Friday Ratings: Big Showing for Smallville

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

Fridays might not have been good to Dollhouse or Ugly Betty, but that doesn’t mean the night is like totally bad. Smallville‘s recent two-hour event brought in the program’s best numbers of the season.

8pm

• Ghost Whisperer (2.2/6 in 18-49) pulled in 8.8 million.
• Law & Order: SVU* (1.1/3) cuffed 5.6 million.
• Supernanny (1.5/5) scolded 5.4 million.
• House* (1.3/4) rounded up 3.9 million.
• Smallville (1.2/4) scored 2.8 million.

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This Week on TV (2/8-2/14)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, Cable, CBS, NBC, The CW, 30 Rock, Heroes, Lost, The Office

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

MONDAY (2/8)

• Bank of Hollywood (E!, 8pm):  “Contestants include a daredevil in a wheelchair, an aspiring soap actress and a bodybuilding grandma.” The actress’ Guiding Light severance checks eventually disqualified her from the program.
• Heroes (NBC, 9pm):  “Hiro reviews his past choices and takes action to stop a catastrophe.” If he can make it as far back as Season 2, he might be able to save NBC.
• Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp (VH1, 9pm):  “The Season 7 premiere introduces the new cast members: Sebastian Bach, Bobby Brown, Nicole Eggert, Kevin Federline, Shar Jackson, Jay McCarroll, KayCee Stroh and Tanisha Thomas.” At least one of these celebrities was brought in from Skid Row.

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Thursday Ratings: ABC, CBS Split First Night of Sweeps

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

FOX’s ride to the top ended quickly. When originals returned to ABC and CBS, so did the numbers. Last night, the Alphabet network - with no help from The Deep End - narrowly took first in the demos. Meanwhile, CBS was easily the winner with the viewers.

8pm

• Bones (12.3 million, 3.3/10 in 18-49) did about the same.
• CBS’ Survivor Survivor special (2.4/7) had 8.3 million looking back.
• Community (2.2/7) entertained 5.2 million.
• The Deep End (5.1 million, 1.3/4) plunged by 900,000.
• Parks and Recreation (4.9 million, 2.3/6) hit a season high rating.
• The Vampire Diaries (4 million, 1.8/5) sucked in 200,000 more.

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Wednesday Ratings: Human Falls Short of Target

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Commercials, Ratings

Life pre-Idol never looks quite as good as it does post-Idol. Last night, Human Target took quite a hit in its new 8:00 time slot and tied a repeat of Modern Family in the demos.

8pm

• Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials (2.9/9 in 18-49) had 11.2 million laughing.
• Human Target (7.8 million, 2.4/7) gave up 2.6 million.
• The Middle (2.7/8) scored 7.3 million.
• A Modern Family* repeat (2.4/7) pulled in 6.8 million.
• Mercy (6.3 million, 1.6/5) added on 500,000.
• Life Unexpected* (1.4 million, 0.6/2) slid by 300,000.

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Tuesday Ratings: Lost is Found by Viewers

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Food & Home, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Lost, Ratings

Lost’s 3-hour kickoff might not have done enough to beat the activity over at FOX, but it did do well enough to beat itself. Yesterday’s event showed year-to-year premiere improvement for the first time since Season 2. The series also had its best rating in almost two years.

8pm

• American Idol (8.9/23 in 18-49) raised 300,000 more.
• NCIS (19.1 million, 4.3/11) fell by 1 million.
• The first hour of Lost* (4.1/11) recapped 9.9 million.
• A Biggest Loser* repeat (1.6/4) weighed in with 4.9 million.
• 90210* (0.4/1) kept 873,000 busy.

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Thursday Ratings: Live for the Moment DOA

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

Jeff Probst had to learn a very hard lesson last night: Fans simply don’t like to watch him in shows that aren’t titled Survivor. Last night’s Live for the Moment special got beat by everything in the demos…even repeats. Meanwhile, FOX - just about the only network to air originals - easily won in the viewers and the 18-49s.

8pm

• Bones (12.4, 3.6/11 in 18-49) had the night’s best numbers.
• The Deep End (6 million, 1.7/5) lost 1 million.
• Live for the Moment (1.1/3) scraped up 4.7 million.
• Community* (4.2 million, 1.6/5) turned in 4.2 million.
• Parks and Recreation* (1.6/4) entertained 3.7 million.
• The Vampire Diaries (3.8 million, 1.8/5) was steady.

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Tuesday Ratings: NCIS Closing in on Idol

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Lost, Scrubs, Ratings

Has the mighty started to fall? Or is NCIS just getting better with age? Despite dominating in both the viewers and the demos last night, American Idol saw one of its tightest battles in a long time. The CBS drama - with its 20.1 million viewers -  got as close the reality show as it ever had before.

8pm

• American Idol (24.1 million, 9.0/24 in 18-49) was down 2 million.
• NCIS (4.1/11) brought in 20.1 million.
• The Biggest Loser (9.7 million, 3.8/10) lost 200,000.
• Scrubs (3.3 million, 1.2/3) remained steady.
• Better Off Ted (2.5 million, 10.2) shrunk by 700,000.
• 90210* (960,000, 0.4/1) added on 160,000.

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Monday Ratings: Castle is on a High

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, 24, Heroes, House, Ratings

Do fans need to help “save” Castle anymore? Last night, the ABC program - which faced a CBS repeat - earned series-high numbers. Could this be a one-time thing? Or will the trend continue? The mystery deepens…

8pm

• House (14.2 million, 5.2/13 in 18-49) had the best numbers of the night.
• The Bachelor (11.4 million, 3.9/10) added on 800,000.
• Chuck (6.9 million, 2.5/6) was up by 200,000.
• How I Met Your Mother* (2.1/6) pulled in 6.1 million.
• Accidentally on Purpose* (2.0/5) attracted 5.6 million.
• One Tree Hill (2.2 million, 1.1/3) remained steady.

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Thursday Ratings: Bones Bests CSI, Deep End Sinks

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

Last night’s programming ended with interesting results. Despite non-stop promotions, ABC’s freshman series The Deep End struggled to find an audience with the 18-49s during its hour. Meanwhile, CBS had some good and bad news. On the plus side, repeats of The Big Bang Theory did better than original comedies on NBC. On the negative side, Bones actually beat CSI in the demos.

8pm

• Bones (11.9 million, 3.5/10 in 18-49) had its biggest audience in three years.
• The first episode of The Big Bang Theory (2.1/6) pulled in 6.9 million; a second half hour (2.4/7) rose to 7.5 million
• The Deep End (1.8/5) had 7 million testing out the waters.
• Community (4.7 million, 2.1/6) gave up 700,000.
• Parks and Recreation (4.3 million, 2.0/5) was down 300,000.
• The Vampire Diaries (1.6/4) returned to 3.7 million.

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Wednesday Ratings: Modern Family Remains Strong Against Target

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings

Despite a huge lead-in, Human Target looked vulnerable against non-repeats. The show’s second outing pulled in over 10 million viewers, but placed third in its hour with the demos.

8pm

• American Idol (26.7 million, 9.8/26 in 18-49) was up 300,000 from last week.
• The New Adventures of Old Christine (6.5 million, 1.9/6) added on 200,000.
• Gary Unmarried (6.2 million, 1.9/5) raised 400,000 more.
• Mercy (5.8 million, 1.4/4) was down slightly.
• Modern Family* (1.6/5) kicked off the night with 5.1 million; The Middle* (1.7/4) followed with 4.7 million.
• Life Unexpected* (0.7/2) attracted 1.7 million.

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