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marigold:
Ratings:

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE

Quick Take for Monday, April 6, 2009

ABC is the Most-Watched Net on Monday for the 5th Week in a Row and is No. 1 Among Women 18-49 for the 12th Straight Week, the Net's Best Monday Winning Streak in Women 18-49 Since at Least 1991

"DWTS" Is Monday's No. 1 Program in Viewers the 5th Week Running, Topping CBS' "NCAA Basketball Championships" for the 2nd Straight Year

ABC's "Surviving Suburbia" is TV's Most-Watched Comedy Launch in 1-1/2 Years 

ABC's "Castle" Beats NBC's "Medium" by 2.0 Million Viewers and 9% in Adults 18-49   

Monday Night (8:00-11:00 p.m.)
ABC's Monday lineup attracted 14.9 million viewers and a 3.6 rating 9 share in Adults 18-49, standing as the most-watched Network on the night for the 6th consecutive week.  In addition, ABC won the night among Women18-49 (5.1/12) and Women 25-54 (6.4/14), including a 12-week stretch among Women 18-49.   

* Extending its winning run on the night, the Net is seeing its longest winning streak on the evening since at least 1991 with Women 18-49 - predating the start of Nielsen's electronic database.   

"Dancing with the Stars" (8:00-9:30 p.m.)
ABC's broad appealing "Dancing with the Stars" registered 19.6 million viewers and a 4.5 rating, 10 share in Adults 18-49, leading its time period in viewers for the 5th straight week.  In addition, "DWTS" stood as Monday's No. 1 TV program, topping CBS' telecast of the "2009 NCAA Basketball Championships" for the second year in a row.   

"Surviving Suburbia" (9:30-10:00 p.m.)
The series premiere of ABC's "Surviving Suburbia" drew 12.2 million, qualifying as television's most-watched comedy launch of the season.  In fact, it was the most-watched comedy series debut in 1 1/2 years - since the series premiere of ABC's "Samantha Who?" on 10/15/07.  "Surviving Suburbia" finished second in its half-hour in Total Viewers, Women 18-34 (3.4/8) and Women 18-49 (4.6/11), while ranking No. 1 among Women 25-54 (5.8/12). 

* Airing against the "NCAA Championship Game" on CBS, "Surviving Suburbia" retained a respectable 71% of its "DWTS" lead-in in Adults 18-49, 73% in Adults 18-34 and 74% in Adults 25-54.   

"Castle" (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
ABC's "Castle" finished second in the 10 o'clock hour, beating NBC's veteran drama, "Medium," by 2.0 million viewers (9.2 million vs. 7.2 million) and by 9% Adults 18-49 (2.4/6 vs. 2.2/5).

* Despite airing opposite the "NCAA Championship Game" on CBS, "Castle" saw week-to-week increases among Total Viewers, Women 18-49, Adults 25-54 and Women 25-54, while holding 100% retention among Adults 18-49.   

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.
 

marigold:

Dancing with the Stars Episode Recap: Tuesday, April 7, 2009

The top nine gets trimmed to eight on Season 8 this week as the dance-off returns after a one-week break. Who battled until the end? And were the results complete, uh, bull?

So I guess the encore is back for good? This is historic, guys. An encore and a dance-off. In the same episode. I don't know if I'm ready for this. We're potentially seeing the best and worst of both worlds. Too bad Demi Lovato's on this week and not Miley Cyrus. This is a missed opportunity for some Hannah Montana promotion. What happened to synergy? (Yes, I know Demi's also a Disney puppet.) Anyhow, Derek and Kim get the honors this time. It would be rather unfair to have Gilles do it each week. I kid, I kid. Kim was awesome Monday. Not awesome? Whoever singing's "I'll Be." Jeez. Find a key.

Recap time! LT thinks he had aggression and was scary. Edyta was scared too. Maybe for real. She's never been relaxed with him, like she's afraid he may blow a gasket in front of her one day. I think I'd be too. I'm sure LT's a nice guy... just maybe too serious. Ty learns there's an actual robot dance. Cuteness! DAG feels like the judges treat him like an ignored stepchild. Hey, get them to marry Gisele. Melissa ripped her dress during the dance. At least she didn't use that as an excuse Monday night. Shawn's still seeking perfection. Gilles is still shirtless. Same ol', same ol'.

First two safe couples:
Shawn & Mark
Lil Kim & Derek

Etta James is here. "At Last." Could Beyonce not make it? Wink. And now we get to watch Maks and Karina rehearse their first dance... and flash the front row her sparkly crotch. Etta sounds hot as hell. Follow this up, Demi.

Sam throws a twist and corners two unsafe couples backstage: Ty and Chelsie, and Steve-O and Lacey. Ty wants to loosen up... which in Sam's mind means he's going to be a "tiny dancer." Duh! Steve-O's dad can do math. Sam is wearing one of my old Barbie doll's dresses, by the way. I don't think it could be any more florescent if it tried.

Next four safe couples:
Gilles & Cheryl
Steve-O & Lacey (Johnny Knoxville's thrilled!)
Chuck & Julianne
Melissa & Tony

If you haven't heard, the stars' lives have changed since they started Dancing. You don't say. Ty wears makeup now. Melissa's no longer worrying about PowerPoint presentations at work (again, I must ask: You know you're not Dancing forever, right?). Gilles trots out his toddler daughter this time, which means double the ovary explosion. Kim's worried her music's suffering. Show day, Shawn reports, starts very early. Because everyone averages, like, an hour in the spray tan booth, right?

This is the filler portion, so we get Macy's Stars of Dance featuring La Reve, followed by Demi Lovato. I can safely say I have never seen or heard Demi in anything... and I wished that were still the case. I also could've done without the gigantic pink bow over Torri Smith's ass.

