For people who have made careers out of their egos, including notably Ricky Gervais and Steve Carell on their respected versions of “The Office,” Will Ferrell is not exactly high on my list of favorite comedians. In fact, he’s fairly low. His debut appearance on Thursday’s “Office” as DeAngelo Vickers, which drew nearly 7.7 million viewers, certainly wasn’t bad, although it didn’t exactly assuage thoughts of how this show will continue without Michael Scott. Continue reading ‘The Office:’ Will Ferrell makes his debut to mixed reviews
DVR numbers: Friday night’s ‘Smallville,’ ‘Dollhouse’ post big gains
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These days, television obsessees are just excited for the DVR ratings as they are for the normal overnights, and with the extra stress of having to wait a couple weeks, DVR figures are even more anticipated. Obviously the DVR figures factor into the network’s plans for the future, as a number of shows hope that the audience shows up at some point.
Well, after the first round of numbers hit the internet today, there’s some good news for Friday night’ers Dollhouse and Smallville. The two cult favorites have been pulling in pretty tepid figures (though not AWFUL for Fridays), but saw the biggest increase in viewership because of the DVR. Continue reading DVR numbers: Friday night’s ‘Smallville,’ ‘Dollhouse’ post big gains