TV Ratings 9/28/10

Brian

ABC is the Most-Watched Net for the Second Straight Monday of the Season,

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/28/abc-is-the-most-watched-net-for-the-second-straight-monday-of-the-season/65559?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

ABC Claims 4 of the Top 10 TV Shows During Premiere Week, Placing More than Any Other Network Among Adults 18-49

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/28/abc-claims-4-of-the-top-10-tv-shows-during-premiere-week-placing-more-than-any-other-network-among-adults-18-49/65546?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

CBS Wins Premiere Week In Viewers, Adults 18-49 And Adults 25-54

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/28/cbs-wins-premiere-week-in-viewers-adults-18-49-and-adults-25-54/65541?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

TV Ratings Monday: Lone Star Flat Out Dead, Chuck, The Event, Chase, Five-0 All Fall

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/28/tv-ratings-monday-lone-star-flat-out-dead-chuck-the-event-chase-five-0-all-fall/65393?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

Cable Top 25: ‘Monday Night Football,’ ‘Jersey Shore,’ ‘iCarly,’ ‘SpongeBob,’ ‘Pawn Stars’ Top Week’s Cable Viewing

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/28/cable-top-25-monday-night-football-jersey-shore-icarly-spongebob-pawn-stars-top-week’s-cable-viewing/65516?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

CBS Tops Premiere Week In Adults 18-49 Ratings And Viewership

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/28/cbs-tops-premiere-week-in-adults-18-49-ratings-and-viewership/65331?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: ‘Sunday Night Football’, ‘Glee,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Top Premiere Week

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/28/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-sunday-night-football-glee-greys-anatomy-dancing-with-the-stars-top-premiere-week/65498?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

It’s Official: Fox Cancels ‘Lone Star’

http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/its-official-fox-cancels-lone-star/

RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Dancing’ Wins, ‘Event’ Drops, No Miracle Bounce For ‘Lone Star’

http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/ratings-rat-race-dancing-wins-event-drops-no-miracle-bounce-for-lone-star/

RATINGS RAT RACE: HBO’s ‘Eastbound’ Spikes In Return, ‘Boardwalk’ Dips In Week 2

http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/ratings-rat-race-hbos-eastbound-spikes-in-return-boardwalk-dips-in-week-2/

RATINGS RAT RACE: NBC & CBS Gain While ABC and Fox Lose Ground In Premiere Week

http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/ratings-rat-race-nbc-cbs-gain-while-abc-and-fox-lose-ground-in-premiere-week/

ABC Family Picks Up Four Pilots

Brian

http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/abc-family-picks-up-four-pilots/

EXCLUSIVE: New ABC Family president Michael Riley is making his first development move a month after he took over the cable network following Paul Lee’s move to ABC. ABC Family has greenlighted 3 pilots, Strut, Nine Lives and Switched at Birth. I hear the pickup of a fourth pilot, The Lying Game, is imminent. Two of the pilots, Nine Lives and The Lying Game, hail from Alloy Entertainment, the company behind ABC Family’s freshman hit Pretty Little Liars.

TV channels are churning out more shows for children

Brian

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2010-05-10-kidstv10_ST_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

More players are crowding the kids’ TV sandbox. Pint-sized viewers are watching more, and through rebranding or as new, stand-alone channels, Disney XD, Nick Jr. and Discovery’s upcoming The Hub are chasing them. Nickelodeon still dominates overall, but Disney Channel is closing the gap and leads among “tweens” 9 to 14. From animation spawning licensed merchandise to live-action series sparking music sales, USA TODAY previews what’s on the way.

TV Ratings 9/27/10

Brian

ANALYSIS: Lessons Of Premiere Week

http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/analysis-the-lessons-of-premiere-week/

RATINGS RAT RACE: Football Rules, ‘Guy’, ‘Housewives’ Down & ‘Cleveland’ Tumbles

http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/ratings-rat-race-football-rules-guy-housewives-down-cleveland-tumbles/

Cable News Ratings for Friday, September 24, 2010

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/27/cable-news-ratings-for-friday-september-24-2010/65421?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

The CW Scores Super Friday With Reteaming Of Smallville And Supernatural

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/27/the-cw-scores-super-friday-with-reteaming-of-smallville-and-supernatural/65419?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

