ABC's summer lineup includes a dating show on which contestants can't see each other, Mike Judge's new animated comedy and the return of three canceled dramas.
The network will kick off its summer schedule next month, taking advantage of in-season momentum to launch "The Bachelorette" -- set to bow at 9 p.m. Monday, May 18, before moving to its regular 8 p.m. period -- featuring the previous cycle's Jillian Harris.
"Bachelorette" will be followed by the second season of "Here Come the Newlyweds," which will air at 10 p.m. Mondays starting May 25. The network will replace "Newlyweds" in that slot July 20 with the new "Dating in the Dark," on which couples date without seeing each other.
Also new to ABC is "The Superstars," a six-episode physical-competition series pitting athletes from various sports in events including swimming, biking, running and kayaking. The show is set to bow at 8 p.m. Tuesday,...
The network will kick off its summer schedule next month, taking advantage of in-season momentum to launch "The Bachelorette" -- set to bow at 9 p.m. Monday, May 18, before moving to its regular 8 p.m. period -- featuring the previous cycle's Jillian Harris.
"Bachelorette" will be followed by the second season of "Here Come the Newlyweds," which will air at 10 p.m. Mondays starting May 25. The network will replace "Newlyweds" in that slot July 20 with the new "Dating in the Dark," on which couples date without seeing each other.
Also new to ABC is "The Superstars," a six-episode physical-competition series pitting athletes from various sports in events including swimming, biking, running and kayaking. The show is set to bow at 8 p.m. Tuesday,...
- 4/8/2009
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC has renewed last season's reality success "Here Come the Newlyweds" for a second round.
The one-hour romantic-comedy series will return midseason. On the show, nine recently married couples compete for hundreds of thousands of dollars to jump-start their new lives together.
ABC has increased the series order from last season's six episodes to eight. Once again, comic Pat Bullard hosts.
The pickup has long been expected. Driven by a strong lead-in from "Oprah's Big Give," "Newlyweds" ranked No. 1 in its Sunday 10 p.m. period in total viewers (averaging 8.1 million) and adults 18-49 (3.3/9). ("Big Give" wasn't renewed after producer/host Oprah Winfrey declined to produce another season).
Jay Blumenfield and Tony Marsh executive produce "Newlyweds," in association with Warner Horizon Television.
The one-hour romantic-comedy series will return midseason. On the show, nine recently married couples compete for hundreds of thousands of dollars to jump-start their new lives together.
ABC has increased the series order from last season's six episodes to eight. Once again, comic Pat Bullard hosts.
The pickup has long been expected. Driven by a strong lead-in from "Oprah's Big Give," "Newlyweds" ranked No. 1 in its Sunday 10 p.m. period in total viewers (averaging 8.1 million) and adults 18-49 (3.3/9). ("Big Give" wasn't renewed after producer/host Oprah Winfrey declined to produce another season).
Jay Blumenfield and Tony Marsh executive produce "Newlyweds," in association with Warner Horizon Television.
- 8/26/2008
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
GSN has tapped Kim Coles and stand-up comedian Judy Gold to host the pilots for The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game, respectively.
The cable network is prepping new versions of the popular 1970s game shows, which are Sony-owned titles, that will incorporate modern elements like online dating sites. Michael Davies is executive producing both shows through his overall deal at Sony Pictures TV.
As for the hosts, GSN senior vp programming Jamie Roberts said this month that the network was looking for "unusual candidates to take these shows and reinvent them."
Newlywed often is identified with Bob Eubanks, who hosted most of the show's incarnations, though Jim Lange, Paul Rodriguez and Gary Kroeger were featured in some editions. Dating has been hosted by Lange, Elaine Joyce, Jeff MacGregor, Brad Sherwood and Chuck Woolery.
Coles is repped by Abrams Artists Agency.
Gold is repped by Rain Management Group.
The cable network is prepping new versions of the popular 1970s game shows, which are Sony-owned titles, that will incorporate modern elements like online dating sites. Michael Davies is executive producing both shows through his overall deal at Sony Pictures TV.
As for the hosts, GSN senior vp programming Jamie Roberts said this month that the network was looking for "unusual candidates to take these shows and reinvent them."
Newlywed often is identified with Bob Eubanks, who hosted most of the show's incarnations, though Jim Lange, Paul Rodriguez and Gary Kroeger were featured in some editions. Dating has been hosted by Lange, Elaine Joyce, Jeff MacGregor, Brad Sherwood and Chuck Woolery.
Coles is repped by Abrams Artists Agency.
Gold is repped by Rain Management Group.
- 6/25/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The NBC premieres of USA Network's Monk and Psych showed once again that cable network programs get cable-level ratings when transported to broadcast.
