Published on Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 2:34am
‘I'm The Daddy Around Here!!’ Thursday Night Brings SURVIVOR 20.3!! Plus Hercules' Epic Ratings Digression!!
I am – Hercules!!
A couple of quick questions:
Have we seen Russell on the hunt for hidden immunity idols yet?
Didn’t “hero” Rupert introduce himself to America by stealing a bunch of his fellow contestants’ shoes? And is shoe-stealing appreciably more moral than Russell’s sock-burning if Mark Burnett orders tuba music played as Rupert steals those shoes?
Finally, I’d like to ask the show’s “heroes” to quit voting off all the hot girls already. Rest in Ponderosa, Sugar and Stephanie!
The Olympics bumped “Survivor” to second place last Thursday:
Thursday 18-49 finals (repeats in gray; previous Thursdays in parentheses):(1.5) (4.7) (4.8) (-----) (----) (0.7) (1.1) (1.4) (----) (----) (5.1) (5.6) (5.1) (5.2) (5.3) (5.0) (5.4) (6.1) (6.7) (1.8) Grey’s Anatomy(1.2) (3.6) (4.2) (-----) (----) (----) (0.9) (1.2) (3.2) (-----) (3.1) (3.9) (3.4) (3.6) (3.7) (3.8) (3.6) (4.6) (----) (----) Private Practice1.9 (3.7) (3.3) (2.3) (3.1) (3.4) (2.2) (1.5) (1.7) (3.5) (3.6) (2.5) (2.1) (3.7) (3.6) (3.6) (3.6) (2.8) (3.5) (3.3) (3.8) (3.6) (1.9) Mentalist1.7 (-----) (3.2) (2.0) (3.1) (3.3) (2.0) (1.2) (1.4) (3.5) (3.9) (2.3) (2.0) (3.5) (4.1) (3.5) (3.4) (2.2) (3.6) (3.5) (4.1) (4.1) (2.0) CSI1.6 (2.1) (3.3) (3.6) (3.5) (3.3) (1.7) (1.1) (1.0) (1.6) (3.1) (2.9) (----) (2.7) (2.9) (2.6) (-----) (----) (2.8) (2.9) (2.7) (2.8) (3.1) Bones0.7 (1.5) (1.9) (1.8) (1.6) (0.7) (0.6) (0.4) (0.4) (0.8) (1.1) (0.6) (0.5) (1.6) (2.0) (1.9) (2.0) (0.9) (1.8) (1.7) (1.6) (1.7) (1.6) Vampire Diaries0.7 (1.0) (1.1) (1.2) (1.3) (0.6) (0.6) (0.3) (0.3) (-----) (0.7) (0.5) (0.4) (1.2) (1.3) (1.2) (1.4) (0.8) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) Supernatural
“American Idol” should bump it to third tonight.
"Archer" enjoyed its first uptick last Thursday, and FX gave it a second season.
That 3.7 is a series low for “Grey’s Anatomy,” by the way. I’ve not been writing about ratings much durin the Olympics because there are so many repeats and the Olympics is hobbling just about everything not on NBC -- but the decline of ABC’s mighty Thursday line-up demands attention.
Tonight is very likely the last Thursday for both ABC’s “The Deep End” and Fox’s “Past Life.”
ABC is suffering a similar decline on Sundays, with new CBS reality show “Undercover Boss” grinding once-dominant “Desperate Housewives” down to third place at 9 p.m.:
Sunday 18-49 finals (prior Sunday finals in parentheses; repeats in gray):(1.3) (3.8) (4.7) (5.3) (----) (1.2) (----) (4.9) (4.4) (----) (5.0) (4.4) (5.0) (4.7) (4.6) (4.6) (5.0) (4.7) Desperate Housewives3.2 (3.3) (1.3) (3.2) (----) (----) (----) (4.0) (2.5) (3.1) (3.8) (3.0) (4.4) (3.9) (4.2) (4.1) (----) (----) (4.2) (4.5) (5.1) (5.2) Family Guy(1.3) (2.4) (----) (----) (6.9) (4.0) (1.8) (3.8) (3.2) (2.5) (4.2) (3.3) (4.3) (----) (----) (----) (4.1) (3.7) (4.4) (4.3) The Simpsons(1.3) (2.5) (----) (----) (----) (2.8) (2.0) (2.5) (3.1) (2.1) (3.3) (2.8) (3.0) (2.0) (----) (----) (3.1) (3.5) (3.6) (3.6) American Dad(1.1) (2.2) (----) (----) (3.8) (3.3) (2.0) (2.8) (3.0) (----) (3.5) (3.3) (3.4) (3.2) (----) (----) (3.8) (3.9) (4.4) (4.9) Cleveland Show(1.3) (2.4) (1.9) (1.6) (----) (----) (2.1) (2.2) (----) (2.1) (2.1) (1.7) (1.7) (1.8) (----) (1.9) (2.2) (2.1) Cold Case(0.8) (2.3) (1.5) (1.7) (1.8) (2.7) (----) (1.7) (2.2) (2.0) (2.1) (1.8) (2.3) (2.0) (2.0) (2.3) (1.9) (2.2) (2.2) (----) AFH Videos(1.2) (4.0) (1.5) (2.7) (2.9) (2.2) (3.6) (2.0) (2.6) (3.3) (2.2) (3.8) (2.2) (2.1) (3.2) (3.5) (2.2) (3.2) 60 Minutes It’ll be interesting to see if audiences are keen to return to the further adventures of Bree and Gabrielle once “Celebrity Apprentice” replaces the Olympics on NBC Sunday night.
