No, they are not the fans outside Neverland. See who they are after the jump.......
This is Chicago's most talented, waiting to audition for NBC's #1 show, America's Got Talent. YES! NBC has finally made it to the top. After all the hoopla over Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent, viewers were primed & ready for the US version. 11.5 million people tuned in last Tuesday for it's premiere, taking the #1 spot on the Nielson list. Wednesday night, America's Got Talent came in #3 with 10.4 million still tuning in to see everything from the utterly awful to the surprisingly poignant talents. Once again, we have that snotty, egomanical Piers Morgan, the kind-hearted Sharon Osborne & 'over-the-top' David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff. Gone is Jerry Springer, replaced by a newer, younger, more 'user' friendly Nick Cannon of Nickelodeon fame. Viewers obsessed with that enigma NCIS managed to wedge a repeat into the #2 spot with 11.1 million mindlessly following the show.
It was an unusual week with networks scrambling to get anything & everything on the air that had to do with the passing of Michael Jackson. Earlier in the week, Farrah Fawcett, of Charlie's Angels fame, succumbed after a long, public battle with cancer & got squeezed out of the limelight. Viewers didn't forget her though. ABC's 20/20 special on Farrah & her life came in at #8 with over 8 million paying their respects to the fallen angel (had to say it). CBS's Michael Jackson special garnered a little over 7 million viewers & took the #13 spot.
NBC also premiered it's newest show The Philanthropist right after America's Got Talent on Tuesday night & although it lost 4 million lead-in viewers, it still made the list at #16. The reviews have been really good & it's something I'm going to have to check out next week. The guy's kinda nice to look at too!
Here is Mr. Nielson's "Top Twenty" list for the week of June 22-28:
1. America's Got Talent (Tues. premiere) NBC 11.5mil
2. NCIS (r) CBS 11.1mil
3. America's Got Talent (Wed) NBC 10.4mil
4. The Mentalist (r) CBS 9.1mil
5. 60 Minutes (r) CBS 8.8mil
6. CSI (r) CBS 8.7mil
7. Two & a Half Men (r) CBS 8.7mil
8. 20/20 Special Edition: Farrah Fawcett ABC 8.2mil
9. CSI: Miami (r) CBS 8mil
10. Wipeout ABC 8mil
11. So You Think You Can Dance (Wed) FOX 7.6mil
12. Criminal Minds (r) CBS 7.6mil
13. CBS News: Michael Jackson CBS 7.5mil
14. CSI: NY (r) CBS 7.4mil
15. The Big Bang Theory (r) CBS 7.2mil
16. The Philanthropist (premiere) NBC 7.1mil
17. 48 Hours Mystery (r) CBS 7mil
18. So You Think You Can Dance (Thurs) FOX 6.9mil
19. The Bachelorette ABC 6.8mil
20. Dateline (Fri) NBC 6.7mil
Cable TV had some record-breaking events this past week. Because of the King of Pop's sudden death, the 2009 BET Awards wiped out Jon & Kate Plus 8 in viewership. The break-up of Jon & Kate WAS #1 until Michael died (they budged out "J&K" by less than 500,000 viewers). Suddenly watching these awards was "must see TV". Entertainers put together last minute performances & Michael's asshole father was front & center in the audience. Even his sister showed up at the last minute to say a few words. I'll bet Kate's pissed.
Jon & Kate Plus 8 on TLC hit the top of the list last week with 10.6 million people watching their lives crumble on national TV. I admit that I was one of them. I've only watched a few of these shows so I don't have the emotional involvement that some viewers seem to have. There was hardly any footage of these 'adorable' kids I've heard so much about. I thought the one little girl was kind of bratty to the dude building her a "crooked house". The drama between the parents was enticing though. I think they should forget about the kids & focus on this "War of the Roses" type reality for awhile. Keep the kids out of the limelight for one season.
Here is the "Top Ten" cable shows for the week of June 22-28:
Comments (1)
Hell Yes I'm excited about BB11. The cast was posted today at cbs- check it out
1 of 1 | Posted by indychick | Posted on July 1, 2009 3:21 PM