TV Ratings: 'Modern Family' Beats 'X Factor' in Demo, Fox Wins Night

ABC On Wednesday, ABC's Modern Family won Wednesday night in the key demo, but Fox won the night overall. STORY: Simon Cowell's 'The X Factor' Premieres Lower Than 'American Idol' It's worth noting that broadcast had competition from cable as the Yankees and Red Sox both lost (to the Rays and Orioles respectively). ESPN aired Red Sox, while both YES and ESPN aired the Yankees. Over on Fox, The X Factor rated 3.9 (11.5 million viewers). Modern Family was the top-rated show of the night with a 5.6 (13.2 million viewers), although down 8 percent from its premiere. PHOTOS: Fall TV's 12 Most Anticipated Shows (Last week, Modern Family beat X Factor in the demo as well. Modern Family rated a 6.0, while X Factor rated a 4.4. CBS' Criminal Minds was close, with a 4.1 rating.) ABC and CBS tied for second place. On ABC, The Middle was down 16 percent in its demo. The premiere of Suburgatory rated a 3.3, besting the premiere of Better With You last fall by 27 percent.The premiere of Happy Endings rated 3.2, off only 6 percent from established Cougar Town's premiere in the same time slot and date last fall. Revenge rated 2.7, down 18 percent from its series debut. PHOTOS: Fall TV Death Pool: Which Shows WIll Be Axed First? On CBS, Survivor: South Pacific stayed steady with a 3.1. Criminal Minds rated 3.6, down 12 percent. CSI rated 3.0, down just 6 percent. PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes: THR's 'X Factor' Cover Shoot Univision rated 1.8, beating NBC, which rated a 1.6. Up All Night rated 2.1, down 13 percent from last week. Free Agents rated 1.0, down 24 percent. Harry's Law was flat, with a 1.2 rating. Law & Order: SVU was down 17 percent with a 2.0 rating. On the CW, the Kardashians gave H8R its most-watched episode of the season with 1.4 million viewers, up 50 percent in the demo (0.6). America's Next Top Model was up 6 percent in total viewers with 1.7 million and 14 percent in the demo (0.9.). FOX - 3.9, 11.5 million viewers · The X Factor: 3.9, 11.5 million viewers ABC - 3.3, 9.3 million viewers · The Middle: 2.6, 8.6 million viewers · Suburgatory (P): 3.3, 9.8 million viewers · Modern Family: 5.6, 13.2 million viewers · Happy Endings (P): 3.2, 7.4 million viewers · Revenge: 2.7, 8.6 million viewers CBS - 3.3, 11.6 million viewers · Survivor: South Pacific: 3.1, 10.5 million viewers · Criminal Minds: 3.6, 12.6 million viewers · CSI: 3.0, 11.6 million viewers NBC - 1.6, 6.3 million viewers · Up All Night: 2.1, 5.3 million viewers · Free Agents: 1.0, 3.1 million viewers · Harry's Law: 1.2, 7.4 million viewers · Law & Order: SVU: 2.0, 7.1 million viewers CW - 0.7, 1.6 million viewers · H8R: 0.6, 1.4 million viewers · America's Next Top Model: 0.8, 1.7 million viewers Lindsay.Powers@Thr.com; @LKPE TV Ratings Modern Family The X Factor

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Alexia Fast joins Tom Cruise's One Shot

Actress Alexia Fast has joined the cast of novel-turned-film One Shot.The Christopher McQuarrie movie stars Tom Cruise as former military policeman Jack Reacher, investigating a sniper accused of murdering five people.The Hollywood Reporter stays true to its name by revealing that Fast will play "Sandy, a seductive young siren involved in a setup of Cruise's character."Fast's first project was writing, directing and starring in the short film The Red Bridge.A commercial followed before she was cast as Cindy Bottoms in the zombie drama Fido starring Carrie-Anne Moss and Billy Connolly.She has since appeared in the feature films Kickin' It Old Skool (2007), Helen (2009) and Triple Dog (2010), as well as the Hallmark Wizard Of Oz mini-series Tin Man.One Shot also stars Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins and David Oyelowo and is expected to begin shooting in Pittsburgh in October 2011.

