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(From Marc Berman’s November 20, 2009, Programming Insider newsletter and blog at Mediaweek.com)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_...201ca3cdd4239c
http://pifeedback.com/eve/forums/a/t...51/m/162103752
Overnight Ratings for Thursday, November 19th

Metered Market Ratings (Live Plus Same Day data)

Household Rating/Share
(Reminder: rating is the percentage of all TV homes watching/share is % of homes using TV watching)
CBS 8.3/13
ABC 6.3/10
Fox 4.9/ 8
NBC 3.3/ 5
CW 2.0/ 3

Percent Change From the Comparable Year-Ago Evening: (Thursday, November 20, 2008):
Fox: +58
CBS: - 1
ABC: -11
CW: -23
NBC: -34

Fast Affiliate Ratings (Live Plus Same Day data)

Total Viewers:
CBS: 14.35 million
ABC: 10.32
Fox: 7.87
NBC: 5.43
CW: 3.23

Adults 18-49:
CBS: 3.7/10
ABC: 3.5/10
NBC and Fox: 2.3/ 6 each
CW: 1.5/ 4

Yesterday’s Winners:
Survivor: Samoa (CBS)
Bones (Fox)
CSI (CBS)
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
The Mentalist (CBS)

Honorable Mention:
The Office (NBC)

Yesterday’s Losers:
Community (NBC)
Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Fringe (Fox)
The Jay Leno Show (NBC)

Ratings Breakdown:

CBS led this third Thursday in November, with a first-place finish in both total viewers and adults 18-49. Second was ABC, with NBC and Fox sharing the No. 3 spot.

CBS’ Survivor: Samoa, one of the best editions of the veteran franchise in my humble opinion, led the 8 p.m. hour with 12.31 million viewers and a 3.8 rating/11 share among adults 18-49. Net was Fox’s underrated Bones (Viewers: 9.85 million: A18-49: 2.7/ 8), which works well no matter where it is positioned, followed by ABC’s FlashForward (Viewers: #3, 8.01 million; A18-49: #3, 2.4/ 7), struggling NBC sitcoms Community (Viewers: #4, 5.06 million; A18-49: #4, 2.0/ 6) and Parks and Recreation (Viewers: #4, 4.61 million; A18-49: #4, 2.0/ 6) and The Vampire Diaries on The CW (Viewers: #5, 3.72 million; A18-49: #5, 1.7/ 5).

CBS’ veteran CSI and Grey’s Anatomy on ABC shared leadership in the 9 p.m. hour as follows:

CSI (CBS)
Viewers: 14.95 million (#1)
A18-49: 3.6/ 9 (#2)

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Viewers: 13.96 million (#2)
A18-49: 5.0/13 (#1)

Also airing from 9-10 p.m. was NBC’s The Office (Viewers: #3, 7.43 million; A18-49: #2, 3.7/ 9) and 30 Rock (Viewers: #3, 5.86 million; A18-49: #3, 2.9/ 7), Fox’s Fringe (Viewers: #4, 5.89 million; A18-49: #4, 2.0/ 5) and Supernatural on The CW (Viewers: #5, 2.74 million; A18-49: #5, 1.3/ 3).

At 10 p.m., honors fell in CBS’ corner, with The Mentalist at a solid 15.79 million viewers and a 3.8/11 among adults 18-49. Comparably, that was the most-watched show of the evening. Second was ABC’s Private Practice (Viewers: 8.99 million; A18-49: 3.2/ 9), followed NBC’s failing The Jay Leno Show at 4.82 million viewers and a 1.6/ 5 in the demo.

