This site requires flash player 8 or higher.
Damon LindelofSPECIAL REPORT
Emmy Watch: Showrunner roundtable
VIDEO: It hasn't been an easy year for showrunners. From the WGA strike to steepening FCC fines to the rise of reality television, scripted comedy and drama have been taking it on the nose. » More

More Special Reports

Blog

Live Feed

Four 'Swingtown' preview clips + burn off
Hey, look, there's swingers on CBS. Here are four clips from the June 5 premiere...

Past Deadline

The Front Page: June 3, 2008
By Randee Dawn Best news of the day: "The Simpsons" will be back again, full-voi...

Gold Rush

Cellar dwellers
Ratings be damned! The Television Critics Association has announced its best-of-...

Latest TV News

Andre Braugher joins TNT pilot
Jimmi Simpson, Yara Martinez also cast in shows
» Quick Read | » Read Full Story
ABC's 'Lost' puts on a show
But Fox tops in viewers, demo
» Quick Read | » Read Full Story
Jelline new head of ICM TV talent department
Leigh Brillstein steps down, continues at ICM
» Quick Read | » Read Full Story
SAG, AMPTP return to table
Few observers predict an imminent deal
» Quick Read | » Read Full Story
CBS ready for CNET
Takeover to allow company to further target young males
» Quick Read | » Read Full Story
'Inside the NFL' moving to Showtime
Show ran on HBO for 31 years
» Quick Read | » Read Full Story

More News
Steve WadsworthDigital Power
Ranking the 50 most powerful digital executives.
sagSAG/AFTRA
Strike Zone: Latest news and updates.
Pilot SeasonTV Pilot Player
VIDEO:  Watch clips from the net's new shows and see a full schedule.
The Hollywood Reporter Key Art Awards honor excellence in movie marketing.; Key Art Awards; Promotion; marketing; TV Index http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1119669372</a><a href="http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=769341148">http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=769341148</a>
Advertisement

By The Numbers

Monday, May 19
Top networks
Viewers NBC
 6.7 million
18-49 demo NBC 1.8/6
Top shows
Viewers "Family Guy" (Fox) 5.2 million
18-49 demo "Family Guy" (Fox) 2.5/7
Viewers in millions. Source: Nielsen Media Research
1. American Idol (Wed.)
 FOX 11.4/30
2. American Idol (Tues.) FOX 10.1/28
3. Grey's Anatomy ABC
 7.0/19
4. House
 CBS 5.8/14
5. Dancing Results ABC 5.4/14
Week 35,May 19-25.  Source: Nielsen
1. American Idol (Wed.) Fox 9.2/27
2. American Idol (Tues.) Fox 8.2/25
3. Grey's Anatomy ABC
 6.6/19
4. House
 Fox 5.2/14
5. Hell's Kitchen
 Fox 4.6/13
Week 35, May 19-25.  Source: Nielsen

More Charts
 

Columns

Joss WhedonSHARPER PICTURE
Producers try new creative and financial models
As costs increase, television producers are trying new production and financial models, attempting to keep both viewers and accountants happy, writes STEVE BRENNAN. » More
CSI MiamiSHARPER PICTURE
A dimmer Screenings? Only if you judge it by the party lights
This year the party side of the L.A. Screenings will be downsized and the numbers of pilots screened will be greatly reduced, all fallout from the WGA strike, writes STEVE BRENNAN. » More
"AMAL"SHARPER PICTURE
Biz's growth curve in Asia eclipsed only by its learning curve
New Asia ventures and co-ventures from the Disneys, Sonys, Viacoms and Warners of the world appear like pop-up ads on an almost daily basis. » More

More Columns

Current Reviews

TV Review: Swingtown

Set during the summer of 1976 in a Chicago suburb not unlike Winnetka, Ill., the show aims to show what life was like in that polyester period of social revolution and sexual upheaval. » More

TV Review: On the Road in America

This is one of those shows that you watch and assume you've missed something, only to wake up when it's over and realize that no, it's about them and not you. » More

TV Review: She's Got the Look

Following in the vein of "America's Top Model," TV Land's new six-episode model search reality series "She's Got the Look" is loaded with pratfalls, most of them unintended -- well, we hope. » More

TV Review: The Mighty B!

Nickelodeon's new animated series has what every kid needs in order to grow up strong and self-sufficient in today's adult world. » More

More Television Reviews

Interviews

Tom HooperQ&A: Tom Hooper
Englishman Tom Hooper  spoke to THR about the unique challenges of pulling together the $100 million-plus adaptation of David McCullough's rich biography "John Adams." » More


Wim WendersCannes Q&A: Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders' latest film, the thriller "Palermo Shooting," is generating more excitement than anything he has made in a decade. » More


John ShaffnerQ&A: John Shaffner
With three months on the job, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' new chairman and CEO, John Shaffner, has been experiencing challenges different from any of his predecessors'. » More


More People Coverage

Industry Events

More Events