Complete Guide to Thanksgiving Day TV

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Prime Time, Specials, ABC, Cable, CBS, NBC

Your belly’s full, you’ve got the day off work and all you want to do is sit. If you’re doing it anyway, you might as well be in front of the TV, right? A lot of networks are nodding to the holiday - so give thanks for having plenty of options for your viewing pleasure this year.

Decide what you’ll tune into with your complete guide to Thanksgiving Day TV, to be revealed after the jump.

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Sunday Ratings: AMAs Strike a Chord for ABC

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, CBS, FOX, NBC, Amazing Race, The, Family Guy, Ratings

Wins for Michael Jackson, a fall from Jennifer Lopez and a kiss from Adam Lambert combined for one of the best-rated AMAs in some time. The 2009 event had its largest audience in seven years and its highest demo in five.

8pm

• The Sunday Night Football game (15.1 million, 5.6/14 in 18-49) was still the most-watched program of he night.
• The 2009 American Music Awards (5.5/14) got 14.2 million talking around the water cooler.
• The Amazing Race (11.7 million, 3.5/8) was on par with last week.
• The Simpsons (7 million, 3.3/8) lost 2 million; The Cleveland Show (6.5 million, 3.3/8) was off by 500,000.

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AMAs: East Coast vs. West Coast Experience

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Award Shows, Music, Prime Time, Specials, ABC, Video

If you live on the West Coast, you missed seeing J-Lo stumble on stage…not to mention a few other things. Because of the time difference, a few changes could be implemented for the AMAs as seen in California, a distinctly more polished version than the broadcast spied in the East.

Some of the saltier moments could certainly stand the editing which followed for PST viewers, but Jennifer Lopez getting tripped up? Why should such a moment be hidden from a portion of the watching audience? Well, the answer seems simple enough - to make J-Lo look good. According to ABC, “We did not expect the impromptu moment in question,” well, I should say so. “Execs and producers felt it was respectful to Ms. Lopez to edit the mishap for later time zones.”

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Friday Ratings: ABC Has Animated Evening

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Medium, Ratings

Would ABC be smart to air cartoons every Friday night? The weekend’s broadcast of Shrek the Third helped give the network a rare tie in the 18-49s. CBS, though, was still a solo winner with the viewers.

8pm

• Ghost Whisperer (8.4 million, 2.0/7 in 18-49) raised another 400,000.
• Law & Order (7.5 million, 1.5/5) remained steady.
• Shrek the Third (1.9/6) attracted 6.3 million to ABC.
• House* (3.3 million, 1.0/4) fell by 200,000.
• Smallville (2.5 million, 1.1/4) also lost 200,000.

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This Week on TV (11/23-11/29)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, NBC, Dancing With The Stars, Nip/Tuck, Survivor

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

MONDAY (11/23)

• Little People, Big World (TLC, 8pm):  “Molly fails a Spanish test and decides to stop speaking English until she masters the foreign language.” And you didn’t think anybody learned anything on this channel.
• Two and a Half Men (CBS, 9pm):  “Charlie’s male ego is bruised when he learns that he hasn’t been satisfying Chelsea.” Well, it has been a long time since he was a Hot Shot.
• Jon & Kate Plus 8 (TLC, 10pm):  “Jon and Kate reflect on changes in their lives and the ups and downs over the years in the series finale.” Just so I’m clear—would Jon’s weight be considered an up or a down?

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Tuesday Ratings: Heather Hardly Helps Melrose

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings

Didn’t know Heather Locklear was moving back to Melrose Place? Apparently you weren’t the only who missed that invite. Locklear’s return to the famous address hardly raised an eyebrow last night. The CW program still pulled in under a 1.0 in the rating and trailed behind its lead-in.

8pm

• NCIS (20.2 million, 4.1/11 in 18-49) remained steady.
• V (9.3 million, 3.1/8) let another 1.4 million escape.
• The Biggest Loser (9.4 million, 3.7/10) lost 300,000.
• NBC’s Merry Madagascar (2.9/8) entertained 5 million.
• So You Think You Can Dance (6 million, 2.4/7) raised 200,000.
• 90210 (2.1 million, 1.1/3) did the same as last week.

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This Week on TV (11/16-11/22)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, MTV, Showtime, The CW, General Hospital, Medium, The Hills

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

MONDAY (11/16)

• How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8pm):  “Barney and Robin break up, and Barney gets serious about dating again by consulting his playbook containing all of his greatest techniques.” If Brett Favre can come out of semi-retirement, so can Barney Stinson.
• Castle (ABC, 9pm):  “The investigation into an ADA’s murder is threatened by Castle’s eagerness to help a call girl involved in the case.” Every John started as someone who simply wanted to help.
• Cake Boss (TLC, 10pm):  “Buddy constructs a cage-fighting cake.” The final creation involved blood, sweat and tears.

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Wednesday Ratings: Taylor Swift Takes Down CBS

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings

Up until last night, Modern Family had been ABC’s bright spot in the demos—that is, until Taylor Swift came along. Yesterday’s broadcast of the CMA Awards - plus Swift’s win for Entertainer of the Year - helped the network pull off wins in both the viewers and the demos this Wednesday.

8pm

• Approximately 16.8 million tuned into the 43rd Annual CMA Awards (5.2/14 in 18-49).
• The New Adventures of Old Christine (7.6 million, 2.2/6) picked up 600,000; Gary Unmarried (7.7 million, 2.5/6) hit a season high demo.
• Mercy (6.8 million, 1.8/5) went up by 200,000.
• So You Think You Can Dance (2.1/6) attracted 5.5 million.
• America’s Next Top Model (3.2 million, 15/4) fell by 800,000.

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Tuesday Ratings: V Comes Back to Earth

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings

The novelty of aliens on Earth was bound to wear off sometime soon. After a spectacular debut just seven days ago, V fell 27% in the prime demos. Although that’s the largest Week 2 drop for any scripted show this season, the resulting number should still be pleasing to ABC.

8pm

• NCIS (20.1 million, 4.4/12 in 18-49) picked up 700,000.
• V (10.7 million, 3.8/10) lost 3.2 million.
• The Biggest Loser (9.7 million, 3.8/10) gained 700,000.
• So You Think You Can Dance (5.8 million, 2.3/6) slipped by 300,000.
• 90210 (2.1 million, 1.2/3) matched its season demo high.

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Family Guy’s Not So Live Comedy Show on FOX

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Specials, FOX, Family Guy, Ratings, Video

Going sans Simpsons for the night, FOX gave their entire Sunday night line-up to Seth MacFarlane, creator and main voice talent of Family Guy. Two brand-new episodes of the series, a fresh installment of the spin-off and a half-hour special featuring the man himself took up every last moment of the prime time bloc.

Could this be the dawn of a new, MacFarlane-driven era on FOX? Will Family Guy programming, and related shows, soon take up all of Sunday night?

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