Entries from September 2008 ↓

Going rapid-fire with this, because six posts in a day is ridiculous enough as it is:

• More syndication talk for those who find it interesting, more analysis than new information.
• BuddyTV visited the set.
• Bid on a walk-on role on the show, along with the chance to meet the cast and get some signed goodies.
• SheKnows interviews Neil Patrick Harris.
• Interview with Nicholas Stoller that clarifies the relationship [or lack thereof] between Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Five Year Engagement, and Get Him to the Greek, plus a Muppet mention.
• Great video of the cast at last week’s CBS premiere party. [Thanks to Meg!]

BEFORE:

• Video: ET talks to Neil and Alyson at the CBS Comedies Premiere Party.
• Video: Tracy Morgan attacks Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel, and Cobie Smulders. [Skip about 7:30 in.]
• Video: Ausiello talks to Neil on the red carpet.
• Video: Ryan Seacrest talks to Neil on the red carpet. [Skip to 7:30.]
• Video: CelebTV talks to Neil on the red carpet.
• Josh sighting! Neil was the only cast member to attend the awards, but Josh popped up at Entertainment Weekly’s pre-show party.

DURING:

• Video: Neil and Cheno get Host Diss of the Night, Part 2 [once again losing the top spot to Jeremy Piven].

AFTER:

• Video: Neil at ET’s post-Emmy party. [Skip to 1:10 for a shot of Neil in the crowd, he talks a little later.]

NPH-Fan.com has a ton of Neil photos from all different stages of the event – here, here, and here.

Spoilers after the jump. Continue reading →

Sad, but true.

L-WFI is pleased to see that others are taking up the call: Jason Segel, CUT YOUR HAIR.

[There's still an Emmys Roundup coming - my Internet went out yesterday.]

If you’ve been feeling the urge to watch Love Actually lately, you might want to check out Barney’s blog – you could have feelings.

LiveJournal community himym_style has identified some of the outfits worn on last night’s episode.

If you missed the episode last night, you can watch the full episode on CBS.com, or just watch the other 4.01 clips they’ve uploaded to YouTube:

If you’re outside the US, this might work for you.

From PIFeedback:

CBS featured four season-premieres last night — The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men and CSI: Miami — plus the series-debut of Worst Week. Here are the opening results results:

8:00 p.m. The Big Bang Theory – Viewers: 9.36 million (#2), A18-49: 3.6/10 (#2)
8:30 p.m. How I Met Your Mother – Viewers: 9.74 million (#2), A18-49: 4.0/10 (#2)
9:00 p.m. Two and a Half Men – Viewers: 14.93 million (#2), A18-49: 5.3/12 (#1t)
9:30 p.m. Worst Week – Viewers: 11.04 million (#2), 18-49: 3.8/ 9 (#3)
10:00 p.m. CSI: Miami – Viewers: 16.87 million (#1), A18-49: 5.1/13 (#1)

The returning series were all above year-ago opening levels.

To put that in perspective, 9.74 million is the largest number of viewers since Ten Sessions, which scored 10.64 million viewers. It’s slightly higher than the 9.73 million No Tomorrow (the show’s post-strike return ep) drew, and nearly 1.5 million higher than last season’s premiere.

From CBS:

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (P) was second in households (5.9/09), viewers (9.75m), adults 25-54 (4.7/11) and adults 18-49 (4.0/10).  Compared to last season’s premiere (at 8:00 PM), HOW I MET YOUR  MOTHER was up +11% in households (from 5.3/08), +21% in both adults 25-54 (from 3.9/10) and adults 18-49 (from 3.3/09) and added +1.54m viewers (from 8.21m, +19%).  HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER built on its BIG BANG THEORY lead-in by +4% in households, +12% in adults 25-54, +11% in adults 18-49 and added +390,000m viewers.  This is HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER’s best ever premiere in adults 18-49.

Update, 9/30: CBS press release analyzing the final numbers:

CBS was the only network to show premiere week growth with its returning scripted programs as HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, TWO AND A HALF MEN, CSI: MIAMI, NCIS, CRIMINAL MINDS and CSI: NY all returned with larger audiences compared to premiere week last year.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (P) was second in households (5.9/09), viewers (9.79m), adults 25-54 (4.8/11) and adults 18-49 (4.0/10).  This is the best season premiere performance for HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER ever in adults 18-49.  HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER built on its BIG BANG THEORY lead-in by +4% in households, +14% in adults 25-54, +11% in adults 18-49 and added +470,000m viewers.  Compared to last season’s premiere (at 8:00PM), HOW I MET YOUR  MOTHER was up +11% in households, +23% in adults 25-54 and +21% in adults 18-49.

After the jump for all the West Coast kids. Continue reading →

Remember, the Creative Arts Emmys are on E! tonight.

Includes a new clip from 401!

Credit: madamotaku on LJ.