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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘American Idol’ Hits All-Time Low, ‘Scandal’ Rises, ‘Vampire Diaries’, ‘Two & A Half Men’ & ‘Office’ Hit Series Lows

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday April 26, 2013 @ 9:14am PDTTags: American Idol, The Big Bang Theory, The Vampire Diaries, TV Ratings

The first night of the May sweep had the NFL draft on ESPN and NFL Network and an almost full schedule of originals on the broadcast networks. Like previous years when pitted against the draft, which got a 4.6/8 on ESPN in metered markets, that led to a lot of lows for shows across the networks. Having said that, Thursday was particularly rough for American Idol (2.7/9), which hit an all-time low for any regularly scheduled Idol in the Fox series’ 12 seasons. In a much-teased surprise, no one went home on the one-hour results show but there were a lot fewer people watching: Idol was down 7% in adults 18-49 and viewership from last week’s fast nationals, and down 10% from April 18’s final numbers. The previous all-time low was a 2.8 rating March 28. Also on Fox last night, Glee (1.8/5) took a downward turn as well, falling 14% from its April 18 episode.

Back with a primetime full of originals for the first time in three weeks, CBS saw some of its biggest shows hit new lows. The Big Bang Theory (4.2/14) was down 19% from its last new show April 4, though it was the night’s most-watched show with 14.38 million viewers. Two And A Half Men (2.8/8) took a far steeper dive, off 28% from its last original three weeks ago to hit a series low. Person Of Interest (2.4/7) fell 11% from its April 4 episode to tie a series low, while freshman Elementary (2.0/6) dipped 5% to also hit a season low. Still, CBS won the night in total viewers and the demo. READ MORE »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Zero Hour’ Falls, ‘Vampire Diaries’ Up, ‘Idol’ Rises, ‘Parks & Recreation’ And ‘Community’ Hit Lows

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday February 22, 2013 @ 9:22am PSTTags: American Idol, Scandal, The Big Bang Theory, The Vampire Diaries, Zero Hour

The second week of ABC’s Zero Hour (1.1/3) saw nightmares of Nazis, more secrets revealed and the Book of Revelation consulted. The new conspiracy drama also the ratings spiral downward. Coming off the lowest-rated in-season debut ever for a scripted show on ABC, the Anthony Edwards show fell 21% from last week. With a 1.3/4, the CW’s 8 PM The Vampire Diaries actually beat both Zero Hour and NBC’s Community (1.1/3) and the 8:30 PM Parks And Recreation (1.3/4) among the key 18-49 demographic for the hour. The CW show was up a strong 30% from last week while the NBC comedies were down 8% and 13% from last week respectively. Thursday also saw series’ lows for both NBC comedies. Beauty And The Beast (0.6/1) was also up on the CW. The show rose 20% from last week’s 0.5/1 fast nationals.

Related: NBC To Finish 5th In Sweeps For First Time
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‘Vampire Diaries’ Claire Holt To Co-Star In ‘The Originals’ Spinoff

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday February 13, 2013 @ 2:00pm PSTTags: the CW, The Originals, The Vampire Diaries
Nellie Andreeva

Claire Holt Vampire Diaries OriginalsThe Original family of vampires will remain intact in their leap from The Vampire Diaries to their own series, planted spinoff The Originals. Claire Holt has been cast as a lead in Originals, which will be introduced in the April 25 episode of the CW drama. She will reprise her recurring TVD role as Rebekah, the vampire sister of Klaus (Joseph Morgan) and Elijah (Daniel Gillies). The trio represents all surviving Original siblings as their two other brothers recently faced their demise on TVD. Holt had been rumored to join The Originals from the get-go, but I’d heard talks hit a snag and TVD‘s Phoebe Tonkin was signed for the potential spinoff instead. Now Holt, who just signed with CAA, becomes the fourth cast member of the original series to transition to the spinoff. Read More »

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CW’s ‘Arrow’, ‘The Vampire Diaries’ & ‘Supernatural’ Get Early Renewals

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday February 11, 2013 @ 11:08am PSTTags: Arrow, Supernatural, the CW, The Vampire Diaries
Nellie Andreeva

The CW has given early pickups to its three strongest series — breakout freshman Arrow, flagship The Vampire Diaries and veteran Supernatural, which has had a resurgence paired with Arrow this season. All three shows hail from Warner Bros TV and will return in fall 2013. It will be a fifth season for Vampire Diaries and ninth for Supernatural. The renewal for Supernatural became possible after stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles inked rich new multi-season deals last year. “We said last year that one of our goals was to establish building blocks to grow on, and now with our new hit Arrow and fan favorite Supernatural on Wednesday night, and the continued success of The Vampire Diaries on Thursday, we’ve been able to do that,” said CW president Mark Pedowitz. “Not only do Arrow, Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries perform well on-air, they’re also extremely successful for us both digitally and socially.” Read More »

