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Dancing Finale Draws Season's Best Ratings
27 November 2008 1:36 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
The season finale of ABC's Dancing With the Stars contest, won by actress-model Brooke Burke, drew the best numbers for any regular show of the season Tuesday night, averaging 20.58 million viewers over its two hours. The show's audience built steadily, beginning with 18.75 million at 9:00 p.m., then rising to 19.41 million at 9:30 p.m., 21.99 million at 10:00 p.m., and peaking at 22.17 million for the announcement of the winnert during the final 10:30 p.m. half-hour. Amazingly, CBS drew solid numbers despite the strong competition. After attracting 18.16 million viewers to NCIS at 8:00 p.m. -- making it the top show in that hour -- the network's The Mentalist registered 15.91 million viewers against the first hour of Dancing, while Without a Trace recorded 10.3 million. NBC, meanwhile, continued to struggle. Even its Law & Order franchise faltered, hitting a series low with just 8.55 million viewers.
CBS Wins Again
26 November 2008 10:39 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
CBS once again was the most-watched network overall last week, according to Nielsen Media Research, but ABC attracted more viewers 18-49, the key demographic group for advertisers. ABC's Dancing With the Stars attracted the most viewers, taking the top-two spots on the Nielsen primetime list, but CBS placed the most shows in the top ten.
The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research:1. Dancing With the Stars (Monday), ABC, 12.5/18; 2. Dancing With the Stars (Tuesday), ABC, 11.4/17; 3. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 11.3/17; 4. NCIS, CBS, 10.9/17; 5. Criminal Minds, CBS, 10.2/16; 6. CSI: Miami, CBS, 10.1/17; 6. Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 10.1/15; 8. The Mentalist, CBS, 9.8/15; 9. NBC Sunday Night Football, NBC, 9.5/15; 10. 60 Minutes, CBS, 9.3/15; 10. (Tie) Two and a Half Men, CBS, 9.3/13.
CBS May Green Light 'NCIS' Spin-Off
25 November 2008 8:25 PM, PST | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news
CBS' police procedural series, "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service", may get a spin-off treatment. It has been reported by reliable sources to EW's Michael Ausiello that the CBS network is in talk to produce a spin-off for "NCIS" series.
Further information on the spin-off adds that a "new crop" of naval detectives will likely be introduced through one of the episode of "NCIS" later this season. Moreover, the same sources also say that "NCIS" spin-off is possibly to be premiered as early as next fall. In addition, Ausiello noted that this CBS' new project will probably put on hold the network's "Criminal Minds" spin-off.
In the meantime, "NCIS" official representative has not given any detailed information and valid statement about the spin-off. Only a short statement has been given by the series' insider saying that there is no final decision yet about its premise and setting. "It's still in the early stages,
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Mentalist Trips
20 November 2008 1:30 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
CBS's The Mentalist, regarded as the No. 1 hit of the new season (it placed eighth in last week's Nielsen ratings), lost 12 percent of its audience on Tuesday, placing third in its timeslot behind ABC's Dancing With the Stars and Fox's Fringe. CBS's NCIS, which posted its best numbers ever a week earlier, lost 12 percent of its audience on Tuesday.
CBS Heads Again For Winners' Circle
19 November 2008 1:31 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
CBS was back on top of the Nielsen ratings last week in both total audience and the 18-49-year-old demographic. The network made solid gains with several programs. Its 60 Minutes, featuring an interview with President-elect Barack Obama, drew its biggest audience in nine years. Its Tuesday-night drama NCIS registered its biggest audience in its entire six-year run. (A rerun episode on Friday also drew impressive numbers.) Its Friday-night drama The Ghost Whisperer attracted its biggest audience in two years. The network's brand-new Tuesday-night series The Mentalist posted its best numbers ever, as did The Big Bang Theory on Monday. CBS wound up with an average 7.7 rating and a 12 share for the week. ABC placed second with a 6.7/11. Fox took third place with a 4.8/8, while NBC trailed with a 4.1/6.
