Ratings Clack – Dollhouse has a disappointing debut

(2/8 – 2/15)
What do you think? Is disappointing the right word to use in the post title? Reading the chatter around the internet over the weekend, there are certainly various spins on the Dollhouse numbers that try to paint them as a success. But really, if you have to spin the numbers and start talking about minor demographics, that’s kind of disappointing, right? Of course, it could have been worse, like it was for Terminator:TSCC. We’ll get to those numbers in a bit, along with the debut for the 18th(!!) season of Survivor, gains for The Office & 30 Rock, drops for Heroes & Lost, and one heck of a week for the doctors over at Private Practice. Read the rest of this entry »
Ratings Clack – ABC breaks out the axe; everybody loves The Mentalist

(11/16 – 11/22)
Yes, the big story this week is that the ABC decided to cancel not renew Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone, and Dirty Sexy Money. I’m pretty sure that they are not officially calling them canceled because there are still episodes to air. And the only thing that chases viewers away from a show faster than knowing it’s canceled is Tim Kring calling them dipshits… Kidding, but the Heroes ratings did land the big boss in a little trouble this week. We’ll get to that, and take a look at another pretty swell week for the kids down at the C.B.I., after the jump.


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