Tuesday Ratings: Larger Audience for Second Debate
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, House, Ratings,
While it didn’t draw Palin/Biden-sized numbers, last night’s Presidential debate did improve over the first. In total, approximately 63.2 million watched the town hall event. That’s up 21% from Debate #1 (which drew 52.4 million). Of all the networks, ABC attracted the most viewers for its political coverage.
8pm
- NCIS (15.7 million, 3.6/10 in 18-49) was down 1.8 million.
- Approximately 13.4 million watched saw Rocco DiSpirito saved on Dancing with the Stars (3.2/9).
- The Biggest Loser: Families (7.5 million, 3.0/8) was up a notch.
- A House* repeat (2.6/7) pulled in 6.3 million.
- 90210 (3.1 million, 1.6/4) did about the same.
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Obama and Biden React to SNL Impersonations
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Video,
So we already know how the McCain camp feels about Saturday Night Live‘s Palin sketches. (Answer: “Sexist.”) We also know what the vice-presidential candidate thought about Tina Fey’s work. (She claimed the first parody was “hilarious,” though she only watched it with the volume off.) But what do the Democrats think of their impersonations?
In a joint interview with Entertainment Tonight, Barack Obama and Joe Biden (alongside their wives) react to the SNL sketches. While they don’t specifically address the content of the spoofs, they do seem to take it all in stride.
Friday Ratings: Debate Fails to Meet Expectations
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Although there was high interest in Friday night’s debate, the numbers were lower than expected. The political event - still the most-watched program of the night - drew a smaller crowd than the Kerry/Bush meeting in 2004.
8pm
- A repeat of The Mentalist* (7.8 million, 1.9/6 in 18-49) topped the first-run programs in its hour.
- 20/20 (6.6 million, 1.7/6) picked up 900,000 since last week.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (5.1 million, 1.4/5) slipped by 800,000.
- America’s Toughest Jobs (4.6 million, 1.3/5) added on 1.3 million.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.2 million, 1.4/5) was down 200,000.
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This Week on TV (9/28-9/21)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, NBC, Amazing Race, The, Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, ER, Family Guy, Grey’s Anatomy, Heroes, My Name Is Earl, Survivor, The Office,
(You can view TV Envy’s Fall Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (9/22)
Season premieres: The Big Bang Theory, Boston Legal, CSI: Miami, Dancing with the Stars, Heroes, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Worst Week
- Dancing with the Stars (ABC, 8pm): Special two-hour premiere. “The season begins with 13 new celebrities.” Any time a reference is made about Kim Kardashian’s butt or cut foot, take a drink.
- Two and a Half Men (CBS, 9pm): “Charlie runs into an ex-girlfriend whose son bears a striking resemblance to him.” As if Charlie Sheen really needed to get involved in another custody issue.
- Heroes (NBC, 9pm): Special two-hour premiere. “Suresh makes an important breakthrough.” It’s taken him two seasons to realize how boring his character is.
- Worst Week (CBS, 9:30pm): Series premiere. “Disaster-prone Sam Briggs, and his girlfriend, Melanie, visit her parents – who don’t like Sam – to tell them that they are engaged and expecting a child.” It’s always good to get the disappointing news out all at once.
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Saturday Night Live Makes Room for Barack Obama and Tina Fey
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live, News, Rumors, Video,
UPDATE: In light of Hurricane Ike, Obama has decided to cancel this appearance.
Let the political season officially begin.
Although it’s still unclear who Saturday Night Live will choose for their key political roles, we now know which candidate will be stopping by Rockefeller Plaza first: Barack Obama.
It’s just been announced that the Democratic presidential candidate will be appearing on the show’s 34th season premiere. Obama will just one of the high-profile guests this weekend. Olympic phenom Michael Phelps is also scheduled to host.
This will not be Barack’s first visit to the NBC studio. He last participated in a Halloween sketch back in November 2007. I wouldn’t be surprised to see John McCain in the upcoming weeks as well. The Republican nominee has made several cameos on the program already. (You can see one of those clips after the jump.)
