CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates

CBS has announced the premiere dates for their fall shows -- get psyched, because two months from today you could be sitting down to watch the new series Kid Nation!

Here they are...

Wednesday, Sept. 19
8PM Kid Nation

Thursday, Sept. 20
8PM Survivor: China

Sunday, Sept. 23
7PM 60 Minutes
9PM Cold Case
10PM Shark

Monday, Sept. 24
8PM How I Met Your Mother
8:30PM The Big Bang Theory
9PM Two and a Half Men
9:30PM Rules of Engagement
10PM CSI: Miami

Tuesday, Sept. 25
8PM NCIS
9PM The Unit
10PM Cane

Wednesday, Sept. 26
9PM Criminal Minds
10PM CSI: NY

Thursday, Sept. 27
9PM CSI
10PM Without a Trace

Friday, Sept. 28
8PM Ghost Whisperer
9PM Moonlight
10PM Numbers

Saturday, Sept. 29
8-11PM Assorted repeats

Thursday, Oct. 18
10PM Viva Laughlin preview

Sunday, Oct. 21
8PM Viva Laughlin (official premiere)

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TV Ratings: House Rules, On the Lot Continues To Decline

On the first American Idol-less Tuesday night since January, Fox was still able to claim the top spot, despite the fact that On the Lot roped in only 4 million viewers. The season finale of House was easily the most watched show of the night, capturing nearly 13 million more viewers than it's lead-in. Wow.

Here are the Top 5 rated shows for the evening:

1. House, 16.86 million
2. Boston Legal, 9.84 million
3. NCIS, 9.81 million
4. Law and Order: SVU, 8.42 million
5. The Unit, 6.19 million

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*All numbers are from Marc Berman at Mediaweek

TV Ratings: Idol Finale Blows Away the Competition

The American Idol finale blew away the competition last night in the Nielsen ratings, averaging just under 30 million viewers for the 2-hour broadcast -- double it's nearest competitor, Lost. The show peaked with nearly 35 million viewers in it's final half hour.

Here are the Top 5 shows for the last night of the regular television season:

1. American Idol, 29. 47 million
2. Lost, 13.655 million
3. CSI: New York, 10.2 million
4. Criminal Minds, 9.6 million
5. NCIS, 8.23 million

TV Ratings: Dancing Nearly Tops Idol on Tuesday May 22

In what was nearly a huge upset, the finale of Dancing with the Stars almost pulled in higher ratings that the final performance show of American Idol last night. The premiere of On the Lot, meanwhile, disappointed with less than 9 million viewers.

Here are the top 5 programs for last night:

1. American Idol, 24.95 million
2. Dancing with the Stars, 22.7 million
3. NCIS, 13.88 million
4. Sea Change, 12.98 million
5. Law and Order: SVU, 10.21 million

*Numbers courtesy of Marc Berman at Mediaweek
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