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American Idol Season 10 FINALE Up vs. Last Season

2011-05-26T17:35:00.000-07:00

Scoreboard
Adults 18-49: Rating/Share	9.2/x	2.3/6	1.7/5	1.5/4	1.2/3	0.4/1
Adults 18-34: Rating/Share	7.0/x	2.1/6	1.2/4	1.6/5	0.8/3	0.4/1
Total Viewers (million)	29.285	6.325	6.658	3.821	4.203	1.047

American Idol's 10^th Season closed with a bang. It scored a 9.2 adults 18-49 rating and 29.3 million viewers. That was up 12% for adults 18-49 and 21% for total audience compared to last year’s finale 8.2 adults 18-49 rating and 24.2 million average viewers. Also it was the first time in five years that ratings for an American Idol finale topped the previous season’s.

Considering the obstacles Idol had to overcome this season, its ratings triumph is amazing. This season proved to be the best in recent memory. Many factors contributed to this; the level of talent, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and adjustments to the format. This made for a fresh take on the singing competition and it proved to be just what it needed. My prediction is American Idol will sit comfortably in the fall schedule for FOX for many years to come.

Monday TV Ratings

2011-05-24T11:51:00.000-07:00

RATINGS
Adults 18-49: Rating/Share	3.4/9	2.6/7	1.8/5	1.6/4	1.4/4	0.2/1
Adults 18-34: Rating/Share	2.6/8	2.1/6	1.1/3	1.8/5	1.0/3	0.3/1
Total Viewers (million)	13.564	7.966	6.324	4.022	4.939	0.595

As you can see above, Univision beat NBC in the coveted adults 18-49 ratings. This has been a trend this spring. Dancing with the stars led the night with a 4.6 rating and The Bachelorette premier tied last seasons with a 2.8 adults 18-49. I believe ABC is happy with these ratings considering many shows have been trending downward in this seasons ratings.

On an interesting but maybe even sad note, Minute To Win It received a 1.5 adults 18-49 rating which is the same that the season finale of Chuck received last week. Nonetheless Chuck has been renewed and will come back for a 5th and final season.

Celebrity Apprentice on NBC down vs. last year

2011-05-24T00:12:00.000-07:00

This past Sunday night was the season finale of Celebrity Apprentice. I must admit, I have been watching all season long and have been enjoying the drama, the crazy, and the cool. One thing I do not understand though, is why the ratings are lower than the last installment of the show.

This years finale ratings averaged 2.9 18-49 , that is down 15% from last springs finale. Maybe we can attribute this decline partly to the Billboard Music Awards being a direct competition and scoring a 2.9 as well on ABC. This is even more interesting because this award show took a 5 year hiatus but in its return actually gained 6% in its ratings versus its last showcase in 2006.

Celebrity Apprentice definitely took a hit from the Billboard Awards but this season has been a tad bit lower in ratings than the previous season even without this added competition.

Bulls - Heat Game 1 Sets NBA Cable Viewing Record, Averages 11.1 Million viewers

2011-05-16T11:44:00.000-07:00

The coverage of the 1st game in the eastern conference finals boasted the highest viewership for a game in cable television history.

It scored 11.1 Million viewers and a 6.2 US Household rating.

"The Voice" Starts Strong for NBC

2011-04-27T12:19:00.000-07:00

Howdy readers!
So the long awaited premier of The Voice on NBC did really well! I have been following the development of this show since alternative media folks at NBC acquired the program. I followed every announcement of a celebrity mentor and have been hoping this would be a HIT for nbc.

The Voice was strong, averaging 5.1 adults 18-49 rating, which led NBC to top the nights 18-49 ratings.It was NBC’s strongest series premiere since 2009′s The Jay Leno Show’s 5.3 rating following 2008′s American Gladiator’s 5.9 rating.

TV Ratings Friday: 'Fringe' Premieres Up, 'Medium' Series Finale Rises, 'Kitchen Nightmares' Starts Well

2011-03-23T00:45:00.000-07:00

Scoreboard
Rating/Share: Adults 18-49	1.9/6	1.4/5	1.3/4	1.3/4	0.5/2
Rating/Share: Adults 18-34	1.6/6	1.0/4	0.7/2	0.8/3	0.5/2
Total Viewers (million)	4.556	4.933	7.192	5.769	1.419

Fox topped Friday among adults 18-49 as Fringe ratings rose after its timeslot move, and Kitchen Nightmares started well. It was Fox’s highest rated Friday night with entertainment (vs. sports) programming since 9/5/08.

Fringe’s Friday premiere 1.9 adults 18-49 rating was a fraction above its Fall 18-49 average rating (1.88) and 12% above its latest new episode (1.7 adults 18-49, 12/9/10). That’s much better than most of our polled readers expected. If it can maintain that level, I’d expect it to be renewed. That wasn’t the only good ratings news for Fox as the season premiere of Kitchen Nightmares also scored a 1.9 adults 18-49 rating. That was up 36% from its last Friday original episode (5/21/10).

The series finale of CBS’s Medium scored a 1.6 adults 18-49 rating, up 23% from its last new episode (1/14/11) and 20% over its Fall new episode average rating (1.34).

On ABC, Supernanny’s 1.1 rating was even with last week, while Primetime: What Would You Do?scored a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating, up 13% vs. last week. At 10pm, 20/20 drew a 1.5 rating, up 7% vs. last week.

On NBC, Dateline’s 1.4 adults 18-49 rating was down 7% vs. last week.