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Obama in Hollywood for fundraisers

President Obama, conveying a fighting spirit as he seeks to energize supporters, turned to Hollywood on Monday night for two fundraisers that drew stars like Jack Black, Jamie Foxx and Danny DeVito and industry figures such as Quincy Jones and Judd Apatow.Obama attended two events, one at the House of Blues, where tickets started at $250 per person, and another at the Fig & Olive, a Melrose Place eatery, geared to high dollar donors with a ticket price of $17,900 per person.At the latter event, Obama told the 110 gathered, "Don't get tired on me now," a reference to questions about whether the same level of enthusiasm can be achieved in 2012 as he got in 2008.Stars who were there also included Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman, Eva Longoria, Gina Gershon, producer Jon Landau, Jamie Foxx, Will.i.am, Legendary Entertainment's Thomas Tull and California Gov. Jerry Brown. Donors were give some face time with Obama, and he answered questions in a Q&A session with the whole group.The co-chairs of the event were DreamWorks Animation's Jeffrey Katzenberg, political consultant Andy Spahn, Capital Group's John Emerson and Tennis Channel CEO Ken Solomon. Emerson said that the president "was very inspirational and people were pumped up." A figure of how much was raised was expected in the coming days.Per the pool report from the event, Katzenberg, who introduced Obama, said, "He was dealt adversity on all fronts, but he maintained his stature...We much keep fighting for him so he can keep fighting for us."Even though some industry figures like Matt Damon and Robert Redford have been vocal in expressing their disappointment, Landau told reporters beforehand that he thinks Hollywood "is very positive" about the president. "I think they're very excited about what's going to happen next year. I know not everyone in the country is, but I think everybody believes over the next four months you will see who the true leader of the country is."Earlier, a younger crowd of about 1,000 supporters, many in their 20s and 30s, packed into the House of Blues to hear Obama speak, with Jesse Tyler Ferguson of "Modern Family," hip hop artist B.o.B and the Gay Men's Chorus warming them up.Before Obama even went in to his remarks, he was interrupted by a man who shouted, "a Christian God is the one and only true living God." Obama stopped, and the man continued before Secret Service agents began escorting him out.The president spotted a jacket near the stage and asked, "Is that his jacket?" The crowd began to drown him out with chants, but Obama said, "Make sure he gets his jacket." But then he said that the jacket belonged to a woman. "Someone's car keys are in there...We're having all kinds of confusion here...Don't leave your jacket around like that."The man screamed "Obama is the antichrist!" as he was dragged out past the bar and through the back entrance, and then the president began to speak again.His speech echoed themes he has made elsewhere on his West Coast fundraising swing, including the need for the rich to pay their "fair share" and more strident rhetoric against Republican opposition that has called it "class warfare.""If asking a billionaire to pay the same rate as a plumber is class warfare, then sign me up," Obama said. The line drew some of his biggest applause. Obama also talked about health care reform as one of his accomplishments, and one man shouted, "Don't forget medical marijuana." Obama responded, a bit at a loss, "Thank you for that."Ferguson called the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell "the signature achievement of our time." Obama returned the compliment, saying that his wife and daughters "love" "Modern Family."Alex Wilkinson, 21, a UCLA political science major who is volunteering for the campaign, as he did in 2008, said Obama's remarks "showed that he was aggressive in a way he hasn't been since the beginning of his presidency. I think he can be aggressive and still be the middle man that he is known for at the same time."Nevertheless, he said, "there's too much assurance within the Democratic party that he is going to get reelected. It's not the same energy. It's there, but I think it needs to get back to the level that it was in 08." Contact Ted Johnson at ted.johnson@variety.com

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Black Eyed Peas To Experience At Michael Jackson Tribute

FIRST Released: September 23, 2011 2:37 PM EDT LONDON, U.K. -- The Black Eyed Peas will work at next several weeks Michael Jackson tribute concert in Wales. Theyll join Christina Aguilera, Smokey Robinson and Cee Lo Eco-friendly in the Michael Forever show. Frontman Will.i.am who labored with Jackson prior to the celebrities dying last year stated Friday all of us owe Michael such a great deal. He stated Jacksons tunes happen to be an inspiration to my whole existence and definitely created the soundtrack to my childhood. The March. 8 concert at Cardiffs Millennium Stadium is going to be located by actor Jamie Foxx. The show isn't associated with Jacksons estate, but his mother Katherine along with other relatives are scheduled to go to. Coordinators rescinded a deal towards the band Hug over singer Gene Simmons past critique of Jackson. Copyright 2011 by Connected Press. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

If You Promote a Movie 30,000 Feet in the Air, Will Anyone See?

