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Nielsen Ratings
(From Marc Berman’s February 9, 2010, Programming Insider newsletter and blog at Mediaweek.com)
http://pifeedback.com/eve/forums/a/t...51/m/146100472
Overnight Ratings for Monday, February 8th

Fast Affiliate Ratings (Live Plus Same Day data)

Total Viewers:
CBS: 13.34 million, Fox: 11.86, ABC: 11.38, NBC: 5.11, CW: 2.11

Adults 18-49:
CBS: 4.4 rating/11 share, Fox: 4.2/10, ABC: 3.6/ 9, NBC: 1.8/ 5, CW: 1.0/ 2

Yesterday’s Winners:
How I Met Your Mother (CBS), The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love (ABC), House (Fox), Two and a Half Men (CBS), The Big Bang Theory (CBS), CSI: Miami (CBS)

Yesterday’s Losers (excluding repeats):
One Tree Hill (CW), Heroes (NBC), Life Unexpected (CW), The Jay Leno Show (NBC)

Note: The fast affiliate results for Monday will be posted at PIFeedback by 12 p.m. ET. Go to the website, click on Ratings Box (the first category), then Last Night’s Results, and Monday, February 8, 2010.

Ratings Breakdown:
CBS opened this second week in February on a winning note, with a first-place finish in both total viewers and adults 18-49 care of its combination of How I Met Your Mother (Viewers: #3, 10.11 million; A18-49: #2, 3.8 rating/10 share), Accidentally on Purpose (Viewers: #3, 9.23 million; A18-49: #3, 3.4/ 8), which is moving to Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. to make room for benchwarmer Rules of Engagement, Two and a Half Men (Viewers: #1, 17.55 million; A18-49: #1, 5.7/13), The Big Bang Theory (Viewers: #1, 16.20 million; A18-49: #1, 6.0/14) and CSI: Miami (Viewers: #1, 13.46 million; A18-49: #1, 3.9/10). Rule of Engagement returns on March 1.

While the rating results remain positive for Two and a Half Men, the personal problems for Emmy nominated star Charlie Sheen continue to escalate. Yesterday he was charged with felony menacing and two misdemeanors (assault and criminal mischief) in connection with a Christmas Day incident involving alleged domestic assault against his wife. If convicted of the felony charge, he could face up to three years in prison.

Second-place ABC was on the map as a result of growing The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love, which averaged a healthy 12.33 million viewers and a 4.1/10 among adults 18-49 from 8-10 p.m., and respectable Castle (Viewers: #2, 9.48 million; A18-49: #2, 2.6/ 7 at 10 p.m.). Take a look at the half-hour breakdown for The Bachelor, which built in every half hour:

The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love (ABC)
8:00 p.m. – Viewers: 11.20 million (#2), A18-49: 3.5/ 9 (#3)
8:30 p.m. – Viewers: 12.03 million (#2), A18-49: 4.0/10 (#2)
9:00 p.m. – Viewers: 12.52 million (#2), A18-49: 4.2/10 (#2)
9:30 p.m. – Viewers: 13.57 million (#2), A18-49: 4.6/11 (#2)

Who knew The Bachelor would remain so resilient.

Also worthy of positive mention last night was Fox’s line-up of House (Viewers: #1, 13.55 million; A18-49: #1, 5.1/13), which has a winning lock in the 8 p.m. hour among adults 18-49, and compatible 24 (Viewers: #3, 10.18 million; A18-49: #3, 3.2/ 8).

Over at NBC it went from bad to worse with its line-up of Chuck (Viewers: #4, 6.60 million; A18-49: #4, 2.3/ 6), the season (or series) finale of Heroes (Viewers: #4, #4, 4.41 million; A18-49: #4, 2.1/ 5), and the second-to-last episode of The Jay Leno Show (Viewers: #3, 4.31 million; A18-49: #1, 1.2/ 3). If NBC really wants to move forward, it needs to officially cancel Heroes, which has been struggling for two years now. Let it go and move ahead.

Last was CW with original episodes of dramas One Tree Hill (Viewers: 2.22 million; A18-49: 1.1/ 3) and recently introduced Life Unexpected (Viewers: 2.01 million; A18-49: 0.9/ 2). While I recognize who The CW’s target audience is, the female audience cannot be that large based on these results.

• Source: Nielsen Media Research data (R = repeat)

Note: Previous overnight ratings are available at Marc Berman’s Programmers Insider blog:

http://pifeedback.com/eve/forums/a/t...51/m/460103871

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Nielsen Ratings
(From Marc Berman’s February 8, 2010, Programming Insider newsletter and blog at Mediaweek.com)
http://pifeedback.com/eve/forums/a/t...51/m/623108372
Overnight Ratings for Sunday, February 7th

Fast Affiliate Ratings (Live Plus Same Day data)

Total Viewers:
CBS: 80.53 million, ABC: 3.20, Fox: 2.49, NBC: 1.70

Adults 18-49:
CBS: 29.7 rating/61 share, Fox: 1.0/ 2, ABC: 0.9/ 2, NBC: 0.5/ 1

Yesterday’s Winners:
Super Bowl XLIV (CBS), Super Bowl XLIV Post Game (CBS), Undercover Boss (CBS)

Yesterday’s Losers (excluding repeats):
‘Til Death (Fox)

Ratings Breakdown:
It was all about the Indianapolis Colts vs. the New Orleans Saints last night, with Super Bowl XLIV at a mammoth (and estimated) 96.38 million viewers and a 34.9 rating/68 share among adults 18-49 from 6:30-9:45 p.m. Note: this does not include the 6:30 p.m. half-hour. The half-hour breakdown is as follows:

Super Bowl XLIV (CBS)
7:00 p.m. – Viewers: 97.20 million; A18-49: 34.6/71
7:30 p.m. – Viewers: 97.85 million; A18-49: 35.3/70
8:00 p.m. – Viewers: 95.21 million; A18-49: 34.5/67
8:30 p.m. – Viewers: 97.31 million; A18-49: 35.4/68
9:00 p.m. – Viewers: 95.03 million; A18-49: 34.9/67
9:30 p.m. – Viewers: 85.40 million; A18-49: 32.1/63 (includes the first 15-minutes of the post game)

As a reminder, results for any live sporting event are always approximate.

