Women's Murder Club by Vivian Zink/ABC
ABC has ordered three more scripts for Women's Murder Club, and not a moment too soon, given that a writers' strike could start as early as tomorrow. Cavemen and Big Shots are now the only new ABC series for which the net hasn't ordered additional episodes.... That's gotta sting: NBC has pulled The Singing Bee from its November-sweeps lineup and replaced it on Tuesday nights with supersized episodes of The Biggest Loser. — Ben Katner
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Joey Fatone vamps it up for The Singing Bee
With its colorful themes, shouting contestants and big prizes, you'd think NBC's Singing Bee had it all. But on Tuesday, Oct. 30 (8 pm/ET), host Joey Fatone and the rest of the Bee crew — plus audience — will be dressed up for Halloween, and we don't doubt it'll be a spooky and exciting night of singing. TVGuide.com caught up with Fatone about his latest tricks and favorite treats, plus who he's rooting for on Dancing with the Stars!
TVGuide.com: So what did you do at M&M World in New York recently?Joey Fatone: I tap-danced, did backflips, it was amazing. [Laughs] Actually, I was there because M&Ms is doing a huge campaign to kick off the Halloween season — and I love Halloween because I love to go trick-or-treating
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As part of a TV Guide cover story on an upcoming all-TV theme song edition of NBC's The Singing Bee, this time around we want to ask you:1. What is the most hummable TV theme ever?2. Which TV theme would you consider your own personal theme song?3. Which TV theme would you most like to hear after a bad day at work?Feel free to respond to as many (yay!) or as few (that's OK...) of the above as you wish!
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As part of a TV Guide cover story on an upcoming all-TV theme song edition of NBC's The Singing Bee, we want to ask you:What all-instrumental TV theme song could benefit from some actual words? And are you willing to offer up the "missing" lyrics?If you're feeling creative, this is your place to write the songs that make the TV world sing.
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As part of a TV Guide cover story on an upcoming all-TV theme song edition of NBC's The Singing Bee, we want to ask you:1. What is the best TV theme song ever?2. What is the best TV theme song currently on prime time?3. And what are the worst TV theme songs, both ever and currently?Share your thoughts here, and then check back in the days ahead. This is but the first of many TV theme-song related TVGuide.com Asks... surveys to come!
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Question: I was surprised to hear that after one good showing of The Singing Bee, NBC would give it a fall spot. This comes from the new president of NBC, who was supposed to be hired to get the network out of last place. The ratings keep going down each week. Why wouldn't NBC wait until the end of the summer tryout to make a decision about the fall? It seems pretty premature and makes NBC look pretty foolish, especially if they go ahead and cancel it after the first few shows in the fall. With this kind of new leadership, NBC will always keep looking up.
Answer: A little perspective here. While there's no question the instant pickup was recklessly (and in retrospect, foolishly) hasty, look at the bigger picture. The impetus behind this move was to get the promising new show Chuck off of Tuesdays, where it would face stiff competition in House (not to mention CW's similarly humorous action-comedy Reaper), and move it to Mondays as a strong lead-in to Heroes. To fill this hole on
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David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel in Bones by Art Streiber/Fox
In recent years the Fox network has ended each season on such a high (thanks to hot franchises like American Idol, 24 and House) that we almost forget how badly Fox struggles to get traction in the fall.Perhaps sensing another fall disaster in the making, with two dark new dramas threatening to drag down its Monday and Tuesday lineups, Fox has rejiggered its fall lineup by postponing the murky New Amsterdam (about an immortal detective), originally intended for Tuesdays at 8 pm/ET, until midseason. In its place goes Bones, shifting from a tough Wednesday slot (9/8c) where this appealing procedural would have faced CBS' Criminal Minds, ABC's high-profile Grey's Anatomy spin-off Private Practice, NBC's Bionic Woman and CW’s Gossip Girl.This makes Tuesday a pretty powerful night for Fox, with the often underappreciated Bones leading into the mega-hit House. Given the level of angst I tend to hear from Bones fans who can't help themselves from expecting the worst, having been burne...
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Monday's episode of NBC's The Singing Bee, titled "Girl Power," will pay lip service to, as host Joey Fatone puts it, "girl groups, girl singers and… my favorite subject — girls." Why, oh why do I just know that despite the evening's theme, the show still isn't going to pay its due respect to the one and only Martika? Anyway, all the buzz about Bee seems to be paying off. It retained much of the audience from its America's Got Talent lead-in on Tuesday — Talent drew 10.7 million viewers for a 3.1 rating and a 10 share in adults 18-49, Bee stung 9.8 million for a 3.2 rating and a 9 share — and won its time slot for the Peacock.
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Just for Laughs host, Rick Miller by Michael Cooper/ABC
This Tuesday's ratings recap:• In the 8 o'clock hour, ABC's Just for Laughs premiered with a strong second-place tally of 8.32 million total viewers, nearly double what According to Jim reruns were delivering. Lead-out Shaq's Big Challenge (5.4 mil) benefited from the bump, boosting its own audience 25 percent.• America's Got Talent averaged 10.55 mil over its 90-minute run, down 780K week-to-week.• The (far more enjoyable than that Lyrics! show) Singing Bee (10.85 mil) lost a bit o' buzz, dropping 2.2 mil from its debut.• Over on CBS, Big Brother 8 (6.86 mil) was on par with last Tuesday, while Pirate Master (4.38 mil) dipped 200 thou.
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The Singing Bee host, Joey Fatone by Paul Drinkwater/NBC Photo
The Peacock's latest prime-time premiere plan:Tuesday, Sept. 118 pm/ET The Biggest LoserMonday, Sept. 248 pm Chuck9 pm Heroes10 pm JourneymanTuesday, Sept. 259:30 pm The Singing Bee 10 pm Law & Order: SVUWednesday, Sept. 268 pm Deal or No Deal 9 pm Bionic Woman10 pm LifeThursday, Sept. 278 pm My Name Is Earl (hour special)9 pm The Office (hour special)10 pm ERFriday, Sept. 288 pm Deal or No Deal9 pm Las Vegas (two-hour premiere)Thursday, Oct. 48 pm 30 RockFriday, Oct. 59 pm Friday Night LightsThursday, Oct. 259:30 pm Scrubs
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