Sunday Ratings: Fresh Start for Chuck?

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Desperate Housewives, Ratings

Although it came narrowly close to meeting NBC’s chopping block, Chuck lived to tell another day. Was the publicity responsible for the show’s ratings boost last night? Or will the show fall back into old habits once it settles in on Mondays?

8pm

• Approximately 15 million watched The Simpsons’ 450th episode (6.8 rating in 18-49) after the football overrun.
• The Simpsons: 20th Anniversary Special (5.6 rating) had nearly 13 million reminiscing.
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (3.2/8) got 10.6 million all choked up.
• NCIS: LA* (1.0/3) dialed in 7 million.
• Dateline (1.5/4) reported to 6.3 million.

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (1/11)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, Cable, FOX, NBC, Cancellations, Renewals

Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:

RENEWALS

• Alex’s Day Off (Food) - Season 2
• The Boondocks (TBA) - Season 3
• Flipping Out (Bravo) - Season 4
• Glee (FOX) - Season 2
• The Rachel Zoe Project (Bravo) - Season 3
• The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo) - Season 3

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TV on DVD: January 12, 2010

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, BBC, Bravo, CBS, FOX, HBO, NBC, ER, DVD

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.

• 10 Things I Have About You (Season 1)
• Becker (Season 3)
• By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
• ER (Season 12)
• Fame (Season 2)
• Jon & Kate Plus Eight (Season 5)
• Kathy Griffin: She’ll Cut a Bitch
• Make It or Break It (Extended Edition) (Season 1)
• The New Adventure of Black Beauty (Season 1)
• Robin Hood (Season 3)
• Route 66 (Season 3)
• The Simpsons (Season 20)
• Top Gear (Seasons 11 & 12)
• Transformers (25th Anniversary Edition) (Season 2, Vol. 2)
• Tyler Perry’s House of Payne (Volume 5)

Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.

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TV Talk: Jason Alexander Joins Jenny Craig, Law & Order Eyes Los Angeles

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, FOX, NBC, Showtime, Commercials, Heroes, Lost, Prison Break, Gossip, News, Rumors

-Seinfeld‘s Jason Alexander has signed up to be the new face of Jenny Craig. I’m not sure I want to see a bathing suit commercial in his future.

-Oscar nominee Laura Linney will star in The Big C, a new series for Showtime. In case your mind went elsewhere, that “C” stands for “cancer.”

-Former Nightline anchor Ted Koppel could be returning to his old network. ABC is reportedly hoping he’ll replace GMA‘s George Stephanopoulos on This Week.

-Is there another Law & Order franchise on the horizon? NBC is currently entertaining a Los Angeles-based version of the show.

-The numbers may be lousy, but someone’s still watching Heroes. The NBC series was the most-pirated program last year. Lost was second while Prison Break came in third.

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Wednesday Ratings: CBS was the People’s Choice

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings

Despite strong performances from (most of) ABC’s comedies and SVU, viewers made CBS their choice last night. Yesterday’s People’s Choice Awards broadcast earned its best demos and viewers since 2007.

8pm

• A new edition of I Get That a Lot (2.9/8 in 18-49) brought in 8.5 million for CBS.
• An early edition of The Middle (2.2/6) raised 7.5 million; the comedy’s second half hour (8.2 million, 2.7/7) hit season highs.
• Mercy (7.3 million, 1.7/5) sunk to a demo low.
• A Glee* repeat (1.3/4) had 3.4 million singing.
• One Tree Hill* (0.4/1) dialed up 895,000.

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Will the White House Interfere with Lost’s Premiere?

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Lost, Video

UPDATE: It appears the White House will stay clear of February 2nd.

Note to all you Lost fans out there: If those folks inside the White House don’t play nicely, we may be forced to wait for our Season 6 premiere.

Although the networks have managed to plan out their schedules (for the most part) months in advance, organizers in D.C. have a bit more difficulty getting things pinned down. As of today, President Obama’s administration has slated either January 26 or February 2 as the day for Obama’s first State of the Union speech. Should they choose to go with the latter date, we probably won’t be going back to the island until February 9.

Are you as irked as a I am? If so, feel free to join the masses by tweeting with the hashtag #NoStateofUnionFeb2. In the meantime, get a recap of the first five seasons in approximately 8 minutes.

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Tuesday Ratings: Hefty Numbers for Biggest Loser

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Scrubs, Ratings

Despite the return of NCIS and NCIS: LA, NBC - with help from The Biggest Loser: Couples - managed to outweigh CBS in the demos last night. The Eye network nearly doubled its nearest competitor in viewers though.

8pm

• NCIS (21.4 million, 4.4/12 in 18-49) scored its second biggest audience to date.
• The Biggest Loser: Couples (11.7 million, 4.6/12) had its best premiere demo in history.
• FOX’s coverage of The Orange Bowl (3.5/9) rallied 10.3 million sports fans.
• Scrubs (1.5/4) scraped up 3.9 million.
• Better Off Ted (1.3/3) turned in 3 million.
• 90210* (0.4/1) coughed up 900,000.

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How Beautiful: YouTube Breathes New Life into Canceled Series

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Drama, Prime Time, The CW, Gossip, Internet, Ratings, Video

The CW’s new fall season looked very promising - at first. After some seriously low ratings, the network decided to make a few big changes. People were fired, shows were cut and The Beautiful Life was changed for ever. The series was cut after only two episodes aired. Ouch. Thanks to YouTube, Life goes on.

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Monday Ratings: Bowl’s a Fiesta for Fox

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Heroes, Ratings

A two-hour debut of The Bachelor and a two-hour return of Heroes couldn’t compete against college football action. Last night’s broadcast of the Fiesta Bowl gave FOX wins in both the viewers and the demos.

8pm

• Approximately 12.8 million watched Boise State beat TCU in the Fiesta Bowl (4.2/11 in 18-49).
• The Bachelor (9.5 million, 3.3/8) had its largest premiere since April 2007.
• How I Met Your Mother* (2.3/6) entertained 7 million.
• Accidentally on Purpose* (2.1/5) turned in 6.7 millon.
• Heroes (4.9 million, 2.2/5) matched an all-time low.
• One Tree Hill* (0.4/1) delivered 1.2 million.

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TV on DVD: January 5, 2010

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, BBC, Cable, CBS, HBO, NBC, PBS, DVD

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.

• American Experience: The 1930s
• Battlestar Galactica (Season 1)  **Blu-ray**
• Big Love (Season 3)
• Chuck (Season 2)
• The Circuit (TV Movie)
• Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus (Story 5)
• Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma (Story 137)
• The Good Witch (TV Movie)
• Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (Complete Series)
• The Philanthropist (Complete Series)
• Super Friends (Season 1, Vol. 1)

Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.

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