Compared to the fast affiliate results for Arizona vs. Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLIII on NBC (Viewers: 89.15 million; A18-49: 33.5/65 on Feb. 1, 2009), this was an increase of an estimated 7.23 million viewers and four percent among adults 18-49. When the final national ratings are released, expect over 100 million viewers for the Saints victory.

Leading out of Super Bowl XLIV was the post game at 44.87 million viewers and an 18.1/41 in the demo in the 10 p.m. half-hour (specific results from 9:45-10 p.m. were not available). In series premiere/preview news, non-scripted Undercover Boss was amply sampled with 31.35 million viewers and a 13.1/33 among adults 18-49 in the 10:30 p.m. half-hour (specific results from 10:15-10:30 p.m. and 11-11:15 p.m. were not available). Undercover Boss airs in its regularly scheduled time period, Sunday at 8 p.m. out of The Amazing Race, effective this week.

It was slim pickings elsewhere, of course. ABC filled the evening with the following rotation of non-originals:

ABC/Sunday
7:00 p.m. – America’s Funniest Home Videos (R) – Viewers: 3.98 million (#2), A18-49: 0.9/ 2 (#2)
8:00 p.m. – Modern Family (R) – Viewers: 2.81 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 2 (#3)
8:30 p.m. – The Middle (R) – Viewers: 2.27 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 1 (#3)
9:00 p.m. – Modern Family (R) – Viewers: 2.50 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 2 (#3)
9:30 p.m. – Cougar Town (R) – Viewers: 2.58 million (#3), A18-49: 0.9/ 2 (#3)
10:00 p.m. – Modern Family (R) – Viewers: 3.88 million (#2), A18-49: 1.3/ 3 (#2)
10:30 p.m. – Modern Family (R) – Viewers: 3.57 million (#2), A18-49: 1.2/ 3 (#2)

Fox aired two more burn-off episodes of sitcom ‘Til Death from 7-8 p.m. (Viewers: #3, avg. 1.71 million; A18-49: #2, avg. 0.9/ 2), followed by repeats of The Simpsons (Viewers: #2, 2.93 million; A18-49: #2, 1.3/ 3), The Cleveland Show (Viewers: #2, 2.45 million; A18-49: #2, 1.1/ 2), Family Guy (Viewers: #2, 3.07 million; A18-49: #2, 1.3/ 3) and American Dad (Viewers: #2, 3.07 million; A18-49: #2, 1.4/ 3). You know a show is a burn-off when original telecasts are scheduled opposite The Super Bowl!

Last were two repeat episodes of NBC’s The Biggest Loser at an average 1.70 million viewers and a 0.5/ 1 in the demo from 7-11 p.m.

• Source: Nielsen Media Research data (R = repeat)

Note: Previous overnight ratings are available at Marc Berman’s Programmers Insider blog:

http://pifeedback.com/eve/forums/a/t...51/m/460103871

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Weekly Nielsens
Prime-time Viewers
Week Ending February 7, 2010
(In thousands)

1 SUPER BOWL XLIV CBS 106,476
2 SUPER BOWL XLIV POST GAME CBS 75,474
3 UNDERCOVER BOSS CBS 38,654
4 AMERICAN IDOL-TUE FOX 24,705
5 AMERICAN IDOL-WED FOX 20,999
6 NCIS CBS 19,234
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 16,506
8 NCIS: LOS ANGELES CBS 16,422
9 THE BIG BANG THEORY CBS 15,506
10 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 14,745
11 THE MENTALIST CBS 14,682
12 CSI CBS 14,491
13 CSI: NY CBS 14,158
14 CSI: MIAMI CBS 13,440
15 HOUSE FOX 13,378
16 THE GOOD WIFE CBS 12,808
17 GREY’S ANATOMY ABC 12,549
18 BONES FOX 12,372
19 LOST ABC 12,090
20 BACHELOR, THE ABC 11,734
21 SUPER BOWL GREAT COMMRCLS CBS 10,990
22 LOST-8PM ABC 9,965
23 24 FOX 9,957
24 BIGGEST LOSER 9 NBC 9,481
25 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER CBS 9,281

Source: Nielsen Media Research

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/09...-viewing/41481
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Weekly Nielsens
Prime-time Viewers (Adults 18-49)
Week Ending February 7, 2010
(In thousands)

