Here's a list of the Top 20 Prime-Time Shows by viewership numbers, compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Nov. 18-24:
1. "Dancing With The Stars," ABC, 19.63 million viewers.
2. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 18.45 million viewers.
3. "NCIS," CBS, 18 million viewers.
4. "Dancing With the Stars Results," ABC, 17.59 million viewers.
5. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 16.33 million viewers.
6. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 15.91 million viewers.
7. "The Mentalist," CBS, 15.84 million viewers.
8. "CSI: Miami," CBS, 15.46 million viewers.
9. "Two And a Half Men," CBS, 15.18 million viewers.
10. Sunday Night Football: Indianapolis at San Diego, NBC, 15.17 million viewers.
11. "60 Minutes," CBS, 14.89 million viewers.
12. "CSI: NY," CBS, 14.12 million viewers.
13. "House," Fox, 13.26 million viewers.
14. "Survivor: Gabon," CBS, 12.5 million viewers.
15. "American Music Awards," ABC, 12.2 million viewers.
16. "Cold Case," CBS, 12.15 million viewers.
17. "24: Redemption," Fox, 12.12 million viewers.
18. "The OT," Fox, 12.06 million viewers.
19. "Without a Trace," CBS, 11.85 million viewers.
20. "Dancing With the Stars Recap," ABC, 11.6 million viewers.
While Barbara Walters may have landed herself an exclusive Thansgiving-eve interview with the president-elect in Chicago, ABC "World News" anchor Charles Gibson has gone right for the turkey. Gibson will accompany President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush on Marine One this holiday weekend, flying from the White House to Camp David for the holiday weekend. Gibson undoubtedly plans to ask the Bushes a bunch of happy questions about their post-White House plans, making for a delightfully awkward time.
"So, Mr. President, most outgoing presidents work the lecture circuit, write books or join charitable causes when they've finished running the country. Since nobody in hell wants to be seen or associated with you, what do you plan on doing with yourself?"
The interview will air on Monday's "World News with Charles Gibson" plus the show's webcast, and on "Good Morning America."
Oh Hell Yes: Somebody went and deputized Steven Seagal, and now the ponytailed Marked For Death action hero has become an honest-to-goodness crimefighter in New Orleans. As if that weren't awesome enough on its own, he's also getting his own "Cops"-like reality show. Set to premiere late next year, A&E will document his efforts to clean up the Big Easy in whispering, limb-snapping fashion. This could be the greatest thing in the history of television.
Brooke Burke sambaed her way out of Tuesday night's "Dancing With The Stars" finale with the mirror ball trophy, after dominating the seventh season of the popular ABC dancing competition. The 37 year-old TV personality out-strutted former NFL player Warren Sapp and former 'NSync member Lance Bass during the show.
"Unbelievable," was all Burke could offer in response after winning amid a flurry a confetti. The former host of E!'s "Wild On" and CBS' "Rock Star" dominated the season from the onset, coming in first place eight out of 10 times and receiving a 10, the highest possible score, 16 times.
Alan Colmes, the liberal voice of reason to the neocon porn of Fox's "Hannity & Colmes" announced Monday that he'll be leaving the prime-time show after 12 years. He'll continue as a commentator on Fox, keeping doing his radio show and developing a weekend show at Fox as well.
"We have a Democratic House, Senate and president," Colmes said in an interview. "My work is done."
Colmes approached a Fox exec earlier this year about wanting to move on from the show, which airs live each weeknight. He said he was "looking forward to having dinner with my wife a couple of times a week."
No word yet on a replacement, although Hannity could very well do the show on his own, since Colmes has spent most of his time on the program being bulldozed in silence by the group of stunted neocon thugs that regularly appear on the show.
Thank goodness, we can finally breathe again. "TMZ" has been renewed for two more seasons on Fox, running through the 2010-11 season. "TMZ," which first reared its parasitic head in September 2007, is averaging a 2.0 household rating season-to-date, up 11 percent from the same period a year ago.
90210 has been axed by Channel TEN a second time, hopefully for good this time. The show performed so woefully in its return episode on Monday night, that TEN has pulled it from all future schedules. The show was last in its Monday timeslot with a pathetic 408,000 viewers nationally.
God's own prototypes for soulless, useless celebrity Heidi and Spencer got married. Somebody out there cares.
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