2002 TV News Archives
October 19, 2002: Big Ratings for “Smallville”
Variety reports that the WB's "Smallville" is racing up the Nielsen charts faster than a speeding bullet, teaming with "Gilmore Girls" to help the network set more records on Tuesday night.According to Nielsen, the young-Superman drama delivered not only its best-ever results, but the highest adults 18-34 rating for any program in the WB's history (4.5 rating/13 share), and the second highest in adults 18-49 (4.4/11).
In its second half-hour, "Smallville" was the highest-rated show on television in 18-49 (4.5/11), edging rookie NBC comedy "Hidden Hills" (4.4/11).
"Smallville," which averaged 8.9 million viewers overall, also set or equaled its all-time series records in demos including persons 12-34 (5.5/16), women 18-49 (4.5/11) and teens (5.7/19).
At 8, "Gilmore Girls" won its time slot in women 18-34 (4.8/14) and teens (4.1/14) and ran second in persons 12-34 (3.7/12).
For the night, the WB finished first in adults 18-34 (4.5/13) and persons 12-34 (4.6/14). It also achieved its best-ever night in adults 18-49 (3.5/9) and enjoyed its all-time best Tuesday in several categories.
2002 Television News
Listed below are all the Television News items archived for 2002 organized into 4 categories:“Smallville” News:
- January 1, 2002: Tom Welling - Best Boy Wonder
- January 9, 2002: Future “Smallville” Episode Information
- January 10, 2002: Tom Welling in E! Online's “Sizzlin' 16”
- January 11, 2002: “Rogue” Images from Smallville
- January 13, 2002: “Shimmer”-ing Smallville Episode
- January 13, 2002: Kristin Kreuk on YM Prom Magazine Cover
- January 13, 2002: Tom Welling at the Golden Globe Awards
- January 15, 2002: National Review on “Smallville”
- January 16, 2002: Smallville - Season 2 Announced!
- January 17, 2002: Calendar Live Interview with Kristin Kreuk
- January 17, 2002: “Smallville” Nominated in ASC TV Competition
- January 18, 2002: A Look Ahead at “Smallville”
- January 20, 2002: SciFi Wire Interview Michael Rosenbaum
- January 21, 2002: Tom Welling Getting Married!
- January 21, 2002: E! Online Interviews Kelly Brook
- January 26, 2002: “Smallville” on Monday and Beyond
- January 26, 2002: Teen Hollywood Interview Michael Rosenbaum
- January 28, 2002: “Smallville” on TV Guide in Canada
- January 29, 2002: Sam Jones III Talks “Smallville”
- January 31, 2002: “Smallville” in SciFi and Wizard Magazines
- February 1, 2002: Next New “Smallville” Episode: Hug
- February 6, 2002: Next New “Smallville” Episode - Leech
- February 8, 2002: Canadian TV Guide “Smallville” Details
- February 8, 2002: “Smallville” Nominated for Publicist Award
- February 20, 2002: “Smallville” and “Justice League” Airing Schedules
- February 22, 2002: Fresno Bee “Smallville” Article
- February 22, 2002: Annette O'Toole on Lana Lang in “Smallville”
- February 25, 2002: Boston Globe Interviews Sam Jones III
- February 26, 2002: Next New “Smallville” Episode - Kinetic
- March 2, 2002: “Smallville” DVD in Europe and U.K.
- March 3, 2002: Next New “Smallville” Episode - Zero
- March 6, 2002: Rolling Stone “Smallville” Feature
- March 7, 2002: Will “Smallville” Move to Wednesday Night?
- March 7, 2002: Vancouver Sun “Smallville” Article
- March 7, 2002: SCI FI Wire Chat with Kristin Kreuk
- March 8, 2002: Globe and Mail Talks With Kristin Kreuk
- March 11, 2002: Next New “Smallville” Episode - Zero
- March 11, 2002: Australian Fans Made to Wait for “Smallville”
- March 12, 2002: Behind-The-Scenes “Smallville” Special in the UK
- March 19, 2002: Next New “Smallville” Episode - Nicodemus
- March 21, 2002: “Smallville” Magazine Articles
- March 21, 2002: “Smallville” Now on Thursdays in Canada
- March 21, 2002: “Smallville” in Latin America - Update
- April 6, 2002: “Smallville” DVD Coming in June? - Update
- April 14, 2002: Next New “Smallville” Episode - Stray
- April 20, 2002: “Smallville” Premiere in Latin America
- April 22, 2002: Next New “Smallville” Episode - Reaper
- April 28, 2002: Next New “Smallville” Episode - Drone
- April 30, 2002: Kristin Kreuk Featured in “25 Hottest Stars Under 25”
- May 5, 2002: Chat Live with Kristin Kreuk
- May 7, 2002: Next New Smallville Episode - Crush
- May 7, 2002: Another Al Gough “Smallville” Interview
- May 10, 2002: “Smallville” Season Finale Spoilers
- May 13, 2002: Next New “Smallville” Episode - Obscura
- May 13, 2002: E! Online Al Gough Interview
- May 15, 2002: “Smallville” Season Two Stays on Tuesdays
- May 15, 2002: Michael Rosenbaum Live Chat Transcript
- May 20, 2002: “Smallville” Season Finale - Tempest
- May 22, 2002: Sam Jones Talks “Smallville”
- May 23, 2002: Pre-Order Your “Smallville” DVD - Today!
