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Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers.

There's good news and bad news about this list. The good news is that we live in a world where a great show like Lost, now in its fourth season and in a new time slot, can still come in at #4. The same thing with 60 Minutes, which has been on forever. The bad news? We live in a world where Deal Or No Deal takes up three of the top twenty spots (including two in the top ten). Ugh.

1. American Idol - Tues (FOX)
2. American Idol - Weds (FOX)

• At 7, Food Network has a new Emeril Live, followed by a new Good Eats.
• At 8, ABC has a new, two hour Dance War, then a new October Road.
• NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8, followed by the series premiere of My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad and a new Medium.
• FOX has new episodes of Prison Break (season finale) and The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
• PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow at 8, then a new American Experience.
• There's a new Kyle XY at 8, then a new Wildfire.
• TCM has Gone with the Wind at 8.
• At 8:30, CBS has a new Welcome to the Captain.
• At 9, The CW has the series premiere of Pussycat Dolls: Girlicious.
• USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
• At 9:30, CBS has a new New Adventures of Old Christine.
• Food Network has a new Unwrapped at 9:30.
• HBO has a new In Treatment at 9:30.

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• At 8, ABC has a new Dance War, followed by new episodes of Notes from the Underbelly and October Road.
• FOX has a new Prison Break at 8, then a new Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
• NBC has a new, 90 minute American Gladiators and a new, 90 minute Deal Or No Deal.
• PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow at 8.
• USA has the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at 8.
• Also at 8: ABC Family has a new Kyle XY, then a new Wildfire.
• At 9, The CW has two new episodes of Girlfriends.
• There's a new Monday Night RAW on USA at 9.
• At 9:30, CBS has a new New Adventures of Old Christine.
• HBO has a new In Treatment at 9:30.
• At 10, Travel Channel has a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.

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Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers.

I can't remember the last time that one network had the first seven spots in the Nielsen ratings. FOX got the number one slot with the Super Bowl (of course), but then got the next six spots too, with the post-game, the episode of House that followed the post-game, the two American Idol episodes (again, of course), the other episode of House, and the new game/reality show Moment of Truth. And if you extend it to the top 20, FOX also had Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? and Don't Forget The Lyrics. Good week for them.

1. Super Bowl (FOX)
2. Super Bowl Post-Game (FOX)
3. House (FOX)

• At 8, ABC has a new Dance War, followed by a new episode of 20/20.
• FOX has a new Prison Break at 8, then a new Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
• NBC has new episodes of American Gladiators and Deal or No Deal.
• PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow at 8, followed by a new American Experience.
• There's a new Kyle XY on ABC Family at 8, then a new Wildfire.
• Food Network has a new Good Eats at 8.
• Also at 8: History Channel has a new Modern Marvels, followed by new episodes of Cities of the Underworld and Ancient Discoveries.
• At 8:30, CBS has the premiere of Welcome to the Captain.
• At 9, The CW has a new episode of Girlfriends, then a new episode of The Game.
• USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
• Larry King Live has Bill Maher, at 9 on CNN.
• At 9:30, CBS has the season premiere of The New Adventures of Old Christine.
• Food Network has a new Unwrapped at 9:30.
• At 10, Travel Channel has a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.

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• At 8, ABC has a new Dance War.
• NBC has a new American Gladiators at 8.
• The CW has a new Gossip Girl at 8.
• There's a new Antiques Roadshow on PBS at 8.
• ABC Family has a new Kyle XY at 8, followed by a new Wildfire.
• At 9, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, PBS, CSPAN, and the news channels will have President Bush's State of the Union Address.
• GSN has a new High Stakes Poker at 9.
• USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
• At 9:30, HBO has the premiere of In Treatment.
• At 10, Food Network has a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
• Travel Channel has a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations at 10.

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Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers.

