This Week on TV (8/11-8/17)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, MTV, PBS, TNT-HD,
(You can view TV Envy’s Summer Television Programming Schedule here.)
(You can navigate NBC’s Olympics schedule here.)
MONDAY (8/11)
- Sesame Street (PBS, check local listings): Season 39 premiere. “One, two, three, four…chickens just back from the shore.”
- High School Musical: Get in the Picture (ABC, 8pm): “The contestants get a lesson on how to express emotions without using words.” Tip #1: If you need to cry, cut a hole in your pocket, take a pair of tweezers, and just start pulling. (Thanks, Joey Tribbiani.)
- The Closer (TNT, 9pm): “Provenza gets in hot water when he loses evidence from a successfully executed sting operation.” Somebody better buy the boss a box a chocolates asap.
- The Mole (ABC, 10pm): “The mole’s last victim and the Mole are revealed in the fifth-season finale after all 12 players reunite.” If a mole is revealed but nobody’s there to see it, will a show get whacked?
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Monday Ratings: Teen Choose FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
While it wasn’t the most-watched program last night, the 2008 Teen Choice Awards did earn nice numbers for the under-35 set. Meanwhile, CBS’s repeat roster was the winner in both categories yesterday.
8pm
- The Big Bang Theory* (6.5 million. 2.2/8 in 18-49) climbed 900,000; How I Met Your Mother (6.4 million, 2.2/7) improved by 1.1 million.
- The American Gladiators finale (2.0/6) pulled in 5.3 million.
- Approximately 4.4 million screamed for the Jonas Brothers on the 2008 Teen Choice Awards (1.5/5).
- High School Musical: Get in the Picture* (2.9 million, 0.8/3) took a big hit thanks to that other teen program.
- Gossip Girl* (1.1 million. 0.4/2) only lost 100,000.
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Monday Ratings: Two and a Half Men Number One Again
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Ratings,
Despite airing a slate of new episodes, neither ABC or NBC could defeat CBS’ stale lineup. The Eye network nabbed the viewers last night while tying FOX in the demos.
8pm
- Bones* (6.3 million, 1.8/6 in 18-49) was off by 100,000.
- The Big Bang Theory* (5.6 million, 1.7/6) did the same as last week.
- American Gladiators (5.4 million, 1.9/6) rallied 300,000 more.
- How I Met Your Mother* (5.3 million,1.7/5) slipped by a 1/2 million.
- High School Musical: Get in the Picture (3.6 million, 1.0/3) improved by 400,000.
- Gossip Girl* (1.2 million, 0.5/2) saw a 100,000 loss.
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Monday Ratings: Repeats On Top
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Ratings,
With The Bachelorette now over, Monday nights once again belonged to the repeats. Although it was tight race, FOX managed to snare wins in both categories from CBS.
8pm
- Bones* (6.3 million, 1.8/6 in 18-49) was down slightly.
- The Big Bang Theory* (5.3 million, 1.6/5) added on 200,000; How I Met Your Mother* (5.1 million, 1.7/5) saw 300,000 tune out.
- American Gladiators (1.7/5) tackled 5 million.
- ABC‘s repeat of The Bachelor: Where Are They Now?* (1.5/5) sucked in 4.9 million.
- Gossip Girl* (1.2 million, 0.5/2) was even with last week.
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Monday Ratings: The Bachelorette Shows Improvement
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Ratings,
Improved numbers from ABC’s dating reality show helped give the Alphabet network a tie in the demos. Meanwhile, CBS was the sole winner with last night’s viewers.
8pm
- The Bachelorette (7.5 million, 2.5/8 in 18-49) climbed by 500,000.
- Bones* (6.4 million, 1.8/6) chipped away 600,000.
- The Big Bang Theory* (1.7/6) and How I Met Your Mother* (2.0/6) both brought in 5 million viewers.
- American Gladiators* (4.9 million, 1.7/5) had a 300,000 skid.
- Gossip Girl* (1.2 million, 0.5/2) was on par with last week.
