Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, December 28, 2008 December 29, 2008 10:32 pm
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Watch The United States of Tara Online December 29, 2008 6:40 pm
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Showtime has begun streaming the series debut episode of their new series The United States of Tara on Sho.com. Just click this link and enter the password “tara” to watch the entire 30-minute pilot episode of the series. The United States of Tara stars Toni Collette as Tara Gregor, wife and mother of two teens who suffers from multiple personality disorder. It comes from executive producer Steven Spielberg and its script was written by Diablo Cody.
The show will make its Showtime debut on January 18, 2009.
Flight of the Conchords Draws 250,000 Viewers For Online Premiere December 29, 2008 6:34 pm
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The second season premiere of HBO’s comedy Flight of the Conchords has been streamed 250,000 times in its first 10 days at FunnyOrDie. That’s in addition to the tens of thousands of views on HBO.com, which his also showing the episode. That’s a pretty good start for the series, which drew just 950,000 viewers for its first season finale last year on HBO, and much better than the 100,000 views the first season premiere drew when it premiered in a similar fashion last season on MySpace.
This was HBO’s first colloboration with FunnyOrDie after HBO took an ownership stake in the Internet venture from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay this past June.
Flight of the Conchords makes its season two debut on HBO, January 18, 2009.
Source: THR
New Lost Promo December 29, 2008 2:56 pm
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ABC has released a brand new promo for the upcoming fifth season of Lost. Watch it below.
Lost returns to ABC on January 21, 2009.
Cera Holding Up Arrested Development Film? December 29, 2008 2:31 pm
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Mitch Hurwitz, creator of the critically beloved but low-rated Fox series Arrested Development, has confirmed that a deal is in place with Fox Searchlight to make a big screen adaptation of the series. However, Hurwitz cautions that casting is still not complete, and hints that the rumor that Michael Cera is the one holding up the process is accurate. From FilmCast:
So what of the rumors that new dad Will Arnett and shiny movie star Michael Cera are the only two remaining holdouts?
“I don’t want to talk about who is holding out right now because we might still work that out and I don’t want to pressure anyone through the press,” said Hurwitz. “Although I will say that Will Arnett is gung-ho, so there’s a big clue!”
Hurwitz added that he won’t get to work on a script until the cast he wants is locked up, but he did talk a bit about the possible story and whether or not the film would start where the show ended:
“I think in some respect it would have to pick up where the show left off,” he said. “Maybe the benefit of that would be, if nothing else, just to recap everything. There are a couple of ways to get into it. I was even thinking about a big animated sequence to start. Kind of like how the Blake Edwards movies used to start – to kind of catch everyone up.”
Hurwitz also noted that he hasn’t ruled out a possible prequel movie. Click here to read the entire interview.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Saturday, December 27, 2008 December 28, 2008 9:06 pm
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Golden Globes Poster December 27, 2008 12:53 am
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has unveiled the official poster for The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards, which will be broadcast live on NBC on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 8pm. Click to enlarge. Also, click after the jump to read the full press release.
New Dollhouse Video December 26, 2008 11:39 pm
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Entertainment Weekly has a two-minute clip from the February 13, 2009 series premiere of Fox’s Dollhouse, from creator Joss Whedon. Watch it below.
via /Film
Fox Developing Werewolf Dramedy Bitches December 26, 2008 11:35 pm
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Superman Returns screenwriter Michael Dougherty is developing a werewolf drama/comedy for Fox titled Bitches. According to THR, the series is described as a “quirky fairy tale” about four female friends in New York City who are also werewolves. The project has received a script plus a penalty commitment from the network. Pushing Daisies co-executive producers/writers Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts have also been brought aboard the project.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, December 25, 2008 December 26, 2008 7:21 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, December 24, 2008 December 25, 2008 9:45 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, December 23, 2008 December 24, 2008 7:06 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, December 22, 2008 December 23, 2008 6:13 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, December 21, 2008 December 22, 2008 6:37 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, December 19, 2008 December 20, 2008 6:26 pm
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Kristin Chenoweth Cast in NBC’s Legally Mad December 19, 2008 7:40 pm
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Kristin Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies) has been tapped to star in NBC’s David E. Kelley legal drama, Legally Mad.
According to Variety, Chenoweth will play Skippy Pylon, who although is a cheerful and brilliant attorney at a Chicago law practice, also exhibits flashes of psychosis–and enjoys being mistaken for a teenager.
