Thursday Ratings: May Sweeps Starts Slow
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Despite a night of originals, the networks still felt the effects of the writers strike. In the end, CBS and ABC returned to old habits. The Eye network nabbed the most viewers while the Alphabet won the demos.
8pm
- Survivor: Micronesia (4.2/13 in 18-49) kicked off the night with 13 million.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2.3/6) averaged 8.6 million over two hours.
- Ugly Betty (8.5 million, 2.5/8) had its lowest rating for an original episode.
- My Name is Earl (6.1 million, 2.3/7) slipped by 700,000; Scrubs (5.3 million, 2.4/7) suffered from increased competition.
- Smallville (3.6 million, 1.4/4) managed to increase by 100,000.
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Thursday Ratings: NBC Has a Rare Demo Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Lost, My Name Is Earl, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Thanks to repeats of CSI and Without a Trace, NBC finished strong with the 18-49s. (The Eye network was still a winner with the viewers.)
8pm
- Survivor: Micronesia (12.1 million, 3.8/12 in 18-49) was the most-watched program last night.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2.5/8) schooled 9.2 million.
- My Name is Earl (6.8 million, 2.6/9) dipped by 200,000; 30 Rock (6.4 million, 2.8/8) grew by 700,000.
- A Lost* block (1.3/4) had 4.1 million confused.
- A new Smallville (3.5 milion, 1.4/4) raised 1.2 million more fans.
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This Week on TV (4/14-4/20)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, MTV, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, Desperate Housewives, Medium, Scrubs, The Office,
(You can view TV Envy’s Post-Strike Television Schedule here.)
MONDAY (4/14)
- Bones (FOX, 8pm): New episode. “When a motorcycle racer’s remains are discovered in a national park, Brennan and Booth hunt for his killer.” I hear this is a great show. I just wish Angel wasn’t flirting with a new woman.
- One Tree Hill (CW, 9pm): New episode. “Lucas tries to deal with being left at the altar.” He’ll find comfort in the arms of a young blonde thing later.
- Rules of Engagement (CBS, 9:30pm): New episode. “Adam and Jennifer go on a vacation with Jeff and Audrey, but first they have to endure a time share sales pitch.” What do I get if I endure the show?
- Medium (NBC, 10pm): “Kelly Preston guest stars as venture capitalist Meghan Doyle, who strikes up a professional and personal connection with Joe.” Anjelica Huston, Rosanna Arquette and now Kelly Preston. Is this the Lifetime channel?
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Thursday Ratings: NBC’s Comedy Lineup Finishes Third
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Desperate Housewives, ER, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Despite a night of NBC originals, the network found itself in the middle of the pack. A special Thursday episode of American Idol helped FOX win the demos while CBS was first with the viewers.
8pm
- About 19.6 million were shocked to see Michael Johns booted from American Idol (6.8/19 in 18-49).
- Survivor (11.7 million, 3.8/11) suffered a bit thanks to that other reality show.
- My Name is Earl (3.0/9) kicked off NBC’s night with 7 million; 30 Rock (5.7 million, 2.7/7) fell a bit from there.
- A Desperate Housewives* repeat (1.1/3) had 4.3 million excited for a new episode.
- Smallville* (2.3 million, 0.8/2) was on track with last week.
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NBC Lays Out Fall Schedule
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, NBC, The Office, Cancellations, Renewals,
Last week, NBC‘s programming chief got a jump start on the competition by revealing his company’s calendar for next year. In addition to the fall lineup, the programming schedule through Summer 2009 was revealed.
Of all the interesting notes, I actually found it quite refreshing to hear that the network will be working to keep the 8 o’clock time slot a “family hour”. (In other words, they’ll put the most family friendly things they have - whether they really should be watched by children or not - during that portion of the evening.) After the kids are put to bed, NBC will then kick things up a notch with an hour of “blockbuster” programming then sixty minutes of adult-themed content.
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This Week on TV (4/7-4/13)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Hell’s Kitchen, American Idol, Desperate Housewives, ER, Medium, Scrubs, The Bachelor, The Office,
(You can view TV Envy’s Post-Strike Television Schedule here.)
MONDAY (4/7)
- Today (NBC, 10am): Kathie Lee Gifford returns to morning TV this week. And I thought the New Kids were getting old.
- Samantha Who? (ABC, 9:30pm): New episode. “Samantha has to move back into the apartment when she learns that she could be evicted for subletting it to Todd.” The girlfriend you hate gets amnesia and you get to keep her apartment. Todd has seriously been getting off easy so far.
- The Bachelor (ABC, 10pm): “It’s an afternoon of tennis and tea for six of the ladies.” I’ve seen what an afternoon of women’s tennis can look like on The Real Housewives of NYC. This won’t end pretty.
- Medium (NBC, 10pm): “Rosanna Arquette stars as an older seductress linked to the brutal murders of two younger men.” Maybe it’s best her relationship with Paul McCartney fizzled out.
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Thursday Ratings: CBS Reclaims the Evening
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Lost, My Name Is Earl, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Thanks to original programming, CBS returned to familiar territory. The network was once again a force on Thursday nights.
8pm
- Survivor: Micronesia (3.9/11 in 18-49) returned to 12.8 million.
- The first episode of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (9.7 million, 2.8/8) had a nice 1.3 million bump.
- About 7.5 million saw Paris Hilton’s cameo on My Name is Earl (3.1/9).
- Miss Guided (4.6 million, 1.5/4) had 1.2 million absentees.
- Smallville* (2.4 million 0.9/3) settled for 1.4 million less than last week.
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Thursday Ratings: New Amsterdam Already Takes a Fall
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Apprentice, The - Donald, Lost, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
In only its second outing, New Amsterdam saw a 20% decline. Despite the great lead-in, the FOX series couldn’t compete against Lost.
8pm
- American Idol (9.3/24 in 18-49) topped the evening with 26.2 million.
- Survivor (12.6 million, 4.0/10) was on track with last Thursday.
- Lost* (5.5 million, 1.9/5) saw a 300,000 bump.
- The Office* (4.1 million, 1.8/5) was a carbon copy of last week.
- Smallville* (2.3 million, 0.9/2) had some decent growth.
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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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Thursday Ratings: ‘Lost’ Passengers Are Found
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Apprentice, The - Donald, Lost, My Name Is Earl, The Office, Ratings,
The Season Four premiere of Lost received a very warm welcome. As a result, the debut of Eli Stone also got off to a fine start.
8pm
- About 13.1 million got caught up with the Lost recaps (4.9/13 in 18-49).
- Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (10.6 million, 3.1/8) did about the same as last week.
- CSI: NY* (8.8 million, 1.9/5) was up just a bit.
- My Name Is Earl* (5.3 million, 2.2/6) started NBC‘s night off on a slow note; The Office* (4.5 million, 1.9/5) went downhill from there.
- Smallville (3.8 million, 1.6/4) looked a lot bigger this week.
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