Overnight broadcast primetime ratings for Friday, January 21, 2011:

Time	Net	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers Live+SD (Millons)
8:00	FOX	Kitchen Nightmares	1.8	6	4.178
	CBS	MEDIUM	1.5	5	7.481
	NBC	Minute To Win It – R	1.2	4	4.485
	ABC	Supernanny	1.1	4	4.425
	CW	Smallville – R	0.6	2	1.589

8:30	FOX	Kitchen Nightmares	1.9	6	4.332
	CBS	MEDIUM	1.6	5	8.055
	NBC	Minute To Win It – R	1.3	4	4.832
	ABC	Supernanny	1.2	4	4.186
	CW	Smallville – R	0.5	2	1.459

9:00	FOX	FRINGE	1.9	6	4.883
	ABC	PRIMETIME: What Would You Do?	1.6	5	5.016
	NBC	Dateline: NBC	1.4	4	5.982
	CBS	CSI: NY – R	1.1	4	7.105
	CW	SUPERNATURAL – R	0.6	2	1.358

9:30	FOX	FRINGE	1.9	6	4.831
	ABC	PRIMETIME: What Would You Do?	1.7	5	5.23
	NBC	Dateline: NBC	1.3	4	6.415
	CBS	CSI: NY – R	1.2	3	7.315
	CW	SUPERNATURAL – R	0.5	1	1.27

10:00	ABC	20/20	1.5	5	5.454
	NBC	Dateline: NBC	1.4	4	6.434
	CBS	CSI: NY – R	1.1	3	6.406

10:30	NBC	Dateline: NBC	1.5	5	6.469
	ABC	20/20	1.5	5	5.285
	CBS	CSI: NY – R	1.2	4	6.791

'True Grit,' 'Inception' Impress Most in SLOW 2010

2011-01-22T02:36:00.000-08:00

Here are the hits and the flops of 2010- Some were surprises and others were bound to be failures.

2010's attendance drought was mostly due to a tepid slate of movies: it's a product-driven industry, and, when the movies are largely unappealing, empty seats proliferate. It's not that most movies were duds, it's that few were break-outs, and the following were the most impressive of the lot (note that these selections do not necessarily reflect the quality of the movies: bad movies can be blockbusters, good movies can bomb and vice versa):

True Grit - This was one of the few saving graces of the dismal Christmas season, shattering the industry notion that the Western is an inherent turn-off to audiences and becoming the most successful dramatic Western sinceUnforgiven. Taking advantage of the weak Christmas slate, Paramount Pictures mounted a clearly-pitched marketing campaign, selling the picture as a suspenseful thriller. So upfront was the marketing that the trailer spelled out the whole storyline, save for the resolution, illustrating the fundamental drawing power of story and clarity.

Inception - Christopher Nolan's mind-bending thriller was the top-grossing original movie of the year, racking up a lofty $292.6 million. As Mr. Nolan's follow-up to The Dark Knight with a primo mid-July slot and the full marketing might of Warner Bros. behind it, Inception was far from an underdog, but its campaign didn't take the audience for the granted, intriguing viewers initially with its spectacle and gradually peeling off the layers of mystery as its release date approached. That approach also led to an opening weekend that accounted for just over a fifth of the final gross, meaning Inception had the best overall hold of 2010's would-be live-action blockbusters.

Despicable Me - Sold as the flipside of The Incredibles, this animated family comedy scored big numbers, despite opening in the wake of Toy Story 3 and packing relatively few 3D presentations (out of all the 3D titles of 2010, it had the smallest 3D share at 45 percent). At over $251 million, it was the second highest-grossing non-sequel from 2010, out-gunning the higher-profile and better-positioned Shrek Forever After.

How to Train Your Dragon - Action-oriented animation and movies about dragons and/or Vikings typically struggle at the box office, but this movie broke the mold, drawing $217.6 million and holding up better than any other 2010 saturation release. In fact, by grossing five times its $43.7 million opening weekend, it had the highest multiplier of any major animated release sinceThe Polar Express. While DreamWorks Animation backed Dragon with a typically ubiquitous marketing campaign, the studio seemed to take a page from Pixar by focusing on a timeless story and emotional resonance instead of their usual celebrity voices and pop culture references.

Tangled - Another animated movie that wasn't a sequel impressed. Disney's fairy tale comedy seemed to put a DreamWorks spin on its standard princess fare, extending the self-mockery fromEnchanted, yet still maintained a relatable angle in its marketing. It debuted on Thanksgiving weekend just like Enchanted, only with seemingly less fanfare, but it out-grossed Enchanted by a wide margin and delivered Disney's highest-grossing non-Pixar opening yet.

Black Swan - Unlike many other high-profile platform releases, this picture delivered on the promise of its packed first weekend in limited release. It was pitched as a creepy psychological thriller with striking visuals, and that led to growth with each of its early expansions. With over $75 million in the till as of this writing, Black Swan is poised to become parent studio 20th Century Fox's top-grossing movie from 2010. Among other Oscar hopefuls, The King's Speech was another exceptional platform release, rapidly out-drawing The Queen.

Tron Legacy—Sure, it paled compared to Avatar (what movie wouldn't?) from the same December period last year, was incredibly expensive to make and market and had unwarranted blockbuster expectations from fanboys. But, considering its origin, Tron Legacy gets a rave box office review. The original Tron was one of Disney's great follies from the 1980s, better known back then as an arcade game than as a movie. It had a decent sampling, ranking 22nd from 1982 and making the equivalent of nearly $90 million adjusted for ticket price inflation, but it did not permeate the mainstream over time nor did it grow in esteem. Some fanboys carried a torch, but they amounted to a niche. Tron Legacy not only had little brand equity but the challenge of getting people to understand and care about a fanboy fantasia. Disney's massive campaign succeeded: Tron Legacy sold more tickets than its predecessor (something most 2010 sequels failed to do), and it hooked the franchise into the mainstream.

Alice in Wonderland - A perfect storm of factors yielded a mighty $334.2 million gross, ranking as the second-biggest haul from 2010 and surpassing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as the top Tim Burton-Johnny Depp collaboration. It not only benefitted from Burton and Depp batting in their wheelhouse, but the good will generated by Avatar as the first 3D event of the 2010 and a ubiquitous marketing campaign that balanced the mad fantasy with a relatable story. It's also the top-grossing children's book adaptation ever (though it's far from the best in terms of attendance).

