Thursday Ratings: BCS is BEST

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey's Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, The Office, Ratings

College football season ended yesterday with a bang. The BCS game on FOX easily gave the network a double win last night. Meanwhile, Private Practice‘s official Thursday debut did well for ABC. The medical drama even bested that other medical drama on NBC.

8pm

• Approximately 26.8 million watched Florida beat Oklahoma in FOX‘s BCS game.
• CSI: NY* (2.0/5 in 18-49) nailed down 8.5 million.
• Ugly Betty (7.5 million, 2.4/6) was down 900,000 from its last new episode.
• My Name is Earl (5.5 million, 2.0/6) was off by 17%; Kath & Kim (4.2 million, 1.7/4) lost 22%.
• Smallville (0.9/2) turned in 2.3 million.

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Monday Ratings: A Fiesta for FOX

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings

Despite two new ABC premieres, the first Monday of 2009 wasn’t an accurate picture of the weeks to come. In addition to a slate of repeats on CBS, the Fiesta Bowl was on. In fact, it’s that football game that helped give FOX a win in both the viewers and demos yesterday.

8pm

• Approximately 16.1 million (5.5/13 in 18-49) saw Texas beat Ohio State in FOX‘s Fiesta Bowl.
• Superstars of Dance (9.5 million, 2.7/7) was off 900,000 from its Sunday outing.
• The Bachelor (3.1/7) premiered to 8.7 million.
• The Big Bang Theory* (2.8/7) turned in 8.6 million; How I Met Your Mother* (2/6/6) registered 7.2 million.
• Gossip Girl (1.4/3) returned to 2.9 million.

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This Week on TV (12/29-1/4)

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(You can view TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY 12/29)

• Seven Deadly Sins (History, 9pm):  “The sin of lust is examined in the opener of a seven-part series exploring the seven capital vices, including their origin in religious teaching and history’s worst perpetrators.” In case you needed some help thinking of a good resolution.
• Bromance (MTV, 9pm):  Series premiere. “Brody Jenner is introduced to nine guys who will be competing to be part of his entourage.” Finding someone less annoying than Spencer Pratt shouldn’t be too hard.
• The City (MTV, 10pm)::  Series premiere. “Whitney Port arrives in New York City and begins working for iconic fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg.” And by “working,” we mean she’ll be giving Diane free publicity.
• 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (VH1, 10pm):  “A five-part countdown of the Top 100 hard rock songs begins.” On VH1, Daughtry is considered hard rock.

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TV on DVD: February 26, 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Kids, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, HBO, NBC, On Demand/PPV, Extras, DVD

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

• 1968 with Tom Brokaw
• 2008 Allstate BCS National Championship
• 2008 Fedex Orange Bowl
• 2008 Rose Bowl Game
• B.L. Stryker (Season 1)
• Dark Shadows: The Beginning No. 3 (Episodes 71-105)
• Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
• Family Affair (Season 5)
• The Fugitive (Season 1, Vol. 2)
• Ghost Hunters (Season 3, Part 2)
• Hotel Babylon (Season 1)
• Newhart (Season 1)
• NFL Super Bowl XLII - New York Giants Championship DVD
• Punky Brewster (Season 4)
• The Smurfs (Season 1, Vol. 1)
• WWE: Royal Rumble 2008

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Monday Ratings: ‘Dance War’ Edges Past ‘American Gladiators’

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Medium, Ratings

Although Dance War came nowhere near Dancing With The Stars numbers, the premiere episode (barely) surpassed the second Gladiators episode in viewers.

8pm

• FOX was the night’s most watched network.  Its BCS football coverage drew 21.6 million viewers (7.6/18 in 18-49) for the evening.
• Approximately 11 million watched the debut of Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann (3.0/7).
• American Gladiators (10.91 million, 4.8/12) beat the ABC show in the demos.
• How I Met Your Mother* (2.0/5) scored 6.18 million; The Big Bang Theory* (2.2/5) pulled in 6.36 million.
• Everybody Hates Chris* (0.9/2) turned in 2.18 million while Aliens in America* (0.6/1) coughed up 1.53 million.

9pm

• More people watched Two and a Half Men* (11.6 million, 3.9/9 in 18-49) than the original shows.
• Deal or No Deal (3.6/8) sucked in 10.7 million.
• Rules of Engagement* (8.1 million, 2.8/6) lost part of its lead-in.
• Girlfriends* (0.6/1) attracted 1.41 million; The Game* (0.7/2) did only slightly better with 1.61 million.

10pm

• The season premiere of Medium (3.3/8 in 18-49) lured in 9.6 million.
• CSI: Miami* (9.14 million, 1.8/5) came in a close second.
• October Road (5 million 1.8/4) lost about 680,000 from its last original episode.

*denotes repeat

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