Sunday Ratings: Obama Still a Big Draw
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings,
Nearly two weeks after the election, President-elect Barack Obama is still drawing record numbers. Last night’s interview on 60 Minutes attracted approximately 24.5 million, the show’s best numbers in 9 years. This performance helped CBS win the night with the viewers, though it wasn’t enough to take the demos from NBC.
8pm
- Sunday Night Football (6.5/14 in 18-49) averaged about 17 million.
- The Amazing Race (12.3 million, 3.4/8) was off by 1.8 million.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (10.2 million, 3.4/8) lost 700,000.
- The Simpsons (8.5 million, 3.9/9) picked up 300,000; King of the Hill (7 million, 3.2/7) added on 200,000 more.
- Valentine (600,000, 0.2/0) was on par with last week.
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Sunday Ratings: Hot Night for Football
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings,
All the action yesterday was found on the gridiron. A contest between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles helped NBC win the night in the demos. Meanwhile, an earlier game on CBS put the Eye network on top with the viewers.
8pm
- Sunday Night Football (15.8 million, 6.0/13 in 18-49) got 1.6 million more cheering.
- The Amazing Race (14.1 million, 3.6/9) got a nice boost from a football game overrun.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (10.9 million, 3.5/8) was down 800,000.
- The Simpsons (8.2 million, 3.9/10) was off by 4.3 million; King of the Hill (6.8 million, 3.3/8) fell by 1.8 million.
- Valentine* (600,000, 0.2/0) lost 200,000.
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Sunday Ratings: Treehouse of Horror Has Monster-Sized Numbers
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings,
Even though the show celebrated Halloween two days late, The Simpsons’ annual “Treehouse of Horror” special was still timely with the viewers. Last night’s animated event gave the series its best performance in the demos in nearly five years. That result, in turn, gave the network a Sunday win in the demos. Meanwhile, the Patriots/Colts football game put NBC on top with the viewers.
8pm
- Approximately 14.2 million saw the Indianapolis Colts beat the New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football (5.3/12 in 18-49).
- The Simpsons (6.2/15) delivered 12.5 million.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (11.7 million, 3.8/9) was off by 500,000.
- The Amazing Race (9.8 million, 2.8/7) did about the same.
- King of the Hill (4.3/10) registered 8.6 million.
- Valentine (800,000, 0.2/1) fell by 46,000.
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Sunday Ratings: No Strikeout for FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Everybody Hates Chris, The Office, Ratings,
It looks like the fourth time was still a charm for FOX. Although it was down 28% from 2007’s numbers, yesterday’s game between the Phillies and the Rays was the best of the series so far. Despite competition from ABC, Game 4 of the World Series gave its network wins in both categories last night.
8pm
- Approximately 15.5 million watched the Philadelphia Phillies take Game 4 of the World Series (5.1 in 18-49).
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (12.2 million, 3.9/10) nailed down another 1.4 million.
- The Amazing Race (9.7 million, 2.9/7) had 1.5 million less.
- NBC‘s broadcast of The 40-Year-Old Virgin attracted 4.3 million (1.9/5).
- Valentine (846,000, 0.3/1) actually did about 96,000 better than last week.
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Casting Corner: Chuck, Brothers & Sisters, Old Christine and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, NBC, The CW, Heroes, Gossip,
Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:
Chuck: If you’ve been desperately waiting for another Charlie sighting on Lost, this might be your next best alternative. On February 2nd, Dominic Monaghan will appear on Chuck as a…British rock star. Like any other person who happens to visit the Buy More, Dominic’s character will somehow become involved in one of Bartowski’s missions. The episode, which will air partly in 3-D, comes one day after the Super Bowl on NBC.
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Sunday Ratings: FOX Animation Has Strong Return
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings,
After a week off for the NLCS, FOX’s comedy lineup returned to nice numbers. Last night’s episodes of King of the Hill and Family Guy even hit season highs. Regardless, the network did not do enough to overtake its competitors. CBS wound up winning the night with the viewers while tying ABC in the demos.
8pm
- A football overrun helped The Amazing Race (11.2 million, 3.0/7 in 18-49) pick up 2 million.
- Extreme Makeover Home Edition (10.8 million, 3.6/9) lost 500,000.
- Sunday Night Football (3.2/8) was down 3 million.
- The Simpsons (3.8/10) returned to 8.1 million; King of the Hill (7.3 million, 3.5/8) did 700,000 better than before.
- Valentine (600,000, 0.2/1) sunk by 400,000.
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Sunday Ratings: Sports Night on FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, Desperate Housewives, Ratings,
Last night, FOX greatly benefited from the Arizona Cardinals/Dallas Cowboys OT period. That matchup, combined with Game 3 of the NLCS, gave the network wins with the viewers and the demos yesterday.
8pm
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (11.3 million, 3.7/9 in 18-49) sawed off 400,000.
- NBC’s Sunday Night Football (11.2 million, 4.5/11) was down 1.6 million.
- The Amazing Race (9.2 million, 2.8/7) left 4.2 million behind.
- Approximately 8.6 million saw the Dodgers take a game of the NLCS (2.6/7).
- Valentine (1 million, 0.4/1) did the same as last week.
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Sunday Ratings: No Improvement from CW’s Lineup
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings,
Last night, the CW got some good news and bad news. The bad news? Despite renting out its Sunday time slots to Media Rights Capital, the network saw no improvement in ratings. The good news? It really didn’t do much worse than before. By night’s end, CBS was a winner with the viewers while ABC wound up tied with NBC in the demos.
8pm
- Approximately 13.6 million journeyed along with the The Amazing Race (3.7/9 in 18-49)
- Sunday Night Football (12.8 million, 4.8/11) had 2.6 million less fans.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (11.7 million, 3.8/10) was on par with last week.
- The Simpsons (7.4 million, 3.6/10) shrunk by 1.9 million; King of the Hill (6.6 million, 3.3/8) slid by 400,000.
- Valentine‘s premiere (0.4/1) roped in 1.1 million.
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Casting Corner: How I Met Your Mother, Greek, Brothers & Sisters and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Cable, CBS, Grey’s Anatomy, News, Rumors,
Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:
iCarly: American Idol finalist David Archuleta will be targeting the teen demos when he makes a stop on Nickelodeon. In the appearance, which will be taped this Thursday, the singer will play…himself. But there will be a twist. Instead of being known for his FOX show, Archuleta will be a contestant on a program called “America Sings.” This guest stint not-so-coincidentally comes around the time David’s first album drops. His self-titled debut hits stores on November 11.)
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Sunday Ratings: Desperate Housewives Has Welcome Return
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, America’s Next Top Model, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings,
Despite being down approximately 5% since last year, the retooled Desperate Housewives was easily last night’s best draw. Unfortunately, the show couldn’t fight off the Bears and Eagles alone. NBC - with the help of Sunday Night Football - was once again tops in both categories last night.
8pm
- Approximately 15.4 million (6.3/15 in 18-49) saw the Chicago Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (3.7/9) had 11.9 million feeling emotional.
- The Amazing Race (3.1/8) took 10.3 million along on the first leg of its race.
- The Simpsons (9.3 million, 4.4/12) was down 6% from last year; King of the Hill (7 million, 3.3/8) fell 13%.
- Privileged* (1.2 million, 0.6/1) did about the same.
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