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - With $300.5 million, the third Twilight made only slightly more than predecessor New Moon did seven months earlier, but it broke the curse of the closely-timed, serialized sequel. When the second movie in a series makes much more than the first, future sequels are about retention, not growth, and the norm is for business to cool significantly with the third. This was typified by the Pirates of the Caribbean and Matrix franchises. Eclipse also marked Twilight's first summer foray after its predecessors' pre-Thanksgiving launches, and it had better retention than Harry Potter at the same point, which dipped with its third movie/leap to summer.

The Karate Kid - It wasn't as popular as the original The Karate Kid nor The Karate Kid Part II (not to mention the first two Rush Hour movies), but this remake revitalized the summer season the weekend before Toy Story 3 with its exceptional $55.7 million start. It was powered by one of the best marketing campaigns of the year, clearly and grandly presenting a relatable underdog/culture clash story. It ultimately didn't hold up as well as its crowd-pleasing aspirations anticipated, but it still packed a $176.6 million punch.

Jackass 3-D - This perceptually-bound franchise reached a commercial high, despite being ten years old. Jackass 3-D drew $50.4 million in its October opening weekend, setting a new gross benchmark for autumn, and it's made over $117 million in total, topping the first Jackass's $64.3 million and Jackass: Number Two's $72.8 million. Attendance didn't improve over the first twoJackass movies, but maintaining an audience over time (four years after Number Two) and getting them to swallow the 3D upcharge was impressive. Jackass's perceptually-bound appeal made it the right fit for 3D (which accounted for 89 percent of business), promising that audiences would get their 3D money's worth of things flying out of the screen at them.

The year's other highlights included The Town and Shutter Island, though several of the shoo-in blockbusters generated huge business but still left the box office wanting. Toy Story 3 earned the biggest haul of its franchise by far ($415 million), but its attendance was on par with the first Toy Story and less than Toy Story 2. Given the built-in audience from the first two movies and the ticket price boost from the 3D illusion, Toy Story 3 was well-positioned to become the highest-grossing animated movie ever, but Shrek 2 still holds that title. On the bright side, maintaining most of the audience level after more than ten years was no small feat.

Iron Man 2 did fine for a superhero sequel ($312.4 million, retaining 98 percent of its predecessor), but the firstIron Man's rousing success was the perfect platform for a sequel to build on, much like Pirates of the Caribbean, X-Men, Dark Knight and others. Unfortunately, the Iron Man 2 campaign rested on the nascent franchise's laurels, offering more of the same and failing to raise the dramatic stakes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 maintained its franchise's blockbuster streak (one could also say it did great for half of a movie), but seemed lacking for the penultimate movie of the series: it's on track to gross less than the last movie, and it will be the least-attended movie of the series. Each of these movies showed that one can't rely just on branding and the good will from predecessors for growth.

Miscellanea: As part of its continued array of derivative fare, Hollywood loved the 1980s in 2010, remaking The Karate Kid, Clash of the Titans and A Nightmare on Elm Street, adapting The A-Team and releasing sequels to Tron and Wall Street. Other mini-trends included "men-on-a-mission" movies (The Expendables,Red, The A-Team and The Losers), romantic capers (Knight & Day, The Tourist, The Bounty Hunter,Killers and Date Night) and parades of stars (Valentine's Day, The Expendables, Grown Ups, Death at a Funeral, Little Fockers). They all resulted in the usual mixed bag

Bankability: Leonardo DiCaprio made hay out of playing haunted widowers in thrillers. He headlined bothInception and Shutter Island, which pulled in over $420 million combined, making him the top-grossing star of the year. Denzel Washington may not have made a big splash with The Book of Eli and Unstoppable, but those movies' solid showings rested on his shoulders, demonstrating again how he's one of the few bankable stars. Jeff Bridges received top-billing in back-to-back $100-million-plus movies Tron Legacy and True Grit (though he didn't physically appear on the main posters for either one) after the modest success of Crazy Heart.

Between Date Night, Dinner for Schmucks and voicing Despicable Me, Steve Carell had a big year, as didAmanda Seyfried with back-to-back romantic hits Dear John and Letters to Juliet. Adam Sandler and Will Ferrellreturned to form with Grown Ups and The Other Guys, respectively, after flops in 2009, while Julia Robertsbrought back some of her former box office magic with Eat Pray Love and Valentine's Day. Katherine Heigl may be seen as a pariah by some, but she led Life as We Know It and Killers to decent grosses (considering their weak premises). Meanwhile, Robert Downey, Jr. and Johnny Depp continued to show their popularity, and Angelina Jolie had another effective showing in an action movie (Salt), though Depp and Jolie canceled each other out inThe Tourist.

NBC Picks Up David E. Kelley's 'Wonder Woman', Michael Patrick King's Drama

2011-01-21T21:50:00.000-08:00

Wonder Woman will fly this pilot season after all. New NBC entertainment president Bob Greenblatt capped a day of high-profile pilot pickups with a surprise order to David E. Kelley's Wonder Woman reboot. Additionally, he formally greenlighted another hourlong project from an A-list showrunner, Michael Patrick King's Mann's World. Both shows hail from Warner Bros. TV. Meanwhile, the commitment to the J.J. Abrams/WBTV-produced drama Odd Jobsstarring Michael Emerson and Terry O'Quinn, whose script came in very late, is being rolled to next season when it will be applied to the same or new Bad Robot project. And Greenblatt has passed on the Josh Schwartz/WBTV supernatural drama Ghost Angeles starring Rachel Bilson.

WBTV took Kelley's Wonder Woman spec out to the networks in the first week of January. At the time, NBC was the most interested but, with Greenblatt still on the sidelines, the network couldn't commit to the type of license fee that the studio was seeking in order to do the show Kelley had envisioned, and WBTV decided to shelvethe project. With Greenblatt now firmly taking the reins and Kelley just delivering one of the most promising new series for NBC this season, Harry's Law, NBC stepped up to greenlight Wonder Woman. The project is described as a reinvention of the iconic D.C. comic in which Wonder Woman -- aka Diana Prince -- is a vigilante crime fighter in L.A. but also a successful corporate executive and a modern woman trying to balance all of the elements of her extraordinary life.

