Thursday Ratings: SYTYCD Finale Finishes on Top

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey's Anatomy, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings

Last night, the Season 4 closer of SYTYCD put FOX on top with the viewers and the demos.

8pm

• Approximately 9.9 million saw Joshua Allen win So You Think You Can Dance (3.4/11 in 18-49).
• Big Brother 10 (6.2 million, 2.1/7) took a 300,000 hit.
• Last Comic Standing (2.0/7) ended its season with 5.8 million.
• Ugly Betty* (4.3 million, 1.2/4) rose by 500,000.
• Smallville* (1.9 million, 0.7/2) was up 200,000.

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So You Think You Can Dance: Battle of the Poppers

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, FOX, So You Think You Can Dance, Video

Even if you are not a fan of So You Think You Can Dance, there is no way you can deny how amazing Robert Muraine and Philip Chbeeb are.

Last night, these two performers - who were first introduced earlier in the season - returned for the first televised popping battle:

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So You Think You Can Dance’s Season 4 Winner

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, FOX, So You Think You Can Dance

So was it Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss, Katee Shean, Courtney Galiano or Joshua Allen?

If you for some reason missed last night’s finale of So You Think You Can Dance, you can see Cat Deeley making the announcement for yourself after the jump.

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Wednesday Ratings: Criminal Minds Has a Strong Showing

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings

Last night, Criminal Minds delivered impressive numbers despite being in repeats. Unfortunately, the drama couldn’t help CBS take down FOX. The first half of the SYTYCD finale gave its network wins in the demos and the viewers.

8pm

• Approximately 8.7 million saw the final four give it all on So You Think You Can Dance (3.0/10 in 18-49).
• Greatest American Dog (1.5/5) fetched 5.9 million.
• America’s Got Talent* (5.4 million, 1.3/4) took in 200,000 more.
• Wife Swap* (4.4 million, 1.4/5) was up 400,000.
• America’s Next Top Model* (1.1 million, 0.4/1) picked up another 290,000.

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So You Think You Can Dance Contestants Hospitalized

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, FOX, So You Think You Can Dance, News

At last night’s taping of the Teen Choice Awards, Mary Murphy confirmed that two of the So You Think You Can Dance finalists were sent to the hospital on Saturday.

The two dancers - who were not named - collapsed during rehearsals and were taken to Cedars-Sinai for evaluation. According to the judge, the competitors have all been dancing up to 12 hours a day and were likely dehydrated. As a results, practices ended early on Saturday and were completely canceled (for everyone) on Sunday.

All four competitors - Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss, Katee Shean, Courtney Galiano and Joshua Allen - are expected to return to the floor today.

Part 1 of the two-part SYTYCD finale begins this Wednesday @ 8pm.

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This Week on TV (8/4-8/10)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, Bravo, Cable, FOX, MTV, NBC, So You Think You Can Dance

(You can view TV Envy’s Summer Television Programming Schedule here.)

MONDAY (8/4)

• Teen Choice 2008 (FOX, 8pm):  “Miley Cyrus hosts the 10th annual gala honoring achievement in entertainment, sports and fashion.” If kids are wearing things from the 80’s, could that really be considered an achievement in fashion?
• I Want to Work for Diddy (VH1, 9pm):  Series premiere. “Applicants compete to be Diddy’s next personal assistant.” The more babies you have, the more umbrella holders you need.
• New York Goes to Hollywood (VH1, 10pm):  Series premiere. “New York moves to L.A. to pursue her dream of becoming an A-list entertainer.” Ashley Dupre has proven that you can live in New York and do the same there.
• Luke’s Parental Advisory (VH1, 10:30pm):  Series premiere. “Former rapper turned adult-entertainment producer Luther ‘Luke’ Campbell auditions women for his company then gives his teenage son a lecture about pornography.” It’s The Cosby Show of the millennium.

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Thursday Ratings: Flashpoint Shows Improvement

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey's Anatomy, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings

This week, Flashpoint had some growth in its new Thursday time slot. The improvement helped CBS win the night with the viewers. Meanwhile, FOX was all over the demos.

8pm

• Big Brother 10 (6.5 million, 2.3/8 in 18-49) did 400,000 better than last week’s Greatest American Dog.
• Don’t Forget the Lyrics (1.7/6) had 5.9 million singing along.
• Last Comic Standing (5 million, 1.9/6) pulled in 700,000 more.
• Ugly Betty* (3.8 million, 1.1/4) was up 400,000.
• Smallville* (1.7 million, 0.7/2 lost 200,000.

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Wednesday Ratings: Greatest American Dog Rolls Over

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings

CBS’ decision to bring Greatest American Dog to Wednesdays didn’t do much for the network. That said, an early repeat of SYTYCD allowed CBS to take a rare win in the viewers. Meanwhile, the demos still belonged to FOX.

8pm

• Greatest American Dog (5.9 million, 1.5/5 in 18-49) did 400,000 less than last week’s Big Brother.
• America’s Got Talent* (1.4/5) turned in 5.2 million.
• So You Think You Can Dance* (1.5/5) recapped 4.7 million.
• Wife Swap* (4 million, 1.4/5) did the same as before.
• America’s Next Top Model* (810,000, 0.3/1) took a 290,000 dive.

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Thursday Ratings: FOX Sweeps the Dance Floor

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey's Anatomy, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings

Last night, we got a bit of the expected mixed with the unexpected. Not surprising? FOX walked away with two more wins in both categories. Surprising? Viewers saw Will Wingfield eliminated from So You Think You Can Dance.

8pm

• Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (1.7/6 in 18-49) quizzed 7.3 million.
• Greatest American Dog (1.5/6) saw 6.1 million roll over.
• Last Comic Standing (1.7/6) rounded up 4.3 million.
• Ugly Betty* (0.8/3) turned in 3.4 million.
• Smallville* (0.8/3) attracted 1.9 million.

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Wednesday Ratings: Viewers Tap Their Toes to FOX

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings

Try as they might, no competitor could take down FOX. Last night, SYTYCD once again helped its network take wins in both categories.

8pm

• So You Think You Can Dance (8.4 million, 2.9/9 in 18-49) was tripped up by 400,000.
• Big Brother 10 (6.3 million, 2.1/7) took in 400,000 more.
• Wife Swap* (4 million, 1.4/5) did the same as last week.
• The Baby Borrowers* (3.2 million, 1.1/3) started off 900,000 lower.
• America’s Next Top Model* (1.1 million, 0.4/1) pulled in similar numbers.

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