You’ve got to hand it to the gang at Dreamworks — they are really trying to promote the hell out of their $80 million robot boxing movie Real Steel. Earlier this week, the studio stuck the film’s star Hugh Jackman into a WWE Raw ring in front of 15,000 wrestling fans who, it’s safe to say, were not too familiar with the work of the Tony Award-winning Australian. A strained, scripted and shameless six minutes worth-of Real Steel-shilling ensued. Today, meanwhile, mega-scale shows of Real Steel marketing continue — at LAX There, the studio, Virgin America and Jackman himself will unveil a new A320 aircraft named Real Steel at a press conference shortly before the plane takes off on one of its first commercial flights. The question lingers though: Will this high-altitude marketing ploy sway anyone to actually see this movie? First though, more details. The press release circulating today explains that the partnership between Real Steel and Virgin actually starts within the film due in theaters Oct. 7: “With tech-forward amenities generations ahead of any other airline in the U.S., Virgin America, will make a cameo appearance in DreamWorks Pictures’ Real Steal.” So Virgin America is also a star in Real Steel, which makes today’s airport event slightly more organic. But will anyone notice this Real Steel plane and be swayed to see the robo-boxing movie that wouldn’t have seen it beforehand? Probably not. The only people seeing this mile-high ad are the passengers, flight attendants, pilots, technicians, terrorists and travelers watching the vehicle take off and land nearby. Even then, we are not yet sure how big the decal of Jackman’s onscreen boxing robot, Atom (which will be outfitting the plane) will be. (I would prefer if the entire plane was skinned to look like Atom and programmed to shadow dance with 13-year-old boys boarding the plane like the film’s robot, but I was not consulted.) Passengers are more likely to see the movie when they notice that it is available for in-flight viewing later this year thanks to the studio’s exclusive partnership with the airline. As for the rest of the world, they will probably just be confused when they stumble upon pictures tomorrow of Jackman posing with Virgin America flight attendants (a visual that is promised to press in the release) and wonder when Jackman’s remake of Catch Me If You Can hits theaters. Was there a better way for Dreamworks to spend their marketing energy? Probably, like on collectible cans of Dr. Pepper, shadow dancing robots, more city bus skins and billboards and anything having to do with fast food. But in today’s marketing environment, I guess you have to get all of the mileage you can out of each onscreen partnership. · Virgin America Unveils DreamWorks Pictures Real Steel Plane [Reuters]

