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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Thursday Ratings: CBS Just Can’t Be Stopped

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey's Anatomy, Ratings

Aside for a few evenings with The Biggest Loser, CBS has been unstoppable in what seems like weeks.  The network was again tops in viewers and demos.

8pm

• An early episode of CSI* (9.1 million, 2.4/8 in 18-49) was the hour’s top show.
• Clash of the Choirs (8.1 million, 2.3/7) was steady with Wednesday.
• Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2.1/7) schooled 7.6 million.
• Duel (6.5 million, 1.9/6) was down a million from the previous night.
• Smallville* (2 million, 0.8/3) lost almost 2 million from last week.

9pm

• The second CSI* (11.3 million, 3.2/9 in 18-49) hour was again a winner in its time slot.
• Don’t Forget the Lyrics (7.2 million, 2.4/7) was off by around 300,000.
• Grey’s Anatomy* (1.9/5) made a showing with 5.8 million.
• Supernatural* (1.8 million, 0.7/2) was hardly super.

10pm

• Without A Trace* (11.5 million, 2.8/8 in 18-49) was the evening’s most-watched show.
• Private Practice* (5.1 million, 1.7/5) held most of its lead-in.
• About 4.7 million reported to The Office (1.9/6).

*denotes repeat

(You can review last Thursday’s ratings here.)

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Beauty And The Geek: ‘And The Winner Is…’

Posted by David Onda Categories: Prime Time, Reality, The CW, Editorial, Features, Spoilers

Tonight, we will finally find out who is the winner of this season four of Beauty and the Geek as decided by America’s vote. We begin the episode with host Mike Richards welcoming us and taking a look back at the season’s evolution. My first thought is how horribly pieced together the crowd shots are - everyone nodding and smiling at each other and having chit-chat as if this is some sort of infomercial. The crowd looks way too interested in the most mundane things. Next, we are introduced to each of the runner-up teams. Either the make-up department did a great job of re-makeovering the geeks, or they’ve done a surprisingly good job of doing upkeep.

Join me after the jump to find out who is the winner of Beauty and the Geek season four!

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Friday Ratings: ‘Ghost Whisperer’ Starts Off Strong

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

Although CBS has typically had a strong Friday night lineup, last night’s balance of power shifted toward its 8pm hour.

8pm

• Ghost Whisperer (9.93 million, 2.9/10 in 18-49 age group) had the night’s largest audience and demos.
• Deal or No Deal (2.1/7) had 9.57 million fans playing along.
• Men in Trees (6.16 million, 1.5/6) was slightly up from last week.
• Friday Night Smackdown (4.5 million, 1.6/5) was basically even from last weekend.
• A shortened version of The Next Great American Band (2.69 million, 1.0/4) actually increased its audience.

9pm

• Women’s Murder Club (9.7 million. 2.0/6 in 18-49) was up just a tad from last Friday.
• Moonlight (7.96 million, 2.5/7) still had the hour’s strongest demos.
• Don’t Forget The Lyrics (6.3 million, 2.3/7) more than doubled its lead-in.
• Friday Night Lights (5.6 million, 1.9/5) basically tied last week’s score.

10pm

• Numb3rs (9.91 million, 2.8/9 in 18-49) was a close second to Ghost Whisperer.
• 20/20 (7.04 million, 1.9/6) and Las Vegas (7.04 million, 1.8/6) were even with each other.

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Friday Ratings: Another Victory for the CBS Lineup

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

A strong Women’s Murder Club couldn’t take down the CBS Three by itself.

8pm

• Deal or No Deal (9.3 million, 2.0/7 in 18-49 age group) had the hour’s largest audience.
• Ghost Whisperer (9.13 million, 2.5/9) was the demo’s biggest draw.
• Men in Trees (1.5/5) came in third with 5.8 million.
• Friday Night Smackdown (4.64 million, 1.4/5) was about even with last week.
• The Next Great American Band (2.31 million, 1.0/3) is slip, slidin’ away.

9pm

• Women’s Murder Club (9.47 million, 1.9/6 in 18-49) gained about 500,000 from last week.
• Moonlight (7.57 million, 2.1/7) sucked up the hour’s best demos.
• Friday Night Lights (5.45 million, 1.8/5) saw a slight decline from one week ago.

10pm

• Numb3rs (9.24 million, 2.3/7 in 18-49 age group) easily won in both viewers and demos.
• Las Vegas (7.41 million, 2.1/6) was slightly down from last Friday.
• 20/20 was up almost 1 million from its performance last week.

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