Another Tuesday, another win for American Idol and Fox — but the viewer gap between Idol and NCIS is closing.
Down 12 percent from last Tuesday's episode, Idol's Los Angeles auditions still pulled in 24.2 million viewers, easily making it the night's most watched show, both in total viewers and in the adults 18-to-49 demographic. NCIS, while down slightly from its last original episode, was watched by 20.2 million viewers, the closest it has ever come to Idol's numbers on a given night.
NCIS: Los Angeles jumped 27 percent from its most recent new episode and drew 17.2 million viewers. A repeat of The Good Wife (10.3 million viewers) rounded out CBS' night and was good enough to help the network edge out NBC for second place...
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On top of getting to perform breathless stunts and be the hero on a weekly basis, there's another reason Mark Valley relishes his starring role on Human Target. "It's nice to know that I'm playing a character that once saved Batman's a--," the actor jokes, referring to his character's comic book legacy.
Based on the DC Comics character of the same name, Human Target (Tuesday at 9/8c) follows...
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Human Target
9/8c Fox
Sunday's sneak preview of this new thriller gave us a good idea how Christopher Chance operates, such as finding a novel way to get off a high-speed train without the benefit of, say, stopping. Tonight he takes to the skies (what's next, the sea?) when unidentified goons are after an anonymous computer hacker who's privy to a critical piece of information. And faster than you can say "all in a day's work," a routine flight for our hero means flying upside down after the plane catches on fire.
Read on for previews of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..., Modern Family, Being Erica and The Human Spark.
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Golden Globe Awards
8/7c NBC
All that glitters is gold at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's 67th annual gala, which salutes achievement in 25 movie and television categories. A party-hearty atmosphere has traditionally added glow to the gold here, and that vibe should continue with spirited funnyman Ricky Gervais as the host. The centerpiece of this fete features Hollywood heavy hitters Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio presenting the Cecil B. DeMille Award to filmmaker Martin Scorsese. The galaxy of presenters includes Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry, Jodie Foster, Jennifer Garner, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren and Julia Roberts. Set in the land of 90120, the show is broadcast from the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Read on for previews of Human Target, 24, Brothers & Sisters and Masterpiece Classic.
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American Idol and 24 will return just days apart in January, Fox announced Tuesday in unveiling its midseason schedule.
Idol's ninth season — the first with Ellen DeGeneres taking over...
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