The
Second Half: Monday
You would never know
this, but the
second half of the tv season technically starts today. It's been 4
months
since the season started, and another 4 until it ends. So on this
momentus
occasion, I'm going to look at the networks night by night and assess
what's
worked, what hasn't, and what's to come.
8pm
This
hour has
been a mix match of everything since the season started. CBS's comedies
(30th and 22nd) are a solid start to the night, but are fading in
adults
(45th and 28th), while ABC stuck with "PrimeTime Monday" and wound up
in
80th spot. Fox's "The Next Joe Millionaire" was perhaps the biggest
disappointment
of the season, slipping to 95th in viewers and 72nd in adults. Over on
the WB, "7th Heaven" (95, 99A18-49) is slowly losing the race, while
the
UPN sitcoms "The Parkers" (119, 119) and "Eve" (112, 113) are nothing
to
write home about. But the true winner has been NBC and "Fear Factor,"
the
little reality show that could, which is now up to 18th on the season
and
16th in adults.
9pm
The
clear winner
in this hour has been CBS. Even though "Raymond" (5th, 13th) is
slipping,
"Two & A Half Men" (11th, 20th) is showing much promise at 9:30pm.
"Football" (7th, 9th) was ABC's savior, but it did sink with a movie
(41,
51), depending on the title. NBC actually had some luck in the hour
this
season as "Las Vegas" turned up in 30th place, smashing the short-lived
"Skin" (103, 93) on Fox. Over on the WB, "Everwood" (108) is losing
viewers
steadily, letting "Girlfriends" (112) and "Half & Half" (117)
slowly
creep up on it and beat it in adults.
10pm
It
was all
CBS at 10pm as "CSI Miami" (6th, 12th) kept pace with last season's
torrid
start. NBC got some great numbers with "Average Joe" (29th, 10th),
actually
beating out CBS in adults, even though it was for one episode only.
"Average
Joe Hawaii" however (56th, 26th) is still nothing to crow about- yet.
The Second Half:
| Monday |
8:00 |
8:30 |
9:00 |
9:30 |
10:00 |
 |
Yes, Dear |
Still Standing |
Everybody
Loves Raymond |
Two & A
Half Men |
CSI Miami |
 |
Fear
Factor |
Las
Vegas |
Average Joe:
Hawaii |
 |
Monday
Night Movie |
 |
TBA |
Cracking Up
(March) |
My
Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance |
 |
7th
Heaven |
Everwood |
 |
The
Parkers |
Eve |
Girlfriends |
Half &
Half |
8pm:
This'll
be
much the same as the fall, unless "Cracking Up" has any impact, which
it
probably wont. "Fear Factor" will continue to win handily, with CBS,
ABC,
Fox, WB and UPN in tow.
9pm:
Three
shows
to watch for: "Two & A Half Men," "Las Vegas" and "Fiance." "Men"
is
holding more and more viewers every single week from "Raymond," "Vegas"
seems to be setting new series high every week, while "Fiance" got off
to 19.3mil viewers, although it did have "Idol" as a lead-in. My guess
is that CBS will continue to take the hour, NBC will continue to
increase,
with Fox and ABC battling it out for third. The ratings for the second
episode of "Fiance" will really tell what's going to happen, so we'll
have
to wait and see. The WB will be fifth, with the UPN trailing.
10pm:
"Miami"
is
getting stronger as the weeks go by, but don't count out "Average Joe"
yet. It won't beat CBS, but it'll still be solid for the network. What
will replace it, however, remains to be seen.
What'll hit big this
spring? Talk
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