This Week on TV (10/19-10/25)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, MTV, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, The Hills

(Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)

MONDAY (10/19)

• How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8pm):  “Barney tries to persuade Robin to become a U.S. citizen.” He’s never had a sex with a freshly-minted citizen.
• Trauma (NBC, 9pm):  “Rabbit has a surprising reaction during a turbulent flight.” Rabbit realized the whole bouncing thing was overrated.
• Two and a Half Men (CBS, 9pm):  “When Alan and Charlie publicly humiliate Jake, he says he no longer wants to live with them.” At this point, he figures he can support himself off his royalty checks.

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Thursday Ratings: 30 Rock Not Solid for NBC

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, 30 Rock, Grey's Anatomy, Survivor, The Office, Ratings

30 Rock has no problems attracting guest stars and earning Emmys—so why does it continue to struggle in the ratings? Last night’s Season 4 premiere found itself down 27% in the demo from this same time last year. It also lost over 20% of The Office‘s viewers.

8pm

• Survivor: Samoa (3.5/10 in 18-49) tested 11.9 million.
• Flashpoint (3.1/9) had 9.1 million guessing.
• Bones (2.6/7) also rounded up 9.1 million.
• Community (5.1 million, 2.0/6) tied Parks and Recreation (4.7 million, 2.0/6) in the demos.
• The Vampire Diaries (1.8/5) roped in 3.9 million.

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Tuesday Ratings: FOX was Hot, NCIS was Hotter

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell's Kitchen, Dancing With The Stars, Ratings

It took a two-hour Hell’s Kitchen finale to finally put a dent into CBS’ strong Tuesday night lineup. The FOX series helped the network win in the demos last night, even though NCIS broke the 20 million mark (again) in viewers yesterday. The reality show also managed to improve 19% from its recent May finale.

8pm

• NCIS (20.4 million, 4.5/12 in 18-49) had the best numbers all around.
• The Biggest Loser (3.4/9) weighed in at 9 million viewers.
• Approximately 8 million watched Dave Levey win the sixth season of Hell’s Kitchen (3.8/10).
• Shark Tank (1.6/4) ate 5.4 million up.
• 90210 (1.1/3) turned in 2.4 million.

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Monday Ratings: CBS Edges Past FOX

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

Even though House was still hot with the 18-49s, it got little help from Lie to Me. FOX came in a close second to CBS last night in the demos while ABC was on top with the viewers.

8pm

• Dancing with the Stars (3.5/9 in 18-49) averaged 16.5 million over two hours.
• House (5.0/13) treated 12.9 million.
• How I Met Your Mother (3.5/9) attracted 8.6 million; Accidentally on Purpose (3.0/7) scored 7.8 million.
• Heroes (2.4/6) pulled in 5.6 million.
• One Tree Hill (1.2/3) rallied 2.6 million.

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Read More | Hollywood Reporter

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Quote of the Day: January Jones on Ashton Kutcher’s Acting Advice

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Cable, Gossip

“The guy I was dating when I first got to L.A. was not supportive of my acting. He was like, I don’t think you’re going to be good at this. So—f**k you! He only has nice things to say now—if anything, I should thank him. Because the minute you tell me I can’t do something, that’s when I’m most motivated.”

-Golden Globe-nominated January Jones (Mad Men) on the advice her previous boyfriend, Ashton Kutcher, once gave her.

Read More | GQ via People

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Casting Corner: Parenthood, Cougar Town, Criminal Minds and More

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, 30 Rock, 24, Grey's Anatomy, Spoilers

Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:

Parenthood: What was once linked to both Maura Tierney and Helen Hunt, now belongs to Lauren Graham. The Gilmore Girls actress has officially been cast as Sarah Braverman in NBC’s Parenthood. Tierney was originally supposed to play the single mother of two teenagers before she was sidelined with breast cancer. A failed deal then kept Hunt from taking over the part.

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TV on DVD: October 13, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, BBC, Cable, CBS, FOX, MTV, Syndication, The CW, DVR

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

• Flashpoint (Season 1)
• Futurama (Complete Collection)
• Girlfriends (Season 7)
• The Haunted Airman (TV Movie)
• The Hunger (Season 2)
• Inspector Lewis (Series 2)
• Jackass: The Lost Tapes
• Legend of the Seeker (Season 1)
• Lovejoy (Season 6, Complete Collection)
• Married with Children (Season 11)
• The Mighty Boosh: Special Edition (Seasons 1-3)
• My Family (Seasons 3 & 4)
• Wycliffe (Series 2)

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

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This Week on TV (10/12-10/18)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, MTV, NBC, 30 Rock, Heroes, Nip/Tuck

(Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)

MONDAY (10/12)

• Heroes (NBC, 8pm):  “Sylar tries to remember who he was in the past.” The creepy killer on a hit show?
• Gone Too Far (MTV, 10pm):  Series premiere. “This documentary series from Adam Goldstein (a.k.a. DJ AM) premieres as he travels to his hometown of Philadelphia to stage a surprise intervention with a 23-year-old heroin addict who won’t go into rehab without a fight.” Finally, something of substance from MTV.
• The Rachel Zoe Project (Bravo, 10pm):  Season finale. “More stress comes in the form of a disenchanted Taylor, who threatens to walk away from Team Zoe for good, triggering a relapse or Rachel’s vertigo.” Employees—you put them on a reality show, and they’re still never satisfied.

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See Paris Hilton Get Supernatural

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, The CW, Gossip, Video

Did you miss Paris Hilton’s appearance on The CW’s Supernatural Thursday night? Watch the clip above for a quick glimpse of the reality TV maven stepping out into a different genre. Maybe you won’t be so upset that you missed it.

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Getting Into Character: Rose McGowan on Nip/Tuck

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, FX, Nip/Tuck, Gossip, Spoilers

Oh my, Katee Sackhoff—how you have changed.

Although the blonde Battlestar Galactica star originated the role of Dr. Teddy Rowe on Nip/Tuck, scheduling conflicts have a resulted in a new actress…and a new hair color.

When the FX program resumes next week, viewers will see Rose McGowan (Charmed) taking over Sackhoff’s anesthesiology duties. The new Teddy Rowe will be around to get Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh) fired up for a handful of episodes.

Season 6 of Nip/Tuck debuts Wednesday, Oct. 14 @ 10:00.

Read More | Just Jared

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