• 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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(From Marc Berman’s November 19, 2009, Programming Insider newsletter and blog at Mediaweek.com)
http://pifeedback.com/eve/forums/a/t...51/m/684100752
Overnight Ratings for Wednesday, November 18
Fast Affiliate Ratings (Live Plus Same Day data)
(Posted by Travis Yanan)


TIME NET HH A18-49 Viewers A18-34 SHOW
8-11 ABC 4.6/8 2.6/7 7,265,000
8-11 CBS 7.3/12 3.1/9 11,487,000
8-11 NBC 4.7/8 2.0/6 7,015,000
8-10 FOX 3.9/6 2.7/7 6,484,000
8-10 CW 1.8/3 1.3/3 2,737,000 1.5/4

8:00 ABC 3.9/6 1.9/6 6,157,000 MODERN FAMILY (R)
8:00 CBS 4.7/8 2.2/7 7,454,000 THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE
8:00 NBC 5.0/8 1.9/6 7,665,000 MERCY
8:00 FOX 3.4/6 2.0/6 5,478,000 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
8:00 CW 2.2/4 1.6/5 3,405,000 1.7/6 AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL

8:30 ABC 4.2/7 2.4/7 7,098,000 THE MIDDLE
8:30 CBS 4.5/7 2.5/7 7,170,000 GARY UNMARRIED
8:30 NBC 5.3/8 2.1/6 7,911,000 MERCY
8:30 FOX 3.6/6 2.2/6 5,887,000 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
8:30 CW 2.6/4 1.9/5 3,914,000 2.2/7 AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL

9:00 ABC 5.4/8 3.7/10 9,157,000 MODERN FAMILY
9:00 CBS 8.4/13 3.6/9 13,188,000 CRIMINAL MINDS
9:00 NBC 5.4/8 2.4/6 8,064,000 LAW & ORDER: SVU
9:00 FOX 4.2/7 3.2/8 7,194,000 GLEE
9:00 CW 1.3/2 0.9/2 1,981,000 1.2/3 AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL (CLIPS SHOW)

9:30 ABC 4.9/8 3.2/8 7,903,000 COUGAR TOWN
9:30 CBS 8.7/14 3.8/10 13,742,000 CRIMINAL MINDS
9:30 NBC 5.9/9 2.8/7 8,802,000 LAW & ORDER: SVU
9:30 FOX 4.3/7 3.3/8 7,377,000 GLEE
9:30 CW 1.1/2 0.7/2 1,647,000 1.0/3 AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL (CLIPS SHOW)

10:00 ABC 4.5/8 2.4/7 6,688,000 IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH ROBIN ROBERTS
10:00 CBS 8.8/15 3.2/9 13,782,000 CSI: NY
10:00 NBC 3.4/6 1.4/4 4,966,000 THE JAY LENO SHOW

10:30 ABC 4.7/8 2.3/7 6,588,000 IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH ROBIN ROBERTS
10:30 CBS 8.6/16 3.2/9 13,586,000 CSI: NY
10:30 NBC 3.2/6 1.4/4 4,684,000 THE JAY LENO SHOW

http://travisyanan.blogspot.com/

• 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/frm/f/63310451
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Weekly Nielsens
Network Averages
Week Ending November 1, 2009

Average rating, share and audience in each category

ADULTS 18-49
Fox 4.8/13, 6.3 million
ABC 2.7/8, 3.6 million
CBS 2.3/6, 3.1 million
NBC1.9/5, 2.4 million
CW 1.1/3, 1.4 million
Each rating point equals 1.32 million viewers

ADULTS 25-54
Fox 5.3/13, 6.6 million
ABC 3.3/8, 4.1 million
CBS 3.1/8, 3.9 million
NBC 2.2/5, 2.7 million
CW 1.0/2, 1.2 million
Each rating point equals 1.24 million viewers

TOTAL VIEWERS
Fox 5.0/13, 14.7 million
CBS 3.4/9, 9.8 million
ABC 3.2/8, 9.5 million
NBC 1.9/5, 5.6 million
CW 0.8/2, 2.2 million
Each rating point equals 2.92 million viewers

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

ADULTS 18-49
Fox 3.7/10, 4.9 million
CBS 3.2/9, 4.2 million
ABC 3.0/8, 4.0 million
NBC 2.6/8, 3.5 million
CW 1.2/3, 1.6 million
Each rating point equals 1.32 million viewers