Christopher Keyser selected prexy of WGA West

KeyserOpting for moderation, people in the WGA West have selected Christopher Keyser more than Patric Verrone as leader in the Authors Guild of America West to be successful John Wells.Effects were introduced late Friday mid-day with Keyser -- best known to as "Party of 5Inch showrunner -- recuperating from 60% in the votes cast. He received 1,221 votes to 806 for Verrone with turnout at about 25% in the 8,000 WGA West people."I congratulate Patric by having an excellent, positive and constructive campaign," Keyser mentioned in the statement. "These past handful of several days have increased personally how open and democratic this Guild is and the way engaged plenty of our people will be in the issues that shape our working lives. That passion and participation is vital towards the success departing me, during these difficult occasions, tolerant of our future."The Keyser victory declines Verrone the opportunity to reoccupy work he held from 2005 and concluding this past year, when he was prevented by WGA West rules from seeking another consecutive term as leader. "I congratulate Chris and everyone who was simply selected today," Verrone mentioned. "If perhaps him the most effective of luck in repairing our union and i'm encouraging my supporters to help because task."The election also saw Howard Rodman win as V . p . over John Aboud and Carl Gottlieb proceed and take secretary-treasurer slot from David Weiss a longtime Verrone ally. The eight open board seats were won by Billy Ray, David S. Goyer, Serta Wilcox, Linda Burstyn, Carleton Eastlake, Thania St. John, Ian Deitchman and Alfredo Barrios, Junior.Weiss was running for re-election as secretary-treasurer against Gottlieb, most broadly noted for adapting "Jaws." It absolutely was a rematch in the 2005 race for V . p ., through which Weiss succesfully went incorporated in Verrone's Authors United states . slate against Gottlieb, who was simply the incumbent and part of Ted Elliott's Sense slate. Burstyn, Deitchman,Eastlake, Ray and Wilcox are board incumbents who've been all re-relected. Goyer most broadly noted for joining track of Christopher Nolan on scripting Batman movies can be a newcomer for the board as well as Barrios and St. John.Keyser's victory signals an endorsement by Hollywood scribes in the lower-key strategy employed by Wells throughout his two-year term. Wells chosen not to seek re-election but endorsed Keysor--who campaigned about the platform of taking a practical approach to contract discussions.Keysor also acquired backing from J.J. Abrams, Scott Frank, Susannah Grant, Robert King and Shawn Ryan.The election comes lower to some repudiation in the more aggressive techniques embodied by Verrone through the 2007-08 WGA strike in the congloms when Verrone is at the forefront since the public voice for authors seeking a cut of revenues as showbiz began shifting toward digital distribution. In comparison, Wells introduced the WGA using a low-key settlement the 2009 winter for just about any successor contract that found the final outcome getting an offer reflecting increases inside the pacts for your Screen Stars Guild, the American Fedderation of Television & Radio Artists as well as the organization company directors Guild of America. The WGA deal suggested as response to shoring within the WGA monthly pension -- expires in May 2014The race between Verrone and Keyser remains marked by cordiality, beginning getting some pot pledge in June to wage a "positive" campaign. The Two mentioned they're dedicated to "speaking concerning the problems and .concerns affecting our fellow people, and developing techniques towards the issues facing all authors."The lower-conflict tone will be a marked contrast to 2009, which was shown by hostility over how a 100-day authors strike of 2007-08 was handled. Wells assigned Verrone ally Elias Davis by only 125 votes.Verrone guaranteed throughout this campaign he or she is an activist leader, and pledged returning with a policy of exterior, internal and inter-union organizing.Had he won, Verrone may have end up being the fifth former WGA West leader revisit the publish after an absence. Some who formerly accomplished that task are Wells (who offered his first term in 1999-2001), Frank Pierson, Daniel Petrie Junior. and Melville Shavelson, who was simply leader on three different occasions (1969-71, 1979-81 and 1985-87). Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Gus Van Sant on Restless, Test-Screening Bad dreams or nightmares and Why He Went For Breaking Beginning