Mann's World, which King will also direct, is a one hour drama following the complicated life of Allan Mann, a celebrity hair stylist in glamorous Los Angeles as he navigates the complexities of his business, his family life, and his goal to stay relevant in a world that moves quickly. The project is already casting.

The orders for Wonder Woman and Mann's World come hours after Greenblatt greenlighted musical pilot Smash, based on an idea by and executive produced by Steven Spielberg.

Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Jersey Shore' Keeps Rising; 'Royal Pains,' 'Fairly Legal' Premieres; 'Real Housewives' Finale & More

2011-01-21T18:44:00.000-08:00

Once again Jersey Shore set series and network records, with 8.9 million average viewers and a 4.7 adults 18-49 rating, 0.2 higher than its previous record, and more than everything on broadcast Thursday (and the rest of the week) except American Idol, and the AFC Championship Game.

USA’s Royal Pains returned with a 1.1 adults 18-49 rating, and 4.432 million viewers (that’s well down from its late August summer finale 1.8 A18-49 rating, and 6.075 million viewers, but there are no winter comparables). Following it, the series premiere of Fairly Legal also drew a 1.1 rating, and 3.876 million viewers. Neither of those shows were close to what USA shows typically get in the summer, but its hard to know what they expected for a winter start.
The season finale of Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills drew a 1.4 18-49 rating, up from a 1.1 last week, and 2.8 million viewers, up from 2.3 million last week.

Selected Thursday cable results via Travis Yanan: (all Live+Same Day ratings)

The First 48 (A&E, 9pm)
- 2.492 million viewers
- 1.6/2 HH
- 1.0/3 A18-49
Beyond Scared Straight (A&E)
- 3.479 million viewers
- 2.1/4 HH
- 1.5/4 A18-49
Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills (BRAVO, 9pm, 75 minutes)
- 2.755 million viewers
- 1.8/3 HH
- 1.4/4 A18-49
Jersey Shore (MTV, 10pm)
- 8.870 million viewers
- 5.2/9 HH
- 4.7/13 A18-49
- 8.4/23 W18-34
- 7.6/27 T12-17
TNA: Impact (SPIKE, 9pm, 120 minutes)
- 1.648 million viewers
- 1.0/2 HH
- 0.6/2 A18-49
Police Women of Cincinnati (TLC, 9pm)
- 1.280 million viewers
- 0.8/1 HH
- 0.5/1 A18-49
NBA Game (TNT, 8:16pm, 148 minutes)
- 1.900 million viewers
- 1.2/2 HH
- 0.7/2 A18-49
NBA Game (TNT, 10:44pm, 155 minutes)
- 1.633 million viewers
- 1.1/2 HH
- 0.7/3 A18-49
Royal Pains (USA)
- 4.432 million viewers
- 2.8/4 HH
- 1.1/3 A18-49
Fairly Legal (USA, 74 minutes)
- 3.876 million viewers
- 2.5/4 HH
- 1.1/3 A18-49
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CBS Picks Up Comedy Pilot From Conan O'Brien

2011-01-21T17:08:00.000-08:00

There has been a flurry of activity on the pilot pickup front today. CBS just greenlighted comedy pilot Vince Uncensored, written by veteran sitcom writer Phoef Sutton and executive produced by Conan O'Brien.
The project, produced by O'Brien's Conaco Prods. and Warner Bros. TV, is the first pilot to come out Conaco Prods.'s overall deal with WBTV signed last spring following O'Brien's exit from NBC and the announcement of his new latenight talk show at TBS.
Vince Uncensored centers on a man who, after a life-changing experience, decides to take a more honest approach to his life, work and family. Sutton wrote the script and is executive producing with O’Brien and David Kissinger. Conaco most recently co-produced the short-lived NBC legal drama Outlaw.

'Jersey Shore' Cannot Be Stopped, Sets Series High 8.9 Million Viewers

2011-01-21T13:56:00.000-08:00

Setting another series record, last night’s Jersey Shore on Thursday averaged 8.9 million viewers, that’s a 3% increase over the 8.6 million for last week’s Thursday episode.

I will admit i contribute to this monster of a show. It seems like there is no stopping it and it will be around for a long time. These kids aren't going away anytime soon, so hater better start getting used to them : ) 8.9 Million viewers, next week it will get over 9 million for sure.

If only I could be placed in a reality show such as this one and within 1 year be a household name and make $10Million... One can dream right?

TvMovieInsider: TV Ratings Thursday:American Idol FLOPS, NBC Comed...

2011-01-21T11:57:00.000-08:00

TvMovieInsider: TV Ratings Thursday:American Idol FLOPS, NBC Comed...: "Scoreboard Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 5.7/15 3.1/8 2.8/7 1.7/5 1.6/4 0.5/1 Rating/Share: Adults ..."

TV Ratings Thursday:American Idol FLOPS, NBC Comedy Night Begins Well, CBS Down Across the Board

2011-01-21T11:04:00.000-08:00

Scoreboard
Rating/Share: Adults 18-49	5.7/15	3.1/8	2.8/7	1.7/5	1.6/4	0.5/1
Rating/Share: Adults 18-34	4.6/13	1.8/5	3.2/9	1.4/4	1.6/5	0.5/1
Total Viewers (million)	16.788	13.630	5.434	5.421	3.858	1.343

Of course Fox topped the adults 18-49 ratings on Thursday night, but Idol’s timeslot move took its toll on the ratings. CBS was pushed down across the board, interestingly it fared worse in the later hours than at 8pm. While NBC’s “Comedy Night Done Right” exceeded its 2 hour comedy block ratings from the fall.
NBC’s “Comedy Night Done Right” ratings started better than most of our readers expected, averaging a 2.8 adults 18-49 rating on the night. Community’s 2.2 adults 18-49 rating tied its second best mark of the season, up 16% from its last new episode. Perfect Couples’ 2.1 rating was far better than its December “preview’s” 1.3 rating. The Office’s 4.5 adults 18-49 rating was a season high, up 22% from its last new episode. Parks & Recreation returned with a pop, its 3.2 adults 18-49 rating was a series record. 30 Rock’s 2.7 rating at 10pm, was 29% above its last new episode. Its skeptics will feast on the fact that Outsourced tumbled to a 1.8 adults 18-49 rating, a series low, down 28% from its last new episode.
American Idol’s Thursday premiere scored a 7.8 adults 18-49 rating, that’s down 23% from last season’s second night’s 10.1 rating (on a Wednesday, somewhat apples/oranges). Its 22.6 million viewers was down from last season’s Wednesday start of 26.416 million. Following Idol, Bones drew a 3.6 adults 18-49 rating. That’s Bones’ best rating since 1/28/10.

