Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for January 2 - January 8

The Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for January 2 - January 8. The first number is the ranking, the second number is the season average, then the show name and network. The last number represents the number of viewers in millions. An asterisk * indicates a tie.

Hawaii Five-0 is now a bonafide Top 10 Hit in the latest Nielsen Ratings.

RankShow name
Network
Viewers in millions
Season-to-date average(in millions)
1.NFL Playoffs: Lions/Saints
NBC
31.8
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2.NCIS
CBS
19.8
20.5
3.60 Minutes
CBS
18.1
14.9
4.NCIS: Los Angeles
CBS
17.1
17.2
5.Modern Family
ABC
14.0
14.1
6.Two and a Half Men
CBS
13.9
18.3
7.2 Broke Girls
CBS
12.1
13.4
*Grey's Anatomy
ABC
12.1
12.2
9.Hawaii Five-0
CBS
11.9
13.4
*Mike & Molly
CBS
11.9
13.3
*Unforgettable
CBS
11.9
13.3
12.Big Bang Theory
CBS
11.7
15.3
13.The Good Wife
CBS
11.6
12.1
14.Blue Bloods
CBS
11.3
12.0
15.CSI: NY
CBS
10.6
10.7
16.CSI: Miami
CBS
10.5
11.5
17.Once Upon A Time
ABC
10.3
12.2
18.How I Met Your Mother
CBS
10.1
11.2
19.The Middle
ABC
10.0
9.4
20.The Mentalist
CBS
9.1
14.0

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Downward Spiral to a 2nd Season's Conclusion

Sunday's Real Housewives of Atlanta episode was the most boring Housewives episode I've watched in a long time. It was so boring it had me thinking it is time to bail on the Atlanta girls.

And then there is last night's Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

It was not that I found this episode boring, what I found was that it was not entertaining or amusing.

Maybe the Taylor Armstrong specter has cast such a pall that it is hard to be amused.

That and seeing people who are way too wealthy going somewhere that is way too fun, like Hawaii, staying in a luxurious resort, and then not being able to just enjoy the moment you are living in, but instead to fuss and fume about the ridiculous, is not pleasant television viewing. It is not even good trainwreck television viewing.

By ridiculous, I mean Kim Richards. Why invite her anywhere? I don't get. Yes. I can see the sister, Kyle, caring, but why do the others? So much Sturm and Drang over Kim missing a plane and never being on time.

A few voices of reasons were unable to break through the clutter, those reasonable voices being Brandi, Adrienne, Paul and Lisa.

Kim's Ken boyfriend is a piece of work. At times he seems like he is almost the reasonable one. And then he does something like confront Paul and Adrienne, who where talking nice about Ken, with Kim, making everyone, including the voyeuristic viewers, uncomfortable.

Anyway, I think this second season of RHOBH is about over. The Reunion Show has already been filmed.

Next week's previews show Taylor with a faded black eye. And having another confrontation with Camille.

Explaining the faded black eye, which was not in evidence during Taylor's post leaving Russell meeting with Dana, might be interesting. Taylor is an extremely highly evolved liar.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for December 26 - January 1

The Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for December 26 - January 1. The first number is the ranking, the second number is the season average, then the show name and network. The last number represents the number of viewers in millions. An asterisk * indicates a tie.

RankShow name
Network
Viewers in millions
Season-to-date average(in millions)
1.NFL: Cowboys/Giants
NBC
27.6
21.2
2.60 Minutes
CBS
14.5
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3.Football Night Pt. 3
NBC
14.4
11.8
4.New Year's Rockin Eve '12
ABC
12.9
--
5.NCIS
CBS
12.6
20.5
6.Criminal Minds
CBS
10.6
14.1
7.Big Bang Theory
CBS
10.2
15.5
8.CSI
CBS
9.7
13.0
9.NCIS: Los Angeles
CBS
9.2
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10.The Mentalist
CBS
8.9
14.3
11.Person of Interest
CBS
8.5
13.2
12.Kennedy Center Honors
CBS
8.4
--
*New Year's Rockin' Eve: 40th Anniv.
ABC
8.4
--
14.Two and a Half Men
CBS
8.1
--
15.Rules of Engagement
CBS
7.6
10.9
16.Mike & Molly
CBS
7.4
--
17.CSI: NY
CBS
7.3
10.7
*Football Nt. Pt. 2
NBC
7.3
6.3
19.Unforgettable
CBS
7.1
--
20.Blue Bloods
CBS
6.8
12.1

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Excessive Cheeky Kissing

Brandi made this week's episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills more amusing than the norm. Brandi has a knack for unfiltered one-liners.

I particularly found Brandi's description of Kim Richard's odd looking Ken boyfriend, as a Gay Bull Mastiff, to be both funny and accurate.

Kyle's White Party is a very strange party.

Kim thinking she was the center attraction while dancing with her live in Gay Bull Mastiff was amusing.

I think being in rehab is not really where Kim needs to be. A mental health hospital facility would seem to be more useful.

And why was everyone so wanting Kim to make the plane to Hawaii on time? What possible fun do they have being around Kim? Did they not remember Kim's bizarre behavior on the trip to Camille's place in Colorado? Or Kim's non-stop talking when Adrienne took her to Sacramento for a basketball game?

What is with the constant cheek kissing these women engage in every time they meet? I've never seen this behavior in real life. The morning of their first day in Hawaii, they'd been together travelling the day before, yet upon seeing each other the next morning, it was more greetings with kisses on both cheeks.

The way Mauricio greets Ken on the beach that next morning was also odd, as if they'd not seen each other in a long time.

The only pair who seem comfortable with each other are Brandi and Camille. Both look great in bikinis, with Brandi's bikini being one of the teeniest bikinis I have ever seen. Lisa's remarks about Brandi's bikini were amusing, as was Lisa's husband Todd's attentions towards Brandi having Lisa saying that she might be forced to put out.

Lisa can be quite vulgar for a prim and proper British gal.

Going back to the mainland, the whole Taylor and Russell thing is just annoying, as was Taylor's session with her supposed therapist. It seems so clearly obvious that Taylor had lied to Russell about what Camille had said that prompted Russell's email delivered threat to sue, why did none of these people think to ask Russell what it was that he thinks Camille said?

The episode ended with Taylor's call to her new best friend, Lisa, in Hawaii, with Kyle listening, to announce that she has separated from Russell and has changed the locks on the house.

The previews for next week let us know the important information that Kim and Ken make it to Hawaii, where they proceed to be annoying pains.