The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research:1. 60 Minutes, CBS, 15.1/23; 2. Dancing With the Stars (Monday), ABC, 11.9/17; 3. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 11.6/17; 3. NBC Sunday Night Football, NBC, 11.6/18; 5. NCIS, CBS, 11.2/17; 6. Dancing With the Stars (Tuesday), ABC, 10.8/16; 7. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 10.3/15; 8. The Mentalist, CBS, 10.1/15; 9. Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 9.8/15; 10. CMA Awards, ABC, 9.6/1.
‘Wonder Woman’ on DVD & Blu-Ray 3-14-09
19 November 2008 1:02 AM, PST | From MovieBlog.Ugo.com | See recent Ugo MovieBlog news
The epic tale of Wonder Woman is the fourth DC Universe animated original PG-13 movie from Warner Premiere! Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation are set to release the all-new animated original movie Wonder Woman on March 3, 2009, distributed by Warner Home Video. Embark on a journey of untold beauty, grace and strength as Princess Diana uses her remarkable gifts and evolves into Wonder Woman, the world’s most renowned female super hero. Wonder Woman will be available as a Single Disc DVD for $19.98, 2 Disc Special Edition DVD for $29.98 and Blu-ray Disc for $34.99. Produced by the multiple Emmy® Award winning animation legend Bruce Timm, Wonder Woman is an origin story and features a stellar celebrity voice cast including Keri Russell (Waitress, Felicity), Nathan Fillion (Desperate Housewives), Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2), Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Rosario Dawson (Sin City), Oliver Platt (The West Wing) and David McCallum (NCIS).
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Preview of 'NCIS' 6.09: Dagger
18 November 2008 11:11 PM, PST | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news
Gibbs loses his patience when digging information from Special Agent Michelle Lee, in the new episode of "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service". After a security breach that send the team into turbulence last week, they are monitoring Lee to see if she contacts anyone and questions her further in order to find out who is responsible for the breach.
Ironically, Gibbs himself is accused of committing a treason. The November 25 episode titled "Dagger" also sees the team relying on information from some questionable individuals to stop a criminal bent on stealing government secrets.
On other "NCIS" news, Ew's Michael Ausiello has dished out that Ducky will be stabbed in an episode airing in 2009, an incident that leads to discovery of his secret. Executive Producer Shane Brennan reveals more saying, "David puts in an astonishingly powerful and moving performance in this episode. It's a story I first talked about with David almost two years ago.
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'Wonder Woman' DVD Details Released
18 November 2008 9:39 AM, PST | From Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news
Warner Home Video has announced a March 3, 2009 release date for its direct-to-dvd Wonder Woman film. It will be released in what has rapidly become a standard pattern for genre offerings:a Single Disc DVD for $19.98, 2 Disc Special Edition DVD for $29.98 and Blu-ray Disc for $34.99. The animated original movie will also be available OnDemand and Pay-Per-View as well as available for download day and date. Originally, the DVD had been announced for February release but was delayed a few weeks for unspecified reasons.
From clips ComicMix was shown, it'll be well worth the wait.
Produced by the multiple Emmy Award winning animation legend Bruce Timm, Wonder Woman is an origin story and features a stellar celebrity voice cast including Keri Russell (Waitress, Felicity), Nathan Fillion (Firefly), Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2), Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Rosario Dawson (Sin City), Oliver Platt (The West Wing) and David McCallum (NCIS).
Wonder Woman begins on the mystical island of Themyscira,
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Robert Greenberger
Casting Bites: Yeardley Smith Goes to 'High School' & More
17 November 2008 3:15 PM, PST | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news
Just a month ago, we learned that Adrien Brody and Michael Chiklis were heading back to High School -- a rather unique comedy about a high school valedictorian (Matt Bush) who gets high with the school stoner (Sean Marquette), and then tries to use his smarts to get out of an upcoming drug test. Rather then messing with his own results, he schemes to get the entire school stoned to beat the system. Brody's the drug dealer, Chiklis is the principal, and now The Hollywood Reporter posts that Lisa Simpson, aka Yeardley Smith, will play a homeroom teacher while Luis Chavez (Crash) plays a druggie friend of the valedictorian.
