There is no better way to make a character a thousand times more likable than to send them to the dark place. Exhibit A: Annie Wilson. Last year she was the worst combination possible of sunny and whiny. This season, she's 100-percent emo, having suddenly gone through enough stuff to make even Shenae Grimes' onetime Degrassi character cringe. (And those Degrassi kids go through a lot.) Somehow I feel so sorry for Annie that she didn't get to have sex with hot hot Liam -- what with taking the blame from jealous Naomi, she ought to have at least gotten to touch his pecs -- that I don't mind at all that she killed a dude in a hit and run on Mulholland that she's yet to be blamed for. Heck, I feel sorry for her for that, too. Circumstances really piled onto our anti-heroine this week, though she...
- 9/16/2009
- by Jennifer Armstrong
- EW.com - PopWatch
The final episode of Alan Carr: Chatty Man pulled in 1.26m (6.5%) during the 10pm hour for Channel 4 last night, according to the latest ratings figures. Previously, the 10-part series opened to 1.92m (11.5%) on Sunday, June 14, while last week's episode managed 1.69m (9.2%). Earlier on Channel 4, Celebrity Wife Swap had 1.91m (8.8%) at 8pm, then 1.88m (8%) stayed with the channel for the Big Brother highlights show. The second episode of BBC One's Jam & Jerusalem, which stars Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, logged 3.45m (15.8%) during the 8pm hour. The audience then rose to 5.29m (22.5%) for Rivers With Griff Rhys Jones at 9pm. BBC Two's (more)...
- 8/17/2009
- by By Dan French
- Digital Spy
Last week, the All-Star Game knocked America's Got Talent out of the usual top two spots it occupies in the weekly ratings race, but for the latest seven-day period -- ending July 26 -- NBC's talentfest was (surprise!) back on top. The show grabbed 13.7 million and 11.3 million for its Tuesday and Wednesday episodes, respectively. Oddly, the much-hyped Susan Boyle interview included in Wednesday's show didn't lift that episode enough to land at No. 1 over the Tuesday episode, but maybe viewers are just tired of her? The rest of last week's Top 10, however, was filled with repeats -- all on CBS, natch -- except for the Thursday edition of Fox's So You Think You Can Dance (No. 8), which drew 8.4 million viewers, and ABC's The Bachelorette (No. 10), which grabbed 8.0 million. Dance was up over its recent average, likely because of the appearance that Katie Holmes made where she sang and danced to "Get...
- 7/29/2009
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW - Inside Movies
Last week, the All-Star Game knocked America’s Got Talent out of the usual top two spots it occupies in the weekly ratings race, but for the latest seven-day period — ending July 26 — NBC’s talentfest was (surprise!) back on top. The show grabbed 13.7 million and 11.3 million for its Tuesday and Wednesday episodes, respectively. Oddly, the much-hyped Susan Boyle interview included in Wednesday’s show didn’t lift that episode enough to land at No. 1 over the Tuesday episode, but maybe viewers are just tired of her?
The rest of last week’s Top 10, however, was filled with repeats — all on CBS, natch — except for the Thursday edition of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance (No. 8), which drew 8.4 million viewers, and ABC’s The Bachelorette (No. 10), which grabbed 8.0 million. Dance was up over its recent average, likely because of the appearance that Katie Holmes made where she sang and...
The rest of last week’s Top 10, however, was filled with repeats — all on CBS, natch — except for the Thursday edition of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance (No. 8), which drew 8.4 million viewers, and ABC’s The Bachelorette (No. 10), which grabbed 8.0 million. Dance was up over its recent average, likely because of the appearance that Katie Holmes made where she sang and...
- 7/29/2009
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW - Inside Movies
Harper's Island</i>" style="margin:0 5px 5px" />Some recent ratings highlights:
Friday
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader schooled 5.7 million total viewers, a 33 percent surge from its season opener. Lead-out Mental (3.68 mil), in turn, enjoyed a 250K bump.
