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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, August 14, 2007 August 15, 2007 9:11 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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NBC came away with a strong and consistent first place on the evening thanks to its usual combination of America’s Got Talent and The Singing Bee.

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CBS Reveals Cast of “Kid Nation” August 15, 2007 7:46 pm

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CBS today introduced the 40 kids that will participate in the networks new reality series Kid Nation, which is set to premiere on Wednesday, September 19.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, August 13, 2007 August 15, 2007 5:16 pm

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Fox easily won the evening with a strong outing from So You Think You Can Dance and the nights most-watched program among adults 18-49 in Hell’s Kitchen.

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“The Half Hour News Hour” Canceled August 15, 2007 1:32 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV, Cancellations, Fox News, News, Television, The Half Hour News Hour.
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The Half Hour News Hour, the right-leaning Fox News take on the satire format made popular by Comedy Central shows like The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report, has been canceled.

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“Painkiller Jane” Canceled August 15, 2007 1:05 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV Ratings, Cancellations, Nielsen TV Ratings, Painkiller Jane, Sci Fi, Television.
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The low-rated female centered SCI FI program Painkiller Jane, which began its season this year on the network, will not be receiving a second season order.

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Record High Season Debut for “Weeds” and Strong Series Premiere for “Californication” August 15, 2007 12:56 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV, Cable TV Ratings, Californication, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television, Weeds.
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Weeds and Californication got the new comedy season for Showtime off to a great start, with Weeds eclipsing its previous record for most viewed comedy series on the network, and Californication benefiting from that extra boos of viewers.

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Fall 2007 Programming Guide Update August 14, 2007 11:59 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC, News, Television.
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I just made a small correction on a typo that labeled Heroes as being new.

Fall 2007 Programming Guide

Last updated on Tuesday, August 14, 2007

.xls Excel file (285 KB) | | | .zip Zip file (117KB) | | | Change Log .txt file (1KB)

“John From Cincinnati” Officially Canceled August 14, 2007 1:36 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV, Cancellations, HBO, John From Cincinnati, News, Television.
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Well, it turns out that rumors of the show’s cancellation (related story here) were indeed correct. HBO has officially canceled the David Milch series John From Cincinnati.

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“The Knights of Prosperity” and “The Nine” Dropped August 13, 2007 9:00 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in ABC, NASCAR in Primetime, News, Primetime, Television, The Knights of Prosperity, The Nine.
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After returning from extended hiatus’s, The Knights of Prosperity and The Nine are being sent packing again.

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TLC Picks Up Miss America Pageant in Three-Year Deal August 13, 2007 7:11 pm

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After being dropped by CMT this past March (related news article here), The Miss America Pageant has a new home in cable TV network TLC.

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Kristen Bell Opts Not to Get “Lost” August 13, 2007 4:53 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Kristen Bell, Lost, News, Television.
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As reported in this article Kristen Bell was approached to star in the hit ABC drama Lost.  However, Michael Ausiello of TV Guide has updated his report to reveal that the actress turned down the role because she didn’t want to relocate to Hawaii, where the series is filmed.

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Fall 2007 Programming Guide Update August 13, 2007 3:48 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC, News, Programming Guide, Television.
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I made a couple changes to the guide (mostly cosmetic).

As always, feel free to leave me any comments either here on the site in any related post, or via e-mail (russtc@yourentertainmentnow.com).

And don’t forget, you can always easily access the guide through the 2007/2008 television page HERE.

With that out of the way, here are the file(s):

Fall 2007 Programming Guide

Last updated on Monday, August 13, 2007

.xls Excel file (285 KB) | | | .zip Zip file (117KB) | | | Change Log .txt file (1KB)

Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, August 12, 2007 August 13, 2007 2:42 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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Thanks to a Golf overrun, CBS wins the night among households, viewers and adults 18-49, with Fox a close second in the demo. NBC’s Sunday Night Football well off from last season’s year-ago performance.
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“Criminal Minds” Finds Patinkin Replacement In Actor Joe Mantegna August 11, 2007 4:45 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, CBS, Criminal Minds, News, Television.
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The team behind CBS drama Criminal Minds has found their Mandy Patinkin replacement. Joe Mantegna has joined the show.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, August 10, 2007 August 11, 2007 4:12 pm

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NBC takes the night among households and viewers with the nights most-watched program, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, while Fox’s presentation of the theatrical film School of Rock, gives the network a first place finish among adults 18-49.

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Fall 2007 Programming Lineup August 10, 2007 9:34 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, News, Television, The CW, Websites (Site Info).
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There have been several requests of late for a complete lineup of all the new Fall shows, and I’m pleased to announce that I’ve completed my excel spreadsheet.

You can download the file here (117KB Zip File, or 286KB .xls file).
Download Change Log here.

Please feel free to leave any comments here, or via e-mail (russtc@yourentertainmentnow.com).

The file(s) will also be posted on the 2007/2008 television page (which you can access here).

I will be updating and re-uploading on a continual basis as I make corrections, edits or if schedules change.

I hope you find it useful!

Russ

Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, August 9, 2007 August 10, 2007 1:37 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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CBS wins the night among households and viewers, and ties for first among adults 18-49 thanks to strong increases from all three of its programs, including the nights most watched show, CSI. Fox meanwhile takes a tie for first among adults 18-49 with its NFL Preseason game rating above last years similar matchup.

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HBO Greenlights New Project from “Six Feet Under” Creator August 9, 2007 11:55 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in HBO, New Show Orders, News, Television, True Blood.
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HBO is getting back together with Alan Ball, creator of the hit Six Feet Under. The network has officially picked up the vampire series True Blood, which Ball will executive produce and act as showrunner for.

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No One Cares That Barry Hit #756 August 9, 2007 2:08 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Baseball, Cable TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Sports, Television.
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ESPN2’s telecast of the Washington Nationals at the San Francisco Giants in which Barry Bonds hit home run #756 of his career, eclipsing the prior record set by Hank Aaron, drew a dismal 1.1 cable rating, or less than 1 million homes (995,000).

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, August 8, 2007 August 9, 2007 1:46 pm

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Power of 10 declines in its time slot premiere, but still propels CBS to a win on the night among households and viewers. Fox meanwhile easily takes the A18-49 win with their duo of ‘Dance’ and ‘Lyrics’, despite the former experiencing a weekly decline.

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Future of “John From Cincinnati” Appears Grim, Second Season Seems Unlikely August 8, 2007 9:41 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cancellations, HBO, John From Cincinnati, News, Television.
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TV Blogger is reporting, through an anonymous source inside HBO, that the network has decided to not pick up John From Cincinnati for a second season.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, August 7, 2007 August 8, 2007 9:02 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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NBC won the night among all three main categories, though CBS got close among adults 18-49 thanks to the consistent Big Brother 8 as well as a solid series premiere for Power of 10.

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Kristen Bell To Get “Lost”? August 8, 2007 7:52 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Lost, News, Rumors, Television.
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Could Veronica Mars star Kristen Bell be heading to the hit ABC TV series Lost?

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“Saving Grace” Renewed For Season 2 August 8, 2007 7:39 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Renewals, Saving Grace, Television, TNT.
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TNT has renewed Saving Grace for a second season, making the order for 15 more episodes after only 3 aired episodes.

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USA Network Renews “Burn Notice” August 8, 2007 7:23 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Burn Notice, Cable TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Renewals, Television, USA Network.
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USA Network has given an early second season renewal to their hit spy drama series Burn Notice.

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