CBS’s The Big Bang Theory weathered the Idol storm quite well, its 4.2 adults 18-49 rating was down just 5% from its last new episode. $#*! My Dad Says’ 2.7 rating was a series low, and down 7% vs. its last new episode. CSI’s 3.1 rating was down 6% from its last new episode, while The Mentalist’s 2.8 rating was down 10% from its last new episode.
ABC’s Wipeout’s 2.6 rating, still impressive for reality vs. Idol (and the NBC 8pm comedies), tumbled 28% vs. last week.

Late-night results are below the primetime data.
Overnight ratings for Thursday, January 20, 2011:

Time	Net	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers Live+SD (million)

8:00	FOX	American Idol 10	7.0	19	20.586
	CBS	The Big Bang Theory	4.2	12	13.582
	ABC	Wipeout	2.3	6	7.879
	NBC	COMMUNITY	2.2	6	4.740
	CW	THE Vampire Diaries – R	0.6	2	1.424

8:30	FOX	American Idol 10	8.4	22	24.672
	ABC	Wipeout	2.8	8	8.624
	CBS	$#! My Dad Says	2.7	7	10.292
	NBC	Perfect Couples	2.1	6	4.157
	CW	THE Vampire Diaries – R	0.6	1	1.319

9:00	NBC	The Office	4.5	12	8.285
	FOX	Bones	3.9	10	11.906
	CBS	CSI	3.1	8	14.025
	ABC	GREY’S ANATOMY – R	1.7	4	5.034
	CW	Nikita – R	0.5	1	1.295

9:30	FOX	Bones	3.3	9	9.986
	NBC	PARKS AND RECREATION	3.2	8	6.189
	CBS	CSI	3.0	8	14.555
	ABC	GREY’S ANATOMY – R	1.5	4	4.379
	CW	Nikita – R	0.5	1	1.335

10:00	CBS	The Mentalist	2.8	7	14.770
	NBC	30 Rock	2.7	7	5.281
	ABC	Private Practice – R	1.1	3	3.563

10:30	CBS	The Mentalist	2.8	8	14.556
	NBC	Outsourced	1.8	5	3.953
	ABC	Private Practice – R	0.9	3	3.048

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Via NBC press note:

In Late-Night Metered Markets Thursday night:
In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 2.9/7; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 3.2/8; and ABC’s combo of “Nightline,” 2.9/7; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.4/4
In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 1.1/5; “Late Show,” 0.9/4; “Nightline,” 0.9/4; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.5/3.
At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.4/5 in metered-market households) trailed CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.5/5). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.7/4 in 18-49) tied “Late Late Show” (0.5/3).
At 1:35 a.m., Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

TvMovieInsider: Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Hot In Cleveland,' 'Stor...

2011-01-20T18:30:00.000-08:00

TvMovieInsider: Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Hot In Cleveland,' 'Stor...: "Hot in Cleveland premiered to 2.9 million viewers and topped the 10pm hour for cable shows, but it was beaten for adults 18-49 by the ..."

Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Hot In Cleveland,' 'Storage Wars' Lead Night + 'Mythbusters', 'Top Chef,' 'Toddlers & Tiaras' and More

2011-01-20T18:24:00.000-08:00

Hot in Cleveland premiered to 2.9 million viewers and topped the 10pm hour for cable shows, but it was beaten for adults 18-49 by the 10:30pm.
Storage Wars’ 1.3 adults 18-49 rating.
Top Chef’s 1.2 adults 18-49 rating was close behind, but that was down a tenth from last week.

Selected Wednesday cable results via Travis Yanan: (all Live+Same Day ratings)

Dog the Bounty Hunter (A&E, 9pm, 60 Minutes)
- 1.692 million viewers
- 1.1/2 HH
- 0.7/2 A18-49
Storage Wars (A&E, 10:30pm)
- 2.716 million viewers
- 1.7/3 HH
- 1.3/4 A18-49
Top Chef (BRAVO, 10pm, 75 minutes)
- 2.334 million viewers
- 1.5/3 HH
- 1.2/3 A18-49
Mythbusters (DISC, 8pm)
- 1.350 million viewers
- 0.8/1 HH
- 0.5/1 A18-49
NBA Game (ESPN, 9:02pm, 143 minutes)
- 1.841 million viewers
- 1.2/2 HH
- 0.8/2 A18-49
I Used To Be Fat (MTV)
- 1.465 million viewers
- 1.0/2 HH
- 0.8/2 A18-49
Ghost Hunters International (SYFY)
- 1.268 million viewers
- 0.7/1 HH
- 0.5/1 A18-49
House of Payne (TBS, 9pm)
- 1.972 million viewers
- 1.2/2 HH
- 0.7/2 A18-49
House of Payne (TBS, 9:30pm)
- 2.260 million viewers
- 1.3/2 HH
- 0.8/2 A18-49
Are We There Yet? (TBS, 10pm)
- 2.222 million viewers
- 1.2/2 HH
- 0.8/2 A18-49
Are We There Yet? (TBS, 10:30pm)
- 2.057 million viewers
- 1.2/2 HH
- 0.8/2 A18-49
My Strange Addiction (TLC, 9pm)
- 1.169 million viewers
- 0.7/1 HH
- 0.6/1 A18-49
Toddlers & Tiaras (TLC)
- 1.309 million viewers
- 0.8/1 HH
- 0.6/2 A18-49
Hot in Cleveland (TVL)
- 2.949 million viewers
- 1.9/3 HH
- 0.7/2 A18-49
Retired at 35 (TVL)
- 2.012 million viewers
- 1.4/2 HH
- 0.5/1 A18-49
Celebrity Rehab (VH1, 10pm)
- 1.297 million viewers
- 0.9/2 HH
- 0.7/2 A18-49
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TvMovieInsider: BREAKING: Angela Bromstad To Leave NBC

2011-01-20T18:07:00.000-08:00

TvMovieInsider: BREAKING: Angela Bromstad To Leave NBC: " In the first executive fallout from the pending post-merger restructuring at NBC, Angela Bromstad, primetime entertainment pre..."