Saturday
Harper's Island sewed up 13 episodes of slicing and dicing before an audience of 3.84 mil, up 8 percent from its last outing. Elsewhere, Kings (1.64 mil) gained 340 thou and Eli Stone signed off for good with 2.76 mil.
Sunday
Big Brother 11's first Sunday airing drew 6.76 million viewers, making it the night's second most-watched program (behind 60 Minutes, 7.9 mil). NBC's Merlin (3.65 mil) saw 15 percent of its audience magically disappear. The Peacock's Meteor premiered to 5.04 mil, but really — Marla Sokoloff versus Armageddon?
Lifetime's Drop Dread Diva weighed in with a premiere audience of 2.8 mil and the cabler's best delivery of women 18-49 since Army Wives' June 2007 arrival.
Crave scoop on your favorite TV shows, from this...
Friday
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader schooled 5.7 million total viewers, a 33 percent surge from its season opener. Lead-out Mental (3.68 mil), in turn, enjoyed a 250K bump.
Saturday
Harper's Island sewed up 13 episodes of slicing and dicing before an audience of 3.84 mil, up 8 percent from its last outing. Elsewhere, Kings (1.64 mil) gained 340 thou and Eli Stone signed off for good with 2.76 mil.
Sunday
Big Brother 11's first Sunday airing drew 6.76 million viewers, making it the night's second most-watched program (behind 60 Minutes, 7.9 mil). NBC's Merlin (3.65 mil) saw 15 percent of its audience magically disappear. The Peacock's Meteor premiered to 5.04 mil, but really — Marla Sokoloff versus Armageddon?
Lifetime's Drop Dread Diva weighed in with a premiere audience of 2.8 mil and the cabler's best delivery of women 18-49 since Army Wives' June 2007 arrival.
Crave scoop on your favorite TV shows, from this...
- 7/13/2009
- by Matt Mitovich
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Last night's episode of Torchwood held a strong audience for BBC One, according to the latest viewing figures. The third instalment of the five part series pulled in an impressive 5.87m (27.1%), making it the most-watched show during the 9pm hour. The audience figures are up slightly from yesterday's performance and remained fairly even with Monday's premiere. Its nearest rival, ITV1's Trial & Retribution repeat, put in 3.37m (15.6%), while new BBC Two comedy Taking The Flak, about a group of BBC journalists covering an African war, was seen by 1.21m (5.6%). Channel 4's Big Brother highlights show managed 2.03m (9.3%), the highest midweek audience figure since the Wednesday, June 10 show, which logged 2.14m (12.3%) during the 10pm hour. Five's Jodie Foster film, Panic Room, averaged 960k (5%) between 9.15pm and (more)...
- 7/9/2009
- by By Dan French
- Digital Spy
Source: CBS
Another Doctor in the house! Michele Noonan has her Ph. D in Neuroscience. She hopes that her training will help her to be able to read who is lying and who is telling the truth. She says, “I used to get beat up in school for being too smart and is now ready to get revenge for all the smart kids.” Her strategy is to keep under the radar by winning but not dominating challenges. She’s a former bang geek, (Whoohoo! I love her already!!) married, and resides in Pasedena, California. Michele is 27 years old. She too will have an in-house birthday: June 16, 1982.
Here are Michele’s personal Facebook page and MySpace pages.
Another Doctor in the house! Michele Noonan has her Ph. D in Neuroscience. She hopes that her training will help her to be able to read who is lying and who is telling the truth. She says, “I used to get beat up in school for being too smart and is now ready to get revenge for all the smart kids.” Her strategy is to keep under the radar by winning but not dominating challenges. She’s a former bang geek, (Whoohoo! I love her already!!) married, and resides in Pasedena, California. Michele is 27 years old. She too will have an in-house birthday: June 16, 1982.
Here are Michele’s personal Facebook page and MySpace pages.