And check out that rating for Ryan Seacrest’s “Kardashians,” which clobbered new episodes of “Brothers & Sisters” and “Cold Case” at 10 p.m. and gave E! its biggest ratings ever. Madness!
Thanks in part to the ongoing collapse of ABC’s dramedies, “Lost” remains ABC’s top draw. Luckily for ABC, “Lost” was also one of the few shows that hit an uptick against the Olympics this week:
Tuesday 18-49 finals (Prior Tuesdays in parentheses; repeats in gray):(1.4) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) Lost2.3 (2.4) (4.1) (4.3) (4.0) (2.6) (4.3) (4.4) (2.4) (2.9) (4.3) (2.8) (2.7) (4.4) (4.1) (4.4) (4.3) (3.3) (4.7) (4.5) (4.3) (4.6) (4.8) NCIS1.9 (1.8) (4.1) (3.6) (3.7) (2.5) (3.0) (3.7) (----) (2.5) (3.6) (2.3) (----) (4.3) (3.4) (3.7) (3.6) (2.1) (3.9) (3.5) (3.6) (4.1) (4.4) NCIS LA1.5 (1.5) (1.7) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Lost (8pm)1.4 (1.4) (3.1) (2.6) (2.0) (2.0) (3.0) (3.0) (----) (1.9) (2.8) (1.9) (----) (2.8) (2.6) (2.8) (2.7) (1.8) (2.8) (2.8) (2.9) (3.1) (3.1) Good Wife0.4 (0.5) (0.4) (0.3) (0.5) (0.5) (0.7) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) Southland0.3 (0.3) (0.4) (0.3) (0.4) (0.3) (0.3) (0.4) (0.4) (0.4) (----) (1.0) (1.1) (0.5) (1.1) (1.2) (1.0) (0.6) (1.1) (1.1) (1.2) (1.2) (1.0) 902100.2 (0.3) (0.3) (0.2) (0.4) (0.2) (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (----) (0.7) (0.7) (0.4) (0.8) (0.7) (0.8) (0.4) (0.7) (0.7) (0.9) (0.8) (0.8) Melrose Place
And as long as we’re indulging this epic ratings digression, we might as well dig a little deeper. The repeat of “House” (and a still-strong “Bachelor”) helped keep “24” at its season low against the Olympics on Monday:
3.3 (3.6) (6.0) (5.4) (4.0) (5.3) (5.7) (3.5) (3.0) (3.4) (5.6) (5.6) (3.2) (5.2) (5.0) (4.7) (4.7) (3.8) (5.3) (4.8) (4.7) (5.3) (4.7) Big Bang Theory3.3 (3.3) (5.7) (5.1) (3.8) (5.3) (5.4) (3.3) (2.7) (3.2) (5.2) (5.0) (3.2) (4.7) (4.7) (4.6) (4.4) (3.5) (4.8) (4.6) (4.4) (4.8) (4.5) 2½ Men2.2 (2.3) (3.9) (3.7) (2.6) (3.6) (3.7) (2.4) (2.2) (2.4) (4.1) (3.7) (2.5) (3.7) (3.7) (4.0) (3.7) (3.1) (3.9) (4.0) (3.9) (4.1) (4.3) CSI: Miami2.2 (2.1) (3.8) (3.7) (2.1) (4.0) (3.9) (2.3) (1.8) (1.7) (3.7) (3.5) (2.0) (3.7) (3.4) (3.5) (3.5) (2.6) (3.4) (3.5) (3.4) (3.6) (3.6) How/Mother2.1 (2.2) (5.1) (4.8) (5.2) (----) (4.6) (----) (1.6) (1.6) (2.1) (-----) (4.8) (4.6) (5.0) (5.3) (----) (----) (4.4) (5.0) (5.4) (5.8) (6.7) House1.9 (1.9) (3.3) (3.0) (2.0) (3.5) (3.1) (2.1) (1.6) (1.7) (3.2) (2.8) (1.7) (3.1) (2.8) (2.9) (3.1) (2.1) (3.3) (3.0) (2.8) (3.1) (3.3) Accidentally1.3 (1.5) (2.5) (2.2) (3.0) (2.8) (2.6) (----) (----) (1.0) (1.1) (2.1) (1.6) (2.7) (2.5) (2.4) (2.4) (2.5) (2.4) (2.4) (2.2) (2.2) (2.3) Castle(0.4) (0.4) (0.4) (0.3) (----) (1.2) (1.1) (0.5) (1.2) (1.3) (1.1) (1.3) (1.0) (1.2) (1.1) (1.1) (1.1) One Tree Hill
“Men of a Certain Age” finished its miserable first season on an uptick. And MTV’s Burleson sitcom “My Life As Liz” is now outdrawing its “Buried Life” lead-in.
