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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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For all their vaunted knowledge, there will forever be those doctors completely unschooled in matters of the heart. Or at least that is how the medical profession works on television.

To no ones surprise, the lovelorn-medic theme fuels the Greys Anatomy spinoff Private Practice (Wednesdays on ABC, at 9 p.m.), which introduces viewers to a brand-new […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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After creating The O.C., Josh Schwartz wanted to get a little bigger with his next show. It could still be angsty, but it had to have some kick ass action too. This fall show Chuck is his answer. The story of a nerdy computer gamer who stumbles onto classified information and has to fight off superspies, […]

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‘BIONIC WOMAN’ - Struggling as a bartender and surrogate mom to her teenage sister, Jaime Sommers (Michelle Ryan, ‘EastEnders’) didn’t think life could get much harder. But when a devastating car accident leaves her at death’s door, Jaime’s only hope for survival is a cutting-edge, top-secret technology that comes at a hefty price. With a […]

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‘CHUCK’ - From executive producer, Josh Schwartz (’The O.C.’) and executive producer-director McG (’Charlie’s Angels,’ ‘We Are Marshall’) comes a one-hour, comedic spy thriller about Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi, ‘Less Than Perfect’) - a computer geek who is catapulted into a new career as the government’s most vital secret agent.

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‘LIPSTICK JUNGLE’ - Based on the best-selling novel by Candace Bushnell (’Sex and the City’), this fun dramedy follows three high-powered friends as they weather the ups and downs of lives lived at the top of their game. Nico (Kim Raver, ‘24′), editor-in-chief of a hot fashion magazine, wants to replace her boss as CEO. […]

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‘LIFE’ — From Rand Ravich and Far Shariat, the executive producers of the feature film ‘The Astronaut’s Wife,’ and David Semel, who directed the pilot of NBC’s ‘Heroes,’

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‘JOURNEYMAN’ — From Emmy Award-winning writer-producer Kevin Falls (’The West Wing’) and Emmy Award-winning director-producer Alex Graves (’The West Wing’), ‘Journeyman’ is a romantic mystery-drama about Dan Vasser (Kevin McKidd, ‘Rome’), a San Francisco newspaper reporter and family man who inexplicably begins to travel through time and change people’s lives.
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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. […]

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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 […]

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