Sunday night's debut of Monk (5.7 million viewers, 1.5 preliminary rating among adults 18 to 49 and a 4 share) and Psych (4.0 million, 1.3/3) came in fourth place in the 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. hour, respectively. The shows were also below their prior time-period averages. NBC also ran Dateline (4.9 million, 1.4/5) and a repeat.
The NBC shows did not face heavy competition. ABC won the night yet again, but its top-rated reality show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was a repeat this week at 9 p.m. Oprah's Big Give (9.4 million, 3.2/8) and Here Come the Newlyweds (7.7 million, 3.2/8) tied to led the night in the demo. Without an original lead-in, Big Give dropped to its lowest rating of the season. Yet Newlyweds managed to grow slightly for its season finale.
Fox was second, airing an original King of the Hill (5.2 million, 2.5/7) and animated comedy repeats.
Sunday night's debut of Monk (5.7 million viewers, 1.5 preliminary rating among adults 18 to 49 and a 4 share) and Psych (4.0 million, 1.3/3) came in fourth place in the 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. hour, respectively. The shows were also below their prior time-period averages. NBC also ran Dateline (4.9 million, 1.4/5) and a repeat.
The NBC shows did not face heavy competition. ABC won the night yet again, but its top-rated reality show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was a repeat this week at 9 p.m. Oprah's Big Give (9.4 million, 3.2/8) and Here Come the Newlyweds (7.7 million, 3.2/8) tied to led the night in the demo. Without an original lead-in, Big Give dropped to its lowest rating of the season. Yet Newlyweds managed to grow slightly for its season finale.
Fox was second, airing an original King of the Hill (5.2 million, 2.5/7) and animated comedy repeats.
ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition topped a modestly rated Sunday evening, but the reality hit's freshman lead-outs Oprah's Big Give and Here Come the Newlyweds continued to decline.
Airing four hours of unscripted shows, ABC won the night among adults 18-49 and total viewers (9 million, 3.2/9). ABC ran America's Funniest Home Videos (7.4 million viewers, 2.3 rating in 18-49 and a 7 share), Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (12.0 million, 4.1/11), Big Give (9.7 million, 3.6/9) and Here Come the Newlyweds (7 million, 2.9/8).
Fox came in second with six half-hour comedies, mostly repeats. A rerun of Family Guy was the highest rated (6.7 million, 3.4/9). Fox also aired originals of King of the Hill (6 million, 2.8/7) and Unhitched (4.4 million, 2.3/6), the latter falling 8% from last week.
CBS and NBC tied for third, with CBS airing 60 Minutes (11.1 million, 2.0/6), Big Brother (6.3 million, 2.3/6) and repeats. NBC had two hours of Dateline (8 million, 1.9/6) and repeats. The CW had repeats and Everybody Hates Chris (1.1 million, 0.5/1) and Aliens in America (900,000, 0.4/1).
Also, on Friday, Fox's new sitcom The Return of Jezebel James (3.2 million, 1.0/4) debuted with back-to-back episodes and posted the network's worst time period performance since fall's The Next Great American Band. CBS' The Price Is Right (8.7 million, 2.0/7) won the night but declined yet again.
Airing four hours of unscripted shows, ABC won the night among adults 18-49 and total viewers (9 million, 3.2/9). ABC ran America's Funniest Home Videos (7.4 million viewers, 2.3 rating in 18-49 and a 7 share), Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (12.0 million, 4.1/11), Big Give (9.7 million, 3.6/9) and Here Come the Newlyweds (7 million, 2.9/8).
Fox came in second with six half-hour comedies, mostly repeats. A rerun of Family Guy was the highest rated (6.7 million, 3.4/9). Fox also aired originals of King of the Hill (6 million, 2.8/7) and Unhitched (4.4 million, 2.3/6), the latter falling 8% from last week.
CBS and NBC tied for third, with CBS airing 60 Minutes (11.1 million, 2.0/6), Big Brother (6.3 million, 2.3/6) and repeats. NBC had two hours of Dateline (8 million, 1.9/6) and repeats. The CW had repeats and Everybody Hates Chris (1.1 million, 0.5/1) and Aliens in America (900,000, 0.4/1).
Also, on Friday, Fox's new sitcom The Return of Jezebel James (3.2 million, 1.0/4) debuted with back-to-back episodes and posted the network's worst time period performance since fall's The Next Great American Band. CBS' The Price Is Right (8.7 million, 2.0/7) won the night but declined yet again.
- 3/18/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC's reality lineup conquered Sunday night despite second-week ratings decreases for Oprah's Big Give and Here Come the Newlyweds.
