Archives for November 2010
TV Ratings: Monday November 1, 2010
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
---|---|---|---|---|
8PM | ABC | Dancing with the Stars | 18.90 | 3.8/10 |
FOX | MLB World Series Game 5 | 11.31 | 3.1/8 | |
CBS | How I Met Your Mother | 9.00 | 3.7/10 | |
NBC | Chuck | 5.46 | 2.0/5 | |
CW | 90210 | 2.06 | 1.0/3 | |
8:30PM | CBS | Rules of Engagement | 8.84 | 3.4/9 |
9PM | ABC | Dancing with the Stars | 20.37 | 4.1/10 |
CBS | Two and a Half Men | 13.62 | 4.7/11 | |
FOX | MLB World Series Game 5 | 11.90 | 3.4/8 | |
NBC | The Women of SNL | 5.19 | 2.0/5 | |
CW | Gossip Girl | 1.98 | 1.0/2 | |
9:30PM | CBS | Mike & Molly | 10.89 | 3.6/9 |
10PM | ABC | Castle | 11.80 | 2.8/7 |
CBS | Hawaii Five-0 | 10.59 | 3.0/8 | |
NBC | The Woman of SNL | 11.80 | 2.8/7 |
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Dreaming of Giant Pumpkins: A Television Viewer’s Search for Comfort TV
By: Tiffany Vogt
In today’s wasteland of television shows, there is so little that holds our attention. We see shows that offer dancing and singing, car chases and explosions, and scantily clad men and women. But really, as we all flip the channels, we are looking for the same thing. We want to see something that will capture our imaginations, if but for a little while. For some that may be sports, singing, comedy or drama. But whatever that magic ingredient is, it is elusive.
Tuesday nights may be the best example of how hard it is to find just a bit of magic on television. The competition is fierce. There is a vast array of shows to choose from. Yet to the studios’ horror, so many of us are sampling shows and then simply turning the channel — or worse yet, not even turning our televisions on.
We live in the era of DVR’s — and appointment television is simply a thing of the past. We are no longer captive by the programming schedule and forced to choose between competing shows. Instead, we set our DVR’s on season pass and let the shows record so that we can pick and choose at our leisure what we want to watch. It is a programmer’s nightmare. The audience is choosing what they want to watch and when – which means less advertising dollars as the live-ratings continue to drop and DVR-viewing numbers go up.
But even with the luxury of recording multiple shows at once, the American television audience is simply being picky about what they are willing to watch. The 8 o’clock hour on Tuesday nights should be a three-way battle between NCIS, GLEE, NO ORDINARY FAMILY. Instead, astoundingly, viewers are looking to see what else is on and watching shows that most of us may or may not have heard of: UNNATURAL HISTORY, TOWER PREP, MELISSA & JOEY, IRON CHEF, BILLY THE EXTERMINATOR and DIRTY JOBS.
With NCIS pulling in some of the highest ratings of any scripted show on television (over 20 million viewers last week) and GLEE also drawing its highest ratings (nearly 12 million viewers), it is inconceivable that there is much more of an audience to sustain the competing shows. Yet there is. The silent mass that perhaps does not turn their TV on is sampling and sticking with shows like MELISSA & JOEY which continued to gain in viewers through its first season. Cartoon Network is also gaining traction with its successful foray into scripted primetime with its young adult series UNNATURAL HISTORY and TOWER PREP.
So what are people tuning in for? What is drawing them to tune in at record numbers for the 8 o’clock timeslot on Tuesday nights, but not for any other night of the week?
[Read more…]
Countdown to CONAN: Show Zero Extravaganza!
Must Read TV: THE CHICAGO CODE, CONAN, ROOKIE BLUE & More!
• First Look: THE CHICAGO CODE (Above)
• You’re Fired! NBC’ Jeff Zucker honoured and roasted.
• Q&A: Conan O’Brien opens up about his new show, his old show, and why he’s no interested in being a folk hero.
• You are what you watch, as research links personality traits to TV viewing habits.
• ROOKIE BLUE FTW! Lauren Holly and Camille Sullivan set to clock in to the hit Canadian series’ second season.
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Watch, PVR, Pass: Monday November 1, 2010
Killer Ratings for THE WALKING DEAD
Following a killer marketing campaign, not to mention a level of online buzz traditionally reserved for shows with the words “Whedon” above the title, last night’s series premiere of THE WALKING DEAD netted AMC a whopping 5.3 million viewers, 3.3 million of which were adults in the prized 18-49 demographic. Numbers, which as The Live Feed pointed out are not only the highest for any series in AMC history, but the largest demo audience for any series premiere on any cable network this year.
First Look: HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER’s Robin Sparkles Boldly Goes…
As any Alien(s) fan will tell you, in space no one can hear you scream. Unfortunately for Robin Sherbatzky, everyone can see you sing. Or to be more specific, everyone will here her sing on the November 15 episode of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER entitled “Glitter” that has Barney presenting the gang with his latest find: A copy of the classic Canadian kids show “Space Teens,” starring none other than Robin’s alter-ego “Robin Sparkles” performing alongside “Jessica Glitter” (Nicole Scherzinger) and Alan Thicke. More hilarious first look photos of which can be found after the jump.