CBS wins quiet Wednesday race

CBS won the Wednesday ratings race around the evening centered by reruns. Everything, except the CW movie special "According to Greta," reaches repeats plus much more audiences switched for the Eye than elsewhere. Perfect for the net was "Criminal Minds" at 9 p.m. Skein came a few.3 rating/6 participate the 18-49 demo and 10.4 million audiences overall, according to early estimations by Nielsen. An hour or so approximately later "CSI" (2.1/6, 9.6m) was the 2nd best for your evening. ABC, introduced by "Modern Family" (1.9/5, 5.5m), was second to CBS, slightly edging Fox, which went some "Raising Hope" and "New Girl" episodes. The ultimate "New Girl" that broadcast acquired best, producing single.1/3, 2.7m. Tops for NBC was the 8 p.m. "Up With The Evening" (1./3, 3.4m). Both of these-hour pic "According to Greta" acquired b .4/1, 1.2m. Preliminary 18-49 earnings for your evening: CBS, 2.1/6 Univision, 1.4/4 ABC, 1.2/3 Fox, 1./3 NBC, .8/2 CW, .4/1. In general audiences: CBS, 9.8 million ABC, 4 million NBC, 3.3 million Univision, 3.3 million Fox, 3.millions of CW, 1.2 million. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

'Men' repeat, Univision finale top Monday

Original programming lifted The spanish language-language network Univision to the top broadcast rankings heap on Monday, edging out CBS' all-repeat selection among teenagers. ESPN was likely to dominate overall using its season finale of ''Monday Evening Football.'' Based on preliminary, affiliate-based national estimations from Nielsen, CBS brought the Large Four from eight to ten p.m. with encores of comedies ''How I Met Your Mother'' (1.8/5 in 18-49, 5.9 million audiences overall), ''2 Broke Girls'' (1.9/5 in 18-49, 6.two million audiences overall), ''Two . 5 Men'' (2.4/6 in 18-49, 8.a million audiences overall) and ''Mike and Molly'' (2.1/5 in 18-49, 7.4 million audiences overall), with ''Men'' the night's top series both in 18-49 and total audiences. Closing things out would be a repeat of ''Hawaii Five-0'' (1.6/4 in 18-49, 8.a million audiences overall), which brought its hour in key groups. Univision broadcast the 2-hour finale of ''Fuerza del Destino'' (The effectiveness of Future), which averaged a couple.3/6 in 18-49 and 5.4 million audiences overall, then ''Don Francisco Presenta'' (1.5/4 in 18-49, 3.six million audiences overall), a newsmag that featured the cast of ''Destino.'' The internet edged out CBS around the evening in 18-49 and was easily Monday's top broadcaster in persons 12-34 (1.9/6). Rankings for NBC could come lower within the excellent because of a preemption in New Orleans for Saints football, however the internet hung inside from eight to ten p.m. with gameshow ''Who's Still Standing'' (1.7/5 in 18-49, 6.9 million audiences overall) along with a repeat of ''Fear Factor'' (1.6/4 in 18-49, 4.8 million audiences overall). It continued to be slow going, though, for 10 p.m. newsmag ''Rock Center with John Williams'' (.9/2 in 18-49, 3.5 million audiences overall). ABC were built with a quiet evening with repeats of ''Rudolph's Shiny New Year'' (.9/3 in 18-49, 3.3 million audiences overall) and ''Castle'' (.9/2 in 18-49, 4.4 million audiences overall) sandwiched between your finale of feel-good gameshow ''You Deserve It'' (1./3 in 18-49, 3.six million audiences overall). The net's Atlanta station broadcast the Falcons' game from the Saints, so ABC's meager amounts around the evening could are available in even reduced the excellent. Fox broadcast repeats of ''House'' at both 8 (.9/2 in 18-49, 3. million audiences overall) and 9 (.8/2 in 18-49, 2.8 million audiences overall), and CW opted for a repeat of theatrical ''The Education of Charlie Banks'' (.3/one in 18-49, .7 million audiences overall). Preliminary 18-49 earnings for that evening: Univision, 2./5 CBS, 1.9/5 NBC, 1.4/4 ABC, .9/2 Fox, .8/2 CW, .3/1. As a whole audiences: CBS, 6.six million NBC, 5. million Univision, 4.8 million ABC, 3.8 million Fox, 2.9 million CW, .7 million. Contact Ron Kissell at ron.kissell@variety.com

