Filed under News, TV by Sean Gillen on November 9, 2009 at 12:05 pm
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A 20 minute NFL overrun on CBS messed with the hourly numbers, but we still know that NBC and Sunday Night Football won the night in the key demographics.
At 7 pm, The 20 minute NFL overrun/60 Minutes won the hour for CBS drawing 15.6 million viewers and a 5.0 rating. Second was NBC’s Football Night In America with a 3.3 rating and 9 million viewers. A combination of Brothers (2.3) and an American Dad (2.1) rerun took third for FOX. ABC’s coverage of the NASCAR: Dickies 500 race and a half hour America’s Funniest Home Videos drew 6.5 million viewers and a 1.9 rating.
At 8, Football Night in America/ Sunday Night Football took the lead for NBC, with 18.2 million viewers and a 6.2 rating. A Family Guy rerun replaced The Simpsons this week and combined with Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show drew a 3.6 rating and 7 million viewers. The end of 60 Minutes and beginning of The Amazing Race brought in 13 million viewers and a 3.5 rating – good enough for 3rd. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition took last place for ABC with a 3.0 rating and just under 10.5 million viewers.
At 9, Sunday Night Football continued to grow, bringing in 20.8 million viewers and a 7.5 rating – the highest of the night. Desperate Housewives took over the #2 spot for ABC with a 4.3 rating and 13.2 million viewers, down slightly vs. last week. A new Family Guy/ Cleveland Show combo took 3rd for FOX with a 3.6 rating and 7 million viewers, also down vs. last week. The end of The Amazing Race and Beginning of Three Rivers placed CBS in last for the hour, with a 2.2 rating and 8.6 million viewers.
The end of the Cowboys/Eagles game on NBC brought in a 7.4 rating and 18.4 million viewers, rounding off a good night for the peacock. Brothers and Sisters fell to season lows with a 2.9 rating and 9 million viewers for the alphabet. The end of Three Rivers/beginning of Cold Case brought in 8.2 million viewer and a 1.8 rating to end the night for CBS.
Filed under TV by Sean Gillen on October 29, 2009 at 2:00 pm
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So there’s a plane bearing towards Wisteria Lane and now we know who the pilot who crashes it is.
The Simpsons star Dan Castellaneta, (the voice of Homer Simpson), will be taking on the role of the pilot that crashes a small plane in Fairview during the midseason finale of Desperate Housewives on December 6.
Castellaneta has recently guest starred on Greek as Rusty and Dale’s professor in the ABC Family show.
Filed under News, TV by Sean Gillen on October 19, 2009 at 9:00 am
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Sunday saw NBC win a night with Sunday Night Football coverage of the Chicago Bears @ Atlanta Falcons. Due to an NFL 75 minute overrun CBS was also strong.
A football overrun on CBS helped them win the 7pm time period, brining in a 6.5 A18-49 rating and 20.8 million viewers. NBC also had NFL coverage with Football Night in America pulling a 2.2 rating and 6 million viewers. Over on ABC, An hour of America’s Funniest Home Video’s brought in a 2.0 A18-49 rating and 7.8 million viewers. Fox went with their usual lineup of reruns of Brothers (1.7) and The Simpsons (2.1).
At 8, A 15 minute overrun and 60 minutes pulled a 4.3 rating and 16.3 million viewers. Football Night in America and The first half hour of the Bears/Falcons game brought in around 12.75 million viewers and a 4.8 rating for NBC. On Fox, The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode and a new ‘Cleveland Show’ saw 8.1 million viewers and a 4.0 A18-49 rating. On ABC, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition pulled a 3.0 rating and 10.3 million viewers.
Sunday Night Football kept its lead for NBC at 9, with a 6.1 A18-49 rating and 16 million viewers. Desperate Housewives was up vs. last week bringing in a 4.6 rating and 13.5 million viewers. On Fox, a Family Guy repeat and new American Dad brought in a 3.7 rating and 7.2 million viewers. The 60 minutes overrun and The Amazing Race brought in 10.7 million viewers and a 2.9 A18-49 rating.
At 10, the NFL coverage continued to be rampant pulling a 6.3 rating and 15.4 million viewers. Brothers and Sisters was up vs last week with 9.7 million viewers and a 3.2 A18-49 rating. The Amazing Race overrun and Three Rivers pulled a 2.0 rating, although Three Rivers was down to a 1.7 in the second half hour, which means that the 15 minute Amazing Race overrun probably contributed heavily to the 2.4 Three Rivers pulled from 10-10.30
Filed under News, TV by Sean Gillen on October 16, 2009 at 1:46 pm
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via bbc
Hit animated comedy The Simpsons is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a competition to create a new character.