Sunday also marked the start of daylight-saving time, which last March resulted in an average 6% across-the-board ratings drop for primetime broadcast programming. Shows airing in the 8 p.m. hour were the hardest hit last year, and networks expect weaker ratings returns this week.
ABC's Big Give at 9 p.m. (11.8 million viewers, a preliminary 4.0 adults 18-49 rating and an 11 share) and Newlyweds at 10 p.m. (8.9 million, 3.6/9) won their respective hours by clear margins. Big Give matched its Extreme Makeover: Home Edition lead-in (12.4 million, 4.0/11) and tied as the highest-rated shows of the night.
Big Give was down 25% from its premiere, however. Although Newlyweds had a lower overall rating, the show only dropped 12% and maintained a larger portion of its Big Give lead-in compared to last week. America's Funniest Home Videos (6.7 million, 1.9/6) opened ABC's night.
In second place in the demo, Fox aired a mix of comedy repeats and originals, including new episodes of Simpsons (7.3 million, 3.5/10), King of the Hill (6.2 million, 3.0/8), Family Guy (7.5 million, 3.7/9) and Unhitched (5.2 million, 2.6/6).
Sunday also marked the start of daylight-saving time, which last March resulted in an average 6% across-the-board ratings drop for primetime broadcast programming. Shows airing in the 8 p.m. hour were the hardest hit last year, and networks expect weaker ratings returns this week.
ABC's Big Give at 9 p.m. (11.8 million viewers, a preliminary 4.0 adults 18-49 rating and an 11 share) and Newlyweds at 10 p.m. (8.9 million, 3.6/9) won their respective hours by clear margins. Big Give matched its Extreme Makeover: Home Edition lead-in (12.4 million, 4.0/11) and tied as the highest-rated shows of the night.
Big Give was down 25% from its premiere, however. Although Newlyweds had a lower overall rating, the show only dropped 12% and maintained a larger portion of its Big Give lead-in compared to last week. America's Funniest Home Videos (6.7 million, 1.9/6) opened ABC's night.
In second place in the demo, Fox aired a mix of comedy repeats and originals, including new episodes of Simpsons (7.3 million, 3.5/10), King of the Hill (6.2 million, 3.0/8), Family Guy (7.5 million, 3.7/9) and Unhitched (5.2 million, 2.6/6).
- 3/11/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oprah gave big to ABC on Sunday night as the premiere of her new reality show triumphed in the Nielsen ratings.
Critics may have been less than kind, but the debut of the talk show host's philanthropic reality effort Oprah's Big Give was the highest-rated program of the night, according to preliminary returns. Plus, the Big Give audience spilled over into the under-the-radar debut of another ABC unscripted title, Here Come the Newlyweds, helping ABC win the night among key measures.
ABC opened with America's Funniest Home Videos (8.2 million total viewers, 2.7 rating among adults 18-49 and an 8 share) then Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (14.8 million, 5.1/13), Big Give (15.6 million, 5.3/12) and Newlyweds (10.3 million, 4.1/11). From 8-11 p.m., ABC won every hour, with Big Give becoming third-most-watched freshman series debut this season (followed by Fox's Moment of Truth and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles).
In second place, Fox's ratings are very preliminary because NASCAR: Spring Cup (12.5 million, 4.7/13) pushed the start times of Fox's comedies to about 8:30 p.m. NASCAR was followed by The Simpsons (7.9 million, 3.8/9), King of the Hill (7.7 million, 4.1/10), Family Guy (7.1 million, 3.7/9) and the debut of Unhitched (N/A, 2.5/6).
Critics may have been less than kind, but the debut of the talk show host's philanthropic reality effort Oprah's Big Give was the highest-rated program of the night, according to preliminary returns. Plus, the Big Give audience spilled over into the under-the-radar debut of another ABC unscripted title, Here Come the Newlyweds, helping ABC win the night among key measures.
ABC opened with America's Funniest Home Videos (8.2 million total viewers, 2.7 rating among adults 18-49 and an 8 share) then Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (14.8 million, 5.1/13), Big Give (15.6 million, 5.3/12) and Newlyweds (10.3 million, 4.1/11). From 8-11 p.m., ABC won every hour, with Big Give becoming third-most-watched freshman series debut this season (followed by Fox's Moment of Truth and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles).
In second place, Fox's ratings are very preliminary because NASCAR: Spring Cup (12.5 million, 4.7/13) pushed the start times of Fox's comedies to about 8:30 p.m. NASCAR was followed by The Simpsons (7.9 million, 3.8/9), King of the Hill (7.7 million, 4.1/10), Family Guy (7.1 million, 3.7/9) and the debut of Unhitched (N/A, 2.5/6).
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