Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
10/9c VH1
Watching celebrities in trouble is a guilty pleasure for many TV fans, and Dr. Drew gives those viewers their fix as he welcomes a new batch of famous faces to the drudgery of detox and the rigors of rehab. Substance abusers featured in Season 3 include former madam Heidi Fleiss, country singer Mindy McCready, pageant winner Kari Ann Peniche, actress Mackenzie Phillips, former NBA star Dennis Rodman, actor Tom Sizemore and headbanger Mike Starr.
Read on for previews of the BCS Championship Game, Bear Whisperer, American Chopper and Real Housewives of Orange Country.
read more
This Thursday, as Fox's coverage of the BCS Championship game 'tween the Gators and Sooners dominated the night with nearly 27 million total viewers....
8 pm/ET
Ugly Betty placed third (behind a CSI: NY repeat) with an audience of 7.5 million, down 900K from its last fresh outing. Both NBC's Earl (5.5 mil, down 17 percent) and Kath & Kim (4.15 mil, down 22 percent) suffered serious blows.
9 pm
Grey's claimed the No. 2 spot with 13.7 million viewers, down 10 percent from its last new episode. Leading out of an Office repeat with what I posit was its best episode of the season, 30 Rock (5.24 mil) plunged 30 percent.
10 pm
Private Practice benefitted from its new après-Grey's time slot, surging 36 percent (from its last Wednesday outing) to 9.03 million viewers. Trailing an Eleventh Hour repeat, ER scored 7.32 mil, down, 18 percent.
read more
30 Rock
9:31 pm/ET NBC
Hello, nurse. Oscar-nominated actress Salma Hayek (for 2002's Frida) begins a guest-star arc tonight as Jack's newest romantic conquest — his oppressive mother's nurse, Elisa.
Read on for previews of Ugly Betty, the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, Private Practice and the BCS Championship game.
read more
Monday's Bowl Championship Series title game — a comfortable 38-24 win for LSU over Ohio State — drew 23.1 million viewers for Fox. Though it was a steep drop from last year's 28.8 million (also on Fox, featuring Ohio State falling at the hands of another SEC school, Florida), it was still the night's most-watched program.The 2006 Rose Bowl remains the most-watched BCS game, with 35.6 million viewers tuning in to ABC to watch Texas shock USC.
read more
A few ratings highlights from Monday night:• Fox's coverage of the BCS showdown between OSU and LSU averaged 21.58 million total viewers, more than double the closest contender. Its draw in key demos was also off the charts.• ABC's Dance War averaged about 11 mil over its two-hour premiere, besting NBC's American Gladiators (10.9 mil, down nine percent from its premiere) in the 8 o'clock hour.• At 10, Medium (9.57 mil, up 140 thou from its previous season premiere) topped a CSI: Miami repeat to claim second place. With five mil, October Road was down 680K from its last fresh episode.Also, Friday's season-ending episode of Zoey 101 was pregnant with 7.3 million viewers — more than double the Nickelodeon hit's average draw, says the New York Post. The final season of the Jamie Lynn Spears starrer unspools in February.
read more
