Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, April 29, 2008 April 30, 2008 10:13 pm
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“Beauty and the Geek” Finale Likely the End, At Least for Now April 29, 2008 10:05 pm
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The May 13th season finale of CW’s reality series Beauty and the Geek will likely be the show’s last episode, at least for some time. According to Variety, CW executives have decided that they’re going to put the series on hold for a few years.
TV Casting Bites: “E.R.”, “90210” Spin-off, “Desperate Housewives” and Britney Confirmed for “How I Met Your Mother” April 29, 2008 8:55 pm
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The final season of E.R. is adding a little star power, as film actress Angela Bassett is joining the cast as a regular of the NBC series. [THR]
The CW “90210” spin off has added two actresses: Lori Laughlin has been tapped to play Celia Mills, the show’s mom, while Jessica Walter will play Tabitha Mills, the grandmother. [TV Guide and EW]
Gale Harold has booked a potentially recurring role on ABC’s Desperate Housewives [TV Guide]
And lastly, CBS has confirmed that Britney Spears is returning to guest star on the May 12 episode of How I Met Your Mother. [CBS]
Spike TV Picks Up Comedy Series April 29, 2008 8:15 pm
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Spike TV has ordered six episodes of Factory, a improvised comedy revolving around four small-town factory workers who’d rather do anything than work at their boring jobs, according to THR. It will be the network’s first original comedy series. Factory will premiere on June 29th at 10:00 p.m.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, April 28, 2008 April 29, 2008 3:38 pm
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The return of House (in a new time slot) helped put Fox in first place for the evening among adults 18-49, but a steep decline among total audience from its last newly aired episode (-8.65M viewers/37% and 37% among A18-49) kept the network in second place among households and viewers. To be fair though, that last new episode of House aired out of a fresh installment of American Idol. Even still, compared to the show’s season average up to last night, the series was of by 4.90 million/25% among viewers, 23% among households and 29% among A18-49.
House’s weaker than average performance allowed for Dancing With the Stars (the night’s most-watched program) to lead ABC to a first place finish on the evening among both households and viewers.
CBS meanwhile got good mileage from its slate of comedies and an original episode of “CSI: Miami”, as the network finished in third overall, but a solid second among A18-49 (just a half point off from first place Fox in the demo).
Rounding out the rest of the evening was NBC in a competitive fourth place, and The CW in last place. About The CW, the network can’t be too pleased that One Tree Hill faded by nearly a half million viewers (-420,000/14%) and 14% among adults 18-49, while lead-in Gossip Girl remained flat from the week prior.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, April 27, 2008 April 28, 2008 11:56 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, April 25, 2008 April 26, 2008 8:41 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, April 24, 2008 April 25, 2008 5:32 pm
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ABC’s returning dramas Ugly Betty, Grey’s Anatomy (the nights most-watched program among adults 18-49) and Lost (now in its new post-Grey’s Anatomy timeslot) led ABC to a ratings victory last night among adults 18-49. CBS however, was still stronger among total viewers, thanks to the nights most-watched program CSI.
The head-to-head battle of CSI and Grey’s Anatomy remains competitive, but both shows drew lower-than average numbers. CSI was off the most (3.35 million/17% among viewers and 22% among adults 18-49), while Grey’s Anatomy was off by 1.66 million/9% among viewers and 11% among adults 18-49 from its last newly aired episode. Curious as to how the two shows have done against each other? Check out the following two CSI vs. Grey’s Anatomy charts–VIEWERS ||| ADULTS 18-49.
Lost debuted in its new 10:00 p.m. time slot to solid results. Retention from its lead-in was a very impressive 87% among adults 18-49, and it grew in each category from its last newly aired episode: Households by 9%, Viewers by 870,000/8% and A18-49 by 20%.
Everything else seemed to be down on the evening, including the NBC’s comedies. The Office suffered steep declines of 2.3 million/23% among viewers and 22% among adults 18-49.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, April 23, 2008 April 24, 2008 4:52 pm
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NBC drew better than average numbers on Wednesday night, but it wasn’t enough to overcome American Idol, which led Fox to another first place Wednesday night showing.
NBC’s Law & Order returned very strong. The episode, which was the last for actor Jesse L. Martin, was up an impressive 2.14 million/20% among viewers and 23% among adults 18-49 from its last newly aired episode back in March, helping propel NBC to a competitive second place on the evening.