On Fridays, the two episodes following the Justice Society extravaganza bounced “Smallville” down to its worst 18-49 scores since October:
Friday 18-49 finals (repeats in gray; previous Fridays in parentheses):(1.7) (----) (1.7) (1.7) (1.6) (1.7) (1.8) (2.0) (2.8) (1.7) (1.6) (2.0) (1.5) (1.7) (2.3) 20/201.1 (0.9) (2.0) (1.8) (----) (2.2) (2.1) (0.9) (1.0) (1.1) (1.2) (1.6) (1.1) (1.7) (1.7) (1.8) (1.7) (1.8) (1.8) (1.6) (1.6) (1.8) Numbers1.1 (----) (2.2) (1.9) (----) (2.2) (2.2) (1.0) (1.0) (----) (----) (1.9) (1.3) (2.0) (2.0) (1.9) (2.0) (2.1) (2.0) (2.2) (1.7) (2.3) Ghost Whisperer1.1 (----) (2.1) (1.8) (0.9) (2.2) (2.1) (1.0) (1.1) (1.1) (1.0) (1.8) (1.1) (1.9) (2.0) (1.9) (1.9) (2.1) (1.9) (2.0) (1.9) (2.1) Medium1.1 (1.5) (1.7) (1.4) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Kitchen Nightmares1.0 (1.4) (1.2) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (1.1) (1.0) (1.2) (1.1) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) House(0.5) (0.6) (0.5) (0.4) (----) (0.5) (0.8) (0.6) (1.1) (1.2) (1.1) (1.1) (1.1) (1.1) (0.9) (0.9) (0.9) Smallville0.6 (0.6) (----) (0.6) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Smallville (9pm)
And two Wednesdays ago, the Olympics pushed “American Idol” into second place for the first time in a really long time:
Wednesday 18-49 finals; repeats in grey; prior weeks in parentheses:2.0 (3.3) (3.4) (----) (3.5) (3.5) (----) (2.3) (2.1) (3.1) (3.2) (----) (2.8) (3.2) (3.8) (2.8) (2.2) (3.0) (3.2) (2.9) (3.3) (4.0) CSI: NY1.9 (3.6) (3.8) (----) (4.2) (3.8) (----) (2.4) (2.0) (3.8) (3.9) (2.2) (3.2) (3.7) (3.4) (3.4) (2.5) (3.8) (3.8) (3.6) (3.8) (4.4) Criminal Minds1.8 (----) (2.4) (2.0) (1.6) (1.6) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (1.7) (1.5) (1.9) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) Modern Family (8pm)1.7 (4.1) (3.9) (----) (4.2) (3.2) (4.1) (1.3) (1.9) (1.8) (3.8) (2.3) (2.5) (3.7) (----) (3.5) (3.7) (3.4) (3.6) (3.4) (3.8) (4.2) Modern Family (9pm)1.7 (2.9) (2.7) (1.6) (1.7) (2.1) (2.6) (1.2) (1.8) (1.6) (2.5) (2.0) (1.7) (2.4) (----) (1.8) (2.2) (2.0) (2.1) (2.1) (2.6) (----) The Middle (8:30)1.4 (2.4) (----) (1.3) (1.8) (1.9) (----) (1.5) (----) (2.5) (2.3) (----) (1.8) (2.4) (2.4) (2.0) (1.6) (2.2) (2.3) (2.2) (2.2) (2.3) Gary Unmarried1.3 (2.3) (----) (1.4) (1.9) (1.8) (----) (1.6) (----) (2.3) (2.2) (----) (1.7) (2.2) (2.1) (2.0) (1.6) (2.0) (2.2) (1.9) (1.9) (2.2) Old Christine1.2 (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) The Middle (9:30)1.2 (2.7) (2.9) (1.1) (3.4) (3.1) (3.3) (1.1) (1.2) (1.7) (2.8) (1.8) (1.9) (3.2) (----) (2.8) (3.2) (3.1) (3.3) (3.2) (3.8) (4.4) Cougar Town0.5 (0.8) (0.5) (0.6) (0.6) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Life Unexpected0.2 (0.3) (0.2) (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (0.2) (0.3) (0.2) (----) (0.3) (0.4) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Gossip Girl
Did the this week’s Wednesday Olympics beat “Idol” as well? We’re but hours from learning.