- 7/2/2009
- by Jessi W
- TVovermind.com
The people over at welovebigbrother.com who by the way were picked as one of the few media outlets for Big Brother 11 media day that took place on June 19,2009, put up some clips on their website of Big Brother media day. This is an event where select people from the media get to go in and test out the house for about 12 to 15 hours,and go through various events that the actual Big Brother contestants will be going through.
- 6/29/2009
- by Andre@ontheflix
- OnTheFlix
The people over at welovebigbrother.com who by the way were picked as one of the few media outlets for Big Brother 11 media day that took place on June 19,2009, put up some clips on their website of Big Brother media day. This is an event where select people from the media get to go in and test out the house for about 12 to 15 hours,and go through various events that the actual Big Brother contestants will be going through.
- 6/29/2009
- by Andre@ontheflix
- OnTheFlix
Last night's Big Brother highlights show drew an average of 1.88m (11.5%) for Channel 4, early figures suggest. The programme, which featured a clip of Angel skinny dipping in the pool, is down around 1.15m on the equivalent show from last year. It drew 3.03m (17.5%) on June 18, 2008. Earlier on the channel, at 9pm, the final episode of Embarrassing Bodies pulled in 3.06m (14.1%). The second installment of BBC One's Occupation, starring James Nesbitt and Stephen Graham, managed 3.23m (14.9%), down 1.16m on the opening episode. BBC Two documentary The Price Of Life took 810k (3.7%), while Spain: Paradise Lost had 4.28m (19.8%) for ITV1, putting the channel in first place for the hour. Five's Clint Eastwood Western A Fistful Of Dollars averaged 1.58m (8.2%) between 9pm and 11.15pm. The Bill came (more)...
- 6/18/2009
- by By Dan French
- Digital Spy
Last night's Big Brother highlights show pulled in 1.99m (11.7%) for Channel 4, according to the latest viewing figures. The equivalent episode from the last series, which aired on Monday, June 16, 2008, was seen by 3.33m (18.8%), representing a decline of 40% year-on-year. The episode, in which Cairon and Halfwit learned that they face eviction on Friday, followed on from the 9pm screening of I'm Running Sainsbury's, which managed 1.46m (6.7%). Also at 9pm, BBC One's new James Nesbitt drama Occupation opened to 4.39m (20.1%), and the penultimate episode of CSI's ninth season had a respectable 2.78m (12.7%) for Five. Ladette To Lady took its lowest ratings for the series so far with 2.46m (11.2%) for ITV1, while the final installment of BBC Two's Mary, Queen Of Charity Shops attracted 2.4m (10.9%). Holby (more)...
- 6/17/2009
- by By Dan French
- Digital Spy
Psst. Hey, I’m talking to you. Yes you. The one who is pretending not to care that this season kicks off on July 9th at 8 pm Est. You know you love this show, so why not take the chance to participate in it?
CBS is offering fans a chance to ask houseguests questions in thier “You Ask, They Tell” interviews. Simply click here to respond to CBS’s thread before June 25th and you’re set!
CBS is offering fans a chance to ask houseguests questions in thier “You Ask, They Tell” interviews. Simply click here to respond to CBS’s thread before June 25th and you’re set!
- 6/16/2009
- by Jessi W
- TVovermind.com
Last night's Big Brother highlights show pulled in 1.85m (11.1%), according to early ratings figures. The equivalent episode from the last series, which aired on Monday, June 16, 2008, was seen by 2.73m (15.4%), representing a decline of 32.2% year-on-year. Last night's highlights episode, in which Charlie and Rodrigo shared a kiss, followed on from the 9pm screening of The World's Greatest Musical Prodigies, which grabbed a disappointing 810k (3.6%) for Channel 4 and finished last in its slot. Also at 9pm, New Tricks attracted 4.52m (20.2%) for BBC One, and ITV1's Rhys Jones - Caught In The Crossfire, the first interview with the 11-year-old shooting victim's parents, was seen by 3.09m (13.8%). A new series of BBC Two's The Supersizers Eat... - this week focusing on the '80s - put in 2.54m (11.4%), and 1.3m (5.8%) (more)...
