Tuesday Ratings: Idol Hits a New Low
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, Ratings,
Is American Idol starting to show its age? Or were viewers simply disinterested in the Kris/Adam battle? Whatever the reason, yesterday’s episode scored the lowest demos ever for a finale performance show.
8pm
- American Idol (23.1 million, 8.3/24 in 18-49) picked up 1.3 million since last week.
- NCIS (3.4/10) ended its season with 16.1 million.
- Dancing with the Stars (1.8/5) recapped 7.7 million.
- Most Outrageous Moments (0.9/3) drew 3 million to NBC.
- Reaper (1.8 million, 0.7/2) lost 200,000.
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Friday Ratings: Close Call Between CBS and NBC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Friday night’s contest came down to the activity in the 9:00 hour. When the dust settled, CBS barely passed NBC in the viewers (5.09 million to 5.06 million) while tying both NBC and CW in the demos.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer* (5 million, 1.2/5 in 18-49) saw 200,000 spirits disappear.
- Most Outrageous Moments* (4.1 million, 0.9/4) also slipped by 200,000.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4 million, 1.2/5) got 200,000 more in the ring.
- ABC‘s airing of Lemony Snicket (1.1/4) entertained 3.5 million.
- Approximately 2.6 million were sucked into The Fog (0.9/3) on FOX.
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Friday Ratings: Viewers Not in the Mood for Swinging
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
A switch of time slots might have helped Flashpoint, but it didn’t do much for Swingtown. Meanwhile, all of the networks took a backseat to NBC on Friday.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer* (1.3/5 in 18-49) conjured up 5.2 million.
- America’s Funniest Videos* (1.3/5) documented 4.8 million.
- Most Outrageous Moments* (1.1/5) embarrassed 4.3 million.
- Friday Night Smackdown (1.3/5) wrestled up 3.8 million.
- FOX‘s airing of Anger Management (1.2/5) had 3.2 riled up.
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Friday Ratings: Flashpoint Sparks CBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
CBS’ newest drama (Flashpoint) pulled in strong numbers for its season premiere. The network returned to old Friday ways and won in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer* (1.3/5 in 18-49) haunted 5.3 million.
- Most Outrageous Moments* (1.2/6) had 4.9 million laughing.
- Friday Night Smackdown (1.3/5) wrestled up 3.9 million.
- Approximately 3.2 million grooved to Dance Machine (0.7/3).
- FOX‘s 2 Fast 2 Furious (1.1/4) revved up 3.1 million.
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Friday Ratings: Dance Machine No SYTYCD
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Dance Machine - ABC’s latest contribution to the dancing genre - was out of sync with Friday night’s competition. CBS wound up winning the viewers while NBC nabbed the demos.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer* (5.6 million, 1.4/6 in 18-49) was up 200,000.
- Most Outrageous Moments* (4.5 million, 1.2/5) tacked on another 700,000.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.3 million, 1.4/5) grew by 400,000.
- Approximately 3.8 million watched the debut of Dance Machine (1.0/4).
- XXX: State of the Union (1.2/5) pulled in 3.3 million for FOX.
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Friday Ratings: Daytime Emmys Fail to Shine
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Even though the ceremony (barely) won its hour, the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards couldn’t muster enough primetime attention to topple a list of repeats. CBS wound up winning the viewers and ended up in a four-way tie in the demos.
8pm
- The Daytime Emmy Awards (1.2/4 in 18-49) attracted 5.39 million soap watchers.
- Ghost Whisperer* (5.38 million, 1.4/5) was a close second.
- Friday Night Smackdown (3.86 million, 1.3/5) did the same as a week ago.
- Most Outrageous Moments* (3.77 million, 0.9/3) was down slightly.
- Planet of the Apes (3.51 million, 1.3/5) was on par with last Friday.
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Friday Ratings: CW Actually Posts a Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Okay - so it wasn’t exactly a win. And it really wasn’t by much. But this is the first time I can recall ever saying CW was tied for the lead in the overnight demos. (It shared the honor with ABC.) CBS, meanwhile, was yesterday’s most-watched network.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer* (1.0/4 in 18-49) had 5.1 million spooked.
- Approximately 4.9 million laughed along with America’s Funniest Home Videos* (1.4/6).
- Most Outrageous Moments* (3.93 million, 1.1/4) was down about a 1/2 million.
- Friday Night Smackdown (3.86 million, 1.3/5) pumped up 3.86 million.
- FOX‘s airing of Hollywood Homicide (0.9/3) pulled in 3.49 million.
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Tuesday Ratings: Lakers Win Game and Viewers
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Reality, Specials, Sports, Hell’s Kitchen, Ratings,
Game 3 between the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers overpowered FOX’s reality block. ABC wound up passing its competitors in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- NCIS* (10 million, 1.9/6 in 18-49) had a 900,000 climb.
- The NBA pre-game show (3.6/11) drew in 9.1 million.
- The Jimmy Kimmel special (2.9/10) kicked off the evening with 7.8 million.
- The Moment of Truth (6 million, 2.4/8) was off by 700,000.
- Most Outrageous Moments (6 million, 1.8/6) improved by 300,000.
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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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This Week on TV (6/9-6/15)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, BBC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, MTV, NBC, Hell’s Kitchen,
(You can view TV Envy’s Summer Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (6/9)
- The Bachelorette (ABC, 8pm): “DeAnna accuses the 9 remaining bachelors of refusing to take the competition seriously, but first she invites them to compete in a singing contest.” I don’t understand why those guys don’t see the importance of a proper serenade.
- Quads with 2 Moms (Discovery Health, 8pm): “A same-sex couple who want to become parents undergo fertility treatments and both become pregnant with twins.” I just can’t believe Oprah didn’t get a hold of this story first!
- Greek (ABC Family, 8pm): Season finale. “The Cyprus-Rhodes students head to the beach for Spring Break where Casey finally decides to leave the past behind and cut loose.” And by “decides”, we mean she finally “downs” a couple of shots and forgets the past.
- Nashville Star (NBC, 9pm): Season/network premiere. “Billy Ray Cyrus takes over the hosting from Jewel, who moves to the judges’ table alongside country stars John Rich and Jeffrey Steele.” I never thought the day would come when I would compare Jewel to Paula Abdul.
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