- June 6, 2002: “Smallville” Season 2 Promo
- June 6, 2002: Jeph Loeb Writing For “Smallville”
- June 8, 2002: Loeb Talks “Smallville”
- June 9, 2002: Smallville Season 2 Spoilers
- June 11, 2002: Michael Rosenbaum Wins a Saturn Award
- June 12, 2002: Smallville's Sexy Women
- June 16, 2002: “Smallville” Finally Comes to Australia
- June 19, 2002: Amazon.com Cancels “Smallville” DVD Orders
- June 19, 2002: Smallville High School - Behind the Scenes
- June 20, 2002: “Smallville” DVD - Pre-Order Update!
- June 21, 2002: “Smallville” - Clark's Clothes and Backpacks
- June 21, 2002: “Smallville”: The Soundtrack
- June 27, 2002: VideoFlicks Ships “Smallville” DVD
- June 27, 2002: Michael Rosenbaum in TV Zone Magazine
- July 1, 2002: Australian Premiere of “Smallville”
- July 2, 2002: “Smallville” in the Philippines
- July 4, 2002: Hang With “Smallville” Stars
- July 8, 2002: Michael Rosenbaum Interview
- July 17, 2002: Allison Mack Talks “Smallville”
- July 21, 2002: Two Emmy Nominations for “Smallville”
- July 28, 2002: Date Set for “Smallville” Season 2
- July 30, 2002: Show Business Weekly Interviews Michael Rosenbaum
- August 4, 2002: Al Gough Talks “Smallville” at San Diego Comic Con
- August 5, 2002: Smallville DVD Arrives in the Philippines
- August 11, 2002: “Smallville” DVD Coming to Australia
- August 14, 2002: Zap2it “Smallville” Interview
- August 17, 2002: “Smallville” - Season 2, Episode 1 Images
- August 22, 2002: Jeph Loebs Talks “Smallville”
- August 23, 2002: Tom Welling Wins at Teen Choice Awards 2002
- August 25, 2002: “Smallville” to Pioneer WB's HDTV
- August 29, 2002: Gough & Millar Talk “Smallville” Season 2
- September 1, 2002: Australian TV Hits Magazine “Smallville” Feature
- September 5, 2002: “Smallville” Season Two in Canada
- September 7, 2002: Smallville Season 2 - Trailer
- September 8, 2002: Kristin Kreuk in FHM magazine
- September 10, 2002: “Smallville” & “Justice League” DVDs in Australia
- September 11, 2002: “Smallville” Season Two, Episode One - Vortex
- September 19, 2002: Smallville - Season Two, Episode One
- September 28, 2002: “Smallville” Season 2 Premiere Breaks Record
- September 29, 2002: Up-Coming “Smallville” Episodes
- October 2, 2002: Smallville - Season 2 Episode 3: “Duplicity”
- October 5, 2002: “Smallville” Season 2 Photo Gallery
- October 5, 2002: “Smallville” and “Justice League” Airing Schedule
- October 7, 2002: “Smallville” to Premiere in the Philippines
- October 10, 2002: Smallville - Season 2, Episode 4: “Red”
- October 18, 2002: Wall of Weird Website Launch!
