Sunday Ratings: CBS Rises Above with Grammys
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Saturday Night Live, Ratings,
Pink wasn’t the only one flying high last night. Thanks to its 52nd Annual Grammy Awards coverage, CBS was a little bit out of everyone’s reach.
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- The Grammys (25.8 million, 9.8/24 in 18-49) had its best demos in six years.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2.2/5) nailed down 8.5 million.
- The Simpsons (2.4/6) raised 5.1 million.
- Dateline (0.9/2) averaged 4.8 million over two hours.
- The Cleveland Show (2.2/5) rounded up 4.5 million.
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Sunday Ratings: Fresh Start for Chuck?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Desperate Housewives, Ratings,
Although it came narrowly close to meeting NBC’s chopping block, Chuck lived to tell another day. Was the publicity responsible for the show’s ratings boost last night? Or will the show fall back into old habits once it settles in on Mondays?
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- Approximately 15 million watched The Simpsons’ 450th episode (6.8 rating in 18-49) after the football overrun.
- The Simpsons: 20th Anniversary Special (5.6 rating) had nearly 13 million reminiscing.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (3.2/8) got 10.6 million all choked up.
- NCIS: LA* (1.0/3) dialed in 7 million.
- Dateline (1.5/4) reported to 6.3 million.
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2009-10 Midseason Television Schedule
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, 30 Rock, 24, Amazing Race, The, American Idol, Apprentice, The - Donald, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Grey’s Anatomy, Heroes, House, Lost, Medium, Scrubs, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, The Bachelor, The Office,
Now that we’ve made halfway through the television season, it’s time to readjust our DVRs once again.
Midseason staples returning to the airwaves include American Idol, 24 and Lost. Meanwhile, a number of new programs - including Human Target, Parenthood and The Marriage Ref - will vie for our attention.
Hopefully our detailed guide can assist you in the weeks to come. We have compiled information from the five major networks and included the days, times and premiere dates for this season’s programs.
(NOTE: This schedule has been updated as of May 2. Don’t be surprised to see changes in the weeks to come.)
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Sunday Ratings: Eagles Sack the President
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Family Guy, Ratings,
As nice as Christmas must be in the White House, the action is clearly on the gridiron. Despite cheerful numbers for Oprah’s primetime special, the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants was easily the night’s top contender.
8pm
- Approximately 17.9 million saw the Eagles beat the Giants on Sunday Night Football (7.0/17 in 18-49).
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (3.1/8) averaged 10.1 million over two hours.
- The Mentalist* (1.9/5) pulled in 9.5 million for CBS.
- The Simpsons (3.2/8) nabbed 7.1 million.
- The Cleveland Show (3.0/7) turned in 6.5 million.
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Write-Ins Revealed: New Yorkers Want Monty Burns for Mayor
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, FOX, Gossip,
Springfield bad guy Montgomery Burns enjoyed a strong showing among write-ins for last month’s mayoral race in New York, scoring nearly 10% of the write-in votes.
Of the 299 write-in votes logged, the Simpsons character got a whopping 27. Not bad for an animated character who wasn’t even running.
Of course, Michael Bloomberg was re-elected to office, trumping other write-ins like Mickey Mouse, Alfred E. Newman and Victor Von Doom.
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Sunday Ratings: Touchdown for NBC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, Amazing Race, The, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings,
There’s nothing NBC loves more than football Sunday. Last night’s game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers gave the network something to thankful for over the holiday weekend.
8pm
- Sunday Night Fooball (17.2 million, 6.6/16 in 18-49) had 2.1 million more cheering.
- Approximately 11.6 million saw the Globetrotters eliminated from The Amazing Race (3.4/8).
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (10.3 million, 3.0/7) slipped by 1.3 million.
- The Simpsons (8.9 million, 4.2/10) added on 1.9 million; The Cleveland Show (7.1 million, 3.5/8) raised another 600,000.
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Sunday Ratings: AMAs Strike a Chord for ABC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, CBS, FOX, NBC, Amazing Race, The, Family Guy, Ratings,
Wins for Michael Jackson, a fall from Jennifer Lopez and a kiss from Adam Lambert combined for one of the best-rated AMAs in some time. The 2009 event had its largest audience in seven years and its highest demo in five.
8pm
- The Sunday Night Football game (15.1 million, 5.6/14 in 18-49) was still the most-watched program of he night.
- The 2009 American Music Awards (5.5/14) got 14.2 million talking around the water cooler.
- The Amazing Race (11.7 million, 3.5/8) was on par with last week.
- The Simpsons (7 million, 3.3/8) lost 2 million; The Cleveland Show (6.5 million, 3.3/8) was off by 500,000.
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Sunday Ratings: Three Rivers Goes Upstream
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Amazing Race, The, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings,
Is Alex O’Loughlin headed for another CBS cancellation, or will the former Moonlight star live to see another season? The answer might not be so clear right now. Last night’s Three Rivers with guest star Mandy Patinkin reached its best demos to date.
8pm
- Approximately 19.1 million watched the Colts beat the Patriots on Sunday Night Football (7.5/18 in 18-49).
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (11.6 million, 3.6/9) nailed down 1.2 million more.
- The Amazing Race (11.6 million, 3.2/8) added on 1.1 million.
- The Simpsons (9 million, 4.2/10) did 1.6 million better than last week’s Family Guy; The Cleveland Show (7 million, 3.3/8) hit a demo low.
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Sunday Ratings: CBS, NBC Both Win the Race
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Amazing Race, The, Desperate Housewives, Ratings,
Aside from FOX’s early celebration of Halloween (and a shift in CBS’ schedule), yesterday’s schedule was pretty uneventful. By night’s end, the Eye network was tops with the viewers while the Peacock network was first in the demos.
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- 60 Minutes (4.3/11 in 18-49) pulled in 16 million after a football overrun.
- Approximately 14.7 million watched the Atlanta Falcons beat the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football (6.1/15).
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (3.0/8) had 10.4 million feeling emotional.
- The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror XX (4.1/11) entertained 8.6 million; The Cleveland Show (3.8/9) pulled in 7.7 million.
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TV on DVD: August 18, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, HBO, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- The Beast (Season 1)
- Cracker (Complete Series)
- Dexter (Season 3)
- Dirty Sexy Money (Season 2)
- Eli Stone (Season 2)
- Everybody Hates Chris (Final Season)
- Ghost Adventures (Season 1)
- Gossip Girl (Season 2)
- Greek (Chapter 3)
- iCarly (Season 2, Vol. 1)
- Man vs. Wild (Season 3)
- Simon & Simon (Season 3)
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