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13 November 2002 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Specials that the networks saved up for the November sweeps, including NBC's TV movie Carrie and CBS's two-part miniseries Master Spy, drew mediocre ratings last week, while regular series dominated the Nielsen top ten. Of all the specials, only the Country Music Association awards show made it into the top thirty (at No. 11). CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation remained the top show, drawing a 17.2 rating and a 26 share. Once again CBS led in household ratings with an average 9.3/15 for the week, while NBC led in the 18-49-year-old demo, the segment of the audience most valued by advertisers. NBC was second in households with an 8.6/14, followed by ABC with a 6.7/11 and Fox, with a 4.5/7.

The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research: 1. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 17.2/26; 2. Friends, NBC, 17.0/26; 3. E.R., NBC, 15.5/25; 4. Will & Grace, NBC, 13.4/20; 5. Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS, 13.1/19; 6. NFL Monday Night Football, ABC, 12.8/21; 7. Law & Order, NBC, 12.6/20; 8. CSI: Miami, CBS, 12.1/19; 9. Law and Order: SVU, NBC, 11.6/21; 10. Survivor: Thailand, CBS, 11.3/17. »

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4 November 2002 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

The TV version of Stephen King's Carrie, which debuts tonight at 8:00 p.m. is being bloodied by most critics, several of whom question why it was made, given Brian DePalma's 1976 classic. "Everything in the TV version," writes Glenn Garvin in the Miami Herald,"is inferior to the original." The main problem with the TV version may be TV itself, Ron Wertheimer suggests in the New York Times, pointing out that the climactic scenes "must be wrapped around several commercial breaks, sapping the film's momentum and dimming the impact of some passable special effects." Linda Stasi in the New York Post opens her review by remarking, "I could never figure out why anyone would bother to remake a great movie when there are so many bad movies that should have been good movies, just waiting to be made. Or remade." But David Bianculli in the New York Daily News also asks the question "Why remake it for TV?" and answers it by remarking that the new Carrie "is a very good, very effective, spooky update." »

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