ABC Renews Three, Cancels The Whole Truth

THE PROGRAMMING INSIDERTuesday, October 26, 2010 Ratings Box:What's Hot/What's Not On the Air Tonight:Prime-Time Programming Options TV Tidbits:Notes of Interest TV Trivia Time:Short-Lived Reality ___________________________________________________________________________ Note: The metered market (overnight) results for Monday, Oct. 25 were not available at press time. But don’t forget to visit www.PIFeedback.com for the fast affiliate results by approximately 12 p.m. ET today. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Ratings Box:What's Hot/What's Not -Live Plus 7 Day Ratings – Week of October 4, 2010:Week three of the Live Plus 7 Day Ratings, which include DVR usage, have been released. Based on additional tune-in, CBS had five of the top 10 shows, 10 of the top 20, and 14 of the top 30, with freshman Hawaii Five tops once again at 3.13 million additional viewers. Among adults 18-49, ABC’s Modern Family (4.60 to 6.10 million each: +1.50 million) remained at the head of the class, followed by Fox’s House (4.00 to 5.40) and Grey’s Anatomy on ABC (4.60 to 6.00: +1.40 million each), Fox’s Glee (4.60 to 5.90: 1.30 million) and in a tie for the No. 5 spot -- CBS’ The Big Bang Theory (4.10 to 5.30 million), NBC’s The Office (3.50 to 4.70 million) and CBS’ Criminal Minds (3.50 to 4.70 million: 1.20 million each). In terms of growth based on percent gained, NBC’s Parenthood led with a 40.1 percent increase (5.18 to 7.26 million viewers), followed by Fox’s Fringe (+35.5 percent), The CW’s Supernatural (+34.9 percent), The CW’s Gossip Girl (+31.4 percent) and Fox’s Lie to Me (+30.1 percent). Many of the struggling shows tend to have noticeable DVR percent gains. Here are the top 30 shows in added total viewers based on DVR usage: Hawaii Five-O (CBS): 12.29 to 15.42 million (+3.13 million), The Mentalist (CBS): 14.41 to 17.47 million (+3.06 million), Modern Family (ABC): 11.48 to 14.41 million (+2.93 million), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC): 12.80 to 15.68 million (+2.88 million), House (Fox): 10.79 to 13.59 million (+2.80 million), Criminal Minds (CBS): 13.91 to 16.58 million (+2.67 million), Glee (Fox): 11.21 to 13.68 million (+2.47 million), The Big Bang Theory (CBS): 12.59 to 15.06 million (+2.47 million), Castle (ABC): 10.87 to 13.28 million (+2.41 million), NCIS (CBS): 19.84 to 22.20 million (+2.36 million), Blue Bloods (CBS): 11.19 to 13.51 million (+2.32 million), The Event (NBC): 7.61 to 9.84 (+2.23 million), CSI (CBS): 12.54 to 14.76 million (+2.22 million), The Good Wife (CBS): 12.79 to 15.00 million (+2.21 million), Parenthood (NBC): 5.18 to 726 million (+2.08 million), The Office (NBC): 6.97 to 9.03 million (+2.06 million), NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS): 16.19 to 18.20 million (+2.01 million), Bones (Fox): 9.27 to 11.21 million (+1.94 million). Two and a Half Men (CBS): 14.39 to 16.31 million (+1.92 million), Private Practice (ABC): 7.93 to 9.84 million (+1.91 million), Fringe (Fox): 5.22 to 7.07 million (+1.85 million), Desperate Housewives (ABC): 12.40 to 14.17 million (+1.77 million), Lie to Me (Fox): 5.86 to 7.63 million (+1.77 million), The Defenders (CBS): 9.39 to 11.11 million (+1.72 million), Law & Order: SVU (NBC): 8.72 to 10.44 million (+1.72 million), CSI: NY (CBS): 9.92 to 11.49 million (+1.57 million), Survivor: Nicaragua (CBS): 12.08 to 13.60 million (+1.52 million), Brothers & Sisters (ABC): 8.90 to 10.33 million (+1.43 million), No Ordinary Family (ABC): 9.00 to 10.37 million (+1.37 million), Detroit 1-8-7 (ABC): 7.85 to 9.18 million (+1.33 million) Source: Nielsen Media Research data ________________________________________________________________________________ On the Air Tonight:Prime-Time Programming Options Tuesday 10/19/10 ABC: 8:00 p.m. No Ordinary Family 9:00 p.m. Dancing with the Stars10:00 p.m. Detroit 1-8-7 CBS: 8:00 p.m. NCIS 9:00 p.m. NCIS: Los Angeles 10:00 p.m. The Good Wife NBC: 8:00 p.m. The Biggest Loser (two hours) 10:00 p.m. Parenthood Fox: 8:00 p.m. Glee 9:00 p.m. Raising Hope (one hour) CW: 8:00 p.m. One Tree Hill (R) 9:00 p.m. Life Unexpected (R) ________________________________________________________________________ TV Tidbits:Notes of Interest -PPI Releasing Announces Launch of The Electric Playground:PPI Releasing, the distributor of entertainment newsmagazine The Electric Playground, which covers movies, TV shows, comic books, video games, music, collectibles, gadgets, mobile apps & devices, and series producer Greedy Productions, Ltd. have announced the U.S. launch of the program on the ABC Owned Television stations. Markets will include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Fresno and Flint, as well as stations from the