Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
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8PM | FOX | American Idol | 26.73 | 9.8/27 |
CBS | New Adventures of Old Christine | 6.46 | 1.9/6 | |
NBC | Mercy | 5.84 | 1.4/4 | |
ABC | Modern Family (R) | 5.08 | 1.6/5 | |
CW | Life Unexpected (R) | 1.72 | 0.7/2 | |
8:30PM | ABC | Gary Unmarried | 6.17 | 1.9/5 |
ABC | The Middle (R) | 4.70 | 1.7/4 | |
9PM | CBS | Criminal Minds | 15.34 | 4.3/11 |
FOX | Human Target | 10.42 | 3.4/9 | |
ABC | Modern Family | 9.79 | 4.1/11 | |
NBC | Law & Order: SVU (R) | 5.59 | 1.4/4 | |
CW | Gossip Girl (R) | 0.81 | 0.4/1 | |
9:30PM | ABC | Cougar Town | 7.55 | 3.4/9 |
10PM | CBS | CSI: NY | 13.89 | 3.7/10 |
NBC | The Jay Leno Show | 4.61 | 1.2/4 | |
ABC | Ugly Betty | 4.59 | 1.6/5 |
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Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Questions with VAMPIRE DIARIES Showrunners Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec
After far too long a hiatus, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES makes its much-anticipated return tomorrow night at 8PM on the CW (7PM on CTV in Canada). And in celebration of said fact, we took the opportunity at the recent Television Critics Association Press Tour to corner showrunners Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec in order to ask them the following questions five.
What can you tease about tomorrow night’s return of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES?
Julie Plec: Well, we pick up right where we left off when Elena’s life is both literally and figuratively still very much hanging in the balance. The big surprise is that just as we’re about to reveal who this man in the road she hit was, Elena gets rescued by Damon and they set off on an adventure together. Now, not having her necklace on, Damon could very easily have forced her to go, but she says yes on her own and they take a road trip to Georgia in pursuit of more answers on how to open Katherine’s tomb. It’s a fun episode because we haven’t yet seen Elena and Damon have a storyline together all and they’re together the entire episode, which is kind of awesome.
What effect will Elena and Damon’s excellent adventure have on Elena and Stefan?
Julie Plec: When Elena and Damon return from their road trip there’s going to be that question: Now that Damon and Elena have bonded does she trust him [Damon] in a way that she shouldn’t and that’s not safe for anybody. Also, where does Elena fit into Damon’s nefarious plan and is she going to help him out? Just who’s on whose side?
Stars Ana Ortiz and Tony Plano on Why You Should Tune Into UGLY BETTY Tonight!
Betty’s Back Baby!
That in a nutshell is the message UGLY BETTY stars Ana Ortiz (Hilda) and Tony Plano (Ignacio) really wanted to convey during a recent one-on-one with theTVaddict.com.
“I think we really found our groove this season,” says Ana Ortiz. “The writers have stopped trying to please everybody and really got back on track with why fans fell in love with the show in the first place.”
In other-words, for those of you who have jumped off the BETTY bandwagon this season — which judging from the ratings is virtually everybody who is reading this — now’s the time to hop back on. Particularly since the show’s fourth year is shaping up to be its strongest season to date, with the writers finally striking that ideal balance between Betty’s home, work and always complicated romantic life.
Channel Surfing: BETTER OFF TED, GREY’S ANATOMY, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES & More!
If you’re not watching BETTER OFF TED, I officially despise you. Okay, maybe not “despise”, because obviously, you can watch or not watch whatever you like. I will, however, have to admit to having very strong doubts as to whether or not you should be allowed to walk around unchaperoned or vote.
Just when I think I’m out, they suck me back in. Time and again, I vow that I’m over GREY’S ANATOMY thanks to it’s ridiculous plot twists and self-indulgent characters. And then, there’s a shocking moment. Not one of those “stunty” things like Meredith’s near-death or a bomb-squad member being reduced to pink mist, but an emotional sucker-punch like the one at the end of last night’s episode. I didn’t give a crap about Lexie dumping McWhicheverheis and sleeping with Alec, or even Meredith telling Derek that their boss is a drunk. What got me was Christina begging Dr. Altman to stay, her rarely-displayed heart on her sleeve. “Tell me what you want,” she begged. And when Altman said, “I want Owen,” Christina responded, without even a thought, “Then take him.” It was completely in keeping with what we know about Christina and her near-obsession with becoming a surgeon, and yet it was still a stunning moment. And that’s why, despite myself, I’ll tune in again this week.
Review: LIFE UNEXPECTED
By: Aleks Chan
The pilot episode of LIFE UNEXPECTED is so unabashedly charming that I almost needed to make sure my media cabinet wasn’t grinning. This atypical new dramedy has little to do with The CW’s current breed of programming: there is nary a nude model, verklempt socialites cheering with champagne glasses, or forlorn vampires. It came out of the 2009 Upfronts buzzing with praise, most notably of which are the comparisons to Amy Sherman-Palladino’s late, great GILMORE GIRLS. I agree that this light, broadly appealing effort harkens back to The WB of yesteryear, where its young characters were often fully and complexly realized.
