CBS ruled a sleepy summer weekend with its arsenal of repeat-friendly hits, from Million Dollar Password (6.4 million viewers) to Cold Case (6.8 million) and Without a Trace (6.7 million). Meanwhile, Saturday airings added insult to cancellation for the likes of NBC’s Kings (1.9 million) and ABC’s Eli Stone (2.5 million). Here, a look at Sunday’s ratings:
| Time | Show | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 p.m. | 60 Minutes (CBS) U.S. Open Golf (NBC) Just for Laughs (ABC) King of the Hill (Fox) Reaper (The CW) |
8.1 6.4 2.8 1.6 (repeat) .7 (repeat) |
| 7:30 p.m. | Dateline (NBC) America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC) American Dad (Fox) |
6.2 3.5 (repeat) 1.9 (repeat) |
| 8 p.m. | Million Dollar Password (CBS) Merlin (NBC) Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) The Simpsons (Fox) Good Boy (The CW) |
6.4 (repeat) 5.4 3.9 (repeat) 3.9 (repeat) 1.0 |
| 8:30 p.m. | King of the Hill (Fox) | 3.3 (repeat) |
| 9 p.m. | Cold Case (CBS) Impact (ABC) Family Guy (Fox) |
6.8 (repeat) 4.8 4.3 (repeat) |
| 9:30 p.m. | American Dad (Fox) | 3.6 (repeat) |
| 10 p.m. | Without a Trace (CBS) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) |
6.7 (repeat) 4.3 (repeat) |
Eli Stone?? Was it a rerun? I thought ABC had aired all the episodes, but if not, I’ll be pissed I never heard about it! If it was truly a rerun, it just goes to show how idiotic these people are….
It was a brand new Eli Stone, way to go ABC.
They’re airing the last four eps of Eli Stone, starting last saturdy, on saturdays. So it was new and there should be 3 more new ones too…
I was pretty excited when I saw a new Eli Stone pop up on my DVR’s “to do” list. Went to watch it yesterday, and it was an infomercial — yes, my local station (which is in a major market) bumped a new Eli Stone for a stupid infomercial — on prime time Saturday night. Needless to say, after the cliffhanger in the last new episode that aired a couple of months ago, I was pissed. It says it’s recording an episode next Saturday — we’ll see. Wonder it you can watch on ABC.com or Hulu?
Yes, ABC is burning off new eps of three cancelled shows. They announced this schedule in April:
http://tinyurl.com/nwylqj
http://twitter.com/Entertainment2u
If you were/are an Eli Stone fan, you really need to see the ep for a number of reasons plot wise. Also interesting seeing SNL’s Michaela Watson as the judge, she was great in the episode, which I’m sure was shot before she joined SNL.
I can’t believe that a repeat of Without A Trace had 6.7 million viewers and it’s still being cancelled. I’m really going to miss watching new episodes.