Tag: television
member name: Alan Waldman
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October 10, 2006 01:11 PM EDT --
So far this new season, ABC has one hit and five flops. Ugly Betty is doing very well, but Help Me Help You, The Nine, Six Degrees, Men in Trees and Brothers & Sisters are all doing poorly and . . .
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September 27, 2006 12:43 PM EDT --
If you get cable and missed Meerkat Manor, you get a second chance this Friday and season two of this delightful, highly compelling series returns. It is not for young children, as some of the lovable . . .
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September 28, 2006 01:01 PM EDT --
I just started a free daily subscription to Mediaweek's newsletter The Programming Insider, which gives detailed ratings for the previous night's shows. I don't know if any of you are interested . . .
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September 08, 2006 01:29 PM EDT --
The Wire begins its fourth season this Sunday evening on HBO (with repeat episodes every weeknight on one HBO channel or another). I have told you this is the best-written TV series of the past decade. . . .
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September 27, 2006 12:27 PM EDT --
The dozen TV shows I find most exciting and intelligently written all did well in the first week of the season, with each drawing 11 million to 22 million viewers and ranking in the top 35 shows (of 142), . . .
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October 04, 2006 12:47 PM EDT --
Excerpted from Nielsen Media Research:
New Program Results
WINNERS:
-Ugly Betty (ABC, Thurs. 8 p.m.) - premiere
Viewers: 16.32 million (#9 overall), A18-49: 5.0/14 (#15t)
-Shark (CBS, Thurs. 10 p.m.) . . .
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October 11, 2006 12:59 PM EDT --
Nielsen's top 30 shows for the week of Oct 2-8 (total viewers; my favorites in bold):
Grey's Anatomy (ABC: 22.80 million), CSI (CBS: 21.51), Desperate Housewives (ABC: 20.96), Lost (ABC, season . . .
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September 13, 2006 03:12 PM EDT --
Excerpted from� TV Week September 12, 2006 article HBO Renews, Cancels Low-Rated 'The Wire,' By James Hibberd
With critical acclaim for "The Wire" at a fever pitch, HBO has renewed—and . . .
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October 12, 2006 02:03 PM EDT --
According to Mediaweek's newsletter The Programming Insider, which I receive each morning, NBC's new comedies 30 Rock and 20 Good Years did poorly in their debuts last night (10/11)--with the former . . .
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September 13, 2006 03:23 PM EDT --
This is a long excerpt from an interview with Ed Burns on HBO.com.
Writer and Producer Ed Burns talks to HBO about being a teacher in Baltimore's inner city and how that experience is informing . . .
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September 13, 2006 03:35 PM EDT --
One of the most critically acclaimed programs on air, the Peabody Award-winning drama series 'The Wire' continues to challenge viewers with a "cop show" unlike anything on television. . . .
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September 13, 2006 01:20 PM EDT --
Anyone interested in good TV or the 2006 Dallas Cowboys is very welcome to join either or both of my two new Gather groups: HBO's THE WIRE and other great TV series and The 2006-2007 Dallas Cowboys, I . . .
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August 15, 2006 12:42 PM EDT --
When the Dr. Phil show was announced, I did an article about it for a trade publication. . . .
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October 03, 2006 01:13 PM EDT --
The novelty value may have worn off for Aaron Sorkin's great new NBC Monday night series, Studio 60. After drawing about 13million viewers in its opening week (and 11 million in its second outing), . . .
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October 26, 2006 01:35 PM EDT --
Nielsen Media Reports for week of 10/16-10/22:
TOP 30 RATED PROGRAMS OF THE WEEK
R = repeat
-Total Viewers:
Grey's Anatomy (ABC: 22.05 million), Dancing With the Stars (ABC: 21.25), CSI (CBS: 20.49), . . .
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January 26, 2006 02:37 PM EST --
TV Was Great, But Studio Flix Sucked; Good Indies and Foreign
Fare Made the Year Bearable
In 2005, the movie pickings were slim. As is the case every year, at least half of the best films were . . .
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