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In series-premiere news, ABC’s critically applauded Pushing Daisies opened on a winning note, with 12.83 million viewers and a 4.3 rating/13 share among adults 18-49. Comparably, that came in on par with year-ago occupant Dancing With the Stars among adults 18-49 (Viewers: 17.49 million; A18-49: 4.5/13 on Oct. 4, 2006). And it beat NBC’s second-place Deal or No Deal (Viewers: 11.07 million; A18-49: 2.8/ 8) by 1.76 million viewers and a hefty 54 percent among adults 18-49.

Despite facing week two of ABC’s Private Practice and NBC’s Bionic Woman, CBS’ established Criminal Minds was the most-watched show at 9 p.m., with 14.42 million viewers. But it ranked third among adults 18-49, with a 3.7/ 9 in the demo. Week two of ABC’s Private Practice was first in the demo (4.5/11) and second in total viewers, with 12.29 million. Compared to its debut one week earlier (Viewers: 14.41 million; A18-49: 5.2/13 on Sept. 26), that was a loss of a typical 2.12 million viewers and 13 percent among adults 18-49. This is very good news for Private Practice.

Week two of NBC’s competing Bionic Woman finished second among adults 18-49 (4.0/10) and third in total viewers (10.94), but the losses were more dramatic. Compared to its debut one week earlier (Viewers: 13.91 million; A18-49: 5.7/14 on Sept. 26), Bionic Woman was down by 2.97 million viewers and 30 percent in the demo. This is still, however, a vast improvement over year-ago occupant The Biggest Loser (Viewers: 7.15 million; A18-49: 3.0/ 7, on Oct. 4, 2006). So, yes, it is still promising.

I wonder if the show will deal with the issue or just handwave it.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say "handwave".

Don't know. Could make a good story line.

Chuck's Jewish. I seem to have heard from somewhere that it's against Jewish faith or custom to have the corpse embalmed.

Of course, that doesn't explain the lack of autopsy scar. As for the bloating, the narration states specifically that Chuck was found "minutes" after she fell into the sea, so she didn't have the chance to bloat.

As for the bloating, the narration states specifically that Chuck was found "minutes"

Only "minutes"? Are you sure it wasn't something like "3 minutes, 41 seconds, 5 milliseconds"?

P.S. You must read my latest LJ post!

I didn't mind the time narration. I thought it was cute.

The narrator in general reminded me of "Stranger Than Fiction," which could be interesting, I suppose, if the narrator does eventually become a character.

Anna Friel's british? huh. american tv is becoming the place for brits this season.

i'm so excited about PD's numbers. i really hope they stay high next week.

Anna Friel's british? huh. american tv is becoming the place for brits this season.

Holy crap! She's playing Elizabeth Bathory in a movie coming out next year. Talk about a range of roles. Don't really recognize anything else she's done except Rogue Trader.

Thank doG for the ratings (and the not!Fox aspect of ABC). Maybe we'll get at least a full season even if there's drop-off next week.

Anna Friel was also one half of the first lesbian kiss on British primetime tv, in Brookside.

The show easily won its timeslot with a 9.2/14 rating/share in the metered markets, which is huge.

Good Lord! That's like twice the size of the audience I expected.

What I want to know is how in hell did he keep from touching his dog between the time he brought him back and re-deading his mom? Even if the dog was well trained enough then to obey staying away, why would Ned avoid touching him?

Shame they didn't make the flashback to one year later, as Ned would have just seen Pet Semetary the following year, giving a very good rationale for being cautiously standoffish towards Resurrected!Digby.