1 SUPER BOWL XLIV CBS 50,820
2 SUPER BOWL XLIV POST GAME CBS 38,353
3 UNDERCOVER BOSS CBS 21,318
4 AMERICAN IDOL-TUE FOX 11,808
5 AMERICAN IDOL-WED FOX 10,199
6 LOST ABC 7,301
7 THE BIG BANG THEORY CBS 7,165
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 6,679
9 HOUSE FOX 6,353
10 GREY’S ANATOMY ABC 5,906
11 NCIS CBS 5,644
12 LOST-8PM ABC 5,445
13 BACHELOR, THE ABC 5,442
14 MODERN FAMILY ABC 5,184
15 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 5,052
16 OFFICE NBC 5,032
17 KITCHEN NGHTMARE FOX 5,011
18 BIGGEST LOSER 9 NBC 4,896
19 CSI: MIAMI CBS 4,835
20 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER CBS 4,809
21 NCIS: LOS ANGELES CBS 4,732
22 CSI: NY CBS 4,508
23 PRIVATE PRACTICE ABC 4,402
24 BONES FOX 4,379
25 THE MENTALIST CBS 4,295

Source: Nielsen Media Research

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/09...-viewing/41481
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Weekly Nielsens
PrimeTime Network Averages
Week Ending February 7, 2010

Average rating, share and audience in each category


ADULTS 18-49
CBS 8.5/22, 11.2 million
Fox 3.2/8, 4.2 million
ABC 2.5/7, 3.2 million
NBC 1.5/4, 2.0 million
CW 0.9/2, 1.1 million
Each rating point equals 1.32 million viewers


ADULTS 25-54
CBS 9.5/23, 11.9 million
Fox 3.7/9, 4.6 million
ABC 2.8/7, 3.5 million
NBC 1.8/4, 2.2 million
CW 0.8/2, 1.0 million
Each rating point equals 1.24 million viewers


TOTAL VIEWERS
CBS 9.0/22, 26.2 million
Fox 3.1/7, 9.1 million
ABC 2.4/6, 7.0 million
NBC 1.6/4, 4.7 million
CW 0.7/2, 1.9 million
Each rating point equals 2.92 million viewers


2009-10 SEASON AVERAGES
Average rating, share and audience in each category


ADULTS 18-49
Fox 3.6/10, 4.8 million
CBS 3.4/9, 4.5 million
ABC 2.7/7, 3.6 million
NBC 2.6/7, 3.4 million
CW 0.9/3, 1.3 million
Each rating point equals 1.32 million viewers


ADULTS 25-54
CBS 4.3/11, 5.4 million
Fox 4.0/10, 5.0 million
ABC 3.2/8, 4.0 million
NBC 3.0/7, 3.7 million
CW 0.9/2, 1.1 million
Each rating point equals 1.24 million viewers


TOTAL VIEWERS
CBS 4.3/11, 12.6 million
Fox 3.4/8, 9.9 million
ABC 3.0/8, 8.8 million
NBC 2.6/7, 7.5 million
CW 0.7/2, 2.0 million
Each rating point equals 2.92 million viewers
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Weekly Cable Nielsens
Prime-time Viewers
Week Ending February 7, 2010
(In thousands)

1. USA 2932
2. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2434
3. DISNEY 2039
4. TNT 1953
5. TBS 1646
6. NICK AT NITE 1638
7. A&E 1605
8. ESPN 1449
9. FAMILY 1400
10. HISTORY 1358
11. HGTV 1313
12. CARTOON 1289
13. TRU 1181
14. AMC 1138
15. DISCOVERY 1090
16. FX 1089
17. TLC 1039
18. FOOD 1019
19. LIFE 1002
20. SYFY 974
21. BET 964
22. COMEDY 945
23. SPIKE 898
24. NICK JR 713
25. MTV 875

Source: Nielsen Media Research

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/02...-ratings/40837
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Weekly Cable Nielsens
Prime-time Viewers (Adults 18-49)
Week Ending February 7, 2010
(In thousands)

1. USA 1196
2. TBS 966
3. TNT 790
4. A&E 748
5. ESPN 672
6. HISTORY 630
7. COMEDY 592
8. FAMILY 588
9. DISCOVERY 573
10. TRU 545
11. FX 524
12. FOOD 518
13. MTV 517
14. BET 498
15. TLC 487
16. SPIKE 473
17. HGTV 465
18. SYFY 452
19. DISNEY 441
20. BRAVO 440
21. NICK AT NITE 435
22. LIFETIME 423
23. VH1 420
24. AMC 396
25. EN 393

Source: Nielsen Media Research
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/02...-ratings/40837
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Weekly Cable Nielsens
Total Day Average Viewers
Week Ending February 7, 2010
(In thousands)

1. NICK 2,245
2. NICK AT NITE 1,594
3. DISNEY 1,465
4. USA 1,436
5. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1,372
6. TNT 1,350
7. ADULT SWIM 1,136
8. CARTOON 1,060
9. TBS 930
10. A&E 890
11. ESPN 880
12. TRU 778
13. HISTORY 761
14. HGTV 756
15. LIFETIME 697
16. FOOD 686
17. FX 678
18. DISCOVERY 671
19. FAMILY 655
20. SPIKE 634
21. AMC 630
22. NICK JR 526
23. COMEDY 565
24. MTV 560
25. TLC 534

Source: Nielsen Media Research
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/02...-ratings/40837
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Weekly Cable Nielsens
Prime-time Viewers (Live+SD)
Week Ending February 7, 2010
(In thousands)

