Entries Categorized as 'CBS'


Friday Premieres: CBS Bites the Competition

Date September 30, 2007

A night of new drama guaranteed CBS the top spot on Friday, averaging a 5.8 rating/11 share for the night, just ahead of NBC’s 5.6/10. ABC came in a distant third with a 3.8/7, followed by The CWs 2.9/5 and FOXs 2.4/5.
CBS also won the 18-to-49 demo race with a 2.4/8, followed by NBCs 2.2/7, […]

Thursday Premieres: CSI Trumps Greys Anatomy, CBS Wins

Date September 30, 2007

The resolution of a CSI cliffhanger propelled CBS to a ratings win Thursday, beating out Greys Anatomy and ABC.
For the night, CBS averaged an 11.3 rating/18 share to top ABC’s 9.4/15 (the two were separate by about 4 million viewers). NBC came in third with a 5.7/9. FOX, 4.2/7, finished fourth, while The CW drew […]

Wednesday Premieres: Solid Numbers for Bionic Woman, Private Practice

Date September 30, 2007

ABC won Wednesday’s ratings title, while Private Practice and NBCs Bionic Woman kicked off what could be a very competitive battle with strong premieres.
For the night, ABC averaged a 9.4 rating/15 share, topping second-place CBS, 7.0/11, by a comfortable margin. NBC was close behind in third at 6.8/11. FOX, 3.8/6, finished fourth, and The CW […]

Tuesday Premieres: Fox Leads the Demo, ABC Takes the Overall Ratings

Date September 30, 2007

Returning shows dominated the ratings landscape again Tuesday, with ABC and FOX riding their big guns to a share of the night’s ratings title.
ABC led the overall ratings with a 9.5 rating/15 share. FOX took second for the night with an 8.0/12, beating out CBS 7.6/12. NBC finished fourth at 5.5/9, and The CW trailed […]

ABC Tops Monday Premiere Week in Ratings

Date September 26, 2007

After a near-summerlong hiatus from the top of the ratings heap, ABC waltzed back to the lead with the return of *Dancing With the Stars,* while NBC’s *Heroes* came back to win in adults 18-49.

The ratings winners of the night were ABCs lineup and NBCs *Heroes,* but the same could not be said for the […]

Kid Nation Buzz, Worth It All?

Date September 23, 2007

THAT old adage about any publicity being good publicity is being sorely tested by reality televisions latest format, Kid Nation.
Before its premiere on CBS on Wednesday night, Kid Nation was already suspected of breaching child labour laws and rules for children’s safety and welfare.
That was before the Washington Posts Howard Kurtz unloaded with his assessment […]

New Fall TV on CBS: Moonlight

Date September 18, 2007

Mick St. John is a captivating, charming and immortal private investigator from Los Angeles, who defies the traditional blood-sucking norms of his vampire tendencies by using his wit and powerful supernatural abilities to help the living. In a life-altering twist of fate, Mick was ‘bitten’ 60 years ago by his new bride, the seductive Coraline. […]

New Fall TV on CBS: Viva Laughlin

Date September 18, 2007

VIVA LAUGHLIN is a mystery drama with music about eternal optimist and freewheeling businessman Ripley Holden (Lloyd Owen), whose sole ambition is to run a casino in Laughlin, Nevada. Occasionally using upbeat contemporary songs to accentuate the drama and humor and to advance the story, the series is based on the hit BBC show ‘Viva […]

New Fall TV on CBS: Cane

Date September 18, 2007

CANE is an epic drama about the external rivalries and internal power struggles of a large Cuban-American family that owns a rum and sugar empire in South Florida. When the family patriarch, Pancho, is offered a lucrative but questionable deal by his bitter adversaries, the Samuels, to purchase thousands of acres of sugar fields, he’s […]

New Fall TV on CBS: The Big Bang Theory

Date September 18, 2007

About the Show
Meet two brainiacs with a lot to learn. Leonard and Sheldon can tell their quarks from their quantum physics, but have no clue how women add up. Leave it to their pretty new neighbor, just off a messy breakup, to teach them a thing or two.

CBS ‘Kid Nation’ Reality Show Hounded by Controversies

Date September 18, 2007

CBS Says No Laws Broken Over Kids’ Reality Show
The ads promoting “Kid Nation,” a reality show coming to CBS, extol the incredible experience of a group of 40 children, ages 8 to 15, who built a sort of idealistic society in a New Mexico ghost town, free of adults.

Meet Your ‘Survivor: China’ Castaways

Date September 18, 2007

A grave digger, a Christian talk radio host, a chicken farmer and a WWE wrestler lead the newly announced castaways for CBS’ “Survivor: China.”

Mantegna’s a New ‘Criminal Mind’

Date September 17, 2007

‘Criminal Minds’, the crime drama based on the work of psychological profilers, has a new star following the sudden departure of Mandy Patinkin.
Veteran Joe Mategna, who is best known to TV viewers for his role as a cop in ‘Joan of Arcadia’, will join the series although details of his character and date of […]

The Power of 10 at CBS

Date September 17, 2007

There’s this new show over at CBS entitled Power of 10, hosted by Drew Carey. And during its first outing on primetime network television, it dished out a cool $1,000,00 to this 19-year old. How generous is that?

Drew Carey to Slim Down for Price is Right Gig

Date September 17, 2007

The Price is Right but the scale is wrong for Drew Carey. According to an insider cited by In Touch Weekly, now that Drew is officially taking over for the recently retired Bob Barker as host of the popular game show, he’s vowing to lose 25 pounds before his debut in the fall.
 Drew Carey […]