Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
ABC and CBS shared honors on Monday night, as ABC was the nights most-watched network (Dancing With the Stars was the most-watched show), while CBS took first place for the evening among adults 18-49 thanks to continued strong numbers from its comedy lineup and CSI Miami.
The most noteworthy performance of the night was The New Adventure of Old Christine which grew an impressive 2.64 million/27% among viewers and 16% among A18-49.
Elsewhere on the evening, original episodes of Deal or No Deal and Medium kept NBC in third, while New Amsterdam saw a modest improvement on Fox (+440,000/7% among viewers and +5% among A18-49).
The CW was far behind in last place.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
Helped by its continuing coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, CBS’s original lineup of programming led the network to a comfortable first place finish among both households and viewers.
ABC, however, managed to snag a first place finish among the key adults 18-49 demographic, as the network saw Oprah’s Big Give rebound nicely from last week’s below-average numbers, improving by 1.54 million/16% among viewers and 15% among A18-49.
It was business as usual for the other networks, with NBC following in third, Fox in fourth (but third among A18-49) and The CW a very, very distant last place.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
Powered by a better than average performance from Dateline, NBC took first place on Friday night among households, just narrowly beating CBS, which took the night among both viewers and adults 18-49 thanks to its NCAA Basketball Tournament coverage.
Elsewhere on the evening, a new timeslot for Canterbury’s Law didn’t help the series in terms of ratings. ‘Law’ was off by 15% (-840,000) among viewers and 29% among adults 18-49 from its last newly aired episode in its original Monday night timeslot.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
The two-hour season finale of The Celebrity Apprentice powered NBC to a rare win last night among households, viewers and adults 18-49. Not only did ‘Apprentice’ improve significantly over last week’s numbers, but it showed an even more impressive improvement over last season’s finale (which aired on a Sunday last April). Compared to last season’s finale, the series was up by a whopping 4.10 million/51% among viewers and 41% among adults 18-49.
NBC also won the 8:00 p.m. hour earlier in the night courtesy an improved Deal or No Deal.
Elsewhere on the evening, CBS’s coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament: Semi-finals fell significantly below the comparable games last year. The coverage was down by 4.62 million/32% among viewers and 30% among adults 18-49 (last year’s semi-finals took place on Saturday, March 31, 2007).
Over on ABC, another set of back-to-back original episodes of Miss Guided were off just slightly from last week’s numbers, while Eli Stone took a small hit without the support of an original episode of Lost leading into it (-800,000/-11% among viewers and -17% among adults 18-49).
And rounding out the rest of the night, Fox got its usual solid performance from its two gameshows ‘5th Grader’ and ‘Lyrics’, while The CW also remained mostly even from the week prior for original episodes of Smallville and Reaper.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Fox, News, Prison Break, Television.
Kristin at E! Online is reporting that Sarah Wayne Callies is coming back as Sara Tancredi for the fourth season of Fox’s Prison Break as a series regular. As any Prison Break would know, this casting decision means what we were led to believe last season didn’t actually happen (I’m being vague here just in case anyone doesn’t want to be spoiled). Details after the jump.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
Fox had no trouble with its competition last night as the combination of The Moment of Truth and American Idol easily propelled the network to another dominant Wednesday night win.
Elsewhere on the evening, second place was very competitive with NBC and CBS coming within 160,000 viewers of each other (NBC on top among viewers and households) and ABC sneaking in to steal a second place finish among adults 18-49, while NBC and CBS tied for third in the demo. Among total audience, ABC was fourth, remaining mostly even from the week prior.
And lastly, the CW’s flagship series America’s Next Top Model continued its below-average performance as its year-to-year numbers remain steeply down.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
A two-hour edition of Dancing With the Stars kept ABC well in front on Monday night in terms of total viewership, well outpacing its nearest competitor CBS by nearly 4 million viewers (3.7M). The 10:00 p.m. hour hurt ABC though, which fell to second place on the evening among adults 18-49, behind CBS.
CBS was paced by another strong showing from its comedy block from 8:00-10:00 (the Britney Spears guest-starring episode of How I Met Your Mother posted series highs) and the return of CSI Miami at 10:00, which improved upon its last newly aired episode (which aired in January) by 1.03 million or 7% among viewers and 12% among adults 18-49.
Elsewhere on the evening NBC and Fox battled for third place, with the two networks tying for third among adults 18-49 (Fox getting the better of NBC among total audience) and The CW sank to a barely visible last place on the evening with only 1.32M viewers tuning in to watch the network.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cancellations, Fox, News, Television, The Return of Jezebel James.
Fox has canceled their freshman comedy The Return of Jezebel James due to poor ratings. For the time being, the network has slotted repeats of House to fill in for the pulled series. ‘Jezebel James’ failed to attract an audience from day one, averaging just 3.13M viewers and a 1.1/4 A18-49 rating/share through three aired episodes.
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Deal or No Deal, Syndication, Television.
NBC Universal has announced that Deal or No Deal has been cleared to begin airing in national syndication this fall. This new edition of the game show will differ from the series which airs on NBC in that it will be a half-hour in length. The full press release follows after the jump.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in CBS, Scheduling, Shark, Television, The Price Is Right Million Dollar Spectacular.
CBS has announced that they’ve added four additional episodes of its ‘Price Is Right’ primetime series The Price Is Right Million Dollar Spectacular to the schedule this May. Originally aired on Friday’s, the show will now air on Wednesday night’s from 8:00-9:00. The network also announced the return of Shark. The series will return with a new day and time (Tuesday, April 29 at 9:00 p.m. ET). Four episodes will air, three in the time period with the season finale airing on May 20th from 10:00-11:00. An updated schedule follows after the jump.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
CBS and ABC shared the top spot on Easter Sunday, with CBS coming out on top among households and ABC ahead among both viewers and adults 18-49.