1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 10P 5,561
2 SPONGEBOB NICK Sat 9:30A 5,516
3 PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR NICK Sat 10 A 5,154
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 9P 5,012
5 ICARLY NICK Fri 8P 4,839
6 SPONGEBOB NICK Sat 9A 4,522
7 NCIS USA Mon 8P 4,455
8 ICARLY NICK Sat 8P 4,456
9 SPONGEBOB NICK Sat 6:300P 4,272
10 FANBOY & CHUM CHUM NICK Sat 10:30A 4,270
11 BURN NOTICE USA Thu 10P 4,247
12 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXN Thu 8P 4,176
13 NCIS USA Sat 8P 4,175
14 ICARLY NICK Sat 12 P 4,181
15 SPONGEBOB NICK Sat 60P 4,128
16 PAWN STARS HIST Mon 10:30P 4,121
17 ICARLY NICK Sat 7 4,117
18 NCIS USA Sat 9P 4,106
19 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXN Wed 8P 4,091
20 NCIS USA Wed 8P 4,008
21 NCIS USA Mon 7P 3,964
22 ICARLY NICK Fri 7:30P 3,883
23 NCIS USA Sat 10P 3,872
24 SPONGEBOB NICK Sat 5:30P 3,862
25 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXN Mon 8P 3,861

• Source: Nielsen Media Research data and TVByTheNumbers.com


http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/09...e-charts/41534



• Source: TVByTheNumbers.com and Nielsen Media Research data

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/02...e-charts/40819
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Weekly Nielsen Notes

For all your weekly ratings chart needs, (the numbers are usually available some time after noon ET on Tuesdays) I suggest the best public source is TVByTheNumbers.com:

http://tvbythenumbers.com/

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(Updated January 3, 2010)
Broadcast and Network TV Schedules and Return Dates

ABC 2010 Schedule

Sunday
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos (Season 20)
8:00 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Season 7)
9:00 Desperate Housewives (Season 6)
10:00 Brothers & Sisters (Season 4)

Monday
8:00 The Bachelor (Season 14 Premiere January 4)
9:00 Find My Family (Season 1)
10:00 Castle (Season 2)

Tuesday
8:00 TBA
9:00 Scrubs (Season 9)
9:30 Better Off Ted (Season 2)
9:00 Lost (Season 6 Premieres February 2, 2010)
10:00 The Forgotten

Wednesday
8:00 Modern Family (repeats)
8:30 The Middle (Season 1)
9:00 Modern Family (Season 1)
9:30 Cougar Town (Season 1)
10:00 Eastwick (Season 1 Continues but has been cancelled)

Thursday
8:00 Flash Forward (Season 1)
9:00 Grey's Anatomy (Season 6)
10:00 Private Practice (Season 3)

Friday
8:00 Supernanny (Season 6)
9:00 Ugly Betty (Season 4)
9:00 Shark Tank (Season 1 returns January 8, 2010)
10:00 20/20 (Season 32)

CBS 2010 Schedule

Sunday
7:00 60 Minutes (Season 42)
8:00 The Amazing Race (Season 15)
9:00 Cold Case (Season 7)

Monday
8:00 How I Met Your Mother (Season 5)
8:30 Accidently on Purpose (Season 1)
9:00 Two and a Half Men (Season 7)
9:30 The Big Bang Theory (Season 3)
10:00 CSI: Miami (Season 8)

Tuesday
8:00 NCIS (Season 7)
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (Season 1)
10:00 The Good Wife (Season 1)

Wednesday
8:00 The New Adventures of Old Christine (Season 5)
8:30 Gary Unmarried (Season 2)
9:00 Criminal Minds (Season 5)
10:00 CSI: New York (Season 6)

Thursday
8:00 Survivor (Season 19)
9:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Season 10)
10:00 The Mentalist (Season 2)

Friday
8:00 Ghost Whisperer (Season 5)
9:00 Medium (Season 6)
10:00 Numb3rs (Season 6)

Saturday
10:00 48 Hours Mystery (Season 13)

NBC 2010 Schedule

The Vancouver Olympic Games will air in February 2010. This Winter Olympics broadcast will provide the midseason dividing line.

Sunday
7:00 Dateline NBC (Season 19 Premiere January 10)
8:00 *The Marriage Ref (Series Debut TBA)

Monday
8:00 Chuck (Season 3 Debut January 11, 2010; 2-hour preview January 10, 2010)
9:00 Heroes (Season 4 Premiere January 4)
10:00 The Jay Leno Show (Season 1)

Tuesday
8:00 The Biggest Loser (Season 9 Premiere January 5)
10:00 The Jay Leno Show (Season 1)

Wednesday
8:00 Mercy (Season 1)
9:00 Law & Order: SVU (season 11)
10:00 The Jay Leno Show (Season 1)

Thursday
8:00 Community (Season 1)
8:30 Parks & Recreation (Season 2)
9:00 The Office (Season 6)
9:30 30 Rock (Season 4)
10:00 The Jay Leno Show

Friday
8:00 Law & Order (Season 20)
9:00 Dateline NBC (Season 19)
10:00 The Jay Leno Show (Season 1)

FOX 2010 Schedule

Sunday
8:00 The Simpsons (Season 21 returns January 10, 2010)
8:30 The Cleveland Show (Season 1 returns January 31, 2010)
9:00 Family Guy (Season 8 returns January 31, 2010)
9:30 American Dad (Season 5 returns January 31, 2010)

Monday
8:00 House (Season 6 returns January 25)
9:00 24 (Season 8 Premiere January 18, 2010; Preview January 17, 2010)

Tuesday
8:00 American Idol (Season 9 Premiere January 5, 2010)
9:00 *Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live (Series Debut December 15, 2009)
9:00 *Our Little Genius (Series Debut January 19, 2010; preview January 13, 2010)

Wednesday
8:00 American Idol (Season 9 Premiere January 13, 2010)
9:00 *Human Target (Series Debut January 20, 2010; Preview January 17, 2010)

Thursday
8:00 Bones (Season 5 returns January 14, 2010)
9:00 Fringe (Season 2 returns January 14)
9:00 *Past Life (Series Debut TBA)

Friday
9:00 Dollhouse (Season 2 returns December 4)
9:00 Kitchen Nightmares (Season 2 Premiere January 29, 2010)

Saturday
8:00 Cops (Season 22)
8:30 Cops (Season 22)
9:00 America's Most Wanted (Season 23)

The CW 2010 Schedule

Monday
8:00 One Tree Hill (Season 7)
9:00 Life UnXpected (Series Debut January 18, 2010)

Tuesday
8:00 90210 (Season 2)
9:00 Melrose Place (Season 1)

Thursday
8:00 The Vampire Diaries (Season 1 returns January 21, 2010)
9:00 Supernatural (Season 5 returns January 21, 2010)

Friday
8:00 Smallville (Season 9 returns January 22, 2010)

A&E 2010 Schedule

Monday
9:00 Intervention (Season 8)
10:00 Hoarders (Season 2)

Tuesday
9:00 Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal (Season 2)
10:00 Paranormal State (Season 4)

Wednesday
9:00 Dog the Bounty Hunter (Season 6)
10:00 Steven Seagal: Lawman (Season 1)

ABC Family 2009-2020 Schedule

Monday
8:00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager (Season 2 returns January 4, 2010)
9:00 Make It or Break It (Season 1 returns January 4, 2010)
10:00 Greek (Season 3 returns January 25, 2010)

Animal Planet 2010 Schedule

Tuesday
9:00 Wild Recon (Series Debut January 5, 2010)

BBC America 2010 Schedule

Monday
8:00 Top Gear (Season 13 Premiere January 25, 2010)

Tuesday
9:00 Britain's Missing Top Model (Season 1)
9:00 Last Restaurant Standing (Season 3 Premiere January 5, 2010)

Wednesday
9:00 The Inbetweeners (Series Debut January 27, 2010; Preview January 25)

Saturday
10:00 Demons (Season 1)

bio 2010 Schedule

Sunday
9:00 I Survived...(Season 4)
10:00 Shatner's Raw Nerve (Season 2 )

Friday
10:00 Mobsters (Season 2 )

Bravo 2010 Schedule

Monday
10:00 *Kell on Earth (Series Debut February 1, 2010)

Tuesday
10:00 Millionaire Matchmaker (Season 3 Premiere January 19, 2010)

Wednesday
11:00pm Launch My Line (Season 1)

Comedy Central 2010 Schedule

Thursday
10:30 The Sarah Silverman Program (Season 3 Premiere February 14)

CMT 2010 Schedule

Friday
9:00 The Singing Bee (Season 3 Premiere January 15, 2010)

Discovery 2010 Schedule

Sunday
8:00pm *Clash of the Dinosaurs (Season 1)
10:00pm *Monsters Resurrected (Season 1)

Wednesday
9:00 *Bristol Bay Brawl (Season 1)

Thursday
8:00 Destroyed in Seconds (Season 2)

E! 2010 Schedule

Sunday
10:00 Keeping Up With the Kardashians (Season 4)

Monday
10:00 Bank of Hollywood (Season 1)

Food 2010 Schedule

Sunday
9:00 Worst Cooks in America (Series Debut January 3)

Tuesday
9:00 Best Thing I Ever Ate (Season 2)
9:00 Family Style (Season 1)
10:00 Chopped (Season 3)

Thursday
10:00 Ace of Cakes (Season 8)

Friday
10:00 24 Hour Restaurant Battle (Season 1)

FX 2010 Schedule

Monday
10:00 Damages (Season 3 Premiere January 25, 2010)

Thursday
10:00 *Archer (Series Debut January 14, 2010)

HBO 2010 Schedule

Sunday
9:00 Big Love (Season 4 Premiere January 10, 2010)

Friday
9:00 Real Time with Bill Maher (Season 8 Premiere February 19, 2010)

(Discovery) Health 2010 Schedule

Tuesday
9:00 I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant (Season 2)
9:30 *I'm Pregnant and...(Season 1)

History 2010 Schedule

Monday
10:00 Pawn Star$ (Season 2)

ION 2010 Schedule

Sunday
10:00 Durham County (Season 2 Premiere January 3, 2010)

Lifetime 2010 Schedule

Thursday
10:00 Project Runway (Season 7 Premiere January 14, 2010)

MTV 2010 Schedule

Tuesday
10:00 Teen Mom (Season 1)

Wednesday
10:00 Real World/Road Rules Challenge (Season 18)
10:00 The Real World (Season 23)

Thursday
10:00 *Jersey Shore (Season 1)

Oxygen 2010 Schedule

Tuesday
10:00 The Bad Girls Club (Season 4)

Planet Green 2010 Schedule

Friday
10:00 Ultimate Power Builders (Season 1)
10:00 Operation Wild (Series Debut January 8, 2010)

Saturday
10:00 Toxic Files (Series Debut December 12, 2009)

Science 2010 Schedule

Tuesday
10:00 *Sci-fi Science: Physics of the Impossible (Series Debut December 1)

Wednesday
9:00 Meteorite Men (Series Debut January 20, 2010)

Showtime 2010 Schedule

Monday
10:00 Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Season 3 Premiere January 25, 2010)
10:30 State of the Union (Season 3 Premiere January 25, 2010)

SOAP 2010 Schedule

Wednesday
10:00 Being Erica (Season 2 Premieres January 20, 2010)

