IN DEVELOPMENT There's been a lot of information about in development projects lately. It's far too soon to give details about most stuff, but let's make a list of remakes and adaptations from other media. Charlie's Angels (ABC), Funny In Farsi (ABC, a book), Gavin & Stacey (ABC, British television), St. Elmo's Fire (ABC), Star Chamber (ABC, 1983 movie starring Michael Douglas), Hawaii Five-O (CBS), Shit My Dad Says (CBS, based on the twitter feed of the same name, though wouldn't the title have to change?), The Devil and Daniel Webster (Fox), Heathers (Fox, 1989 Christan Slater & Winona Ryder movie), Masterchef (Fox, British and Australian television), Pleading Guilty (Fox, a book), Texts From Last Night (Fox, based on the twitter feed of the same name), The X-Factor (Fox, British television), Prime Suspect (NBC, British television), The Rockford Files (NBC).
THIS WEEK IN TV Monday-Castle is a rerun this week. Tuesday-ABC has a special about Lost to start the night, followed by the two-hour Lost premiere. There's a special episode of Kitchen Nightmares airing after American Idol on Fox. Wednesday-CBS has the Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials starting out the night (prempting The New Adventures of Old Christine and Gary Unmarried). Thursday-CBS has a special called Surviving Survivor, which features former players talking about their experiences. Bones and Fringe have their winter finales, which means that they don't come back until April 1st. The CW has a special two-hour Smallville. Friday-Law & Order is a rerun, and reruns of House take over the former Dollhouse timeslot. Saturday-ABC has Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone (The W at Amazon), CBS has Front of the Class, and Fox has the NASCAR Budweiser Shootout. Sunday-the networks aren't bothering to run new programming opposite of CBS' Super Bowl XLIV, with the exception of 'Til Death on Fox, which they don't care about. The coveted post-Super Bowl slot goes to the premiere of Undercover Boss.
TV RATINGS Fox dominates this week with 10 of the top 18 shows this week (including the State of the Union speech, oddly enough. Even the President benefits from American Idol as a lead in.)
Show
Network
Date
HH
18-49
Viewers
The Grammy Awards
CBS
Sun
14.7
10.0
26.61
American Idol (Wed)
FOX
Wed
13.4
9.2
24.74
American Idol (Tue)
FOX
Tue
13.5
9.0
24.19
House
FOX
Mon
8.5
5.2
14.17
NCIS
CBS
Tue
12.2
4.1
20.15
The Bachelor
ABC
Mon
7.5
3.9
11.44
NCIS: Los Angeles
CBS
Tue
10.5
3.8
17.16
The Biggest Loser
NBC
Tue
5.9
3.8
9.68
Desperate Housewives
ABC
Sun
6.9
3.7
11.43
State of the Union
FOX
Wed
5.7
3.7
9.74
Bones
FOX
Thu
7.3
3.6
12.37
24
FOX
Mon
6.4
3.3
10.69
Human Target
FOX
Wed
5.6
3.2
9.60
Family Guy
FOX
Sun
3.6
3.2
6.21
Castle
ABC
Mon
6.9
3.1
10.54
Fringe
FOX
Thu
5.2
3.0
8.90
Chuck
NBC
Mon
4.1
2.5
6.94
American Dad
FOX
Sun
2.9
2.5
5.06
America's Funniest Home Videos
ABC
Sun
5.0
2.4
8.83
Brothers & Sisters
ABC
Sun
5.2
2.4
7.72
The Simpsons
FOX
Sun
3.1
2.4
5.11
60 Minutes
CBS
Sun
7.7
2.2
12.35
