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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - CBS has given full-season pickup orders to three of its new series, the dramas "Ghost Whisperer" and "Criminal Minds" and the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother."
The "back-nine" orders confirmed Wednesday bring the total number of episodes ordered on all three shows to 22.
"Ghost Whisperer," starring Jennifer Love Hewitt as a woman who can communicate with the dead, has proved to be a self-starter for the eye network in the 8 p.m. Friday slot. The series has so far averaged 11.1 million viewers and a 2.9 rating/10 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to Nielsen Media Research.
"Criminal Minds," an FBI drama starring Mandy Patinkin and Thomas Gibson, has had a more challenging time facing off at 9 p.m. Wednesday against ABC's "Lost." show has averaged 11.3 million viewers and a 3.3/8 in adults 18-49.
"How I Met Your Mother" has done a respectable job so far in the 8:30 p.m. Monday slot, holding or building slightly on its "The King of Queens" lead-in and improving CBS' year-to-year performance in the time period. After four airings to date, "Mother" has averaged 10.4 million viewers and a 3.7/9 in the key demo.
CBS also has demonstrated a measure of faith in two other fall newcomers, the Friday drama "Threshold" and the 9:30 p.m. Monday comedy "Out of Practice," by ordering three additional scripts for both shows.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
The "back-nine" orders confirmed Wednesday bring the total number of episodes ordered on all three shows to 22.
"Ghost Whisperer," starring Jennifer Love Hewitt as a woman who can communicate with the dead, has proved to be a self-starter for the eye network in the 8 p.m. Friday slot. The series has so far averaged 11.1 million viewers and a 2.9 rating/10 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to Nielsen Media Research.
"Criminal Minds," an FBI drama starring Mandy Patinkin and Thomas Gibson, has had a more challenging time facing off at 9 p.m. Wednesday against ABC's "Lost." show has averaged 11.3 million viewers and a 3.3/8 in adults 18-49.
"How I Met Your Mother" has done a respectable job so far in the 8:30 p.m. Monday slot, holding or building slightly on its "The King of Queens" lead-in and improving CBS' year-to-year performance in the time period. After four airings to date, "Mother" has averaged 10.4 million viewers and a 3.7/9 in the key demo.
CBS also has demonstrated a measure of faith in two other fall newcomers, the Friday drama "Threshold" and the 9:30 p.m. Monday comedy "Out of Practice," by ordering three additional scripts for both shows.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter