Thursday Ratings: Leno, Vampire Take Hits
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Increased competition resulted in interesting results for yesterday’s programs. For the first time in days, The Jay Leno Show saw numbers under 10 million. Meanwhile, The Vampire Diaries - last Thursday’s record breaker - came packed with a little less bite. At the end of the evening, CBS was on top with the viewers while FOX was first in the demos.
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- The premiere of Survivor: Samoa (11.5 million, 3.5/11 in 18-49) had the smallest audience in Survivor debut history.
- Approximately 11 million watched the debut of Bones (3.0/9).
- SNL Weekend Update Thursday (2.0/7) got 5.7 million warmed up for the night; Parks and Recreation (2.1/6) followed with 5 million.
- The first hour of Grey’s Anatomy* (1.2/4) picked up 4.3 million.
- The Vampire Diaries (3.8 million, 1.6/5) lost 1 million since last Thursday.
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SNL Lines Up Ryan Reynolds, Gerard Butler and Lady Gaga
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Music, NBC, Saturday Night Live,
Megan Fox may be an enticing reason for men to watch Saturday Night Live, but she won’t be the only appealing guest this season.
On October 3, the Green Lantern‘s Ryan Reynolds will visit the NBC program with musical performer Lady Gaga in tow. (Given the late hour, we can only imagine what “Poker Face” star will wear.)
Reynolds’ stint will be followed by an appearance from Kristen Wiig’s Whip It co-star Drew Barrymore on October 10. (Drew will be accompanied by singer Regina Spektor.) Then on October 17, 300 hunk Gerard Butler will take the stage with “She Wolf” Shakira serving as the hip-shaking musical act.
SNL‘s 35th season will kick off with Megan Fox on September 26. U2 will the ones rocking the house on that night.
(To get a look at TV Envy’s 2009 Fall Programming Schedule, click here.)
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No Weekend Update Gig for SNL’s Kristen Wiig
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Rumors,
She may in the middle of filming MacGruber, and her movie Extract may currently be in theaters, but there’s one thing Kristen Wiig won’t be doing: co-anchoring the Weekend Update.
Despite reports that the Emmy-nominated SNL star was to join Seth Meyers on the news desk, sources are now telling Entertainment Weekly that the buzz simply isn’t true. “It’s an Internet-fueled rumor,” the insider claims.
So who will eventually take over Amy Poehler‘s seat? (The Parks and Recreation actress will reclaim her spot in the first few shows of the season.) Since Meyers has managed to fly solo post-Poehler’s exit, it’s quite possible it’ll remain a one-man band.
Saturday Night Live will return on September 26.
(To get a look at TV Envy’s 2009 Fall Programming Schedule, click here.)
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Two New Females to Join SNL Cast
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Renewals,
UPDATE: Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson have both been let go from the show.
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, two of SNL’s strongest female cast members, have moved on to other projects. So who will step into their shoes? Many are anticipating the arrival of two new women on the set, but this is a huge disservice to one who’s been quietly waiting for a chance to step into the spotlight.
Jenny Slate and Nasim Pedrad could be two bright spots in the upcoming 35th season of Saturday Night Live, both coming from comedy backgrounds. But SNL already has a funny female to light skits on fire; Kristen Wiig has been on the show for a few years now, and always manages to score laughs.
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Megan Fox to Host Saturday Night Live?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Gossip, Rumors,
So how do you like your Megan Fox? Do you like her fighting off robots? Killing teenage boys? Or do you like her cracking a joke?
According to Life & Style magazine, the Transformers hottie will be the first host of Saturday Night Live‘s upcoming season. An insider reports that late-night program will give the actress an opportunity to showcase her comedic skills. “She has a lot of surprises in store for the audience,” the source claimed.
What could we possibly expect to see on that September 26th show? A digital short with SNL vet Andy Samberg is rumored to be one of the sketches.
Fox also has another project debuting shortly. Jennifer’s Body, co-starring Amanda Seyfried, opens on September 18.
(To get a look at TV Envy’s 2009 Fall Programming Schedule, click here.)
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2009 Primetime Emmy Nominations
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, TNT-HD, 30 Rock, 24, Entourage, Family Guy, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Lost, Saturday Night Live, The Office,
Bright and early this morning, Chandra Wilson and Jim Parsons announced the nominees for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards.
Just like last year, we saw many first-timers named and a long list of cable acknowledgements (for both pay and basic channels). Thanks to expanded categories, we also saw a number of surprises (Flight of the Conchords, Family Guy) and overdue nominations (How I Met Your Mother, Big Love).
For the second year in a row, Mad Men, with its 16 nominations, topped all drama programs. Meanwhile, 30 Rock broke comedy records with a whopping 22 noms. Overall, HBO was the most-nominated network with 99 mentions while NBC - yes, NBC - came in second.
This year’s ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris on Sept. 20 on CBS.
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Sunday Ratings: Low Turnouts for Housewives, Survivor
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, Ratings,
A little bit of good news and bad news for ABC and CBS last night. Although they both had wins (ABC with the 18-49s; CBS with the viewers), Desperate Housewives and Survivor had their lowest closing demos to date.
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- Survivor: Tocantins (4.2/11 in 18-49) drew in 12.7 million over its first two hours.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2.4/7) rounded up 7.6 million.
- Dateline (1.4/4) turned in 6.6 million.
- The Simpsons* (2.9/8) ended its season with 5.9 million; King of the Hill (2.6/7) scored 5.1 million.
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VIDEO: Justin Timberlake Proves He’s a Motherlover on SNL
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Video,
Could Justin Timberlake be on his way to winning another Emmy?
On last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, the singer-dancer-actor gave his mom one more reason to be proud. Justin, with the help of Andy Samberg, followed up their now classic “Dick in a Box” performance with a song dedicated to all the mothers out there.
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Justin Timberlake to Host Saturday Night Live Again
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live,
SNL may have brought on Abby Elliott and Michaela Watkins this year, but Justin Timberlake seems to be the one getting all the screen time.
Already this season, we’ve seen the performer appear as a backup dancer in Beyonce’s music video. He also cameoed as Andy Samberg’s boyfriend in a skit about comic strip character Cathy. Now Timberlake will be taking over the show. Again.
Later next month, Justin will be hitting the Saturday Night Live stage as the show’s guest host. That’s a gig he’s already done twice before. Since that May 9 show will also feature Ciara, I’m guessing Justin will be singing as well on “Love Sex Magic.”
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SNL Video: Zac Efron on Life After High School Musical
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Video,
Want to know why Zac Efron is taking a break from musicals? Because he’s experienced a cold dose of reality.
On last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, Troy Bolton told East High’s current senior class what life is really like post-graduation. Apparently the ability to break into song is not a useful social skill.
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