BREAKING: Angela Bromstad To Leave NBC

2011-01-20T17:59:00.000-08:00

   In the first executive fallout from the pending post-merger restructuring at NBC, Angela Bromstad, primetime entertainment president for the network and sister studio UMS, will be leaving. She told her staff about her departure this afternoon. There had been rumblings that Bromstad may not be part of the new NBC programming team under new entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt after the Comcast/NBC Universal merger is completed next week, but Comcast's November announcement of NBCU's post-merger executive structure made a point of listing her as staying on.
(There was a potential scenario, in which Bromstad would take over her old job of running UMS should Greenblatt decide to give it more autonomy.)

   If she hadn't left on her own, Bromstad would have probably been pushed out within the next week or so, sources said. Greenblatt had reportedly been telling people that Bromstad "will be gone within 48 hours" of him starting at NBC. The latter will now probably happen next week when the Comcast-NBCU merger is finally approved. And in another sign that she was probably not going to factor into NBC's future executive plans, Bromstad didn't hold a Q&A session at TCA last week. This is the second time Bromstad leaves a top NBC post after a new chairman is brought in. In 2007, she was pushed out as president of UMS when Ben Silverman joined the network and moved to London to run NBCU's U.K. production office. She was brought back 2 years later in the aftermath of Silverman's exit. Bromstad's departure streamlines NBC's creative hierarchy, with Greenblatt in full control of the network's programming.

   The move also fueled a new round of speculations about former Showtime SVP original programming Danielle Gelber or 20th Century Fox EVP Jennifer Nicholson-Salke possibly joining NBC. While a Gelber appointment is considered unlikely, Nicholson-Salke, who is now under contract at 20th TV, could eventually join Greenblatt though not right away, sources said. In May, Bromstad would have celebrated her 15-year anniversary at NBCU. She joined the company in 1994 as director, miniseries and TV movies. After a five-year stint in the longform department, she moved to series, serving as VP series at NBC Studios, SVP drama for NBC and eventually co-head and head of UMS predecessor NBCU TV Studios.

Here is Bromstad's email to her staff:

Today I wanted to let you know that I'm leaving NBC Universal. I cannot possibly sum up my thoughts and emotions in an email but suffice it to say I have tremendous respect for the company and for the people with whom I have had the privilege to work with and know during my time here. I take great memories and friendships with me and I wish you all the best going forward.
Angela Bromstad

TvMovieInsider: ABC's 'Charlie's Angels' Casts First Angel

2011-01-20T16:31:00.000-08:00

TvMovieInsider: ABC's 'Charlie's Angels' Casts First Angel: "No clue to who this chick is. Hope they attach some known actresses to this show!!! Meet the first new Charlie's angel: I hear General Ho..."

ABC's 'Charlie's Angels' Casts First Angel

2011-01-20T16:30:00.000-08:00

No clue to who this chick is. Hope they attach some known actresses to this show!!!

Meet the first new Charlie's angel: I hear General Hospital co-star Annie Ilonzeh has landed one of the 3 leads in ABC's Charlie's Angels pilot. The project, from Sony Pictures TV and Drew Barrymore's Flower Films, is a modern take on the Angels set in Miami and centers on a new trio of young and sexy private eyes - Kate, Abby and Marisa - working for a wealthy mystery man. Ilonzeh will play Kate, a very smart and very athletic ex-cop and a master of martial arts. She is the most serious of our 3 Angels but also knows how to let her hair down and have a great time. Ilonzeh, best known for her role as Maya Ward on General Hospital, recently did arcs on HBO's Entourage and the CW's Melrose Place.

Thanks to Deadline : http://www.deadline.com/tv/

TLC Renews 'Cake Boss: Next Great Baker'

2011-01-20T13:22:00.000-08:00

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the competition series' second season finale next Monday, TLC has renewed Cake Boss: Next Great Baker for a second season to premiere later this year. Season to date, the series hosted by Buddy Valastro has averaged 1.7 million viewers. Valastro has emerged as one of TLC's leading personalities. On Tuesday, he debuts his weekday series for the cable network Kitchen Boss. And his TLC hit Cake Boss returns for Season 4 the following Monday, Jan. 31.

I guess Buddy is a good tv personality- Seems like TLC and AMERICA agree!

From Nikke Finke's great site: http://www.deadline.com

'American Idol' 10th Season Starts Down, Pushes Competition Lower

2011-01-20T11:01:00.000-08:00

The 10th season of American Idol premiered down 18% among adults 18-49, drawing a 9.7 rating compared to the 11.8 rating for last year’s Tuesday premiere. Idol’s 26.1 million average viewers was down 13% from last year’s premiere 29.945 million. That’s more than the 10-15% seasonal ratings decline that has been typical in recent seasons.

ABC was mostly down:

The Middle’s 2.7 adults 18-49 rating fell 10% vs. last week.

Better With You’s 2.2 rating was 12% below its last new episode two weeks ago.

Modern Family’s 4.6 rating was up from it’s 4.2 rating last week during the Tucson memorial Wednesday jumble, but down from the 4.8 rating the week before.

Cougar Town’s 2.5 rating was down 11% vs. its last new episode two weeks ago.

Off The Map’s second outing fell 9% (not bad) to a 2.1 adults 18-49 rating.

CBS DOWN:

Paula Abdul's Live To Dance fell 33% to just a 1.0 adults 18-49 rating, which is worst than most repeats of episodes of Old Christine even!

