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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, February 11, 2008 February 12, 2008 4:30 pm

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NBC takes first place for the evening among households, viewers and adults 18-49 thanks to the nights most-watched program Deal or No Deal.

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ABC Announces Pickup of Nine Series for Next Season February 11, 2008 11:05 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Dirty Sexy Money, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, News, Private Practice, Pushing Daisies, Renewals, Samantha Who?, Television, Ugly Betty.
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ABC today announced that they’ve made pickup’s for nine shows for next season: Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Dirty Sexy Money, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, Private Practice, Pushing Daisies, Samantha Who? and Ugly Betty.

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“The Biggest Loser” Nationwide Casting Search February 11, 2008 11:00 pm

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With the announcement of a renewal for the hit weight-loss series, comes a 13-city search for new contestants.  Details after the jump.

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NBC Renews “The Biggest Loser” for a Sixth Season February 11, 2008 10:56 pm

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NBC today announced that they’ve renewed their hit weight loss series The Biggest Loser for a sixth season.  Details after the jump.

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Netflix to Drop HD DVD and Back Blu-ray Only February 11, 2008 10:52 pm

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Another blow for the HD DVD group. Netflix today announced that the company will be dropping HD DVD (by the end of the year), and back the Blu-ray Disc format exclusively. Details after the jump.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, February 10, 2008 February 11, 2008 2:06 pm

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Despite being down slightly from last year, CBS’s presentation of the 50th Annual Grammy Awards along with a strong outing from 60 Minutes pushed the network to first place for the evening among households, viewers and adults 18-49.

ABC followed in a competitive second place, with the nights most-watched program (other than the Awards show) with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, however Brothers & Sisters returned with poor results, dropping by more than 20% among viewers and adults 18-49.

Fox settled in for third place with a solid performance from the last hour of the NFL Pro Bowl, and repeat and original episodes of its animated comedy lineup. NBC meanwhile, saw good results for a Most Outrageous Moments special.

The CW was, as usual, well behind in last place.

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WGA Writers Strike Close to Being Over February 10, 2008 7:26 pm

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That’s right. After nearly three months, the WGA writers strike is very close from being settled. The tentative agreement was informally ok’d by the WGA East and West, and leaders voted to end the strike. Members will vote on Tuesday.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, February 8, 2008 February 9, 2008 7:53 pm

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In yet another closely contested Friday evening (with a low overall audience), Fox takes the top prize among households and viewers, while NBC takes first among adults 18-49.

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The CW Dropping “WWE Smackdown” February 8, 2008 4:33 pm

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The CW will stop carrying WWE Smackdown at the end of the 2007-2008 season, World Wrestling Entertainment said Thursday.

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Jackson Joins Cast of J.J. Abrams “Fringe” February 8, 2008 2:50 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, Casting, Fox, News, Television, The Fringe.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Joshua Jackson (Dawson’s Creek) is returning to television as the male lead in Fringe, Fox’s high-profile sci-fi drama from J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, February 7, 2008 February 8, 2008 1:02 pm

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The season premiere of the next edition of Survivor (Micronesia) propelled CBS to first place on the evening among households and viewers. ABC, however, drew the most viewers in the key A18-49 demographic, thanks to another strong performance by Lost, which again led the night among households, viewers and adults 18-49.

On the new series front, the news wasn’t as good. ABC’s Eli Stone fell nearly 2 million viewers and 16% among viewers and 10% among adults 18-49. Though the show still drew a first place finish in the hour among adults 18-49, overcoming the series premiere of NBC’s Lipstick Jungle.

Which brings us to that show. I know it’s just the first week, but you can basically call the shows performance a flop. It slid from its lead-in by 12% among both adults 18-49 and viewers (-1.04 million) settling for last place on the hour.

Not a good start for the new NBC series, and a poor performance by Eli Stone, which continues to drop significantly in its second-half hour (numbers will drop even further when finals are released since Lost ran 5 minutes into the 10:00 p.m. hour).

