Posts Tagged ‘Television’

Whitaker Signed Up to Criminal Minds Spin-Off for Kids

The Last King of Scotland star, who previously starred in TV drama The Shield, was asked to front the upcoming cop series by bosses at America’s CBS network earlier this year and he admits returning to the small screen was an easy decision to make.

More Lackluster Results on Friday and Saturday

Nothing in the traditional sense, but CBS’ Ghost Whisperer, Medium and Numb3rs were all on the map, NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? built in week two, and NBC’s Dateline, now two hours, has rejuvenated the 10 p.m. hour for the network.

‘Wanted’, ‘Cops’ win Saturday for Fox

America’s Most Wanted performed well for Fox on Saturday night, according to the latest viewing figures.

Pilots A to Z: CBS is on the case … again

The joke about CBS is that it might as well stand for Crimes Being Solved. Every night of the week on the network, bad guys are brought to justice by cops, crime labs, psychics, fake psychics and profilers.

What to TiVo: Saturday

ABC has repeats of Desperate Housewives and Castle CBS has repeats of CSI and Criminal Minds , and is new with 48 Hours Mystery FOX is new with Cops and America’s Most Wanted NBC has repeats of Parenthood , Law & Order , and Law & Order: SVU ABC Family has Miss Congeniality AMC has Gangs of New York E! has Little Women Lifetime is new with Who is …

Is Jim Sikes The New ‘Balloon Boy?’ [Beige Bites Back]

Like Richard Heene, father of the now-infamous ” balloon boy ,” Jim Sikes, the financially-strapped runaway Prius driver, stepped eagerly into the spotlight after his bout of ” unintended acceleration .” What similar consequences await Sikes if this turns out to be a hoax ? Technically, if it does turn out to be a hoax, Jim Sikes would be more like …

a American Idola puts Fox on top Wednesday

ABC , America’s Next Top Model , American Idol , CBS , CSI , Criminal Minds , Disney , Fox , Law & Order , NBC , The CW , Ugly Betty – posted by halboedeker on March, 11 2010 11:45 AM The male singers drew 20.7 million viewersA to ” American Idol ” Wednesday night, according to ratings released this afternoon.A “Idol” had the evening’s biggest …

Fox Wins Wednesday; The CW’s High Society DOA

American Idol , Criminal Minds , Modern Family , CSI: NY -On the Fence for Renewal: The New Adventures of Old Christine , Gary Unmarried , Mercy -Yesterday’s Losers : Scrubs , Cougar Town , High Society , Ugly Betty -Ratings Breakdown: Fox led the Wednesday troops care of American Idol, which was the top-rated show of the evening, as usual, with a …

‘American Idol’ crushes Wednesday competition

Even though it declined more than 10% week to week, Fox’s “American Idol” dominated Wednesday’s primetime ratings scene on a night that also saw good showings by ABC’s “Modern Family,” CBS’ “Criminal Minds” and NBC’s “Law & Order: SVU.” According to preliminary nationals from Nielsen, “American Idol” crushed the competition in the 9 o’clock hour, …