| Brothers
& Sisters In this compelling drama about the Walker family, we
meet a collection of intertwined and somewhat damaged adult siblings who
embrace one another unconditionally while striving to reflect the
perceived perfection of their role model parents. In the days ahead,
they will navigate waves of temptation, deception and grief.
Brothers
& Sisters leads its CBS drama competition (Without a Trace/Cold
Case) in Sunday's 10 o'clock hour this season among adults
(18-34/18-49), and dominates its time period with each of the key women
demos. The freshman drama stands as the No. 2 new series on any network
in its hour this season with Adults 18-49, behind only ABC's high-rated
debut of October Road (3/15/07).
Brothers
& Sisters stars Calista Flockhart as Kitty, Rachel Griffiths as
Sarah, Sally Field as Nora Holden, Ron Rifkin as Saul Holden, Patricia
Wettig as Holly, Balthazar Getty as Thomas, Dave Annable as Justin,
Matthew Rhys as Kevin, John Pyper-Ferguson as Joe, Sarah Jane Morris as
Julia, Emily VanCamp as Rebecca Harper and Kerris Lilla Dorsey as Paige.
Ken
Olin, Jon Robin Baitz and Greg Berlanti are executive producers. The
series is produced by ABC Television Studio.
Ugly
Betty The award winning drama from ABC Television Studio, based on
the Columbian telenovela Yo Soy Betty La Fea, has become an
international phenomenon. If you took a moment to get to know Betty
Suarez, you'd see how sweet, intelligent and hard-working she is. But
few people do, because in the world of high fashion, Betty is the
oversized peg in the petite round hole.
The
freshman Ugly Betty has established itself a competitive second to CBS'
time period veteran, Survivor, in Total Viewers, while ranking No. 1
with its core audience of Women 18-34. It has substantially improved the
time period, representing ABC's top scripted series in the hour in 12
years.
The
series stars America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, Eric Mabius as Daniel
Meade, Alan Dale as Bradford Meade, Tony Plana as Ignacio, Ana Ortiz as
Hilda, Ashley Jensen as Christina, Becki Newton as Amanda, Mark
Indelicato as Justin, Michael Urie as Marc, Kevin Sussman as Walter,
Rebecca Romijn as Alexis Meade and Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina
Slater.
Academy
Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Salma Hayek is executive producer,
along with Silvio Horta, Ben Silverman, Jose Tamez, James Hayman and
Marco Pennette.
MEN
IN TREES looks at the relationships between men and women through
the eyes of relationship coach Marin Frist, who questions her own advice
and resolves to temporarily stay in Elmo, Alaska -- where the ratio of
men to women is ten to one -- to get started on her new book… about
men.
In
its Thursday 10 o'clock time period, MEN IN TREES ranks second to NBC's
time period veteran, ER, beating CBS freshman Shark among Adults 18-34.
On its most recent original airing (2/15/07), MEN IN TREES achieved
series-high ratings among Adults 18-49 and with key women.
The
series stars Anne Heche as Marin Frist, Abraham Benrubi as Ben Thomasson,
Emily Bergl as Annie O'Donnell, Seana Kofoed as Jane, Suleka Mathew as
Sara, Derek Richardson as Patrick Bachelor, Cynthia Stevenson as Celia
Bachelor, Sarah Strange as Theresa, Lauren Tom as Mai Washington, James
Tupper as Jack Slattery and John Amos as Buzz Washington.
Created
by Jenny Bicks, Bicks, James Mangold and Cathy Konrad are executive
producers of the series, which is filmed in Vancouver, Canada, and is
from Tree Line Films, Perkins Street Productions and NS Pictures, Inc.
in association with Warner Bros. Television.
The
Bachelor is the original primetime reality romance series that
offers one lucky man and 25 lucky women the unique opportunity to find
true love.
The
Bachelor: Rome"was a strong draw with younger viewers, ranking
second to NBC's Heroes in Adults 18-34, Women 18-34 and Teens 12-17. The
franchise consistently delivers among its core audience of young women,
one of the top TV series this season (No. 3).
The
Bachelor is hosted by Chris Harrison and produced by Next Entertainment
in Association with Warner Horizon Television. Mike Fleiss and Lisa
Levenson are executive producers. David Bohnert is co-executive
producer.
Boston
Legal Back-to-back Emmy Award winners James Spader and William
Shatner play Alan Shore and Denny Crane, unlikely kindred spirits among
the litigators at Crane Poole & Schmidt. Shirley Schmidt (five-time
Emmy winner Candice Bergen), a founding partner of the firm, has been
coaxed back to bring order to the office. She keeps an eye on all,
particularly Denny - with whom she shares a checkered past.
Boston
Legal, a consistent performer for ABC, generates an extremely upscale
audience. The drama stands as the No. 1 TV show this season, based on
the concentration of high income viewers in its young adult audience
(Adult 18-49 index w/$100K+ annual income).
It
stars James Spader as Alan Shore, Julie Bowen as Denise Bauer, Mark
Valley as Brad Chase, Rene Auberjonois as Paul Lewiston, Constance
Zimmer as Claire Simms, Gary Anthony Williams as Clarence/Clarice Bell,
with Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt and William Shatner as Denny
Crane.
Created
by David E. Kelley, Kelley, Bill D'Elia and Janet Leahy are executive
producers of the series, which is produced by David E. Kelley
Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television, and
premiered October 3, 2004.