Spike 2010 Schedule

Tuesday
10:00 Blue Mountain State (Series Debut January 12, 2010)

Wednesday
10:00 1000 Ways to Die (Season 2)
10:30 Manswers (Season 2)

Starz 2010 Schedule

Friday
10:00 Spartacus: Blood & Sand (Series Debut January 22, 2010)

Sundance 2010 Schedule

Monday
10:00 *Be Good Johnny Weir (Series Debut January 4, 2010)

Wednesday
10:00 Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... (Season 2)

Syfy 2010 Schedule

Tuesday
9:30 Outer Space Astronauts (Season 1)
10:00 ECW (Season 4)

Wednesday
9:00 Ghost Hunters International (Season 2 returns January 6, 2010)

Friday
9:00 *Caprica (Series Debut January 22, 2010)
10:00 Sanctuary (Season 2)

TLC 2010 Schedule

Monday
8:00 Little People, Big World (Season 6)
9:00 Cake Boss (Season 2)

Wednesday
2:00 *Make Room for Multiples (Season 1)
10:00 *Accidental Fortune (Season 1)

Thursday
9:00 American Chopper (Season 6)
10:00 *BBQ Pitmasters (Season 1)

Friday
9:00 Say Yes to the Dress (Season 4)
10:00 Manhattan Marriage Project (Series Debut January 8, 2010)

Saturday
9:00 *Ghost Intervention (Season 1)
10:00 *Four Weddings (Series Debut January 30, 2010)

TNT 2010 Schedule

Monday
10:00 *Men of a Certain Age (Season 1)

Wednesday
10:00 Leverage (Season 2 returns January 13, 2010)

TruTV 2010 Schedule

Monday
10:00 *NFL Full Contact (Series Debut February 8, 2010)
11:00 *Hardcore Pawn (Series Debut December 21, 2009)

Tuesday
9:00 *Party Heat: Little Sturgis (Series Debut December 22, 2009)
11:00 *Will Race Anything (Series Debut December 15, 2009)

Wednesday
9:00 Most Daring (Season 6)

10:00 *Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura (Series Debut December 2)

TV Land 2010 Schedule

Wednesday
10:00 High School Reunion (Season 6 Premiere January 13, 2010)

USA 2010 Schedule

Tuesday
10:00 White Collar (Season 1 returns January 19, 2010)

Wednesday
10:00 Psych (Season 4 returns January 27, 2010)

Thursday
10:00 Burn Notice (Season 3 returns January 21, 2010)

VH1 2010 Schedule

Sunday
9:00 Tough Love (Season 2)
9:00 Celebrity Fit Club (Season 7 Premiere February 14, 2010)
10:00 Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew (Season 1)
10:00 Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (Season 3 Premiere January 10, 2010)

Monday
10:00 *Fantasia for Real (Series Debut January 11, 2010)

WE 2010 Schedule

Sunday
9:00 Platinum Weddings (Season 4 returns January 3, 2010)

Wednesday
10:00 Little Miss Perfect (Season 2 Premiere January 13, 2010)

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Watch this space for future posts.

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Some Favorite Links
(Updated December 8, 2009)

Aside from the very helpful general links listed in the post below this one, here are some of the TV writers, columnists and bloggers I feel are especially worth your time to keep up with.

(Those needing a subscription are marked.) Some other require registration. I would suggest you register at the Aaron Barnhart, Marc Berman and Maureen Ryan sites at a bare minimum.

But almost all allow basic scrolling through much -- if not all -- of their content.

Aaron Barnhart of The Kansas City Star writes a lot and also links to numerous podcasts each week which are fun listens. He is also a favorite because he long ago mentioned this thread as “indispensable” (and, back in my Los Angeles days, was a great college basketball companion -- although I suspect I wouldn't be happy sitting next to him at a UCLA-Kansas game).
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/

If you revere accuracy, Maureen Ryan’s blog for the Chicago Tribune TV critic is always a good and stimulating read.
http://tempo.typepad.com/entertainment_tv/

Marc Berman is MediaWeek’s “Mr. Television”. His knowledge about ratings and TV in general is amazing. Even more amazing is how his one-man blog posts daily ratings every day. (Nothing else on the web matches it.) Holidays, weekends, it doesn’t matter, somehow he gets it done. And that is far more than you can say for any other reputable online source (even those with far larger staffs) I know of.
http://pifeedback.com/eve/?cdra=Y&s=32410241

Ratings news is always available at the well-run TV By The Numbers. Nielsen has cracked down recently on access to their numbers, but these folks still manage to crank out the numbers and charts:
http://tvbythenumbers.com/

Overnight ratings, available seven days a week from MediaWeek TV maven Marc Berman, can be found here:
http://pifeedback.com/eve/forums/a/frm/f/63310451

It is always be fun to read TV Guide's Matt Roush for reasoned commentary, reviews and his entertaining and far-ranging twice-a-week Q&A.
http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/ask-matt/
http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/matt-roush-daily-review

A new and fun read about all things media is:
http://www.mediaite.com/

TheWrap.com is a new and highly regasrded website features former Variety and TVWeeker Josef Adalian and others:
http://www.thewrap.com/tv

Perhaps the most respected inside-the-TV-business writer is Bill Carter of The New York Times. (subscription needed)
http://query.nytimes.com/search/quer...&submit=Search

One of the nation’s best TV writers, Rich Heldenfels of the Akron Beacon Journal, had his job description (and duties) drastically changed in late 2006 in a newsroom cost-cutting move. Now he also has to cover and review movies and all of pop culture. But he loves TV and his blog contains some gems – though sadly nowhere near as often as before the change:
http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/heldenfiles/

