Deal or Deal Has Its First Millionaire
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Games, Prime Time, NBC, News, Video,
After nearly three years, the wait is almost over. According to Howie Mandel, Deal or No Deal will have its first millionaire very soon.
The surprise announcement was made during Thursday night’s finale of Last Comic Standing. (You can see that clip after the jump.) Since the date of the milestone wasn’t revealed, it’s not known how many suitcases aided the winner in their mission. In the program’s ‘Million Dollar Mission’ - which will be implemented again next season - an additional case worth $1 million will be added to the mix after each failed attempt.
Find out which overly-excited contestant finally wins when Deal or No Deal returns on Monday, August 25.
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Hosting Quintet for 60th Annual Primetime Emmys
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, CBS, FOX, NBC, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, Survivor, News,
If you hated 2007’s Emmy Awards coverage, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news? The theater-in-the-round crap will be gone. (At least, I hope.) The bad news? Ryan Seacrest will once again be hosting. Though, in this case, he’ll be getting a little bit of help.
Instead of burdening one person with the ringleader task, the ceremony’s producers will be doling out the responsibility to five this time around. After all - who better to host a broadcast than the nominees for Outstanding Reality Host?
For the 60th Annual Primetime Emmys, those up for this year’s new category - Tom Bergeron (Dancing with the Stars), Heidi Klum (Project Runway), Howie Mandel (Deal or No Deal), Jeff Probst (Survivor) and Ryan Seacrest (American Idol) - will coincidentally be representing five different networks. Could this mean a much wider audience for ABC? They better hope so. Otherwise, one of them could be eliminated…
This fall’s telecast will be broadcast from Los Angeles on September 21.
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Wednesday Ratings: A Nice Debut for Baby Borrowers
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
Last night, the debut of The Baby Borrowers delivered some nice numbers for its network. Unfortunately, NBC was not able to get in front of FOX in either the viewers or the demos.
8pm
- So You Think You Can Dance (8.1 million, 3.0/10 in 18-49) stumbled by 600,000.
- Deal or No Deal (6.6 million, 1.6/6) took a 1.6 million hit.
- The Price is Right* (5.9 million, 1.4/5) was up slightly.
- Wife Swap* (4.5 million, 1.7/6) remained even with last week.
- America’s Next Top Model* (1.1 million, 0.4/2) slipped by 200,000.
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Wednesday Ratings: FOX Bounces Back with SYTYCD
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
FOX quickly recovered from Tuesday night’s loss and nabbed another win for its reality programming. So You Think You Can Dance put the network on top in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- So You Think You Can Dance (8.7 million, 3.2/10 in 18-49) was up slightly from last week.
- Deal or No Deal (8.2 million, 2.1/7) was down 300,000.
- The Price is Right* (5.7 million, 1.2/4) shrunk by 400,000.
- Wife Swap* (4.5 million, 1.7/6) had a 500,000 improvement.
- America’s Next Top Model* (1.3 million, 0.5/2) picked up another 100,000.
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Tuesday Ratings: America’s Got Talent Does Well for NBC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Food & Home, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell’s Kitchen, Ratings,
Despite the disappointments delivered by reality fare this summer (and the presence of basketball game last night), NBC managed to have a great evening with the debut of America’s Got Talent. The show helped the Peacock Network nab a win in the viewers while ABC had a hold on the demos.
8pm
- Deal or No Deal (2.1/7 in 18-49) kicked off NBC’s night with 8.7 million.
- Jimmy Kimmel (2.6/9) warmed up 7.6 million basketball fans; the NBA pre-game show (3.3/10) drew in 8.5 million.
- The Moment of Truth (5.8 million, 2.4/8) was down 200,000.
- AFI’s 10 Top 10 (1.3/4) had 5.5 million movie lovers reminiscing.
- Beauty and the Geek* (0.5/2) trailed behind with 1.2 million.
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Wednesday Ratings: Celebrity Circus Lacks Dazzle
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
Even though it fared better than the quickly-cancelled Secret Talents of the Stars, Celebrity Circus didn’t do anything to brag about. NBC’s latest reality offering was outdone by a repeat during its hour. By night’s end, FOX was the winner in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- So You Think You Can Dance (8.8 million, 3.4/11 in 18-49) had the night’s best demos.
- Deal or No Deal (8.5 million, 2.1/7) was a close second in its hour.
- The Price is Right (1.2/4) dialed up 6.1 million.
- Wife Swap* (1.4/5) turned in 4 million.
- America’s Next Top Model* (0.5/2) trailed behind with 1.2 million.
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Thursday Ratings: ABC Finales End on High Note
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
Even though Ugly Betty and Grey’s Anatomy have seen better scores for their finales (this year was their lowest ever), both shows got their best post-strike numbers. Grey’s even turned out the highest 18-49 performance for any scripted drama in nearly three months.
8pm
- A 90-minute Deal or No Deal (10.3 million, 2.5/8 in 18-49) was the winner of its hour.
- So You Think You Can Dance? (3.4/10 in 18-49) debuted to 8.6 million.
- Approximately 8.8 million saw Lindsay Lohan torment Ugly Betty (2.8/9).
- The Big Bang Theory* (1.2/4) pulled in 4.3 million for its special Thursday airing; How I Met Your Mother* (4.5 million, 1.5/5) did slightly better.
- Smallville* (2.2 million, 0.7/2) was down 1.6 million from last week.
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Wednesday Ratings: Another Win for Fox
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, Ratings,
All eyes were on American Idol‘s elimination show last night. Curiosity once again helped the program win back viewers lost in recent weeks.
8pm
- The Price is Right (7.3 million, 1.4/4 in 18-49) narrowly won its hour.
- Deal or No Deal (7.1 million, 1.8/5) was down a notch.
- ’‘Til Death (5.9 million, 2.2/7) and Back to You (6.9 million, 2.5/7) both did about the same.
- Wife Swap (6.4 million, 2.5/7) slipped by 600,000.
- Approximately 4.6 million saw Whitney Thompson crowned America’s Next Top Model (2.3/7).
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Wednesday Ratings: FOX Produces Another Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, Ratings,
Yesterday was basically a repeat of last week’s numbers. CBS placed behind FOX in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- The Price is Right (7.6 million, 1.8/5 in 18-49) grew by 300,000.
- Deal of No Deal (7.2 million, 1.9/5) dipped by 700,000.
- Wife Swap (7 million, 2.5/8) picked up another 1 million.
- ’‘Til Death (6 million, 1.9/6) had a 500,000 upswing; Back to You (6.9 million, 2.0/6) remained about the same.
- America’s Next Top Model (4 million, 2.0/6) sent 200,000 packing.
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Monday Ratings: ABC, CBS and FOX Divide the Night
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, House, Medium, The Bachelor, Ratings,
Thanks a dip in House‘s numbers, CBS was able to match FOX in the demos. Meanwhile, ABC was again the most-viewed network on Monday night.
8pm
- Dancing with the Stars (17.9 million, 4.2/12 in 18-49) remained fairly even with last week.
- Deal or No Deal (8.4 million, 2.3/6) had a 1.5 million decrease.
- How I Met Your Mother (8.3 million, 3.5/10) saw 500,000 tune out.
- Bones (8.1 million, 2.7/8) was down by 1.8 million.
- The Big Bang Theory (7.6 million, 2.8/9) was off by 600,000.
- Gossip Girl (2.1 million, 1.0/3) kissed 400,000 goodbye.
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