Battle of the Two Hour Premieres

House brings home the gold for FOX in its fall season premiere.

Monday night brougt two television giants to a clash during the new season premieres in the 8pm and 9pm time slots. FOX’s “House” won in a landside in the ratings to NBC’s “Heroes”, both of whom started their fall season with two hour premieres.

“House” not only brought home the gold for FOX in the overall nightly scoreboard, but also was one of the few shows to do better than it has in previous seasons. “Heroes” on the other hand has been suffering a loss in viewership since its first season in 2006. Despite this, “Heroes” has a large international market and remains one of the most illegally downloaded shows.

Are these numbers setting the trend for the rest of this Fall’s Mondays? Only time will tell.

For full scoreboard and ratings for Monday, click here!

“Bones” Premiere Boosts FOX Thursdays

Emily Deschanel as 'Bones' and David Boreanaz as 'Agent Booth'

FOX’s “Bones”, starring Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance ‘Bones’ Brennan, made a strong season start this past Thursday. According to Nielsen Overnight Ratings, the show boosted viewership by 3% in adults 18-49 with a rating at 3.0. Experts admit this is quite a feat for any show in broadcast in the current market. In subjective reviews around the board, the premiere was well received by both critics and loyal fans (a point of view to which I am in much accord).

The overall scoreboard for Thursday proved that competitors like NBC, whose strong comedy line up of “The Office” and “30 Rock” has clinched the lead in the past, now have FOX to look out for.

For full scoreboard and ratings for Thursday, Click here!

Season Spotlight: “24”

As the new season of television is well on its way, I feel like Fox’s “24” is due  some praise. In its 7th season, the show has sucessfully found a way to reinvent a simple show premise of a counterterrorist agent saving America from the bad guys. The writing has not only been spectacular, but also, Cherry Jones who plays President Allison Taylor has really come into the story strong with her depiction of a first female president. Jones’ superior acting has really contributed to the seasons sucess in that she lives up to the strong role of her character. She has already shown her capactiy to move the audience when co-star Colm Feore playing the role of her husband Henry Taylor is hospitalized due to terrorist actions. Her contributions to the show and its emotional undertones truly foreshadow the sucess the rest of the season will bring.

Cherry Jones plays President Allison Taylor on Fox's "24"