Survivor: South Off-shoreline Champion Crowned

First Launched: December 19, 2011 9:15 AM EST Credit: Getty Images Caption Survivor participants Benjamin Coach Wade, champion Sophie Clarke and Albert Destrade are observed within the CBS Survivor: South Off-shoreline Finale & Reunion at CBS Televison City in La on December 18, 2011 La, Calif. -- Sophie Clarke slayed your competitors on Survivor: South Off-shoreline. The wise 22-year-old medical student from Willsboro, N.Y., changed 39-year-old Survivor veteran Benjamin Coach Wade of Susanville, Calif., and 26-year-old secondary school baseball coach Albert Destrade of Plantation, Fla., to win the CBS reality competitions $millions of grand prize Sunday. Clarke acquired six votes within the nine-person jury of former players. In my opinion I'd my finger round the pulse of the sport the whole time, mentioned Clarke after it absolutely was introduced she won. Clarke guaranteed her place among the final three participants round the 23rd edition of Survivor by forging a effective alliance within the start and winning three individual immunity challenges, like the final physical competition, which ousted seasoned 30-year-old Survivor veteran Oscar Ozzy Lusth of Venice, Calif., within the 39-day survival contest. I understood the only real person who may beat me inside a challenge no offense, males was Sophie, Lusth mentioned. Wade, who formerly played round the Tocantins and Heroes versus. Villains models, and Lusth, who was simply featured round the Prepare Islands and Micronesia models, produced strong alliances with new participants, though Lusth spent a lot of the games partner on Redemption Island fighting fellow selected-off castaways to have an chance revisit the sport. Within the finish in the finale, show host Rob Probst introduced the 24th season might be titled Survivor: One World and would feature two tribes competing against each other while living together on one island. One World is positioned to premiere in February. Copyright 2011 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Showtime stretches MMA deal

Showtime will produce and televise around eight live mma occasions within new agreement with Strikeforce. A match between Rockhold and Keith Jardine on Jan. 7 will be the first beneath the new deal, which will also lead to undercard fights airing survive Showtime Extreme. "Since its advent on Showtime in 2007, live mma has always completed well with this particular clients, particularly in the greater youthful census," Showtime Sports professional veep and g.m. Stephen Espinoza mentioned. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

'War Horse' rears

Tom Hiddleston with Elizabeth Olsen Patrick Kennedy, Robert Emms, Jeremy Irvine and Toby Kebbell join the party at Lincoln subsequently subsequently Center. Stacey Snider and "War Equine" producer Kathleen Kennedy flank Steven Spielberg. Celine Buckens and Emily Watson While using stage version of "War Equine" playing nearby, Lincoln subsequently subsequently Center's Avery Fisher Hall in NY offered an ideal venue for your world premiere of Steven Spielberg's bigscreen adaptation. "It absolutely was either here or possibly a barn," quipped the film's professional producer Frank Marshall, who sparked for the material couple of years ago getting seen a London stage perf with wife Kathleen Kennedy in addition to their two children. "And in some manner, amazingly, it was not optioned yet." Spielberg, who ducked from Avery Fisher after showing the DreamWorks pic capture your flight towards the number of his Abe Lincoln subsequently subsequently Civil War epic, might have been surprised to look for the response of his longtime lawyer Bruce Ramer. "I'm a little teary-eyed," Ramer mentioned within the buffet dinner kept in the lobby. "Yes it's true, a lawyer cried." Still, not everyone connected using the film preferred to nuzzle tabs on a stallion. "I'm terrified of horses, really," mentioned the film's Emily Watson. "However I didn't exactly fess up (to Spielberg) relating to this.In . Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

ABC Daytime Leader John Frons Exits, Network Consolidates Daytime & Syndie Increase In New Division

