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September 30, 2003 -- THE new
season is only a week old, but already the new fall premieres are showing signs
of life - or perhaps slow death.
One week does not a TV season make - but here's a quick report card on how the new series premieres are doing so far: * "The Handler": A Joe Pantoliano's CBS drama (he plays a good guy here) notched 12.6 million viewers first time out. * "Joan of Arcadia": A People will buy a show which stars God as a supporting character. "Joan" roped in 13.2 million viewers last Friday. * "Hope & Faith": B+ Kelly Ripa's sitcom averaged a solid 11.5 million viewers on Friday, which is terrific on TV's least-watched night. * "Cold Case": B+ CBS forensics drama got off to a good start. * "The Lyon's Den": B New Rob Lowe drama won its 10 p.m. timeslot Sunday. * "Coupling": B Much talked-about sitcom drew a rousing 15.3 million viewers last Thursday but mostly because it was in the coveted post-"Will & Grace" timeslot. * "10-8": C ABC cop show co-starring Ernie Hudson and Danny Nucci finished a distant second Sunday night. * "Miss Match": C- Critics love the show, starring Alicia Silverstone and Ryan O'Neal, but the public wasn't interested. * "The Brotherhood of Poland, N.H.": C- New David E. Kelly sitcom averaged only 8 million viewers on CBS last Wednesday. * "Whoopi": D Goldberg got off to a promising start (15 million viewers), but has been plummeting ever since. * "Threat Matrix": D Way down from its premiere week. Not a good sign. |
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