TV on DVD: October 14, 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Music, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, PBS, The CW, WB, DVD

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.

• The Adventures of Robin Hood (Season 2)
• Back to You (Season 1)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Season 8)
• Kyo Kara Maoh! (Season 2, Vol. 8)
• Liberty’s Kids (Complete Series)
• Lil’ Bush: Resident of United States (Season 2)
• Nash Bridges (Season 1)
• The Partridge Family (Season 3)
• Rules of Engagement (Season 2)
• The Sarah Silverman Program (Season 2, Vol. 1)

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Wednesday Ratings: Viewers Preoccupied With Halloween

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, Ratings

Little goblins wanting their candy fix and a night full of reruns kept audiences away. 

8pm

• Pushing Daisies (8.5 million, 2.6/8 in 18-49 demo) was down almost 1 million from last week.
• Kid Nation (6.9 million, 2.0/6) lost a good portion of its audience to trick-or-treating.
• A 2-hour Phenomenon (2.3/7) conjured up only 6.4 million viewers.
• America’s Next Top Model, Back To You and ‘Til Death were all repeats.

9pm

• Private Practice (11.2 million, 3.8/10 in 18-49) had the night’s best demo performance.
• Criminal Minds (14.7 million, 3.5/9) had the evening’s largest audience.
• Both Kitchen Nightmares and Gossip Girl were repeats.

10pm

• CSI: NY (13.5 million, 3.6/10 in 18-49 demo) easily won the hour.
• Dirty Sexy Money (8.4 million, 2.9/8) remained about even with last week.
• Life (5.7 million, 1.9/5) was down over 1 million from last Wednesday.

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FOX Picks Up ‘Back To You’

Posted by David Onda Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, ABC, FOX, Editorial, News, Ratings, Renewals

Sometimes network executives boggle the mind with the shows they decide to pick up or, adversely, kick to the curb. One such moment is FOX’s decision to pick up the horribly hacky news anchor comedy, Back To You, for a full 24-episode season. Are you kidding me? Ok, I like Kelsey Grammer, I really do - and I think he has a lot of dry comedy potential. But Patricia Heaton? Uck! There is nothing about Heaton that would make me subject myself to a half hour of listening to her voice set up hacky jokes that are only validated by some crappy laugh-track. And with the not-off-the-charts ratings the show has gotten, I’d guess that I’m not alone. How a great show like HBO’s Lucky Louie gets dumped while this show is allowed to stay on the air is beyond me.

Oh yeah, and ABC picked up six more scripts for Samantha Who?. More like, “Samantha Who gives a crap?”

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Wednesday Ratings:  Red Sox Score More Than Homeruns

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, Ratings

Both ABC and CBS had to take a back seat to baseball last night.  Game 1 of the World Series was a huge ratings victory for FOX.

8pm

• Approximately 16.7 million fans rallied for the Red Sox/Rockies game (5.6/14 in 18-49 demo).
• Pushing Daisies (9.4 million, 3.0/8) wilted a bit from last week.
• The debut of Phenomenon (8.4 million, 2.9/8) underperformed Deal or No Deal’s usual numbers, but it remained close to Daisies in the demos.
• Kid Nation (8 million, 2.5/7) was slightly up from last Wednesday; America’s Next Top Model (4.7 million, 2.3/6) was slightly down.

9pm

• Both Criminal Minds (14.9 million, 3.9/19 in 18-49) and Private Practice (11.8 million, 4.5/11) remained even with last week.
• Bionic Woman (7.8 million, 3.3/8) saw another decline.
• Gossip Girl (1.2/3) held steady from last Wednesday.

10pm

• CSI: NY (13.6 million, 3.8/10 in 18-49) took the hour’s viewers and demos.
• Dirty Sexy Money (8.6 million, 3.2/8) pretty much repeated last week.
• Life (6.8 million, 2.5/6) was at least consistent; it lost viewers (900,000) again.

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Wednesday Ratings: ‘Daisies’ and ‘Practice’ Hold Strong

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, Ratings

Wednesday night saw another close race between ABC and CBS.  Although Pushing Daisies and Private Practice both saw a drop in viewers, their demos helped the Alphabet network win the evening. 

8pm

• Deal or No Deal (12.3 million, 3.1/9 in 18-49 demo) had another strong night and grabbed the hour’s largest audience.
• Although down 250,000 viewers, Pushing Daisies (9.7 million, 3.6/10) had the biggest numbers in the valuable age group.
• Kid Nation (7.4 million, 2.4/7) improved up on last week’s numbers.
• Back to You (6.9 million, 2.3/7) and ‘Til Death (7 million, 2.7/7) both saw slight increases.
• America’s Next Top Model (5 million, 2.5/7) lost about 300,000.

9pm

• Private Practice (11.8 million, 4.3/11 in 18-49) had the evening’s best demo turnout.
• At 14.9 million, Criminal Minds (3.9/10) had the night’s largest audience.
• NBC’s Bionic Woman (8.5 million, 3.3/8) dropped over 1.5 million fans.
• Kitchen Nightmares (6.7 million, 3.2/8) held steady from last week.
• Gossip Girl (2.4 million, 1.2/3) turned away about 450,000.

