Sunday Ratings: Theater Awards Don’t Translate to TV
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Prime Time, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Saturday Night Live, Ratings,
Although Tony Awards telecasts have never been ratings goldmines, last night’s event had to compete with golf and basketball. Yesterday’s contest between the Celtics and the Lakers gave ABC another win in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- NBC‘s coverage of the U.S. Open (3.9/13 in-18-49) attracted 13.8 million golf fans.
- Jimmy Kimmel‘s special (8.2 million, 3.2/11) did 800,000 better than last Sunday; the NBA pre-game show (9.8 million, 4.0/12) grew by 1.9 million.
- Approximately 6.2 million theater lovers watched the 2008 Tony Awards (1.1/3).
- The Simpsons* (3.7 million, 1.8/6) was down by 400,000; King of the Hill* (3.6 million, 1.7/5) slipped by 300,000.
- Everybody Hates Chris* (1.1 million, 0.4/1) and Aliens in America* (1.1 million, 0.4/1) turned out similar numbers.
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TV on DVD: May 13, 2008
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Late Night, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, American Idol, Saturday Night Live, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- American Idol: Season 6 Finale
- Backyardigans: High Flying Adventures
- The Chase (Season 1)
- Drawn Together (Uncensored) (Season 3)
- Lovejoy (Season 3)
- The Magnificent Seven (Complete Series)
- Mission Impossible (Season 4)
- A Raisin in the Sun
- The Rat Patrol (Complete Series)
- Saturday Night Live (Limited Edition) (Season 3)
- Shin Chan (Season 1, Part 1)
- Stargate Infinity (Complete Series)
- Two and a Half Men (Season 3)
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Tuesday Ratings: Gordon Ramsay Raises Hell
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, Saturday Night Live, Ratings,
The normally successful FOX saw a particularly nice turnout for Hell’s Kitchen last night. The reality show matched a season high with its demos yesterday.
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- Approximately 24.2 million watched Neil Diamond night on American Idol (8.7/24 in 18-49).
- NCIS (14.6 million, 3.0/8) rounded up another 500,000.
- According to Jim (1.3/3) and Most Outrageous Moments (1.2/3) both averaged 4.1 million.
- Beauty and the Geek (1.6 million, 0.8/2) remained steady with its last performance.
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Tuesday Ratings: NBC Falls Behind
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Music, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell’s Kitchen, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, Saturday Night Live, Ratings,
NBC suffered last night without its reality hit, The Biggest Loser. The network - which came in second last week - dropped to fourth in total viewers this time around.
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- Approximately 24 million listened in on American Idol‘s Andrew Lloyd Webber night (8.8/24 in 18-49).
- NCIS (14.1 million, 2.9/8) dipped by 800,000.
- Both According to Jim (1.4/4) and Most Outrageous Moments (1.3/4) brought in 4.2 million viewers.
- Beauty and the Geek (1.6 million, 0.7/2) scraped up another 100,000.
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Project Runway Meets Ugly Betty
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, ABC, Gossip,
It seems Christian Siriano‘s 15 minutes are nowhere close to being up.
In the past few weeks, the Project Runway winner has had a date with Posh Spice, been mocked on Saturday Night Live and created a dress for singer Kimberley Locke to wear on American Idol. Now Siriano will be moving on to the next phase of his career: acting.
Come May sweeps, the designer will be appearing on the second best show suited for him. He and Elle fashion director Nina Garcia will be stopping by the offices of Mode on Ugly Betty. Coincidentally, Siriano’s idol (Victoria Beckham) has also guested on the series.
No word yet as to what role Christian’s role on the comedy will be, but I’m hoping that it will somehow involve him brushing Wilhelmina off. Better yet - maybe he should compete with Marc to be Amanda’s bestest friend. Ooh….the possibilities!
TV Guide
Mariah Carey to Make Several Idol Appearances
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip,
Mariah Carey, Mariah Carey. Everywhere I turn - there’s Mariah Carey. Must be album promotion time!
Although the singer just recently wrapped an appearance on Saturday Night Live, her work on TV is far from over. It’s now being reported that Carey will make three separate visits to American Idol.
In addition to the Idol Gives Back special, Mariah will guest as one of the upcoming mentors. She will then follow that up with her own turn on the reality show’s stage.
Look for the self-described prude to make her first Idol entrance on April 9th.
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Jonah Hill’s Intimate Moment with Andy Samberg’s Dad
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Video,
If you didn’t catch last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, you missed a very uncomfortable scene with guest star Jonah Hill (Superbad) and Andy Samberg’s ‘father’.
This clip definitely rivals anything we’ve seen between Jimmy Kimmel and Ben Affleck.
Saturday Night Live Replaces Janet Jackson with Mariah Carey
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Music, NBC, Saturday Night Live, News,
An untimely illness has forced Janet Jackson to cancel an upcoming appearance on this weekend’s Saturday Night Live. (It was reported that the singer made a trip to the emergency room earlier this week due to a case of the flu.)
Luckily for Lorne Michaels, the show was able to able to book someone with an equally high profile: Mariah Carey.
The gig is actually a win-win situation for the two parties. Not only does the diva have an upcoming album to promote (E=MC2 comes out on April 15), the program has been trying to get the artist back on their stage for over 10 years.
TMZ
Amy Poehler’s Fierce Impression of Christian Siriano
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Video,
In case you didn’t catch Saturday Night Live this past weekend, here was the best part of what was yet another unevenly funny program.
In addition to Amy Poehler’s imitation of Project Runway winner Christian Siriano, we get cameos from ‘Tim Gunn’ and ‘Heidi Klum’.
(UPDATE: Real-life Christian apparently enjoyed the skit as well.)
TV on DVD: March 4, 2008
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Late Night, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, MTV, NBC, Saturday Night Live,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- Archie’s Funhouse (Complete Series)
- Ben 10 (Season 3)
- Blood+ (Part One)
- Blood+ (Vol. 1)
- Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks (Episode 104)
- Doctor Who: Planet of Evil (Episode 81)
- Flight 29 Down (Season 2)
- Flight 29 Down: Hotel Tango (Series Finale)
- Frontline: The Medicated Child
- How Clean is Your House (Seasons 1 and 2)
- Human Giant (Season 1)
- The Love Boat (Season 1, Vol. 1)
- Magnum P.I. (Season 8)
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