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McCain Also Caught Talking About Lipstick on Pigs
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Daytime, Talk Shows, ABC, Syndication, Gossip, Video,
Haven’t heard the latest controversy about pigs wearing lipstick? Well, then you haven’t been watching the news.
Today, Barack Obama is being fired upon from John McCain’s camp about comments he made during a speech yesterday. When talking about his opponent’s plan for change, the Democratic candidate chose to use this colorful analogy: “You can put lipstick on a pig, it’s still a pig.”
And while that phrase has been used many times before, McCain supporters felt Barack’s “sexist” comment was aimed directly toward Sarah Palin (the “Pitbull with Lipstick”). Unfortunately, the Republicans also failed to realize that their own candidate had used that same analogy about a certain female contender last year.
In today’s episode of The View, the ladies of the table talked about the two different soundbites. (You can watch both of them here.) If you listen closely, you might also hear Elisabeth Hasselbeck defend Barack Obama…
Let the Arguments Begin: Debate Schedule Released
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Specials, CBS, PBS, Features,
Both sides have met, looked over their schedules, and finally come to a conclusion. That’s right, America’s two greatest political parties have at long last worked together to reach a decision: after weeks and weeks, they’ve finally agreed to a schedule for the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates.
The interrogation begins in September. The 26th of the month, to be precise, the first Presidential debate will take place in Oxford, Mississippi at the University of Mississippi. You can view the arguments on PBS, as the event will be moderated by Jim Lehrer (The NewsHour). The time is scheduled for talk on foreign policy and national security, i.e. the war in Iraq.
October 2 will see the Vice Presidential debates, which I fully expect will score record ratings this year. This takes place in St. Louis, Missouri at Washington University and can also be viewed on PBS. The moderator is Gwen Ifill, also of The NewsHour.
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Thursday Ratings: CBS Splits Evening with FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, Ratings,
Last night, Big Brother showed surprising strength given its age. (Then again, the fall season really hasn’t kicked in.) The reality show coupled with the always reliable CSI gave CBS a win with the viewers. Meanwhile, a new episode of The Moment of Truth helped FOX with the demos.
8pm
- Big Brother 10 (2.6/8 in 18-49) gathered 7.71 million.
- The Moment of Truth (2.1/6) averaged 5.7 million over two hours.
- Ugly Betty* (1.6/5) rounded up 5.2 million.
- NBC‘s preseason football game (1.3/4) tackled 4.4 million.
- Smallville* (0.8/3) registered 2.4 million.
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The Election’s Not Over
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Reality, Specials, Gossip,
After months of hard-core coverage, tons of big banner headlines and more primary elections than you can shake a stick at, suddenly the election news is quiet. Now that all the little battles are over (McCain vs. the world, Obama vs. Clinton, etc.), there is only one last war to wage.
And yet…no one seems to care.
The news has slowed almost to a trickle and the television coverage is slim at best. But there’s a whole lot more to do before the country takes to the polls on November 4, 2008. Namely, aren’t there supposed to be some Presidential debates coming up?
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Are You Ready for a Presidential Rumble?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Prime Time, Cable, Gossip,
All eyes are turning toward Pennsylvania, where a highly important primary war will soon be waged. Pundits expect the race to determine the outcome of the Democratic nomination…but the pundits have said that about many, many primaries during the current race to the White House. Before you Pennsylvanians cast your votes, let’s see how the Presidential hopefuls handle themselves in a wrestling ring.
The three contenders will appear tonight on the USA network for Monday Night Raw, each with taped messages for wrestling fans at large - and Pennsylvania voters in particular. “Tonight, in honor of the WWE, you can call me Hillrod,” Senator Hillary Clinton will say in her message. “This election is starting to feel a lot like ‘King of the Ring.’ The only difference? The last man standing may just be a woman.”
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