Entries Categorized as 'NBC'


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 […]

Something About Chuck

Date September 21, 2007

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, […]

Mohinder Soresh on Heroes

Date September 21, 2007

Heroes is a superhero show, but even the intellectual Mohinder Soresh got in on some of the action. With the added responsibilities of protecting Molly Walker, Sendhil Ramamurthy has an all new side of Mohinder to play this year.

-As far as my character goes, he’s grown a really big set of balls,- said Ramamurthy. -It […]

New Fall TV on NBC: Bionic Woman

Date September 18, 2007

‘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 […]

New Fall TV on NBC: Chuck

Date September 18, 2007

‘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.

New Fall TV on NBC: Lipstick Jungle

Date September 18, 2007

‘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. […]

New Fall TV on NBC: Life

Date September 18, 2007

‘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,’

New Fall TV on NBC: Journeyman

Date September 18, 2007

‘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.
Full Trailer After the Jump […]

What to Expect in Heroes Season 2?

Date September 18, 2007

The season premiere and the episode following will introduce a lot of new recurring characters and regulars. Here is, in point form, the casting spoilers that was gathered about episodes 2.01 and 2.02 of Season 2 of Heroes:

America’s Got Talent Finals: Julienne Irwin

Date September 18, 2007

Judges’ Choice: “What Hurts the Most.” The judges wanted to challenge her with a contemporary song, and she really did quite as well with it as she’s done with the classic country songs in week’s past. However, I still think she has problems with the lower notes.

America’s Got Talent Finals: Terry Fator

Date September 18, 2007

Judges’ Choice: “Friends in Low Places.” Their reasoning: Terry’s got to know country music before he can win. So Terry brought out “Walter T. Airedale,” a sort of cowboy Howdy Doody, to sing as Garth Brooks.