Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 | VS. |
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8PM | NBC | Who Do You Think You Are? | 5.54 | 1.0/4 | |
ABC | Shark Tank | 5.53 | 1.5/6 | ||
CBS | Undercover Boss (R) | 4.26 | 0.8/3 | ||
FOX | Kitchen Nightmares (R) | 2.02 | 0.8/3 | ||
CW | Nikita | 1.47 | 0.4/2 | ||
9PM | CBS | CSI: NY (R) | 5.61 | 0.8/3 | |
NBC | Grimm | 5.31 | 1.6/5 | ||
ABC | Primetime: What Would You Do? | 4.33 | 1.2/4 | ||
FOX | Kitchen Nightmares (R) | 2.02 | 0.8/3 | ||
CW | Supernatural | 1.57 | 0.6/2 | ||
10PM | CBS | Blue Bloods (R) | 6.45 | 0.8/3 | |
NBC | Dateline NBC | 4.76 | 1.1/4 | ||
ABC | 20/20 | 4.43 | 1.2/4 |
Archives for May 2012
Morning Static: COMMUNITY, HOUSE, NIKITA & More!
• Showrunner Shuffle: Dan Harmon is no longer Showrunner on COMMUNITY.
• HOUSE Comes to an End: Producers and Cast recall creating a curmudgeon.
• Upfront Post-mortem: Best and worst decisions of the 2012 upfronts.
• SONS OF ANARCHY Scoop: LOST’s Harold Perrineau joins cast as Big Bad Damon Pope.
• NIKITA Shocker! Boss Craig Silverstein reveals why [Spoiler] had to [Spoiler] — and what’s next!
GREY’S ANATOMY Post-mortem: How ABC Should Have Handled Thursday’s Season Finale
Still reeling from last night’s uber-intense GREY’S ANATOMY season finale that left many of your favorite character’s lives “hanging in the balance” following one of the most memorable plane crashes since the fateful day Oceanic Flight 815 took flight? This TV Addict certainly is, but probably not for the reasons you might think. For as it turns out, we have found ourselves spending the better part of the day not so much mourning the death of [Spoiler Alert!] Lexie Grey, but rather the loss of what could have been a far more shocking conclusion had ABC put in a little more effort. [Read more…]
COMMUNITY! REVENGE! GOSSIP GIRL! CBS! The TV Addict Week in Rewind
Most Sob-Inducing Send-off: “Go play, Sammy.” That one hurt, REVENGE. That one hurt.
The Perfect Storm Of Late Night: Conan and Letterman talking about Leno? How very meta!
Shooting Blanks: Lunkhead and former BACHELOR Brad Womack said he “dodged a bullet” where Emily is concerned. Dude, we’re pretty sure that gun was pointing in the other directly.
Dumbest Decision: NBC burned off the final three episodes of COMMUNITY rather than, God forbid, stretch them out and have original programming extend past sweeps.
Most Undeserved Punishment: REVENGE is moving to Sunday — already the most crowded night of the week — opposite THE GOOD WIFE? Clearly, we did something to seriously tick the folks at ABC off. [Read more…]
On TV Tonight: Friday May 18, 2012
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Shark Tank | Primetime: What Would You Do? | 20/20 | |||
CBS | Undercover Boss (R) | CSI: NY (R) | Blue Bloods (R) | |||
CW | Nikita | Supernatural | ||||
FOX | Kitchen Nightmares (R) | |||||
NBC | Who Do You Think You Are? | Grimm | Dateline NBC | |||
HBO | The Ricky Gervais Show | Real Time With Bill Maher | ||||
MISC | Magic City (Starz) | |||||
USA | Fairly Legal | Common Law |
Snap Judgments: ARROW, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE CARRIE DIARIES, CULT and EMILY OWENS M.D.
ARROW
According to the Official CW Description: After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother Moira, much-beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he’s become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance. As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow – a vigilante – to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. By day, Oliver plays the role of a wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be – flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle – while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness. However, Laurel’s father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. Meanwhile, Oliver’s own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on – and is more ruthless than he could ever imagine.
