On a night with no new House but the return of 24 to Monday nights, it was How I Met Your Mother that took advantage – hitting season highs in the process.
CBS had a solid Monday night (as usual) with How I Met Your Mother (4.0, 10.5 million) and Accidentally on Purpose (3.5, 9.6 million) hitting season and series highs in their respective timeslots. At 9, Two and a Half Men (5.3, 16.2 million) beat The Big Bang Theory (5.2, 15 million) for the first time in quite a while. CSI: Miami was steady with last week with a 3.6 (18-49) rating and 13.2 million viewers.
ABC came second with two episodes of The Bachelor, posting an average 3.8 and 10.6 million viewers – down slightly vs. last weeks premiere. At 10, Castle continued to improve, posting a 2.8 (18-49) rating and 9.4 million viewers.
24 had its timeslot premiere last night, posting a 3.5 (18-49) rating between 8-10 – good enough for third place for FOX.
NBC went with a brand new Chuck at 8, posting a 2.5 rating and 6.7 million viewers – down .2 in the key demos and over half a million viewers from last week. At 9, Heroes continued with their rapid decline, posting just a 1.8 (18-49) rating and just 3.9 million viewers. At 10 – in what’s rumoured to be one of the very last – Jay Leno Show posted just a 1.3 rating and 4.6 million viewers.
The CW was back in originals last night, with One Tree Hill posting a 1.1 (18-49) rating and 2.2 million viewers leading into the premiere of Life UneXpected, which posted a solid 1.2 (18-49) rating and 2.7 million viewers in its first outing.
Full Breakdown:
8:00 – CBS – How I Met Your Mother – 4.0 (18-49) rating - 10.5 million viewers
ABC – The Bachelor: On The Wings of Love – 3.6 - 10.1 million
FOX – 24 – 3.3 - 10.6 million
NBC – Chuck – 2.5 - 6.7 million
CW – One Tree Hill – 1.1 - 2.2 million
8:30 – CBS – Accidentally on Purpose – 3.5 (18-49) rating - 9.6 million
9:00 – CBS – Two and a Half Men – 5.3 (18-49) rating - 16.2 million viewers
ABC – The Bachelor: On The Wings of Love – 4.1 - 11.1 million
FOX – 24 – 3.6 - 11.5 million
NBC – Heroes – 1.8 - 3.9 million
CW – Life Unexpected – 1.2 - 2.7 million
9:30 – CBS – The Big Bang Theory – 5.2 (18-49) rating - 15.0 million viewers
10:00 – CBS – CSI: Miami – 3.6 (18-49) rating - 13.2 million viewers
ABC – Castle – 2.8 - 9.4 million
NBC - The Jay Leno Show – 1.3 - 4.6 million
The Days of Our Lives star has signed on to guest star in an episode of the freshman flop, Mercy.
In what sounds to be like a bad House storyline, Sweeney will play a bus-crash victim who appears to have only minor injuries but it ends up that she has shrapnel in her brain, causing her to act out of character.
You may also remember Sweeney from her other NBC show, The Biggest Loser. Her episode is slated to air in March.
On a night with the return of Jack Bauer and the premiere of Human Target, it was CBS’ NFL coverage that led the eye to victory.
CBS’ coverage of the Jets/Chargers game averaged a solid 11.3 (18-49) rating and 34.1 million viewers at 7, beating out NBC’s red carpet coverage of the Golden Globes, which pulled just a 2.4 (18-49) rating and 9.4 million viewers. America’s Funniest Home Videos was fourth wtih a 1.7 (18-49) rating, beating out a rerun of last seasons 24 finale, which drew just 3.7 million viewers and a 1.2 (18-49) rating.
NBC’s Golden Globes coverage then kicked in, dominating the rest of the night for the peacock, averaging a 4.7 (18-49) rating and just under 14 million viewers.
FOX had the series premiere of Human Target last night, pulling a 2.9 (18-49) rating and 10.1 million viewers – a solid start (and it grew over the hour). 24 then returned with a two-hour season premiere, pulling a 3.9 (18-49) rating and 11.4 million viewers – down over 10% from last seasons opener.