I wonder why football gets so many different parts of a broadcast to count as separate shows on the ratings list? The actual game, the pre-kick, the post game, the bridge (which I assume is...well, I don't assume anything anymore, though I would guess it's the time between the pre-kick and the kickoff, though I could be wrong), and now something called "gun." Or maybe it's "GUN." Not sure what that is, but it came at 10:16pm, just before the post game show, which started at 10:22pm.Why don't other shows get that sort of treatment? Why don't sitcoms and dramas get their shows split up like this?

1. NFC Championship (FOX)

(S01E03) So we started with laughable auditions and followed up with mediocre performances last week but now Bruno and Carrie Ann have picked their teams. Was last night different? Did Dance War do a 180 degree turn around? Not so much. Tonight was...well, it just plain stunk. I still feel like I'm watching a freaking high school musical.

Here's an idea for ABC's Dance War! How about spending some real money on the show? Perhaps get a sound guy who actually knows how to work microphones. Perhaps get some real costumes. And perhaps get some real talent!

(S01E02) After the dreadful auditions and so-so performance last week, I was not too sure about Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann. Would it actually be entertaining this week or would it be just one big simmering pot of stinky mediocrity? It was, unfortunately for audiences, the latter. The performances were good at times but mostly crappy. (It's television, not the high school talent show.) The costumes were hokey. The whole schoolyard dodgeball-esque picking of teams could have been way more suspenseful.

My thoughts about Dance War and my critiques of the performances after the jump. (I decided to do my own critiques since Bruno and Carrie Ann's commentary was a total lovefest. Do they take drugs before the show?)

• At 8, ABC has a new Dance War: Attack of the Clones, or whatever it's called, followed by new episodes of Notes from the Underbelly and October Road.
• FOX has a new Prison Break at 8, then a new Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
• NBC has new episodes of American Gladiators, Deal Or No Deal, and Medium.
• There's a new Antiques Roadshow at 8 on PBS, then a new American Experience.
• TruTV has a new Ocean Force at 8.
• TCM has Martin Scorcese Presents: Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows at 8.
• Also at 8: G4 has a new X-Play.
• At 8:30, Food Network has a new The Secret Life Of...
• At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
• ESPN2 has coverage of The Australian Open starting at 9.
• At 9:30, Food Network has a new Unwrapped, followed by a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
• At 10, CBS has a new CSI: Miami.
• Travel Channel has a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations at 10.

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(S01E01) So, thank goodness there is only going to be one audition show for Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann. On American Idol, the audition shows are usually the most entertaining to watch. In fact, I lose interest once those auditions are over until Idol reveals the finalists. But Dance War's auditions were just plain awful. The singing wasn't as good as American Idol and the dancing wasn't as good as So You Think You Can Dance. Is it really too much to ask for performers who can both sing and dance? Perhaps those people are already employed at real jobs on Broadway.

After the jump, I will go over some of the highlights from the auditions. I use the word "highlights" loosely here. Bruno, Carrie Ann and host Drew Lachey combed three cities in search of performers for the live shows: New York City, Los Angeles, and Nashville. I'll also review the first performance from the lucky fourteen finalists.

• ESPN2 has a marathon of the 2007 World Series of Poker all night.
• At 8, FOX has the Allstate BCS Championship Game.
• ABC has Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Anne at 8, then a new October Road.
• There's a new American Gladiators on NBC at 8, followed by new episodes of Deal Or No Deal and Medium.
• Food Network has a new Good Eats at 8, then a new The Secret Life Of...
• Also at 8: PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow, then a new Great Performances.
• At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
• At 9:30, Food Network has a new Unwrapped, followed by a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.

Check your local TV listings for more.

It was finally ABC's turn to unveil its winter schedule yesterday. There aren't many surprises in it except that Lost, as rumored, will now air on a new night and that Big Shots, who was benched last week, will get a fifth another chance. ABC's winter programming will also include the premieres of Cashmere Mafia, Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann, Eli Stone and Oprah's Big Give and the return of a few reality series, such as Supernanny and Wife Swap, to fill the void left when scripted series will have aired all their new episodes.