Meanwhile, Variety reports that Navy NCIS actress Cote de Pablo is making the jump to the big screen with Scott Speedman's The Last Rites of Ransom Pride. The Calgary Herald describes it as "a violent ransom about a woman trying
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Monika Bartyzel
NCIS Continues To Pull Big Ratings
17 November 2008 1:38 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
For the second week in a row, a repeat of CBS's NCIS has drawn more viewers than any other offering on Friday night. The result -- the two episodes averaged 11 million viewers each -- is particularly extraordinary given the fact that it had replaced The Ex List, which was yanked off the network's schedule because of low ratings. Last week, an all-new episode of NCIS on Tuesday night attracted 18.8 million viewers. Today's (Monday) New York Times observed that the top ratings for the drama have come despite the fact that the series is six years old, lands on few magazine covers, enjoys almost no love from critics and never gets a sniff of a nomination for prestigious awards." In an interview with the newspaper, writer-producer Shane Brennan, credited with "breathing life" into the franchise, said, "The Emmys don't have a category for us," but if it did it would have to be something like "hugely popular but not critically acclaimed dramas."
Three-Way Ratings Tie
12 November 2008 10:27 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
For the first time in memory, ABC, CBS and NBC wound up in a ratings tie for first place last week among adults 18-49, the key group for advertisers. The tie was attributed to interest among young adults in coverage of Tuesday's presidential election. Fox, which did not provide full-time coverage on its broadcast network -- but did on its Fox News cable network -- was the odd man out. CBS remained the top-rated network among overall viewers, although its coverage of the elections ranked last. The low ratings on election night was offset by enormous ratings for an overrun of the NFL game on Sunday, followed by 60 Minutes. Perhaps most surprising is that CBS placed two Friday-night shows in the top 20, Numb3rs and a repeat of NCIS, which was moved into the slot previously occupied by the canceled Ex List. Many TV experts had concluded that all of the networks had written off Friday nights as they previously had written off Saturday nights. For the week, CBS averaged a 7.0 rating and an 11 share. ABC took second place with a 6.6/11. NBC finished third with a 5.5/9, while Fox trailed with a 3.6/6.
The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research:1. 60 Minutes, CBS, 11.5/18; 2. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 11.2/17; 3. Dancing With the Stars (Monday), ABC, 11.1/16; 4. Sunday Night Football, NBC, 11.0./18; 5. Dancing With the Stars (Wednesday), ABC, 10.2/16; 6. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 10.1/15; 6. Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 10.1/15; 8. Criminal Minds, CBS, 9.3/14; 9. SNL Presidential Bash '08, NBC, 8.7/13; 10. CSI: Miami, CBS, 8.5/14; 10. ABC Election Coverage, ABC, 8.5/12.
Preview of 'NCIS' 6.08: Cloak
11 November 2008 11:43 PM, PST | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news
A top secret war game leads to a very real consequences for one team member. In the new episode of "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service", a shocking revelation comes to light after the team is forced into playing a dangerous war game. Also, the team investigates a body placed in a cooler box.
Th episode is called "Cloak" and will be broadcast on November 18. Liza Lapira is back as a recurring cast Agent Michelle Lee.
Starring Mark Harmon, Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly among others, the cop drama has continuously been delivering its network, CBS, a winning streak in the ratings. Its re-run on Friday, November 7 has absorbed 11.2 million viewers and set a par above ABC's "Supernanny" (5.4 million).
