Friday's News & Notes

Here's a look at today's biggest TV news, tonight's hottest programs and last night's biggest ratings winners.

QUICK CUTS
*The big news today is about last night's biggest ratings match-up of the season. Round 1 goes to ABC's Grey's Anatomy as the medical drama beat CBS' CSI 25.15 million viewers to the crime drama's 22 million. And in the all-important 18-49 year old demo, Grey's did even better. The drama grabbed 50% more of the younger audience than CSI. Grey's moved to its new Thursday night timeslot after spending two seasons on Sunday nights following Desperate Housewives. The move seems to be paying off for the alphabet network. According to MediaWeek.com (via TVGuide.com), Grey's win is the first non-finale victory over CSI since April of 2004. Remember, if you would like to be PTR's official Grey's Anatomy blogger, send me an email at tvfan08@yahoo.com.

*And finally, keeping with Grey's Anatomy, Canadians who tuned in to watch the premiere last night were left scratching their heads. That's because the network that the show airs in Canada, CTV, aired the wrong episode. Instead of the premiere, viewers watched the second episode. Fans were upset because last season's finale ended with a cliffhanger, and now they are concerned that Internet talk will spoil the surprise. A network spokesperson apologized for the error, and said that the network received the wrong feed. CTV will air the premiere next Thursday instead. Meanwhile, American fans of the show can catch a special encore of the premiere tonight on ABC.

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About Last Night...
BIGGEST WINNERS: Grey's Anatomy (obviously), CSI (even though it lost to Grey's, it still had 22 million viewers), Survivor, ER (which reclaimed the timeslot with Without a Trace now on Sunday nights)

BIGGEST LOSERS: 'Til Death, Happy Hour, Six Degrees, Celebrity Duets

For a complete breakdown of last night's ratings, visit Zap2it.

~Primetime Pass~
(a look at what PTR is watching this weekend and talking about next week)

Cold Case (Sunday 9 p.m. CBS) - TV's best crime drama kicks off its 4th season with a new timeslot and a heart-pounding case. The gang reopens the 1995 shooting rampage at an area mall that left several people dead (including the shooters) when evidence shows that there may have been a third shooter. Look for Lilly's (Kathryn Morris) new love interest Joseph (Kenneth Johnson) to make an appearance as well. Be sure to read PTR's preview in this week's Friday Fun later today. (VCR/TiVo Alert: may be delayed due to football)

The Amazing Race (Sunday 8 p.m. CBS) - Alliances form and teams begin to feel the tremendous pressure of the race. One team has to recover after they fall off a horse, others are forced to change tasks in the middle and others struggle to finish a flaming Roadblock. (VCR/TiVo Alert: may be delayed due to football)

Desperate Housewives (Sunday 9 p.m. ABC) - The 3rd season premiere picks up 6 months after last season's finale (and let's hope, miles apart). Bree gets an unexpected proposal, Gaby and Carlos no longer share a roof, Susan meets a new love interest, Lynette is still trying to embrace her new extended family and Orson's mysterious past begins to unfold.


Without a Trace (Sunday 10 p.m. CBS) - The fifth season rolls out with a brand new night. The crime drama moves to Sundays after 4 seasons on Thursday nights. In the opener, the gang searches for a missing 5-year old boy after getting help from the kidnapper's 12-year old son. (VCR/TiVo Alert: may be delayed due to football)

ALSO PREMIERING THIS WEEKEND!!
Friday:
@8 p.m. - Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
@9 p.m. - Close to Home (CBS), Dateline (NBC)
@10 p.m. - Numb3rs (CBS), Law & Order (NBC)

Sunday:
@8 p.m. - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2-hour premiere starts at 7 p.m. on ABC)
@10 p.m. - Brothers & Sisters (ABC)

That's all for this edition of News & Notes. Be sure to tune in later today for a special preview of Cold Case's premiere this weekend in Friday Fun. And tune in on Monday for thoughts from the premiere as well as the premieres of Desperate Housewives and Without a Trace. Plus, The Amazing Race and all the latest TV news!


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