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Giveaway Monday: The Boston Red Sox: 2007 World Series Collector's Edition

red sox world seriesYes, we've got yet another giveaway today. This one borders on the TV/sports line that we usually don't cross, but I think the readers won't mind. This giveaway is for three copies of The Boston Red Sox: 2007 World Series Collector's Edition DVD, which is available on November 13. In fact, order before November 19 here and get 30% off plus $1 shipping.

All you've got to do is submit a comment below before 5PM Eastern, November 16, and mention your favorite professional baseball player of all time. We'll randomly choose three winners to receive the DVDs!

Some other details:
  • To enter, leave a confirmed comment below stating your favorite professional baseball player of all time.
  • The comment must be left before November 16, 2007 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
  • You may enter only once.
  • Three winners will be selected in a random drawing.
  • Three winners will receive a copy of The Boston Red Sox: 2007 World Series Collector's Edition DVD (valued at $79.95).
Click here for complete Official Rules.

Nielsen ratings for the week ending October 28

Dancing with the StarsHere are the weekly Nielsen ratings, by number of viewers.

Week after week I post these numbers, and one thing is always abundantly clear: NBC really doesn't have any big, consistent hits on its hands. Sure, Heroes sneaks in once in a while, maybe a Law and Order: SVU here and there or a Deal Or No Deal, but the top 20 is always filled with reality shows, the CSI shows, and doctor shows. I'm looking at this list, and if you take out The World Series - which I watched only because I'm a Red Sox fan - I only watch one of these shows: 60 Minutes. I'm either really out of touch or there are better shows on TV right now (I always fear the former but pray for the latter).

And can someone tell me what Extreme Makeover: Home Edition means? Is there an edition outside, or in space?

1. Dancing with the Stars - Mon (ABC)

Continue reading Nielsen ratings for the week ending October 28

What's On Tonight: World Series, Torchwood, Suze Orman Show

  • Fear Strikes OutAt 8, FOX Game 3 of The World Series.
  • ABC has college football at 8, Ohio State vs. Penn State.
  • TLC has Halloween Madness at 8, followed by two new episodes of Flip That House and a new Trading Spaces.
  • More baseball: TCM has Fear Strikes Out at 8, with Anthony Perkins.
  • The History Channel has Vampire Secrets at 8.
  • At 9, CNBC has a Suze Orman Show Halloween special (?)
  • Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto at 9, then a new One Piece.
  • Also at 9: BBC America has a new Torchwood, then a new Graham Norton Show, with guests Gabriel Byrne, The Backstreet Boys, and Letitia Dean.
  • At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.

Check your local TV listings for more.

What's On Tonight: Ugly Betty, It's Always Sunny, Law and Order: CI

  • ScrubsAt 8, FOX has Game 2 of The World Series.
  • CBS has a new Survivor at 8.
  • ABC has new episodes of Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, and Big Shots.
  • NBC has a new My Name Is Earl at 8, then new episodes of 30 Rock, The Office, Scrubs, and ER.
  • There's a new Smallville on The CW at 8, then a new Supernatural.
  • The History Channel has a new Modern Marvels at 8.
  • At 10, CBS has a new Without A Trace.
  • USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 10.
  • FX has two new eps of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia at 10.
  • At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Drawn Together.

Check your local TV listings for more.

FOX president says "spring is the new fall" - TCA Report

FOX logoFOX is the only network who seems to have two seasons every year, doesn't it? You have the fall, when the baseball playoffs and World Series wreak havoc with the network's primetime lineup, then the new year happens and everything starts anew with American Idol and 24; all of a sudden, the "fourth network" becomes a ratings juggernaut.

It's something that FOX Entertainment president Peter Liguori is concerned about, and he addressed it at his TCA session this morning. He almost sounded like a victim, held hostage by the sports' division's suckage of time during the month of October and hamstrung by what it forces him to do. It strikes me as a bit disingenuous, because FOX paid a lot of money for the playoffs, and it was their decision to air so many games. Anyway, Liguori seemed almost happy that the network, who lost the division round and one LCS round, will broadcast less games this fall.

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Nielsen ratings for the week ending October 29

Heroes1. Desperate Housewives (ABC)
2. NFL Post Game (CBS)
3. Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
4. Dancing with the Stars - Results (ABC)
5. CSI: Miami (CBS)
6. CSI: NY (CBS)
7. Sunday Night Football (NBC)
8. Lost (ABC)
9. CSI (CBS)
10. Criminal Minds (CBS)
11. 60 Minutes (CBS)
12. World Series Game 5 (FOX)
13. World Series Game 4 (FOX)
14. Deal Or No Deal - Mon (NBC)
15. Extreme Makeover (ABC)
16. World Series Game 3 (FOX)
17. Two and a Half Men (CBS)
18. Heroes (NBC)
19. Cold Case (CBS)
20. Without A Trace (CBS)

What's on tonight: Great Pumpkin, Ghost Whisperer, Las Vegas, Smackdown, Bill Maher

  • It's The Great PumpkinAt 8, ABC has It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, followed by a new Men In Trees and 20/20.
  • CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, followed by new episodes of Close To Home and Numb3rs.
  • NBC has a new 1 vs. 100 at 8, then the season opener of Las Vegas and a new Law and Order.
  • Over on FOX, Game 5 of the World Series at 8.
  • The CW has a new Friday Night Smackdown at 8.
  • HGTV has a new Designed To Sell at 8, followed by new eps of 24 Hour Design, Under 1 Roof, and Save Us From Our House.
  • Sci-Fi has a new Doctor Who at 8, then a new Battlestar Galactica.
  • Also at 8: The Travel Channel has America's Haunted Houses, followed by America's Scariest Halloween Attractions.
  • At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher, with guests Harry Belafonte, Andrew Sullivan, Arianna Huffington, and former NJ Gov. Christine Todd Whitman

Why are networks still scared of the World Series?

