Sunday Ratings: Emmys Improve, Football Scores
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Prime Time, Sports, CBS, NBC, Ratings,
The winners might not have changed, but the numbers did. One year after seeing its lowest scores on record, the Emmys actually showed (some) improvement.
CBS’ airing Primetime Emmy Awards averaged 13.3 million (4.2/11 in 18-49) over the three-hour telecast. That’s an increase of 8% in the viewers and 11% in the key demos. While it’s hard to pinpoint a reason for the uptick, many have attributed the rising numbers to host Neil Patrick Harris.
Meanwhile, an entirely different competition was taking place over at NBC. The close battle between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys sacked approximately 22.4 million viewers (16.5/27). That now stands as NBC’s best overnight score ever from the Sunday Night Football series.
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Best and Worst of 2009 Television: Emmy Fashion Highlights
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Award Shows, Prime Time, Specials, Gossip,
We know who won the awards for best drama series, miniseries, variety show, dramatic actress…all of that. But who wins the title of Best Dressed at the 2009 Emmy Awards? For the best and worst of television fashion, the red carpet is the only place to look.
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The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Late Night, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, 30 Rock, 24, Amazing Race, The, American Idol, ER, Family Guy, Lost, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, Features,
Could the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards be another year for firsts?
Around this same time last September, the execs of basic cable were thrilled to see one of their own finally win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series (Mad Men). Meanwhile, producers of reality fare saw an award given to one of their hosts (Jeff Probst). So which other category could be covered during this round? Animation.
For the first time since 1961 (when The Flintstones were still on air), an animated program has been nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series. So will Family Guy finally go where The Simpsons has never gone before? Not if the six other contenders have anything to say about it!
So who won? Who lost? Which funnyman took home the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor since Jeremy Piven wasn’t even nominated? Read our West Coast play-by-play account of this evening’s telecast and find out!
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Neil Patrick Harris Nominated to Host Emmys
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Award Shows, Prime Time, Specials, CBS, Gossip,
“Tonys, Emmys, and then there’s only one thing left - the Telemundo Awards,” Neil Patrick Harris joked around with reporters after he got the Emmy nod - not a nomination, but the hosting gig.
Oh wait - he got the Emmy nod, too. Harris is up for the Best Supporting Actor award at the event, which airs on Sunday night. He’s got nowhere to go with the gig but up; last year’s Emmys got the worst ratings in the history of the event. Only 12.3 million tuned in to watch TV’s biggest stars walk the red carpet in 2008. Popular Neil Patrick Harris could help pull the ceremony out of the fire.
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This Week on TV (9/14-9/20)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Food & Home, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, Bravo, Cable, FOX, HBO, NBC, Syndication, The CW, Family Guy, Oprah Winfrey Show, The Office,
(Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)
MONDAY (9/14)
Season premieres: Eddie Griffin: Going for Broke, Gossip Girl, The Jay Leno Show, The Jerry Springer Show, Maury, One Tree Hill, Oprah, Lincoln Heights, The Steve Wilkos Show
- Oprah (Syndicated, check local listings): Season premiere. “Whitney Houston talks to Oprah—and no topic is off-limits. The back-to-back, two-day event begins Monday, September 14.” Explaining the “doodie bubble” incident with Bobby could actually take a lifetime.
- One Tree Hill (CW, 8pm): Season premiere. “Nathan faces a career-threatening accusation with the help of his new sports agent.” A few kinds acts with PETA later, and he’s back in the game.
- Eddie Griffin: Going for Broke (VH1, 10pm): Series premiere. “This reality series about comic Eddie Griffin’s financial foibles opens with his accountant explaining that he’s spending far more than he’s bringing in because of the many people he supports.” By the end of Season 1, one family member will have to pack up their knives while another will have their torch snuffed.
