Monday Ratings: Repeat Wins for FOX and NBC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Prison Break, Ratings,
Despite receiving its lowest demo rating thus far, the return of Terminator did well enough to help FOX win the 18-49 category. Meanwhile, NBC was once again the Monday night champ with the viewers.
8pm
- Deal or No Deal (9.6 million, 2.1/6 in 18-49) was down 1.3 million from last week.
- Approximately 6.3 million saw Shirley Manson’s introduction on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2.4/7).
- The Big Bang Theory* (5.6 million, 1.8/5) was up 900,000; How I Met Your Mother* (5.8 million, 2.2/6) picked up 1.1 million.
- High School Musical: Get in the Picture (4.1 million, 1.1/3) added on another 1.9 million.
- Gossip Girl (3.2 million, 1.6/4) was only down slightly from its premiere.
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Monday Ratings: Gossip Girl Has People Talking
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Prison Break, Ratings,
Fans tired of summer repeats eagerly welcomed Monday night’s premieres. CW had an impressive comeback while FOX was last night’s winner in the demos. This left NBC and its million dollar suitcases as the victor with the viewers.
8pm
- Approximately 10.9 million saw Deal or No Deal‘s first million dollar winner (2.6/7 in 18-49).
- Prison Break (6.5 million, 2.6/7) was down from last season’s premiere.
- The Big Bang Theory* (4.7 million, 1.5/4) and How I Met Your Mother* (4.7 million, 1.7/5) both slipped by 800,000 since last Monday.
- Gossip Girl‘s debut (3.4 million, 1.7/5) had its best demo performance to date.
- High School Musical: Get in the Picture (2.2 million, 0.7/2) was off tune by 400,000.
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Monday Ratings: NBC Wins Without Olympics
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Prison Break, Ratings,
Now that the Olympics are over, we’ve finally been given a reason to start looking at the other networks’ numbers. The funny thing is: NBC wound up winning Monday night anyway.
8pm
- Deal or No Deal‘s premiere had 10.9 million (2.8/8 in 18-49) playing along.
- The Big Bang Theory* (1.8/6) and How I Met Your Mother* (2.1/6) both coughed up 5.5 million.
- The Prison Break* drew in 4.1 million (1.6/4).
- High School Musical: Get in the Picture (0.8/3) entertained 2.6 million.
- Gossip Girl* (0.6/2) saw 1.4 million tune in.
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This Week on TV (8/25-8/31)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Daytime, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, MTV, NBC, General Hospital,
MONDAY (8/25)
- General Hospital (ABC, check local listings): Genie Francis wakes up from her catatonic state. Hurry up and ask her all your questions before she goes back under.
- High School Musical: Get in the Picture (ABC, 8pm): “The six finalists attempt to learn TV theme songs from the 1970s and ‘80s.” Should we really allow these teens to butcher classic songs from before they were born?
- Deal or No Deal (NBC, 8pm): Season 4 premiere. Could this be the day that someone wins the million? Pleez. Do you think they’d give it up that quickly?
- America’s Toughest Jobs (NBC, 9pm): Series premiere. “Average Joes perform dangerous and physically demanding jobs in this competition series. The winner is awarded the annual salary of each job completed.” Aren’t Average Joes the ones already performing these jobs?
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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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Sunday Ratings: Welcome Back Football
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
Last night’s preseason game between the Washington Redskins and the Indianapolis Colts brought much needed attention back to NBC. Thanks to the upcoming Olympics, Sunday night probably won’t be the last time the network is victorious due to sports-related programming.
8pm
- Sunday Night Football (2.4/7 in 18-49) hit the field with 7.2 million.
- Big Brother 10 (6.7 million, 2.3/7) grew by 700,000.
- The Simpsons* (4.6 million, 2.0/6) was slightly up from last week.
- High School Musical: Get in the Picture (3 million, 0.9/3) had 100,000 skip class.
- Everybody Hates Chris* (820,000, 0.4/1) was down 107,000; Aliens in America* (840,000, 0.4/1) only lost 19,000.
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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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Sunday Ratings: CBS and FOX Both Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
Thanks to a strong performance from 60 Minutes, CBS was able to pull off a narrow victory in the viewers. Meanwhile, FOX - with help from Family Guy - was a winner in the demos.
8pm
- Big Brother 10 (6 million, 2.0/6 in 18-49) lured in 200,000 more.
- America’s Got Talent* (5.4 million, 1.6/4) was up slightly.
- The Simpsons* (2.1/6) averaged 4.5 million over an hour.
- High School Musical: Get in the Picture (3.1 million, 1.0/3) plunged another 900,000.
- Everybody Hates Chris* (927,000, 0.4/1) sunk by 63,000; Aliens in America* (859,000, 0.4/1) improved by 29,000.
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Sunday Ratings: High School Musical No HSM
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
Looks like the High School Musical name doesn’t always mean gold. The premiere of ABC’s new reality series pulled in disappointing numbers last night and did very little for ABC. Meanwhile, NBC ended up courting the viewers while tying FOX with the demos.
8pm
- Big Brother 10 (5.8 million, 1.9/6 in 18-49) was the hour’s most-watched show.
- America’s Got Talent* (5.3 million, 1.4/4) entertained 1 million more than last week.
- High School Musical: Get in the Picture (1.1/3) saw 4 million report for class.
- The Simpsons* (3.6 million, 1.6/6) was down 400,000; King of the Hill* (3.5 million, 1.6/5) lost 300,000.
- Everybody Hates Chris* (990,000, 0.4/1) picked up 120,000; Aliens in America* (830,000, 0.3/1) improved by 127,000.
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