Friday Ratings: Ex List is No Moonlight

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Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, Ratings

Last Friday, number crunchers had their eyes on two events: the debut of The Ex List and the departure of Friday Night Smackdown. Unfortunately for CBS and CW, the news wasn’t good. Despite CBS’ win in both the demos and viewers, Moonlight started and ended better than Ex‘s premiere. Meanwhile, CW’s comedic lineup only did 1/2 as well as the network’s old wrestling staple.

8pm

• Ghost Whisperer (9.3 million. 2.4/6 in 18-49) rounded up 7% more than last year.
• Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (5.8 million, 1.3/5) added on 700,000.
• Wife Swap’s new time slot only drew in 3.8 million (1.3/5).
• America’s Toughest Jobs (3.4 million, 1.0/3) lost 1.2 million.
• Everybody Hates Chris (2.1 million, 0.8/3) and The Game (1.9 million, 0.8/3) were down over 2 million from last week’s Smackdown.

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TV on DVD: September 30, 2008

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Categories: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, NBC, My Name Is Earl, DVD

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

• Adam-12 (Season 2)
• Banacek (Complete Series)
• Beauty and the Beast (Complete Series)
• B.L. Stryker (Complete Series)
• Deadliest Catch (Season 4)
• Emily of New Moon (Season 1)
• Laredo (Season 2, Part 1)
• My Name is Earl (Season 3)
• My Three Sons (Season 1)
• Numb3rs (Season 4)

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This Week on TV (9/29-10/5)

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Reality, Specials, ABC, BBC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FX, MTV, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Heroes, Survivor

(You can view TV Envy’s Fall Television Programming Schedule here.)

MONDAY (9/29)

• Chuck (NBC, 8pm):  Season 2 premiere. “Chuck mixes it up with a formidable operative (Michael Clarke Duncan) out to obtain a device that would potentially give rise to a new Intersect.” Thankfully, he knows a girl from Wienerlicious who can take the big guy down.
• Heroes (NBC, 9pm):  “Peter looks to the past to stop the future.” Is going back to Season Two an option?
• 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs (VH1, 9pm):  “A five-part countdown of the Top 100 hip hop songs.” Because when I think hip hop, I think VH1.
• Life (NBC, 10pm):  Season 2 premiere. “Crews and Reese track a serial killer who’s placing victims in numbered trunks around the city.” Ooh—I love scavenger hunts!

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Friday Ratings: CBS and ABC Split Lackluster Evening

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Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings

This past Friday, the networks didn’t give the viewers much to choose from. (That will, thankfully, change in just a few short weeks.) The tight race ended with an ABC win in the demos and a CBS victory with the viewers.

8pm

• Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (5.9 million, 1.3/5 in 18-49) plummeted by 1 million.
• America’s Funniest Home Videos* (1.5/6) averaged 5.5 million over two hours.
• Ghost Whisperer* (5.3 million, 1.4/5) shed 400,000.
• Friday Night Smackdown (4.4 million, 1.4/5) was up by 200,000.
• America’s Toughest Jobs (3.3 million, 1.1/4) did about the same as last week.

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Friday Ratings: Game Shows Trump ABC

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Categories: Award Shows, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings

Without a doubt, Charlie Gibson’s exclusive interview with Sarah Palin was the most-watched event on Friday night. Unfortunately, the ALMA Awards wasn’t. That ratings combination allowed FOX to take a win in both categories this weekend.

8pm

• Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (6.9 million, 1.8/6 in 18-49) slipped by 700,000.
• Ghost Whisperer* (1.5/5) scared up 5.7 million.
• Friday Night Smackdown (4.2 million, 1.3/4) let 500,000 get away.
• The 2008 ALMA Awards (1.0/3) turned in 3.8 million.
• America’s Toughest Jobs (1.1/4) looked weak with 3.4 million.

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Friday Ratings: FOX on Top of Boring Night

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Categories: Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings

Although it was a close race, FOX managed to pass CBS with the viewers on Friday. The Eye network, though, did tie FOX and CW in the demos.

8pm

• Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?* (1.3/5 in 18-49) schooled 5.3 million over two hours.
• Ghost Whisperer* (1.4/5) had 5.2 million following along.
• Friday Night Smackdown (1.3/5) pinned down 3.7 million.
• America’s Toughest Jobs* (1.0/4) worked 3.5 million.
• ABC’s airing of How to Win a Date with Tad Hamilton (1.0/3) attracted 3.2 million.

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Fall 2008 Television Programming Schedule

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, America's Next Top Model, Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, ER, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, House, My Name Is Earl, Prison Break, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, The Office

With the writers’ strike officially over, it’s now time for us to start anew. Let’s try to forget the repeats we’ve had to endure and focus on something else: the new Fall TV schedule!

There are many questions we all need to get answered. When will your favorite shows start?  What days are they now on?  Which DVR programming ‘conflicts’ will you have to resolve?  Will you need to buy another television???

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 October 9. Don’t be surprised to see changes in the weeks to come.)

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Friday Ratings: Close Call Between CBS and NBC

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Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings

Friday night’s contest came down to the activity in the 9:00 hour. When the dust settled, CBS barely passed NBC in the viewers (5.09 million to 5.06 million) while tying both NBC and CW in the demos.

8pm

• Ghost Whisperer* (5 million, 1.2/5 in 18-49) saw 200,000 spirits disappear.
• Most Outrageous Moments* (4.1 million, 0.9/4) also slipped by 200,000.
• Friday Night Smackdown (4 million, 1.2/5) got 200,000 more in the ring.
• ABC’s airing of Lemony Snicket (1.1/4) entertained 3.5 million.
• Approximately 2.6 million were sucked into The Fog (0.9/3) on FOX.

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Friday Ratings: Viewers Not in the Mood for Swinging

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Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings

A switch of time slots might have helped Flashpoint, but it didn’t do much for Swingtown. Meanwhile, all of the networks took a backseat to NBC on Friday.

8pm

• Ghost Whisperer* (1.3/5 in 18-49) conjured up 5.2 million.
• America’s Funniest Videos* (1.3/5) documented 4.8 million.
• Most Outrageous Moments* (1.1/5) embarrassed 4.3 million.
• Friday Night Smackdown (1.3/5) wrestled up 3.8 million.
• FOX’s airing of Anger Management (1.2/5) had 3.2 riled up.

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Friday Ratings: Flashpoint Sparks CBS

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Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings

CBS’ newest drama (Flashpoint) pulled in strong numbers for its season premiere. The network returned to old Friday ways and won in both the viewers and the demos.

8pm

• Ghost Whisperer* (1.3/5 in 18-49) haunted 5.3 million.
• Most Outrageous Moments* (1.2/6) had 4.9 million laughing.
• Friday Night Smackdown (1.3/5) wrestled up 3.9 million.
• Approximately 3.2 million grooved to Dance Machine (0.7/3).
• FOX’s 2 Fast 2 Furious (1.1/4) revved up 3.1 million.

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