Hearst, Hubbard, McGraw-Hill, Newport and Scripps groups. PPI will introduce the series in the U.S. with four quarterly Holiday Buying Guides beginning in fourth quarter 2010, followed by a weekly hour in 2011 and a Monday to Friday strip in 2012. The Electric Playhouse will also launch in Australia on The Sci Fi Channel beginning in December 2010. ---------- -ABC Renewals:ABC has picked-up recent entries Better with You and No Ordinary Family for the remainder of the season, with a back-end order for nine additional episodes each. The network, in addition, has ordered more episodes of freshman crime solver Detroit 1-8-7, but did not specify how many. Low-rated Wednesday legal drama The Whole Truth, meanwhile, is the latest cancellation, joining ABC’s My Generation, NBC’s Outlaw and Fox’s Lone Star as the early season casualties. Here is an update of the status of the freshman class of 2010-11: ABC-No Ordinary Family (Tues. 8 p.m.): full season episode order-Detroit 1-8-7 (Tues. 10 p.m.): additional episodes ordered-Better with You (Wed. 8:30 p.m.): full season episode order-The Whole Truth (Wed. 10 p.m.): canceled, expected to air all 13 episodes-My Generation (Thurs. 8 p.m.): canceled after two episodes CBS-Mike & Molly (Mon. 9:30 p.m.): full season episode order-Hawaii Five-O (Mon. 10 p.m.): full season episode order-The Defenders (Wed. 10 p.m.): full season episode order-$#*! My Dad Says (Thurs. 8:30 p.m.): full season episode order-Blue Bloods (Fri. 10 p.m.): full season episode order NBC-The Event (Mon. 9 p.m.): full season episode order-Chase (Mon. 10 p.m.): full season episode order-Undercovers (Wed. 8 p.m.): no decision made; cancellation probable-Law & Order: Los Angeles (Wed. 10 p.m.): full season episode order-Outlaw (Sat. 8 p.m.): canceled and burning off remaining episodes on Saturday-Outsourced (Thurs. 9:30 p.m.): full season episode order -School Pride (Fri. 8 p.m.): DOA on Oct. 15 Fox-Lone Star (Mon. 9 p.m.): canceled after two episodes-Raising Hope (Tues. 9 p.m.): full season episode order-Running Wilde (Tues. 9:30 p.m.): cancellation pending CW-Hellcats (Wed. 9 p.m.): full season episode order-Nikita (Thurs. 9 p.m.): full season episode order Note: ABC has pushed back Dana Delany crime solver Body of Proof to midseason and will launch Secret Millionaire in place of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition for six weeks beginning in March. --------------- -NBC Universal First-Run Clears Talk Show Trio:NBC Universal daytime talkers Maury, The Jerry Springer Show and The Steve Wilkos Show have been sold through September 2014 on stations from the Tribune, Sinclair and Hearst groups, representing more than 50 percent of the country. Included stations are WPIX/New York, KTLA/Los Angeles and WPHL/Philadelphia from Tribune; WPGH/Pittsburgh and WTTE/Columbus from Sinclair; and Hearst’s WKCF/Orlando and WMOR/Tampa. Season to-date through Oct. 11, all three hours are on the plus side, with growth in households of 12 percent for Maury (1.7 to 1.9), and 18 percent each for Jerry Springer and Steve Wilkos (1.1 to 1.3 each). -FX Orders New Comedy Wilfred:Cable net FX has ordered 13 episodes of a new live-action sitcom called Wilfred. Based on the Australian series of the same name, Wilfred stars Elijah Wood as an introvert named Ryan who struggles to come out of his shell until he meets a dog named Wilfred (Jason Gann). Although the world sees Wilfred as a dog, Ryan sees him as a man dressed in a dog suit. ________________________________________________________________________ TV Trivia Time:Short-Lived Reality Which one of the following failed non-scripted series was canceled after one episode? a) The Benefactorb) The Law Firmc) My Big Fat Obnoxious Bossd) Playing It Straighte) The Will The answer to yesterday’s question: Peggy Hill on long-running animated sitcom King of the Hill sometimes filled in as a teacher at the local middle school. What subject did she teach? a) Englishb) Mathc) Scienced) Social Studiese) Spanish Is: e) Spanish. Peggy Hill was voiced by Kathy Najimy, who co-starred opposite Kirstie Alley from 1997 to 2000 on NBC sitcom Veronica’s Closet. -Current kudos goes to:Suzanne Ackley, Steve Abright, Michelle Yarborough-Bauer, Barbara Berman, Gerry Bixenspan, Tom Condosta, Kristen Conner, Harold Cooper, Kay Copeland, Megan Dillman, John Ferlazzo, Spencer Frank, Jan Frazier, Maya Garner, Leon Gittens, Maureen Goldman, Scott Hamula, Melissa Hodgdon, Bob Ingersoll, Mike Jolliffe, Deb Kainer, Kristopher Koller, Mark Krause, Steven Kurtzer, Rick Locke, Patty Lynch, Michael McCray, Tom Mertes, Matthew Morse, Ken Penney, Gordon Purcell, Colleen Roth, Maxine Shuman, Mark Simmons, Michelle Stanton, John Wick, Daniel Wiggins, Ted Zavales

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