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Monday Ratings: Repeats Rule the Night
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Ratings,
Sadly, a heaping of reality shows could not compete with a crop of stale programs. FOX’s dramatic lineup ended up winning the night in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- Bones* (7 million, 2.1/7 in 18-49) was down 300,000 from last week.
- The Bachelorette: DeAnna Tells All (1.8/6) had 5.9 million listening.
- The Big Bang Theory* (1.9/6) kept 5.8 million laughing; How I Met Your Mother* (5.7 million, 2.1/7) did just as well.
- American Gladiators* (5.2 million, 1.8/6) slipped by 400,000.
- Gossip Girl* (1.2 million, 0.5/2) was up slightly.
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This Week on TV (6/16-6/22)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Talk Shows, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, MTV, NBC, Showtime, The CW, Top Chef,
(You can view TV Envy’s Summer Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (6/16)
- The Bachelorette: DeAnna Tells All (ABC, 8pm): “With six bachelors remaining, DeAnna Pappas assesses the competition to win her heart so far, as do her six beaus.” Apparently revealing their boxers just hasn’t told her enough.
- Weeds (Showtime, 10pm): Season premiere. “Nancy, Andy and the boys, on the run after she set fire to their house, head to the beach and a ‘heartwarming family reunion’ with Judah’s grandmother.” Had I known this show was only 30-minutes long, I could have caught up a long time ago!
- The Mole (ABC, 10pm): “The contestants, clad in nothing but their underwear, hit the streets of Santiago, Chile and solicit clothing.” At this point, the show could probably use a little skin to ramp interest up a bit.
- Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Showtime, 10:30pm): Series premiere. “A high-priced London escort entertains a middle-aged client who enjoys role-playing and has a penchant for being down on the farm.” I think that summary says it all.
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Monday Ratings: Repeats Outperform Originals
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Ratings,
Although Nashville Star did better on NBC than it ever did on the USA, the reality competition did little for the Peacock network. CBS wound up taking the evening in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- Bones* (7.3 million, 2.1/7 in 18-49) was up 600,000 over last week.
- CBS’ airing of The Bill Engvall Show (1.9/6) attracted 6.4 million; How I Met Your Mother (6.3 million, 2.2/7) was up slightly.
- The Bachelorette (6.4 million, 2.2/7) was down by 100,000.
- American Gladiators (1.9/6) seemed small with 5.6 million.
- Gossip Girl* (1.1 million, 0.5/2) had a 300,000 viewer slide.
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Monday Ratings: The Mole Fails to Surface
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Ratings,
Several years out of the public eye didn’t help last night’s premiere of The Mole much. The show placed last in its hour and put ABC in third place yesterday. Meanwhile, FOX was a winner with the viewers while NBC had a narrow victory in the demos.
8pm
- Bones* (1.8/6 in 18-49) returned to 6.7 million viewers.
- The Bachelorette (6.5 million, 2.1/6) was up 1 million from last week.
- The Big Bang Theory* (5.9 million, 2.0/7) shed 500,000; How I Met Your Mother* (6.1 million, 2.2/7) lost 600,000.
- NBC‘s coverage of the Stanley Cup (2.6/7) had 5.8 million cheering.
- Gossip Girl* (1.4 million, 0.6/2) remained steady with last week.
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ABC Digs Up The Mole
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Renewals,
When ABC’s The Mole first hit TVs in 2001, Survivor was ruling the network roost for reality TV. The Mole‘s highly complicated and manipulative game won viewers over until 2004, after the series had started featuring celebrities. It’s been gone for about four years - that’s a whole lot of viewing seasons. So why is ABC bringing The Mole back now?
Hosted by Anderson Cooper in the beginning seasons, The Mole showed off beautiful locales and intense challenges. The premise of the show is that a single contestant - placed there by the producers - is there to sabotage all the others. But only that one person, you see, really knows who the saboteur is. Everyone tries to guess the identity of The Mole, while some masquerade as The Mole to throw the others off. Even the viewers have no idea who The Mole is, which turns all of us into sideline detectives.
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