CBS has decided to put an end to its long running drama, Numb3rs. This came after the eye had high hopes for new (and since cancelled) show, ‘Miami Medical’.
After the news came through at the upfronts that CBS was cancelling Ghost Whisperer, ABC was in talks to pick up the Jennifer Love-Hewitt vehicle.
Last night we found out who placed third in American Idol (except me, therefore no spoilers!), which again led FOX to victory.
The Bigwigs over at FOX have given us a look at the fall schedule. Can you wait, Glee fans??
ABC has announced it’s Fall 2010 schedule – where did your favorite show end up?
Lisa Kudrow is helping a ‘Friend’ out by heading to Cougar Town and starring opposite her former co-star, Courteney Cox, an ABC spokesperson has confirmed.
“She’ll play a dermatologist that my character can’t stop going to even though [she's] mean to me,” Cox told tvguidemagazine.com.
The episode is due to shoot next month and air early next year.
On a night where both CBS were in repeats it was NBC who was the ‘Biggest’ winner.
The Biggest Loser started off the night in first place at 8pm pulling in 9.25 million viewers and a 3.4 18-49 rating. An NCIS rerun was second for the hour with a 3.0 rating and 15.5 million viewers. ABC went with the hallowe’en special, It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown to take 3rd place (2.7, 8.8 million). So You Think You Can Dance was fourth for FOX, bringing in a 2.5 rating and 6.8 million viewers. A 90210 was last for the hour. (0.6).
At 9, The Biggest Loser posted it’s biggest numbers of the night, pulling a 3.9 rating and 10.2 million viewers. DWTS results show was second for ABC with 2l9 rating and 14.7 million viewers, down from last week. ‘Dance’ was third for FOX drawing roughly the same numbers as at 8pm. NCIS: LA was 4th for the hour pulling just a 2.2 rating and 11 million viewers. The CW went with a Melrose Place repeat, bringing in….is it worth telling you?
The Forgotton won the 10pm hour (wow, it’s probably the last time i’ll ever write that!) for ABC, drawing 8.5 million viewers and a 2.0 rating. The Good Wife (rerun) was second pulling a 1.8 rating and 9.1 million viewers, the hours most viewers. Leno pulled a 1.8 rating, roughly level with last week.
Sunday Night Football once again won the week for NBC in the key advertiser demographic (18-49), with The OT in second and Grey’s Anatomy taking third.
In viewership CBS took 11 out of the top 20, headed by the NCIS franchise. ABC and FOX both took 4 spots and NBC came last with just 1 spot in the top 20 with Sunday Night Football.
Click below to see the first 9 minutes of new ABC series, V!
According to EW’s Michael Ausiello, Nick Zano is relocating from Cougar Town to Melrose Place in the near future as a replacement for recently let-go actor Colin Egglesfield.
What does this mean for Cougar Town? Nothing really as Zano has just finished filming his stint as Courteney Cox’s prey on the ABC freshman comedy hit.
Zano would be playing a doctor who works with Lauren (Stephanie Jacobsen) and Michael (Thomas Calabro) at Wilshire Memorial. In an interview last week, executive producer Todd Slavkin described the character as “irreverent and funny… He will move into the [apartment] building. He doesn’t take life very seriously. Medicine can be very fun as well as serious to him, and he ends up lightening up Lauren.”
Women’s Murder Club alum Paula Newsome will be joining ABC freshman drama FlashForward-leaning for a multi-episode arc.
Newsome will play a doctor in the show. The stint will begin airing in early 2010.
ABC took the ratings crown last night beating out CBS which was in repeats throughout primetime. FOX was third due to House being replaced by So You Think You Can Dance. NBC took fourth and The CW posted its best numbers for a while but still finished 5th.
Dancing With The Stars won the 8pm slot, pulling a 3,4 18-49 and just over 17 million viewers. In second place was How I Met Your Mother (repeat) pulling in a 2.6 rating and just over 7 million viewers. 3rd was an out of timeslot So You Think You Can Dance, also pulling a 2.6 rating and just under 6 million viewers. Fourth was Heroes on NBC, pulling a 2.5 rating, even with the past 2 weeks. One Tree Hill posted a season high 18-49 rating (1.3) and viewers (2.7 million). Accidentally on Purpose (repeat) pulled a 2.1 rating and 6 million viewers at 8.30.
