Sunny Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:49 PM EST

I don't think skinny actress issues are affecting viewership. It's the fact that a dull and goofy 80's show from the Spelling factory of paint by numbers soap operas is being trotted out to a post-Buffy/Veronica Mars/O.C. world. The CW can't really expect to grab viewers with the sappy drivel of yesteryear. 90210 was lame in the 80's, so it's no surprise that digging up the corpse of 90210 and dressing it up in hoochie skirts doesn't keeping it from being the stank-a-dankest new show of the season.

slick Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 11:42 AM EST

House is going to be on through at least the 2012 season according to Hugh Laurie's new contract. and as for 90210 I give it another month maybe as it has gotton worse with each episode and once Brenda leaves completely itll be done this time around. Its a shame i was really hopeing it would be good.

Jules Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 11:23 PM EST

I´ve never know what viewers are supposed to do with this sort of articles. Should the House fans go on the streets and try to convert others? (Sell! Sell!) Should we avoid shows just because they didnt get a good opening day (like some people do with movies)? LOL.
When I first watched House, I thought "Brilliant, but nobody will get it and wont last. Hugh will get an Emmy and that´s it." To my surprise, a lot of people loved it and it´s still on, (and Hugh doesnt have an Emmy yet). Your numbers are better than what I had expected. As long as they have enough viewers they will stay on, and when they dont, the cast will move on to other projects. Maybe Hugh will finish his second novel at last.

anna c. Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 10:27 PM EST

if anybody wants to read a funny recap of House.. there's one on tvgasm . com.

kellybelly Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 04:01 PM EST

Hey I totally agree with Anthony C -- 90210 is horrible, not because of skinny girls. If only. How about lousy writing? Uninspired characters (Jessica Walters and Rob Estes aside)and Bad acting? Hmmm? Fans of the Original flavor are surely disappointed in the crapfest that is the "new" 90210. And if only the new skinny girls could act. Show won't last long. It can't even be considered a guilty pleasure. It's just stupid.

"Anthony C
On a tangent, 90210 is horrible, because of uninspired writing, elementary acting and the million commercial breaks, NOT because of the skinny girls. If anything, the guys watching aren't paying much attention to plot anyways. But 90210 is a HUGE disappointment."

Lollia Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 03:48 PM EST

Where's the House recap?

Where's my house? Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 02:30 PM EST

Yikes! I thought House was on Monday night! Why do they keep changing the timeslots?

give hugh the emmy Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 12:15 PM EST

ummmmm......the economy WAS broke..House, imo was NOT broke with the original cast

alex Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 12:11 PM EST

If it ain't broke, don't fix it? That's what the Republicans said about the economy until it was too late!!

give hugh the emmy Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 11:59 AM EST

my god....how long will it take for Huntington's to kill that BORING 13!!! The reason House is my favorite drama:
1)Wilson/House dynamic
2)House/ORIGINAL staff dynamic
3)House/Cuddy dynamic
If it ain't broke,don't fix it

Jen Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 11:49 AM EST

I don't care what timeslot House holds, or what team is in or out, I will continue to watch! People who boycott the show simply because of the new team are silly. Easy kids, Chameron will have their own ep soon. The end is not near, I'm sure. In the meantime, enjoy the new House/Wilson storyline while it lasts and chillax!

Kerri Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 11:46 AM EST

I'm chiming in with everyone asking about the TV Watches. I couldn't care less about a recap of whatever the current pointless reality TV show on MTV is. How about you talk about the shows that ARE getting the ratings? It's all mindless reality shows or CW crap. Some of us aren't 16, FYI.

The exception to this is Doc Jensen's TV Watch on Lost, which is EXCELLENT.

Liddy Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 11:35 AM EST

Looks like the viewers have spoken on House. I wasn't watching and a lot of my friends have stopped watching also. I will continue to boycott it until the new team is history. I think the writers would benefit from a repeat viewing of S1.

Lesley Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 11:22 AM EST

It's a wonder anyone knows when any show is on, the way the networks jerk the schedule around so much. I love cable. Your show is always on when it's supposed to be on. Networks, take notice. You have to change the way you do things if you want to keep viewers.

