He’s got his heart in the right place—with the writers: “What I care about more than anything right now is getting this thing settled so it’s either a short strike or no strike.” Right now there are two scripts written, so Scrubs will make it to episode 12… but the strike could have fans in misery over the final six episodes.
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Thursday Ratings: Another Close Battle at 9PM
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
It was another tight race between the Eye and Alphabet networks. On the first night of sweeps, CBS walked away with the viewers while ABC scored a win in the demos.
8pm
- Survivor (4.8/13 in 18-49 demo) had 14.3 million viewers watch the two tribes merge last night.
- Ugly Betty (9.9 million, 3.4/9) remained about even with last week.
- A 2-hour Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (8.5 million, 2.5/6) came back after a World Series break.
- A full hour of My Name is Earl (7.3 million, 3.1/9) was down almost 1 million.
- Smallville (1.7/5) rounded off the hour with 4.3 million.
9pm
- Grey’s Anatomy (18.76 million, 8.1/19 in 18-49) bested CSI in both the viewers and demos.
- CSI (18.75 million, 5.6/13) barely landed in second.
- Both The Office (8.4 million, 4.5/11) and Scrubs (6.7 million, 3.7/9) were down from last week.
- Supernatural (3.3 million, 1.3/3) was pretty much even.
10pm
- Without a Trace (14.6 million, 3.9/11 in 18-49 demo) rebounded with nearly 2 million more viewers than last week.
- ER (9.1 million, 3.8/10) did about the same.
- Big Shots (7.5 million, 3.0/8) was slightly down from last Thursday.
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TV on DVD: October 30, 2007
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, WB, Family Guy, Scrubs, DVD,
Here are some of the TV-on-DVD options you can find on the shelves this Tuesday. There are several complete collections now available just in time for the holiday season.
- Angel (Complete Series Collector’s Set)
- CSI: Miami (Season 5)
- Everybody Loves Raymond (The Complete Series)
- Family Guy (Freakin’ Party Pack)
- I Love Lucy (Complete Series)
- Looney Tunes (Golden Collection, Vol. 5)
- Magnum P.I. (Season 7)
- Miami Ink (Season 1)
- My So-Called Life (Complete Series)
- October Road (Season 1)
- The Outer Limits (Volume 3)
- Scrubs (Season 6)
- Twin Peaks (The Definitive Gold Box Edition)
Click here to see latest offerings on HD DVD and Blu-Ray.
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Thursday Ratings: Grey’s Performs Well Against Baseball
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Scrubs, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
A CSI repeat may have given Grey’s Anatomy a nice boost, but FOX still walked away with the best numbers overall.
8pm
- Game 2 of the World Series (4.8/14 in 18-49 demo) averaged 15.6 million viewers for the evening.
- Survivor (14.1 million, 4.4/12) was up from last week.
- Ugly Betty (9.8 million, 3.2/9) held steady.
- Both My Name is Earl (8.2 million, 3.6/10) and 30 Rock (6.5 million, 3.1/8) saw increases.
9pm
- With 17.9 million, Grey’s Anatomy (7.3/15 in 18-49) had the evening’s largest audience and demos.
- Although it wasn’t new, CSI (3.8/12) still roped in 14.8 million viewers.
- The Office (9 million, 4.7/11) improved from last week; Scrubs (7 million, 3.8/9) improved from last year.
- Supernatural (3.3 million, 1.3/3) saw a slight increase.
10pm
- Without A Trace (12.7 million, 3.3/12 in 18-49 demo) took back it’s time slot from underperformer Viva Laughlin.
- Both ER (9.1 million, 3.7/8) and Big Shots (8.1 million, 3.3/7) were down just a bit.
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