CBS was strengthened by a one-hour overrun of NCAA Tournament coverage (the nights most-watched program among households and viewers), while ABC saw solid numbers from its reality lineup, including the nights most-watched program among adults 18-49 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
CBS’s coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament put the network well in front of the competition on Saturday night, while ABC got a solid performance out of a repeat of the classic film The Ten Commandments.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Showtime, Television, The Tudors.
The second season premiere of Showtime’s The Tudors is more than a week away (March 30th), but for those interested in checking it out early, Showtime is making the season premiere available to fans online now. All you have to do is click here and enter the password: Royal.
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
CBS’s coverage of the first round of the NCAA Tournament kept the network in first place. Year-to-year declines were minimized (though that could change when finals are released) at 1.13 million or 12% among viewers and 3% among adults 18-49 (compared against the 8:00-11:00 p.m. time period last year).
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Television.
It was a very competitive Thursday night, as NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX all finished within 750,000 viewers of each other.
The reason for the closeness was a reduced showing from CBS, which aired the first round of the NCAA tournament. CBS was off by 2.03 million or 19% among viewers and 13% among adults 18-49 from last year’s round 1 coverage, allowing NBC to take first place among both households and viewers, but the network was third among adults 18-49.
Despite the lower than average numbers for CBS, the network still managed to take first among adults 18-49, holding off ABC who was a competitive second place in the demo.
In time period debut news Miss Guided fell off by a disappointing 2.94 million or 32% among viewers and 19% among adults 18-49 from its series debut back on Tuesday. The weak showing bled into Lost, which took another weekly dip, falling by 7% among viewers and 10% among adults 18-49, while Eli Stone remained consistent from the week prior.
And rounding out the rest of the evening, Fox saw a slight drop from Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader, but Don’t Forget the Lyrics! kept the network within its normal viewer levels, while on The CW Smallville turned out a below-average performance, but that didn’t hurt Reaper, which saw a nice bump from the week prior.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Television.
Fox’s American Idol easily carried the network to first place on the evening, while The Moment of Truth did well starting off the night for the network.
Elsewhere on the evening, NBC held off CBS for second place among households, though fell further behind among viewers and adults 18-49, while CBS got okay results from a special Wednesday edition of Survivor (because of the NCAA Tournament tonight–Thursday).
ABC followed up in fourth place, and The CW in last place. Though America’s Next Top Model remained even in viewership from the week prior, the series is still off by double-digits year-to-year.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Friday Night Lights, NBC, News, Television.
E! Online’s Kristin is reporting that the critically acclaimed, but ratings challenged NBC drama series Friday Night Lights is returning for a third season. Kristin is confident in the news she heard from an unnamed cast member at the Paley festival: “It’s happening. I’m not supposed to say anything. We’re not supposed to say anything. But it is happening. I want you to know.” She added that the rest of the castmembers were feeling “optimistic” and “hopeful” and “good” about a third-season pickup.
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Canterbury's Law, Fox, News, Scheduling, Television.
After just two episodes, both lowly rated, Fox has moved the freshmen courthouse drama Canterbury’s Law from Monday night to Friday night, beginning March 28. In the mean time, Fox has scheduled House repeats to replace the vacated 8:00 p.m. Monday night time slot. The show has averaged 6.72 million viewers and a 1.7/5 rating/share among adults 18-49. [TV Guide]
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 30 Days, Cable TV, FX, News, Television.
FX has announced a Tuesday, June 3 premiere date for season 3 of their original series 30 Days. The new season will see series creator/host Morgan Spurlock work in a coal mine and live with a family in West Virgina, have former NFL player Ray Crockett spending 30 days in a wheelchair, and Spurlock living on a Native American reservation.
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
ABC’s Dancing With the Stars went up against Fox’s American Idol, with AI, predictably, coming out on top.
The series premiere of Miss Guided on ABC tuned in mixed results. It’s overall audience was fairly solid (just 10,000 viewers shy of 10 million), but it’s retention numbers from its Dancing With the Stars lead-in could have been much better (60% among viewers and 72% among adults 18-49).
Elsehwere on the evening The Biggest Loser on NBC held steady in the face of the increased competition and The CW’s One Tree Hill rebounded nicely from last week’s poor showing, growing by 17% among viewers and 27% among adults 18-49.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 90210 Spin-Off, News, Television, The CW.
Some details have been revealed about the upcoming CW 90210 spin-off from Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas. Continue reading for the details.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in DVD, DVD Giveaway, Justice League: The New Frontier, Television.
Just a reminder that there’s still time to enter the giveaway contest for the Justice League: The New Frontier DVD. Three winners will be announced on Wednesday night.
Continue reading for details on how to enter the contest.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
ABC’s Dancing With the Stars returned to give ABC a big boost, drawing an audience nearly identical to the series’ last new season premieres, and giving the network a comfortable first place finish among total viewership and adults 18-49.
CBS, however, managed to get a good chunk of the viewing audience last night thanks to impressive numbers (especially among adults 18-49) from its returning comedy series’ The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother and Two and a Half Men (which helped to boost its lead-out The New Adventures of Old Christine by a an impressive 1.83 million or 19% among viewers and 26% among adults 18-49).
Elsewhere on the evening, NBC dropped to third place, though the performance of its lineup was mostly on par with the week prior, with the exception of My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad which sank by 2.13 million or 31% among viewers and 29% among adults 18-49.
On Fox, Canterbury Law lost a significant portion of its already low series premiere numbers from the week prior, but New Amsterdam was less affected.
And lastly, The CW’s new season of Pussycat Dolls Presents continues to prove that the series was just a one-hit wonder, as it failed to attract much more than 1.5 million viewers.
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