Why We’re Excited: The CW (formerly WB) knows a thing or two about adapting DC properties for television (See: SMALLVILLE’s decade long run). More exciting still, star Stephen Amell’s fantastic first impression already has us asking Hartley who?
Why We Probably Shouldn’t Let Our Excitement Get the Better of Us: Hero-wise, Green Arrow isn’t quite in the same league as Superman. What’s more, when Tom Welling first swooped onto the small screen, he didn’t have to compete with the likes of what Christopher Nolan (Dark Knight Trilogy) and Joss Whedon (Avengers) were bringing to the big one.
TV Ratings: Thursday May 17, 2012 (Killer GREY’S ANATOMY and SCANDAL Score in the Ratings)
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 | VS. |
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8PM | FOX | American Idol | 15.85 | 4.2/14 | |
CBS | The Big Bang Theory (R) | 8.30 | 2.4/8 | ||
ABC | Missing | 6.49 | 1.3/4 | ||
NBC | Community | 2.99 | 1.3/5 | ||
CW | Perez Hilton All Access | 970,000 | 0.3/1 | ||
8:30PM | CBS | Rules of Engagement | 7.28 | 2.1/7 | |
NBC | 30 Rock | 2.85 | 1.3/4 | ||
9PM | CBS | Person of Interest | 13.35 | 2.5/7 | |
ABC | Grey’s Anatomy | 11.15 | 3.9/11 | ||
FOX | Touch | 6.34 | 1.8/5 | ||
NBC | Community | 2.60 | 1.3/4 | ||
CW | The Vampire Diaries (R) | 710,000 | 0.2/1 | ||
9:30PM | NBC | Community | 2.49 | 1.3/4 | |
10PM | CBS | The Mentalist | 12.96 | 2.5/7 | |
ABC | Scandal | 7.52 | 2.4/7 | ||
NBC | Awake | 2.11 | 0.7/2 |
Stars David Giuntoli and Russell Hornsby Talk Up GRIMM’s Season Finale and Show’s Surprising Success
With the supernaturally creepy world of GRIMM about to wrap its first season and leave viewers hanging during the summer hiatus, stars David Giuntoli and Russell Hornsby took a few minutes to chat with press in a recent conference call about a few things fans may anticipate in the finale and some clues about what may be looming on the horizon for the show’s second season. [Read more…]
Morning Static: POLITICAL ANIMALS, UNFORGETTABLE, SCANDAL & More!
• Trailer Park: USA’s POLITICAL ANIMALS.
• Must Read TV: Five top showrunners recount the agony of waiting for a pilot pickup.
• Will UNFORGETTABLE Live On? TNT & Lifetime looking at cancelled CBS series.
• Shonda Rhimes Weighs in on SCANDAL Season 1, the finale’s killer reveal and Fitz’s future.
• Late Night Gossip: Conan and Dave talk about Jay.
• Infographic: The lifespan of THE OFFICE.
• iDidn’t See This Coming! Nickelodeon announces that iCARLY is coming to an end.
• By the Numbers: CW Boss on the demise of RINGER, a SUPERNATURAL end date, GOSSIP GIRL episode count and More!
Snap Judgments: PARTNERS, ELEMENTARY, MADE IN JERSEY and VEGAS
PARTNERS
According to the Official CBS Description: From multiple Emmy® winners David Kohan and Max Mutchnick comes this personal story of Joe and Louis, lifelong friends and business partners whose bond has lasted longer than any of their romantic relationships. But now that Joe plans to get married, the friends wonder how a spouse may change their dynamic. This funny and endearing comedy explores friendship, marriage and whether three’s really a crowd.
Why We’re Excited: After spending the better part of his post-UGLY BETTY career traipsing the boards on the Great White Way, the incomparable Michael Urie finally returns to living rooms on a regular basis. A return made all the more exciting thanks to a bevy of co-stars including Sophia Bush, David Krumholtz and the creative team behind WILL & GRACE.
Why We Probably Shouldn’t Let Our Excitement Get the Better of Us: If this past season taught us anything, it’s that one should never underestimate CBS’ ability to take the smart and funny sensibilities of talented showrunners with a track record and turn them into 2 BROKE GIRLS.