However, I’ve always maintained that week three is the key of a new show, so let’s see what happens next week for Eli Stone and the week after for Lipstick Jungle, before truly declaring them dead.
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, February 6, 2008 February 7, 2008 4:16 pm

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Fox handles the competition, as American Idol and The Moment of Truth dominate the evening.

The last American Idol auditions show grew slightly from the week prior, and The Moment of Truth has stabilized in its third week, with only a minimal weekly decline.

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HBO Cancels “Inside the NFL”, Show Will Move to New Network February 7, 2008 1:10 am

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After it began its run on HBO more than 30 years ago, HBO is ending their relationship with the NFL’s Inside the NFL.

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Val Kilmer Replaces Arnett as Voice of Knight Rider’s KITT February 7, 2008 12:48 am

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Vil Kilmer will now be voicing KITT in the upcoming NBC movie Knight Rider, replacing Will Arnett.

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NBC Picks Up Comedy “Kath and Kim” February 7, 2008 12:23 am

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Sticking to their word to pick up shows straight to series without pilot shoots, NBC has ordered six episodes of the comedy Kath and Kim.

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HBO’s New Series “In Treatment” To Be Streamed For Free February 7, 2008 12:11 am

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In an effort to generate an larger following for its new show, HBO will be streaming the first 15 episodes (of an ordered 43) online for free.  Though the network has aired free episodes before, this is the first time they’ll air so many.

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Cast of “Big Brother” Revealed February 6, 2008 11:33 pm

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CBS has revealed the cast of new houseguests for the upcoming ninth installment of hit reality series Big Brother.  The new season premieres on Tuesday, February 12.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, February 4, 2008 February 6, 2008 1:00 pm

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ABC takes the night among households and viewers thanks to a strong showing from a 90 minute 20/20 special which focused on the Natalee Holloway case.

NBC, however, managed to take first place for the evening among adults 18-49 thanks to strong outings from American Gladiator and the nights most-watched program (among households, viewers and adults 18-49) Deal or No Deal.

Over on Fox, the network failed to boost the performances of Prison Break and Terminator, which both received an advertising boost from the Super Bowl, especially in the case of Terminator. However, the good news was that the program has stabilized and grew in overall audience from its most recent airing.

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“Stargate Atlantis” Prepares for Season 5 With a New Castmember February 5, 2008 1:28 pm

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The SCI FI Channel today issued a press release about the the fifth season of Stargate Atlantis, which begins production later this month. In addition to plans to celebrate the show’s 100th episode, the network announced a new regular castmember; Robert Picardo.

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Record Breaking Peformance for “Super Bowl XLII” February 4, 2008 7:00 pm

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Not only was last night’s Super Bowl XLII, which saw the NY Giants do the impossible in upsetting the Patriots in a thrilling 17-14 contest, an amazing game to watch, but it was also the most-watched Super Bowl of all time, attracting over 97 million viewers.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, February 3, 2008 February 4, 2008 3:30 pm

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A record audience tuned in to watch the New York Giants do the improbable and defeat the New England Patriots 17-14 and end their pursuit of perfection, in one of the biggest upsets in NFL history.

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SCI FI Channel Picks Up Fourth Season of “Doctor Who”, Plus Brings Over New Series ‘Sarah Jane Adventures’ February 4, 2008 3:00 pm

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The SCI FI Channel is continuing with its broadcasting of the UK series Doctor Who, acquiring the fourth season of the hit show.  The network has also picked up the show’s new spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures.

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“Journey to the Center of the Earth” for ION Television Posts Highest Ever Rating for RHI Movie February 4, 2008 2:30 pm

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Journey to the Center of the Earth registered the highest rating ever for a RHI original movie on the ION network, with over 1.6 million viewers tuning in to the broadcast.

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D.L. Hughley Tapped to Host “39th NAACP Image Awards” February 4, 2008 2:00 pm

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D.L. Hughley has been tapped by Fox to host the 39th Annual NAACP Image Awards this coming, which airs this Live Thursday, February 14th.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, February 1, 2008 February 2, 2008 7:10 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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NBC comes out on top among viewers, but CBS and Fox were close behind, with all three networks tying among households, and NBC tying with Fox for first place for the evening among adults 18-49.

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