The new Springfield resident will appear in an early 2010 episode, also featuring Coldplay's Chris Martin.
The contest, open for just one week, promises the winner a trip to Los Angeles to work with the show's producers and the animation director.
Submissions should be "pithy and funny" with a "typical Simpsons overbite", said executive producer Al Jean.
"It's gotta be a human being. We've narrowed it down that much," he added.
Jean, who will judge the online contest with Simpsons creator Matt Groening, said the competition was a form of thank-you to the show's enduring fanbase.
Prime-time history
The Simpsons is set to become the longest-running prime-time series in US TV history after makers Fox ordered another two seasons.
"We're now in uncharted waters: We've gone longer than any scripted show in prime-time history," said Jean.
"It's a cliche, but it wouldn't be so except for these people who've loved the show all these years."
The episode featuring the new character will see Homer disappoint wife Marge by arriving late at a wedding after stopping to buy a lottery ticket.
He encounters the new face while rushing to the ceremony, Jean said, adding that it's possible the character may return in another episode.
The Simpsons was first shown in December 1989, and made its UK debut on Sky in September 1990.
The new commission of 44 episodes over two seasons will bring the total number of shows to 493.
The cartoon, featuring Bart, Homer, Marge and other residents of Springfield, has received 24 Emmy awards in its 20 years on screen.
Filed under Canceled/ Renewed, News by Sean Gillen on October 15, 2009 at 3:50 am
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“The Cleveland Show is only three episodes old, but FOX has already ordered up a full second season.
The animated spinoff of Family Guy and brainchild of animation powerhouse Seth MacFarlane had already received a back-nine order, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Because of the long production time on animation, FOX is going all out for the show since they had already ordered a full first-season as well 13 episodes for the second season. The back nine completes the second season.
“The Cleveland Show,” centered on Cleveland Brown and his new life in Stoolbend, Va., has been a strong ratings performer for FOX, especially in the 18-49 adult demographic, outdoing ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘American Dad’.
Filed under TV, ratings by Sean Gillen on October 12, 2009 at 9:40 am
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In a night that saw the Indianapolis Colts handily beat the Tennessee Titans, it was NBC who won, taking tops in Viewers (13.5million) and in A18-49 (5.5/13).
CBS started the night with a 43 minute football overrun which meant that the 7pm hour was 45 minutes of NFL and 15 minutes of 60 minutes (I know that sounds confusing!) bringing in 20.7 million viewers and a 6.6 A18-49 Rating. At 8pm, 45 minutes of 60 minutes and 15 minutes of the Amazing Race averaged 13.05 million viewers and an A18-49 rating of 3.4. At 9pm, 45 minutes of The Amazing Race and 15 minutes of Three Rivers averaged 9million viewers and a 2.6 A18-49 rating. Notably though, the half hour with Three Rivers in it only averaged a 2.1 A-18-49 rating. At 10, Three Rivers averaged 7.42 million viewers and a 1.7 A18-49 rating which i think is a true reflection of its ratings for the whole hour. Cold Case’s numbers were roughly the same (7.23, 1.7/5).
ABC started the night showing the final half hour of NASCAR (8.91, 2.5/8) and a half hour version of America’s Funniest Home Video’s (7.4m, 2.2/6 A18-49). At 8, they went with Extreme Makeover: HE which averaged 9.79 million viewers and a 3.0 A18-49 rating. At 9, Desperate Housewives averaged 13.05 million viewers and a 4.4 adults 18-49 rating, down 25% year to year. Brothers and Sisters was the final show of the night, pulling in 8.98 million viewers and a 2.9 A18-49 rating.
Fox’s animation Sunday started with some non animation comedy in the form of a ‘Brothers’ repeat and ‘The Cleveland Show’ repeat bringing in an average of 3.2 million viewers and a 1.4 A18-49 rating. The usual 8pm animation block continued with The Simpsons ( 7.55 million; A18-49: 3.6/10) and The Cleveland Show (7.78 million, 3.8/10 A18-49). At 9, Family Guy brought in 8.88 million viewers and a 4.5/11 A18-49 rating/share. American Dad was pretty level with last week pulling around 6.6 million viewers and a 3.4 A18-49 rating.
