Thursday Ratings: Viewers Fascinated by Barbara Walters
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Despite the predictable names on the already-disclosed list, Barbara Walters’ annual special pulled in nice numbers this Thursday night. The highly-promoted lovefest helped ABC win the demos while CBS was on top with the viewers.
8pm
- Survivor: Gabon (4.0/11 in 18-49) got 12.8 million caught up in the game.
- Ugly Betty (2.6/7) entertained 8.5 million.
- My Name is Earl (6.1 million, 2.5/7) was down 10%; Kath & Kim (4.9 million, 2.2/6) was off by 11%.
- Kitchen Nightmares* (1.5/4) cooked up 3.7 million.
- Smallville* (0.8/2) turned in 2.3 million.
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Thursday Ratings: Grey’s Anatomy Has Best Night in Weeks
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Despite little assistance from it’s lead-in, Grey’s Anatomy saw its best numbers since the season premiere. Unfortunately, the series couldn’t keep CBS from taking its fourth Thursday in a row.
8pm
- Survivor: Gabon (12.6 million, 4.0/11 in 18-49) dimmed by 400,000.
- Ugly Betty (8.3 million, 2.5/7) plunged by 900,000.
- My Name is Earl (6.8 million, 2.6/7) lost 200,000; Kath & Kim (5.5 million, 2.3/6) picked up 400,000.
- Kitchen Nightmares (2.0/5) served up 4.7 million.
- Smallville (4.8 million, 1.9/5) added on 400,000.
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Thursday Ratings: ER Fans Welcome Back Mark Greene
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Viewers in the mood to reminisce returned to ER last night. The appearance of Anthony Edwards gave a nice boost to the closing series - and network - yesterday. Unfortunately, the ratings bump wasn’t enough to overtake CBS in either the viewers or demos this Thursday.
8pm
- Survivor: Gabon (13 million, 4.1/11 in 18-49) added on 800,000.
- Ugly Betty (9.2 million, 2.8/7) picked up another 200,000.
- My Name is Earl (7 million, 2.8/8) improved by 400,000; Kath & Kim (5.1 million, 2.1/5) fell by a 1/2 million.
- A Kitchen Nightmares block (4.8 million, 2.2/6) was even with last week.
- Smallville (4.4 million, 1.7/4) lost 400,000.
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Thursday Ratings: CBS Takes Another One
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Improved numbers for the network’s lineup - including an impressive demo performance from Grey’s - just wasn’t enough for ABC. For the fifth straight time, CBS was Thursday’s highest-rated network.
8pm
- Survivor: Gabon (12.2 million, 3.8/10 in 18-49) sent 900,000 home.
- Ugly Betty (9 million, 2.7/7) drew in another 400,000.
- My Name is Earl (6.6 million, 2.6/7) added on 400,000 more; Kath & Kim (5.6 million, 2.4/6) was up a notch.
- Smallville (4.8 million, 2.0/5) hit a season high.
- A Kitchen Nightmares block (2.1/5) averaged 4.6 million.
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Thursday Ratings: 30 Rock Gets Post-Palin Bump
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Politics has been kind to ratings-starved shows lately. On Wednesday, Pushing Daisies received a nice bump thanks to Obama’s primetime ad. Now 30 Rock has Tina Fey’s recent popularity to thank. Last night, the NBC comedy saw its highest numbers ever. But a minor ratings boost wasn’t enough to help NBC. By night’s end, CBS was still on top in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- Survivor: Gabon (13.1 million, 4.1/12 in 18-49) was off by 300,000.
- Ugly Betty (8.6 million, 2.5/7) was down a notch.
- My Name is Earl (6.2 million, 2.4/7) did about the same; Kath & Kim (5.5 million, 2.3/6) picked up 500,000.
- Smallville (4.2 million, 1.7/5) remained steady.
- A Kitchen Nightmares* repeat (1.5/4) served 3.6 million.
