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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This Week on TV (4/13-4/19)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, MTV, NBC, The CW, 24, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Prison Break, The Office

(You can view TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule here.)

MONDAY 4/13)

• Chuck (NBC, 8pm):  “When Chuck’s father is abducted by Fulcrum forces, Chuck attempts to rescue him by putting his faith in a most unlikely person—his double-crossing ex-girlfriend, Jill (Jordana Brewster).” Well, she is fast and furious.
• Dhani Tackles the Globe (Travel, 9pm):  “Dhani visits Spain’s Basque region to learn about jai alai, a fast-paced ball game that’s been called “ballet with bullets.” That’s one performance of The Nutcracker I would probably sit out.
• Roommates (ABC Family, 9pm):  “Hope’s father makes a surprise visit and tells her to come home because he’s unhappy with her job situation.” Doesn’t he, like, understand how hard it is out there? He’s so lame.
• 24 (FOX, 9pm):  “Jack’s daughter returns.” Because the worst day in Daddy’s life just wouldn’t be the same without her.

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Thursday Ratings: CBS and NBC Tie Post-Premieres

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey's Anatomy, Survivor, The Office, Ratings

Depending on how you spin the numbers, the evening either belonged to NBC, CBS or both. The premiere of Southland won the 10:00 battle against Harper’s Island in the demos, but lost in the viewers. NBC tied CBS in the demos, but the Eye network won overall with the viewers. (Maybe we’ll just have to recalculate when ABC isn’t in repeats.)

8pm

• Survivor: Tocantins (11.3 million, 3.5/11 in 18-49) was up 100,000.
• Bones (8.9 million, 2.5/8) was down 100,000.
• A special episode of The Office (3.3/11) attracted 7.2 million; Parks and Recreation (3.0/9) debuted to 6.8 million.
• In the Motherhood (4.6 million, 1.3/4) lost 400,000; Samantha Who? (4.9 million, 1.4/4) did about the same.
• Smallville* (2 million, 0.7/2) fell by 1.8 million.

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Wednesday Ratings: The Unusuals Does the Usual

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, American Idol, Lost, Scrubs, Ratings

Despite a flurry of promotion for the new series, ABC’s The Unusuals did what most shows do in that time slot: not much of anything. The premiere lost 18% of its lead-in’s audience and made it that much easier for FOX to dominate.

8pm

• Lie to Me (8.4 million, 2.5/8 in 18-49) fell by 600,000.
• The New Adventures of Old Christine (7.3 million, 2.1/7) and Gary Unmarried (7.3 million, 2.2/7) finished with similar numbers.
Law & Order* (5.4 million, 1.2/4) did 300,000 better than the Criminal Intent version.
• Scrubs (4.7 million, 1.8/6) lost 300,00; Better Off Ted (4.2 million, 1.7/5) dropped 500,000.
• America’s Next Top Model (3.7 million, 1.7/5) was down by 200,000.

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Kanye West Admits to Being a ‘Gay Fish’ on South Park

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Cable, Video

UPDATE: You can read Kanye’s response to the episode here.

Hate being the only one who doesn’t get the joke? So does Kanye West.

On last night’s episode of South Park (which can be seen in its entirety here), the rapper is the only person in the country doesn’t understand the laugher Cartman and Jimmy created. (Q: “Do you like fishsticks?” A: “What are you - a gay fish?”)

Believing the joke is on him, an embarrassed West eventually resorts to murder before finally making peace with the marine life.

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ABC Makes Room for Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC

Months after pulling Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money off the air, ABC has had a change of heart. Kind of.

Even though it looked like fans would have to wait for the eventual DVDs to view unaired episodes, the network has chosen to broadcast the remaining hours. Unfortunately, all three shows will be placed on the week’s most undesirable night: Saturday. But hey - at least we’ll have something to watch on our weekends now, right?

Get your Tivos ready by the end of May. Pushing Daisies will run May 30 - June 13, Eli Stone will follow from June 20 - July 11 and Dirty Sexy Money will close shop between July 18 - August 8. The trio will all air @ 10:00.

(To get a look at TV Envy’s Programming Schedule, click here.)

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Tuesday Ratings: Solid Return for Fringe

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, Ratings

Okay - so Fringe might have had a little help from Adam Lambert. But FOX would have won anyway right? Despite its long absence, the freshman series returned last night to stronger numbers than when it left.

8pm

• American Idol (22 million, 7.8/21 in 18-49) was out of tune by 1.4 million.
• NCIS (17.6 million, 3.6/10) grew by 800,000.
• The Biggest Loser: Couples (8 million, 3.1/8) lost 800,000.
• It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1.3/3) rounded up 4.6 million.
• Reaper (2.3 million, 0.9/2) did about the same.

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What are President Obama’s Favorite Shows?

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Cable, HBO, Entourage, Gossip

Could President Obama’s secret love of HBO have anything to do with the channel’s inaugural coverage?

Thanks to his highly-publicized selections before the NCAA tournament, the country already knows that our POTUS likes to watch a little basketball. But what other programs does he like to follow when he has some free time?

Although he referenced Simon Cowell during his recent appearance on Jay Leno, American Idol apparently doesn’t rank at the top of Obama’s must watch list. According to Politico, the President has a preference for two shows coincidentally on the same pay channel.

“We would talk about Entourage all the time,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs revealed. “I remember one time I e-mailed him because [a] call was scheduled for the last 15 minutes of Entourage and I said, ‘Just be late and we can just watch Entourage and still get on and do the call,’” Gibbs added. (On a side note: Jeremy Piven’s character is based on Ari Emanuel, the Chief of Staff’s real-life brother.)

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Monday Ratings: Suburbia Survives the Evening

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, 24, Dancing With The Stars, Heroes, House, Medium, Ratings

Yesterday’s premiere of Surviving Suburbia did well despite NCAA competition. The program had the best numbers for a comedy debut since the opener of Samantha Who? in October 2007. (A Dancing with the Stars lead-in being the common denominator.)

8pm

• Dancing with the Stars (19.6 million, 4.5/11 in 18-49) was down by 600,000.
• Approximately 13 million watched the shocker on House (5.0/13).
• The Big Bang Theory* (8.9 million, 3.2/9) gave up 900,000; How I Met Your Mother* (8.5 million, 3.3/9) lost 700,000.
• Chuck (6 million, 2.1/6) picked up 400,000.
• Gossip Girl* (1.1 million, 0.5/1) shrunk by 1.4 million.

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Sunday Ratings: Music Awards Has CBS Singing

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Apprentice, The - Donald, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings

Either country music is in its prime, or viewers weren’t interested in a Housewives repeat. Whatever the reason, the ACMAs were hot last night. Yesterday’s broadcast had its best demos since 2005 and its largest audience in 11 years.

8pm

• The Academy of Country Music Awards (3.8/10 in 18-49) drew in 14.8 million for CBS.
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition* (7.1 million, 2.2/6) was down 3.7 million from last week.
• The Simpsons (6.4 million, 3.1/9) lost 200,000; Family Guy* (2.8/7) turned in 5.8 million.
• Kings (3.6 million, 1.1/3) gave up another 800,000.
• CW’s airing of Rocky III (0.4/1) had 1.1 million cheering.

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