Dancing
with the Stars has established itself as one of television's most
popular programs. During its Fall run, it was the second-most-watched
program on television, and the No. 1 unscripted TV series in Total
Viewers and Adults 18-49. On its season finale during the 2006 November
Sweep, the show achieved its most-watched telecast ever, with an average
audience of 27.5 million. In its fourth season premiere, Dancing with
the Stars delivered its best opening numbers ever.
Hosted
by Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris, celebrities perform choreographed
dance routines which are judged by renowned Ballroom judge Len Goodman
and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.
Dancing
with the Stars is the U.S. version of the international smash hit
series, Strictly Come Dancing. This version is produced in America by
BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green and Richard Hopkins are
executive producers, and Izzie Pick is co-executive producer. Rob Wade
and Matilda Zoltowski are supervising producers. Alex Rudzinski directs.
Desperate
Housewives A primetime soap with a truly contemporary take on the
happily ever after, this hit series takes a darkly comedic look at
suburbia, where the secret lives of housewives aren't always what they
seem.
For
the third season in a row, Desperate Housewives is Sunday's No. 1 TV
program in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. It qualifies as the
second-highest-rated scripted TV program this season among Adults 18-49,
behind only ABC's Greys Anatomy.
Desperate
Housewives stars Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as
Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Van De Kamp, Eva Longoria as
Gabrielle Solis, Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt, Brenda Strong as
Mary Alice Young, James Denton as Mike Delfino, Doug Savant as Tom Scavo,
Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis, Andrea Bowen as Julie Mayer,
Shawn Pyfrom as Andrew Van De Kamp, Joy Lauren as Danielle Van De Kamp,
Josh Henderson as Austin Britt, Rachel Fox as Kayla Huntington and Brent
and Shane Kinsman as Porter and Preston Scavo.
Marc
Cherry is executive producer and creator. Desperate Housewives is
produced by ABC Television Studio and is the winner of both the 2005 and
2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy.
Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition makes dreams come true in every episode. It
features a race against time, involving a team of designers, contractors
and several hundred workers who all have just seven days to totally
rebuild an entire house - and change the lives of the lucky families
forever.
For
the fourth straight season, ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ranks
No. 1 in its Sunday 8 o'clock time period in the key Adult 18-49
demographic.
The
design team includes team leader and carpenter Ty Pennington, Paul DiMeo
(carpentry/attitude), Paige Hemmis (carpentry/nut & bolts), Michael
Moloney (interiors/glamour), Ed Sanders (construction), Preston Sharp
(exteriors/big ideas), Tracy Hutson (shopping/style), Tanya McQueen
(interiors) , Eduardo Xol (landscaping) and new designer John
Littlefield (nuts & bolts).
Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol
Holding. David Goldberg is president of Endemol USA. The series is
executive-produced by Denise Cramsey and premiered December 3, 2003 on
the ABC Television Network.
Greys
Anatomy The award-winning drama follows the interconnecting
relationships of Seattle's hottest doctors who live life to its fullest
amid the daily life-and-death stakes of their jobs. It's the drama and
intensity of medical training mixed with the funny, sexy, painful lives
of interns who are discovering that neither medicine nor relationships
can be defined in black and white. Real life only comes in shades of
grey.
Grey's
Anatomy has established a strong presence on Thursday night, winning its
9 o'clock time period and qualifying as Thursday's No. 1 TV show across
each of the adult demographics. It's the highest-rated scripted show on
all of television this season with key adults.
The
series stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Patrick Dempsey as Derek
Shepherd, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Isaiah Washington as Preston
Burke, Katherine Heigl as Isobel Izzie Stevens, Justin Chambers as Alex
Karev, T.R. Knight as George O'Malley, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey,
James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber, Kate Walsh as Addison Shepherd,
Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres and Eric Dane as Mark Sloan.
Shonda
Rhimes is creator and executive producer. Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon and
Krista Vernoff are executive producers. Grey's Anatomy is an ABC
Television Studio production.
Jimmy
Kimmel Live Emmy-winner Jimmy Kimmel serves as host and executive
producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live, a distinctive late-night talk show with a
diverse lineup of guests, including celebrities, athletes, comedians,
politicians and human interest subjects.
Jimmy
Kimmel Live turned in a record-setting February, attracting the show's
biggest February Sweep audience ever. This season JKL is up 12% in Total
Viewers and 17% among Adults 18-49 over the same point last year. In
fact it's up the most among the late-night entertainment talkers, and is
the only show to grow its delivery in the key Adult 18-49 demographic.
Jimmy
Kimmel and Jill Leiderman serve as executive producers and Jason Schrift
and Douglas DeLuca as co-executive producers. Jimmy Kimmel Live is shot
live in front of a studio audience and is produced by Jackhole
Industries in association with ABC Television Studio.
Lost
The band of friends, enemies and strangers continue to work together to
stay alive. But as they have discovered during their 70-plus days on the
island, danger and mystery loom behind every corner, and those they
thought could be trusted may turn against them. Even heroes have
secrets.
For
the third consecutive season, Lost ranks No. 1 in its time period in
Adults 18-49. It is Wednesday's highest-rated scripted TV program in
Adults 18-49, and since entering the hour also qualifies as the No. 1
10:00 p.m. series on any network.
Lost
stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Emilie de
Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge
Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin
Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet,
Dominic Monaghan as Charlie and Terry O'Quinn as Locke.
Lost
was created by Jeffrey Lieber and J.J. Abrams & Damon Lindelof.
Abrams, Lindelof, Bryan Burk, Jack Bender, Jeff Pinkner and Carlton Cuse
serve as executive producers. It's filmed entirely on location in Hawaii
and premiered on September 22, 2004, is from ABC Television Studio. |
