The Academy Awards was the big winner for the week, managing to top the ‘Idol’ juggernaut. ‘Idol’ was still huge for FOX, while CBS had great showings from ‘2 ½ Men’, ‘Big Bang’, and ‘NCIS’. ‘SVU”s return to 10 PM was a bright spot for NBC.
With the Olympics out of the way, our TV schedules were once again filled with new episodes. ‘American Idol,’ as usual, clobbered everyone. The week also brought three premieres for NBC and the first new ‘Southland’ episodes on TNT.
Discovery takes the wheel for this week’s DVD releases, offering sets from five shows, including ‘American Chopper’, ‘Dirty Jobs’, ‘Man Vs. Wild’, ‘Medicine Men Go Wild’, and ‘Mythbusters.’ And there’s more on the scripted side.
Here’s the thing about Ghost Hunters — I don’t necessarily believe in ghosts. I watch Ghost Hunters, but I don’t sit on the edge of my seat with white knuckles, thinking that these guys are actually talking to spirits from beyond. I will say, though, that I’m a sucker for the show in that I’d […]
It was another very holiday week on television, with schedules full of repeats and seasonal specials. CBS was the only network that really tried, and it paid big dividends. With all new programming on Monday through Thursday the network won all 12 hours in viewers, and 11 of them in the demo. Of course, just […]
The scheduling shenanigans continue as we race toward the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Last week saw more holiday themed specials, and a lot of repeats. Fortunately, there were a few interesting numbers mixed in with all of the seasonal offerings. Things like big gains for The Middle, which is looking much better now that […]
The biggest premiere last week came from cable, as AMC finally released their modern take on The Prisoner. I had been planning for months to make a comparison between that and media-darling Mad Men. I always find the amount of coverage that Mad Men is able to generate, despite the fact that its latest season […]