ADULTS 25-54
CBS 4.2/10, 5.2 million
Fox 4.0/10, 5.0 million
ABC 3.6/9, 4.5 million
NBC 3.0/8, 3.8 million
CW 1.1/3, 1.4 million
Each rating point equals 1.24 million viewers

TOTAL VIEWERS
CBS 4.1/11, 12.1 million
ABC 3.4/9, 10.0 million
Fox 3.4/9, 10.0 million
NBC 2.6/7, 7.5 million
CW 0.9/2, 2.5 million
Each rating point equals 2.92 million viewers

• Source: NBC from Nielsen Media Research data
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Weekly Network Primetime Nielsens
Primetime Network Shows
Viewers 2+, Week Ending November 15, 2009
(Viewers In millions)

1. Sunday Night Football Patriots vs Colts NBC 22.392
2. NCIS CBS 20.962
3. Dancing With The Stars ABC 17.622
4. CSI CBS 17.380
5. CMA Awards (S) ABC 17.177
6. Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick NBC 17.015
7. NCIS: Los Angeles CBS 16.233
8. Dancing With The Stars Results ABC 16.231
9. The Mentalist CBS 16.169
10. Grey's Anatomy ABC 14.869
11. Desperate Housewives ABC 14.718
12. CSI: NY CBS 14.507
13. Two and a Half Men CBS 14.439
14. CSI: Miami CBS 14.382
15. The Good Wife CBS 13.352
16. House FOX 13.311
17. 60 Minutes CBS 13.077
18. Survivor: Samoa CBS 12.941
19. The Big Bang Theory CBS 12.795
20. Criminal Mionds CBS 12.769

• Source: CBS and Nielsen Media Research data
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Weekly Cable Nielsens
Prime-time Programs by Adults 18-49 (Live+SD)
Week Ending November 15, 2009
(In thousands)

1 SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 11,256
2 SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK NBC 7,834
3 GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM ABC 7,357
4 CMA AWARDS(S) ABC 6,945
5 HOUSE FOX 6,924
6 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ABC 6,590
7 OT, THE FOX 6,383
8 BIG BANG THEORY, THE CBS 6,146
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 5,999
10 NCIS CBS 5,727
11 SIMPSONS FOX 5,673
12 FAMILY GUY FOX 5,579
13 OFFICE NBC 5,475
14 CSI CBS 5,426
15 FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 NBC 5,410
16 CSI: MIAMI CBS 5,296
17 SURVIVOR: SAMOA CBS 5,203
18 PRIVATE PRACTICE ABC 5,083
19 V ABC 5,048
20 CSI: NY CBS 4,962
21 BIGGEST LOSER 8 NBC 4,949
22 NCIS: LOS ANGELES CBS 4,882
23 EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P ABC 4,852
24 MENTALIST, THE CBS 4,758
25 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER CBS 4,663

• Source: Nielsen Media Research data and TVByTheNumbers.com

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/11/18...t-charts/33957

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Weekly Cable Nielsens
Top 25 Shows (Live+SD)
By Total Viewers, Week Ending November 15, 2009
(Viewers in thousands)

