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Wednesday 18-49 finals; repeats in grey; prior weeks in parentheses:
9.5 (7.8) (9.5) (9.9) (10.1) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) American Idol
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 (9 pm)
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 Minds
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: NY
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
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 Town
2.5 (2.4) (----) (3.4) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Human Target
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 Unmarried
2.4 (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Charlie Brown Valentine
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 Christine
1.8 (1.6) (0.9) (1.4) (1.5) (1.7) (-----) (0.8) (----) (1.8) (----) (----) (2.0) (1.7) (1.7) (----) (1.9) (1.9) (1.8) (2.1) (2.3) Mercy
1.8 (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Law & Order: SVU (10pm)
1.6 (1.4) (----) (1.6) (1.6) (1.6) (-----) (-----) (----) (1.3) (1.2) (0.9) (----) (1.2) (1.2) (1.1) (1.2) (1.4) (----) (----) (----) Ugly Betty
1.3 (1.1) (1.5) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Psych
1.2 (0.9) (1.4) (2.0) (3.1) (-----) (-----) (----) (2.3) (1.9) (----) (----) (2.6) (2.8) (2.4) (2.8) (2.8) (2.6) (2.6) (2.5) (2.5) Law & Order: SVU (9pm)
0.9 (0.9) (1.0) (1.1) (0.9) (0.9) (1.2) (1.0) (1.0) (1.1) (1.1) (1.0) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Meet The Browns
0.9 (0.7) (1.0) (0.8) (0.8) (1.2) (-----) (----) (1.1) (1.0) (1.1) (----) (1.1) (1.4) (1.3) (1.4) (1.4) (1.3) (1.3) (1.2) (1.2) Ghost Hunters
0.9 (0.8) (0.9) (0.9) (1.0) (0.9) (-----) (----) (1.1) (0.9) (1.1) (0.7) (1.0) (0.9) (1.1) (1.1) (1.2) (1.4) (----) (----) (----) Nip/Tuck
0.9 (0.8) (0.7) (0.8) (0.7) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (0.5) (0.6) (0.6) (0.7) (0.5) (----) (----) (----) (----) Tosh.0
0.8 (0.9) (0.8) (1.0) (1.3) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Leverage
0.8 (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) 1000 Ways To Die
0.8 (0.5) (0.6) (0.6) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Life Unexpected
0.7 (0.6) (0.7) (0.8) (0.6) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Man Vs. Wild
0.7 (0.8) (0.9) (1.0) (1.0) (1.1) (1.0) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) The Real World
0.5 (0.5) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Shear Genius
0.3 (0.2) (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (0.2) (0.3) (0.2) (----) (0.3) (0.4) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Gossip Girl
0.1 (0.1) (0.1) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Being Erica
* NBC’s 10 p.m. repeat of “SVU” hit a 1.8, beating every new Wednesday episode of “The Jay Leno Show” going back to October. NBC maybe could have saved itself a mint and a lot of affiliate aggravation if they just went to non-Leno repeats at 10 p.m. last autumn. With “The Tonight Show” in repeats, Letterman last week averaged a 1.1 in 18-49, its best score since September and close to what “Leno” was pulling in primetime most nights.
* 9 p.m. competitors “American Idol” and “Modern Family” both rebounded nicely after their first clash last week.
* The collateral damage in that 9 p.m. hour fell on “Criminal Minds,” which has drifted to a below-par 3.6 (its worst score in 11 weeks), and “Cougar Town,” which bled about a third of “Modern Family’s” viewers and hit its second-worst rating in 18-49 to date.
* Conversely, ABC’s “The Middle” hit an all-time personal best and garnered the 8 p.m. hour’s best 18-49 score. This was also the first time a new episode of “The Middle” did better than a new episode of “Cougar Town.” “Modern,” “Cougar” and “Middle” all have early second-season renewals.
* “The Middle” beat “Human Target” in 18-49 at 8:30 but “Target” rebounded slightly from last week and was at least tied for first place in that demo in primetime’s first half-hour.
