-Saturday’s Losers (excluding repeats): The night overall.
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-Ratings Breakdown: A night of NASCAR Racing led Fox to Saturday victory with an above-average 7.51 million viewers and a 2.5 rating/8 share among adults 18-49 from 8-10 p.m., and a first-place finish in every half-hour as follows:
Second overall in total viewers (but third among adults 18-49) was CBS with its combination of repeat made-for Front of the Class (Viewers: 5.65 million; A18-49: 1.1/ 4 from 8-10 p.m.), which built in every half hour, and 48 Hours Mystery (Viewers: #1, 6.18 million; A18-49: #3, 1.2/ 4 at 10 p.m.). Take a look at the half-hour breakdown for Front of the Class:
Movie: Front of the Class (R) 8:00 p.m. – Viewers: 4.91 million (#2), A18-49: 0.9/ 3 (#2t) 8:30 p.m. – Viewers: 5.27 million (#2), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#3) 9:00 p.m. – Viewers: 6.01 million (#2), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#2t) 9:30 p.m. – Viewers: 6.42 million (#2), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#2t)
Elsewhere, NBC aired repeats of dramas Mercy (Viewers: #4, 2.52 million; A18-49: #4, 0.5/ 2), Law & Order (Viewers: #3, 4.28 million; A18-49: #4, 0.9/ 3) and Law & Order: SVU (Viewers: #2, 5.71 million; A18-49: #1, 1.4/ 4). And ABC capped off the low-rated evening with a repeat of theatrical Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone at an average 3.75 million viewers (#4) and a 1.2/ 4 among adults 18-49 (#2) from 8-11 p.m.
Conan O'Brien, Fox Plan a Show On FX First, Then Broadcast
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Fox executives are scheming for Conan O'Brien's big comeback. They are kicking around Conan hosting a four-night-a-week show on Fox's sister station FX. A weekend version of the show would air on Fox. Eventually, once network executives convince affiliates to carry him, Conan will return to late night against his original rival: NBC's Jay Leno.
Stephen Battaglio, the business editor for TV Guide Magazine (subscription only), spoke with sources who told him the plan. They say News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch will have a hard time resisting an attack on NBC's Tonight Show with the host they turned away.
Fox Broadcasting entertainment chairman Peter Rice would also get a boost for landing the deal. "This could make him," an insider told Battaglio. "His fingerprints would be all over it."
O'Brien and Fox are in talks but more "serious discussions are expected to happen over the next six weeks," according to TV Tattle's scan of the article.
Taking the time on FX would allow Fox to woo their affiliates. Meanwhile, they would have to figure out what to do with Wanda Sykes, who has a late night show at the 11 p.m. timeslot on Fox.
I think FOX did well with NASCAR last night. These rating are higher than what they usually get with their usual Saturday combination of Cops/AMW.
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Originally posted by Marc Berman:
-Ratings Breakdown: A night of NASCAR Racing led Fox to Saturday victory with an above-average 7.51 million viewers and a 2.5 rating/8 share among adults 18-49 from 8-10 p.m., and a first-place finish in every half-hour as follows:
Originally posted by lopez: Conan O'Brien, Fox Plan a Show On FX First, Then Broadcast
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Fox executives are scheming for Conan O'Brien's big comeback. They are kicking around Conan hosting a four-night-a-week show on Fox's sister station FX. A weekend version of the show would air on Fox. Eventually, once network executives convince affiliates to carry him, Conan will return to late night against his original rival: NBC's Jay Leno.
Stephen Battaglio, the business editor for TV Guide Magazine (subscription only), spoke with sources who told him the plan. They say News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch will have a hard time resisting an attack on NBC's Tonight Show with the host they turned away.
Fox Broadcasting entertainment chairman Peter Rice would also get a boost for landing the deal. "This could make him," an insider told Battaglio. "His fingerprints would be all over it."
O'Brien and Fox are in talks but more "serious discussions are expected to happen over the next six weeks," according to TV Tattle's scan of the article.
Taking the time on FX would allow Fox to woo their affiliates. Meanwhile, they would have to figure out what to do with Wanda Sykes, who has a late night show at the 11 p.m. timeslot on Fox.
Something tells me that he won't fit all that well on FX...
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Originally posted by WlcmZapataTexas: Conan on FX at 11 PM is a great idea for the network. It could bring an audience to FX that it needs to launch its shows.
What was the demo on Wednesday? A 0.9? Odd that this encore outrated that encore.
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It's hard to say since I don't know what the Conan show will look like. FX is targeting younger demos and Conan does have some pull in the younger demos. So I could see a potential match.
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Originally posted by mushu_jj: Something tells me that he won't fit all that well on FX...
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Originally posted by WlcmZapataTexas: Conan on FX at 11 PM is a great idea for the network. It could bring an audience to FX that it needs to launch its shows.
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For the second time in as many days, an NFL Network analyst is facing legal trouble.
NFL Network and Showtime analyst Warren Sapp was arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery on Saturday, reports Miami CBS affiliate WFOR. Due to the arrest, Sapp has been temporarily removed from his role as an NFL Network analyst.
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I'm a little disappointed that this week's rerun of Hallmark Hall of Fame did not get as good ratings as the previous week's edition.
I prefer Conan to the other present late-night hosts. I would watch his show if a Canadian broadcaster picked up the rights. Four days per week on a cable channel and weekend edition on main FOX network look good.
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