Emily Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 10:53 AM EST

I don't understand why so many people want House moved back to 9pm. I was relieved to hear that it was earlier this season. I have to get up at 6:30! I don't need to be watching tv until 10pm!

Daniel Semsen Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 10:46 AM EST

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Jo Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 09:50 AM EST

James, of those 2 million without power, I sincerely doubt that even a third of them are House fans. I agree with you that the power outages would not affect ratings that drastically. I also don't understand why people didn't know the time or date of the season premiere and yet claim to be "big fans" of the show. It's not as if it has never been on at 8:00 before. It's also been on Monday nights and there was even one on Wednesday night (Euphoria, Pt. 2)two years ago and people still managed to find it. I know EXACTLY when my favorite shows premiere - it's quite easy to find!

James Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 09:34 AM EST

Namaste, there are about 2 million people still without power. That's less than 1% of this country's population of 300 million. That's not why ratings were down.

Anthony C. Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 09:33 AM EST

As much as I love Doc Jensen, my entertainment weekly magazine and ew.com. I must say there has been an abnormal amount of coverage and covers to WB oriented feature films and television shows. The reason simply is money. EW is owned by Time Warner, who also owns WB and (a large part of) CW. That means more "synergy" between the two. That means more positive articles on Gossip Girl, 90210, etc. as well as Harry Potter, Batman and others pushed to multiple covers. It reeks of biased news coverage and I hope it stops. One can hope for fairness, but it is very unlikely.
On a tangent, 90210 is horrible, because of uninspired writing, elementary acting and the million commercial breaks, NOT because of the skinny girls. If anything, the guys watching aren't paying much attention to plot anyways. But 90210 is a HUGE disappointment.

dan Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 09:12 AM EST

House's ratings was down because of crappy promotion! Two friends of mine who are House fanatic HAD NO IDEA it was premiering already. I bet you a lot of House fans still don't realize it's started for the year.

Conor Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 08:57 AM EST

FOX has to make a choice... switch HOUSE back to 9pm and put FRINGE on at 8pm, HOUSE will go back up, but then FRINGE will take a hit (i'm sure), so is it better to have 2 above average rated shows in one block night, or one mediocre and one hit? thats FOXs decision

Namaste Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 08:49 AM EST

Gee, you think that the fourth largest city in the US is without power could have something to do with lower ratings? It's called the real world, folks.

Lisa Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 08:36 AM EST

I'm just not a fan of the new cottages. I was willing to give them a try, but they just don't work for me. Kutner and Taub can stay (in the periphery), but Thirteen needs to go. And Cameron needs to be brunette again. The blonde makes her look washed out.

t3hdow Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 08:35 AM EST

I'm by all means no huge Thirteen fan, but I don't hate her like the rest of you House fans seem to do. I agree that she probably needs to be cut back, but as long as she doesn't derail the show like Tritter did, I can survive. His episodes were easily the most unwatchable parts of House in its four season run. Compared to that, Thirteen's tolerable.
I'm more intrigued by House and Wilson's break up, and it seems to be the driving force for at least the next few installments.
However, I do hope the old team gets some more attention. Three seasons of going through the show with them shouldn't go to waste. And yes, the time slot switch sucks. 9 EST is a better air time.
P.S. What is with the lack of TV Watches this year? No T:SCC, Prison Break, House or Bones (though I can live without Prison Break)? Why the cutback on reviewing scripted shows?

mandyK Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 08:28 AM EST

This website has had a change in management over the last year...that might be why we have The Hills and Gossip Girl shoved down our throats now. I can't believe there is no recap for HOUSE. Terrible.

As for Shore etc., what can you say about a decision-maker who takes away a Jesse Spencer and gives us a Peter Jacobsen instead? Then when we do get Chase back all his pretty is covered up with surgical garb. Why not give Kutner, 13 and whatever the other guy's name is an infectious disease and kill them all. I would definitely tune in for that.

PS Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 08:02 AM EST

Along with the TV Watch for House, it looks others have disappeared as well, like Terminator:SCC, Greek, etc. Have they cut back on staff?

Lucy Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 08:01 AM EST

House was at the top of its ratings in Season 3 with the original six characters. Drastic, unnecessary changes were made, promises to bring Chase and Cameron back were broken, and the ratings are falling. It seems simple to me - people do not like the changes. One more episode like the premiere with WAY too much Thirteen, and I'm throwing in the towel, too. I'm sick to death of her.