Friday Cable Ratings: ‘Haven’ Stable, ‘Real Time With Bill Maher,’ College Football & More

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/27/friday-cable-ratings-haven-stable-real-time-with-bill-maher-college-football-more/65406?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

Friday Finals: Supernatural Up; Dateline Down

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/27/friday-finals-supernatural-up-dateline-down/65397?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

‘Dexter’ Returns To Its Highest Rated Premiere Ever, Up Double Digits

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/27/dexter-returns-to-its-highest-rated-premiere-ever-up-double-digits/65350?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

“The NFL On CBS” Scores Again With Ratings In Week 3 With 13% Rise

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/27/“the-nfl-on-cbs”-scores-again-with-ratings-in-week-3-with-13-rise/65342?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

‘Jersey Shore’ Effect: MTV Surges With Record 30% Ratings Increase In Third Quarter 2010

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/27/jersey-shore-effect-mtv-surges-with-record-30-ratings-increase-in-third-quarter-2010/65311?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

Early Sunday Ratings: Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters, Simpsons, Family Guy, Cleveland Show Premieres

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/27/early-sunday-ratings-desperate-housewives-brothers-cleveland-show-falls/65263?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

TV Ratings: Sunday Night Football Wins; Simpsons, Cleveland Show, Family Guy, Makeover, Housewives All Down vs. Last Season’s Premieres

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/27/tv-ratings-sunday-night-football/65217?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

ABC Sunday Dramas Score Best Ratings Since January

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/27/abc-sunday-dramas-score-best-ratings-since-january/65298?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

CBS’s Premiere Sunday Posts Across-The-Board Increases Versus Last Year

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/27/cbss-premiere-sunday-posts-across-the-board-increases-versus-last-year/65309?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

Brief Films About Staying Off the Wagon

Brian

Three short films that probably need “don’t try this at home” warnings constitute a nutty, nicely conceived bill at the ReRun Gastropub Theater in Brooklyn. “Liquor and Drugs” is the program’s subtitle, and liquor and drugs are used and abused rather a lot in the films, which don’t exactly issue ringing endorsements of moderation.

The best of the three is “Successful Alcoholics,” with Lizzy Caplan and T. J. Miller (who wrote the script from a story by him and Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the director) as a co-dependent couple drowning in booze and yet still clinging to well-paying jobs. They might not be clinging for long: the pair’s judgment is becoming questionable, as is evident from an opening scene in which they come up with a not-too-good plan for what to do after Mr. Miller’s character vomits on his shirt during a dinner party.

TV Ratings 9/23/10

Brian

Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon Stretch Their Late-Night Leads in the Third Quarter

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/23/jay-leno-and-jimmy-fallon-stretch-their-late-night-leads-in-the-third-quarter/64896?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

The NFL on CBS’ Has Its Best Ratings And Viewership Through Two Weeks in 23 Years.

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/23/the-nfl-on-cbs-has-its-best-ratings-and-viewership-through-two-weeks-in-23-years/64883?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

For First Time in 15 Years, ABC’s ‘Nightline’ Is No. 1 In Total Viewers in Late Night for 2009/2010 Season

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/23/for-first-time-in-15-years-abcs-nightline-is-no-1-in-total-viewers-in-late-night-for-20092010-season/64881?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

‘‘GMA’ Only Morning Show To Gain Total Viewers Versus Third Quarter 2009

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/23/gma-only-morning-show-to-gain-total-viewers-versus-third-quarter-2009/64879?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

ABC Turns in its Strongest Wednesday in Nearly 10 Months; ‘Modern Family’ Opens as Wednesday’s No. 1 TV Show

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/23/abc-turns-in-its-strongest-wednesday-in-nearly-10-months-modern-family-opens-as-wednesday’s-no-1-tv-show/64820?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live’ is Up Week to Week and Over the Year-Ago Week in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/23/abcs-jimmy-kimmel-live-is-up-week-to-week-and-over-the-year-ago-week-in-total-viewers-and-adults-18-49/64868?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

CBS Sweeps Wednesday In Viewers, Adults 18-49, and Adults 25-54

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/23/cbs-sweeps-wednesday-in-viewers-adults-18-49-and-adults-25-54/64860?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

