In the Nielsen Overnight ratings, Hack won the 9:00 PM hour with a 5.7/10. (3/8/2004)

Here is the California address for Big Ticket Television where you can write to show your support for Hack:

Big Ticket Television
Sunset Groves Studios
1438 North Gower Street
Box 45, Building 35
Hollywood, CA  90028-8362

And here is the address for the local Philadelphia office:

Big Ticket Television/CBS Prod/Thomas Carter Prod
One South Broad St
20th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107 (3/8/2004)

Zap2it reports the Fast National Ratings for Saturday's March 6, 2004 Hack episode 2-17 One for my Baby:

CBS was also riding high at 9 p.m., thanks to Hack, 5.2/10, followed by America's Most Wanted on FOX, 5.1/9. ABC remained in third and NBC had a slightly better hour courtesy of Frasier, 3.2/6, followed by a lackluster Happy Family, 2.7/5. (3/7/2004)

In the Final Nielsen Ratings for the week of February 23 through February 29, 2004 Hack Episode 2-16, Misty Blue came in at 8.5 Mms viewers, #54. (3/3/2004)

In Gail Shister's story from the Philadelphia Inquirer, CBS to decide if ride is over for Philly-based 'Hack.' Ms. Shister incorrectly reported that the 2nd season of Hack has been averaging 5.9 Million viewers.

From the 2nd Season Hack Ratings page, this was clearly understated.

In fact,, the average for this season is far larger,~ 8.4 Million viewers. Ms. Shister acknowleded, this, in a correction, to her original story. (3/3/2004)

Gail Shister from the Philadelphia Inquirer has this story, today CBS to decide if ride is over for Philly-based 'Hack.' (3/2/2004)

Zap2it reports the Fast National Ratings for Saturday's February 28, 2004 Hack episode 2-16 Misty Blue:

Gump still ruled at 9 p.m., with ABC in first. Second went to CBS' Hack, which had a 5.7/10. On FOX, America's Most Wanted had a 4.9/9, with the 3.6/7 repeat of Law & Order on NBC in fourth. (2/29/2004)

There is an (unconfirmed) report that David Morse will soon be heading to the Left Coast, (aka West Coast) in the next few weeks, for a movie project.

More details will be available as information is received. (2/27/2004)

At the last minute, CBS pulled the Saturday, February 21 airing of Hack episode One for My Baby in favor of a rerun of CSI: Miami. (2/22/2004)

In the Final Nielsen Ratings for the week of February 9 through February 15, 2004 Hack Episode 2-15, Extreme Commerce came in at 8.7 Mms viewers, #54. (2/19/2004)

Zap2it reports the Fast National Ratings for Saturday's February 14, 2004 Hack episode 2-15 Extreme Commerce:

ABC took the lead at 9 p.m. thanks to its movie, The Princess Diaries with CBS slipping to second with Hack, 5.2/10. FOX was third with the rest of the Cops specials and NBC weighed in with Law & Order, 4.5/9. (2/15/2004)

In the Final Nielsen Ratings for the week of February 2 through February 8, 2004 Hack Episode 2-14, Fog of War came in at 7.8 Mms viewers, #62. (2/11/2004)

Mediaweek has this report about the Nielsen Overnight ratings for the Hack 2/7 episode:

"... Although regularly scheduled programming on CBS (for their respective hours) (Star Search: #1, 5.6/10; Hack: #3, 5.4/ 9; The District: #2, 7.1/12) gave the Eye net an overall win in the overnights, based on adults 18-49 the network was fourth with an average 1.7/ 5. CBS also dipped to second in total viewers." (2/9/2004)

Zap2it reports the Fast National Ratings for Saturday's 2/7/2004 Hack episode 2-14 Fog of War:

"ABC moved into the lead at 9 p.m. as the conclusion of The Lion King drew a 5.4/10 for the hour. Both CBS' Hack and FOX's America's Most Wanted tied for second with a 5.1/9, with NBC in last with Law & Order." (2/8/2004)

Ellen Gray in the Philadelphia Daily News mentions Hack in this story New season looking a lot like the old one. (2/2/2004)

In the Final Nielsen Ratings for the week of January 19 through January 25, 2004 Hack Episode 2-13, Double Exposure came in at 8.9 Mms viewers, #39. (1/28/2004)

This story from the New York Post mentions Hack, saying:

"Jane Krakowski will guest-star in an upcoming episode of CBS' Hack as a woman from Olshansky's (David Morse) past whom the crimefighting Philly cabdriver recalls in a flashback-type narrative.

In the episode, One For My Baby, Krakowski plays Celia, whose dying husband puts a contract out on himself so his family won't have to suffer through his illness. Celia hires Olshansky to find the hitman so she can save her husband - and sparks fly between the two. Hack airs Saturdays (9 p.m./Ch. 2)."

