Late Night Trick or Treating?
A lot of people must have been celebrating Halloween last night. TV ratings for everyone fell. Private Practice was the evening’s top show among the 18-49 crowd, but it had its lowest ratings ever. Criminal Minds tied its lowest ratings of the season last night.
CSI:NY had a better night, winning the ten o’clock timeslot. CBS had the highest ratings of the networks.
And speaking of last night’s Criminal Minds, Film.com has a review of “About Face” and Joe Mantegna’s long-anticipated arrival. This excerpt is taken from Film.com:
Last night’s case — which was about a man who leaves “Have You Seen Me?” flyers and then kidnaps the woman shown on them — wasn’t especially involving. The main purpose of the episode was setting up Rossi’s relationship to the rest of the crew. While technically serving underneath Thomas Gibson’s Hotchner, Rossi primarily followed his own hunches and seemed uncomfortable with the collegial nature of the BAU. Right now it seems like an ill fit, especially the disconnect between Mantegna’s new role as the show’s titular star and his subordinate role on the team.
What do you think - Is David Rossi - or Joe Mantegna - an ill fit for Criminal Minds?
For this week anyway, the ratings aren’t really an indication. They were low for everyone, so we’ll see what next week brings.
Scroll down for a poll on David Rossi and cast your vote. So far it looks like we miss Gideon.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:18 pm
I thought the fit was deliberately uncomfortable. This way we get to see the evolution of his character and how he interacts with the others as the season goes on. He is as much as an iconoclast as Gideon was for quirks and agendas. Gideons was always trying to find a common humanity and Rossi seems to be more cut and dried as well as unsympathetic. I will be happy to get back to Hotch and Reid and JJ and Garcia and the other regulars, I always want to kow more about them, and perhaps, I will feel the same about Rossi by the end of the season.
Lociloco
November 2nd, 2007 at 6:32 am
Thanks for your thoughtful answer - you’re right, I’ll be glad when we get to know more about the others on the team. I do think that Joe Mantegna will be a good addition. It takes a while for things to settle down. Last season, people didn’t like Paget Brewster replacing Lola Glaudini, and she’s turned out great.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:02 am
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