Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
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8PM | CBS | Football Night in America | 16.55 | 6.4/18 |
CBS | 60 Minutes | 13.00 | 3.0/8 | |
ABC | America’s Funniest Home Videos (R) | 5.92 | 1.3/4 | |
FOX | The Simpsons (R) | 4.83 | 2.2/6 | |
8:30PM | NBC | Sunday Night Football | 22.36 | 8.7/23 |
FOX | Family Guy (R) | 4.93 | 2.4/6 | |
9PM | NBC | Sunday Night Football | 23.32 | 9.1/23 |
CBS | Undercover Boss (R) | 8.73 | 2.4/6 | |
FOX | Family Guy (R) | 5.04 | 2.4/6 | |
ABC | The Gates | 2.78 | 0.9/2 | |
9:30PM | FOX | Family Guy (R) | 5.29 | 2.5/6 |
10PM | NBC | Sunday Night Football | 18.77 | 7.9/20 |
CBS | Undercover Boss (R) | 7.91 | 2.3/6 | |
ABC | The Gates | 2.84 | 0.9/3 |
Archives for September 2010
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
“Cool NBC party last night, but @DannyPudi got a ride home with the producers of OUTSOURCED and now we can’t find him,” said COMMUNITY creator Dan Harmon via twitter.
Reviewapalooza! LONE STAR, MIKE & MOLLY and HAWAII FIVE-0
LONE STAR
Premieres Sept. 20 at 9PM on FOX (Global TV in Canada)
Bob Allen (the impossibly charming, deceptively handsome Josh Wolk) is Don Draper in the Texas heat: when he’s not shacked up with his girlfriend (Eloise Mumford) and conning the small community they live in with a phony investment, he’s worming his way into his wife’s (Adrianne Palicki) family business to clean them out. Problem: he’s in love with both of them. Cast with moody, swooning ambiance by director Marc Webb, it’s like a high-concept cable series that perches itself atop a very slippery slope — but if it doesn’t fall victim to implausibility, it could be the richest, most poignant new hour of the season. Grade: B+
MIKE & MOLLY
Premieres Sept. 20 at 9:30PM on CBS (“A” Channel in Canada)
It remains to be seen if the same people who make Chuck Lorre’s other shows (TWO AND A HALF MEN and THE BIG BANG THEORY) the ratings hits they are will flock to this comedy about a school teacher (Molly; Melissa McCarthy) and police officer (Mike; Billy Gardell) who meet each other in Overeaters Anonymous. The two leads play off each other nicely and have genuine chemistry, but it’ll be especially perplexing to see this be a hit given how lazily this show goes for fat jokes (that Mike’s last name is Biggs is nearly unforgivable) and insipid pot gags. It’s lowbrow Apatow. Grade: C-
HAWAII FIVE-0
Premieres Sept. 20 at 10PM on CBS (Global TV in Canada)
Alex O’Laughlin is a star dammit! His third series for CBS is finally better than his limited thespian skill set, a reboot of the classic procedural by the same team that jumpstarted Star Trek. (He is easily out-shined by Scott Caan, who picks up the Danno role with caustic machismo.) Rich with a noticeably bigger budget and lush location shots, it is a testament of the steamrolling power of the CBS procedural machine that creates vastly entertaining mini action flicks that are so easy, you can’t help but enjoy them. Nostalgic but accessible, I foresee an explosive initial sampling. Grade: B+
Aleks Chan is a contributing writer to The TV Addict. He has seen every episode of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER four times, has once referred to his DVR as his “best friend,” and has only seen the pilot episode of THE SOPRANOS — and has no intention to apologize for it. He lives in Austin, Texas. His name is pronounced like Alex. Email him at alekschan.thetvaddict@gmail.com, follow him on Twitter (@alekstvaddict), or his own blog, Screen Reader.
Must Read TV: Happy Season Premiere Week!
• Happy Season Premiere Week! At Networks, Gloves are already off.
• Don’t miss a moment of your favorite new and returning show, download your Fall TV 2010 Season Premiere Calendar here.
• Fall TV Preview: Your guide to 21 New Fall Shows.
• It’s gonna be legendary, Why HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER’s Carter Bays calls season 6 their best one yet.
• Spotlight: LONE STAR’s James Wolk.
• Fall Season Scoop: Where the Big Four stand heading into premiere week.
• Will-they-or-won’t-they? Find out how Castle and Beckett will fare on opposite sides.
Watch, PVR, Pass: Sunday September 19, 2010
TV Ratings: Friday September 17, 2010
Time | Network | Show | Viewers | 18-49 |
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8PM | NBC | Dateline NBC | 6.33 | 1.4/5 |
ABC | Wipeout (R) | 3.35 | 1.1/4 | |
CBS | Medium (R) | 3.22 | 0.6/3 | |
FOX | Human Target (R) | 2.68 | 0.7/3 | |
CW | Hellcats (R) | 1.48 | 0.5/2 | |
9PM | NBC | Dateline NBC | 6.33 | 1.4/5 |
CBS | CSI: NY (R) | 4.35 | 0.9/3 | |
ABC | Primetime: What Would You Do? | 3.93 | 1.4/5 | |
FOX | The Good Guys (R) | 4.35 | 0.9/3 | |
CW | Nikita (R) | 1.66 | 0.5/2 | |
10PM | NBC | 20/20 | 7.03 | 1.9/7 |
CBS | Flashpoint | 6.15 | 1.2/4 | |
NBC | Outlaw (R) | 3.93 | 0.9/3 |
Must Read TV: DEXTER, SPARTACUS, WEEDS & More!
• Andy Whifield stands up to cancer, won’t return for season two of SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND.
• From the network that brought you ALIAS, comes James Cameron’s TRUE LIES!
• BIG BANG’s break gets bigger, as a result of Kaley Cuoco’s accident.
• Q&A: Justin Kirk and Hunter Parrish talk WEEDS.
• How the Nielsen TV ratings work… and what could replace them.
• Spotlight on: DEXTER star Michael C. Hall
Your TV Tech Fix: Logitech Revue Could Hit September 29th, Supposedly Priced at $299
Ready to experience Google’s vision for TV? Ready or not, the very first Google TV product, Logitech’s Revue, is hitting stores on September 29th for $299 if you’re going to believe the mega-blog Engadget (who’s usually right about this kind of stuff).
If you missed my previous post on the topic, Google TV hopes to bring users their “usual TV channels as well as a world of Internet and cloud-based information and applications, including rich Adobe Flash based content – all from the comfort of their own living room and with the same simplicity as browsing the web.”
In plain English, Google’s new TV platform (based on their successful Android OS) gives manufacturers a simplified way for users to browse and access web content on the TV screen. Yes, you can technically do that with a computer, but Google TV hopes to leverage a slick UI and powerful search features to make it easy. Whether or not they’ve succeeded will be proven out over time.
First Look: A Tearful BROTHERS & SISTERS Reunion
Shedding some much needed light on what BROTHERS & SISTERS showrunner David Marshall Grant meant when he promised that “we’ve tried to create a really powerful arc that will explain why she is leaving and honor the love affair that Rebecca and Justin had,” are these first look photos from the October 10th episode. Apparently, “really powerful” is code for make sure the kleenex is within arm’s length. See for yourself after the jump.