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ABC Fall primetime lineup

Bill Sullivan — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:32:43 +0000

ABC has announced its primetime lineup for the Fall 2009 season. The schedule includes three new dramas and four comedies. Lost returns in 2010 for its final season.

All times are Eastern.

MONDAY: 8 p.m. Dancing With the Stars; 10 p.m. Castle

TUESDAY: 8 p.m. Shark Tank; 9 p.m. Dancing With the Stars the Results Show; 10 p.m. The Forgotten

WEDNESDAY: 8 p.m. Hank; 8:30 p.m. The Middle; 9 p.m. Modern Family; 9:30 p.m. Cougar Town; 10 p.m. Eastwick

THURSDAY: 8 p.m. Flash Forward; 9 p.m. Grey’s Anatomy; 10 p.m. Private Practice

FRIDAY: 8 p.m. Supernanny; 9 p.m. Ugly Betty; 10 p.m. 20/20

SATURDAY: 8 p.m. Saturday Night College Football

SUNDAY: 7 p.m. America’s Funniest Home Videos; 8 p.m. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition; 9 p.m. Desperate Housewives; 10 p.m. Brothers & Sisters

Notes: The Bachelor will air Monday nights from 8-10 p.m. following the run of Dancing With the Stars. Scrubs and Better Off Ted will air at 9 and 9:30 p.m., respectively, following the run of Dancing with the Stars The Results Show.

Best TV Pilots

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:30:54 +0000

How you debut isn’t everything, but first impressions do count. TV Guide recently put together its list of the 10 Best TV Pilots ever, looking back at how some successful (and, in some cases, not quite so successful) series got started.

Here’s the list:

1. Lost (2004)

2. 24 (2001)

3. The Shield (2002)

4. The Sopranos (1999)

5. 30 Rock (2006)

6. Football Wives (2007)

7. Desperate Housewives (2004)

8. Saturday Night Live (1975)

9. ER (1994)

10. Alias (2001)

To read all about the original picks, and get a different take, visit Time magazine.

Prime Time’s Top-Earning Women

Cyndi Hughes — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:50:21 +0000

Forbes just released its new list of the women who rule prime-time television, earnings wise. The list is ranked by estimated revenue from production, movie, endorsement and fashion ventures, in addition to TV work, between June 1, 2007, and June 1, 2008. Here are the top eight:

1. Tyra Banks, The Tyra Banks Show and America’s Next Top Model, $23 million

2. Heidi Klum, Project Runway, $14 million

3. Katherine Heigl, Grey’s Anatomy, $13 million

4. Eva Longoria Parker, Desperate Housewives, $9 million

5. Maura Tierney, ER, $7.5 million

6. Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, $6.5 million

7. Marg Helgenberger, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, $6 million

8. Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ghost Whisperer, $5 million

Check out the slideshow of the complete list at Forbes. along with a video.

Top-Rated TV Shows 2008

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:19:29 +0000

The demise of reality television has been predicted for years now, but the American public still can’t seem to get enough of wannabe dancers and tone-deaf singers. Overall numbers may be fading ever-so-slightly, but there’s no denying that Amercan Idol and Dancing with the Stars remain powerful draws with viewers and lucrative properties for their networks.

Of the Top 10-rated programs in the 2007-08 season, six of those slots are occupied by manifestations of either Idol or Dancing. Meanwhile, the sitcom — long a staple of network programming — has all but disappeared from the face of the Nielsen ratings, with Two and a Half Men carrying the banner at No. 17 overall.

Here’s a look at the Top 10, with network and average weekly viewership in millions:

1. American Idol , Tuesdays, Fox: 28.75.

2. American Idol, Wednesdays, Fox: 27.78

3. Dancing with the Stars, Mondays, ABC: 21.67.

4. Dancing with the Stars, ABC, 19.58.

5. Dancing with the Stars, Tuesdays results show, ABC: 19.56

6. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 18.21

7. Dancing with the Stars, results shows, ABC: 18.03

8. House, Fox: 17.64

9. CSI, CBS: 16.89

10. Grey’s Anatomy, ABC: 15.62

Source: New York Times