1 NFL - STEELERS/BRONCOS ESPN MON 8:30 PM 16,002
2 ICARLY NICK SAT 8 PM 5,036
3 SUITE LIFE ON DECK DSNY FRI 8:30 PM 4,779
4 SPONGEBOB TRUTH OR SQUARE NICK SAT 9 AM 4,653
5 PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR NICK SAT 10 AM 4,494
6 ICARLY MOVIE: GO TO JAPAN NICK WED 5 PM 4,475
7 ICARLY NICK WED 6:30 PM 4,471
8 ICARLY MOVIE: SHELBY MARX NICK WED 7 PM 4,455
9 WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) USA MON 9 PM 4,433
10 MONK USA FRI 9 PM 4,387
11 WHITE COLLAR USA FRI 10 PM 4,278
12 SPONGEBOB NICK SUN 9:30 AM 4,278
13 PHINEAS AND FERB DSNY FRI 9 PM 4,129
14 ICARLY NICK SAT 7:30 PM 4,084
15 WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) USA MON 10 PM 4,064
16 NCIS USA WED 8 PM 4,058
17 SPORTSCENTER: L ESPN MON 11:41 PM 4,011
18 SPONGEBOB NICK SUN 9 AM 3,989
19 SPONGEBOB NICK SUN 12 PM 3,983
20 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXNC TUE 8 PM 3,938
21 PHINEAS AND FERB DSNY FRI 9:30 PM 3,926
22 NFL REGULAR SEASON GAME (BEARS/49ERS) NFLN THU 8:21 PM 3,899
23 SPONGEBOB NICK FRI 7:30 PM 3,870
24 PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR NICK SUN 10 AM 3,831
25 SPONGEBOB TRUTH OR SQUARE NICK WED 1 PM 3,815

•Source: TVByTheNumbers.com and Nielsen Media Research data
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Weekly Cable Nielsens
Prime-time Viewers (Live+SD)
Week Ending November 15, 2009
(In thousands)

1. ESPN 3,666
2. USA 2,971
3. DSNY 2,256
4. FOXN 2,236
5. TBSC 2,023
6. NAN 1,896
7. TNT 1,796
8. TOON 1,529
9. A&E 1,460
10. FX 1,351
11. SYFY 1,316
12. ESP2 1,306
13. SPK 1,246
14. HIST 1,212
15. HGTV 1,188
16. TRU 1,165
17. DISC 1,129
18. FOOD 1,088
19. AMC 1,079
20. FAM 1,060
21. TLC 981
22. HALL 924
23. LIFE 913
24. LMN 907
25. CMDY 847

• Source: TVByTheNumbers.com and Nielsen Media Research data
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Weekly Cable Nielsens
Prime-time 18-49 Demo Viewers (Live+SD)
Week Ending November 15, 2009
(In thousands)

1. ESPN 1,876
2. USA 1,236
3. TBSC 1,135
4. TNT 897
5. FX 859
6. SPK 778
7. A&E 652
8. SYFY 639
9. DISC 617
10. TRU 573
11. FOOD 547
12. AMC 535
13. ESP2 530
14. CMDY 529
15. HIST 528
16. NAN 501
17. BRAV 493
18. TLC 474
19. DSNY 459
20. HGTV 446
21. MTV 441
22. LIFE 437
23. FAM 435
24. BET 423
25. EN 400

• Source: TVByTheNumbers.com and Nielsen Media Research data
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Weekly Cable Nielsens
Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD)
Week Ending November 15, 2009
(In thousands)

1. NICK 2,485
2. DSNY 1,589
3. NAN 1,543
4. USA 1,468
5. ESPN 1,316
6. FOXN 1,279
7. TNT 1,194
8. TOON 1,136
9. ADSM 1,136
10. TBSC 966
11. A&E 821
12. FOOD 731
13. TRU 731
14. HIST 700
15. LIFE 674
16. HGTV 666
17. FX 663
18. SPK 661
19. AMC 660
20. DISC 640
21. FAM 618
22. NKJR 616
23. SYFY 568
24. HALL 555
25. CNN 551

• Source: TVByTheNumbers.com and Nielsen Media Research data

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(Updated November 6 , 2009)
2009 TV schedule:
New and returning-show premieres

Compiled by Maria Elena Fernandez, Los Angeles Times staff writer, in the “Show Tracker” blog

Here's the lineup. (New shows are in bold, all times are ET/PT)

Saturday, Nov. 7
The Wanda Sykes Show, 11 p.m. (Fox)

Monday, Nov. 9
Lopez Tonight (Mon.-Thurs.), 11 pm (TBS)

Friday, Nov. 13
The Very Funny Show (by Tim Meadows), 11:30 p.m. (TBS)

