"Private Practice" Gets Full Season
ABC has given "Private Practice" the back-9 order, picking the freshman drama up for a full season of 22 episodes. Also, CBS renewed "The Big Bang Theory" and "The Unit."
Although the most recent airing of "Private Practice" hit series-low of just under 12 million viewers, over the past month the drama was branded the highest rated new series on any network this fall.
It is also consistently winning the timeslot in the adults 18-49 demo, the most coveted ratings category among advertisers.
"The Big Bang Theory" is pulling in a little over 8 million viewers, which is not much by CBS standards, but the sitcom is building on the numbers of its lead-in "How I Met Your Mother" which fell below 8 million this fall.
Meanwhile, "The Unit" has been a decent counter-programming for CBS against ABC's powerhouse competition "Dancing with the Stars" averaging over 11 million viewers.
Now, let's only hope the writers' strike doesn't prevent us from actually seeing the full seasons of these shows (although I have to admit I couldn't care less about those 2 CBS shows - hey ABC, what about PD and DSM ?).
Labels: Full Season Pick-ups, Private Practice
posted by Justin Van De Kamp at
11:30 PM
5 Comments:
That is a good looking redhead.
Well, the ratings support the decision, I suppose, but PP is hardly the best new show. Sigh.
I like Big Bang, though.
Boy times have changed! I think just last season, anything under 15 million was not seen as a bonafide hit show. Nowadays the top show pulls in an average of 13 million and many of the "bubble" shows are at aroun 8 million. I notice people are ready to kill any show doing around 8 million and only doing average in the 18 to 49 demos.
Ok what is this writer's strike crap I've been hearing all about? Is Tv going to be like completely shut down or something?
And I am glad for Private Practice, I like it. Now ABC, give Pushing a full season.
Give Pushing Daisies a full season
Give Pushing Daisies a full season
(Trying to hypnotize)
I love The Big Bang Theory, too.
Just remember one huge factor in the Big Bang Theory ratings. It is up against ratings megahit Dancing With The Stars. If it was not up against Dancing with the stars (as The Class was not up against last year) its ratings would be much higher.
Great show, very funny.
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