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How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang Theory are switching slots
Interesting news out of CBS this morning. On the heels of renewing The Big Bang Theory last week, the network has now announced that when Bang returns with new episodes on March 17, it will be leading off the night. How I Met Your Mother, in its third year, is also returning with new shows that night, but will be taking over Bang's 8:30 slot. On a side note, The New Adventures of Old Christine will be replaced by new episodes of Rules of Engagement on Monday, April 14.American Idol + Apple = BFF
You can call it the beginning of a beautiful relationship, or it may seem like a license to print money, but any way you view it, today's announcement that Apple will be the signature sponsor for Fox's American Idol -- that Apple will have exclusive audio and video performance download rights for AI -- is huge. The deal, effective immediately, ensures that all Idol performance downloads will now only be available on Apple's iTunes store. In addition, iTunes will sponsor online streaming of contestant performances on the official American Idol web site. Each and every time you click on the AI site, you'll see links for iPods and iTouches and iPhones, all the cool players and gadgets that Apple sells. And every time you click on the Apple site, you'll see links to Idol. Nielsen ratings for the week ending February 12
1. American Idol - Tues (FOX)
2. American
Idol - Weds (FOX)
3. CSI (CBS)
4. Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
5. Desperate
Housewives (ABC)
6. Olympics - Sun (NBC)
7. Olympics - Sat (NBC)
8.
House (FOX)
9. Olympics Opening Ceremonies (NBC)
10. Dancing With The Stars
(ABC)
11. Without A Trace (CBS)
12. Survivor (CBS)
13. Lost (ABC)
14.
CSI: Miami (CBS)
15. Grammy Awards (CBS)
16. Two and a Half Men (CBS)
17.
NCIS (CBS)
18: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
19. Law and Order: SVU
(NBC)
20. Dancing With The Stars - Results (ABC)
Nielsen ratings for the week ending February 5
1. Super Bowl XL (ABC)
2. Super Bowl Post-Game -
10:05-10:10 (ABC)
3. Super Bowl Post-Game - 10:11-10:27 (ABC - no, I have no idea why they count
these as separate!)
4. Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
5. American Idol - Weds (FOX)
6.
American Idol - Tues (FOX)
7. CSI (CBS)
8. Without A Trace (CBS)
9. CSI:
Miami (CBS)
10. Survivor (CBS)
11. Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
12. CSI:
NY (CBS)
13. Dancing With The Stars - Fri (ABC)
14. Two and a Half Men (CBS)
15.
24 (FOX)
16. ER (NBC)
17. Numb3rs (CBS)
18. Courting Alex (CBS)
19. Criminal Minds (CBS)
20. Bones (FOX)
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