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CBS Remains On Top
5 November 2008 9:56 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
CBS continued its season-long dominance of the Nielsen ratings last week among overall households and in the advertiser-desired demographic of adults 18-49. The network posted a 7.2 rating and a 12 share for the week. ABC, helped once again by its two editions of Dancing With the Stars, came in second with an average 6.4/10. Fox, which received a boost from Game 5 of the World Series, which was divided into two nights because of a rain delay, came in third with a 5.8/9. But NBC drew low ratings, averaging a 4.8/8, with most of its regular lineup, except for Sunday Night Football.
The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research:1. Dancing With the Stars (Monday), ABC, 12.0/18; 2. World Series Game 5 Conclusion, Fox, 11.9/18; 3. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 11.7/18; 4. Dancing With the Stars (Tuesday), ABC, 11./16; 5. NCIS, CBS, 10.8/16; 6. Sunday Night Football, NBC, 10.6/16; 7. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 10.1/15; 7. The Mentalist, CBS, 10.1/15; 9. Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 10.0/15; 10. 60 Minutes, CBS, 9.1/14.
A Rerun Writes "X" On Ex
3 November 2008 10:09 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
A strong showing Friday night by a rerun of CBS's long-running NCIS in the 9:00 p.m. timeslot previously occupied by the struggling Ex List series appeared to spell doom for the new series. The Ex List concerns a woman who is told by a psychic that she will find lifelong happiness with one of her ex-boyfriends or live out the rest of her days loveless. The only remaining question appeared to be, will CBS allow the producers to wrap up the plot? Ratings for the show, never strong to begin with, had dipped each week since the show debuted in September. By last week, the number of viewers had dropped to 5.33 million. By contrast, the NCIS rerun attracted 11.21 million and was the highest-rated show of the night. It effectively eliminated the ratings dip between CBS's one-hour Ghost Whisperer at 8:00 p.m. (9.41 million viewers) and its one-hour Numb3rs at 10:00 p.m. (10.61 million). Meanwhile, NBC continued its downward spiral, posting series lows for every show that it aired Friday night.
World Series A Winner For Fox
29 October 2008 2:30 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
Fox's coverage of The World Series may have seen a 25-percent ratings drop from last year, but it was good enough to give the network a lead among adults 18-49 last week and also give it its best numbers since the last edition of American Idol ended in May. The four games between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays all wound up among the top ten among the younger demographic most desired by advertisers, but only two landed in the top-ten among overall households. CBS remained ahead in viewers and households, placing five shows in the top ten. ABC placed three shows in that list. But NBC once again struck out. With no Sunday Night Football on its schedule, it drew its lowest overall ratings of the season. In the tight race between the NBC and ABC nightly newscasts, NBC came out ahead, thanks presumably to Brian Williams's serialized interviews with Sarah Palin. NBC Nightly News averaged 8.41 million viewers for the week versus 8.07 million for ABC's World News. CBS remained a distant third with 6.2 million viewers.
The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research:1. Dancing With the Stars (Monday), ABC, 12/18; 2. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 11.7/17; 3. Dancing With the Stars (Tuesday), ABC, 10.7/16; 3. NCIS, CBS, 10.7/17; 5. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 10.1/15; 6. The Mentalist, CBS, 9.6/14; 7. Criminal Minds, CBS, 9.5/14; 7. Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 9.5/14; 9. World Series Game 4, Fox, 9.3/15; 10. CSI: NY, CBS, 9.2/15; 10. (Tie) World Series Game 1, Fox, 9.2/15.
Preview of 'NCIS' 6.07: Collateral Damage
29 October 2008 12:57 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news
The most heavily guarded marine base in the world gets robbed in the new episode of "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service". Gibbs second guesses his own judgment when Vance assigns him a rookie to aid his team's investigation into the deadly bank robbery.
In the episode called "Collateral Damage", the NCIS are assigned for the case because they are considered the only ones who could solve the case, but Vance decides to include a newly-assigned agent named Dwayne Wilson as their assistant. Agent Michelle Lee (Liza Lapira) will also make a return to aid the team and according to writer Shane Brennan "Gibbs' gut instinct will kick in" concerning her past deceit.
