Friday Ratings: NBC Makes It Two in a Row

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, Ratings,
Once again, a lack of competition proves to be helpful for NBC. The Peacock network followed up a Thursday night win with another one last night.
8pm
- The NCAA tournament (3.1/10 in 18-49) covered the spread with 8.8 million.
- A repeat of Bones* (5.2 million, 1.4/5) did better than the canceled Jezebel James.
- Amne$ia (5 million, 1.3/5) was down a few notches from last week.
- Grey’s Anatomy* (4.2 million, 1.1/4) was up a smidge.
- Friday Night Smackdown (1.2/4) had 4.1 million in its hold.
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Friday Ratings: Viewers Come On Down to CBS

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Ratings,
Drew Carey - with his Million Dollar Spectacular - expanded his lead over that other Friday game show.
8pm
- The Price is Right (2.5/8 in 18-49) had 10.3 million vying for the Showcase Showdown.
- Bones* (6.7 million, 1.7/5) dug up 300,000 more than last week.
- Approximately 5 million cheered on Friday Night Smackdown (1.5/4).
- Amne$ia (1.6/5) had 4.7 million testing their memories.
- Grey’s Anatomy* (1.1/3) treated 4 million.
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Friday Ratings: Drew Carey Outmuscles Dennis Miller

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Although Amne$ia debuted with good numbers last week, it didn’t have Drew Carey to contend with then. When put up against The Price is Right, the new program looked pale in comparison.
8pm
- The Price is Right (9.5 million, 2.2/7 in 18-49) earned 100,000 more viewers than last week.
- Bones* (6.4 million, 1.6/5) was off track by 600,000.
- Amne$ia (5.1 million, 1.4/5) lost 2.5 forgetful fans.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.7 million, 1.4/5) was even with its last performance.
- Grey’s Anatomy (4.2 million, 1.2/4) was up slightly.
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Friday Ratings: The Price is Right for CBS

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Ratings,
A special episode of The Price is Right did more for CBS last night than Dennis Miller’s AMNE$IA did for NBC.
8pm
- The Price is Right (9.4 million, 2.5/8 in 18-49) was the night’s biggest draw.
- 1 vs. 100 (7.6 million, 2.1/6) was down by 400,000.
- A Bones* rehash (2.3/7) brought in 7 million.
- Grey’s Anatomy* (4 million, 1.0/3) was up by a 1/2 mil.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.7 million, 1.4/4) threw down 200,000 more than last week.
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Schedule Changes for Lost, How I Met Your Mother, House

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Lost, Cancellations, Renewals,
In the past few days, more scheduling announcements have been made to mess with our heads. While all the changes have been reflected in our convenient Post-Strike Television Schedule, here are a few of the highlights.
- It’s been made official: Come April 24, Lost will move from 9pm to 10pm on Thursdays. This change will make room for the returns of Grey’s Anatomy and Ugly Betty in their old slots. (What this means for Eli Stone’s future is unclear.)
- When How I Met Your Mother returns on March 17th, it will be trading time slots with The Big Bang Theory. (Mother will air @ 8:30, Bang @ 8:00.) Meanwhile, the fate of the Neil Patrick Harris comedy beyond this season is still undecided.
- Monday night will eventually become a new home for Bones and House. Bones will begin airing new episodes on that day come April 14; Hugh Laurie and the gang will start anew on April 28 @ 9pm.
- Certain shows like Las Vegas, Bionic Woman, Big Shots and Life is Wild have not been not granted post-strike episodes because they are not being renewed. At all.
- Other programs like Heroes, Chuck, Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money and Private Practice won’t be seen again until next year.
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Post-Strike Television Schedule

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell’s Kitchen, American Idol, Apprentice, The - Donald, Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Lost, Medium, Prison Break, Survivor, The Bachelor,
Now that we have come to the end of the writers’ strike, it’s time to once again update our television programming schedules.
Mid-season replacements have had seen their debuts shuffled (e.g. New Amsterdam), some programs are coming back with new episodes (e.g. Scrubs, 30 Rock) while other shows aren’t slated to return until next year (Pushing Daisies).
Here you can find a
compilation of the 2008 post-strike schedulesfor the five major networks. I would highly recommend printing this out since there are major changes across the board.
Two notes:
- This is the updated schedule as of May 6. Be prepared to see more changes and settling in the weeks to come.
- The list consists of premieres and dates for new episodes.
- If a particular time slot/network is not mentioned, either nothing has changed or no specific announcement has been made yet.