Backstage, Sam tries to address Derek. Who ignores her. Amazing. Meanwhile, Chuck channels his best Carrie Ann. So he's afraid of girly moves, but he's not afraid of mocking a girl. Good to know.

Last safe couple:
Ty & Chelsie

This means it's a Battle of the Initials: DAG vs. LT. Who's gonna have the last laugh?

David Alan Grier & Kym Johnson: Viennese Waltz
I didn't think they were that bad last night, but I'm not surprised they are here. DAG definitely looks like he's putting his all into it — just look at his face. His extensions look better and they're both trying to get some chemistry going on. Mission: quasi-accomplished. Len enjoyed it on Monday and thinks this was better. Bruno likes the extra edge he's got going on. Carrie Ann felt the connection. They got a 22 on Monday.
Score: 24

Lawrence Taylor & Edyta Sliwinska: Paso Doble
Are his eyes closed? They look like they are. LT's still got the intensity and aggression down again, but there's still something lacking in his step. He still can't let himself go and just dance, which is a shame. Or maybe not? Maybe he does want out? It looks more or the less the same to me compared to Monday's. Bruno thinks he has potential, but needs to perform. Carrie Ann loves his power. Len likes that he improved with difficult music. Asked if he thinks he improved backstage, LT pauses for forever and a half before going with, "Actually... I'll say yes." I guess that says it all. They got a 20 on Monday.
Score: 20

So who's saying bye-bye? David and Kym. The crowd boos, kind of. Everyone has tears in their eyes. Shocker? Yes and no. I think DAG has overall been better than LT and at least he looks like he wants it. I'd prefer to stare up his nostrils than look at LT's sourpuss again. But I don't think anyone would deny LT has the bigger fan base. It's gotta suck knowing you improved, but you're victim to an apathetic nation. This is the second time the person with the higher and improved dance-off score left. DAG says he wanted to make Kym proud. Kym blames herself for not getting his sense of humor at first and says he did make her proud. Tears, for reals.

http://www.tvguide.com/Episode-Recaps/dancing-stars/Dancing-Stars-Episode-1004847.aspx

marigold:
An interesting article:

DWTS' Julianne Hough: "Exhausted" & "Overworked"

Fresh from her Academy of Country Music Awards' win for Top New Artist, Dancing With the Stars' Julianne Hough tells E! News that it's been hard juggling her two careers.

We caught up with her backstage at Dancing's elimination show tonight (bye bye David Alan Grier) and this is what she spilled about her career plans…

"I wasn't supposed to come back this season, but then [boyfriend Chuck Wicks] got on the show," she explains. "I'm going to take the next one off. It's hard for us to keep going and going and going and then of course with two different things you're trying to do you get exhausted and overworked."

The hyphenated talent continues, "I had such a great weekend at the ACMs and taking home those awards was all because of the fans and I want to prove to them that I deserve those. So I want to make the best record I can possible and show everyone I'm committed and that's where my heart is. It's hard to do both and there's a step you have to take."

But, don't worry, fans. Julianne says it's only a "break" she needs and that "I'm sure next season I'll come do guest things on the show."

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b117558_dwts_julianne_exhausted_overworked.html

TARAsia Fan:
Please, I'm tired of hearing Julianne say, "I wasn't supposed to come back this season." You did. Dance. Sing. Jeepers.  :res: :res: :res:

RealityFreakWill:
Ty's latest blog:

‘Everyone’s put a lot of effort into this’

Going into tonight Chelsie just told me to loosen up, but as it goes along and you're waiting to find out if you're in the bottom two or not you feel yourself tightening up again, especially when we were the last one's to be saved.

It's a challenge and everyone's put a lot of effort into this to rise up that challenge.

You hate to see anybody go. I really hated to see David Alan Grier go because I got to know him real well. We hit off and he's a real nice guy. I think he was enjoying the process and he was working hard at it. I thought he was getting better every week.

But the thing is when you sign up for this deal you know that every couple except one is going to experience that, so Chelsie and I are just going to keep working as hard as we can and try to enjoy the process for however long it may last.

We know that our fan support is coming in. I don't mean to sound like a broken record, but it makes it a lot easier when you're trying this hard for Chelsie and I know we have so many people behind us. We're vested in this and we're giving it everything we have.

Hopefully we'll have a better week. I certainly think we can.

It's just a matter of getting the work put in and, I think, the Jive is going to be another one of those real tiring dances. This week we have a song that Chelsie handpicked. It's a Travis Tritt song called "The Girl's Gone Wild."

You don't have a lot of time to clear songs and we don't find out until Sunday night which dance you'll get if you survive, so she went to work and got the song she wanted and she seems really excited about it.

The Jive is her specialty.

All I know about it is that it's a lot of steps and really fast paced. It's also a Latin dance along with the Lindy Hop, which I didn't know. Out of the 10 dances, 5 of them are called standard and 5 of them are Latin dances. We've had two standards, which were the Foxtrot and the quickstep, and this will be our fourth Latin dance.

I'm going to YouTube it so I can see it beforehand, but what it really comes down to is, me learning our routine from Chelsie. When you watch professionals do these dances it can be very misleading about what you're in for.

Now it's back to my main job and that's getting some rest so that I can be ready to do the work when we get to practice.

But the fan support is half the deal and it's just as important. It's just like in bull riding: you can make the best ride in the world, but if you don't have a great bull it doesn't matter.

I've made a few decent rides and I've made a few questionable rides, but, I think, I've had a good bull every time.

http://www.pbrnow.com/blog/index.cfm/ty-murray
   

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