- 6/16/2009
- by By Dan French
- Digital Spy
Big Brother finished last in its slot on Saturday night, according to early ratings figures. The latest update from the BB10 house managed just 1.18m (6%) in the 9pm hour. Although ratings for weekend editions of the show are generally lower, the figure is down around 35% on the equivalent episode last year, which managed 1.85m (8.9%) on June 14, 2008. Big Brother followed on from the second episode in the final season of ER, which registered a disappointing 520k (2.9%). Post-bb, a rerun of stand-up gig Alan Carr: Tooth Fairy Live improved ratings to 1.53m (9.3%). The most-watched programme of the evening on any channel was Michael McIntrye's Comedy Roadshow, seen by 4.66m (24.1%) on BBC One from 9.30pm. It followed on from Casualty, which had 4.6m (23.7%). Earlier, the eleventh episode of Robin Hood interested just 3.24m (21.1%) (more)...
- 6/15/2009
- by By Neil Wilkes
- Digital Spy
The first Big Brother eviction show drew an average of 1.69m (11%) for Channel 4 on Friday night, early figures suggest. The programme, which featured the eviction and interview of Sophia, is down around a million viewers on the equivalent eviction show from last year. It drew 2.87m (16.4%) on June 13, 2008. Earlier, in the 9pm hour, the latest highlights show put in a reasonable 2.66m (12.5%), with 104k (0.6%) on timeshift. E4's Big Brother's Big Mouth followed with 417k (4.4%) at 11.05pm. BBC One won the 9pm hour with 5.5m (25.6%) for Have I Got News For You and 3.58m (17.1%) for an Outnumbered repeat. Doc Martin took 3.59m (16.9%) for ITV1 and on Five, NCIS put in 1.57m (7.3%). BBC Two was last for the slot with My Life In Verse: Cerys Matthews, which managed 690k (3.2%). Gardeners' World Live delivered 1.89m (more)...
- 6/15/2009
- by By Neil Wilkes
- Digital Spy
Three couples engage in Edward Albee?s trademark humorously wry, visceral banter at a party where the hostess happens to be dying. At the end of the first act a patrician woman claiming to be the dying woman?s mother arrives with a companion. Complications ensue. This is ?The Lady from Dubuque,? presented by Muddy Waters Theatre Company, June 12-28 at the Kranzberg Art Center in the Big Brother Big Sisters Building in Grand Center.
- 5/25/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
London -- Endemol CEO Ynon Kreiz will deliver the keynote address at this year's Miptv market, pronouncing the forthcoming year to be the most challenging in a decade.
Kreiz, who took over as head of the private equity-backed producer of such shows as "Big Brother" and "Deal or No Deal" in June, will tell execs at the global content market, which runs March 30-April 3, that content creators will need to take "bold and innovative" steps in order to ride the downturn.
"Miptv is a pivotal event in the TV industry calendar, and 2009 is set to be the most challenging year our sector has faced in over a decade," Kreiz said.
His senior team -- including incoming chief commercial officer and former head of Disney's European distribution and channels business Tom Toumazis -- gets its feet under the table from Jan. 1.
Reed Midem's director of television Paul Johnson said the keynote...
Kreiz, who took over as head of the private equity-backed producer of such shows as "Big Brother" and "Deal or No Deal" in June, will tell execs at the global content market, which runs March 30-April 3, that content creators will need to take "bold and innovative" steps in order to ride the downturn.
"Miptv is a pivotal event in the TV industry calendar, and 2009 is set to be the most challenging year our sector has faced in over a decade," Kreiz said.
His senior team -- including incoming chief commercial officer and former head of Disney's European distribution and channels business Tom Toumazis -- gets its feet under the table from Jan. 1.
Reed Midem's director of television Paul Johnson said the keynote...
- 12/9/2008
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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