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Charles Michael Davis Lands Key Role In ‘Vampire Diaries’ Spinoff ‘The Originals’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday February 5, 2013 @ 2:10pm PSTTags: the CW, The Originals, The Vampire Diaries
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Charles Michael Davis (The Game) is set to co-star opposite The Vampire Diaries‘ Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies and Phoebe Tonkin in the potential spinoff The Originals, which will be introduced in the April 25 episode of … Read More »

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‘Vampire Diaries’ Hits Social Media Milestone

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday January 28, 2013 @ 11:25pm PSTTags: The Vampire Diaries
Nellie Andreeva

In the Nielsen ratings, the CW’s flagship series The Vampire Diaries ranks well below No. 100 among all broadcast shows. But on social media, the vampire drama was network television’s No.1 social program during the week … Read More »

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Daniel Gillies Set As A Lead In ‘The Vampire Diaries’ Spinoff ‘The Originals’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday January 22, 2013 @ 12:30pm PSTTags: The Originals, The Vampire Diaries
Nellie Andreeva

Another Vampire Diaries standout is headed to the potential spinoff series. Daniel Gillies is set to star opposite Joseph Morgan and Phoebe Tonkin in The Originals, which will be introduced as an upcoming episode of … Read More »

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CW Plots ‘Vampire Diaries’ Spinoff With Backdoor Pilot Starring Joseph Morgan & Phoebe Tonkin And Penned By Julie Plec

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday January 11, 2013 @ 12:45pm PSTTags: the CW, The Originals, The Vampire Diaries
Nellie Andreeva

Joseph Morgan Vampire Diaries SpinoffThe CW is piloting The Originals, a potential spinoff of the network’s flagship series The Vampire Diaries, in consideration for next season. The project, from Vampire Diaries co-creator/executive producer Julie Plec, … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: CMAs, ‘X Factor’ Hit Lows; ‘Elementary’, ‘Vampire Diaries’ Up

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday November 2, 2012 @ 9:43am PDTTags: CMA Awards, Elementary, Ratings, The Vampire Diaries, The X Factor
Nellie Andreeva

Uh-oh. In a heated bidding war last year, ABC ponied up big to keep the Country Music Association Awards with a new 10-year deal. In the first year of that deal, the 46th Annual CMA Awards last night drew a 3.8/10 in adults 18-49 and 13.6 million viewers, down 21% and 17%, respectively, from last year to mark the awards show’s lowest-rated telecast ever in both 18-49 and total viewers. The CMAs still logged a nightly victory for ABC in both categories.

Like last year, the CMAs faced Fox’s The X Factor (they clashed on Wednesday, CMAs long-time night, last fall). Both were shadows of their 2011 selves when the CMAs drew a 4.8 demo rating and X Factor posted a 3.7. Last night, X Factor managed a 2.3/6, even with last week’s re-cut Tuesday special that spilled out of the network’s primetime. But it was a series low for a regularly scheduled episode of the singing competition as the transition to live shows and the introduction of hosts Khloe Kardashian and Mario Lopez have failed to provide a boost. Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: Solid Start For ‘The Vampire Diaries’ And ‘Beauty & The Beast’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday October 12, 2012 @ 10:07am PDTTags: Beauty and the Beast, Last Resort, Ratings, The Vampire Diaries
Nellie Andreeva

Between a live Vice Presidential debate and football pre-emptions on Fox and the CW, not much is certain about the broadcast networks’ ratings performances last night against NFL and baseball playoffs on cable. We will post reliable ratings for the debate when available, but in the fast nationals, the Biden-Ryan face-off is tracking significantly lower than the first Obama-Romney debate last week without a Sarah Palin-calliber audience draw.

The CW premiered its new Thursday lineup with solid showings for both flagship The Vampire Diaries and new drama Beauty And The Beast. Right now, Vampire Diaries (3.5 million total viewers, 1.7/6 in 18-34, 1.6/5 in 18-49) is running up 12% in total viewers, up a tenth in 18-49 and even in 18-34 vs. last fall’s opener. In adults 18-49, it beat NBC’s comedies 30 Rock (1.4/4, flat with last week) and Up All Night (1.2/3, down 14%) and tied ABC’s high-profile new drama Last Resort in the 8 PM hour. The CW also finished ahead of ABC and NBC among adults 18-34 at 8 PM. Beauty And The Beast (3.2 million, 1.2/3 in 18-34, 1.3/3 in 18-49) was on par with debut last fall of The Secret Circle, which opened well before losing steam. Read More »

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CAA Signs ‘Vampire Diaries’ Nina Dobrev