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
ABC
Sun
5.1
2.2
8.53
State of the Union
ABC
Wed
4.7
2.2
7.48
The Cleveland Show
FOX
Sun
2.7
2.2
4.53
The Jay Leno Show (Tue)
NBC
Tue
4.0
2.0
6.33
Cops
FOX
Sat
2.0
6.19
Ghost Whisperer
CBS
Fri
5.1
1.9
8.34
State of the Union
NBC
Wed
4.5
1.9
7.18
Heroes
NBC
Mon
2.9
1.9
4.29
Numb3rs
CBS
Fri
5.5
1.8
8.70
Medium
CBS
Fri
5.0
1.8
7.98
America's Most Wanted
FOX
Sat
1.8
5.62
The Vampire Diaries
CW
Thu
2.3
1.8
3.72
20/20
ABC
Fri
5.6
1.7
8.07
The Deep End
ABC
Thu
4.0
1.7
6.04
State of the Union
CBS
Wed
4.1
1.6
6.14
48 Hours Mystery
CBS
Sat
1.5
7.11
Shark Tank
ABC
Fri
2.7
1.5
4.38
Dateline NBC (Fri)
NBC
Fri
5.0
1.4
7.35
The Jay Leno Show (Fri)
NBC
Fri
3.2
1.4
4.95
Kitchen Nightmares
FOX
Fri
2.0
1.4
3.28
Supernanny
ABC
Fri
3.0
1.3
4.72
The Jay Leno Show (Thu)
NBC
Thu
2.8
1.2
4.35
The Jay Leno Show (Mon)
NBC
Mon
2.8
1.2
4.28
Scrubs
ABC
Tue
2.2
1.2
3.30
Supernatural
CW
Thu
1.8
1.2
2.65
Live For The Moment
FOX
Fri
3.0
1.1
4.67
SNL Presents: Sports All-Stars
NBC
Sun
2.0
1.1
3.06
Smallville
CW
Fri
1.6
1.1
2.52
One Tree Hill
CW
Mon
1.5
1.1
2.21
The Magic Of Ordinary Days
CBS
Sat
1.0
7.32
Better Off Ted
ABC
Tue
1.7
1.0
2.55
Life Unexpected
CW
Mon
1.4
1.0
2.13
Dateline NBC (Sun)
NBC
Sun
3.2
0.9
4.76
'Til Death
FOX
Sun
1.4
0.9
2.28
Dollhouse
FOX
Fri
1.4
0.8
2.16
Truth in Motion: The US Ski Team's Road to Vancouver
A Heathers series? On Fox? Did they have a brain tumor for breakfast? One of my all-time favorite movies, and I just can't see Fox doing anything but turning it into a stupid teen show. Hope I'm wrong, but I don't feel too good about it.
Much weirder is the notion of a St. Elmo's Fire series, as I can't imagine too many people even remember it well enough to know who the characters would be. I mean, I saw it when it was out and liked it well enough, but "memorable" is not a word I would apply (in a good or a bad way). Just don't see the demand.
Nice to see Fringe doing well. Hope that somehow they can maintain that momentum when they come back in April.
It was a good week for cable, so I went with the top 14 shows.
Show
Network
Date
HH
18-49
Viewers
NFL Pro Bowl
ESPN
01/31/10
7.1
4.2
12.297
Teen Mom
MTV
01/26/10
2.3
2.0
3.641
Burn Notice
USA
01/28/10
3.4
1.9
5.304
WWE Raw
USA
01/25/10
3.1
1.9
5.135
Pawn Stars
History
01/25/10
2.8
1.9
4.275
Keeping Up With The Kardashians
E!
01/31/10
1.8
1.6
2.842
Psych
USA
01/27/10
2.8
1.5
4.367
Project Runway
Lifetime
01/28/10
2.4
1.4
3.400
White Collar
USA
01/26/10
2.8
1.3
4.322
19 Kids And Counting
TLC
01/31/10
2.0
1.3
3.238
American Pickers
History
01/25/10
2.1
1.2
3.460
The Secret Life Of The American Teenager
ABC Family
01/25/10
2.0
1.2
3.233
Live From The Red Carpet: 2010 Grammys
E!
01/31/10
1.6
1.2
2.545
Intervention
A&E
01/25/10
1.5
1.2
2.349
This was the highest rated Pro Bowl since 2000, even though it was on cable and up against the Grammys (and had all the problems that the Pro Bowl always has). I dare say that the week before the Super Bowl is going to be a regular thing.
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