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Does ‘Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition’ set up it’s subjects to fail? Or is it all a clever ploy to make them focus on the program?
Cable again took center stage with season premieres for ‘True Blood’, ‘Burn Notice’, and Suits, along with series premieres for ‘Bunheads’ and ‘Dallas’. On the broadcast networks, if the NBA and the NHL played football, the score would be 35 to 10.
No drama on ‘Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition,’ but a great lesson in perseverance and believing in yourself to achieve your goals.
‘Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition’ has gained some weight this year by adding an hour to the show. Has this caused it to become too bloated, or more interesting?
With a by-the-numbers week on the broadcast networks, the big stories were on cable, where the Women’s World Cup did very well and the premiere of ‘Breaking Bad’ brought very good numbers for AMC.
The big surprise on the networks came from the numbers for ABC’s Jaycee Dugard special, which easily outscored the MLB All-Star Game. Over on cable, another huge helping of summer premieres, including ‘Curb’, ‘Alphas’, ‘Warehouse 13′, ‘Eureka’, and ‘The Closer’.
The big story for the week was the return of ‘True Blood’ on HBO, which remains the biggest hit the network has where ratings are concerned. On the broadcast networks, NBC unscripted continues to hold the lead.