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2009 Primetime Emmy Nominations
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, TNT-HD, 30 Rock, 24, Entourage, Family Guy, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Lost, Saturday Night Live, The Office,
Bright and early this morning, Chandra Wilson and Jim Parsons announced the nominees for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards.
Just like last year, we saw many first-timers named and a long list of cable acknowledgements (for both pay and basic channels). Thanks to expanded categories, we also saw a number of surprises (Flight of the Conchords, Family Guy) and overdue nominations (How I Met Your Mother, Big Love).
For the second year in a row, Mad Men, with its 16 nominations, topped all drama programs. Meanwhile, 30 Rock broke comedy records with a whopping 22 noms. Overall, HBO was the most-nominated network with 99 mentions while NBC - yes, NBC - came in second.
This year’s ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris on Sept. 20 on CBS.
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Mad Men Gets No Post-Emmy Ratings Bump
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Cable, News, Ratings,
Well - at least they’ll have their statues to keep them warm.
Despite Best Drama wins this year at both the Emmys and the Golden Globes, the buzz still hasn’t paid off for Mad Men.
Although AMC’s critical darling has seen an improvement since its first season (when it averaged 915,000 viewers), the show still struggles to draw audiences to its basic cable channel. After pulling in 1.95 million for the Season 2 debut, the drama saw a 30% ratings drop in Week 2. And despite the free publicity from last month’s barely-watched Emmys, the drama saw a ratings drop (from 1.9 million to 1.6 million) the following week.
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Sunday Ratings: Emmys Reach New Low
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Family Guy, Ratings,
Last night, I made a comment about the Emmys hitting a new low. Apparently it was more than a just a joke. Yesterday’s telecast - which was pitted against a football game - received its smallest numbers to date. Meanwhile, NBC was once again on top with both the viewers and the demos.
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- Approximately 19.2 million watched the Cowboys defeat the Packers on Sunday Night Football (8.1/19 in 18-49).
- The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (3.8/9) had 12.2 million confused from the start.
- Cold Case* (2.4/6) kicked off CBS’ evening with 10.4 million.
- The Simpsons* (2.3/6) averaged 5.1 million over an hour.
- A Privileged* rerun (1.1 million, 0.4/1) pulled in 900,000 less than before.
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The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Cable, FX, HBO, Entourage, Editorial, Features,
Even though the previous television season was marred by the annoying writers’ strike, I find myself really excited for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. Not only will this ceremony give us a chance to start anew, it’ll be the academy’s chance to celebrate what’s new.
Tonight, two basic cable shows (Damages, Mad Men) will get a chance to win for Outstanding Drama Series. (That would be an Emmy first.) Meanwhile, nominees in several categories will have an opportunity to compete in a Sopranos-less environment. An added bonus? A new category. This year, reality show hosts will finally be acknowledged for their programming contributions as well.
So who won? Who lost? Who ran up and grabbed the award even though they didn’t win? Read our West Coast play-by-play account of this evening’s telecast and find out!
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This Week on TV (9/15-9/21)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, FX, FOX, HBO, NBC, The CW, Entourage, Prison Break,
(You can view TV Envy’s Fall Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (9/15)
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX, 8pm): “John’s schoolwork suffers, but his social circle widens when he makes a new friend.” Uhh, what exactly does he need to learn? He already knows that he’s in charge of saving the world.
- Prison Break (FOX, 9pm): “Michael and Linc happen upon T-Bag by chance.” Seriously, by chance? That’s like saying I just stopped watching this show…by chance.
- I Want to Work for Diddy (VH1, 9pm): “The teams must each throw a party that meets the high standards of a Diddy event, attending to such details as theme, decor, signature cocktails and guest list.” How would they know how to throw a Diddy event if they’ve never been invited to a Diddy event?
- Luke’s Parental Advisory (VH1, 10:30pm): “Luke tells Lacresha and Luther Jr. that they have a 2-year-old half brother. Later, he tries to bond with the child during a weekend visit.” What would we do without television cameras to record special family moments like these?
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