After bookending the summer season with exclusive examines festivals in Cannes and Toronto, acclaimed auteur Gus Van Sant brings his latest film, Restless, to theaters a couple of days ago in limited release. The finish consequence of the unusual creative collaboration including co-producers Ron Howard and also the daughter Bryce Dallas Howard, her former NY College friend and film author Jason Lew, as well as the visionary services Van Sant, Restless stars Mia Wasikowska just like a crictally ill teen who sparks up a star-joined romance getting a gloomy, funeral-crashes, imaginary friend-confiding orphan (carried out by Henry Hopper). The Two-time Oscar-nominated director sitting lower with Movieline now to talk about Restless’s festival reception, the primary one-size-fits-all challenges of test tests, the 20 th anniversary of his classic My Own, Personal Private Idaho, and what he was thinking when throwing his title inside the hat to direct The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning. You're up in Toronto using this, and you also met a NY audience another evening. What’s your sense of how audiences are going through Restless? It seems really positive. I’m pretty happy. Can you really similar to this part of the process? The exchange while using audience? No, I don’t. However know they're doing, to make sure that’s nice. Do test tests or what audiences say generally ever influence you? Yeah. I'm speaking about, I totally take advice for your audience, but sometimes test is not only for advice. It may be also for approval. The tests have different techniques that you should total the scores. It asks you, “Do you want charge character? Who’s your chosen character? Do you know a pal relating to this? Are you able to rate it excellent, good, fair, poor?” There’s a means to count people up so you have a score, nevertheless it’s a score based on these arbitrary questions the score is different from another part of the test, like, “Are there any moments that have been not quick enough? Do you know the moments that are too rapidly? How perhaps you have like the ending? Managed to get happen begin not quick enough?” Queries about pacing, communication and so forth. People might be one factor. But could also be this be worried about the overall adding in the score, since it turns into a lot a lot more like a grade about the paper in secondary school or college ow wherever. So you would like that it's a+. Together with a 90 is certainly a b-, a 95 is certainly a b, a 99 is certainly a b+. Plus an 85 can be a B, together with a 75 can be a C. So you would like to ensure that it's 90. Recall the finest grade you have? Yeah. I’ve become inside the 90s like… three occasions? What’s the least expensive you have? 33. 33? No, wait. 32. Which? Incredible was 32. You've got a 32 on Incredible? Which’s the primary reason I don’t always think about the score. You'll be able to interpret that wrong. Individuals who are planning on the score, then that’s the score. On their behalf, it’s like secondary school: “If it’s 32, it’s failing. It’s failing. Meaning the film’s likely to be failing.” There thinking about it as being a grade attending school. Their bosses are planning on it as being a grade attending school. Their traders are planning on it as being a grade attending school. And also the things they are doing is founded on their interpretation of the number. However, you can obtain a score such as this in the event you say, “Here’s an extremely funny Robin Williams movie. Showed up in internet marketing and laugh!” and also you suggest to them a substantial downer Robin Williams movie like One-Hour Photo. You'll get a 32 and you also say, “What’s wrong?” Like it ought to be failing, you understand? You didn’t test that right. You'll be able to screw test up. Too as with the problem of some tests, it might be that you just’re trying to change the profile in the movie. I frequently make dark comedies. [Incredible can be a dark comedy. The dark comedies are often in the non-releasable area. There can be romantic comedies. There can be dramas. But there’s no “dark comedy” mailbox for your advertising. To ensure that they may test that just like a romantic comedy if the’s a real dark comedy, and therefore you’ll get yourself a low score. You’re saying, “Bring your date! You’re getting laid on that certain!” After which it Nicole [Kidman] kills her husband, as well as the score is D or F because I’m not receiving laid now. And you also question, “Gee, what went wrong?” Plus it’s all because you’re trying to really make it into something it’s not. Are you currently presently ever enlightened whatsoever relating to your past films by speaking regarding the subject? Either with fans, or possibly in interviews, or wherever? [Extended pause] Yeah, I guess. James Franco is recutting My Own, Personal Private Idaho, therefore i learned something totally new about this certain because I’ve seen the old footage. However don’t really by speaking regarding the subject. I really like hearing people discuss them you might learn something totally new about people’s reactions on their behalf. However don’t always discover concerning the film. My Own, Personal Private Idaho turns 20 this year. Exactly what are your experience 20 years later — particularly thinking about James Franco’s work studying it? That was the primary one film — well, because era, before 2000 — it absolutely was the primary one film that was type of my own, personal. Many of them, I modified others’s books. That was the primary one I kind of cobbled in addition to different elements. There's some Shakespeare within it. It absolutely was similar to this collaged story. So there’s that aspect I enjoy remember. Do you have an individual relationship along with your films as time passes? Does your impression of those or their recollections ever change? No. I'm speaking about, they exist as films that others mention, but there’s no particular relationship.

Fox buys 'Metropolitan' script

EXCLUSIVE: Fox has purchased a script entitled "Metropolitan," around three teams of detectives employed in Washington, D.C.From Doug Liman's Hypnotic shingle, show has been created by Universal Cable Prods. Liman, that has an offer in the studio, also produces UCP's approaching half-hour laffer "Among The Finest My Pants Back" for MTV."Metropolitan" script comes from Jason Tracey, who professional produces with Liman and David Bartis. Tracey was most lately a author for USA Network's Jeffrey Donovan drama "Burn Notice." Lindsay Sloane is placed as producer.Maira Suro, senior Vice president of development and current programming for UCP, is managing the project. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com