Lost

What Happens When ABC Runs Out Of V?

source: io9

Start each episode with Morena Baccarin talking to some minion Visitor and saying "You know, this reminds me of that time we invaded an Earth in a parallel dimension, and I had that long hair and 1980s evil bitch mask" before cutting to the original episode. Then, at the end, cap each episode...

Published Mon, Nov 9

Get Lost In The Global Village With This Week's Television

source: io9

Otherwise, click over to ABC for the second episode of V and see whether it still feels like FlashForward meets... Well, the old V, really (The official PR for the episode says "A seeker among the Visitors tracks Erica and Father Jack. Chad seeks redemption by investigating the aliens ahead of...

Published Mon, Nov 9

Rewatching LOST: 4.03 “The Economist”

source: Approaching Lost

The fourth member of the Oceanic 6 is revealed when Sayid strikes a bargain with Frank to visit the freighter, but to accomplish this, he’ll need to reach out to a distrustful Locke. Image credits: “Rewatching Lost” logo by Robin Parrish. Season 4 cast promotional image: American Broadcas...

Published Fri, Nov 6

Sayid to Law & Order?

source: About.com Lost

Naveen Andrews ©ABC/Mario Perez Naveen Andrews (Sayid Jarrah) has signed on to a guest spot on Law & Order: SVU. He must have a break in his Lost filming. Hopefully it's not a permanent break. Sayid to Law & Order? originally appeared on About.com Lost on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 1...

Published Fri, Nov 6

What's On Tonight: Law & Order, Smackdown, Ghost Adventures, The Soup

source: TV Squad

At 8, ABC has a new Supernanny, followed by new episodes of Ugly Betty and 20/20.CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs.NBC has a new Law & Order at 8.The CW has a new Smallville at 8.There's a new Washington Week on PBS at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and...

Published Thu, Nov 5

ABC urged on independence

source: TV Tonight

ABC Managing Director Mark Scott’s vision of an expanded ABC is copping plenty of comment. “Governments have a strong desire to influence the ABC editorially. And DFAT’s capacity to do so is great while it funds a specific ABC service which it forces the ABC to compete for in a tender.”

Published Thu, Nov 5

The 'V' stands for 'very high ratings'

source: TV Squad

Last night's episode got off to an "out of this world" start scoring a 5.0 rating and a 13 share of 13.9 million viewers. It gave ABC its highest rating among 18-34 year-olds in three years for its timeslot since 2004's Lost. I guess you could say they had a really successful "launch" and the show r...

Published Wed, Nov 4

The No. 1 TV Show of the Night in Adults 18-49 and the Top Series Debut of the TV Season, ABC’s “V” Emerges as the Strongest Regular 8pm Opener Since “Lost”

source: TVbytheNumbers

I posted some “V” ratings notes from ABC earlier, but here is the full press release on ABC’s spin on last night’s ratings (all shows, not just “V”, though some if it is definitely a repeat of what was posted earlier): November 4, 2009 Quick Take for Tuesday, November 3, 2009 (Fast Affiliate...

Published Wed, Nov 4