Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
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8PM | ABC | Dancing with the Stars | 19.56 | 4.2/13 |
CBS | How I Met Your Mother (R) | 5.64 | 1.9/6 | FOX | House (R) | 4.74 | 1.6/5 |
NBC | All Together Now | 4.34 | 1.0/3 | |
CW | 90210 (R) | 852,000 | 0.3/1 | |
8:30PM | CBS | Mad Love | 5.62 | 2.1/6 |
9PM | ABC | Dancing with the Stars | 23.89 | 5.5/14 |
CBS | Two and a Half Men (R) | 7.60 | 2.3/6 | |
NBC | The Event | 4.34 | 1.2/3 | |
FOX | The Chicago Code (R) | 4.12 | 1.2/3 | |
CW | Gossip Girl (R) | 548,000 | 0.2/1 | |
9:30PM | CBS | Mike & Molly (R) | 7.02 | 1.9/5 |
10PM | ABC | Castle | 13.91 | 3.6/9 |
NBC | Harry’s Law | 7.92 | 1.5/4 | |
CBS | Hawaii Five-0 (R) | 5.87 | 1.5/4 |
Archives for March 2011
Has the Phrase “Game Changer” Jumped the Shark?
“Game changer” just does not mean what it used to. In fact, it means virtually nothing these days simply because the over-use of the term has diluted the very meaning of it. When did the phrase “game changer” turn into such a snooze-fest? Back in the good ole days, when you heard that a television show was going to air a “game changer” episode, it meant something so much more thrilling — something so significant and unexpected that viewers were shocked and could not believe their eyes. A “game changer” used to mean that a key character was being killed-off, someone was coming back from the dead, or there was going to be so mind-blowing that you could not foresee it happening. But nowadays, it could mean anything from the addition of a new character, a character losing their job, or even less gasp-worthy, a character getting pregnant.
Great examples of “game changers” were LOST, 24 and TORCHWOOD’s willingness to kill off key characters. Another show particularly adept at game-changers was the J.J. Abrams’ series ALIAS, such as when it took down SD-6 with one swift blow during the second season or when it surprised viewers with the 2 -year time jump. Game-changers are risk taking and shocking. The viewer should be sitting on their sofa wondering why the world felt like it had just tilted.
Morning Static: BURN NOTICE, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, GREY’S ANATOMY & More!
• BURN NOTICE First Look: The Fall of Sam Axe.
• Maddening News! Matthew Winer’s talks for MAD MEN mega deal could collapse over cost-shaving.
• Is the era of mean-spirited sitcoms over? Discuss.
• HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER retrospective, executive producer Craig Thomas reflects on Ted’s many loves.
• Things that make you go “Hmmmm,” 10 SEINFELD episodes not possible with today’s technology.
• THE SIMPSONS… no longer a nuclear family?
• Everything you need to know about the GREY’S ANATOMY musical event… but were afraid to ask.
On TV Tonight: Monday March 28, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Dancing with the Stars | Castle | ||||
CBS | How I Met Your Mother (R) | Mad Love | Two and a Half Men (R) | Mike & Molly (R) | Hawaii Five-0 (R) | |
CW | 90210 (R) | Gossip Girl (R) | ||||
FOX | House (R) | The Chicago Code (R) | ||||
NBC | All Together Now: A Celebration of Service | The Event | Harry’s Law | |||
MISC | The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family) | Make it or Break It (ABC Family) | Nurse Jackie (SHO, TMN in Canada) | United States of Tara (SHO, TMN in Canada) |
Your TV Addict Cheat Sheet: What’s Worth Watching on TV This Week!