“I’ve wanted to work with her for a long time and can’t wait to reveal her as someone who’s completely mad,” Kelley said.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, December 18, 2008 December 19, 2008 7:30 pm
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New Lost Season Five Promo December 19, 2008 7:12 pm
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ABC has begun airing a brand new promo for the fifth season of Lost. Watch it embedded below. The new season premieres January 21st.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, December 17, 2008 December 18, 2008 6:27 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, December 16, 2008 December 17, 2008 5:28 pm
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Nielsen Releases First DVR List December 17, 2008 4:12 pm
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Nielsen has released its first yearly top 10 list of time-shifted primetime programming. Topping the list are the Tuesday and Wednesday editionts of Fox’s American Idol, with Live+7-day viewing adding 2.15 million and 1.95 million households, respectively (Note: notice they are ranked by households, not viewers which is more commonly used).
Of the remaining eight shows in the top 10, seven are dramas, including sci-fi shows Heroes (1.83 million), Lost (1.79 million) and Fringe (1.60 million). Those are followed by House (1.45 million), The Mentalist (1.45 million), Survivor (1.40 million), Grey’s Anatomy (1.36 million) and Bones (1.33 million).
A second list ranked shows in order of the percentage increase attributed to time-shifted viewers. SCI Fi’s Battlestar Galactica leads the list with an impressive 53% increase in households. USA’s Burn Notice comes in second with a 37% increase, followed by Heroes and 90210 (both 35%).
Other cable shows listed were SCI FI’s Sanctuary (35%) and Eureka (34%), TBS’s comedy My Boys (32%), USA’s Psych (29%), In Plain Sight (28%) and The Starter Wife (27%) round out the list.
Source: Variety
NBC To Use Super Bowl to ReIntroduce Programming December 17, 2008 3:44 pm
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With several of the network’s high-profile shows experiencing series low ratings, and NBC still unable to successfully launch a new series this fall season, the network is looking to capitilize on the large audience tuning into the Super Bowl to to reintroduce its programming to America.
Promotions are being planned for Heroes, Kings, Medium and NBCU Cable shows among others. NBC will have five minutes’ worth of promotional time during the Super Bowl, plus a potential of between two and four minutes during halftime. Additional time will be available in the network’s pregame and postgame programming. NBC Entertainment president of marketing Adam Stotsky said that the Super Bowl gives the network an opportunity to “reintroduce” viewers to NBC programs they might not currently be watching “as well as give current fans some of the respective shows some special episode points to keep them coming back.”
The network’s Monday night lineup will be most highlighted, set to debut one day after the game airs. They include a special 3-D episode of Chuck at 8pm, the new volume of Heroes at 9pm and the season premiere of Medium at 10pm.
“You want to have a trailer version so [viewers] know what it’s about,” said Mr. Miller. “We also plan a different kind of spot that gets attention, the type of thing that will be displayed on YouTube the next day.”
Source: Advertising Age
Season Finales of Dexter and Californication Draw Record Ratings December 16, 2008 6:31 pm
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Showtime’s Golden Globe-nominated series Dexter and Californication each drew record ratings on Sunday night with their respective season finales. Dexter drew a Showtime record 1.5 million viewers (1.99 million when combined with the 11pm encore), while Californication drew a season-best 615,000 viewers (937,000 when combined with the encore).
Dexter and Californication each received Golden Globe nominations last week, including Best Drama and Best Comedy Series, as well as Best Actor Drama for Michael C. Hall (Dexter) and Best Actor Comedy (David Duchovny).
Source: B&C
Giants/Cowboys Matchup Most Watched Game in SNF History December 16, 2008 6:25 pm
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23.1 million viewers tuned in to watch the Dallas Cowboys defeat the Super Bowl champion New York Giants 20-8 on NBC Sunday Night Football this past Sunday. That’s the most viewers ever for a ‘Sunday Night Football’ game and the third-most viewers in primetime this season, behind only the November 16th telecast of 60 Minutes that featured President-elect Barack Obama (25.1 million) and the October 9th season premiere of CSI (23.5 million).
Sunday Night Football is currently averaging 16.8 million viewers over 14 broadcasts. That’s a five percent gain over last season’s average of 16.1 million.
The full press release follows after the jump.
Jessica Alba and Jack Black to Guest Star on NBC’s The Office December 16, 2008 5:53 pm
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NBC has announced that Jack Black and Jessica Alba will both be guest-starring on the hour-long post-Super Bowl episode of The Office on February 1, 2009.
I’ve included both press releases after the jump.
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