* CBS’ “Old Christine” – now competing with “Human Target” instead of “So You Think You Can Dance” at 8 p.m. – matched its best score of the season in 18-49. Also at that hour, fourth-place “Mercy” hit its best 18-49 score in two months.
* Comedy Central’s “Tosh.0” hit a season high in 18-49.
* MTV’s “The Real World: DC” hit a season low.
Find James Hibberd’s analysis here.
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bitches
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Farewell 24! Christopher Chance provides the most entertaining -- action packed hour on TV!
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which is to say balls to the wall action, it's the best parts of 24 without having to sit through boring ass plot about foreigners and their plots to build a bomb or some shit.
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That she is getting a call from Jack and that the threat is not over. SHOCKED every time. Why every episode madam president?
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"The Soup" is far superior.
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I miss you Coco
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The fun of Human Target for me is that every episode is totally different in nature. One week he trying to find a spy with an antidote in a Russian embassy while poisoned and dealing with a crazy FBI agent, in the next he's Indiana Jones-ing his way through a monastery while dealing with hijackers, this week it was protecting an assistant DA from crooked cops who are on the payroll for a mobster who is also an informant AND her father. Say what you will but every episode is crammed full of tongue in cheek action and a ton of fun with a great group of leads and an amazing supporting cast made up of fanboy favorites from BSG, Firefly, X-Files, and LOST. Full of win, IMHO.
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... here in NC (or at least parts of NC) primetime programming is sometimes pre-emted by local or regional events, like last night when the local NBC station went to college basketball after 'Mercy'. Do the Nielson's (or whatever mechanism they use now) take something like that into account or compensate for that when creating their numbers, even though it may only affect a few thousand viewers? Thanks.
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::headesk::
Where was I? Oh yeah, no like Leno. But even the people who do like Leno - and his defenders - should be able to see this was not a question of talent (which I think he has lost) or Scabiness (which he certainly has done, imo).
This was about a cheap variety show trying to take over a part of expensive scripted television. The network accountants trying to find the next, inexpensive, big thing. It was Executive money grubbing, plain & simple. The experiment failed, once again.
But don't worry. I'm sure the accountants will be back short-changing you for more creative, scripted television later. It's in their blood. -
But Human Target is like a movie every episode. It is really fun. Every time.
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check out a website called: tvbythenumers[dot]com. Not only do they have a FAQ about neilson meters but they have a cancel/renew index & other fun number stuff with talkbacks.
That said, I don't think a black out in your area would have much of an effect on the overall numbers. Percentagely, it's just not that big of an amount to make a signifigant difference, especially when nielson is in itself just a percentage. -
Is turning into the modern incarnation of "Wild Wild West" in terms of how fun its fight scenes are. I actually look forward to them, and I ain't easily impressed. Really fun show!
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So you don't like Leno is that correct?
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I never understood that, especially when it followed shows that that weren't exactly family friendly programming. Why not keep it a 8pm both nights and let it boost whatever is airing at 9?
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all these shows are bad. Cougartown was renewed? gross...All the human target cheers sound like assistants doing extra marketing. HAHA he mentioned 'Christopher Chance'...
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I never even really liked Leno when he was a up & coming stand-up. But his Tonight Show monolouges cemented it. There is no pin-pointed wit there. He is as broad as a barn. 85% of it is retard sex jokes that wouldn't even fly at a Cocklins Convention.
Except with Cocklins himself. He eats that Palin retard shit up with a spoon. -
The moving car interior fight this week was just so well executed in terms of fight choreography and camerawork. Really clever and gripping action, so yes, 24 can just fuck off and give it up already. There's a new Sheriff in town.
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And I love it! Not too often an excellent, and actually funny (unlike Bigbang and 2 1/2) show also gets excellent ratings.
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I watched the Middle and Modern then switched to AI. I've kinda already worn out on Cougartown. I like CC but the rest of the cast and their antics is already boring me.
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Just for the pleasure to see Dick Ebersol lose 200 million and have a massive heart attack.
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So they can add in those songs about penetration.
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Feb 12, 2010 10:53:58 AM CST
mjgtexas, you know that Vonn already injured her shin, right?
by spyguy
The SPORTS ILLUSTRATED jinx strikes again!
