This Week on TV (6/7-6/13)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, NBC, Video,
MONDAY (6/7)
- The Bachelorette (ABC, 8pm): “Fourteen bachelors remain, nine of whom accompany Ali to a Barenaked Ladies performance (and are cast in one of the band’s videos).” If one of them passes a drug test, they could also become Barenaked Ladies’ latest singer.
- True Beauty (ABC, 10pm): “Penn and Teller teach the contestants a magic trick, but swear them to secrecy on how it’s done. Will anyone give it up when questioned by a reporter?” More importantly: Will they give up the Everlasting Gobstopper?
- Mega Bites (TLC, 10pm): “A chef teams up with an engineer and a food scientist to build the world’s largest Rice Krispies Treat.” The bomb squad was mistakenly dispatched after reports of large snaps, crackles and pops.
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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (2/23)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Games, Kids, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Cable, FX, FOX, Renewals,
Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:
RENEWALS
- Archer (FX) - Season 2
- BrainSurge (Nickelodeon) - Season 2
- Greek (ABC Family) - Season 4
- The Little Couple (TLC) - Season 3
- Steven Seagal: Lawman (A&E) - Season 2
CANCELLATIONS
- Past Life (FOX) - Remaining episodes may air later this season.
(Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)
Read More | TV by the Numbers
Thursday Ratings: Past Life Plunges to Its Death
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, Survivor, Ratings,
Wondering why Past Life was just canceled after only three episodes? Look at last night’s numbers. The program - which started with an 8.3 million debut - lost 5 million in just two weeks.
8pm
- Approximately 25.3 million (7.1/19 in 18-49) watched Wednesday’s coverage of the Vancouver Olympics.
- Survivor (11.9 million, 3.9/11) saw 2.2 million leave the island.
- Bones* (5.7 million, 1.6/4) gave up 2.4 million.
- The Deep End (4.3 million, 1.1/3) slipped by 1.4 million.
- The Vampire Diaries* (0.7/2) sucked in 1.7 million.
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Read More | Variety
This Week on TV (2/15-2/21)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Comedy, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, Cable, FX, FOX, HBO, 24, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Nip/Tuck, Video,
(Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)
MONDAY (2/15)
- 24 (FOX, 9pm): “Jack’s undercover mission worries his colleagues.” They never thought he’d go so far as to wear a dress.
- Keeping Up with Kardashians (E!, 10pm): “Kourtney breaks up with Scott after he gets drunk on Kim’s birthday in Las Vegas.” She always knew he was a douche, but she didn’t realize he was such a lush.
- Celebrity Close Calls (Biography, 10pm): “Celebrities recall incidents in which they nearly died. Included: Jane Seymour, Erik Estrada, Leif Garrett and Coolio.” The death of their careers will be covered in Part 2.
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Thursday Ratings: Survivor a Hero for CBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, 30 Rock, Grey’s Anatomy, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Did you see the moment when Sugar ran topless down the beach on Survivor? If you didn’t, you were one of the few. The two-hour premiere of the Heroes vs. Villains edition attracted 14.1 million fans and helped put a ding into Grey’s Anatomy‘s numbers.
8pm
- Approximately 14.1 million watched the two-hour debut of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (4.5/12 in 18-49).
- Bones* (2.1/6) dug up 8.1 million.
- The Deep End (5.7 million, 1.5/4) picked up 600,000 more.
- Community (5.2 million, 2.3/7) remained steady.
- Parks and Recreation (5 million, 2.3/6) was up a tick.
- The Vampire Diaries (3.6 million, 1.5/4) lost 400,000.
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Tuesday Ratings: Past Life Can’t Pass Competition
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Lost, Ratings,
Last night’s premiere of Past Life did what few post-Idol debuts have done before: Disappoint. Despite a huge lead-in, the series opener came in fourth in its hour in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- Approximately 27.9 million saw Ellen DeGeneres’ first day on American Idol (10.1/26 in 18-49).
- NCIS (19.8 million, 4.1/11) picked up 700,000.
- The Biggest Loser (3.5/9) averaged 8.9 million over two hours.
- Lost* (1.7/4) helped 4.9 million get caught up.
- 90210* (0.4/1) scraped up 910,000.
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Preview Several of FOX’s New Shows
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, FOX, Video,
Already itching to start a new TV season? Well here are a few of FOX shows scheduled to debut over 2009-2010.
Brothers
This half-hour comedy starring former New York Giant Michael Strahan will air on Fridays this fall. This Dollhouse lead-in (you can see the obvious similarities) focuses on a retired and financially-strapped football player who moves back home with his parents (Carl Weathers and The Shield‘s CCH Pounder). Daryl “Chill” Mitchell plays his wheelchair-bound brother.
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