Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, May 25, 2008 May 26, 2008 4:50 pm
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USA Network Orders Eighth Season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent May 24, 2008 10:41 pm
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USA Network has ordered an eighth season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent picking up the show for an additional 16 episodes. This will be the second season the show is on USA Network after running for six seasons on NBC.
Casting Bites: TV and Film May 24, 2008 10:33 pm
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Actor/Rapper Shad Moss (aka Bow Wow) has joined the upcoming fifth season of HBO’s Entourage. He will play a recurring role as Charlie, a new stand-up comic client of Eric (Kevin Connolly). [THR]
The two-hour 24 prequel movie bridging the sixth and seventh seasons has added several cast members: Eric Lively, Tony Todd and Gil Bellows. Lively will play the president’s son, Bellows a State Department officer ordered to serve Bauer with a subpoena and Todd, who will also appear during the seventh season, will play cruel African dictator Gen. Juma. [THR]
Continue reading for more casting announcements.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, May 22, 2008 May 24, 2008 10:19 pm
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With CBS out of the picture, it was time for ABC to shine courtesy the networks season finales of Ugly Betty and Grey’s Anatomy, which were both off from their year-ago season finales, but still strong enough to easily carry the evening.
Elsewhere on the evening, the season premiere of So You Think You Can Dance? put Fox in second place ahead of CBS which aired repeats and NBC which aired an episode of Deal or No Deal and the season premiere of Last Comic Standing.
Continue reading for a look at the night’s ratings including ratings charts for the two shows that had their season finale’s.
Special Incredible Hulk-themed episode of American Gladiators May 24, 2008 9:08 pm
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A special Incredible Hulk-themed episode of American Gladiators will air on June 9th on NBC. The episode will feature guest star Lou Ferrigno sharing the arena with host Hulk Hogan. There will also be an exclusive 60-second preview from the June 13th release of The Incredible Hulk. [THR]
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, May 21, 2008 May 23, 2008 3:56 am
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The season finale of American Idol matched last year’s finale, leading Fox to a dominant first place finish on the evening.
Other finales that aired last night were Criminal Minds and CSI: NY on CBS, Law & Order on NBC and Boston Legal on ABC.
Continue reading for a look at the entire night’s ratings, including full season charts for the five shows that had their season finales.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, May 20, 2008 May 23, 2008 1:31 am
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Ratings for the final night of performances on American Idol were strong, with the series drawing just as many viewers from the year prior. Elsewhere on the evening, the season finale of Dancing With the Stars kept ABC in a competitive second place, while CBS was a close second place with two episodes of NCIS, including the season finale, and the season/series finale of Shark.
And lastly, The CW aired the season one finale of Reaper, which posted slight gains from the week prior.
Continue reading for a look at the nights complete ratings, plus full season ratings charts for the four show’s that had their season finales.
Casting Bites: Film and Television May 21, 2008 4:13 pm
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John Cusack and Chiwetal Ejioor have been cast in Roland Emmerich’s sci-fi film 2012. Shooting on the film begins in February 2009. [Variety]
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, the adaptation of the popular video game from Ubisoft, has found its lead. Jake Gyllenhaal will play the young pince Dastan. Gemma Arterton has also joined the cast. The actress will play Tamina. Mike Newell will be directing the film which is set to start production in July in Morocco and England. It’s scheduled to be released on June 13, 2009. [THR]
Christian Bale is signed on to star in all three upcoming Terminator films, beginning with Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins which is set to release on May 22, 2009. [BBCNews]
Continue reading for more casting announcements.
Sports Night 10th Anniversary DVD May 21, 2008 3:25 pm
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Sports Night fans take note, a new 10th anniversary of the short-lived ABC comedy is being prepped for release this September 30th. The new set will come packed with all 45 episodes from the show’s two seasons on 6 DVDs, plus two extra DVD’s that contain the special features. Check out the press release here.
Moffat Named new showrunner of Doctor Who May 21, 2008 3:18 pm
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Writer Steven Moffat has been named the new lead writer and executive producer of the BBC drama series Doctor Who. Moffat, who has written several episodes of the show, will replace Russell T Davies early next year when he steps down. Davies has been the showrunner of the series since it was revived in 2005. Doctor Who will be taking a break for a year in terms of its episodic nature, airing a few movies before it returns in 2010 for its fifth season. For more information about this news, head here.
Source: guardian.co.uk
More Battlestar Galactica TV movies may be on the way May 20, 2008 1:13 am
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BSG fans take note, the SCI FI channel may be looking into a way to bridge what’s expected to be a long gap between the two halves of the show’s fourth, and final, season. Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune is reporting that NBCU, who produces the show, is looking into producing up to three Battlestar Galactica TV movies (in the vein of the recent TV movie “Razor”):
“Executives are now doing number-crunching for these proposed films, and any deals for these movies are far from done. However, it would make sense to make more “Battlestar” TV movies while the show’s creative team and actors are still all in one place, as it were.”
Ryan also notes that series co-creator/executive creator Ron Moore is currently writing the series finale and that the three films would be made this summer. And lastly, a new set of webisodes, linking the first and second halves of season four, is being prepared.
Read all of Ryan’s story here.
Considering the last TV movie only drew a 1.2 rating, I’m frankly surprised NBC would be so interesting in doing more. Does the prospect of more of these prequel type TV movies excite you?
Source: Chicago Tribune
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, May 18, 2008 May 19, 2008 7:06 pm
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The two-hour season finale of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and two episodes, including the fourth season finale, of Desperate Housewives put ABC well ahead of the competition Sunday night, despite not being able to quite match last year’s finales. CBS saw okay results from its lineup of 60 Minutes and The 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which drew more viewers and adults 18-49 from last year’s edition.