Thanks, Susan, for the link. (1/26/2004)

In the Nielsen Overnight Ratings, Mediaweek,com reports:

"On this typically lackluster Saturday, CBS's combination of Star Search (#1: 5.4/ 9), Hack (#1: 6.5/11) and The District (#1 for the evening: 7.2/12) ranked first in every half-hour in the overnights and number one overall in total viewers (8.86 million according to the fast nationals). Although Fox reality stalwarts Cops (#2: avg. 5.0/ 8) and America's Most Wanted (#2: 5.1/ 8) ranked second in the overnights, based on adults 18-49 the network won the evening with an average 2.9/ 9. (1/26/2004)

Zap2it reports the Fast National Ratings for Saturday's 1/24/2004 Hack episode 2-13 Double Exposure:

Three Hour Wins Add Up to Saturday Night Victory for CBS

CBS held onto its lead at 9 p.m. with Hack, 5.9/10, while FOX maintained second with America's Most Wanted, 5.1/9, and ABC held onto third with its movie, A Bug's Life (4.0/7). NBC had slightly better luck with the third episode of The Apprentice, 3.6/7, but still claimed fourth place. (1/25/2004)

In the Final Nielsen Ratings for the week of January 12 through January 18, 2004 Hack Episode 2-12, Calibrated Arguments came in at 8.3 Mms viewers, 5.3/9, #53. (1/22/2004)

Zap2it reports the Fast National Ratings for Saturday's 1/17/2004 Hack episode Calibrated Arguments:

"FOX and CBS both claimed a share of the 8 p.m. lead with Star Search and COPS both averaging a 4.8/9 for the hour. NBC was third with the 4.0/7 beginning of the movie As Good as it Gets, better than the numbers for ABC's Wonderful World of Disney presentation of Liar, Liar.

With the 5.5/10 for Hack at 9 p.m., CBS had another hourly win. FOX stayed in second with the 4.8/8 for America's Most Wanted. The ABC movie earned a 4.7/8 for the hour, topping As Good as it Gets on NBC." (1/18/2004)

If you want to write to CBS to show your support for Hack, the CBS.com site has a feedback link on each page (at the very bottom text navigation bar, on the left) where you can leave your comments. A form will open up, you can select Hack as the show you want to comment about, and then leave your message.

You can also send a postal mail to show your support for Hack, using this address:

Director of Programming
CBS Television
524 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019

Or, if you just want to go directly to the top, write to this address:

CBS
Leslie Moonves, CBS President and CEO
7800 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036

(12/26)

In the Final Nielsen Ratings for the week of December 15 through December 21, 2003 Hack Episode 2-11, Gone came in at 7.5 Mms viewers, 4.7/9, #60. (12/26)

Mediaweek.com reports the Nielsen Overnight ratings for Saturday, December 20, 2003 with Hack episode Gone earning a 5.9/9 from 9:30-10:30 PM EST. (Other areas of the country were not affected by the over-run of the football game). With the competition of The Santa Clause on ABC (5.7/10 from 9-11 p.m.) and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation II on NBC (4.3/ 7 from 8-10 p.m) (12/22)

This Reuters report from The Hollywood Reporter CBS' Moonves Singing Praises of Sunday Schedule mentions Hack saying:

"The network is down sharply in all categories on Saturdays, where the sophomore drama Hack has failed to do much business after being moved from Friday." (12/21)

Zap2it reports the Fast National Ratings for Saturday's 12/20/2003 Hack episode Gone:

"ABC moved into the lead at 9 p.m. with a repeat of the movie The Santa Clause, 4.8/9. NBC stayed in second with its' movie, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2, 4.6/9 and America's Most Wanted held steady for FOX 4.2/8. CBS fell to fourth with Hack (3.6/7) (12/21)

The Philadelphia Daily News checks in with this story 'Hack' cabbie Morse takes a write turn. The Philadelphia Inquirer has a short mention of David Morse and Hack in their Inqulings column. (12/18)

In the Final Nielsen Ratings for the week of December 8 through December 14, 2003 Hack Episode 2-10, Dial 'O' For Murder came in at 7.6 Mms viewers, 5.0/9, #63. (12/17)

Zap2it reports the Fast National Ratings for Saturday's 12/13/2003 Hack episode Dial 'O' For Murder:

At 9 p.m., the order stayed the same with CBS going for a ride with Hack, 5.1/9, and FOX showing America's Most Wanted. ABC continued spreading cheer with the movie I'll Be Home for Christmas, averaging a 4.7/9 from 9 to 11 p.m. NBC remained in last place with its movie. (12/14)

Philadelphia's WRTI weekly arts and culture program Creatively Speaking is broadcast every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. From the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, this Saturday (December 13, 2003) host Jim Cotter interviews David Morse. Thanks Tess. (12/12)

Here's a story Dial 'O' for murder: My time on the 'Hack' set from the Center City Weekly Press, written by Thom Nichol. Dial 'O' For Murder airs on Saturday, December 13, 2003 at 9:00 PM ET/PT. Thanks, Susan for the links to the stories. (12/11)

This story Noted media alumni get SCAT awards from Temple University's Temple Times recounts the presentation of the 2003 Lew Klein Alumni in the Media Awards on Tuesday, December 9, 2003. David Morse was in attendance to accept the award. 12/11)

The Paramount Hack web site is reporting that Hack Ep 2-11, airing December 20, 2003 is called Gone and that the episode was written by David Morse. No official word, yet, from CBS, but an interesting development.

Thanks, Tess, for ferreting out the information. (12/3)

The Good Son will be released on Region 1 DVD by Fox Home Entertainment on February 3, 2004. The DVD is remastered in anamorphic widescreen and will feature only the trailer. Suggested retail price is $14.95. (12/3)

On December 9, 2003, David will be presented with the Lew Klein Excellence in the Media Award, at a special ceremony sponsored by Temple University's School of Communications and Theater.

The Lew Klein Excellence in the Media Award is presented to a distinguished member of the media outside of the Temple alumni community whose outstanding achievements and commitment to service brings honor to their profession. David will be in attendance to accept the award. (12/2)

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