Friday Ratings: CBS Returns in Fine Form
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
A night of originals - and a sensitive vampire - helped CBS dominate Friday nights once again.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (2.3/9 in 18-49) kicked off the evening with 9 million.
- America’s Funniest Home Videos* (1.3/5) tickled 5 million.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.2 million, 1.3/3) scored another 100,000 fans.
- Most Outrageous Moments* (4 million, 0.9/3) slipped by 1.5 million.
- FOX‘s 13 Going on 30 (1.3/4) had 3.8 million planted to their couches.
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Friday Ratings: Dateline Does Well for NBC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, House, Ratings,
A lack of originals and Showcase Showdowns put CBS in unfamiliar territory behind NBC.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer* (6.7 million, 1.7/6 in 18-49) whittled away 2 million.
- A Most Outrageous Moments* repeat (1.5/6) drew in 5.5 million.
- House* (5 million, 1.5/6) did slightly better than last week’s Bones.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.1 million, 1.2/4) saw 300,000 tune out.
- Desperate Housewives* (0.8/3) entertained 3.1 million couch potatoes.
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Friday Ratings: CBS on a Winning Streak
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
After a win on Thursday night, new episodes helped CBS snag another victory on Friday.
8pm
- A new Ghost Whisperer (2.3/8 in 18-49) spooked up 9.3 million.
- America’s Funniest Home Videos* (6 million, 1.5/5) did better than an episode of Grey‘s.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.56 million, 1.4/5) fought hard for its third place spot.
- Bones* (4.54 million, 1.2/4) was a close fourth.
- Amne$ia (4.51 million, 1.3/4) put up a good effort.
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Sunday Ratings: Tight Contest Between CBS, ABC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
Thanks to a basketball overrun earlier in the evening, CBS was able to place first last night with the viewers. However, ABC still put up a good fight and came away with the demos.
8pm
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (12.8 million, 4.5/11 in 18-49) built itself a larger audience than last week.
- Big Brother (8 million, 2.7/7) slid by approximately 2.3 million.
- The Simpsons (7.1 million, 3.4/9) and King of the Hill (6 million, 2.7/7) both did nearly twice as well as their last outing.
- Dateline (6.7 million, 1.7/4) was up about 600,000.
- Everybody Hates Chris (1.3 million, 0.5/1) and Aliens in America* (990,000, 0.3/1) also saw increases.
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Friday Ratings: NBC Makes It Two in a Row
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, Ratings,
Once again, a lack of competition proves to be helpful for NBC. The Peacock network followed up a Thursday night win with another one last night.
8pm
- The NCAA tournament (3.1/10 in 18-49) covered the spread with 8.8 million.
- A repeat of Bones* (5.2 million, 1.4/5) did better than the canceled Jezebel James.
- Amne$ia (5 million, 1.3/5) was down a few notches from last week.
- Grey’s Anatomy* (4.2 million, 1.1/4) was up a smidge.
- Friday Night Smackdown (1.2/4) had 4.1 million in its hold.
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Sunday Ratings: ABC Tops on Easter Holiday
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
Although last night’s numbers were a bit confusing - CBS’ NCAA coverage caused show overlaps in parts of the country - it appears ABC managed to pull out another Sunday win. The network was first in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (3.9/11 in 18-49) nailed down 11.1 million.
- A 60 Minutes/Big Brother hour (2.4/7/) turned in 10.3 million.
- Dateline (6.1 million, 1.3/4) was down 1.9 million from last Sunday.
- The Simpsons* (4.8 million, 2.4/7) and Unhitched (3.1 million, 1.5/4) both took large hits this week.
- Both Everybody Hates Chris (990,000, 0.5/1) and Aliens in America (930,000, 0.4/1) were off slightly.
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Friday Ratings: A Slam Dunk for CBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Ratings,
8pm
- The NCAA tournament (3.1/10 in 18-49) scored an average of 8.3 million for the evening.
- Amne$ia (5.2 million, 1.3/5) roped in another 400,000.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.2 million, 1.4/5) released 100,000 from its chokehold.
- Grey’s Anatomy* (4.1 million, 1.0/4) examined 300,000 more than last week.
- ’Til Death (1.1/4) kicked off FOX’s night with 3.4 million; The Return of Jezebel James (3.1 million, 1.1/4) did about the same.
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Sunday Ratings: Extreme Makeover Serves ABC Nicely
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
ABC won another Sunday night - and surprisingly Oprah wasn’t the network’s biggest contributor.
8pm
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (12 million, 4.1/11 in 18-49) was the night’s top show.
- Dateline (1.9/6) averaged 8 million over two hours.
- Both The Simpsons* (6.6 million, 3.0/9) and King of the Hill (6 million, 2.8/7) saw losses.
- Big Brother (6.3 million, 2.3/6) was down slightly.
- Everybody Hates Chris (1.1 million, 0.5/1) and Aliens in America (900,000, 0.4/1) also took small blows.
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Friday Ratings: Jezebel James a Ratings Dud
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Ratings,
Although she may be loved in indie films, Parker Posey is apparently not a star on the small screen. The premiere of her new show was a disappointment for FOX’s Friday.
8pm
- The Price is Right (8.7 million, 2.0/7 in 18-49) lost 1.6 million in change.
- Amne$ia (4.8 million, 1.4/5) was up slightly.
- Friday Night Smackdown (1.4/5) averaged 4.3 million over its two hours.
- Grey’s Anatomy* (3.8 million, 1.0/5) discharged 200,000.
- The Return of Jezebel James’ debut (3.2 million, 1.0/4) was the lowest-rated show of the evening.
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Friday Ratings: Viewers Come On Down to CBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Ratings,
Drew Carey - with his Million Dollar Spectacular - expanded his lead over that other Friday game show.
8pm
- The Price is Right (2.5/8 in 18-49) had 10.3 million vying for the Showcase Showdown.
- Bones* (6.7 million, 1.7/5) dug up 300,000 more than last week.
- Approximately 5 million cheered on Friday Night Smackdown (1.5/4).
- Amne$ia (1.6/5) had 4.7 million testing their memories.
- Grey’s Anatomy* (1.1/3) treated 4 million.
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