Even those of us lacking Patrick Jane’s keen observational skills could spot the sparks flying between Simon Baker’s sleuth and Leslie Hope’s psychic, Kristina, when the ex-24 heroine guest starred on The Mentalistlast season. Exec producer Bruno Heller certainly picked up on something, because he just invited Hope back for the final two episodes of the [...]
GIFTED: The remains of an Amish youth are discovered near railroad tracks, and Brennan and Booth (Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz) discover the youngster was a brilliant pianist in this repeat of ‘Bones’ at 8 p.m. on Fox.
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SoCal Connected: Steve Lopez (Los Angeles Times) investigates what it takes to legally obtain medical marijuana in Southern California [...]
Holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” helped NBC split Thursday night with CBS.
The CBS crime shows took Christmas Eve overall, but the all-important 18-49 demo went with George Bailey and angel Clarence with an average of 1.6. CBS was second at 1.3, ABC and FOX both had a 0.8 rating and the CW came in [...]
Guess which show CBS will air after Super Bowl XLIV on Feb. 7. Ratings phenomenon “The Big Bang Theory”? The all-star edition of “Survivor”? Procedural hit “The Mentalist”?
None of the above.
In a surprising move, CBS will premiere the new reality show “Undercover Boss” after the most-watched television event of the year.
“Boss” follows top executives as [...]
Fast National ratings for Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009
Despite facing relatively light competition Thursday, CBS’ ratings were off a bit from last week — but the network still led the night by a wide margin.
The Eye’s full night of regular programming drew 14.6 million viewers and an 8.9 rating/15 share in households, more than doubling the [...]
BEANED: After Jane (Simon Baker, left) gets hit in the head, he flashes back to his childhood on ‘The Mentalist’ at 10 p.m. on CBS. With Robin Tunney.
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Naked Science: Scientists examine whether cave paintings in France’s Lascaux region may be proof that prehistoric humans were not simple-minded hunters and gatherers but were capable of in-depth [...]
Fast National ratings for Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
With ABC already in December rerun mode, CBS had little competition in sweeping all three hours of primetime Thursday. FOX’s”Bones,” meanwhile, got a bit of a bump from guest star Zooey Deschanel.
CBS averaged 15.9 million viewers and a 9.7 rating/16 share in households for the night, finishing way [...]
Fast National ratings for Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009
With ABC’s biggest show off until the new year, CBS had no trouble capturing Thursday’s ratings crown — even though its two dramas were in reruns.
Led by ”Survivor: Samoa,” CBS drew 11.1 million viewers and a 7.0 rating/11 share in households for the night. ABC (8.8 million, 5.9/9) came [...]
Meet the new boss on “The Mentalist.”
Aunjanue Ellis has joined the cast of the sophomore CBS drama in a heavily recurring role.
She will play the beautiful but tough new head of the California Bureau of Investigation who is installed following the resignation of the unit’s former chief, Virgil Minelli, played by Gregory Itzin. (Itzin recently [...]
This is what I can confirm is 100% accurate.
They shot 4 days at the Holiday Inn in Burbank, CA. They shot 2 days in the restaurant back dining room, and 2 days in the big ballroom and hotel lobby. Now there is a murder of course. I couldn’t confirm where the murder took place but [...]
