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Originally posted by Marc Berman:
We are having website problems. But email me your email address (to mberman@mediaweek.com) and I will forward it to you.

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Originally posted by vlis:
Marc,
do you have a link to today's PI? thnks

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It looks as though viewers are starting to notice that ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” has returned from hiatus. Sunday’s No. 1 show grew for the second straight week, following two series lows last month, giving ABC an easy victory for the night.

“Housewives” averaged a 6.2 adults 18-49 rating, according to Nielsen overnights, up 7 percent over last week’s 5.8 overnight though still below its prestrike average.

That came after “Housewives” hit back-to-back series lows upon its return from writers’ strike hiatus in mid-April. The show did see 10 percent growth in seven-day DVR playback ratings released last week, and the ratings decreases have also been seen for other shows coming back from the strike.

That’s led to speculation that audiences could grow once viewers realize that their favorite shows are in fact back on the air after a long hiatus.

ABC was first for the night among viewers 18-49 with a 4.2 average overnight rating and a 12 share. Fox was second at 2.6/8, CBS third at 1.8/5, NBC fourth at 1.2/4, Univision fifth at 1.1/3 and CW sixth at 0.5/1.

ABC was first during each hour of the night, starting with a 2.4 at 7 p.m. for “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” CBS was second with a 1.5 for “60 Minutes,” Fox third with a 1.4 for repeats of “King of the Hill” and “The Simpsons,” NBC fourth with a 1.2 for “Dateline,” Univision fifth with a 0.9 “Noche de Estrellas” and CW sixth with a 0.4 for a repeat of “America’s Next Top Model.”

At 8 p.m. ABC was first with a 4.1 for “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” up a bit from last week, while Fox moved to second with a 2.9 average for “The Simpsons” (3.0) and “King of the Hill” (2.7). CBS was third with a 2.4 for “Cold Case,” Univision fourth with a 1.1 for the first of three hours of “Premios TV y Novelas,” NBC fifth with a 0.9 for “Monk,” and CW sixth with a 0.4 for “Everybody Hates Chris” (0.4) and “Aliens in America” (0.4).

ABC led again at 9 p.m. with a 6.2 for “Housewives,” followed by Fox with a 3.5 for “Family Guy” (3.9, down from a 4.3 last week) and “American Dad” (3.1). CBS was third with a 1.5 for “Dexter,” Univision fourth with a 1.2 for the second hour of “Premios,” NBC fifth with a 1.0 for “Psych” and CW sixth with a 0.6 for “The Game” (0.6) and a repeat of “Girlfriends.”

At 10 p.m. ABC led again with a 3.9 for “Brothers & Sisters,” while CBS and NBC tied for second at 1.8, CBS for another hour of “Dexter” and NBC for a repeat of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Univision was fourth that hour with a 1.4 for the final 60 minutes of “Premios.”

ABC also finished first for the night among households with a 7.4 average overnight rating and a 13 share. CBS was second at 5.7/10, Fox third at 3.3/6, NBC fourth at 3.1/5, Univision fifth at 1.5/3 and CW sixth at 0.9/1.

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Originally posted by CanadianTVFan:
Nice to see Housewives rebounding smartly from the last few weeks.

"a repeat of USA drama Psych on NBC (Viewers: #4, 3.75 million; A18-49: #4, 10.2/ 4); "

WHOA! DOND get out of the way...Psych will save NBC now!

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Emmy voters…you need to take notice of this show!

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And the 10p soap Brothers and Sisters is hardly "must-see" nor is it "dominating". If CBS / NBC come up with a decent competition, B&S (or as I call it, BS) is a goner. Watching this makes me miss Dynasty.

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CW sitcoms The Game (Viewers: #5, 1.44 million; A18-49: #5, 0.6/ 2)

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Originally posted by total eclipse:

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Originally posted by Bruce:

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Originally posted by total eclipse:
I'm glad to see Cold Case is still holding steady, but I must comment about last night's ep: I think a new record has been broken. 20 minutes into the show I already knew exactly who the killer was and why they did it. All that was left for me to do is yawn my way to the great "discovery" in the last few minutes. The writers need to wake up and for next season, come up with less predictable plots.

This aspect of CC is what led me to stop watching the show at the end of season I four years ago.

That's a shame, because season two ended up the best one to date, with classic eps like "Best Friends" and the Rocky Horror tribute. The real deterioration started last year, although every once in a while they do produce a gem (like that heartbreaking ep about the two cops).

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Originally posted by mayorofsmpleton:

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CW sitcoms The Game (Viewers: #5, 1.44 million; A18-49: #5, 0.6/ 2)

Marc,
I can't see how you justify keeping this off the loser's list week after week by merely building off the previous half hour by .3-.4 million viewers.

The series is still not cracking 1.7 million viewers on a weekly basis, and IMHO that makes it deserving of "LOSER" status. Does it deserve praise for growing? Yeah, sure... but under 2 million should be landing it in the loser's column as well.

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Originally posted by total eclipse:
Desperate Housewives hasn't recovered at all, and 16.6 isn't exactly "hefty" in comparison to what it used to be.
I'm glad to see Cold Case is still holding steady, but I must comment about last night's ep: I think a new record has been broken. 20 minutes into the show I already knew exactly who the killer was and why they did it. All that was left for me to do is yawn my way to the great "discovery" in the last few minutes. The writers need to wake up and for next season, come up with less predictable plots.
And the 10p soap Brothers and Sisters is hardly "must-see" nor is it "dominating". If CBS / NBC come up with a decent competition, B&S (or as I call it, BS) is a goner. Watching this makes me miss Dynasty.

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Originally posted by robert:
So DH grew while B&S went down. B&S should move to wednsdays at 10pm, ABC is wasting the best time slot they have for launching a new show in fall if they keep B&S here

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Originally posted by Marc Berman:
What did you think about Holly throwing Rebecca out?

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Originally posted by TravisYanan:
I can't believe next week is already the season finale of Brothers & Sisters... I have my issues with the faux-incest storyline, but the way it (as well as the Ojai financial crisis) resounded through the entire family's lives... wonderful. I wonder if next week will have Sarah regretting making Holly Chairwoman & CEO of the merged company once it becomes more known that Rebecca isn't a Walker.