NBC:

Minute To Win It’s 1.6 rating was up 14% vs. the Tucson jumbled episode last week.

Chase flopped in with just a 1.0 adults 18-49 rating.

Chase, Law & Order: SVU struggled at 10pm with just a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating, down 8% vs. last Wednesday.

Via NBC press notes:

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:
In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 3.0/8; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 2.9/7; and ABC’s combo of “Nightline,” 3.2/7; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.5/5.
In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 1.0/5; “Late Show,” 0.7/3; “Nightline,” 1.0/4; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.5/3.
At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.5/5 in metered-market households) out-rated CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.4/5). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped “Late Late Show” (0.4/3).
At 1:35 a.m., Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

A SNEAK at Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'The Game' Scores 5.9 Million, 'Lights Out' on FXDown

2011-01-20T01:43:00.000-08:00

Last week The Game averaged an amazing 7.7 million in its BET resurrection premiere. Even though it was down significantly, it was still impressive in its second outing on BET, averaging 5.9 million. BET should also be happy about its original comedy Let’s Stay Together, while down 1.1 million from its premiere, still averaged 3.5 million viewers. Thursday we should see some demographic specifics!!!

Numbers for Lights Out are not available yet, but FX’s head of PR John Solberg tweeted the disappointing news that it was down from last week’s premiere (1.487 million viewers, 0.6 adults 18-49 rating), stable throughout the hour and that he hoped “we can grow it from here.” THE ACTUAL NUMBERS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE SOMETIME THURSDAY

'Social Network' Tops DVD Charts While Still On Big Screen

2011-01-20T01:33:00.000-08:00

The Social Network has accomplished something unusual. It has landed as the #1 DVD and Blu-Ray, on the same week that it is playing this weekend in 380 theaters. The momentum of the re-release and the Golden Globes and Critics' Choice Movie Awards win for Best Drama pushed the film past the $200 million worldwide gross.

NEWS!!! USA Network presents cable viewers with 2 NEW shows!!!

2011-01-20T01:14:00.000-08:00

via press release:

USA FLEXES PROGRAMMING MUSCLE WITH NEW ORIGINAL SCRIPTED SERIES
“A LEGAL MIND” AND “NECESSARY ROUGHNESS”

USA, the #1 Cable Network for Five Years Running, Builds on Unprecedented Line-up of Original Hits

LOS ANGELES, CA – January XX, 2011 – USA Network has announced today the pickup of two original scripted series, A LEGAL MIND and NECESSARY ROUGHNESS, as it expands on the ‘Characters Welcome’ brand and increases its programming slate to a record number of scripted originals for the network. Each series will debut with a 90-minute premiere followed by 11 one-hour episodes. The announcement was made today by Jeff Wachtel, USA’s president, original programming, and co-head, original content, Universal Cable Productions.

A LEGAL MIND stars Patrick J. Adams (“Lost,” “Friday Night Lights”), Gabriel Macht (“Love and Other Drugs,” “Whiteout”), Meghan Markle (“CSI Miami,” “Fringe”), Gina Torres (“Gossip Girl,” “Huge”) and Rick Hoffman (“Samantha Who,” “Knight Rider”), and NECESSARY ROUGHNESS stars Callie Thorne (“Rescue Me,” “Prison Break”), Marc Blucas (“Buffy, The Vampire Slayer”), Mehcad Brooks (“Desperate Housewives,” “True Blood”) and Scott Cohen (“NYPD Blue”).

“At USA, we like to say that the quality of the material advances the projects – and these are two great pilots!” said Wachtel. “A LEGAL MIND and NECESSARY ROUGHNESS take our original series to a new level, while honoring the character brand filter that has been so crucial to our success.”

In A LEGAL MIND, one of Manhattan’s top corporate lawyers (Gabriel Macht) sets out to recruit a new hotshot associate and hires the only guy that impresses him – a brilliant but unmotivated college dropout (Patrick J. Adams). Though he isn’t actually a lawyer, this legal prodigy has the book smarts of a Harvard law grad and the street smarts of a hustler. However, in order to serve justice and save their jobs, both these unconventional thinkers must continue the charade. From Universal Cable Productions,A LEGAL MIND is executive produced Doug Liman (COVERT AFFAIRS, the “Bourne” trilogy, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” “The O.C.”) and David Bartis (COVERT AFFAIRS, “The O.C.,” “The Heist”) of Hypnotic. Creator Aaron Korsh (“The Deep End”) wrote the pilot and serves as co-executive producer and producer Gene Klein (COVERT AFFAIRS) serves as producer. Kevin Bray (WHITE COLLAR, Burn Notice, “Walking Tall”) directed the pilot.

NECESSARY ROUGHNESS focuses on a tough, sexy Long Island divorcee (Callie Thorne) who gets a job as therapist for a professional football team in order to make ends meet. Underestimated at every turn, she succeeds beyond all expectations and soon finds herself a sought - after therapist to high-profile clients. Athletes, musicians, politicians and others living in the spotlight - all in a moment of crisis - clamor for her unique brand of tough love therapy. As a newly single mom raising two teenagers, her start-up practice wreaks havoc on her life. But recognizing that she’s changing people’s lives for the better, she is determined to make her new career work by striking a balance between her personal and professional worlds. Created by writers and co-executive producers Liz Kruger & Craig Shapiro (“Miami Medical,” “The Challenge”) along with supervising producers Donna Dannenfelser and Joe Sabatino. Kevin Dowling (“Sons of Tucson”) directed the pilot and also serves as executive producer. Inspired by a true story, NECESSARY ROUGHNESS is a Sony Pictures Television and Universal Cable Productions co-production.

USA is the home to eight original scripted series: Burn Notice, Royal Pains, WHITE COLLAR, PSYCH,IN PLAIN SIGHT, LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT and COVERT AFFAIRS, with FAIRLY LEGAL being the newest original series to premiere.