At 9, Dancing continued to lead pulling a 4.0 rating and just under 18.5 million, a large improvement over the first hour. A Two and a Half Men/ Big Bang Theory for CBS pulled an average 3.5 rating and 10.8 million viewers to take second. Third was Lie To Me for FOX which was down over 10% vs. last week (but had a House lead in last week) pulling a 2.5 rating and just over 6 million viewers. Trauma was up a tick to 1.9 (rating) this week, taking 4th for NBC. The CW rounded out its night with a 1.2 rating and 2.3 million viewers with Gossip Girl.
A CSI Miami rerun took first place for CBS at 10, roughly level with last weeks new episode….and beating a brand new Castle on ABC (2.8, 11 million) and The Jay Leno Show on NBC (1.3, 4.5 million).
Against a repeat lineup on CBS, ABC took the night, though impressively CBS managed second place both in overall viewers and adults 18-49. NBC is now famously on record that it thought The Jay Leno Show would fare better against repeats. I was on record early saying that repeats of CSI: Miami would still best Jay, even in repeats. But I’m not sure I expected the beat down to be so bad. Last night at 10pm a rerun of CSI: Miami averaged a 3.1 rating with adults 18-49, while The Jay Leno Show averaged a 1.3 rating. Castle averaged a 2.8 rating, though that might get adjusted down a touch in the final numbers due to Dancing With the Stars overrun (also, in the Philadelphia market, Monday Night Football aired on the ABC affiliate and is counted in the numbers below, and that might have been the case in the Washington, D.C. market as well — that will be adjusted out in the finals). The real story to me though isn’t Leno’s ratings, it’s how great CBS Monday lineup does in repeats. This isn’t a new trend, but it still impresses me. Aided perhaps by CBS repeats, Dancing With the Stars had stronger legs and turned in a much better performance than last week. An out of normal time slot So You Think You Can Dance won the 8pm hour with adults 18-34. Heroes seems to have stabilized and the good news for NBC is that Trauma was up a tick versus last week. The bad news is that only got it to a 1.9 adults 18-49 rating.
Microsoft has pulled out of its partnership with Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein due to the special having content that does not “fit with the Windows brand,”
via variety.com
“Almost Live Comedy Show” was announced earlier this month as part of a major marketing partnership Microsoft had sealed with a wide range of News Corp. properties to promote the launch of the computer giant’s new Windows 7 operating system. Exec producers include event specials vet Ken Ehrlich.
But that was before Microsoft execs attended the special’s taping on Oct. 16. The special included MacFarlane and Alex Borstein – the voice of “Family Guy” matriarch Lois – pitching Windows 7.
For most of the special, however, MacFarlane and Borstein made typical “Family Guy” style jokes, including riffs on deaf people, the Holocaust, feminine hygiene and incest.
That apparently was a bit too much for Microsoft.
“We initially chose to participate in the Seth and Alex variety show based on the audience composition and creative humor of ‘Family Guy,’ but after reviewing an early version of the variety show it became clear that the content was not a fit with the Windows brand,” said a Microsoft spokesperson.
Comedian extraordinaire, Ricky Gervais has been selected to host the 2010 Golden Globes, The Golden Globes Committee has announced.
Gervais, who has presented at many awards shows has previously said that he’d never present will helm the show on January 11th 2010.
At the Emmy Awards on September 20th, Gervais said that he likes the Emmys better than the Globes because there are no movie stars at the Emmys. He said: “The thing about the Oscars and the Golden Globes is they’ve got film stars there, with their jawlines and chiselled looks, making me feel bad. But in this room – I’m not being funny – I’m probably above average.”
Gervais has yet to comment.
Ok now Dawson, we get it, you’re no longer the squeaky clean teen star you were in the 90’s.
James Van Der Beek has signed on to guest star in ABC’s The Forgotton, playing a dark and shady stockbroker.
The Forgotton has settled in poorly over on ABC, settling at around 2.o A18-49 rating and 9 million viewers. They must be trying to bring up the ratings with this stunt casting.
