Tuesday Ratings: Noteworthy Numbers for Historic Evening
Although CW decided to broadcast new episodes of 90210 and Privileged last night, we’re going to ignore that network for just this week.
While it would be hard for anyone to deny the significance of last night’s presidential election, how many people were actually tuned in? Here’s some of the highlights from yesterday’s political coverage:
- Approximately 71.5 million watched the events unfold over 14 different networks. That’s a 16% increase from 2000’s contest between George Bush and Al Gore (61.6 million) and a 21% increase over 2004’s battle between Bush and Kerry (59.2 million).
- Of the 71.5 million, 38.13 million saw Barack Obama become the President-elect via the four major networks.
- ABC‘s 13.1 million viewers bested the competition Monday. (That was the Alphabet network’s first win since 1996.) NBC had been holding the title since the 2000 election.
- CNN‘s 12.3 million actually beat CBS and NBC for 2nd place. That was the cable channel’s largest audience in its 28-year-history. That number almost doubled what the network saw in 2004.
(You can review last Tuesday’s ratings here.)
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Will Mad Men’s Jon Hamm Appear on 30 Rock?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Prime Time, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Rumors, Video,
Of all the cameos announced recently for 30 Rock (Jennifer Aniston, Oprah, Salma Hayek), I find this piece of news to be the most exciting.
Days after his hilarious performance on Saturday Night Live, it’s being reported that Jon Hamm may be loosening up his tie for the NBC comedy. According to Entertainment Weekly, the Mad Men star might set aside the suit to play Liz Lemon’s neighbor…and potential love interest.
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Two Heroes Producers Shown the Door
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, NBC, Heroes, News,
Operation “Stop the Bleeding” has just been put into effect at NBC.
After weeks of disappointing ratings, the network has chosen to make some changes on the Heroes set. Late this weekend, the show’s co-executive producers were given the boot.
According to Variety, Jesse Alexander and Jeph Loeb’s firings were a result of bad numbers all around. In addition to the show’s disappointing Monday results, production continuously exceeds the $4 million weekly budget.
This news comes on the heels of other programming decisions recently made by the Peacock network. Just last week, NBC altered its Wednesday and Friday lineups.
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Video of John McCain’s Saturday Night Live Sketches
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Video,
Last night, John McCain - with the help of his wife - hit Saturday Night Live and left no comedic stone unturned.
In the senator’s first sketch, he and Tina Fey gave their version of the Barack Obama infomercial. Acknowledging they did not have the Democratic dollars, McCain and “Palin” aired their spot on QVC. During their promo, they addressed the cost of Sarah’s expensive wardrobe and the caliber of their Hollywood supporters (Jon Voight, Heidi Montag). The Alaska governor also momentarily went rogue and talked about her 2012 run.
In the Republican nominee’s second sketch (which can be seen after the jump), he brought up the most overused word of 2008: Maverick.
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John McCain to Visit Saturday Night Live
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Video,
With less than 96 hours to go until Election Day, John McCain is prepared to take advantage of any press option available. And while he may lack the millions of dollars needed to buy several 30-minute infomercials, there is something he can always do for free: a Saturday Night Live appearance.
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NBC Shuffles Programming Schedule
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, NBC, News,
Realizing the network has not been receiving the kind of attention it would like, NBC has already decided to change up its fall programming schedule. Starting next month, Wednesday nights will start to look a bit more like a page from CBS.
Although the show has already seen time slots on Mondays and Fridays, Life is now being given a third chance on hump days this season. As of November 5th, the sophomore series will be sandwiched in between airings of Knight Rider and the original Law & Order. This scheduling adjustment will give then NBC its very own crime-related evening.
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Learn How to Pick Up Women from Mad Men’s Don Draper
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Late Night, Prime Time, Cable, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Video,
In the event you’re not a follower of AMC’s Mad Men (there are many of you out there), you can still benefit from Don Draper’s personal selling techniques.
In this sketch from yesterday’s Saturday Night Live, actor Jon Hamm shows us why the ladies are so drawn to his character.
Busy Weekend Ahead for SNL
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live,
Even though there are no more debates left to mock, Saturday Night Live has still managed to stack this weekend’s show. And surprisingly, the news is not entirely about politics.
Since Josh Brolin was announced as the October 18 host, it’s been assumed that the actor would do a small screen version of his work on W. But in a recent interview with People magazine, the No Country for Old Men star joked (?) that viewers might be seeing more than one George Bush that night.
“Expect a lot of fun and some surprising moments. There’s a good chance that W. [himself] may appear in a skit. You’ll have to watch to find out.”
And while a real-life POTUS appearance is anybody’s guess, we do know one politician who will be appearing this Saturday: Sarah Palin. Although she was reportedly scheduled for an October 25 visit, the McCain-Palin camp has confirmed the
publicity stunt
campaign stop will happen tomorrow.
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Saturday Night Live’s Final Presidential Debate
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Prime Time, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Video,
Now that the debates are over—will there be anything else to look forward to on Saturday Night Live? No matter the answer, we’ll at least still have these internet clips to keep us warm.
In this video from Thursday’s special, Chris Parnell - who made a guest appearance last week as Tom Brokaw - steps in as moderator Bob Schieffer.
Preview Nicole Richie’s Guest Stint on Chuck
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Prime Time, NBC, Video,
She may be a new mom, but she still knows how to get dirty.
On next week’s Chuck, Nicole Richie shows us that she’s come a long way since her bleach pouring days on The Simple Life. In the episode, Nicole plays Heather Chandler (Heathers, anyone?) a former high school rival of Sarah’s.
Unfortunately for Walker, the CIA agent is forced to attend a conveniently-timed high school reunion to deal with a person who just happens to be married to Richie. She is also forced to deal with the awkward memories she tried so hard to leave behind.
You can see several of the upcoming scenes - including one where Paris Hilton’s former/current BFF kicks ass - after the jump.
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