Tuesday Ratings: CBS and FOX Share the Spoils

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell’s Kitchen, Ratings,
A decline in Moment of Truth‘s performance helped CBS edge FOX in viewership. Nevertheless, Hell’s Kitchen pulled in strong enough numbers to give its network a win in the demos.
8pm

- NCIS* (9.1 million, 1.5/5 in 18-49) was off by 600,000.
- The Moment of Truth (6.7 million, 2.7/9) also lost 600,000
- Most Outrageous Moments (5.7 million, 1.6/5) was down by 400,000.
- According to Jim* (4.4 million, 1.5/5) slipped by 600,000.
- Beauty and the Geek* (1.6 million, 0.7/2) was actually up 300,000.
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Friday Ratings: Tight Race for Few Viewers

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Learning how to spell g-u-e-r-d-o-n was about the most exciting thing that happened to viewers on Friday evening. By night’s end, CBS was a winner in the viewers while NBC was tops in the demos.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer* (1.4/6 in 18-49) haunted 5.7 million.
- ABC‘s coverage of the Scripps National Spelling Bee (1.1/4) had 4.6 million biting their nails.
- Most Outrageous Moments* (4.4 million, 1.1/5) was off track by 500,000.
- Friday Night Smackdown (3.7 million, 1.1/4) roped in 400,000 more.
- FOX‘s Little Black Book (2.5 million, 0.9/3) saw 1.5 million less than last week’s movie.
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Tuesday Ratings: FOX Wins Without Idol

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell’s Kitchen, Ratings,
While the show didn’t come close to American Idol-sized numbers, the reintroduction of The Moment of Truth did well enough to help FOX win another Tuesday night.
8pm
- A repeat of NCIS* (9.7 million, 1.8/6 in 18-49) was the most-watched show yesterday.
- The Moment of Truth (3.1/10) returned to 7.3 million viewers.
- Most Outrageous Moments (6.1 million, 1.8/5) improved by 2.1 million.
- According to Jim* (1.8/5) clocked in at 5 million.
- Beauty and the Geek* (0.6/2) trailed far behind at 1.3 million.
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This Week on TV (5/26-6/1)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, Bravo, Cable, FOX, MTV, NBC, The CW, Lost, So You Think You Can Dance,

(You can view TV Envy’s Summer Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (5/26)
- American Gladiators (NBC, 8pm): “A tree climber tries to rise above a SWAT officer.” If tree boy gets a chance at the wall, his opponent will have no choice but to gas him.
- Flavor of Love 3 (VH1, 9pm): “The cast of Season 3 reunites.” I often wonder what a sober Brigitte Nielsen thinks about this.
- Denise Richards: It’s Complicated (E!, 10pm): “Denise goes on a blind date with a so-called regular guy.” When you’re getting alimony and child support from your celebrity ex, you can afford to go out with “regular guys”.
- Living Lohan (E!, 10:30): The title of the tonight’s premiere is “Mommy Will Fix It.” I hope she’s referring to Ali’s hair.
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Friday Ratings: Viewers Take a Vacation

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, Ratings,
On this 3-day holiday weekend, the viewers - and the networks - decided to take a little time off.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer* (1.5/5 in 18-49) averaged 5.5 million over two hours.
- Most Outrageous Moments (1.4/6) whipped up 4.9 million.
- FOX‘s Cheaper by the Dozen (4 million, 1.4/5) did 1.2 million better than last week’s airing of Dodgeball.
- A Grey’s Anatomy* block (1.2/5) roped in 3.9 million.
- Friday Night Smackdown (3.3 million, 1.2/4) fell by 700,000.
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Tuesday Ratings: Busy Night for Reality Shows

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell’s Kitchen, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, Ratings,
Last night’s Battle of the Davids brought monster-sized numbers to FOX. American Idol‘s final showdown actually improved upon last year’s finale. Meanwhile, Dancing with the Stars drew a lot of interest in the later half of the evening.
8pm
- American Idol (27.1 million, 10.1/28 in 18-49) was up from last year’s 25.3 million.
- NCIS’ two-hour finale (3.4/9) took in a respectable 16.5 million.
- A Dancing with the Stars* recap (8.9 million, 1.9/5) doubled According to Jim‘s numbers.
- Most Outrageous Moments (4 million, 1.4/4) did the same as before.
- A Reaper* repeat (1.8 million, 0.8/2) did 300,000 better than Beauty and the Geek.
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Tuesday Ratings: FOX Sees Improvement

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell’s Kitchen, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, Ratings,
Although FOX has ruled Tuesday for quite some time, the network’s lineup has seen its ups and downs. This week, both American Idol and Hell’s Kitchen rebounded from recent ratings dips.
8pm
- American Idol (24 million, 8.6/24 in 18-49) grew by 2.8 million.
- NCIS (14.7 million, 3.0/9) improved by 900,000.
- According to Jim (1.4/4) settled in with 4.4 million.
- Most Outrageous Moments (4 million, 1.2/3) had a 200,000 decrease.
- Beauty and the Geek (1.5 million, 0.7/2) was down a notch.
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Friday Ratings: CBS Wins Despite Falling Numbers

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Despite smaller numbers across the board, CBS managed to hang on for its third week in a row.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (8.7 million, 2.1/8 in 18-49) easily topped the hour.
- ABC‘s TV’s All-Time Funniest special (1.6/6) had 6.5 million reminiscing.
- Most Outrageous Moments* (4.2 million, 1.2/5) saw 800,000 tune out.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.1 million, 1.3/5) took in another 200,000.
- FOX‘s Man of the House (3.4 million, 1.1/4) did just as well as last week’s movie.
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Tuesday Ratings: Viewers Reunite with Dancing with the Stars

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Food & Home, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell’s Kitchen, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, Ratings,
Although FOX easily handled another Tuesday night, a special two-hour Dancing with the Stars block made a nice dent in the competition.
8pm
- American Idol (21.2 million, 8.2/23 in 18-49) took a 3 million hit.
- NCIS (13.8 million, 2.8/8) underperformed by 600,000.
- The first hour of Dancing with the Stars (10.5 million, 2.4/7) did nearly 6 million better than According to Jim.
- Most Outrageous Moments (4.2 million, 1.3/4) was up a smidge.
- Beauty and the Geek (1.6 million, 0.7/2) did the same.
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Friday Ratings: CBS on a Winning Streak

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
A victory last night gave the Eye network two Friday wins in a row.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (9.2 million, 2.3/8 in 18-49) delivered 200,000 more than last week.
- An earlier version of 20/20 (1.6/6) turned in 6.3 million.
- Most Outrageous Videos (5 million, 1.4/5) dialed up another million.
- Friday Night Smackdown (3.9 million, 1.2/4) was down by 300,000.
- FOX‘s Are We There Yet? (1.1/4) kept 3.4 million busy.
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