- October 18, 2002: Smallville - Season 2, Episode 5: “Nocturne”
- October 19, 2002: Big Ratings for “Smallville”
- October 24, 2002: Smallville - Season 2, Episode 6: “Redux”
- October 29, 2002: Meet the Mayor of Smallville
- October 30, 2002: Boxing Day Smallville Marathon
- November 2, 2002: Smallville - Season 2, Episode 7: Lineage
- November 8, 2002: Loeb Talks “Smallville”
- November 8, 2002: Smallville - Seaon 2, Episode 8: “Ryan”
- November 11, 2002: Smallville in “Xpose” & “Seventeen” Magazines
- November 14, 2002: Smallville - Season 2, Episode 8: Dichotic
- November 20, 2002: Smallville Soundtrack
- November 24, 2002: Smallville - Season 2, Episode 10: Skinwalkers
- November 27, 2002: “Smallville” is Super for WB
- December 2, 2002: EW Looks at the Success of “Smallville”
- December 5, 2002: “Smallville” Charity Auction
- December 9, 2002: Zap2It Talks with Allison Mack
- December 10, 2002: Jeph Loeb Talks “Insurgence”
- December 15, 2002: Around the World with Smallville Season 2
- December 21, 2002: “Smallville” Season 1 in France
- December 29, 2002: An Interview with Smallville's Stunt Coordinator
- January 3, 2002: Details on WB's Animated DVDs Revealed!
- January 4, 2002: Cartoon Network Press Release: Toonami: Batman vs. Superman
- January 4, 2002: Fans Petition for WB Animation DVDs
- January 15, 2002: Updated Cartoon Network Schedule
- January 20, 2002: Batman vs. Superman on Toonami
- January 21, 2002: Animated Airing Schedule Update
- January 28, 2002: Superman is the Winner!
- January 31, 2002: Michael Rosenbaum Talks “Justice League”
- February 1, 2002: Bruce Timm Talks “Justice League” Color
- February 2, 2002: Complete “Justice League” TV Airing Schedule
- February 8, 2002: More “Justice League” and “Batman/Superman” DVD Images
- February 20, 2002: “Smallville” and “Justice League” Airing Schedules
- February 25, 2002: “Justice League” and “Superman” Animated Airing Schedule
- March 8, 2002: “Justice League” Season Two Confirmed!
- March 12, 2002: “Justice League” and “Superman” Animated Episode Schedule
- March 13, 2002: Rich Fogel Talks “Justice League” Season Two
- March 19, 2002: “Justice League” and “Superman” Animated Airing Schedule
- March 20, 2002: Corey Burton Talks Animated Brainiac
- March 24, 2002: Animated TV Airing Schedule
- March 26, 2002: New “Justice League” Episodes Announced
- April 5, 2002: “Justice League” and “Batman/Superman” Animated Trailers
- April 13, 2002: “Justice League” Episode Schedule
- May 8, 2002: Cartoon Network Animated TV Schedule
- May 20, 2002: Justice League DVD Mini-Site
- May 22, 2002: Animated Schedule on Cartoon Network
- May 28, 2002: “Justice League” Arrives in the U.K.
- May 30, 2002: “Justice League” Around the World - Update
- June 2, 2002: Animated Schedule on Cartoon Network
- June 6, 2002: Bruce Timm Talks “Justice League” Season 2
- June 11, 2002: Animated Airing Schedule
- June 13, 2002: “Justice League” Around the World
- June 19, 2002: “Justice League” and “Superman” Animated Airing Schedule
- July 1, 2002: Cartoon Network Animated Schedule
- July 8, 2002: Cartoon Network Animated Schedule
- July 14, 2002: Cartoon Network Animated Schedule
- July 23, 2002: “Justice League” in the Philippines
- July 25, 2002: New “Justice League” Episodes Coming in September
- August 13, 2002: Cartoon Network Animated Schedule
- September 1, 2002: “Justice League” - New Episodes Airing Soon!
- September 10, 2002: “Smallville” & “Justice League” DVDs in Australia
- September 23, 2002: “Justice League: The Savage Time”
- September 25, 2002: Kristin Kreuk in Vancouver Magazine
- September 25, 2002: Justice League in Canada
- October 5, 2002: “Smallville” and “Justice League” Airing Schedule
- October 10, 2002: “Justice League” in the Philippines
- November 8, 2002: Rich Fogel Talks “Justice League” Finale
- November 15, 2002: “Superman: The Animated Series” & “Justice League” DVDs in 2003
- January 11, 2002: SuperMuseum on “Would You Believe It?”
- February 14, 2002: “TV Road Trip” Visits Metropolis, Illinois
- February 19, 2002: Pulino Premiers New “Lex Luthor” Film
- March 3, 2002: Superman TV Schedule: March 3-19
- March 16, 2002: Superman-related Saturn Award Nominations
- April 5, 2002: Notable Superman TV Appearances
- July 1, 2002: “Super Friends” on Australian Television
- July 28, 2002: Superman on Television
- August 29, 2002: Noel Neill and Jack Larson in Burbank, CA
- September 7, 2002: “Superman” Actor Gets Second Look
- November 15, 2002: George Reeves Article in Playboy Magazine
- December 14, 2002: SuperFriends DVD Release Date Announced
- December 23, 2002: Superman Holiday Television Viewing
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