Morning Show Ratings for The Week of September 18th September 28, 2006 11:52 pm
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NBC’s The Today Show still ahead, but gap closing between it and Good Morning America.
The Today Show
- 4.6/16 HH rating
- 5,840,000 total viewers
- 2,700,000 A25-54 viewers
Good Morning America
- 3.7/13 HH rating
- 4,700,000 total viewers
- 2,130,000 A25-54 viewers
The Early Show
- 2.1/8 HH rating
- 2,750,000 total viewers
- 1,030,000 A25-54 viewers
Charlie Sheen Set To Become Highest Paid Sitcom Actor September 28, 2006 11:52 pm
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According to reports, Charlie Sheen, of CBS’s Two and a Half Men, is set to become the highest paid sitcom star.
Sheen began renegotiating his contract about 2 months ago, right about the time Warner Bros., the show’s studio, began entering into deals for the show’s syndication packages (to Tribune Broadcasting stations for the Broadcast rights and to FX for the Cable rights).
The new contract will reportedly pay Sheen $350,000 per episode, the most for any current sitcom star.
The record for highest paid sitcom star of all time was Ray Romano of Everybody Loves Raymond. He was paid almost $2M per episode for that show’s final season back in 2004/2005.
MyNetworkTV Still Having Trouble Attracting Viewers September 28, 2006 11:52 pm
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In its second week of operation, the networks two dramas decline from their first week in total households and A18-49.
From September 11 to September 15th
8 PM – Desire – .93M viewers (0.3 A18-49 rating)
- This is down from 1.2M viewers and a 0.4 A18-49 rating
9PM – Fashion House – 1.1M viewers (0.4 A18-49 rating)
- This is down from 1.3M viewers and a 0.5 A18-49 rating.
Mobile ESPN Phone Service Goes Under September 28, 2006 11:52 pm
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Mobile ESPN, the cell phone service catering to the needs of sports fanatics, will close down service. Sales of Mobile ESPN phones and service will end immediately, while current customers will continue to receive their service until the end of this year.
Mobile ESPN has had a hard time growing its subscriber base, only serving 30,000 in its first year.
ESPN has decided to go in a different route, focusing on licensing out their content to other service providers, instead of running their own network.
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‘Showbiz Show’ Renewed for Third Season September 28, 2006 11:51 pm
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The Showbiz Show with David Spade has been renewed by Comedy Central for an additional 13 episodes.
The new season will debut in February of next year.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, September 27, 2006 September 28, 2006 1:40 pm
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CBS wins the evening in a close race with ABC. Jericho improves, while Kidnapped dips.
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