10pm

• CSI: NY (13.9 million, 4.1/11 in 18-49) won the hour in both numbers.
• Dirty Sexy Money (8.6 million, 3.1/9) lost several million from it’s lead-in.
• Life (7.7 million, 2.8/8) was down about 490,000 viewers.

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Wednesday Ratings:  ABC and CBS Both Take Wins

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, Ratings

Depending on how you look at it, two networks shared last night’s crown.  CBS may have grabbed the viewers, but ABC had it where it counts: the demos.

8pm

• With 12.58 million viewers, Deal or No Deal (3.1/9 in 18-49) took the hour in viewers.
• ABC’s Pushing Daisies (10.26 million, 3.7/11 in 18-49) won the demos in the time period.
• America’s Next Top Model was up from last week (5.37 million, 2.5/7).
• Fox’s Back to You (6.62 million, 2.3/7) was down this week and was ‘Til Death (6.5 million, 2.4/7).
• Kid Nation (6.91 million, 2.1/6 in 18-49) placed fifth in the important age group.

9pm

• Despite mixed review, Private Practice (12.42 million, 4.9/13 share) took the hour’s demos with ease.
• At 14.55 million, CBS’ Criminal Minds (3.9/10) won the night in viewers.
• Bionic Woman (10.28 million, 3.9/10) continued its losing race against Practice.
• Kitchen Nightmares (6.37 million, 3.0/8) was up from last week’s numbers.
• Gossip Girl (1.3/3 share) rounded off the hour with 2.8 million viewers.

10pm

• CSI: NY (4.1/11 in 18-49, 13.43m) pounded the competitors with 13.43 million viewers.
• ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money (8.64 million, 3.3/9) was down slightly from last week as was Life (8.1 million, 2.7/8).

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‘Pushing Daisies’ Helps ABC Wednesday

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, Ratings

Wednesday’s premiere of Pushing Daisies attracted many customers to The Pie Hole.  By night’s end, ABC came out with another win (followed by CBS, NBC, FOX and CW).

8pm

• ABC’s Pushing Daisies drew an impressive 12.8 million viewers and dominated in the important 18-49 age group (4.2 rating/12 demo).
• NBC’s Deal or No Deal (11.1 million, 2.8/8) came up second.
• Kid Nation (7.5 million, 2.4/7), America’s Next Top Model (4.5 million, 2.2/6) and Back To You (6.6 million, 2.4/7) all saw a loss in viewers.
• ‘Til Death (6.2 million, 2.5/7) remained steady while Kitchen Nightmares (6.3 million, 2.9/7) hung in there.

9pm

• CBS’ Criminal Minds (14.4 million, 3.7/9) took the hour in viewers, but placed 3rd in the demos.
• Private Practice (12.3 million, 4.5/11) declined from last week, but still topped that new show on NBC.
• Bionic Woman (10.9 million, 4.0/10) dropped 30% in the demos and lost 19% of its viewers.
• CW’s Gossip Girl (2.8 million, 1.3/3) remained fairly even.

10pm

• CSI: NY (12.7 million, 3.9/10) maintained last week’s viewership numbers.
• ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money (9.7 million, 3.6/10) lost almost 700,000 viewers but moved up to second place.
• NBC’s Life (8.8 million, 3.0/8) lost 13% of its audience causing it to fall into 3rd place.

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TV on DVD:  September 18, 2007

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, The CW, Family Guy, DVD

Here are some of the TV-on-DVD options you can find on the shelves this Tuesday:

• Brothers & Sisters (Season 1)
• Ghost Whisperer (Season 2)
• Boston Legal (Season 3)
• Stargate Atlantis (Season 3)
• Family Guy (Volume 5)
• Smallville (Season 6)
• Married With Children (Season 7)
• Everybody Loves Raymond (Season 9)

NOTE:  Click here to see the Movies-On-DVD options for this week.

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This Week on TV (9/17-9/23)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, CBS, FOX, NBC, Showtime, The CW, TNT-HD, Family Guy, Prison Break, Survivor

MONDAY (9/17)

• Prison Break (FOX, 8pm):  Season premiere.  What will happen to Dr. Sara Tancredi?
• Deal or No Deal (NBC, 8pm):  Special Monday-night premiere (will regularly air on Weds/Fridays).
• K-Ville (FOX, 9pm):  Series premiere
• Saving Grace (TNT, 10pm):  Season finale
• Weeds (Showtime, 10pm):  Mary-Kate Olsen will begin a ten-episode arc tonight.

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Fall 2007 TV Programming Schedule

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell's Kitchen, America's Next Top Model, Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, ER, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, House, My Name Is Earl, Prison Break, Scrubs, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, The Bachelor, The Office, DVR

Despite having a Tivo and another DVR, I know that a new television season can take some serious planning.  When will your favorite shows start?  What days are they now on?  Which programming ‘conflicts’ will you have to resolve?  Will you need to buy another TV???

Hopefully our detailed scheduling guide can assist you in the weeks to come.  We have compiled information from five different networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX and CW) and included the days, times and premiere dates for this fall’s shows.

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