TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (10/28)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Talk Shows, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, Cancellations, Renewals,
Another week, another list. Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:
EXTENSIONS- Chelsea Lately (E!) **Extended through 2009**
- Gary Unmarried (CBS) **Four more scripts ordered**
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Thursday Ratings: Life on Mars Goes from Best to Third
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Despite having the best debut for any new drama last week, ABC saw no Life on Mars yesterday. The freshman series dropped 27% in the demos and placed third in its hour. Meanwhile, Eleventh Hour actually showed improvement and helped CBS maintain its dominance over Thursdays.
8pm
- Survivor: Gabon (12.9 million, 4.2/2 in 18-49) had 400,000 torches snuffed.
- Ugly Betty (8.2 million, 2.6/8) downsized by 300,000.
- My Name is Earl (6.5 million, 2.6/8) slipped by 600,000; Kath & Kim (6 million, 2.5/7) shrunk by 1.5 million.
- Smallville (4.1 million, 1.7/5) did the same as before.
- Hole in the Wall (1.4/4) returned to 3.6 million.
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Thursday Ratings: VP Debate Sets Record
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, My Name Is Earl, Survivor, Ratings,
In addition to being last night’s big ticket, yesterday’s meeting between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden was the most-watched VP debate in history. But when divvied up over 11 different outlets, the event technically came behind Survivor in the ratings. For that reason, CBS was a winner with the viewers while NBC was on top with the demos.
8pm
- Survivor: Gabon (12.8 million, 4.3/12 in 18-49) was on par with last week.
- Ugly Betty (8.6 million, 2.5/7) dropped 1.2 million.
- A My Name is Earl block (2.9/8) averaged 7 million.
- Smallville (4 million, 1.6/4) was down a notch.
- Hole in the Wall (3.5 million, 1.5/4) did 700,000 less than Kitchen Nightmares.
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The Hollywood Reporter
Thursday Ratings: Mixed Results for CW
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, The Office, Ratings,
Good news just keeps coming for CW. Last night, the season premiere of Supernatural saw a 29% increase over last year’s results. Unfortunately, Smallville‘s debut was down 10%. In the end, CBS was a winner with the viewers while FOX placed first in the demos.
8pm
- America’s Got Talent (9.8 million, 2.3/7 in 18-49) was up 200,000.
- An early hour of CSI* (1.9/6) raked in 8 million.
- My Name is Earl* (5.2 million, 1.6/5) did the same as last week.
- Ugly Betty* (4.41 million, 1.3/4) did slightly better.
- Approximately 4.38 million welcomed back Smallville (1.8/6).
- Hole in the Wall (2.0/6) averaged 4.7 million over the hour.
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Thursday Ratings: Kitchen Nightmares a Dream for FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, The Office, Ratings,
A football-less NBC wasn’t able to sweep up like it did last week. This time around, FOX was on top with the demos while CBS was the winner with the viewers.
8pm
- America’s Got Talent (9.6 million, 2.3/8 in 18-49) was the night’s most-watched show.
- Big Brother 10 (7.9 million, 2.7/8) attracted 1.4 million more.
- Approximately 5.4 million welcomed Hole in the Wall (2.3/7) to its regular time slot.
- My Name is Earl* (1.6/5) coughed up 5.2 million.
- Ugly Betty* (4.3 million, 1.2/4) was on par with last week.
- Smallville* (0.8/2) settled for 2 million.
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The Hollywood Reporter
Tuesday Ratings: 90210 Weakens in Fringe’s Presence
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Seems the novelty may have already worn off. Last week, 90210 was breaking records for CW. This week, the drama was back to being a regular old pumpkin. Meanwhile, the 90-minute premiere of Fringe got off to a nice start helping FOX nab a win in the demos. (NBC and America’s Got Talent were the victors with the viewers.)
8pm
- America’s Got Talent (11.6 million, 2.6/7 in 18-49) rounded up another 1 million.
- Approximately 9 million watched the debut of Fringe (3.2/9).
- Wipeout (2.9/7) took down 7.2 million viewers.
- Big Brother 10 (7 million, 2.6/7) added on 500,000 more.
- 90210 (3.2 million, 1.7/5) had a 1.7 million dive.
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Hollywood Reporter
Sunday Ratings: NBC Sacks the Competition
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Family Guy, Ratings,
The return of Sunday Night Football wasn’t only a win for the Chicago Bears, it was a victory for NBC. The Peacock network ran past the competition with both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- Approximately 16.7 million watched the Bears defeat the Indianapolis Colts (6.4/16 in 18-49) on NBC.
- Big Brother 10 (7.6 million, 2.7/7) added on 1.8 million.
- Hole in the Wall (3.5/9) premiered to 7 million.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition* (5.9 million, 1.6/4) nailed down another 1.3 million.
- The Simpsons* (5.3 million, 2.4/6) piled on another 2 million.
- A repeat of America’s Next Top Model* (0.7/2) averaged 1.8 million.
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This Week on TV (9/8-9/14)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Late Night, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Talk Shows, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, MTV, NBC, Syndication, The CW, Entourage, Oprah Winfrey Show, Prison Break, Saturday Night Live,
(You can view TV Envy’s Fall Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (9/8)
- The Oprah Winfrey Show (Syndicated, check local listings: Season 23 premiere. Oprah kicks off her new year with over 150 Olympians. Medals, schmedals. I’m sure they’re all hoping for free cars.
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX, 8pm): Season 2 premiere. “Agent Ellison handles the aftermath of Cromartie’s massacre.” Now if a pool full of dead bodies doesn’t spell things out for Ellison, nothing will.
- Take Home Nanny (TLC, 8pm): “Parents of aggressive twins need help from Emma to get the kids to behave well for a dinner with a teacher at the new school they want the boys to attend next year.” After they’re accepted, the twins then become the teacher’s problem.
- Prison Break (FOX, 9pm): “Michael and his crew have one day to find the other five cardholders or they’ll go back to prison.” Yeah, yeah, yeah - been there, done that.
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Hole in the Wall Preview
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Games, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, Video,
Were you one of the millions entertained this summer by Wipeout‘s Big Balls? Well, then this might be the show for you.
Next month, FOX will introduce Hole in the Wall, its contribution to the reality humiliation genre. Although the program’s concept could tire quickly (like The Moment of Truth‘s), it’s appears to be a fun counterprogramming option for those in need of a mindless chuckle.
Hole in the Wall has special previews on September 7th and 9th. It will then regularly air @ 8pm on Thursdays starting September 11.
To get a look at TV Envy’s Fall Programming Schedule, click here.
Hollywood Reporter
TV’s Turning Japanese!
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Cable, FOX, Gossip,
I think we’re turning Japanese. Flip your TV to ABC and you’ll see weird costumes and almost unbelievable stunts on Wipeout and I Survived a Japanese Game Show, two series based on popular Japanese game shows. FOX plans to release a similar show, their version of Japan’s Hole in the Wall, this coming fall.
What do these shows bring to the U.S. gaming table? In two words, shock value. Anyone who has viewed the You Tube clips can see that Japanese games are daring, daunting…and at times very, very bizarre. Hole, for instance, makes competitors face off against solid walls with strangely-shaped openings offering the only survival. And if they fail? They fall into water, and lose the game. Many Japanese game shows require extreme physical exertion, along with an element of the oddly and brutally funny, in equal measure. If you laugh when you see someone fall down and possibly hurt themselves, for instance, Japanese game shows are probably your bag.
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