Sunday Ratings: Originals Do Well for NBC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
A fresh lineup gave NBC a win in the demos on Sunday night. Meanwhile, CBS (once again) took first place with the viewers.
8pm
- Million Dollar Password (7.5 million. 1.3/4 in 18-49) shaved off 1 million.
- A 2-hour Extreme Makeover: Home Edition* block (2.2/7) nailed down 6.5 million.
- The U.S. Olympic Trials (5.8 million, 1.7/6) scored 300,000 more than last week.
- The Simpsons* (1.9/6) roped up 3.9 million; King of the Hill* (1.7/5) saw 3.4 million tuning in.
- Everybody Hates Chris* (1.5 million, 0.6/2) improved by 520,000; Aliens in America* (1.3 million, 0.5/2) grew by 420,000.
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Sunday Ratings: Wins for CBS and NBC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Everybody Hates Chris, Ratings,
If things don’t change soon, Sunday evenings will start sounding like a broken record. Yesterday, CBS was #1 with the viewers while NBC was a success in the demos.
8pm
- Million Dollar Password (8.5 million, 1.7/5 in 18-49) was up 200,000.
- Sports coverage of the U.S. Olympic Trials (1.6/5) averaged 5.5 million.
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1.5/5) nabbed 4.1 million for FOX.
- Everybody Hates Chris* (980,000, 0.3/1) soared by 280,000; Aliens in America* (920,000, 0.3/1) picked up another 240,000.
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Sunday Ratings: CBS and NBC Split Boring Night
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
NBC was the only network to bring all-new material the table last night. Unfortunately, all that effort only gave the Peacock network a win in the demos. (CBS was the winner with the viewers.)
8pm
- Million Dollar Password (8.3 million, 1.5/5 in 18-49) easily won its hour.
- NBC‘s coverage of the U.S. Olympic Trials (2.0/6) attracted 6.24 million gymnastics fans.
- A two-hour block of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition* (1.9/6) averaged 6.21 million.
- The Simpsons* hour (4.1 million, 1.9/6) was up 400,000.
- Everybody Hates Chris* (700,000, 0.2/1) and Aliens in America* (680,000, 0.2/1) pulled in similar numbers.
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Sunday Ratings: Theater Awards Don’t Translate to TV
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Prime Time, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Saturday Night Live, Ratings,
Although Tony Awards telecasts have never been ratings goldmines, last night’s event had to compete with golf and basketball. Yesterday’s contest between the Celtics and the Lakers gave ABC another win in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- NBC‘s coverage of the U.S. Open (3.9/13 in-18-49) attracted 13.8 million golf fans.
- Jimmy Kimmel‘s special (8.2 million, 3.2/11) did 800,000 better than last Sunday; the NBA pre-game show (9.8 million, 4.0/12) grew by 1.9 million.
- Approximately 6.2 million theater lovers watched the 2008 Tony Awards (1.1/3).
- The Simpsons* (3.7 million, 1.8/6) was down by 400,000; King of the Hill* (3.6 million, 1.7/5) slipped by 300,000.
- Everybody Hates Chris* (1.1 million, 0.4/1) and Aliens in America* (1.1 million, 0.4/1) turned out similar numbers.
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Sunday Ratings: NBA Scores for ABC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
Game Two between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers was by far the most exciting thing on TV yesterday. Up against mostly repeats, ABC easily had a hold on the night.
8pm
- Million Dollar Password (9.6 million, 2.1/6) slipped 1.1 million from last week.
- Jimmy Kimmel (2.9/9 in 18-49) got 7.4 million fans warmed up; the pre-game portion of the basketball game (3.1/9) attracted 7.9 million.
- Most Outrageous Moments* (1.5/5) averaged 4.9 million over two hours.
- The Simpsons* (4.1 million, 1.9/6) was down by 400,000; King of the Hill* (3.9 million, 1.8/5) only lost 100,000.
- Everybody Hates Chris* (904,000, 0.3/1) was off by 16,000; Aliens in America* (1 million, 0.4/1) was actually up 120,000.
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Sunday Ratings: Regis Philbin A Primetime Hit
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
Apparently Regis Philbin’s appeal is not limited to daytime hours. The host (and his Million Dollar Password) helped CBS win the viewers last night. Meanwhile, NBC - the only other network with originals yesterday - placed first in the demos.
8pm
- Million Dollar Password (2.2/7 in 18-49) engaged 10.7 million.
- A two-hour Most Outrageous Moments block (1.6/5) averaged 5.4 million.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition* (1.4/5) nailed down 5 million.
- The Simpsons* (2.0/7) kept 4.5 million amused; King of the Hill* (1.9/6) did the same for 4 million.
- Everybody Hates Chris* (920,000, 0.3/1) and Aliens in America* (880,000, 0.3/1) tied in the demos.
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Sunday Ratings: NASCAR Races Past Repeats
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Everybody Hates Chris, Ratings,
The NASCAR event on FOX easily outmaneuvered the aging competition.
8pm
- FOX‘s sports coverage (2.5/10 in 18-49) averaged 7.5 million viewers between 7-10pm.
- A 2-hour Cold Case* block (1.2/4) took in 6.4 million.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition* (5.1 million, 1.4/6) plummeted by 6.1 million.
- Dateline (0.8/3) had 4.2 million tuning in.
- Everybody Hates Chris* (916,000, 0.4/1) slipped by nearly 500,000; Aliens in America* (897,000, 0.3/1) was off by 300,000.
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Sunday Ratings: ABC Finales Lead Competition
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, The Office, Ratings,
Despite a good turnout for the Country Music Awards, Desperate Housewives was easily the night’s most-watched program. The finale gave ABC a win in both the viewers and demos.
8pm
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (11.2 million, 3.8/11 in 18-49) took a 900,000 hit.
- The Simpsons finale (6.1 million, 2.9/9) picked up 100,000.
- King of the Hill (5.4 million, 2.6/7) grew by 400,000.
- Everybody Hates Chris (1.4 million, 0.5/2) tacked on another 200,000.
- Aliens in America (1.2 million, 0.5/1) retained most of its lead-in.
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Sunday Ratings: Survivor Outplays ABC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Desperate Housewives, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Last night’s three-hour Survivor finale helped CBS make a dent in ABC’s long streak. The Eye network took a win in the viewers and narrowly took the demos as well.
8pm
- Approximately 13 million saw Parvati Shallow win Survivor: Micronesia (4.4/12 in 18-49).
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (11.9 million, 4.0/11) nailed down another 450,000.
- The Simpsons (6 million, 2.9/9) was down a few notches; King of the Hill (5 million, 2.5/7) took a 700,000 hit.
- Everybody Hates Chris (1.2 million, 0.5/1) did the same as last week; Aliens in America (1.1 million, 0.4/1) was up slightly.
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Sunday Ratings: ABC Faces Weak Competition
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
Repurposed shows on NBC and CBS helped ABC win its 11th Sunday in a row.
8pm
- The season finale of Cold Case (11.57 million, 2.4/7 in 18-49) had a narrow victory.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (11.46 million, 4.1/12) was a close second in viewers.
- The Simpsons (6.2 million, 3.0/9) dipped by 1.5 million; King of the Hill (5.7 million, 2.7/8) scraped off 800,000.
- Monk* (4.1 million, 0.9/3) sunk another 1.7 million.
- Everybody Hates Chris (1.2 million, 0.4/1) and Aliens in America (1 million, 0.4/1) remained steady with last week.
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