Fox followed up in third place led by the season finales of The Simpsons, King of the Hill and American Dad, though all three shows were off a good deal from their year-ago season finale numbers.
NBC was even from the week prior, while The CW rounded out the pack in last place, as the network aired its season finales of Everybody Hates Chris, Aliens in America and The Game.
Continue reading for season ratings charts for the eight shows that ended their seasons last night plus a full analysis of the night’s programming.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, May 16, 2008 May 18, 2008 10:09 pm
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CBS’s trio of finales (Ghost Whisperer, Moonlight, and Numb3rs) led the network to an easy Friday night victory, out-drawing its closest competitor ABC (who itself stayed afloat thanks to a finale of its own via America’s Funniest Home Videos) by nearly 2 million viewers and 23%.
Elsewhere on the evening, The CW got a rare reprieve from the bottom, as its WWE Smackdown pulled the network into third place among households and viewers (tied for third among adults 18-49).
Continue reading for a look at the entire nights ratings, including my full analysis of the nights programming, PLUS ratings charts for the entire season’s of the three scripted series that had their season finales last night.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, May 14, 2008 May 15, 2008 4:57 pm
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American Idol grew 1.39 million/6% among viewers and 10% among adults 18-49 to lead Fox comfortably past the other networks, while in season finale news, The CW’s America’s Next Top Model posted slight growth from the week prior, but was still well off from the year prior numbers. Continue reading for a look at the nights complete ratings, plus a ratings chart for season 10 of ‘Model’.
FOX Development Slate/Schedule for 2008/2009 Season [Continually Updated] May 15, 2008 3:13 pm
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Following you will find Fox’s current confirmed development slate and schedules for the 2008/2009 season.
The CW Development Slate for 2008/2009 Season [Continually Updated] May 14, 2008 8:28 pm
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Following you will find The CW’s current confirmed development slate and schedules for the 2008/2009 season.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, May 13, 2008 May 14, 2008 4:29 pm
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American Idol rebounded and Hell’s Kitchen turned out another strong performance to lead Fox to a comfortable win last night among households, viewers and adults 18-49. Elsewhere on the night saw three season finales: ABC’s Women’s Murder Club, NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The CW’s Beauty and the Geek. Continue reading for a look at the nights complete ratings, plus full season ratings charts for the three show’s that had their season finales.
CBS Development Slate/Schedule for 2008/2009 Season [Continually Updated] May 14, 2008 3:33 pm
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Following you will find CBS’s current confirmed development slate and schedules for the 2008/2009 season.
ABC Development Slate for 2008/2009 Season [Continually Updated] May 14, 2008 3:30 pm
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Following you will find ABC’s current confirmed development slate and schedules for the 2008/2009 season.
NBC Development Slate/Schedule for 2008/2009 Season [Continually Updated] May 14, 2008 3:29 pm
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Following you will find NBC’s current confirmed development slate and schedules for the 2008/2009 season.
TV Casting Bites: Wahlberg gets new show, Delaney Returning to Wisteria Lane May 14, 2008 3:22 pm
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TNT has teamed up with Donnie Wahlberg and director/producer Jon Avnet to develop a new crime drama about a war hero turned Drug Enforcement officer set in Boston. Wahlberg is expected to star in the series, tentatively titled Morse Code. [Reuters]
Enjoying the murder mystery storyline revolving around Dana Delany’s character Katherine Mayfair on Desperate Housewives? Well, good news, because the actress confirmed to ET Online that she is returning to the show next season and that her “whole mystery story will be wrapped up and everything will be revealed, and it’s rather dramatic.”
Weinstein Co. to make Fraggle Rock Musical May 14, 2008 2:51 pm
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The Weinstein Co. is turning the much loved Jim Henson series Fraggle Rock into a live-action musical feature film, reports Variety. Cory Edwards, who directed the animated film Hoodwinked!, will helm the film and write the screen play. The Jim Henson Co. will produce and The Weinstein Co. will distribute. Fraggle Rock premiered on HBO in 1993 and ran for five seasons.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, May 12, 2008 May 13, 2008 3:33 pm
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Upfronts Week 2008 May 12, 2008 9:39 pm
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Well, it’s that time of year again when the networks make their pitch for which new and returning shows will hit it big in the upcoming TV season. Just like last year, I plan on keeping track of all the updates, and providing you all with an easy to follow and extensive guide of what’s been picked up and what’s not coming back.
I’m in the process of creating a new programming guide, just as I did last season, and have already created a development/schedule post for NBC (which you can check out here) who pitched their programming earlier than usual and had a couple small announcements today . I’ll be doing the same thing for the other networks once the announcements are made.
Here’s the schedule:
Monday, May 13
NBC
As I noted above, NBC already had their presentation a few weeks ago. Today they made just a few announcements, which I’ve already written about on the site: Fallon replacing O’Brien, picked up Momma’s Boys and the Heroes and The Office webisodes.
Tuesday, May 13
ABC
The CW
Wednesday, May 14
CBS
Thursday, May 15
FOX
Should other news stories bubble to the service, all you’ll have to do is head to the 2008/2009 Television page and click on the link for whichever network you are looking for.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, May 11, 2008 May 12, 2008 9:35 pm
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Though it hurt Desperate Housewives, the season finale of Survivor wasn’t strong enough to reign as the night’s most-watched program as ABC took households and adults 18-49, while CBS stayed close and took viewers. Continue reading for the night’s complete ratings, plus since two shows had their season finales last night (ABC’s Brothers & Sisters and CBS’s Survivor) I’ve added season ratings charts. Check it all out after the jump.
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