Guest Stars, Premieres & Award Shows Oh My! Your [new] weekly guide to what’s worth watching courtesy of this week’s TV Addict Cheat Sheet
GUEST STARS:
Beverly Mitchell provides guidance for THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER (Monday, 8PM ABC Family); Sam Robards and America Ferrera return to THE GOOD WIFE (Tuesday, 10PM CBS); Richard Dreyfuss and Michael Scott Foster raise a glass to PARENTHOOD (Tuesday, 10PM NBC); Elizabeth Mitchell and Jeremy Irons creep us out on LAW & ORDER: SVU (Wednesday, 10PM NBC); Louise Fletcher, Kyle Secor and Alex Kingston check into PRIVATE PRACTICE (Thursday, 10PM ABC), Gwneth Paltrow discovers WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? (Friday, 8PM NBC); Peter Mayhew lends his iconic growl to STAR WARS: CLONE WARS (Friday, 8PM Cartoon); Elton John hosts SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (Saturday, 11:30PM NBC); Lizzy Caplan and Sofia Vergara get animated on THE CLEVELAND SHOW (Sunday, 9:30PM FOX);
TV Ratings: Sunday March 27, 2011 (March Madness Lights Up CBS’ Primetime Line Up)
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
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8PM | CBS | The Amazing Race | 13.02 | 3.1/9 |
ABC | Secret Millionaire | 9.61 | 2.4/7 | FOX | The Simpsons | 6.14 | 2.8/8 |
NBC | America’s Next Great Restaurant | 3.55 | 1.2/4 | |
8:30PM | FOX | Bob’s Burgers | 4.58 | 2.2/6 |
9PM | CBS | Undercover Boss | 11.49 | 3.2/8 |
NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | 7.18 | 2.5/6 | |
FOX | Family Guy | 5.57 | 2.8/7 | |
ABC | Desperate Housewives (R) | 4.33 | 1.0/3 | |
9:30PM | American Dad | 4.99 | 2.5/7 | |
10PM | CBS | CSI: Miami | 12.06 | 3.0/8 |
NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | 8.99 | 3.2/9 | |
ABC | Brothers & Sisters (R) | 2.63 | 0.6/2 |
Play TV Showrunner Madness (Round 1)
Ever wonder what your favorite TV Showrunner might be capable of accomplishing if he (or she) was given an unlimited budget and complete creative control free of any-and-all network interference? We sure as heck did! Which is why, before the clock runs out on the month of March, we thought it might be fun to award one TV Showrunner the means to do just that in our first annual “TV Showrunner Madness” Bracket Tournament. (Click here for a larger version of the above bracket)
But which very lucky showrunner is going to get carte blanche to execute their showrunner opus? Well, that’s where you — our far smarter and better looking readers — come in. You have until exactly 10AM (EST) on Tuesday March 29th to vote for your favorites (after the jump), with the lucky winners moving on to Round Two tomorrow.
Let the games begin. [Read more…]
On TV Tonight: Sunday March 27, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Secret Millionaire | Desperate Housewives (R) | Brothers & Sisters (R) | |||
CBS | Amazing Race: Unfinished Business | Undercover Boss | CSI: Miami | |||
HBO | Mildred Pierce (HBO/HBO Canada) | |||||
FOX | The Simpsons | Bob’s Burgers | Family Guy (R) | American Dad! | ||
NBC | America’s Next Great Restaurant | Celebrity Apprentice | ||||
SHO | Californication | Shameless |
Your TV Quotes of the Week
TV Ratings: Friday March 25, 2011
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
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8PM | CBS | 2011 NCAA Basketball | 6.35 | 2.0/8 |
NBC | Who Do You Think You Are? | 6.35 | 1.2/5 | ABC | Shark Tank | 4.99 | 1.2/5 |
FOX | Kitchen Nightmares | 3.98 | 1.5/6 | |
CW | Smallville (R) | 1.44 | 0.5/2 | |
9PM | NBC | Dateline NBC | 7.48 | 2.3/7 |
CBS | 2011 NCAA Basketball | 7.04 | 2.3/7 | |
ABC | Primetime: What Would You Do? | 4.44 | 1.3/4 | |
FOX | Fringe | 3.85 | 1.5/5 | |
CW | Supernatural (R) | 1.14 | 0.5/2 | |
10PM | CBS | 2011 NCAA Basketball | 10.14 | 3.5/11 |
NBC | Dateline NBC | 7.87 | 1.7/5 | |
ABC | 20/20 | 4.80 | 1.4/4 |