ABC went with reruns and then a brand new Desperate Housewives, which fell to just a 3.7 (18-49) rating and 11.2 million viewers – a season low. Brothers and Sisters was also well down, posting a 2.7 rating and 8.1 million viewers.
CBS went with 60 minutes at 8 (which had the NFL lead-in), posting a very solid 4.5 (18-49) rating and 16.5 million viewers. At 9, Cold Case was up vs. its season average, posting a 2.5 (18-49) rating and 10.7 million viewers.
Full Breakdown
7:00 – CBS - NY Jets v. San Diego – 11.3 (18-49) rating - 34.1 million viewers
NBC – 2010 Golden Globe Red Carpet – 2.4 - 9.4 million
ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos – 1.7 - 7.3 million
FOX – 24 (R) – 1.2 - 3.7 million
8:00 - NBC – 67th Golden Globe Awards (8-11pm) – 4.7 (18-49) rating – 14 million viewers
CBS – 60 Minutes - 4.5 – 16.5 million
FOX – Human Target (premiere) – 2.9 - 10.1 million
ABC – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (repeat) – 1.8 – 6.4 million
9:00 – FOX – 24 (premiere) – 3.9 (18-49) rating - 11.5 million viewers
ABC – Desperate Housewives – 3.7 - 11.2 million
CBS – Cold Case - 2.5 - 10.7 million
10:00 - FOX – 24 (premiere) – 3.9 - 11.3 million
ABC – Brothers & Sisters – 2.7 – 8.1 million
CBS – NCIS (repeat) – 2.1 - 9.5 million
There were some big winners and losers on the night which included Glee winning Best Comedy or Musical, Dexter winning Best Supporting Actor (John Lithgow) and Best Drama Actor (Michael C. Hall). Another shock – Julianna Marguiles winning the Best Drama Actress for her role on The Good Wife at the 7th time of asking.
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
* BIG LOVE (HBO)
* DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
* HOUSE (FOX)
* MAD MEN (AMC)
* TRUE BLOOD (HBO)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
* GLENN CLOSE, “DAMAGES”
* JANUARY JONES, “MAD MEN” * JULIANNA MARGULIES, “THE GOOD WIFE”
* ANNA PAQUIN, “TRUE BLOOD”
* KYRA SEDGWICK, “THE CLOSER”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
* SIMON BAKER, “THE MENTALIST” * MICHAEL C. HALL, “DEXTER”
* JON HAMM, “MAD MEN”
* HUGH LAURIE, “HOUSE”
* BILL PAXTON, “BIG LOVE”
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
* 30 ROCK (NBC)
* ENTOURAGE (HBO) * GLEE (FOX)
* MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
* THE OFFICE (NBC)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
* TONI COLLETTE, “UNITED STATES OF TARA”
* COURTENEY COX, “COUGAR TOWN”
* EDIE FALCO, “NURSE JACKIE”
* TINA FEY, “30 ROCK”
* LEA MICHELE, “GLEE”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
* ALEC BALDWIN, “30 ROCK”
* STEVE CARELL, “THE OFFICE”
* DAVID DUCHOVNY, “CALIFORNICATION”
* THOMAS JANE, “HUNG”
* MATTHEW MORRISON, “GLEE”
BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
* GEORGIA O’KEEFFE (LIFETIME TELEVISION) * GREY GARDENS (HBO) * INTO THE STORM (HBO)
* LITTLE DORRIT (PBS)
* TAKING CHANCE (HBO)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
* JOAN ALLEN, “GEORGIA O’KEEFFE” * DREW BARRYMORE, “GREY GARDENS” * JESSICA LANGE, “GREY GARDENS”
* ANNA PAQUIN, “THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF IRENA SENDLER”
* SIGOURNEY WEAVER, “PRAYERS FOR BOBBY”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
* KEVIN BACON, “TAKING CHANCE”
* KENNETH BRANAGH, “WALLANDER: ONE STEP BEHIND”
* CHIWETEL EJIOFOR, “ENDGAME”
* BRENDAN GLEESON, “INTO THE STORM”
* JEREMY IRONS, “GEORGIA O’KEEFFE”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
* JANE ADAMS, “HUNG”
* ROSE BYRNE, “DAMAGES
* JANE LYNCH, “GLEE”
* JANET McTEER, “INTO THE STORM” * CHLOË SEVIGNY, “BIG LOVE”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
* MICHAEL EMERSON, “LOST”
* NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, “HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER”
* WILLIAM HURT, “DAMAGES” * JOHN LITHGOW, “DEXTER”
* JEREMY PIVEN, “ENTOURAGE”
Right, so I realise that unless I watch all of the TV shows that are nominated I can’t make an informed decision……but you’d be wrong. If this was a post about what TV shows I’d want to win, it’d be full of House, How I Met Your Mother, Chuck and Parks and Recreation.