Sony Pictures Television is one of the television industry’s leading content providers, producing and distributing programming worldwide in every genre including series, telefilms, theatrical releases and family entertainment, and for every platform: broadcast and cable television, first-run and off-network syndication and digital distribution. SPT is a leader in local language productions around the world, and sells SPE-owned formats in approximately 70 countries. SPT’s worldwide television networks portfolio is a key strategy in SPE’s long-range commitment to the global marketplace, with 132 channel feeds, which are available in more than 140 countries reaching more than 500 million households worldwide. Additionally, SPT owns multiplatform premium video service, Crackle, Dutch entertainment company 2waytraffic, production company Embassy Row, Sony Movie Channel, and is a part owner of cable channel GSN, 3D channel 3net, FEARnet, the premier horror/thriller website and VOD service, and national media sales company ITN Networks, Inc.

Universal Cable Productions creates quality content across multiple media platforms for USA, Syfy and other networks. A leader in innovative and critically acclaimed programming, UCP is the studio behind USA’s Royal Pains, LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT, PSYCH, IN PLAIN SIGHT and COVERT AFFAIRS along with Syfy’s Eureka, Warehouse 13 and Caprica. The studio also produced both long-running series MONK and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. UCP is a division of NBC Universal.

USA Network is the #1 network in all of basic cable and is seen in over 102 million U.S. homes. A division of NBC Universal, USA is the cable television leader in original series and home to the best in blockbuster theatrical films, acquired television series and entertainment events. The award-winning USA website is located at www.usanetwork.com. Characters Welcome.

USA Network is a program service of NBC Universal Cable a division of NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience.

BOTH SHOWS SEEM TO MAINTAIN THE THEME OF THE NETWORK. I BELIEVE THEY WILL FIND AND AUDIENCE AND ULTIMATELY DO WELL. EVERY SHOW USA NETWORK LAUNCHES DOES WELL. WHO IS TO SAY THAT THESE WON'T? I AM NOT BETTING AGAINST AMERICA'S #1 CABLE NETWORK

Skins, Jersey Shore, WWE Raw, The X-Life, Pawn Stars, Greek and more...Monday's Cable Ratings- All your favorite SHOWS

2011-01-19T18:42:00.000-08:00

Special episode of Jersey Shore didn't break any records this time around but still beat everything on cable and only came 2nd to Two and a Half Men on NETWORK television.

Its 3.9 adults 18-49 rating and 7.7 million viewers on a MONDAY night was amazing. Especially considering it was simply moved to help launch SKINS. This is a great testament to the success of this cultural phenomenon.

Selected Monday cable results via Travis Yanan: (all Live+Same Day ratings):

Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family, 8pm)
- 2.992 million viewers
- 1.8/3 HH
- 1.2/3 A18-49
- 2.6/7 W18-34
- 3.8/11 T12-17
Greek (ABC Family)
- 0.915 million viewers
- 0.5/1 HH
- 0.4/1 A18-49
- 1.0/2 W18-34
- 0.7/2 T12-17
Intervention (A&E, 9pm)
- 1.737 million viewers
- 1.1/2 HH
- 0.9/2 A18-49
Heavy (A&E, 10pm, 57 minutes)
- 2.459 million viewers
- 1.6/3 HH
- 1.2/3 A18-49
American Chopper: Senior vs Junior (DISC, 9pm)
- 2.492 million viewers
- 1.5/2 HH
- 1.1/3 A18-49
Fashion Police: 2011 Golden Globes (E!)
- 1.314 million viewers
- 0.9/2 HH
- 0.6/2 A18-49
American Pickers (HIST)
- 5.763 million viewers
- 3.4/5 HH
- 1.7/4 A18-49
Pawn Stars (HIST, 10pm)
- 5.954 million viewers
- 3.6/6 HH
- 2.2/6 A18-49
Pawn Stars (HIST, 10:30pm)
- 6.021 million viewers
- 3.7/6 HH
- 2.3/6 A18-49
Jersey Shore (MTV, 9pm)
- 7.697 million viewers
- 4.7/7 HH
- 3.9/10 A18-49
- 7.0/18 W18-34
- 7.3/21 T12-17
Skins (MTV)
- 3.255 million viewers
- 2.2/4 HH
- 1.5/4 A18-49
- 2.7/8 W18-34
- 4.1/14 T12-17
Victorious (NICK, 8pm)
- 3.579 million viewers
- 2.2/3 HH
- 0.6/2 A18-49
- 2.5/8 T12-17
- 4.7/15 K2-11
Victorious (NICK, 8:30pm)
- 3.603 million viewers
- 2.2/3 HH
- 0.6/2 A18-49
- 3.1/9 T12-17
- 4.5/15 K2-11
Bag Girls Club (OXYG, 8pm)
- 1.492 million viewers
- 0.9/1 HH
- 0.7/2 A18-49
- 1.4/4 W18-34
Being Human (SYFY, 9pm, 62 minutes)
- 1.961 million viewers
- 1.3/2 HH
- 0.8/2 A18-49
Cake Boss: The Next Great Baker (TLC, 9pm)
- 2.027 million viewers
- 1.1/2 HH
- 0.7/2 A18-49
NBA Game (TNT, 8:16pm, 158 minutes)
- 2.618 million viewers
- 1.7/3 HH
- 1.0/3 A18-49
NBA Game (TNT, 10:54pm, 150 minutes)
- 2.430 million viewers
- 1.6/4 HH
- 1.1/4 A18-49
WWE Raw (USA, 9pm)
- 4.799 million viewers
- 2.7/4 HH
- 1.7/4 A18-49
WWE Raw (USA, 10pm, 68 minutes)
- 5.250 million viewers
- 2.9/5 HH
- 1.9/5 A18-49
You’re Cut Off (VH1, 9pm)
- 0.559 million viewers
- 0.4/1 HH
- 0.2/1 A18-49
The X-Life (VH1, 10pm)
- 0.379 million viewers
- 0.3/0 HH
- 0.2/0 A18-49
The X-Life (VH1, 10:30pm, 31 minutes)
- 0.386 million viewers
- 0.3/0 HH
- 0.2/1 A18-49
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