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The big word that NBC has been putting out about “Heroes” in recent weeks is that the new season is so incredibly awesome that it will bring the viewers back who tuned out during its’ second season.
Well, if that’s the case, it’s going to probably take a few more weeks for it to happen. Although it’s not all bad news for the superhero drama, they were definitely overshadowed on their premiere night by another show’s debut.
“Dancing With the Stars” won the Monday night ratings with 21.12 million viewers from 8 p.m. to -10 p.m, according to early Nielsen results. The …read more

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Today is the official first day of the season for the Big 3 nets. Finally!
NBC: Heroes — The third season opener begins with a special that reviews important plot points (so new folks won’t be completely confused, I assume) and a list of possible suspects in Nate’s shooting. On the show itself, they reveal who the shooter is while Hiro and Ando guard a family secret and Sylar visits Claire.
ABC: Dancing With the Stars — The new season begins and we will learn if Warren Sapp has the moves.
Boston Legal — This is the beginning of its final season. *sniff* …read more

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ABC: Batman Begins – If you never saw the first film where Christian Bale played Bruce Wayne and his crusading counterpart, this will show you all you need to know to finally go see “The Dark Knight”.
CBS: How I Met Your Mother - Ted (Josh Radnor) has an accident and reevaluates his relationship with Stella (Sarah Chalke). Could he finally have met his kids’ mother? See this before you find out next week.
Two and A Half Men – A CSI crew (led by George Eads) investigates a death at Charlie’s house. This episode was actually written by two “CSI” scribes, so …read more

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Take a minute and try to think of who the best-paid TV actors on current shows are. Then come back and see if you were anywhere in the ballpark.

According to TV Guide’s latest issue (on stands Thursday) Two and a Half Men’s Charlie Sheen is the highest-paid comedy star in prime-time, earning $825,000 per episode, including what he makes as part-owner of the series. Guess that gives us some insight into Denise Richards‘ possible motivations in that non-relationship.
CSI’s William Petersen is tops amongst network drama actors, earning $600,000 per episode, while Law & Order: SVU’s Mariska Hargitay rakes in $400,000 …read more

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Does the weakness of a network show’s summer reruns say anything about how the show may be losing some of their rabid fanbases?

There are a few shows that do great during summer repeats. CBS has to be thrilled at their two hours of comedy in their Tuesday night lineup: The Big Bang Theory (Viewers: #2, 5.55 million; A18-49: #2t, 1.7 rating/6 share), How I Met Your Mother (Viewers: #3, 5.29 million; A18-49: #3, 1.7/ 5), Two and a Half Men (Viewers: #1, 9.15 million; A18-49: #1, 2.9/ 8), The New Adventures of Old Christine (Viewers: #2, 7.46 million; A18-49: #2. …read more

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