MONDAY
8pm:
- Dancing With the Stars, ABC
- My Dad is Better Than Your Dad, NBC
- The Big Bang Theory, CBS
- Bones, FOX (new as of 4/14)
- Gossip Girl, CW (new as of 4/21)
8:30pm:
- How I Met Your Mother, CBS
9pm:
- Two and a Half Men, CBS
- House, FOX (new as of 4/28)
- One Tree Hill, CW (new as of 4/14)
9:30pm:
- Samantha Who?, ABC (new as of 4/7)
- Rules of Engagement, CBS (returns 4/14)
10pm:
- The Bachelor, ABC
- CSI: Miami, CBS
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Friday Ratings: A Lack of Repeats Helps NBC

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Ratings,
Although House was the night’s largest draw, FOX still came in second to NBC.
8pm
- 1 vs. 100 (7.2 million, 1.7/6) was down 700,000 from last week.
- Ghost Whisperer* (6.6 million, 1.7/6) spooked away 700,000.
- Bones* (5.8 million, 1.5/5) unearthed 200,000 more.
- Grey’s Anatomy (4 million, 1.0/3) remained steady.
- About 3.8 million joined Friday Night Smackdown (1.1/3) in the ring.
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Friday Ratings: NBC Wins A Tight Race

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Ratings,
Despite a slate of original programs, NBC barely won the night in viewers. The network also ended up tying CBS in the demos.
8pm
- 1 vs. 100 (7.9 million, 2.0/6 in 18-46) was the evening’s most-watched.
- Ghost Whisperer* (1.8/6) scared up 7.3 million.
- Bones* (5.6 million, 1.5/5) was up by 200,000.
- Friday Night Smackdown (1.4/4) pinned down 4.6 million.
- Grey’s Anatomy (4.1 million, 1.1/4) rose a few notches.
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Friday Ratings: CBS Has Friends In Low Places

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Ratings,
A new Garth Brooks special drew a large crowd to the Eye Network last night. Meanwhile, NBC’s repeat-free Friday was a winner with the demos.
8pm
- 1 vs. 100 (8.8 million, 2.4/7 in 18-49) was the most-watched show of the evening.
- Ghost Whisperer* (7.1 million, 1.8/6) was down 2.8 mill from last week.
- Bones* (1.6/5) unearthed 5.4 million.
Friday Night LightsFriday Night Smackdown (1.4/4) tapped out at 4.9 million.- Grey’s Anatomy* (1.1/4) flatlined with 3.9 million.
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Friday Ratings: Viewers Have Their Eye on CBS

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Ratings,
A night full of repeats helped CBS continue its reign over Friday nights.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (2.7/8 in 18-49) spoke to 9.9 million spirits.
- 1 vs. 100 (1.8/6) took on 7.42 million.
- Bones* (1.5/4) chilled 5.1 million.
- Friday Night Smackdown (1.6/4) wrestled up 4.8 million.
- Grey’s Anatomy* (1.2/4) diagnosed 3.7 million.
9pm
- Moonlight (2.3//7 in 18-49) had an illuminating 8.3 million.
- House* (2.3/6) made calls to 7 million.
- About 5.4 milllion cheered on Friday Night Lights (1.8/5).
- Desperate Housewives* (3.5 million, 1.1/3) was hurting for attention.
10pm
- Numb3rs (2.5/7 in 18-49) rang in 9.7 million.
- Las Vegas (1.9/5) dealt up 6.4 million.
- 20/20 (6.2 million, 1.9/5) remained even with last week.
*denotes repeat
(You can review last Friday’s numbers here.)
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