Monday, Dec. 7
The Closer, 9 p.m. (TNT)
Men of a Certain Age, 10 p.m. (TNT)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/show...eres.html#more

Prime-Time Premiere/Return Dates By Network
(New shows in RED)

ABC

CBS

CW

Fox
The Wanda Sykes Show Saturday, Nov. 7, 11

NBC
Parenthood, midseason

Cable's Original Returning Series
Compiled by Leslie Jaye Goff -- Multichannel News

A&E Network
Intervention Nov. 30
Paranormal State Dec. 7
Paranormal Cops Dec. 7
Dog the Bounty Hunter Dec. 16

ABC FAMILY

ADULT SWIM

ANIMAL PLANET

BIO
I Survived… Dec. 4

BRAVO

CARTOON NETWORK

COMEDY CENTRAL

DISCOVERY HEALTH
Mystery Diagnosis Nov. 16

DIY NETWORK
Cool Tools Nov. 26

E!

ESPN

FINE LIVING

FOOD NETWORK

FUEL TV
Drive Thru Australia Nov.. 15
The Standard Snowboard Show Nov. 17

G4

GSN

HGTV

LIFETIME

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL

OXYGEN

PLANET GREEN

SCIENCE CHANNEL

SHOWTIME

SPIKE TV
MANswers Dec. 9
1000 Ways to Die Dec. 9

STARZ

STYLE NETWORK

SUNDANCE CHANNEL
Shameless Nov. 27
Spectacle: Elvis Costello With … Dec. 9

TEENNICK

TNT
The Closer Dec. 7

TRUTV

VERSUS

WE TV

http://www.multichannel.com/article/...ing_Series.php

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(Last update: October 9, 2009)
The 2009-2010 Season
Network Primetime Schedules

TV Guide's Schedule Grid is here:

http://www.tvguide.com/special/fall-...-schedule.aspx

ABC

MONDAY:
8 "Dancing with the Stars" (two-hours)
10 "Castle"

TUESDAY:
8 "Shark Tank"
9 "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show"
10 "The Forgotten"

WEDNESDAY:
8 "Hank"
8:30 "The Middle"
9 "Modern Family"
9:30 "Cougar Town"
10 "Eastwick"

THURSDAY:
8 "Flash Forward"
9 "Grey's Anatomy"
10 "Private Practice"

FRIDAY:
8 "Supernanny"
9 "Ugly Betty" (new night)
10 "20/20"

SATURDAY:
8 "Saturday Night College Football"

SUNDAY:
7 "America's Funniest Home Videos"
8 "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
9 "Desperate Housewives"
10 "Brothers & Sisters"

CBS

MONDAY:
8 "How I Met Your Mother"
8:30 "Accidentally on Purpose" (new comedy)
9 "Two and a Half Men"
9:30 "The Big Bang Theory"
10 "CSI: Miami"

TUESDAY:
8 "NCIS"
9 "NCIS: Los Angeles"
10 "The Good Wife" (new drama)

WEDNESDAY:
8 "The New Adventures of Old Christine"
8:30 "Gary Unmarried"
9 "Criminal Minds"
10 "CSI: NY"

THURSDAY:
8 "Survivor"
9 "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
10 "The Mentalist"

FRIDAY:
8 "Ghost Whisperer"
9 "Medium" (new network and time)
10 "Numbers"

SATURDAY:
8 Drama repeats
9 Drama repeats
10 "48 Hours Investigations"

SUNDAY:
7 "60 Minutes"
8 "The Amazing Race"
9 "Three Rivers" (new drama)
10 "Cold Case"

Fox
FALL

MONDAY
8 House
9 Lie To Me

TUESDAY
8So You Think You Can Dance Performance Show

WEDNESDAY
8 So You Think You Can Dance Results Show
9 Glee

THURSDAY
8 Bones
9 Fringe

FRIDAY
8 Brothers
8:30 ‘Til Death
9 Dollhouse

SATURDAY
8 Cops
8:30 Cops
9 America's Most Wanted
11 The Wanda Sykes Show (working title)
12 midnight Animation Encores