Also worth noting was The CW’s lineup, but for different reasons. America’s Next Top Model matched its season high of a 2.0 rating among adults 18-49 and drew more than four million viewers for the first time this season (4.23M).
Meanwhile, the season two finale of Pussycat Dolls Present broke the 2 million mark for the first time this season (2.30M). Overall though, the second season of the series was a big disappointment, averaging just 1.70 million viewers and a 0.8/2 rating/share among adults 18-49 over nine episodes. To put that in perspective, the first season of the show averaged a significantly better 2.96 million viewers and a 1.3/3 rating/share among adults 18-49 over eight episodes. That’s a drop of 1.26 million/43% among viewers and 38% among adults 18-49 (click here for a season 1-2 ratings chart).
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, April 22, 2008 April 24, 2008 1:39 am
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Early look at “24” Season 7 Cast and Episodes April 24, 2008 12:01 am
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The first promotional image for the seventh season of 24 has found its way online. 24 kicks off its new season with a two-hour prequel film in the fall, while the seventh season premieres in January 2009. Full-res photo after the jump.
“The Tudors” Picked up for Third Season April 23, 2008 11:47 pm
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Showtime original series The Tudors is coming back for at least another season. The network announced on Monday that they’ve given an early third season pickup to the series. The new season will follow King Henry has he weds Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves. Press release after the jump.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, April 21, 2008 April 22, 2008 1:30 pm
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ABC’s Dancing With the Stars led the network to a first place finish among viewers, but CBS’s comedies and CSI: Miami put the network in first place among adults 18-49.
Elsewhere on the evening, though the series returned with less than 2.5 million viewers (2.44 million), Gossip Girl had a mostly successful return in its new timeslot. The series was up by 7% among viewers and 18% among adults 18-49 from its last newly aired episode.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, April 20, 2008 April 22, 2008 3:36 am
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Britney Spears Returning to “How I Met Your Mother” April 22, 2008 2:32 am
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People Magazine is reporting that Britney Spears is returning to guest star in CBS’s sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Spears’ original guest-starring role resulted in the show posted a series high in adults 18-49 (a 4.5/12 rating/share).
SCI FI Adds More Episodes of “Ghost Hunters” and “Destination Truth” April 22, 2008 2:24 am
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SCI FI has announced that they’ve added additional episodes to two of its non-scripted series. The network has added 13 additional episodes to Ghost Hunters, now in its fourth season and seven more episodes to Destination Truth. [THR]
“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” Renewed for a Second Season April 22, 2008 2:20 am
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Fox has officially confirmed that they’ve renewed Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles for a second season. The network has picked up 13 episodes of the series, Variety reports. The trade magazine confirmed early reports that the show was never really in danger, noting that Fox and Warner Bros. (who produces the series) had already started staffing for a second season of the series.
“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” Renewed April 19, 2008 9:53 pm
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Michael Ausiello of TV Guide is reporting that Fox informed cast and crew on Saturday that Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has been renewed for a second season. In nine aired episodes, the series averaged a solid 9.50 million viewers and a 3.9/9 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, April 18, 2008 April 19, 2008 9:53 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, April 17, 2008 April 18, 2008 2:52 pm
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More “Dollhouse” Casting Announced April 17, 2008 9:13 pm
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Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse continues to add cast. Whedon announced on Whedonesque that Amy Acker has joined the cast of the series. Acker was more recently seen on the short-lived Drive and the last season of Alias. She also was a regular on Angel.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, April 16, 2008 April 17, 2008 2:31 pm
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SGA/AMPTP Contract Negotiations Have Started April 16, 2008 7:38 pm
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Contract negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the studios (who will be represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers/AMPTP) have begun. The solo negotiations, the first time in 27 years that SAG has had solo negotiations with Hollywood studios, began after the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) rejected an offer for combined talks. Details can be found here.
Diane Neal Exiting “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” April 16, 2008 7:22 pm
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Departures from TV shows seems to be more common than not these days. TV Guide’s Michale Ausiello is reporting that after five years, Law & Order: Special Victims star Diane Neal has turned in her resignation and is exiting the show after this season. An NBC source had the following to say: “Diane spent five years on SVU and was a tremendous addition to the SVU team. She is looking forward to new opportunities and she will be missed.”
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