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'90210' is CW's highest-rated scripted series premiere
'90210' is CW's highest-rated scripted series premiere
The premiere of the CW's "90210" -- arguably the most crucial series of the fall season -- became the highest-rated scripted debut in the network's...
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90210 is a Rating Success!
Just Jared — The CW’s 90210 became the highest-rated scripted debut in the network’s two-year history, reports THR. (Reviewers chimed in, saying it wasn’t a complete disaster.) 4.9 million viewers tuned into Tuesday’s two-hour premiere, garnering a 2.6 rating among adults 18-40. Smallville held the previous record in the adult demo with a 2.2 rating. The network’s all-series premiere record is held by reality TV series competition America’s Next Top Model ...

'90210': Meet the New Brenda, Who Can't. Stop. Smiling! [Seriously, Stop]
Gawker: Defamer — ... Perhaps you've heard, but a little show called 90210 premiered last night on the CW (to record ratings) and nobody is happier about it than lead actress Shenae Grimes, the smilingest girl who ever smiled. Though she's ostensibly playing the show's Brenda Walsh archetype, Grimes eschewed Shannen Doherty's near-goth hauteur to deliver two hours of the biggest, widest, most non-stop smiling since Denise Richards grinned her way through Starship Troopers. With the help of videographer Molly McAleer, we've assembled a montage of Grimes compulsively flashing ...

90210 Rules in the Ratings!
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton — So, how did the much-hyped premiere of 90210 do in the ratings???? It did pretty good. Very good, actually! The new 90210 debuted Tuesday evening at 34% higher than everyone's fav, Gossip Girl did just the night befoe. 90210's premiere has become the highest rated debut for a scripted series that the CW has ever had. The two hour premiere was viewed by over 4.9 million people and got a 2.6 rating among adults 18-40. And that's great news for the CW ...

90210 Kicks Gossip Girl’s Ass … This Week
Evil Beet Gossip — The series premiere brought in 4.9M viewers — over twice what GG’s season premiere did on Monday. But can they hang on to the lead through next week? Will you be tuning in to watch the second episode of 90210??? This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 at 10:06 am and is filed under ...

The New “90210″ Rules in the Ratings!
BricksAndStonesGossip.com — ... industry insiders have whispered this summer, corporate parents Warner Bros. and CBS Corp. might fold the network. And of all the CW’s new shows, only the teen soap sequel was considered to have a real shot of significantly moving the needle. Of course I was watching, I thought the show was ok but I can’t tell yet if I am going to be a fan. I am a bit biased though I grew up watching the original “90210″ and you can’t mess with perfection! What did you guys think of the premier? Source

'90210' sets new ratings record for CW
USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live — ... it or not, the premiere of the CW's 90210 became the highest-rated scripted debut in the network's two-year history . Last night's two-hour premiere was seen by 4.9 million viewers and garnered a 2.6 rating among adults 18-40. That surpasses the CW's previous scripted record in the adult demo by 18%, set by a premiere of the long-running cult favorite Smallville . Posted at 02:37 PM/ET, September 03, 2008 in ...

The New 90210 — Love It or Leave It?
PopSugar — ... on Monday night and making it the highest-rated scripted series premiere for the CW ever with 4.9 million viewers. What's your opinion on the new 90210 — love it or leave it? ...

TELEVISION: 90210 Debuts to Big Ratings
3XGP.COM is all about MUSIC-FASHION-SPORTS-GOSSIP - Updated Daily — ... The return of 90210 was a coup for the CW network: Tuesday night’s two-hour episode was watched by 4.9 million viewers, making it the highest-rated scripted series premiere in the history of the network, according to the Hollywood Reporter. ...

Ratings: CW Up, TNT Even Upper, GOP Down
Tuned In — ... * The '90s are back! While certain TV critics may have been underwhelmed with 90210 , the teen-soap remake was The CW's highest-rated debut ever (fine, that's going back two years, but still). 4.9 million people watched, a small number by network-TV standards but roughly a gajillion by CW standards—important news since, The Hollywood Reporter says , The CW's corporate parents may have pulled the plug on the network if the highly-hyped show bombed. * In other screw-the-critics news, ...

90210 premiere makes record ratings
TV Squad — ... Whatever the critics say, 90210 did score a ratings win for the CW. It was the highest-rated scripted series premiere in the network's two year history. ...

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There's some good news for the execs at the CW. After a really bad summer for the network, the second season premiere of Gossip Girl on Monday night got the show's highest ratings ever for them in all key demographics. GG was able to return with a 6% increase in adult viewers since its ...