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday June 25, 2012 @ 9:58am PDTTags: CAA, Nina Dobrev, The Vampire Diaries
Nellie Andreeva

Nina Dobrev CAAEXCLUSIVE: A little over a month after Nina Dobrev left her long-time agency Innovative Artists, The Vampire Diaries star has signed with CAA. The Bulgarian-born Canadian actress co-starred on the popular Canadian teen soap … Read More »

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‘Beauty And The Beast’ Eyes CW’s Post-’Vampire Diaries’ Slot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday May 16, 2012 @ 10:38am PDTTags: Beauty and the Beast, The Carrie Diaries, The Vampire Diaries
Nellie Andreeva

Kristin Kreuk Beauty And The Beast CWI hear Beauty & The Beast, the CW‘s reboot of the 1980s series, is likely to snag the network’s marquee launching pad behind The Vampire Diaries on Thursday in the fall. The series, … Read More »

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CW Renews ‘Vampire Diaries’, ‘Supernatural’ & ’90210′; Are ‘Girl’, ‘ Dixie’ & ‘Nikita’ Next?

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday May 3, 2012 @ 1:43pm PDTTags: 90210, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries
Nellie Andreeva

The CW today gave early renewals to its three strongest scripted series: flagship The Vampire Diaries, veteran Supernatural and 90210. The Vampire Diaries will return for its its fourth season, 90210 for its fifth and Supernatural for its eighth. … Read More »

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‘Vampire Diaries’ Co-Star Matt Davis Cast As The Male Lead In CW Drama Pilot ‘Cult’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday March 13, 2012 @ 4:19pm PDTTags: Cult, The Vampire Diaries
Nellie Andreeva

Matt Davis Cult CastEXCLUSIVE: The CW and Warner Bros TV kept the search for the male lead in their buzzed-about new pilot Cult in-house. Matt Davis, co-star of the hit CW/WBTV series The Vampire Diaries, is set to … Read More »

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Ratings Rat Race: ‘Grey’s', ‘Private Practice’ Up; ‘Vampire Diaries’, ‘Secret Circle’ Flat

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday January 6, 2012 @ 8:45am PSTTags: Grey's Anatomy, The Secret Circle, The Vampire Diaries, Winter Wipeout
Nellie Andreeva

ABC and the CW returned to originals last night with CBS, NBC and Fox sticking to reruns. The premiere of ABC’s Winter Wipeout (2.8/8 among adults 18-49) was down 26% from its January 2011 premiere but up from the special … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Ends Fall Run With A Bang, ‘Big Bang’ Tops Night

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday November 11, 2011 @ 9:45am PSTTags: Bones, Charlie's Angels, Community, Grey's Anatomy, Parks and Recreation, Prime Suspect, Private Practice, Ratings Rat Race, Rules of Engagement, The Big Bang Theory, The Office, The Secret Circle, The Vampire Diaries, The X Factor, TV Ratings, Whitney
Nellie Andreeva

ABC’s veteran medical drama Grey’s Anatomy (4.0/10 in adults 18-49) had its fall finale last night. The series ended on a high note – Grey‘s was up 14% from its fast national rating last week. Private Practice (2.9/8), which is heading into its two-hour fall finale next week, was up 12%. On a low note, ABC’s canceled drama Charlie’s Angels (1.1/3) at 8 PM was down a tenth to a series low in its final airing. It dragged down ABC’s nightly average, so the network (2.7/7, 8 million) finished third in both 18-49 and total viewers.

CBS aired a new The Big Bang Theory (5.2/15, 15.7 million) and Rules Of Engagement (3.6/9), followed by drama reruns of Person Of Interest (2.0/5) and The Mentalist (1.9/5). For a third straight week, Big Bang went up in the fast nationals vs. the previous Thursday. The last two times, the comedy posted a new Thursday high in 18-49 and may again tie or surpass its current Thursday best (5.4) when the Live+Same Day ratings are released this afternoon. Big Bang once again topped the night in both 18-49 and total viewers. Rules was down a tenth from last week. CBS (2.8/7, 10.9 million) topped the night in viewers and finished second in 18-49 to Fox.

The second results edition of Fox’s The X Factor (3.3/9) was down 8% from last week. Bones (2.7/7) was down 18% from its season premiere last week. Fox (3.0/8, 9.5 million) still won the night in the demo. Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: CBS, NBC Comedies Rebound, ‘Bones’ Debuts, ‘Big Bang’ Rocks

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday November 4, 2011 @ 9:33am PDTTags: Bones, Charlie's Angels, Community, Grey's Anatomy, Parks and Recreation, Person of Interest, Prime Suspect, Private Practice, Ratings Rat Race, Rules of Engagement, The Big Bang Theory, The Mentalist, The Office, The Secret Circle, The Vampire Diaries, The X Factor, TV Ratings, Whitney
Nellie Andreeva

UPDATE 2 PM: Big boost in the finals for Big Bang, which indeed posted a new 18-49 Thursday with a 5.4 rating, up from 5.1 in the fast nationals. Going up a tenth are ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, NBC’s The Office and Parks & Recreation, Fox’s The X Factor and the CW’s The Vampire Diaries, which hit a season high.

