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[Kait1987]

Do any of y'all know if ABC will be putting the full episodes of Private Practice online? I've already got Gossip Girl and Criminal Minds at nine, and won't be able to catch it unless it goes on ABC.

[TWoP Sun]

My roommate read me out an article about ABC's online shows (and how you can watch some now in HD if you have the right monitor!). I think PP is going to be online, but my auditory comprehension is terrible, so someone else might be better to confirm.

Edited by TWoP Sun, Sep 26, 2007 @ 7:55 PM.

[TV Goddess]

ABC has put up all their new series debuts online, so I see no reason why they wouldn't do it for PrP. Basically I'm 99% positive it will be there. I understand, I have some conflicts coming up too.

[Coord38N27W]

On the the ABC page for the show the time counter shows watch online and the time. Now the wait is 2h and 11m for it to available online.

Edited by Coord38N27W, Sep 26, 2007 @ 8:03 PM.

[Kait1987]

On the the ABC page for the show the time counter shows watch online and the time. Now the wait is 2h and 11m for it to available online.

Thank you all so much for your help! It's great when networks put their shows on the computer for people who miss it.

[CaitieUGA]

From Zap2it:

Private Practice" debuted with a 9.7/15 for ABC at 9 p.m., making it the most-watched series premiere thus far this season.

Yay for Kate Walsh!

[craizydaizy3]

Private Practice" debuted with a 9.7/15 for ABC at 9 p.m., making it the most-watched series premiere thus far this season.

Anyone know how many million people that was?

[kourtney]

GO KATE! I'm so pumped that PP beat Bionic Woman!

[cast50s]

Ratings sound good, even though I don't know what ABC expected and BW proves to be tough competition.

http://www.zap2it.co...tings-headlines

[AddisonLove]

Yes, we won! Congrats to Kate:) It is close, but we won.

[Aeebae]

Ratings see fine, if can they maintain the numbers PrP should be ok. We've heard the next episode is better, so that's good.

[chicagogirl928]

Does anyone know if abc will be reshowing the episode from last night? I totally forgot to set the TiVo. Thanks!

[Detsl]

I hate when they don't have the ratings in "millions" of viewers. Hoping that info is avaliable soon.

The only thing that worries me is that it sounds like a lot of people were unimpressed with the first episode and if they don't tune in to watch more then.....

It's one thing to have viewers for the premiere but to hold on to them is another. Who knows, I expect some shows to start off with a small fan base and then grow as word of mouth spreads. Unless PrP gets better, I doubt that will happen.

[goldentail]

making it the most-watched series premiere thus far this season.

That is great news indeed! I don't know what those figures interpret for but that quote I know. Lol. Hopefully the second episode won't show a drop of viewers cause it's a very close match w/ BW.

[vickieb73]

Next week will be the true test. I watched the BW premier last week OnDemand...thank-you NBC. It was the loooongest 44 minutes of television I have ever watched. I feel sorry for the folks who watched with commercials. I plan DVRing BW to see how it goes. If it gets better I'll continue to DVR it. If not I won't bother. Based on the non-action in what was supposed to be a cool action show I want to see if can maintain the ratings next week. I'd wager viewership will drop off substantially and be divied up amongst the other shows at that time.

[vikki138]

I hate when they don't have the ratings in "millions" of viewers. Hoping that info is avaliable soon.

14.24 million viewers

[TeeVee329]

Does anyone know if abc will be reshowing the episode from last night?

chicagogirl928, you can always watch online at abc.com

The only thing that worries me is that it sounds like a lot of people were unimpressed with the first episode and if they don't tune in to watch more then.....

Bionic Woman will likely have the same problem next week. And the buzz is that next week's PP is real good.

[Aeebae]

Bionic Woman will likely have the same problem next week. And the buzz is that next week's PP is real good.

Pair that with the buzz that next week's BW is even worse, I've heard it totally falls apart next week. Guess we will see.

[CaitieUGA]

At least next week we can look forward to having the most hyped premiere of the season as our lead-in!

[Aeebae]

At least next week we can look forward to having the most hyped premiere of the season as our lead-in!

This is true, but if PD has great numbers PrP needs to hold them. Holding the previous show's ratings is important.

[VAHokies]

Premiere ratings are fun to see, but what really matters is what happens down the road.

[TV Goddess]

I'm actually really scared about having PD as a lead-in. I'll admit, it's not a show I would watch if it wasn't for the great critic reviews. Sadly, I think it's just too 'different' for TV. But hey, I would love to be proved wrong. I just don't think it will give PrP a huge advantage. Next weeks numbers are what really matters, those will be a good predictor of what the show gets every week.

[TeeVee329]

I think the ratings for Pushing Daisies and Private Practice will mirror the ratings for Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy: the quirky lead-in show doing good but not spectacular numbers with the viewership rising for the 9P show.

[TVFreak]

I have serious, serious doubts that PD will do anything even close to what PrP pulled last night and I agree with TVGoddess, I don't think having it as a lead-in will help things at all. That said, I don't think that's necessarily the point - I think people will tune into PrP regardless of the lead-in - the lead-in doesn't matter for this kind of show.

The overnights were really good - I mean, ~15 million (once all the ratings come in and not just the overnights) for a debut on Wednesday night is pretty awesome. Understandably, this would be expected - given the hype and the fact that it's a spin-off of last season's #1 scripted show - but given how tepid the press has been (and I blame a lot of that on the general Grey's backlash, which is both fair and unfair to PrP) and how poorly the backdoor was received, I think it's a good sign.

I'm not sold on the show, but I'm sold on the cast -- so I really want it to get better and succeed.

[addiekate]

Oh my God im so happy! Good for Kate, We Won! yay Kate fans! Im so looking forward to the next epi!

[craizydaizy3]

14.24 million viewers

Not bad! Thats about what Heroes pulled last year and they're still around so we just gotta hope that Shonda and Co bring their 'A' game. BW had about 13.59 million. So it is definitely close.

Next weeks numbers are what really matters, those will be a good predictor of what the show gets every week.

Amen. Premieres are always hyped and all that jazz, but the coming weeks are really important. Week 3 may even be a better indicator because if BW really "falls apart" in week two, then theyre ratings will be better predicted by the following week. If last night was good, people may tune in next week.

I'm really glad there is hype about PrP week 2, because the word needed to get out that even though last night stumbled, next week is what we really want to see.

Edited by craizydaizy3, Sep 27, 2007 @ 2:05 PM.

[bookie85]

Never mind.

Edited by bookie85, Sep 27, 2007 @ 3:53 PM.

[Zigzag]

I don't want to get my hopes up and get disappointed next week, so I'll keep in mind that Episode 2 will be bad. That's a pretty stupid reasoning, but hey, whatever works!

[Meki]

Not bad at all it certainly did better than I expected, then again DWTS is a pretty big lead-in. I'm also surprised the audience remained flat throughout the hour. I expect both PrP and BW to drop next week, PrP a bit more because I imagine Pushing Daisies will not be as good a lead-in as DWTS was, whereas BW actually increased it's lead-in numbers.

[Erasmus Wembly]

What I'm happy about is that both Private Practice and Bionic Woman beat CBS' Criminal Minds in overall viewers and the 25-54 demographic. I'm glad that viewers are giving non-crime shows a look. I hope both shows thrive at the expense of Criminal Minds.