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What’s hot? Reality, reruns and ‘The Closer’
With summer in full swing, what are heat-avoiding viewers watching on television? Reality shows and a few reruns.
The most-watched show last week, according to Nielsen Media Research, was NBC’s trainwreck “America’s Got Talent,” which proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that we really don’t (have talent). Or if we do, the producers of this show haven’t found it.
Could the 11.8 million people watching “Talent” be hoping to see judge David Hasselhoff show up drunk and drooling a juicy hamburger all over himself? Maybe. Probably.
Also in the summer Nielsen Top 20 last week were Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance,” “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader” and “Hell’s Kitchen.”
Reality notwithstanding, CBS retained its total household lead, thanks to the enduring popularity of its procedural dramas “NCIS,” “CSI,” “CSI: Miami,” “CSI: New York,” “Cold Case” and “Without a Trace.”
If Nielsen ranked cable networks AND broadcast networks, the third season premiere of TNT’s “The Closer” would have been 12th, far ahead of eight broadcast programs in the top 20. The Monday night season opener of “The Closer” drew 8.8 million viewers — a new record for a series on a basic-cable network.
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By Gina
June 25, 2007 2:53 PM | Link to this
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By austinights
June 20, 2007 2:01 PM | Link to this
I was thinking the other night - when there was nothing to watch - that it would be a good time for NBC to re-air its FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS series onto the summer scene. People are already starting to ache for football and this would be a good prelude. Of course, powers that be get to make that decision. From the looks of the new folks in charge at NBC - they are planning a whole different direction. I suppose that's why Blockbuster and Netflix exist - movie anyone?