But the show I would really compare it to is JJ Abrams’ FELICITY: both feature a female lead with a mane of hair in a world so bizarre to them (in this case its being part of a family, however dysfunctional) that they travel listlessly in search of understanding – of themselves, what it means to be where they are in their lives and how those situations relate. And though creator Liz Tigelaar (who’s previously worked as a producer on BROTHERS & SISTERS and Abrams’ own WHAT ABOUT BRIAN) hasn’t shown any intention to ratchet the tension any higher than that of a romantic comedy, it remains promising.
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Post Your Golden Globe Predictions and Win!
Wondering what you, yes YOU, have in common with the casts of MODERN FAMILY, GLEE and MAD MEN? Well, wonder no more! Because thanks to theTVaddict.com, you too will have the opportunity to win big during tonight’s 67th Annual GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS. No really. Simply post your best guesses for tonight’s big winners (Nominees can be found the jump) in the comments below before the clock strikes 8PM (est) and you’ll be automatically entered to win some truly one-of-a-kind TV swag that your very own TV Addict was lucky enough to procure during this past week’s Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena (Swag Includes: VAMPIRE DIARIES sunscreen, pen, bumper sticker, and mints, THE SIMPSONS 20th Season on Blu-ray, a PARKS AND RECREATION water-bottle, GLEE buttons, a HUMAN TARGET graphic novel and a limited-edition NY Mets style 24 baseball cap.)
Review: HUMAN TARGET and 24
By: Aleks Chan
When Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) hears a knock at the door in the eighth season premiere of 24, both the viewer and our weary, retired super agent are in a shared consciousness: Here we go again. An old informant of Jack’s shows up at his doorstep bloodied and short of breath, desperate for help. Jack, who’s taken up full-time grandpa duties and has finally decided to settle down with his family, reluctantly agrees. There’s a hit out on the president of the fictional Kamistan, Omar Hassan (Slumdog Millionaire’s Anil Kapoor, in his first TV role), who’s stateside to hash out nuclear arms business with President Taylor (Cherry Jones).
Needless to say, Jack takes to the streets of New York, firearm in hand, kicking ass and busting knees with Sutherland’s usual grizzly machismo. He ends up at a newly reinstated CTU, packed with techno wizardry, a sleek, futuristic (almost science fiction-y) design, and a stable of new faces and one old, sour one. Even after setting off a nuclear bomb, sicking a cougar on Elisha Cuthbert, and assassinating a president, Mary Lynn Rajskub’s sardonic computer whiz Chloe O’Brian and her perpetual scowl has turned a character that could have so easily been overdone and made her a lovably prickly, impeccably smart source of much needed wit.
The opening four hours move along in 24’s usually well-paced, recognizable rhythm – it’s evident that this assassination conflict will quickly resolve itself before opening up into another story altogether. Methinks a plot involving botched tech will surface before season’s end, given the focus on current CTU director Brian Hastings’ (Mykelti Williamson) technological tunnel vision, as contrived and strained a tension it is. It’s funny that a show that seemingly helped pioneer the use of preposterous gadgetry on TV would turn around and wag a finger.
Our 2010 Golden Globe Predictions: TV Comedy Division
Before NBC replaces this Sunday’s 67th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS with a very-special instalment of THE JAY LENO SHOW (Thank you, thank you, I’ll be here all night, Tip your waiters!) this TV Addict is proud (or not-so-proud depending on how things turn out!) to present our winning picks for our favorite annual awards telecast, comedy division (Click here for out Drama picks.)
Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Televisions Most Misogynistic Shows
DOLLHOUSE
Pretty girls are literally and figuratively transformed into playthings and sent out into the world to pleasure wealthy men. Sure, there’s Victor, but even he was used by the writers as a way to threaten the position of woman-in-power Adelle!
BAD GIRLS CLUB
Let’s face it, people tune into this mess for one reason and one reason only: To see girls with low self-esteem behave in the worst ways possible.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
A show ostensibly aimed at a female audience which might easily be renamed THE WOMEN IN JEOPARDY HOUR. The end of its much-ballyhooed Franco story saw not one, not two, but three different women (Carly, Lulu and Sam) being held hostage by the madman.
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
“That question today is like asking if I’d like to vacation in Haiti — I hear it’s nice, but not right now. If you’re privileged enough to be asked to drive the bus you should say thank you. And when you’re done, you say thank you and you should pass the keys to the new guy — with red hair — and not try to flatten the tires,” said Rosie O’Donnell, when asked about whether or not she’d be interested in the much-coveted NBC late night gig during the Television Critics Association Press Tour panel promoting her upcoming new HBO documentary A FAMILY IS A FAMILY.