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Friday Ratings: Smallville Shows Strength

Every once in a while a move to Fridays isn’t such a bad thing. Although some shows have been known to fade away, CW’s Smallville actually hit a season high with the 18-49s this weekend. That performance, of course, didn’t keep CBS from winning in both the viewers and the demos.

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  • (8.3 million, 2.0/7 in 18-49) was down by 200,000.
  • (7 million, 1.4/5) also fell by 200,000.
  • (4.8 million, 1.3/4) added on 100,000.
  • A 2-hour * repeat (3.8 million, 1.2/4) did better than last week’s programming.
  • (2.6 million, 1.2/4) picked up 100,000.

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Monday Ratings: CBS Edges Past FOX

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.

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Monday Ratings: Trauma Needs Assistance

NBC needs some help, stat! Yesterday’s series premiere of Trauma did nothing for the Peacock network’s health on Mondays. The medical drama pulled in numbers smaller than last fall’s stinker, My Own Worst Enemy. By night’s end, ABC was on top with the viewers while FOX was 1st in the demos.

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Monday Ratings: FOX is Back in the House

All hands were on deck last night for the official Monday of the fall season. When the dust settled, House and Big Bang improved; Dancing with the Stars and Two and a Half Men fell; meanwhile, Jay Leno and Heroes sunk. (To see last September’s numbers, click here.)

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  • Although it had the night’s largest audience, (17.5 million, 4.1/10 in 18-49) was down 3.6 million from last fall.
  • (16.5 million, 6.5/16) improved by 1.8 million from its last Tuesday premiere.
  • (9.2 million, 3.5/9) was off 500,000; (3.2/8) opened to 9 million.
  • (6 million, 2.7/7) plunged 3.7 million from one year ago.
  • (2.5 million, 1.2/3) did about the same as last week.

 

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This Week on TV (9/21-9/27)

Dancing with the Stars' Cheryl Burke and Tom DeLay

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

MONDAY (9/21)
Season premieres: Accidentally on Purpose, The Big Bang Theory, Castle, CSI: Miami, Dancing with the Stars, Heroes, House, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men

  • House (FOX, 8pm):  “Season 6 begins with House as a detoxing patient at a mental hospital. He concocts an escape plan aided by his roommate and a visitor named Lydia (Franka Potente).” Run House Run!
  • How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8pm):  “The friends discover that Robin and Barney are secretly a couple.” He couldn’t stop talking aboot the girl he hooked up with last night.
  • Dancing with the Stars 9 (ABC, 8pm):  The opener begins with 16 celebrities including Lindsay Lohan’s ex (Aaron Carter), Shannen Doherty’s ex (Ashley Hamilton) and the ex-House Majority Leader (Tom DeLay). At least one of these guys has been disgraced.

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Hugh Laurie Considers Quitting House

Posted by Kathleen Kane Categories: Drama, Prime Time, FOX, House, Gossip, Rumors

Hugh Laurie talks about possibly quitting House

Star of the hit medical drama House, British actor Hugh Laurie claims that he has developed health issues from the fake limp he portrays on the show.

“The show might last through to series seven, eight or nine but I don’t know if I will because I’m starting to lose my knees. It’s a lot of hip work. There are things going badly wrong. I need to do yoga.”

The knees aren’t the only problems he has with filming the show.

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Casting Corner: Drop Dead Diva, Big Love and More


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

Drop Dead Diva: Paula Abdul will soon be featured in two programs about divas. On September 17, the former Idol judge will host VH1 Divas highlighting Kelly Clarkson, Leona Lewis, Miley Cyrus and Jordin Sparks. Then just three days later, she will have a guest appearance on Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva. Paula will play an actual judge - albeit a sexy one - in a dream sequence.

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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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TV on DVD: August 25, 2009

House Season 5 DVDHere are some of the options available this Tuesday.

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood (Season 4)
  • Battles B.C. (Season 1)
  • Booker (Complete Series)
  • Californication (Season 2)
  • Gangland (Season 4)
  • Here’s Lucy (Season 1)
  • House (Season 5)
  • How Bruce Lee Changed the World
  • How the Earth was Made (Complete Series)
  • Lie to Me (Season 1)
  • Life (Season 2)

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Casting Corner: FlashForward, The Tudors and More

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

FlashForward: It was recently announced that Dominic Monaghan would be joining another Lost vet, Sonya Walger (a.k.a. Penny Widmore), on the new ABC series. In the program, everyone in the world experiences a 2 minute, 17 second blackout. During that time, they see a glimpse of their future. Meanwhile, Gabrielle Union (Ugly Betty) has also been added to the long list of actors. Other cast members include Joseph Fiennes, John Cho, and Courtney B. Vance.

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