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marigold:
Ty Murray's Blog:

March 18, 2009

We know the cowboy nation is out there voting in full force and I'm proud to be doing the best I can to represent them. But, with 31 million people tuning in to the show and voting, you have so many different walks of life and people from so many different places that it plays a big part in how all this will turn out.

Chelsie and I were third from the bottom in total scores from the judges and tonight proved to everyone that the western lifestyle is coming out in full force. We have a chance to show everyone that it's not just a tiny little subculture and that this is a huge way of life and people are very proud to be part of it.

Now it's back to work.

Chelsie's excited that we got the foxtrot as our next dance. She says we're going to do good on this one and that it's one of her fortes.

I know I mentioned this before, but I really understand the challenge ahead of me a lot better than I did last week. I love a challenge and this is a competition. It's tough – mentally and physically – and all I can say is that I'm going to bear down.

I think Justin McBride is coming out next week to cheer me on along with Randy Bernard. I had my family here this week and that was great. My sisters are huge fans of "Dancing with the Stars" and they're also big fans of their baby brother.

The amount of support Chelsie and I are getting is just compounding by the day and I'm hearing from people from every corner of the world who I've met along the way throughout my riding career.

This show is a big deal and there are not many events that take place that have the power to attract 31 million viewers. All I know how to do is to bear down, give it everything I have, listen to my coach and keep working hard, so that's what I'm going to do.

http://www.pbrnow.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/3/18/Now-its-back-to-work#more

RealityFreakWill:
Maksim & Karina Get Sexy Under the Covers!


ET is under the covers with Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff! The "Dancing with the Stars" pro dancers and real-life couple are among TV Guide magazine's sexiest stars on television, and we were there for their sexy photo shoot!

"I think it was a lot of fun," says Karina. "Definitely something we don't do everyday."

"Well, not in public, anyway," laughs Maksim.

The sultry pair strip down to their underwear for the playful shoot, and the newly engaged couple are happy to share what they find sexy about each other.

"I think Maks is just naturally sexy," says Karina, adding with a little bit of a blush, "He's got the confidence, the personality, the smile, and I think he's got a crazy beautiful body that I like."

"I really love everything about Karina," says Maksim. "If I were to be put on the spot and had to pick something, I would pick the eyes. It is such a cliché because everybody says it, but they're very meaningful. Her emotions always come out of her eyes and that is very sexy."

ET's Mark Steines teamed up with TV Guide magazine, on newsstands March 26, to unveil the 10 sexiest men and women on television, and some of the other stars that made the cut include "Desperate Housewives" diva Eva Longoria Parker, "The Mentalist" star Simon Baker, exotic "Top Chef" beauty Padma Lakshmi, "Bones" man David Boreanaz, "Private Practice" doc Kate Walsh, "Bromance" socialite Brody Jenner and "The Hills" reality vixen Audrina Patridge.

On "Dancing with the Stars," Maksim is partnered up with former Bond girl Denise Richards, while Karina is dancing with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. While many would consider having a relationship while on "DWTS" stressful, Maksim and Karina say it's no big deal.

"We love pressure; we're both very competitive," says Maks. "It's not an issue."

http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/03/71905/index.html

RealityFreakWill:
Tuesday’s Dancing: What You Didn’t See


Get Used to Seeing Him: Melissa Rycroft’s boyfriend Ty Strickland was spotted again in the audience Tuesday night. “His goal is to be here for all the shows,” Rycroft said about her boyfriend, who continues commuting back-and-forth from Dallas. Though he didn’t have to sweat it out Tuesday night since Rycroft was far from the bottom of the scoreboard, he did cheer when it was announced the Dallas beauty would be dancing again next week. After the show, Rycroft beelined for her beau while dance partner Tony Dovolani greeted Strickland with a man hug.

Another Man from Her Past: After the cameras stopped rolling Tuesday night, Bachelor host Chris Harrison walked onto the dance floor and greeted a surprised Rycroft with a huge hug. “The last time I saw him, I was storming off stage,” Rycroft tells PEOPLE. “This is a much better atmosphere to be reunited with him.”

Jump, Jive and Wail: At the top of the show when Mark Ballas performed with the other pro dancers to the sounds of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy — who performed live in the studio — Ballas was seen wincing in pain and rubbing his lower back midway through the performance. But in a season that has already seen a slew of injuries, Ballas isn’t the latest on the injured list. He assured us, “I just scratched it. I’m alright.”

Jewel of the Night: There were plenty of ovations throughout the night, but Jewel received the longest one after she performed “Over the Rainbow” from her upcoming “Lullaby” CD. Her former dance partner Dmitry Chaplin and Chelsie Hightower, whose partner is Jewel’s husband Ty Murray, wowed the audience with a performance while she sang. “That song had a lot of longing and a lot of passion, and I thought they brought it out well,” she said.