PREVIOUS: All series that were pushed down by Game 6 of the World Series last Thursday bounced back last night. CBS’ The Big Bang Theory (5.1/15 in adults 18-49, 15.5 million) was up 13% from its fast national 18-49 rating last week. The hot comedy posted a new Thursday high in total viewers and will do the same in adults 18-49 when the finals are released later today. (It currently runs tied with the Thursday demo high it logged just two weeks ago but will be adjusted up as it always does.) Big Bang once again ranked as the highest-rated program of the night in 18-49 and total viewers. Rules Of Engagement (3.7/10, up 12%, 11.9 million) also posted new Thursday highs in total viewers and 18-49. Person Of Interest (2.7/7, 11.7 million) was flat, while The Mentalist (2.9/8, up 16%, 13.6 million) hit a season high in 18-49 and drew its largest audience since the season premiere.

Fox’s The X Factor (3.6/10, 11.3 million) aired its first-ever result show, which also was the series’ first hourlong edition. For those reasons, there is no apples-to-apples comparison to previous episodes, but X Factor grew nicely half-hour to half-hour, from a 3.3 to a 4.0 in the demo. At 9 PM, Bones opened its seventh season with a 3.3/8 in adults 18-49 and 10 million viewers. In 18-49 that was up 22% from the show’s debut last season, but this year Bones had a lofty X Factor lead-in vs. being a self-starter at 8 PM last year. Additionally, there was a significant half-hour-to-half-hour drop-off, from a 3.5 to a 3.1, which you don’t want to see in a 9 PM drama. Still, Fox (3.4/9, 10.6 million) edged CBS (3.3/9, 12.9 million) for the top spot in 18-49 to post a seventh consecutive Thursday demo win this season. Read More »

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CW Announces Midseason Launch Dates

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday November 2, 2011 @ 2:17pm PDTTags: 90210, America's Next Top Model, CW, Gossip Girl, Hart of Dixie, Nikita, One Tree Hill, Remodeled, Ringer, Supernatural, The Secret Circle, The Vampire Diaries, TV Schedule
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The CW has set return dates for its original series, which will go on hiatus next month. The network will roll out its lineup on January 5 with the Thursday duo of The Vampire Diaries and The Secret Circle. The final 13-episode season of One Tree Hill will launch on January 11 and will run on Wednesdays in tandem with new reality series Remodeled, which will serve as a bridge between the two cycles of America’s Next Top Model. Because Remodeled‘s order is shorter than that of OTH, the final episodes of OTH are expected to air with Top Model, whose midseason premiere date will be announced early next year. Here is a list of the CW’s midseason premiere dates: Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: Epic Game 6 Boosts Fox, ‘Prime Suspect’ Hits Low

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday October 28, 2011 @ 9:39am PDTTags: Community, Grey's Anatomy, Parks and Recreation, Person of Interest, Prime Suspect, Private Practice, Ratings Rat Race, Rules of Engagement, The Big Bang Theory, The Mentalist, The Office, The Secret Circle, The Vampire Diaries, TV Ratings, Whitney, World Series
Nellie Andreeva

After a lousy ALCS championship series and a slow start to the World Series, Fox got cooking last night with a thrilling 11-inning Game 6, which forced a rare World Series Game 7 (we hadn’t had one in nine years). It’s a dream come true for Fox executives and a nightmare for NBC ones whose Friday premieres of Grimm and Chuck tonight will have to face that game. (CBS has opted to sub its originals with repeats at the last minute.) The big game last night, which will propel Fox to an easy nightly win in 18-49 and total viewers when time-adjusted ratings are released, impacted the competition in a typical pattern, pushing down male-skewing shows like CBS’ The Big Bang Theory and Person Of Interest and NBC’s Community and The Office, while boosting female-oriented series such as ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, NBC’s Whitney and the CW’s The Vampire Diaries and The Secret Circle.

Maybe ABC should’ve tried a Charlie’s Angels series with Charlie Brown as the boss. Last night, a rerun of the 45-year-old cartoon It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown at 8 PM drew a 2.3/6 among 18-49, which was higher than any episode of the canceled Charlie’s Angels in the slot. Vs. last year, the Charlie Brown animated special was up 5%. Grey’s Anatomy (3.7/9) was up 3% from last week, and Private Practice up 4%. Read More »

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