Let’s get down to business:
Pre-show thoughts:
Ricky Gervais will be hilarious. That’s a given. What I want to know is which star he’ll piss off the most.
Ryan Seacrest will annoy the bejesus out of me on the red carpet. It happens every year but he does get the best stars (exc. Brangelina, of course!)
T’he winner is: Mad Men. I don’t want it to happen but it will. Poor all season but a great finale will ensure the win
Should win: House. If Mad Men can with the only good episode being the finale surely this messed up doc should have a chance. Especially with the 2 hour season opener.
Best Actor, Drama
Nominees: Simon Baker, “The Mentalist,” Michael C. Hall, “Dexter,” Jon Hamm, “Mad Men,” Hugh Laurie, “House,” Bill Paxton, “Big Love”
The winner is: Hugh Laurie (House) – No matter where this show is creatively, Laurie always brings it. Plus, i’ve always loved BlackAdder.
Should win: Hugh Laurie (House) - Stellar performaces, way better than Hamm.
Best Actress, Drama
Nominees: Glenn Close, “Damages,” January Jones, “Mad Men,” Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife,” Anna Paquin, “True Blood,” Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”
The winner is: Glenn Close – Close just has this award in the bag. This awards show just loves her.
Should win: January Jones. Even though Mad Men wasn’t great this season (maybe Matthew Weiner shouldn’t have fired Kater Gorden), January Jones had to show her range – and did it well.
Best Supporting Actor
Nominees: Michael Emerson, “Lost,” Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother,” William Hurt, “Damages,” John Lithgow, “Dexter,” Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”
The winner is: Michael Emerson (LOST) – I love LOST and love how wicked Emerson’s Ben is, but I think there were more deserving actors in this category.
Should win: John Lithgow or Neil Patrick Harris. Lithgow for his creepy turn as the Trinity Killer on “Dexter.” NPH deserves the win for his consistency on How I Met Your Mother and because the EMMY’s sure as hell aren’t gonna give him one…
Best Supporting Actress
Nominees: Jane Adams, “Hung,” Rose Byrne, “Damages,” Jane Lynch, “Glee,” Chloe Sevigny, “Big Love,” Janet McTeer, “Into the Storm”
The winner is: Rose Byrne (Damages) – The voters just love this show. Hopefully we wont have to see this domination any more.
Should Win: Jane Lynch (Glee) - Lynch has always been underrated, which is why she deserves this award (she was also very good as Sue Sylvester this year on Glee)
This not whet your whistle? Check out Gervais’ Globes Promo Below….
EW’s Ausiello Files has confirmed that House veteran Jennifer Morrison is returning to the show later on this season. Details of the return are not yet known.
So what do you think? It’s not like Morrison has too much time on her hands, she’s just signed on to a Broadway revival of The Miracle Worker. This maybe gives her and the character a little closure too, it seemed like she was rushed out the door…
The Oscar Nominee is guest starring in an episode to be directed by the shows star, Hugh Laurie.
