Madonna divorcing

Surely you have heard the news by now. Madonna is getting a divorce. It was reported months ago. She denied it. And now it looks like it is true. Poor Madonna. Sucks for her and her family.

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The Closer - a strong female character on TV

One of my fave shows is The Closer on TNT. It features a great strong female character. Actually one of the few you can find on TV.

I just saw a commercial for the new season. Apparently Season 4 of The Closer starts on July 14. So, mark your calendars! I know I did!

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Sex in the City is back

This weekend Sex in the City returns. After four years, Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha get back together for one more round of cosmos. You can catch the big screen reunion of the fab foursome at theaters near you.

At the end of the series, the friends all rode off into the Manhattan sunset for their fairy-tale endings. Now, each character is dealing with big life changes. Charlotte is a new mother. Miranda is a struggling wife. Samantha is … still Samantha and Carrie is a frantic bride. That’s right. It’s Mr. Big and the big day. But, as the wedding gets closer and the drinks flow, the characters learn that real life isn’t like a fairy tale. It always has a twist.

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Ellen drills McCain on marriage equality

When I heard that McCain was going to be on Ellen’s talk show I had one thought.

“well, that will be interesting.”

And it certainly was interesting! No doubt you have seen the news stories on it, which are all over the place. Apparently Ellen really took McCain to task on marriage equality.

In case you missed it, here is the convo, starting with Ellen speaking:

“We are all the same people. All of us. You’re no different than I am. Our love is the same.”

“I’ve heard you articulate that position in a very eloquent fashion,” McCain says. “We just have a disagreement, and…I, along with many, many others [wish you] every happiness.”

“Thank you,” Ellen responds. “So you’ll walk me down the aisle? Is that what you said?”

“Touché,” says McCain.

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Some stats on Women’s Murder Club

Some are saying that misogyny is what killed Women’s Murder Club. Look at these facts. You just might agree!

• With the exception of a one-time showing on a Sunday after Desperate Housewives, Eli Stone’s ratings have been moving in a steady downward trend.
• Boston Legal started the season out with strong ratings, which quickly fell with the exception of a couple of April airings.
• The ratings for Dirty Sexy Money may be the sharpest decline. Each week they lost viewers, ending with only 6.91 million viewers on their last airing.
• Out of nine original episode airings, Pushing Daisies only shows three notable instances of having viewership numbers greater than Women’s Murder Club.
• In fact, Pushing Daisies numbers seem to be declining in the same manner as Dirty Sexy Money.
• Ugly Betty had a strong start to the 2007-2008 season. By November, their numbers were closer to those of Women’s Murder Club. In fact, new episodes since the writer’s strike are actually having less viewers than Women’s Murder Club post-strike episodes.
• The only shows that showed a steady increase in the target 18-49 demographic post-strike are: Women’s Murder Club. Yes, you read that correctly. Only one show and it was WMC.
  
• Women’s Murder Club did not suffer a decline in viewership numbers post-strike, despite a change in night and time.
• Returning ABC shows that suffered from a decline in viewership numbers post-strike: Eli Stone, Boston Legal, Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, and Ugly Betty. Note that this includes all those that actually returned with new episodes after the strike.

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Women’s Murder Club Unaired pilot

With the talk of Women’s Murder club being canceled there is talk of something else. The infamous unaired pilot. It does not seem to be anywhere online that you can download. And it is clear from some YouTube fan vids that there are people that have it. How? How did they get it. Well, apparently the answer is eBay. In fact, I just saw it on there myself. The Women’s Murder Club Unaired Pilot DVD is listed in one auction right now. It’s only at $0.99 right now but I bet it will go for much higher than that. Looks like it ends on Sunday so time will tell.

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Is misogyny to blame for Women’s Murder Club being canceled?

Is misogyny to blame for Women’s Murder Club being canceled? It is a valid question. And one that is being asked by a lot of people on the ABC message boards. You see, WMC was canceled while shows with worse and comparable ratings stayed. The difference? Those shows had male leads. The argument might be made that WMC was too expensive. Well, Pushing Daisies was one of the shows with ratings on par with WMC. I doubt it’s special effects make it that much cheaper, if cheaper at all than WMC.

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Saving Women’s Murder Club

There are some people trying to get Women’s Murder Club back on the air. People are emailing ABC and whatnot. But ABC doesn’t want it cause it costs too much. I say, why doesn’t another network pick it up? Like maybe the CW? None of the CW shows get 8 million viewers like WMC! It could be a huge hit for them! That is if they could afford it!

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Oh Women’s Murder Club

I miss you already. It just does not make sense that they canceled you. Although I did read an interview with that Stephen guy from ABC that makes the decisions. Apparently Eli Stone was chosen over WMC because it was the cheaper to make show. Well, here’s and idea ABC - learn to trim some fat! Shows don’t have to be expensive! It is really just that simple!

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Women’s Murder Club vs Eli Stone, round 1

This week ABC canceled Women’s Murder Club in favor of Eli Stone. In looking at the numbers, this is a puzzling decision. And it only leads to one conclusion. Someone at ABC is terrible at math. Well, that, or someone is really sexist at ABC. Here are a look at the ratings for this past season of Eli Stone. Keep in mind that with the exception of a Sunday airing after Desperate Housewives it was typically on after Lost. And most of the time the shows airing against it were in re-runs. When they were not, Eli Stone tanked.

If you look below, it fell every week, on Thursdays, except the final to airings. Its small bump at the end is directly attributed from airing after Desperate Housewives.

Eli Stone 2007-08 Weekly Ratings Track

Date                Viewers        18-49

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02/07/08            11.14 M         4.0

02/14/08             8.83 M         3.3

02/21/08             7.46 M         2.6

02/28/08             7.19 M         2.5

03/06/08             7.15 M         2.5

03/13/08             7.14 M         2.4

03/20/08             6.92 M         2.3

03/27/08             6.53 M         1.9

04/03/08             5.15 M         1.6

04/10/08             5.88 M         1.8

04/13/08(S-10pm)     8.81 M         2.8

04/17/08             6.23 M         2.0

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