Bob Barker: Drew Carey’s Hosting Style Isn’t Exciting
Update: Bob Barker has now withdrawn his earlier statements. He spoke to Entertainment Weekly hours after his comments, saying that Drew Carey has been “charming and complimentary, and he had me on [The Price is Right] to plug my book…to think that I would say anything derogatory about him is idiocy.”
“He does the show differently than I did,” Bob Barker said of his Price Is Right replacement Drew Carey. Barker was cornered by paparazzi recently, taking the time to answer questions about his old hosting gig and his one-time on-screen cameo with Adam Sandler.
“I tried to make the show really exciting…and [Drew Carey] doesn’t do that. He just plays the games,” Barker said. But at least he still uses the skinny microphone, right?
Bob Barker is now retired from the hosting biz, and spends much of his time golfing - but he’s still got it. When asked about his appearance in the Adam Sandler flick Happy Gilmore, Bob Barker smiled. “Young men love that movie…and they’re always asking me…could I beat up Adam Sandler?” He laughed. “Adam Sandler couldn’t even beat up Regis Philbin!”
Now, there’s a throwdown we’d like to see.
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Wednesday Ratings: SYTYCD Remains Strong
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
Wednesday night’s ratings landscape showed very little change this week. The three main reality programs (Baby Borrowers, Celebrity Circus and So You Think You Can Dance) were all steady with their previous numbers. This gave FOX another win in both categories.
8pm
- So You Think You Can Dance (8.7 million, 3.1/10 in 18-49) was the night’s most-watched program.
- The Price is Right* (7.8 million, 1.5/5) spun up 400,000 more.
- An old episode of The Baby Borrowers* (4.5 million, 1.6/6) was up slightly.
- Wife Swap* (3.9 million, 1.3/4) did the same as last Wednesday.
- America’s Next Top Model* (1.1 million, 0.5/1) had repeat numbers.
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Wednesday Ratings: FOX Reality Wins Again
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
NBC’s Baby Borrowers did a good job keeping the viewers’ interest. The parenting show helped the Peacock network place second with the 18-49 set. Meanwhile, FOX was tops in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- So You Think You Can Dance (8.7 million, 3.2/10 in 18-49) improved by 700,000.
- The Price is Right* (7.4 million, 1.6/5) saw 1.5 million more tune in.
- The first hour of The Baby Borrowers* (1.4/5) helped 4.4 million get caught up.
- Wife Swap* (3.9 million, 1.3/5) lost 600,000.
- America’s Next Top Model (1.1 million, 0.4/1) remained even with last week.
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Wednesday Ratings: A Nice Debut for Baby Borrowers
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
Last night, the debut of The Baby Borrowers delivered some nice numbers for its network. Unfortunately, NBC was not able to get in front of FOX in either the viewers or the demos.
8pm
- So You Think You Can Dance (8.1 million, 3.0/10 in 18-49) stumbled by 600,000.
- Deal or No Deal (6.6 million, 1.6/6) took a 1.6 million hit.
- The Price is Right* (5.9 million, 1.4/5) was up slightly.
- Wife Swap* (4.5 million, 1.7/6) remained even with last week.
- America’s Next Top Model* (1.1 million, 0.4/2) slipped by 200,000.
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Wednesday Ratings: FOX Bounces Back with SYTYCD
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
FOX quickly recovered from Tuesday night’s loss and nabbed another win for its reality programming. So You Think You Can Dance put the network on top in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- So You Think You Can Dance (8.7 million, 3.2/10 in 18-49) was up slightly from last week.
- Deal or No Deal (8.2 million, 2.1/7) was down 300,000.
- The Price is Right* (5.7 million, 1.2/4) shrunk by 400,000.
- Wife Swap* (4.5 million, 1.7/6) had a 500,000 improvement.
- America’s Next Top Model* (1.3 million, 0.5/2) picked up another 100,000.
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Wednesday Ratings: Celebrity Circus Lacks Dazzle
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
Even though it fared better than the quickly-cancelled Secret Talents of the Stars, Celebrity Circus didn’t do anything to brag about. NBC’s latest reality offering was outdone by a repeat during its hour. By night’s end, FOX was the winner in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- So You Think You Can Dance (8.8 million, 3.4/11 in 18-49) had the night’s best demos.
- Deal or No Deal (8.5 million, 2.1/7) was a close second in its hour.
- The Price is Right (1.2/4) dialed up 6.1 million.
- Wife Swap* (1.4/5) turned in 4 million.
- America’s Next Top Model* (0.5/2) trailed behind with 1.2 million.
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Wednesday Ratings: FOX Dances Over CBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
While it wasn’t the evening’s stronger performer, last night’s episode of SYTYCD did well enough to get FOX past CBS.
8pm
- So You Think You Can Dance (3.6/10 in 18-49) welcomed 9.3 million to its Wednesday time slot.
- The Price is Right (7.9 million, 1.5/5) rounded up another 200,000.
- Wife Swap (2.1/7) settled in with 5.8 million.
- NBC‘s coverage of the Stanley Cup finals (2.0/6) had 4.6 million cheering.
- Farmer Wants a Wife (1.0/3) averaged 2.8 million over two hours.
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Wednesday Ratings: American Idol Slightly Better Than Before
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Lost, Ratings,
Thanks to a night of repeats - oh, and American Idol - FOX easily whipped the competition Wednesday evening.
8pm
- American Idol (31.7 million, 11.4/30 in 18-49) was only up a million from last season. It was also down about 1% in the demos.
- The Price is Right (7.7 million, 1.8/5 in 18-49) improved by 400,000 from last week.
- A block of Law & Order* repeats (1.3/4) settled in at 5.2 million.
- Lost* averaged 3.1 million (1.0/3) over two hours.
- Back-to-back episodes of Farmer Wants a Wife* (0.6/2) was far behind at 1.6 million.
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This Week on TV (4/28-5/4)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Syndication, The CW, American Idol, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Lost, Medium, Oprah Winfrey Show, The Office,
(You can view TV Envy’s Post-Strike Television Schedule here.)
MONDAY (4/28)
- Deal or No Deal (NBC, 8pm): “Darth Vader subs for The Banker in a Star Wars-themed episode that also features Carrie Fisher, R2-D2 and Chewbacca, who cheer on contesants in a winner-take-all match.” As if I needed a reason to avoid this program altogether.
- House (FOX, 9pm): New episode. “House suspects that an ER patient with a sunny disposition has a bigger problem than was initially diagnosed. The reason: He thinks the patient is too nice.” I have to admit it—cheery people are a freak of nature.
- Medium (NBC, 10pm): “Joe surprises Allison by buying her a used car, but Allison’s subsequent visions warn of the vehicle’s unsavory past.” Is it a 1958 Plymouth Fury that responds to the name ‘Christine’?
- CSI: Miami (CBS, 10pm): “A clue in a case involving the discovery of a body point the CSIs to a robbery that’s being planned on a target who holds a disturbing secret.” Murders have never been linked to anti-climatic or lame secrets.
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Friday Ratings: Drew Carey Outmuscles Dennis Miller
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Ratings,
Although Amne$ia debuted with good numbers last week, it didn’t have Drew Carey to contend with then. When put up against The Price is Right, the new program looked pale in comparison.
8pm
- The Price is Right (9.5 million, 2.2/7 in 18-49) earned 100,000 more viewers than last week.
- Bones* (6.4 million, 1.6/5) was off track by 600,000.
- Amne$ia (5.1 million, 1.4/5) lost 2.5 forgetful fans.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.7 million, 1.4/5) was even with its last performance.
- Grey’s Anatomy (4.2 million, 1.2/4) was up slightly.
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