“He’s a patient who has scenes with Dr. House,” explains executive producer Katie Jacobs. “I’m excited to [watch] the two of them in a room together.”
Strathairn, who scored an Oscar nomination for the role of Edward R. Morrow in Good Night, and Good Luck will be in the shows 17th episode of this season.
On a night with competition all over the place, Chuck returned to Monday nights with very strong overnight numbers…
Lets take a look a CBS first: HIMYM posted its best numbers since last spring with a 3.9 A18-49 rating and 9.8 million viewers – a solid start to the night against House. Accidentally on Purpose was once again the weak link, pulling just a 3.2 (18-49) rating and 8.5 million viewers – which is why it’s moving to Wednesday nights. 9pm saw Two and a Half Men post its highest viewership for a while and a very good 5.4 (18-49) rating leading into a new Big Bang – which was again better in the key demos posting a 5.7 (18-49) rating. At 10, CSI Miami was level with its season average with a 3.7 (18-49) rating.
FOX took second for the night with a sold ep of House (4.6 rating, 12.2 million viewers) and an old new episode of Fringe (those who saw it know what i’m talking about), which posted a 2.8 rating and 7.8 million viewers – much better than how it’s performing on Thursdays.
ABC went with new episodes of the Bachelor between 8-10pm, averaging a sold 3.7 (18-49) rating and 10.5 million viewers. Castle was also good (by Castles standards) with a 2.6 (18-49) rating and 9.5 million viewers.
The biggest story of the night was Chuck returning to its 8pm timeslot where it outperformed Heroes’ season-to-date average by almost 20% and even its own average from last year by almost 15%. The show was also against a very solid 100th episode of HIMYM and grew .2 in its second half hour. It was again a bad night for Heroes though, with it dropping to a 2.1 rating in its old timeslot, good enough for fourth place. Leno posted his best Monday numbers in a while at 10pm, averaging a 1.6 rating and just under 4.8 million viewers.
The CW was in repeats — and who cares?
Full Breakdown:
8:00 – FOX – House – 4.6 (18-49) rating - 12.2 million viewers
CBS – How I Met Your Mother – 3.9 - 9.8 million viewers
ABC – The Bachelor: On The Wings of Love – 3.3 - 9.8 million
NBC – Chuck – 2.6 - 7.3 million
CW – One Tree Hill (R) – 0.4 - 1.2 million
8:30 – CBS – Accidentally on Purpose 3.2 - 8.5 million
9:00 – CBS – Two and a Half Men – 5.4 (18-49) rating - 17.3 million viewers
ABC – The Bachelor: On The Wings of Love - 4.0 - 11.2 million
FOX – Fringe – 2.8 - 7.8 million
NBC – Heroes – 2.1 - 4.7 million
CW – Gossip Girl (R) – 0.3 - 0.74
9:30 – CBS – The Big Bang Theory – 5.7 - 15.8 million
10:00 – CBS – CSI: Miami – 3.7 (18-49) rating - 13.7 million viewers
ABC – Castle – 2.6 - 9.45 million
NBC – The Jay Leno Show – 1.6 - 4.79
On a night with most networks in reruns, it was CBS which took the ratings crown. My best guess is that all of the broadcast networks were beaten out by the Giants/Redskins game on ESPN last night.
CBS won the night with reruns of How I Met Your Mother (1.8), Accidentally on Purpose (1.7), Two and a Half Men (3.1) and the nights highest rated show, The Big Bang Theory (3.3). CSI: Miami was 10pm’s #1 show with a 2.4 (18-49) rating, beating an original of The Jay Leno Show.
NBC was second for the night with 2 hours of The Sing Off, which averaged a solid 2.3 (18-49) rating. At 10, Leno was beaten by a rerun of CSI: Miami – posting just a 1.6 (18-49) rating.
FOX took third place with reruns of House (1.6) and Lie To Me (1.3) beating out ABC, which went with a rerun of I Want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown (1.8), a new Find My Family (1.2, season lows) and a Castle rerun (1.0).