Getting Footloose: Before the final two couples were announced in the dance-off, Chelsie Hightower was keeping everyone’s spirits high with her youthful energy. During a commercial break, the 19-year-old rehearsed a super-quick quick step with partner Ty Murray. Then she turned around and started high-fiving and low-fiving Steve Wozniak.


http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/03/18/tuesdays-dancing-what-you-didnt-see-15/

tory:
ty for all the vids and up dates!!!!

so we finaly get to see melissa's parents..
they do exsist and look realy sweet. they realy made a great desion not going on the batchlor, they totaly dodged a bullett on that one, they look so proud as does her bf..

comment on the fair ness i think that they started out with more of a fair playing feild if nancy and jewel had of stayed in, i no that poor steve w, is way out of his leage, but rember mater p he stayed on for ever and he was horrable.
and the year george hamilton was one the older crowed reved up there phones and kept him on for a while..
there are all way ones who do better guys who were in boy bands, but who would have though jerry rice would have been that good??
if kerna goes next week she will have time to plan her wedding max...

marigold:

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE

OVERNIGHT ABC RATINGS (FOR 3/17)

Quick Take for Tuesday, March 17, 2009
 
On an Ultra-Competitive Night, ABC Draws Biggest Tuesday in 2 Months
 
Opener of "DWTS Results" Surges from its Lead-in, Outdrawing NBC's "Biggest Loser" by 3.8 Million Viewers and Beating CBS' "Mentalist" in the Younger Demos

Despite Facing Lower TV Usage Levels from St. Patrick's Day, ABC's Opener of "DWTS Results" Pulls ABC's Biggest Audience in the Time Slot in Nearly 4 Months

ABC News' "Primetime: What Would You Do?" Generates the Series' Biggest Audience this Season and Marks its Top Adult 25-54 Number Since Mid-January

Tuesday Night (8:00-11:00 p.m.)
On an ultra-competitive Tuesday night, facing Fox's expanded 2-hour installment of "American Idol," CBS' original drama lineup ("NCIS"/"The Mentalist"/"Without a Trace") and originals on NBC (2-hour "Biggest Loser"/"L&O: SVU"), ABC attracted its biggest audience (9.4 million) on the evening in 2 months - since 1/20/09.

Please note:  Due to the St. Patrick's Day holiday, overall primetime TV usage levels were down notably among Adults 18-49 from the prior Tuesday (36.2% vs. 37.6%). 

"Dancing with the Stars Results" (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
In the 9 o'clock hour opposite the second halves of Fox's "Idol" and NBC's "Loser" as well as CBS' "The Mentalist," ABC's "DWTS Results" surged from its lead-in by 4.3 million viewers and by 59% in Adults 18-49, while gaining audience throughout its telecast.  On its season opener, ABC's "Dancing with the Stars Results" outdrew the second hour of NBC's time-slot regular, "Biggest Loser," by 3.8 million viewers (12.4 million vs. 8.6 million) and defeated CBS' hit-drama "The Mentalist" across the younger demos: +5%  in Adults 18-34 (2.1/6 vs. 2.0/6), +21% in Women 18-34 (2.9/8 vs. 2.4/6) and +7% in Teens 12-17 (1.5/5 vs. 1.3/4).  With Kids 2-11 (1.5/6) ABC's broad-appealing unscripted dance competition beat out both "Biggest Loser" and "The Mentalist," trailing only Fox's "American Idol" in the time slot.  Singer Belinda Carlisle was the first celebrity dancer eliminated from the competition this season.

* "DWTS Results" generated ABC's biggest audience (12.4 million) in the slot with regular programming in nearly 4 months and its best Adult 18-49 number (2.7/7) in more than 2 months - since 11/25/08 and 1/6/09, respectively.
 
"Primetime: What Would You Do?" (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
During the 10 o'clock hour against NBC's "Law & Order: SVU" and CBS' "Without a Trace," ABC News' "Primetime: What Would You Do?" topped its CBS competitor by 21% among Adults 18-34 (1.7/5 vs. 1.4/4) and by 35% among Women 18-34 (2.3/7v s. 1.7/5). 

* "What Would You Do?" garnered the series' biggest audience (7.8 million) this season and hit its top Adult 25-54 number (2.8/7) since mid-January - since 1/13/09.

A note about increasing DVR penetration and year-to-year rating comparisons: Year-to-year rating comparisons based on the Live + Same Day data stream are distorted by the level of DVR penetration in the Nielsen sample, which has jumped up to 30% currently, from 23% at the same point in 2008. More viewers are watching shows on their own timetables, which may not be reflected in the overnight next day numbers. The only truly valid year-to-year comparison would be one based on the Live + 7 Day metric, once those stats are released by Nielsen.
 

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