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Thursday Ratings: CSI Outscores Baseball
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Apparently a World Series just isn’t a World Series if the two teams aren’t names people care about. Although the numbers weren’t horrible, the ratings for Game 2 fell behind several Thursday programs. By night’s end, CBS was on top again in both categories.
8pm
- Survivor: Gabon (13.4 million, 4.4/12 in 18-49) picked up 500,000.
- Approximately 12.8 million watched Game 2 of the World Series (8.1/13).
- Lindsay Lohan helped Ugly Betty (8.7 million, 2.8/8) round up 500,000 more.
- My Name is Earl (6.3 million, 2.4/7) was down 200,000; Kath & Kim (5 million, 2.2/6) fell by 1 million.
- Smallville (4.2 million, 1.7/5) was up slightly.
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Thursday Ratings: Life on Mars Goes from Best to Third
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Despite having the best debut for any new drama last week, ABC saw no Life on Mars yesterday. The freshman series dropped 27% in the demos and placed third in its hour. Meanwhile, Eleventh Hour actually showed improvement and helped CBS maintain its dominance over Thursdays.
8pm
- Survivor: Gabon (12.9 million, 4.2/2 in 18-49) had 400,000 torches snuffed.
- Ugly Betty (8.2 million, 2.6/8) downsized by 300,000.
- My Name is Earl (6.5 million, 2.6/8) slipped by 600,000; Kath & Kim (6 million, 2.5/7) shrunk by 1.5 million.
- Smallville (4.1 million, 1.7/5) did the same as before.
- Hole in the Wall (1.4/4) returned to 3.6 million.
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TV on DVD: October 14, 2008
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Music, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, PBS, The CW, WB, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (Season 2)
- Back to You (Season 1)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Season 8)
- Kyo Kara Maoh! (Season 2, Vol. 8)
- Liberty’s Kids (Complete Series)
- Lil’ Bush: Resident of United States (Season 2)
- Nash Bridges (Season 1)
- The Partridge Family (Season 3)
- Rules of Engagement (Season 2)
- The Sarah Silverman Program (Season 2, Vol. 1)
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Thursday Ratings: ABC Sees Life on Mars
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Despite lower numbers for Grey’s and Ugly Betty, Life on Mars’ premiere saw nice numbers yesterday. Meanwhile, CBS - with the help of CSI - scored wins with both the viewers and demos last night.
8pm
- Survivor: Gabon (13.3 million, 4.3/12 in 18-49) had a 500,000 bump.
- Ugly Betty (8.5 million, 2.6/7) was down slightly.
- My Name is Earl (7.1 million, 2.7/8) was up a notch; Kath & Kim‘s debut (3.2/9) pulled in 7.5 million.
- Approximately 6.5 million watched the Phillies beat the Dodgers during Game 1 of the NLCS (2.1/5) on FOX.
- Smallville (4.1 million, 1.6/4) did about the same.
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This Week on TV (10/6-10/12)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, HBO, MTV, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Degrassi, Entourage, Prison Break,
(You can view TV Envy’s Fall Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (10/6)
- Two and a Half Men (CBS, 9pm): “Alan tries dating two women at the same time.” I remember when Ducky was pining over just Molly Ringwald. He’s all growns up now.
- Prison Break (FOX, 9pm): “Sara learns something disturbing about Michael.” She realizes that if it weren’t for his steely gaze and tattoos, Michael would just be your average white guy.
- I Want to Work for Diddy (VH1, 9pm): Series finale. “The final contestants train with Marcus Buckingham and are interviewed by Diddy.” If they mistakenly admit their loyalty for McCain, Diddy will retreat back under the covers.
- Exiled (MTV, 10:30pm): “A hip hop star’s daughter is sent to the island nation Vanuatu to live in a bug-filled jungle in the shadow of an active volcano.” Had she wasted her youth watching Survivor: Vanuatu, she would have been prepared.
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