The Hollywood Reporter is very good for inside TV -- and especially production -- news. It took a giant step forward in February, 2008, when it snatched TV and HD reporter James Hibberd from Television Week who keeps all up to date with ratings, casting and show news.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...sion/index.jsp

The Washington Post’s TV page is where you’ll find the tart writing of Lisa de Moraes (who unfortunately seems to get snarkier and more self-indulgent by the week) and the Pulitzer Prize winning critic Tom Shales:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...sion/?nav=left

Rob Owen TV Editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, has his “Tuned In Journal” blog. (Rob is also past president of the Television Critics Association.) You can read him here:
http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/tunedin/

The Television Critics Association provides helpful links to dozens of its members. Find the TCA site here:
http://tvcritics.org/

If you want lots of information, including episode lists, cast and crew members of almost any TV show past or present, try the tv.com online reference libary:
http://www.tv.com/

The legendary trade publication Variety is, sadly, now almost useless as a source of information. The show biz slang can be fun – although a bit puzzling to newbies. Don't expect any new information to be posted from, say noon Friday until Monday afternoon, though. And even during the week, with a rapidly shrinking staff and few apparent attempts to stay on top of things, the TV news is generally (but not always) well behind many, many other sources.
http://www.variety.com/index.asp?lay...t_main&dept=TV

Trade publication Broadcasting&Cable is a reliable source of news. Washington Bureau Chief John Eggerton is one of the best reporters around:
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/

Eggerton and other B&C staffers often contribute to the Broadcasting&Cable blog “BCBeat”, which can be provocative:
http://broadcastingcable.com/blog/1380000138.html

MultiChannelNews reports industry news with a decided cable-centric slant (and usually casts satellite as the devil), but is on top of almost every major item of interest to the industry. Its coverage of Washington regulatory news and the FCC is first rate -- especially if you favor cable's business model over other delivery systems.
http://www.multichannel.com/

Media Life Magazine is written for ad agency people, and concentrates on the (for them) key 18-49 demographics. But it is sprightly and well written with some very good insight into which and why shows are in trouble – or not. Negative: the site operates -- and ratings are posted -- just Monday through Friday. But the insights of Toni Fitzgerald are worth the wait and especially worth your time. She is on maternity leave now, (a baby girl April 6th!) but hopefully will be back soon.
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/

Amy Amatangelo, “Zap2It's TV Gal”, who writes frequently for many newspapers including the Washington Post and Boston Globe, keeps a sharp (and usually very amusing) viewer’s eye on TV happenings. Between her newspaper gigs, you can read her regularly at
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-t...43.storygallery

The general zap2it site can be hit and miss, usually has items of interest. Too often it is simply a rewrite of the trade magazines or news releases from networks. It slows to a crawl on weekends and holidays.
http://www.zap2it.com/

The Futon Critic basically shuts down on weekends. During the week it is best to check for press releases, especially from cable networks. But its charts on which shows are returning, starting, or ending -- and when -- are invaluable.
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/home.aspx

A few of the Twitter accounts I follow:

Aaron Barnhart, Kansas City Star TV writer/critic:
http://twitter.com/TVBarn

Maureen Ryan, Chicago Tribune TV writer/critic:
http://twitter.com/moryan

Hal Boedeker, Orlando Sentinel:
http://twitter.com/tvguyhal

Matt Roush, TV Guide Senior TV Critic:
http://twitter.com/RoushTVGuideMag

Brian Stelter, NY Times TV writer:
http://twitter.com/brianstelter

Robert Lloyd, LA Times TV critic:
http://twitter.com/LATimesTVLloyd

Gail Pennington, St. Louis Post Dispatch:
http://twitter.com/GailPennington

Rich Heldenfels, Akron Beacon Journal:
http://twitter.com/rheldenfels

Alan Sepinwall, Newark Star Ledger TV Critic:
http://twitter.com/sepinwall

Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune media columnist:
http://twitter.com/phil_rosenthal

Howard Kurtz, Washington Post, CNN media critic:
http://twitter.com/HowardKurtz

Richard Sandomir, NY Times sports media writer:
http://twitter.com/RichSandomir

Roger Catlin, Hartford Courant TV critic:
http://twitter.com/rcatlin

Denise Martin, LA Times TV beat writer:
http://twitter.com/denisemartin

TVByTheNumbers:
http://twitter.com/TVbytheNumbers

Ellen Gray, Philadelphia Daily News TV critic:
http://twitter.com/elgray

Matea Gold, NY-based LA Times TV writer:
http://twitter.com/mateagold

Frazier Moore, Associated Press TV writer:
http://twitter.com/tvfrazier

Kate Aurthur, LA Times TV writer:
http://twitter.com/KateAurthur

Ben Grossman, Broadcasting & Cable Editor-in-Chief
http://twitter.com/BCBenGrossman

Amy Amatangelo:
http://twitter.com/AmyTVGal

The Futon Critic:
http://twitter.com/thefutoncritic

DirecTV:
http://twitter.com/DIRECTV

Mark Cuban:
http://twitter.com/mcuban

BBC America:
http://twitter.com/bbcamerica

TV Shows On DVD:
http://twitter.com/TVShowsOnDVD

Jon Friedman:
http://twitter.com/JonMediaWeb

Discovery Channel:
http://twitter.com/Discovery

Syfy:
http://twitter.com/Syfy

TV Guide:
http://twitter.com/TVGM

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Last updated at January 16th, 2010

USEFUL INFORMATION
What I Watch
Try as I might to be impartial about TV programming, my personal favorites can influence what I post.
So, in the interest of full disclosure, here are the shows (by network) currently set on my DVRs:

CBS: (4 hours) 60 Minutes, CSI: NY, NCIS, The Mentalist
ABC:(2 hours) Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy
NBC: (2 hours) Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU
Fox: (one hour) House
DirecTV: (one hour -- in season) Friday Night Lights
Cable: (four hours -- in season) Law & Order: Criminal Intent, In Plain Sight, The Closer, Army Wives
Sports: (lots of hours) NCAA football, basketball and MLB EI.
News: Good Morning America, Fox News Channel and CNN.

