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Thursday Ratings: Fringe Hangs by a Thread

Just because FOX benefitted from the World Series doesn’t mean its programs did. Last night’s return of Fringe hit a series low in the demos. Meanwhile, the other networks resumed their old ways. ABC placed first yesterday with the 18-49s while CBS was on top with the viewers.

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Thursday Ratings: 30 Rock Not Solid for NBC

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.

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TV on DVD: October 6, 2009

Bones Season 4 DVDHere are some of the options available this Tuesday.

  • Ally McBeal (Season 1, Complete Series)
  • Blood Ties (Season 2)
  • Bones (Season 4)
  • A Charlie Brown Christmas  **Blu-ray**
  • The F Word (Series 3)
  • Get Smart (Season 4)
  • The Hills (Season 5, Part 1)
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas  **Blu-ray**
  • Ken Burns: The National Parks - America’s Best Idea
  • Lark Rise to Candleford (Season 1)
  • Man v. Food (Season 1)
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Season 5)

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Thursday Ratings: Bright Future for FlashForward

A mysterious new program (FlashForward), a tragic storyline (Grey’s Anatomy) and a slumping series (CSI) combined to give ABC wins in both the viewers and demos this Thursday.

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Thursday Ratings: Leno, Vampire Take Hits

Increased competition resulted in interesting results for yesterday’s programs. For the first time in days, The Jay Leno Show saw numbers under 10 million. Meanwhile, The Vampire Diaries - last Thursday’s record breaker - came packed with a little less bite. At the end of the evening, CBS was on top with the viewers while FOX was first in the demos.

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  • The premiere of Survivor: Samoa (11.5 million, 3.5/11 in 18-49) had the smallest audience in Survivor debut history.
  • Approximately 11 million watched the debut of Bones (3.0/9).
  • SNL Weekend Update Thursday (2.0/7) got 5.7 million warmed up for the night; Parks and Recreation (2.1/6) followed with 5 million.
  • The first hour of Grey’s Anatomy* (1.2/4) picked up 4.3 million.
  • The Vampire Diaries (3.8 million, 1.6/5) lost 1 million since last Thursday.

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Casting Corner: Bones, Dollhouse and More

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

Bones: (500) Days of Summer star Zooey Deschanel is in talks to join her real-life sister, Emily, on the Fox series. If the stars can be aligned, exec producer Hart Hanson says Zooey may visit as Brennan’s cousin in a Christmas episode.

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2009 Fall Television Schedule

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It’s time to forget everything you remembered about last year’s fall schedule and start anew. CW will get the new season kicked off in just two weeks and there a lot of programming changes in store.

Used to watching your @ 10:00? Too bad. Jay Leno’s got that time slot locked up for quite some time. Are your Tuesday nights devoted to ? Well, FOX is hoping you’ll check out the competition on So You Think You Can Dance. Like catching up with on NBC Mondays? Start looking for Patricia Arquette on CBS Fridays.

Hopefully our detailed guide can assist you in the weeks to come.  We have compiled information from the five major networks and included the days, times and premiere dates for this season’s programs.

(NOTE: This schedule has been updated as of November 4. Don’t be surprised to see changes in the weeks to come.)

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Monday Ratings: ABC Wilts Next to CBS Repeats

Reality hit ABC’s reality programs yesterday evening. Without the help of Dancing with the Stars, The Bachelorette was just another dating show. CBS’ repeat-filled lineup was actually the victor in both the viewers and the demos last night.

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FOX Reveals Fall Schedule

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With the spring season winding down, the fall season is already waiting to heat up this November. FOX has unveiled their upcoming schedule, so you can anticipate all through the long weeks of summer reality shows.

FOX staples like House, So You think You Can Dance and Bones will all retain their usual weekday time slots, with Fringe and Lie To Me both getting the renewal nod. The musical comedy will appear on Wednesday, right after the Dance results show.

Friday will be a night of new programming for some viewers, as FOX has shifted their much-moved ‘Til Death into this space with two newbies. Brothers will premiere at the top of the 8 o’clock hour, with Dollhouse rounding out the latter half of the 8-10 block.

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (5/18)

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Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come. Several shockers in this edition!!

RENEWALS

  • Better Off Ted (ABC) - Season 2
  • Bones (FOX) - Seasons 5 & 6
  • Castle (ABC) - Season 2
  • Chuck (NBC) - Season 3
  • Cold Case (CBS) - Season 7
  • Criss Angel: Mindfreak (A&E) - Season 5
  • Dog the Bounty Hunter (A&E) - Season 7
  • Dollhouse (FOX) - Season 2

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