Celebrity Apprentice on NBC down vs. last year

This past Sunday night was the season finale of Celebrity Apprentice. I must admit, I have been watching all season long and have been enjoying the drama, the crazy, and the cool. One thing I do not understand though, is why the ratings are lower than the last installment of the show.

This years finale ratings averaged 2.9   18-49 , that is down 15% from last springs finale. Maybe we can attribute this decline partly to the Billboard Music Awards being a direct competition and scoring a 2.9 as well on ABC.  This is even more interesting because this award show took a 5 year hiatus but in its return actually gained 6% in its ratings versus its last showcase in 2006.

Celebrity Apprentice definitely took a hit from the Billboard Awards but this season has been a tad bit lower in ratings than the previous season even without this added competition.

ABC's 'Charlie's Angels' Casts First Angel

No clue to who this chick is. Hope they attach some known actresses to this show!!!


Meet the first new Charlie's angel: I hear General Hospital co-star Annie Ilonzeh has landed one of the 3 leads in ABC's Charlie's Angels pilot. The project, from Sony Pictures TV and Drew Barrymore's Flower Films, is a modern take on the Angels set in Miami and centers on a new trio of young and sexy private eyes - Kate, Abby and Marisa - working for a wealthy mystery man. Ilonzeh will play Kate, a very smart and very athletic ex-cop and a master of martial arts. She is the most serious of our 3 Angels but also knows how to let her hair down and have a great time. Ilonzeh, best known for her role as Maya Ward on General Hospital, recently did arcs on HBO's Entourage and the CW's Melrose Place. 

Thanks to Deadline : http://www.deadline.com/tv/

'American Idol' 10th Season Starts Down, Pushes Competition Lower

The 10th season of American Idol premiered down 18% among adults 18-49, drawing a 9.7 rating compared to the 11.8 rating for last year’s Tuesday premiere. Idol’s 26.1 million average viewers was down 13% from last year’s premiere 29.945 million. That’s more than the 10-15% seasonal ratings decline that has been typical in recent seasons.

ABC was mostly down:

The Middle’s 2.7 adults 18-49 rating fell 10% vs. last week. 

Better With You’s 2.2 rating was 12% below its last new episode two weeks ago.  

Modern Family’s 4.6 rating was up from it’s 4.2 rating last week during the Tucson memorial Wednesday jumble, but down from the 4.8 rating the week before. 

Cougar Town’s 2.5 rating was down 11% vs. its last new episode two weeks ago. 

Off The Map’s second outing fell 9% (not bad) to a 2.1 adults 18-49 rating. 

CBS DOWN:

Paula Abdul's Live To Dance fell 33% to just a 1.0 adults 18-49 rating, which is worst than most repeats of episodes of Old Christine even!

NBC:

Minute To Win It’s 1.6 rating was up 14% vs. the Tucson jumbled episode last week. 

Chase flopped in with just a 1.0 adults 18-49 rating.

Chase, Law & Order: SVU struggled at 10pm with just a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating, down 8% vs. last Wednesday.

Via NBC press notes:

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:
In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 3.0/8; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 2.9/7; and ABC’s combo of “Nightline,” 3.2/7; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.5/5.
In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 1.0/5; “Late Show,” 0.7/3; “Nightline,” 1.0/4; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.5/3.
At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.5/5 in metered-market households) out-rated CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.4/5). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped “Late Late Show” (0.4/3).
At 1:35 a.m., Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Regis Philbin Retires!!!

via press release:

Television Legend Regis Philbin Announces Retirement From ‘LIVE! with Regis and Kelly’

NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Regis Philbin announced today that he will be retiring from the very successful, long-running talk show “LIVE! with Regis and Kelly.”  Philbin made the announcement live on-air this morning during the Host Chat portion of the show.

As Philbin stated to the viewers this morning, “This will be my last year on this show. It’s been a long time, it’s been 28 years since I’ve been here… There is a time that everything must come to an end…”  Referring to his remaining time on the show he added, “We’ll have a lot of fun between now and then.”

Regis Philbin is a legend in the entertainment industry, a hall of fame broadcaster with more than 50 years in front of the camera.  “LIVE! with Regis and Kelly” premiered in national syndication in 1988 as “Live with Regis & Kathie Lee.” The show debuted locally in 1983 on WABC New York as “The Morning Show.”  A three-time Emmy Award winner, Philbin was also honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at the Daytime Emmy Awards in 2008.

“It has been my great honor to work with Regis since the Walt Disney Company nationally syndicated ‘LIVE’ in 1988,” said Janice Marinelli, president, Disney-ABC Domestic Television.  “Regis is one of the great, iconic television personalities of our time and we couldn’t have asked for a better friend and partner over the years.  We will all certainly miss having Regis be a part of our day.”

The “LIVE” franchise will continue, and in the coming months Disney-ABC Television Group will name a new co-host to join the talented and captivating Kelly Ripa – who celebrates ten incredible years co-hosting with the show, next month.

While 2011 will be a year of great change for “LIVE,” it will also be a time of incredible excitement as the show sends Philbin off in style.   In the coming months, “LIVE” will welcome top guests and feature special segments, all part of the countdown to the spectacular farewell celebration for the incomparableRegis Philbin.

“WABC is proud to be the home of ‘LIVE! with Regis and Kelly,’ and it will be difficult to say goodbye to Regis after 28 years as a member of our family,” commented Dave Davis, president and general manager, WABC. “We will miss him as a colleague and friend.  We’re fortunate, however, to have two real pros who can lead ‘LIVE’ into the future – Kelly Ripa, who has spent the last ten years developing her own amazing voice in daytime talk, and Michael Gelman, who has been with the show since its inception and is one of the best executive producers in daytime television.”

“LIVE” began when Regis Philbin created “The Morning Show” for WABC in his native New York City; it soon became the number one show in the market.  Kathie Lee Gifford joined him in June 1985 and inSeptember 1988, the program debuted in national syndication and the title was changed to “Live with Regis & Kathie Lee.”  The show matched its local success with extraordinary national ratings and established itself as a dominant fixture in national television, a tradition that continued when Ripa joined the show in 2001.

For nearly 25 years, “LIVE” has been an essential stop for the top names in the entertainment industry.  From award-winning actors to the hottest musical acts, the show boasts A-list celebrity guests, top-notch musical performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television.

Currently in its 23rd season in national syndication, “LIVE! with Regis and Kelly” is executive produced by Michael Gelman, and is distributed by Disney-ABC Domestic Television.  Produced by WABC-TV inNew York, “LIVE” airs in more than 200 markets across North America.

SOURCE Disney-ABC Domestic Television
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