Generally, I am a very content DirecTV subscriber and have been for over a decade. But it truly doesn't matter to me how you enjoy TV: OTA, cable, telco, satellite, DVD, Blu-Ray or even VHS. I just hope you are as happy with your own choice.
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What’s on what providers in HD
A complete and continually updated guide from Ken H:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=164671
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Local Market HD threads
Have questions about reception, HD providers, antennas, general problems or anything else in your local area?
Find your local market’s HD thread here:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=453241
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Sports HD Schedules
If you want to know if your favorite team -- in any sport -- will be playing in HD , check this invaluable website, which is updated continually:
http://www.hdsportsguide.com/
College Football Schedules - complete through the entire season, are available here:
http://www.lsufootball.net/tvschedule.htm
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NFL Weekly Coverage Maps
Current Week available usually by Wednesday:
http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/
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AC Nielsen 210 Market DMA Rankings for the 2009-2010 TV Season
Find out where every U.S. TV market ranks here:
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/...-dma-ranks.pdf
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Digital TV Info for all 210 Nielsen DMAs
The people at HDTV Magazine have supplied this link. It tells who in each market is broadcasting digitally, from where and with how much power:
http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/programming/broadcast.php
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Maps of all 210 Nielsen DMAs
If you wonder what counties are nestled in each DMA, you can find the maps here:
http://www.truckads.com/licensed_affiliates1.asp
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Cable/Satellite Penetration By Nielsen DMA Market as of November, 2009
How many people have cable or satellite in each market? Check here:
http://www.tvb.org/rcentral/markettr...ion_by_DMA.asp
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FCC's Digital TV Info Resources
http://www.dtv.gov/
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FCC SHVERA Fact Sheet
Here is the FCC fact sheet which may answer some of your questions about SHVERA what Distant Network Signals we are -- or are not -- allowed to purchase.
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/policy/shvera.doc

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[Iteki]

Another page one....the world keeps moving on....

Fred, any predictions on Heroes' ratings tonight? Will it suffer from Hiatus-itus like LOST and Jericho?

[archiguy]

Just thought I'd drop in and welcome Fred to his new home. Looks a lot like his last home, but less filling (as in server space).

[Kracko]

Someone turns the lights out on the old thread.

[harley1]

Fred if you could please check the Sports Business Journal for the number of NHL Center Ice sub numbers . I would greatly appreciate it

[steverobertson]

Fre,

Congratulations on almost bringing the old server to its knees as I am sure this will as well over time.

[shuttermaker]

Ahhh...nothing like a new coat of paint to brighten the place up a bit. LOL

[Baldmaga]

Congrats on the first thread being so successful, hopefully this one can reach the same ceiling as the other one did

[jim tressler]

just gotta get a post on the first page!!!

[turansformer]

Fred, I'd also like to thank you for the up to date info you keep on this thread. This has become my primary location for checking up on the latest TV news. Keep up the good work!

[bonscott87]

Originally Posted by Iteki

Another page one....the world keeps moving on....

Fred, any predictions on Heroes' ratings tonight? Will it suffer from Hiatus-itus like LOST and Jericho?

I highly doubt it. Everyone I know is chomping at the bit for Heroes tonight. It didn't suffer at all in the ratings after the Christmas break. It is just that good, people will wait for it and not give up on it due to a long break.

[fredfa]

Yesterday’s metered market over-night prime-time ratings – and Media Week Analyst Marc Berman’s view of what they mean -- have been posted at the top of Ratings News the second post in this thread.

[Iteki]

Originally Posted by bonscott87

I highly doubt it. Everyone I know is chomping at the bit for Heroes tonight. It didn't suffer at all in the ratings after the Christmas break. It is just that good, people will wait for it and not give up on it due to a long break.

Good to hear...I love this show and would hate to see it fall victim to poor scheduling decisions.

[fredfa]

Thanks for all the kind words. They are much appreciated.

Now if any of you know people who are as interested in television as you are, why not copy the Hot Off The Press site link and email it to him or her (or preferably, them!) Let's get even more people participating here and joining the AVS family.

And keep checking in during the next few weeks to keep up with all the latest news about new, returning and cancelled shows as the networks gear up for their upfronts which start three weeks from today.

For the civilians among us, the "upfronts" refer to a series of meetings held by the networks mainly for advertisers to try to get them to commit money ahead of time ("upfront") for TV shows not yet produced -- as well as for returning programs in the upcoming prime time TV season.

The networks traditionally announce their fall schedules at the upfronts -- although those are always subject to change.

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To answer an earlier question, my guess would be that "Heroes"will return with about the same numbers it had, maybe a shade fewer. I don't think it has come close to reaching the burnout point that seems to have afflicted "Lost".

(And I wouldn't be at all surprised if the ratings don't sctually improve a little.)