World Series 2006I'm courting trouble here after the fine whine I uncorked last night about my distaste for night football, but I'm going to say something else that will make all male fans of this blog question my gender and ask if I buy my Summer's Eve in Spring Fresh or Potpourri scents:

Why are networks still scared of the World Series?

Except for a couple of shows, everything is a rerun tonight, supposedly because the competition from what was going to be Game 5 (but now is Game 4 because of last night's rainout) was going to be too fierce. But the ratings give a different picture.

Continue reading Why are networks still scared of the World Series?

What's on tonight: Ugly Betty, Smallville, Bobby Flay, Freak Show

  • SupernaturalAt 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, followed by two repeats of Grey's Anatomy.
  • CBS has a wrapup episode of Survivor at 8, followed by repeats of CSI and Shark.
  • NBC has repeats of My Name Is Earl and The Office, then a new Deal Or No Deal, then a repeat ER.
  • FOX has Game 4 of the World Series at 8.
  • Over on The CW at 8, a new Smallville, followed by a new Supernatural.
  • At 9, Discovery has a new episode of A Haunting.
  • Lifetime has the new movie Her Fatal Flaw at 9.
  • The History Channel has a new Decoding The Past at 9, about the "real" Dr. Frankenstein.
  • HGTV has a new Divine Design at 9.
  • Also at 9: Travel Channel has a new Joan Cusack's Local Flavor.
  • At 10, Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
  • Comedy Central has a new Freak Show at 10:30.

Nielsen ratings for the week ending October 22

World Series1. Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
2. Dancing with the Stars - Tues (ABC)
3. CSI (CBS)
4. Dancing with the Stars - Weds (ABC)
5. Desperate Housewives (ABC)
6. CSI: Miami (CBS)
7. World Series Game 2 (FOX)
8. NLCS Game 7 (FOX)
9. Criminal Minds (CBS)
10. Deal Or No Deal - Mon (NBC)
11. CSI: NY (CBS)
12. Two and a Half Men (CBS)
13. Lost (ABC)
14. NCIS (CBS)
15. Without A Trace (CBS)
16. World Series Game 2 Pre-Game Show (FOX)
17. Cold Case (CBS)
18. ER (NBC)
19. Shark (CBS)
20. Survivor (CBS)

Fox shuffles its post-baseball schedule

vanishedFox is changing up its schedule once the World Series is over. It is sending Vanished to 8 pm on Fridays, the place where television shows go to die. And, Justice is moving from Wednesdays to Mondays at 9 pm. Fox obviously hopes the large Prison Break audience will stick around for the new Jerry Bruckheimer procedural drama which has consistently placed 4th among the networks on Wednesdays. Tuesdays will switch up just a bit, with Standoff moving to the 8 pm hour and House moving up to 9 pm. On Wednesdays, Bones will remain at 8 pm with new game show, The Rich List, following 9 pm. The changes begin on October 23rd.

Fox extends 'Til Death's hiatus

'til death cast'Til Death will stay off the air for an extra week after the World Series because star Brad Garrett is holding up production. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Garrett was very unhappy with the latest script. That's actually a good reason to postpone a show... to make the script better. Unfortunately for Brad, it might not matter that much. The show is taking a beating on Thursday nights against Survivor and Ugly Betty. It'll be interesting to see that episode when it does get made, to see what Garrett considers a 'good' script.

Fox's fantastic fall season premiere dates finally announced

Prison Break is an early started in the fall season race.As per the norm of FOX over the last few years, the fourth network (which has been around for almost, gasp, 20 years), will jump out of the starting gate earlier than the other networks with fall season premieres. This is done to give new and returning shows time to build up steam before Major League Baseball takes the stage in early October with playoffs and the World Series.

The new season will begin on Monday, August 21st with the second season premiere of Prison Break and the introduction of the new drama Vanished. On Wednesday, August 30th, Bones will enter its second season, along with new lawyer-drama Justice. Duets, the series that pairs singing stars with celebrities outside the music world, will have its 2-hour premiere a day later. House will step into its third season on Tuesday, September 5th.

The complete listing of premieres can be viewed at Zap2it.com. Save a copy of it, folks, because I'm sure the schedule will change during the first week of premieres, then again after the World Series, then again during the NFL post-season, and then once more when the juggernaut we know as American Idol premieres in January. By the time 2007 rolls around you may just see some of the shows now listed as entries in our 'Short-Lived Shows' category.

Don't forget! Pop Culture IQ Test tonight

pop culture quiz; vh1VH1 is hosting two tests tonight on its website for a new game show, The World Series of Pop Culture. At 7 pm or 10 pm (ET), you can log on to this website and take the pop culture quiz. There are six sections, with 10 questions each. You have six minutes to complete each section, but only the fastest to answer will make it through to the interview session with the producers. From that pool, VH1 will choose three people to be on a Wild Card team when it hosts the pop culture tournament in New York City on the weekend of April 28-30.

I took the sample quiz and it was a breeze, with lots of references to '80s and early '90s television shows and movies such as Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Cosby Show, and Seinfeld. Good luck!

[Thanks, Lee!]

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