Tash Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 07:32 AM EST

I think the fact that House ratings have gone done so much is because loyal fans who stuck with this show from the beginning and were always promised from the end of season 3, that the original team would be back in full capacity, had enough and couldn't be bothered to watch anymore after what happened in season 4.

The new team pretty much sucks, 13 even had more screen time than House - and he's the main character. So if Shore and Co. are wondering why there's a 21% drop in ratings, look back at the past season and the season premiere and you'll see. There's only so much that Hugh Laurie can do on his own (and he's doing great) but the reason why House worked previously was because of the amazing supporting cast that shared proper chemistry. Now it just looks disjointed and even more forced than it should be.

justjack Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 05:49 AM EST

WHERE IS THE TV WATCH FOR HOUSE????????

dana sabo Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 05:04 AM EST

Put House back to 9pm then the ratings will improve.

Ras Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 03:31 AM EST

I'm with you Jen80. Inane shows like 90210, Gossip Girl, and MTV's reality cr@pola are highlighted constantly in each issue -- one wonders if EW is hiring Teen People rejects (thus the A and B grade reviews). So sad.

Jen80 Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 01:49 AM EST

Sara, you read my mind. Lately, EW's had such a preoccupation with these shows: 90210, Gossip Girl, The Hills, etc...who do they think their readers are, for Pete's sake? Those shows get 5 million viewers, tops, whereas Bones and House and Fringe get millions and millions more, and are actually for (gasp!) grown-ups! Hey EW--I'll volunteer, if your writers are too busy watching MTV! (That statement excludes Jeff Jensen, smartest EW columnist EVER.)

anna c. Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 01:40 AM EST

i've been coming back again and again looking for House recap. I'll settle for a popwatch or whatever you call it. where is it?!?!?! It was such a great episode. worthy of a full recap.. hello??? anybody out there???

Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 12:05 AM EST

PUT HOUSE BACK ON AT 9 P.M. WHERE IT BELONGS!!! GET RID OF 13!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE HOUSE and I ADORE HUGH LAURIE!
FOX and the writers are messing with HOUSE. FOX b/c they needed a lead-in for Fringe (which I did not watch), and the writers for not listening to the fans when we cry, GET RID OF 13!
They think they know better than we do what we will like/dislike about the show. This is not a few viewers not liking 13, this is a majority!
PUT HOUSE BACK ON TUESDAY AT 9 P.M. and GET RID OF 13!!!!! Then watch your
ratings zoom again!!
Wilson come home!
We love you, Hugh!
Fingers crossed for the Emmy on Sunday!

Gill Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 11:38 PM EST

It makes me angry that Fox is pushing back its best show House for its much hyped newbie. Why did they have to do that? 9pm Tuesday nights has always been the best time when I can sit back and put my feet up, to enjoy my fave show!

Sina Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 11:30 PM EST

If it wasn't for Silver and Dixon, 90210 would suck

Sara Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 11:09 PM EST

Seriously - what the hell is up with no TV Watches? Nothing for Bones or House, but heaven forbid you guys miss reviewing an episode of "The Hells" (that was a typo, but it's too accurate to be corrected), "Gossip Girl", or "ANTM". Have all your reviewers been replaced by twelve year old girls?

Jay Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 09:56 PM EST

I love House but hate the new time slot. Stupid DVR also cuts the last few minutes of the show. ARRRRG!

Ray Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 09:18 PM EST

I really like privileged and think it is much better than 90210..the only part of 90210 that was exciting was when Kelly confronted Brenda and it was revealed who Kelly's baby's father was....so i hope they stick with Privileged!!!

MsDaisy Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 08:59 PM EST

No TV Watch for House this season?

Don Jariyasunant Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 08:21 PM EST

The networks advertise in magazines and billboards and if you watch FOX, they have been showing spots the last 2 weeks. You have a copy of EW right? Hugh Laurie was on the cover last week. If that isn't promotion, I don't know what is then.

Susan Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 07:02 PM EST

I don't think the networks have done a very good job in advertising the premieres for Fall TV season. My friends didn't know it was a new 'House' last night....