The CW was last with reruns of One Tree Hill (0.3) and Gossip Girl (0.3).
Full Breakdown:
8:00 – NBC – The Sing Off – 2.2 (18-49) rating - 7.1 million viewers
CBS – How I Met Your Mother (R) – 1.8 - 5.7 million
ABC – I Want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown (R) – 1.8 - 5.9 million
FOX – House (R) - 1.6 - 4.9 million
CW – One Tree Hill (R) - 0.3 - 0.9 million
8:30 – CBS – Accidentally on Purpose (R) – 1.7 - 5.4 million
9:00 – CBS – Two and a Half Men (R) – 3.1 (18-49) rating - 10.7 million viewers
NBC – The Sing Off – 2.3 - 7.4 million
FOX – Lie to Me (R) – 1.3 - 4.1 million
ABC – Find My Family – 1.2 - 4.8 million
CW – Gossip Girl (R) – 0.3 – 0.7 million
9:30 - CBS – The Big Bang Theory (R) – 3.3 (18-49) rating - 10 million viewers
10:00 – CBS – CSI: Miami (R) – 2.4 (18-49) rating - 8.6 million viewers
NBC – The Jay Leno Show 1.6 - 5.8 million
ABC – Castle (R) – 1.0 - 4.4 million
The Big Bang Theory continued its winning ways last night and How I Met Your Mother set season highs in both viewers and the key 18-49 demo.
At 8, How I Met Your Mother posted season highs with a 3.9 (18-49) rating and 10.2 million viewers leading into a new Accidentally on Purpose, which posted a solid 3.3 (18-49) rating and 9.3 million viewers. NBC came second with the premiere of The Sing Off which averaged a 2.3 rating and 6.9 million viewers between 8-10. A House rerun (2.1, 6.7 million) beat out ABC’s Jennifer Hudson special, which posted a 1.2 rating and 5.6 million viewers. The CW went with two eps of The Vampire Diaries, which averaged a 0.7 rating and 1.5 million viewers between 8-10.
At 9, Two and a Half Men took over with a season high in viewers (16.3 million) and A18-49 (5.2 rating). The Big Bang Theory was again the nights top rated show at 9.30, posting a 5.6 rating and 15.6 million viewers. Lie to Me is clearly missing original House lead-ins, averaging just a 2.2 rating and 6.6 million viewers for FOX. On ABC, Find My Family continued to drop, this week posting just a 1.4 rating and 5.4 million viewers.
At 10pm, CSI Miami was again up vs. its season average, posting a 4.1 rating and 14 million viewers to win the hour. The Jay Leno Show was solid, posting a 1.5 rating and 4.8 million viewers beating out a rerun of Castle on ABC (1.1 (18-49) rating, 4.3 million)
Full Breakdown:
8:00 CBS How I Met Your Mother - 3.9 (18-49) rating - 10.2 million viewers
NBC - The Sing Off (premiere) - 2.4 - 7.4 milion
FOX – House (R) – 2.1 - 6.7 million
ABC - Jennifer Hudson: I’ll Be Home For Christmas - 1.2 - 5.6 million
CW – Vampire Diaries (R) – 0.7 - 1.6 million
8:30 – CBS – Accidentally on Purpose – 3.3 (18-49) rating - 9.3 million viewers
9:00 – CBS – Two and a Half Men – 5.2 (18-49) rating - 16.3 million viewers
FOX – Lie to Me – 2.2 - 6.6 million
ABC – Find My Family – 1.4 - 5.4 million
NBC – The Sing Off (premiere) – 2.2 - 6.4 million
CW – Vampire Diaries (R) - 0.6 - 1.4 million
9:30 – CBS – The Big Bang Theory – 5.6 (18-49) rating - 15.6 million viewers
10:00 – CBS – CSI: Miami – 4.1 - 14 million viewers
NBC – The Jay Leno Show – 1.5 - 4.8 million
ABC – Castle (R) - 1.1 – 4.3 million