TV Ratings Wednesday: ‘Modern Family’ Leads Night; Survivor, Criminal Minds Very Strong; ‘Undercovers’ Middling; ‘‘The Whole Truth’ Bombs

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/23/tv-ratings-wednesday-modern-family-leads-night-survivor-criminal-minds-very-strong-undercovers-middling-the-whole-truth-bombs/64811?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

Early Wednesday Results: ‘Modern Family,’ ‘The Middle’ Open Higher; You Can’t Handle ‘The Whole Truth’; ‘Undercovers’ – Let’s Wait for the Demos

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/23/early-wednesday-results-modern-family-the-middle-open-higher-you-cant-handle-the-whole-truth-undercovers-lets-wait-for-the-demos/64824?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Modern Family’ Flies High, ‘Undercovers’ Soft & ‘Truth’ In Danger

http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/ratings-rat-race-modern-family-flies-high-undercovers-soft-truth-in-danger/

TV Ratings 9/22/10

Brian

RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Glee’ Rocks, Veterans Slip While Newcomers Fail To Impress

http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/ratings-rat-race-glee-rocks-veterans-slip-newcomers-fail-to-impress/

TV Ratings Tuesday: ‘Glee’ Sings; Modest Starts for ‘Running Wilde,’ ‘Raising Hope,’ ‘Detroit 1-8-7′; ‘Parenthood Down’

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/22/tv-ratings-tuesday-glee-sings-modest-starts-for-running-wilde-raising-hope-detroit-1-8-7-parenthood-down/64590?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

Early Ratings Tuesday: ‘Glee’ Golden;‘NCIS’ Up A Bit, ‘NCIS: LA’ Down; ‘Raising Hope,’ ‘Running Wilde,’ ‘Biggest Loser’ Slow Start

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/22/early-ratings-tuesday-ncis-up-a-bit-ncis-la-down-raising-hope-running-wilde-biggest-loser-slow-start/64600?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

The NCIS Teams Lead CBS to a Tuesday Win in Viewers and Adults 25-54

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/22/the-ncis-teams-lead-cbs-to-a-tuesday-win-in-viewers-and-adults-25-54/64651?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

Daily TV ratings 9/21/10

Brian

RATINGS RAT RACE: Solid Start For ‘Event,’ ‘Hawaii’, ‘Mike & Molly’ But ‘Lone Star’ Flops

http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/ratings-rat-race-solid-start-for-event-hawaii-mike-molly-but-lone-star-flops/
Nickelodeon’s ‘Fred: The Movie’ Ranks as Week’s Top Entertainment Telecast on Basic Cable
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/21/nickelodeons-fred-the-movie-ranks-as-week’s-top-entertainment-telecast-on-basic-cable/64437?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

NBC Wins The Final Week Of The 2009-10 Broadcast Year, Ranking #1 In Adults 18-49 And All Other Key Measures For The Week Of Sept. 13-19
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/21/nbc-wins-the-final-week-of-the-2009-10-broadcast-year-ranking-1-in-adults-18-49-and-all-other-key-measures-for-the-week-of-sept-13-19/64435?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

Dancing with the Stars” is Monday’s No. 1 TV Show;“Castle” Logs The Series’ Top Telecast Since April
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/21/“dancing-with-the-stars”-is-monday’s-no-1-tv-show-“castle”-logs-the-series’-top-telecast-since-april/64421?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

TV Ratings Monday: Dancing, Castle, Two and a Half Men Up ; Lone Star No Star; + The Event, Hawaii Five-0
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/21/tv-ratings-monday-dancing-castle-two-and-a-half-men-up-lone-star-no-star-the-event-hawaii-five-0/64332
‘Boardwalk Empire’ Renewed By HBO; Premiere Telecast Averages 4.8 Million
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/21/boardwalk-empire-renewed-by-hbo-premiere-telecast-averages-4-8-million/64393?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

‘Sunday Night Football’: Best Average Viewership in 16 Years
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/21/sunday-night-football-best-average-viewership-in-16-years/64375?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29

Monday Cable Ratings : ‘Saints-49ers’ Dominate Monday; ‘Pawn Stars’ Still Holds Up OK Against Broadcast Originals & Much More
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/21/monday-cable-ratings-saints-49ers-dominate-monday-pawn-stars-still-holds-up-ok-against-broadcast-originals-much-more/64540

Political Sex Scandal Inspires Play

Brian

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/iris-robinson-sex-scandal-inspires-play-14953246.html

A controversial new play inspired by a sex scandal surrounding the shamed MP wife of Northern Ireland’s First Minister Peter Robinson is set to open in Belfast.
Disgraced Iris Robinson, who sat in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the House of Commons, quit politics after the shock revelation earlier this year that she had had an affair with a teenager 41 years her junior.

