Shark (tv program)

Fast National ratings for Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006. A Sunday night win that may have been Packers' quarterback Brett Favre's last NFL game led NBC to a primetime victory on New Year's Eve. NBC got the best of the pre-party TV viewing, averaging a 5.9...

As has been previously entered into evidence, I watch TV like it's my job. So if I have trouble keeping all the new fall shows straight, what will become of the average viewer? This new fall season is like the Noah's Ark of TV. There's two of everything....

Let's take a look at the new season by the numbers: One Friend: Matthew Perry on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" One Friend of a Friend: Andrea Anders on "The Class" Three FOJW (Friends of Joss Whedon): Leonard Roberts on "Heroes" (Forrest Gates in...

If you're really interested in seeing a couple of CBS' new shows before they premiere, you might consider booking a flight on American Airlines in September. The network has decided to preview two of its new series, the comedy "The Class" and the legal...

Paul Sullivan answers (almost) all your questions about the future of the Cubs, in a special, Dusty-free edition of Ask Paul. Paul, if Jim Hendry does wise up and begins the fire sale, what teams might we expect him to deal with and can we expect players...

Even if you finish "American Idol" in second place, life gets very busy very fast. Just ask Katharine McPhee. The FOX singing competition's runner-up from last season is in high demand for Christmas appearances. One program she agreed to do is "The 8th...

Fast National ratings for Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" took a 3-to-1 lead in its head-to-head battle with CBS' "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," but CBS still captured the overall Thursday title. CBS averaged a 10.6 rating/17 share...

Bradley Whitford, whose work on "The West Wing" ends this spring, won't be taking a whole lot of time off after the show wraps. The Emmy winner is heading back to work on NBC's pilot "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," "West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin's...

Two-time Oscar nominee Spike Lee is taking a rare foray into series television, signing a deal with NBC to develop a drama series. The director of "Inside Man," "Do the Right Thing" and "Malcolm X" will develop the show for the network and its sister...

When is a show that loses 8 million viewers from its lead-in not a failure? When it's CBS' "Shark." CBS has ordered up a full season of the James Woods-driven legal drama despite the fact that it retains only a chunk of its powerful "CSI: Crime Scene...

While its rivals are staggering their fall premiere dates over the course of a few weeks, CBS will give viewers nearly everything on its schedule in the span of seven days. The network announced its fall premiere dates on Wednesday, and with the...

Fast National ratings for Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006 FOX's baseball playoff coverage made Thursday's ratings into a three-network showdown, with CBS coming out on top overall. CBS earned a 10.1 rating/16 share among households for the night, followed...