Say what you will about “Grey’s Anatomy” – you’re either sick of all the cloying “McDreamy” nonsense already, or you still love the show – but there’s no arguing its appeal among a certain crowd.
Last Thursday’s “Grey’s” episode notched a whopping 7.3 among adults 18-49 – far outdistancing its closet competitor (Red Sox-Rockies World Series, Game 2) and keeping that smile frozen on the faces of ABC execs. “Grey’s” even drew more viewers in the one hour it competed with the Sox-Rox game (18 million vs. 17 million from 9 to 10 p.m.).
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Armand Assante (left) has landed a recurring role on ABC’s “October Road” portraying Gabriel Diaz, Aubrey’s (Odette Yustman) father. Assante will also be seen in the ballyhooed big-screen movie “American Gangster” (Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe), opening Friday.
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Galas . . .
Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Kelly Ripa and Katrina Bowden will be sporting Leviev diamonds at Denise Rich‘s Angel Ball tonight. The event is to support Rich’s G&P Foundation.
“Sesame Street” creator Joan Ganz Cooney, meanwhile, is feted tonight by The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, with “Inside Edition” host Deborah Norville emceeing (The Pierre).
And daytime’s Judge Maria Lopez, Ch. 7’s Bill Ritter and Sade Baderinwa and VH1’s Simon Doonan participate in tonight’s annual Urban Heroes Benefit Dinner at Pier Sixty (Chelsea Piers).
Last, but not least:
* Z100’s Romeo featured today on “Extra” (5 p.m./ Ch. 4) as an “eligible bachelor.”
* Marvin Scott emcees to night’s Friars Club roast of “The Sopranos” cast.
* Rocking the Boat founder Adam Green gets the “Queer Eye” treatment tomorrow (9 p.m./Bravo).