A few weeks ago we were invited to a party at CBS Television City in Hollywood, a gathering of press, execs and hundreds of past “Survivor” contestants. I just now stumbled on a few photos I snapped that night and thought I might slap them up here:
“Survivor”: 8 p.m. Thursday. CBS.
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Reader Talkback
James kicks some honkey ass
tonight Feb 25th, 2010 So was... Feb 25th, 2010 James is one scary black man
when he's angry Feb 25th, 2010 24 deserves it Feb 25th, 2010 Don't worry about the hot
chicks, James will be next, Feb 25th, 2010 Either James suddenly became a
prick this time around Feb 25th, 2010 TVbythenumbers.com Feb 25th, 2010 Do ratings really matter
anymore? Feb 25th, 2010 Nice pictures Feb 25th, 2010 I like Undercover Boss Feb 25th, 2010 Captain 'Colby' America and
the band of Misfit Heroes... Feb 25th, 2010 Archer is fucking hilarious! Feb 25th, 2010 James and editing Feb 25th, 2010 Undercover Boss Feb 25th, 2010 I can't stand Russell.... Feb 25th, 2010 we should start seeing more
frequent ratings articles Feb 25th, 2010 Speaking of Leno Feb 25th, 2010 Big Jim Feb 25th, 2010 How was James able to sneak
roids in? Feb 25th, 2010 Survivor Feb 25th, 2010 rip boner stabone Feb 25th, 2010 Releasing free range chickens
onto the island Feb 25th, 2010 That muddy pillow fight Feb 25th, 2010 "Tell me NBC had a hockey
match or curling showdown Feb 25th, 2010 hockey match.... Feb 25th, 2010 Archer Feb 25th, 2010 Pillow Fight Feb 25th, 2010 These single competition shows
have got to end Feb 25th, 2010 Screw reward challenges Feb 25th, 2010 damn it, just had this season
spoiled Feb 25th, 2010 "I hate to pontificate" Feb 25th, 2010 Coach should have sang the
Rocky theme Feb 26th, 2010 Meanwhile, back in the real
world.... Feb 26th, 2010 Randy vs James?? Feb 26th, 2010 and don't compare a Survivor
challenge to the Olympics Feb 26th, 2010 Russell = Huge letdown this
season Feb 26th, 2010 The editing segment of the
decade was won last night Feb 26th, 2010 And I'm with Herc ... I'd
rather watch Survivor Mud
Battle Feb 26th, 2010 Jaysin420 Feb 26th, 2010 Coach has reclaimed his throne
as King Tool Feb 26th, 2010 FlandersBum, Russell hasn't
changed, what's changed Feb 26th, 2010 Big Jim Feb 26th, 2010 Hercules, no one on this site
cares about survivor Feb 26th, 2010 Past Life didn't even last
until this past Thursday! Feb 26th, 2010 Randy was a horrible vote Feb 26th, 2010 Oh my god, if Russell burns
Boston Rob's ballcap.... Feb 26th, 2010 I don't get the Randy vote
either Feb 26th, 2010 ECUPirate71, I had a similar
thought - I was sure Jeff Feb 26th, 2010 Last night was one of the best
episodes of the show ever... Feb 26th, 2010 Randy voted out not surprising Feb 27th, 2010 Survivor Fans: Reggie Monroe? Feb 27th, 2010 I just heard about Jennifer
Lyon (Palau). :( Feb 27th, 2010
