Tuesday Ratings: CBS Inches Closer to FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Scrubs, Ratings,
All of a sudden, FOX is being forced to work hard for its money. Last night, new episodes of NCIS and The Mentalist put CBS within 100,000 viewers of the American Idol network. Meanwhile, an Octo-mom special had NBC tied with CBS for second place in the demos.
8pm
- American Idol (24.5 million, 9.0/24 in 18-49) lost 1.8 million.
- NCIS (18 million, 3.7/10) was up 3.6 million from last week.
- The Biggest Loser: Couples (9.3 million, 3.7/9) trimmed off 1.2 million.
- Two Charlie Brown specials (1.5/4) averaged 4.9 million.
- 90210 (2.4 million, 1.2/3) remained even.
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Wednesday Ratings: Lie to Me Remains Strong
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Lost, Ratings,
After several weeks, the battle between Lie to Me and Lost remains tight. Last night, a Katie Couric special (yes, another one) helped the FOX series catch its ABC competitor in the demos.
8pm
- American Idol (26.3 million, 9.9/27 in 18-49) gave up 700,000.
- Criminal Minds* (8.5 million, 1.7/5) lost 2.1 million.
- Knight Rider (4.9 million, 1.4/4) saw 1.2 million speed off.
- Lost* (1.7/5) kicked off the evening with 4.8 million.
- Privileged* (920,000. 0.3/1) slipped by 900,000.
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Tuesday Ratings: FOX Delivers One-Two Punch
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Scrubs, Ratings,
What do you get when you throw in an American Idol along with repeats of NCIS and The Mentalist? An easy double-win for FOX.
8pm
- American Idol (26.3 million, 9.9/25 in 18-49) picked up 1.1 million more.
- NCIS* (14.4 million, 2.9/7) was down 4.6 million.
- The Biggest Loser: Couples (10.5 million, 4.0/10) dropped 500,000.
- Homeland Security (5.7 million, 1.6/4) was up a notch.
- 90210 (2.4 million. 1.3/3) improved by 1.3 million.
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CW Announces Changes for Reaper, 90210, Privileged
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, The CW,
Did American Idol‘s return have you choosing between Hollywood and Beverly Hills? If so, CW might have just thrown you a bone.
Come March 3rd, Tuesdays will look slightly different. On that night, Reaper - originally scheduled to debut on St. Patrick’s Day - will have its midseason premiere. Its early return will mean Privileged‘s season finale will come sooner that later. (The freshman series will end its first run on February 24.)
But Reaper won’t just be sliding into Privileged‘s old 9:00 time slot. That position will now belong to 90210. It’s hoped the teen drama’s new home will allow it to be free of Idol‘s shadow.
If you’re having trouble keeping up with all the programming changes, make sure to check out TV Envy’s Midseason Schedule here.
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90210 News: Donna and Kelly Both in the Zip
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Drama, Prime Time, The CW, Rumors, Spoilers,
Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth joined forces on the set of 90210 recently to shoot upcoming scenes for a new episode. That’s right, Beverly Hills fans: Donna Martin is back. Don’t want the plot spoiled? Don’t read on to learn the juicy gossip.
According to E!, Tori Spelling-as-Donna Martin has grown up to become a very successful entrepreneur. She owns a store that’s all the rage in Japan, and has returned to the zip to scout out locales for a potential shop in LA. Sources say Donna is also having man troubles with none other than High School sweetheart David Silver (played in the original series by Brian Austin Green).
Currently, Spelling is signed on to do three episodes with the series. This entertaining bloc will be featured toward the end of the season.
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Wednesday Ratings: Katie Couric No Star in Primetime
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Lost, Ratings,
For some reason, CBS chose last night - an American Idol night - to test out a primetime edition of their evening news. Needless to say, the experiment bombed.
8pm
- American Idol (27 million, 10.1/25 in 18-49) picked up 1.1 million.
- Outside of repeats, the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric (6.5 million, 1.2/3) had the worst demos of the night.
- Knight Rider (6.1 million, 1.9/5) grew by 1.1 million.
- Lost* (1.7/4) refreshed 5.3 million.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine* (4.9 million, 1.1/3) fell by 2.4 million.
- Privileged* (1.1 million, 0.4/1) did 300,000 less than 13: Fear is Real.
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Tuesday Ratings: Biggest Loser Grows Despite Idol
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Scrubs, Ratings,
I was always lead to believe that shows airing at the same time as Idol would suffer because of it. Apparently that isn’t the case with The Biggest Loser. Last night, the NBC show actually improved in the face of Simon Cowell.
8pm
- American Idol (25.2 million, 9.6/24 in 18-49) picked up 2.8 million in the post-inauguration week.
- NCIS (19 million, 3.9/10) was up 7.3 million over last week’s repeat.
- The Biggest Loser: Couples (11 million, 4.1/10) beefed up by 8%.
- Homeland Security USA (1.6/4) settled for 5.6 million.
- 90210* (1.1 million, 0.4/1) lost 1.3 million.
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Wednesday Ratings: Close Battle for Lost, Lie to Me
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Lost, Ratings,
Even though it posted the best demos of its hour, the Season 5 premiere of Lost was off approximately 25% from its last opener. Meanwhile, FOX’s Lie to Me debuted to a larger audience than its direct ABC competitor.
8pm
- American Idol (25.9 million, 9.8/25 in 18-49) was down 4.4 million from last week.
- A Lost* recap (3.3/9) got 8.5 million caught up.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (7.3 million, 2.1/6) and Gary Unmarried (7 million, 2.2/5) were both up slightly.
- Knight Rider (5 million, 1.5/4) slipped by 300,000.
- 13: Fear is Real (1.4 million, 0.5/1) lost 200,000.
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Tuesday Ratings: Idol Down, Fringe Up
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
There’s only one man in our country who could make American Idol fall 25% in one week: Barack Obama. It’s assumed that coverage of the presidential inauguration is responsible for the program’s Week 2 decline. (If it isn’t, the show could be in serious trouble.) Meanwhile, Fringe still managed to benefit from AI’s lower numbers. The freshman series saw its second-largest audience to date.
8pm
- American Idol (22.4 million, 8.9/22 in 18-49) plunged 7.7 million.
- ABC’s Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration (3.7/9) attracted 12.6 million.
- NCIS* (11.7 million, 2.3/6) was down 6.9 million.
- The Biggest Loser: Couples (10.2 million, 3.9/9) piled on 1.3 million more.
- 90210 (2.4 million, 1.1/4) improved by 200,000.
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Wednesday Ratings: Idol Does Even Better
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Lost, Ratings,
Even though last night’s numbers for American Idol weren’t dramatically different than Tuesday’s, Day 2’s ratings were significant. It was the first time in five years Idol‘s second night did better than the first.
8pm
- American Idol (30.3 million, 11.8/30 in 18-49) grew 1% in the demo.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (7.2 million, 1.9/5) was off by a million; Gary Unmarried (7.1 million, 2.1/5) was down about 300,000.
- Knight Rider (5.3 million, 1.6/4) lost 400,000.
- A block of Lost* repeats (1.7/4) averaged 4.5 million.
- 13: Fear is Real (1.6 million, 0.6/2) gave up 800,000.
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