"Collateral Damage" will be broadcast on November 11, two weeks after the previous episode.
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Ex-List Exed Out
28 October 2008 2:42 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
The Ex-List will become the ex-CBS program on Friday after its ratings deteriorated further last week week as only 5.3 million viewers tuned in. It will be replaced next Friday with a repeat of NCIS. It is the first hourlong scripted series to bite the dust this season. The series, based on an Israeli hit show, Mythological X, concerns a woman, played by Elizabeth Reaser, who searches for her soulmate after a psychic tells her that she has already met him and that she must find him if she is ever going to get married. There was no word about whether the soulmate will ever be revealed. Daily Variety reported that the series, which is shot in the San Diego area, was in the midst of production on its eleventh episode when the axe fell.
CBS Eyes First Place For Third Week
22 October 2008 2:46 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
For the third straight week, CBS has dominated the primetime ratings, scoring solidly not only among viewers in general but also among adults 18 to 49, the demographic group most prized by advertisers and a group that had previously eluded the network. The network scored gains over last year in every major category tracked by Nielsen Media Research -- and was the only network to do so. It also placed six shows in Nielsen's top ten. CBS averaged a 7.3 rating and a 12 share for the week, well ahead of second-place ABC, which recorded a 5.9/10. Fox placed third with a 4.6/7, while NBC remained in last place with a 4.2/7.
The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research:1. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 11.8/18; 2. Dancing With the Stars (Monday), ABC, 11.7/17; 3. NCIS, CBS, 11.2/17; 4. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 9.7/14; 5. Dancing With the Stars (Tuesday), ABC, 9.6/14; 5. Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 9.6/14; 7. 60 Minutes, CBS, 9.4/15; 7. The Mentalist, CBS, 9.4/14; 9. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 9.0/13; 10. CSI: Miami, CBS, 8.7/14.
Preview of 'NCIS' 6.06: Murder 2.0
21 October 2008 9:38 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news
The NCIS team will be faced by a serial killer who uses the Internet to play a mouse and cat game with them in "Murder 2.0". The October 28 episode of "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" chronicles the events leading to Halloween, where a psychopath starts murdering people.
In hinting the identity of his next victim, he uses the Internet to leave clues, sending the team in a race against time before someone gets murdered. He also takes videos of his victims and send it to the team. Meanwhile, the Director Vance shakes hand of a young female NCIS special agent, who has just received a citation.
Since its sixth season premiere on September 23, "NCIS" continues to deliver CBS high ratings with the last night episode of "Nine Lives" drawing 18 million viewers and 3.9/11 demographic.
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CBS Has Its Ups And Downs
15 October 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
Shares of CBS Corp. may be way down in the overall market slump -- they had dropped 4.30 percent at midday trading today (Wednesday) -- but the company's Nielsen ratings have rarely risen higher this year than they did last week. CBS captured four of the top-five programs, including No. 1, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which drew 23.5 million, and, for the first time, beat ABC rival Grey's Anatomy among adults 18-49. In fact, CBS, often regarded as the old-folks network, drew more younger viewers than any other network last week. ABC managed to provide some solid competition with Dancing With the Stars and its new drama Life on Mars, but NBC continued to trail, failing to place a single show in the top ten. (Its highest-rated program was Sunday Night Football, which came in at No. 13.) For the week, CBS averaged a 6.9 rating and an 11 share. ABC placed second with a 6.3/10. Fox placed third with a 5.0/8, while NBC trailed with a 4.4/7.
The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research:1. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 13.9/21; 2. Dancing With the Stars (Monday), ABC, 12.0/18; 3. Criminal Minds, CBS, 10.2/16; 4. CSI: NY, CBS, 10.1/17; 4. NCIS, CBS, 10.1/15; 6. Dancing With the Stars (Tuesday), ABC, 10.0/15; 7. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 9.8/15; 7. Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 9.8/15; 9. CSI: Miami, CBS, 9.2/15; 10. The O.T., Fox, 9.0/15.
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