SUNDAY
7 The OT (NFL post-game)
8 The Simpsons
8:30 The Cleveland Show
9 Family Guy
9:30 American Dad

Fox
MIDSEASON

MONDAY
8 House
9 24

TUESDAY
8 American Idol Performance Show
9 Past Life

WEDNESDAY
8 American Idol Results Show
9 Human Target (January) / Glee (spring)

THURSDAY
8 Bones
9 Fringe

FRIDAY
8 Brothers
8:30 ‘Til Death
9 Dollhouse

SATURDAY
8 Cops
8:30 Cops
9 America's Most Wanted
11 The Wanda Sykes Show (working title)
12 midnight Animation Encores

SUNDAY
7 Animation Encores
7:30 American Dad
8 The Simpsons
8:30 Sons of Tucson
9 Family Guy
9:30 The Cleveland Show

NBC

FALL:

MONDAY:
8: "Heroes"
9: "Trauma" (new drama)
10: "Jay Leno"

TUESDAY:
8: "The Biggest Loser"
10: "Jay Leno"

WEDNESDAY:
8: "Parenthood" (new drama)
9: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
10: "Jay Leno"

THURSDAY:
8: "Community" (new series)
8:30: "Parks and Recreation"
9: "The Office"
9:30: "30 Rock"
10: "Jay Leno"

FRIDAY:
8: "Law & Order"
9: "Dateline: NBC"
10: "Jay Leno"

SATURDAY:
8: "Dateline NBC"
9: "Trauma" repeats;
10: "Law & Order: SVU" repeats

SUNDAY:
7: "Football Night in America"
8:20: "Sunday Night Football"

NBC
MIDSEASON:


MONDAY:
8: "Chuck"
9: "Day One" (new drama)
10: "Jay Leno"

TUESDAY:
8: "The Biggest Loser"
9:30: "100 Questions" (new comedy)
10: "Jay Leno"

WEDNESDAY:
8: "Mercy" (new drama)
9: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
10: "Jay Leno"

THURSDAY:
8: "Community" (new series)
8:30: Parks and Recreation"
9: "The Office"
9:30: "30 Rock";
10: "Jay Leno"

FRIDAY:
8: "Law & Order"
9: "Dateline: NBC"
10: "Jay Leno"

SATURDAY:
8: "Dateline NBC"
9: "Southland" repeats
10: "Law & Order: SVU" repeats

SUNDAY:
7: "Dateline NBC"
8: "The Marriage Ref" (new reality)
9: "Celebrity Apprentice"

CW

MONDAY:
8: Gossip Girl
9: One Tree Hill

TUESDAY:
8: 90210
9: Melrose Place (new drama)

WEDNESDAY:
8: America's Next Top Model
9: The Beautiful Life

THURSDAY:
8: Vampire Diaries (new drama);
9: Supernatural"

FRIDAY:
8: "Smallville";
9: America's Next Top Model" (repeats)

MNTV

MONDAY:
8: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R)
9: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R)

TUESDAY:
8: Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? (R)
8:30 Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? (R)
9: Deal or No Deal (R)
9:30 Deal or No Deal (R)

WEDNESDAY:
8: The Unit (R)
9: The Unit (R)

THURSDAY:
8: Movies (two hours)

FRIDAY:
8: WWE Friday Night Smackdown! (two hours)

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Some Favorite Links
(Updated July 27, 2009 with Twitter accounts)

Aside from the very helpful general links listed in the next 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 August 25th, 2009

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:(3 hours) Brothers & Sisters, 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 or satellite. I just hope you are as happy with your own provider.
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What’s on 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 July, 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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Updated DirecTV HD Locals Availability:
http://www.dbstalk.com/hr20/html/DTV_HDLIL_DMA.html
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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.

[fredfa]

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.)