The Daily Grommet

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http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2010/04/15/daily-grommet-raises-3-4-million/

Daily Grommet Raises $3.4 Million

The Daily Grommet just hit the daily double. The Lexington, MA-based startup, which scouts out consumer products from colorful, progressive, relatively unknown manufacturers and promotes one such “grommet” each day through online videos, announced today that it has closed the first tranche of its Series A funding round at $3.4 million. Existing investors LaunchCapital and Gerry Laybourne, founder of Nickelodeon and Oxygen Media, were on board for the A round, and were joined by new investors Jean Hammond of Hub Angels and Launchpad Venture Group, John Landry of Lead Dog Ventures, Nancy Peretsman, and Jill Preotle of Boston Golden Seeds. “Daily Grommet is attacking an enormous market opportunity in a David vs. Goliath way,” Landry said in a statement. “This is already a totally disruptive story-using social technologies to blow up the old models of product discovery and distribution.” Xconomy profiled the Daily Grommet in July 2009 and published an extended interview with founder and CEO Jules Pieri in August 2009.

http://sierraclub.typepad.com/greenlife/2010/07/grommet-gals-bring-products-with-a-purpose.html

Daily Grommet Peddles Eco-Treasures With Great Stories

Jules Pieri, looking to bridge her passion for product design with the power of social media, went searching for a way to showcase ordinary people creating extraordinary things – and the Daily Grommet was born. The site highlights one “grommet” – a new, unique product – each day, weeding through submissions from dozens of designers, inventors, and creators to find fresh offerings from small businesses with a great story to tell. After choosing an item, Pieri and her co-workers evaluate each product and post video reviews online.

http://bostinnovation.com/2010/04/16/daily-grommets-secret-angel-investor-revealed/

Daily Grommet’s Secret Angel Investor Revealed!

Due to the nature of our publication, BostInnovation’s staff is always impressed by a company that can really churn out high quality online content. Lexington-based Daily Grommet does just that, creating awesome videos each day to promote a new invention the site’s visitors have never heard of before. They then sell the featured item for a cut of the profits.

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Daily-Grommet-Recognized-as-Most-Innovative-Business-Strategy-Winner-2010-MITX-Technology-1271211.htm

Daily Grommet Recognized as ‘Most Innovative Business Strategy’ Winner at the 2010 MITX Technology Awards

Daily Grommet, an online marketplace for consumers to discover and buy unique products while learning the stories behind them, has been selected as a winner at the Seventh Annual MITX Technology Awards in the ‘Most Innovative Business Strategy’ category. The program kicked off New England Innovation Month by lauding local development and implementation of technologies in the digital industry. Winners were announced in eleven categories, in addition to several “Best of” awards and PricewaterhouseCoopers Promise Awards, at the ceremony attended by more than 350 industry professionals held on June 2 at the Marriott Copley Plaza in Boston.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/08/12/jules-pieri-of-the-daily-grommet-wants-to-make-you-think-outside-the-retail-big-box/

Jules Pieri of The Daily Grommet Wants to Make You Think Outside the Retail Big Box
Last month I wrote about the Daily Grommet, an e-commerce startup in Lexington, MA, whose website features one cool new product or service—a “grommet,” to use the company’s term—every weekday. Far from being yet another automated online store, the Daily Grommet puts its own staff members on camera to record short, homey, informally edited videos explaining what’s compelling about each day’s product, including their creators’ backstories. Yesterday’s grommet, for example, was an “athlete-engineered” sunscreen that doesn’t sting your eyes, developed by a former Apprentice competitor named Josh Shaw. In the video, Daily Grommet CEO Jules Pieri and chief discovery officer Joanne Domeniconi sit in the squinty-bright sunlight outside the company’s headquarters and demonstrate the product’s non-stinging, non-greasy credentials on their own skin.