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(the summation at the ice cream parlor - SHAME! - classic), but stick around for CougarTown..and like it? Much like Scrubs, Courtney Arquette is good, but its the supporting cast that has me coming back.
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Which is why I'm currently weighing my love for country against my hate for Ebersol.
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local stations love that.
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I do the same thing. I didn't much care for the first couple of Cougar Town episodes - found Courtney Cox too over the top. But the supporting cast was enough there to get me to come back. Since then they've pretty much moved beyond the Cougar premise (she dumped her 20-something boyfriend), and CC seems to have toned it down.
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Coughlin Laws posts a diatribe about how the 18-49 demo isn't everything and Leno actually did get a lot of views from the 50-dead crowd?
How long till MiketheSpike posts the EXACT same diatribe about Letterman actually being a jerk that he posts in every single talkback that mentions Leno? -
We getting one?
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If anybody is interested, I have set one up at questforgold2010.blogspot.com Please feel free to join. First round is round robin pickum, and second it tournement bracket.
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Sorry about your luck, NBC...
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Feb 12, 2010 4:04:44 PM CST
Hercules has a personal vendetta against COUGAR TOWN
by margot_tenenbaum
I hope you still hate on COUGAR TOWN after ABC posts its personally commissioned ratings numbers. Early reports show that CT is huge amongst 26 year old Albanian immigrants and is the most watched show on fishing vessels. Let's see Conan O'Brien, er I mean Criminal Minds say THAT!
You realize, Herc, that If COUGAR TOWN was shown in daytime with even these completely false & misleading ratings it would be the most successful daytime show ever!
I would like to see AICN stop publishing these abusive, anti-COUGAR TOWN headlines. YOUR PERSONAL BIAS IS SHOWING, HERCULES!!! -
It showed potential but isn't living up to it.
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Doesn't Courtney's character have a kid? Surely that automatically changes her status? Can't be both. Thems the rules of the sexual jungle.
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jeh....nuff said the whole show is inane 80s action tv at its worst
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Shermdawg- Another reason for AI at 9 pm is that in its regular live season, it often goes over by 5-10 minutes and Fox would rather overrun the news then a series they pay a few hundred grand a minute for.
shadydave- knock it all you want. It doesnt make it any less fun as a series. Im not going to pretend its on caliber with something like LOST, but it is like getting a different 80s action flick every week. It doesnt tend to repeat itself, the fighting is interesting, and the pacing is fantastic. Some of us are genuinely enjoying the ride.
skimm- I laughed WAY harder at Manny's "lets go, this chick's nuts." If only dudes in their 20s could have such clarity when it came to hot girls. Haha. -
And it came from a pretty good bit of writing too- Clark choosing to be a hero, no longer the reluctant, ambiguous mentality. That's why he can fly!
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Feb 13, 2010 3:49:55 AM CST
Was this the Law & Order episode making fun of conservatives...
by flandersbum
...and pushing liberal views? You know, that one. Oh wait, that would be almost all of them. Anyways, I love that episode(s)!
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C'mon, you can't go into these articles expecting fair reporting. Can't expect real stories from a grown man that still watches MTV.
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Best show on tv right now.
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MILF is simply a hot woman with a kid, otherwise known as a "Yummy Mommy"Cougar is a woman in her 40s, hot or not, who has a kid (or several), generally single, on the prowl for guys in their 20s. A much more complex archetype than the MILF.
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I think he just jumped up there - he's done it before.Have to say though, thoroughly enjoyable episode. Nice to see Zatanna again. Plus I really enjoyed the Captain Marvel storyline (even if it wasn't intentional).
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"Cougar is a woman in her 40s, hot or not, who has a kid (or several)", generally singleNot true, what I meant to say is:Cougar is a woman in her 40s, hot or not, who may have a kid (or several) or not, generally single..."In summation, MILF = Hot MotherCougar = In her 40s getting with guys half her age. A MILF can be a Cougar, but a childless and/or unattractive Cougar can't be a MILF.
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Cougar Town is EXACTLY like Scrubs except this time there's an actual [another] female lead and it doesn't take place in a hospital.
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