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Thursday Ratings: Taylor Swift Not Enough for CBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Taylor Swift isn’t just a big concert draw, the country music sensation is a ratings hit as well. Swift’s stint on CSI helped give the CBS program a nice boost on Thursday night. Unfortunately, that other musical hit (a.k.a. American Idol) was also around to do its thing.
8pm
- American Idol (21.2 million, 7.5/20 in 18-49) picked up 500,000.
- Survivor: Tocantins (12 million, 3.8/10) slipped by 300,000.
- Ugly Betty (6.4 million, 1.7/5) gave up 400,000.
- My Name is Earl (2.2/6) returned to 5.6 million; Kath & Kim (4.2 million, 1.8/5) improved by 800,000.
- Smallville* (2.2 million, 0.8/2) was on par with last week.
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Wednesday Ratings: Top Model Returns in Style
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, Lost, Ratings,
The 12th season of America’s Next Top Model premiered on a healthy note last night. (That’s good news for the show’s 13th and 14th installments.) Even though it faced direct competition from American Idol, the CW program was up 11% from its fall debut.
8pm
- American Idol (22.5 million, 7.7/21 in 18-49) was down 1.8 million from last Wednesday.
- The finale of Knight Rider (5.8 million, 1.8/5) lost 21% of its premiere audience.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine* (5.5 million, 1.5/4) gave up 300,000; Gary Unmarried* (5.4 million, 1.6/4) fell by 600,000.
- Lost* (4.8 million, 1.7/5) slipped by 200,000.
- America’s Next Top Model (1.8/5) attracted 3.9 million.
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Tuesday Ratings: Hellish Return for Reaper
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Scrubs, The Bachelor, Ratings,
Last night’s premiere of Reaper never really stood a chance. Although it was originally scheduled for a 9:00 debut, CW pitted the show against both American Idol and The Biggest Loser. (Had NCIS been new, the bleeding could have been worse.)
8pm
- Approximately 24.2 million watched the final group perform on American Idol (8.9/23 in 18-49).
- NCIS* (2.6/7) dialed up 13.7 million.
- The Biggest Loser: Couples (3.5/9) averaged 9 million over two hours.
- Homeland Security USA (1.6/4) detained 5.7 million.
- Reaper (2.4 million, 0.9/2) lost 330,000 from its last season finale.
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Monday Ratings: Rosy Evening for ABC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, 24, Heroes, Medium, The Bachelor, Ratings,
Jason Mesnick’s shocking reveal might not have done much for his reputation, but it did plenty for ABC. Yesterday’s Bachelor episode saw its largest audience since 2003 (when Bob Guiney picked Estella Gardinier). The finale - coupled with the post-show special - also led ABC to an easy win last night.
8pm
- The Bachelor (5.4/13 in 18-49) was up 4.5 million from last week.
- A two-hour 24 event (3.3/8) averaged 11.1 million.
- The Big Bang Theory (3.9/10) returned to 10.9 million; How I Met Your Mother (4.2/10) rounded up 11.1 million.
- Chuck (6.6 million, 2.4/6) did about the same.
- Gossip Girl* (1.1 million, 0.5/1) remained steady.
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Sunday Ratings: Two-Hour Events Dominate Evening
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, Apprentice, The - Donald, Family Guy, Saturday Night Live, Ratings,
Last night, viewers had a mixed bag of celebrities to choose from. On ABC, we had a special Brothers & Sisters event. On NBC, the two-hour premiere of Celebrity Apprentice. On CBS, the return of Tom Selleck. So who won out? Although the Eye network attracted the largest audience, the Alphabet network had the demos that mattered.
8pm
- Approximately 12.6 million watched The Simpsons after a NASCAR overrun.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (3.5/9 in 18-49) nailed down 11 million.
- The Amazing Race (10.8 million, 3.0/8) did better on this non-Oscars and/or holiday weekend night.
- King of the Hill (3.0/7) had 6.7 million laughing.
- A Saturday Night Live special (2.2/5) pulled in 5.9 million.
- CW‘s airing of Rain Man (0.5/1) took in 1.8 million.
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Friday Ratings: CBS Ends Week with a Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Ratings,
CBS + Friday + new episodes = Really no reason for anyone else to show up.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (11.6 million, 2.7/9 in 18-49) had its largest audience since November.
- Wife Swap (4.6 million, 1.5/5) picked up 500,000.
- Howie Do It (4.3 million, 1.3/4) improved by 400,000.
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (3.4 million, 1.2/4) slipped by 400,000.
- Everybody Hates Chris* (1.6 million, 0.5/2) and The Game* (1.3 million, 0.4/1) were both up slightly.
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Thursday Ratings: Idol Disrupts the Evening
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Despite hitting season-low audience numbers, a delayed episode of American Idol was still a nuisance for Thursday’s nights staples.
8pm
- American Idol (7.1/19 in 18-49) raised 20.7 million viewers.
- Survivor: Tocantins (12.3 million, 4.0/11) took a 1.4 million hit.
- Ugly Betty (6.8 million, 1.9/5) lost 900,000.
- NBC’s Kung Fu Panda special (1.4/4) entertained 4 million; Kath & Kim (3.4 million, 1.5/4) plummeted by 1.7 million.
- Smallville* (2.1 million, 0.7/2) was down a few notches.
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Wednesday Ratings: FOX Pulls Out Another One
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Lost, Ratings,
A two-hour version of American Idol only gave viewers more reason to keep their ears - and eyes - on FOX last night.
8pm
- American Idol (24.3 million, 8.9/23 in 18-49) did about the same.
- A special episode of The Biggest Loser: Couples (3.3/9) did 3.2 million better than Knight Rider.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine* (5.8 million, 1.5/4) lost 1.5 million; Gary Unmarried* (6 million, 1.7/4) slid by 1.3 million.
- A Lost* repeat kicked off the evening with 5 million (1.7/5).
- Privileged* (900,000, 0.4/1) picked up 40,000.
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Monday Ratings: Heroes Can’t Rescue NBC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, 24, Heroes, House, Medium, Ratings,
CBS’ repeat-filled lineup gave NBC a chance to pick up some ground yesterday. Unfortunately, the Peacock squandered its opportunity and sunk even further last night. FOX, in the meantime, seized the evening and placed first in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- House (14.6 million, 5.4/14 in 18-49) picked up 600,000.
- The Bachelor special (11 million, 3.7/9) was off 1.5 million from the last regular episode.
- The Big Bang Theory* (8.4 million, 2.7/7)* lost 400,000; How I Met Your Mother* (7.6 million, 2.8/7) grew by 300,000.
- Chuck (6.5 million, 2.2/6) had its smallest audience yet.
- Gossip Girl* (1.1 million, 0.4/1) did about the same.
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Friday Ratings: FOX Pales Against CBS Repeats
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Ratings,
Although FOX had the perfect opportunity to exploit CBS’ repeat-filled evening, the network came in a disappointing fourth with the viewers. Terminator‘s even performance was unfortunately offset by Dollhouse‘s second week decline.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer* (8.4 million, 1.9/6 in 18-49) had the night’s biggest audience.
- Wife Swap* (4.1 million, 1.4/4) traded in 200,000.
- Howie Do It (3.9 million, 1.1/4) did the same as last week.
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (3.8 million, 1.3/5) improved by 100,000.
- Everybody Hates Chris (1.4 million, 0.5/2) remained steady; The Game (1.2 million, 0.5/2) was down 300,000.
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