ABC Daytime leader John Frons, a principal target for cleaning cleaning soap fans angry inside the cancellation in the network’s veteran daytime dramas The Kids then one Existence To Reside In, will depart ABC following a finish of his contract within the month of the month of january, which coincides while using finish of OLTL. The Disney/ABC Television Group will consolidate the development and current programming for daytime and distribution while using formation of Occasions Square Art galleries, a completely new division which will be put in the portfolio of ABC Entertainment Group leader Paul Lee. It'll be run by Vicki Dummer, SVP, Current Series & Special deals, ABC Entertainment Group, who certainly are promoted to EVP, Occasions Square Art galleries, Current Series & Special deals. She'll also keep her existing responsibilities of mind of current for ABC and may are still accountable to Lee. (Frons familiar with account to Disney-ABC TV Group leader Anne Sweeney.) Along with her background from the extended-time ABC reality executive and co-mind in the unscripted department, Dummer can be a appropriate choice to lead Occasions Square Art galleries since the division will focus its increase in regions of non-scripted lifestyle and health. (ignore soaps!). The current series which will be folded inside the new division continuing to move forward include ABC Daytime fare The Scene, General Hospital, The Chew as well as the approaching The Revolution together with the syndicated Katie and Who Want To Be Described As A Uniform. Fellow syndicated series LIVE! with Kelly remains part of the ABC Possessed Tv Producers Group division. Ann Lewis Roberts, which has overseen progression of syndicated programming for Disney’s Buena Vista TV, assists as SVP, West Coast Current Programming & Development, Occasions Square Art galleries, while Abra Potkin remains hired as SVP, Colonial Programming & Development. Both will account to Ms. Dummer. Frons can help inside the transition for the new structure and may provide counsel for the management team. John Frons remains the driving pressure inside our effective Daytime division since joining us in 2002, despite the fact that we understand his decision to go away within the finish of his contract, were sad to find out him go, Sweeney mentioned. We needed this opportunity to re-think our business, as well as the result was the introduction of Occasions Square Art galleries. Setting it up participate the ABC Entertainment Group, beneath the supervision of proven professionals Vicki Dummer and Paul Lee, provides us the opportunity to create greater creative assets, development strength and operational flexibility with this key portion of our business. Frons remains at ABC Daytime for 25 years, in the last five-and-a-half years becoming leader, Daytime, Disney/ABC Television Group, controlling the creation and output of all programming on ABC Daytime, SOAPnet and ABC Media Prods. While my decision to check something totally new wasn't turned up at easily, nine years can be a very very long time in television terms,” he mentioned. Im pleased with the performance of ABC Daytime over that time, and of all of the accomplishments we accomplished in route. Im especially pleased with the early most current listings for The Chew and excited for your launch in the Revolution, which is an additional positive a part of altering ABC Daytime for that audiences. Ill miss my co-employees as well as the wonderful talent making our shows, but know they are in very capable hands with Vicki continuing to move forward. Cooking talk show The Chew, which transformed The Kids, does within the ratings, posting numerous all-time levels formerly day or two. Still, he'll remain in the annals of daytime history since the guy who destroyed the soaps on ABC.

Five Contenders Remain Following Double Elimination On The X Factor

First Published: December 1, 2011 9:14 PM EST Credit: FOX Caption The X Factor judgesLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Just five contenders remain on FOXs The X Factor to vie for the $5 million prize. (SPOILER this story contains the results of Thursdays elimination.) The first cut in the double elimination on Tuesday was teenage rapper Astro. Its cool baby, Astro said, clapping toward the audience and nodding after learning the news . (Simon also whispered something in the 15-year-olds ear while embracing the young man on stage). Just a couple weeks ago, at an elimination, Astro had a headline-making moment when he said he didnt want to perform for the judges vote, and teared up on stage. But on Thursday, he was a well-mannered, composed ex-X Factor contender. Hey man, its for the better, he said, when asked for some parting comments from show host, Steve Jones. I will be back, I love you all. Team Astro, Astronauts. I loved my time, I gained a lot of fans, he added. I wish you all the best of luck. Team L.A. Reid! It aint over yet. Astros mentor, L.A. Reid, gave the youngster high praise before the teen left the stage. This is one of the most fascinating guys Ive ever met. His talents are endless, his career is promising to be amazing, L.A. said. You are a star. Drew and Marcus Canty were then left to sing for the judges vote. The teen, a member of Simon Cowells girls team, performed Roxettes Listen To Your Heart, while Marcus, who was in the bottom 2 last week and a member of L.A.s team, sang, Neither One of Us (Wants To Be the First to Say Goodbye) the Gladys Knight & The Pips classic. L.A. voted to eliminate Drew, Simon, conversely voted for Marcus. Nicole Scherzinger cast her vote to send home Drew, and Paula Abdul also voted for Drew, leaving Marcus to carry on in the competition. After sobbing on stage following her elimination news, Drew composed herself enough to share her gratitude with the voters who kept her in the competition for so long. I want to say thank you to my fans and Im gonna keep going and keep singing because I have a lot to show you guys, she said. The remaining contestants are Melanie Amaro, Chris Rene, Josh Krajcik, Rachel Crow and Marcus. The X Factor returns Wednesday at 8 PM ET/PT on FOX. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.