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Wednesday Ratings: Idol Takes Back the Night
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
American Idol may have lost to the Winter Olympics last Wednesday, but there is no way the program would let that happen two weeks in a row. Yesterday’s performances from the Top 12 men helped the program take back the viewers and the demos.
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- American Idol (22.8 million, 8.6/23 in 18-49) was still down 2.2 million from one week ago.
- The Vancouver Olympics (19.5 million, 5.2/14) plunged by 9.8 million.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine* (4.4 million, 1.1/3) lost 500,000.
- Modern Family* (3.9 million, 1.2/3) fell by 1.2 million.
- The Middle* (4 million, 1.4/4) gave up 800,000.
- Gary Unmarried* (3.4 million, 0.9/2) shaved off 1 million.
- Life Unexpected* (1 million, 0.4/1) slid by 300,000.
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Tuesday Ratings: Lost Raises Its Game
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Lost, Ratings,
Okay, so it didn’t make a significant jump. But given the music and sports competition, Lost should be happy with its slight bump last night. It’s all about the little things, right?
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- Approximately 24 million watched ladies’ night on American Idol (8.9/22 in 18-49).
- The Vancouver Games (6.1/17) had 22.1 million doing triple Axels.
- NCIS* (11.5 million, 2.3/6) did about the same.
- Lost* (4.4 million, 1.6/4) added on 200,000.
- 90210* (0.3/1) settled for 780,500.
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Monday Ratings: Minor Slip for Winter Games
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, 24, House, Ratings,
Are viewers simply not interested in ice dancing? Or were they simply caught up in The Bachelor? Whatever the reason, last night’s coverage got beat by 2006’s Torino games for the first time since the Vancouver edition started.
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- The Winter Olympics (21.1 million, 5.4/14 in 18-49) was off 1.4 million from four years ago.
- The Bachelor special (11.2 million, 3.9/10) only lost 300,000.
- House* (6.1 million, 2.1/6) fell by 700,000.
- How I Met Your Mother* (6.1 million, 2.2/6) gave up 300,000.
- Accidentally on Purpose* (5.3 million, 1.9/5) shaved off 200,000.
- One Tree Hill (2.2 million, 1.0/3) raised another 300,000.
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Thursday Ratings: Past Life Plunges to Its Death
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, Survivor, Ratings,
Wondering why Past Life was just canceled after only three episodes? Look at last night’s numbers. The program - which started with an 8.3 million debut - lost 5 million in just two weeks.
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- Approximately 25.3 million (7.1/19 in 18-49) watched Wednesday’s coverage of the Vancouver Olympics.
- Survivor (11.9 million, 3.9/11) saw 2.2 million leave the island.
- Bones* (5.7 million, 1.6/4) gave up 2.4 million.
- The Deep End (4.3 million, 1.1/3) slipped by 1.4 million.
- The Vampire Diaries* (0.7/2) sucked in 1.7 million.
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Wednesday Ratings: Idol’s Win Streak Ends
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
As Avatar recently proved—some records are made to be broken. Last night, American Idol tasted something it hadn’t sampled in some time: defeat. For the first time in six years, the reality show was beaten its own time slot.
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- Vancouver Olympics coverage (8.9/23 in 18-49) had 29.3 million Americans cheering through the night.
- Human Target (7.1 million, 2.1/6) gave up 1.8 million.
- Modern Family* (5.1 million, 1.7/5) and The Middle* (4.7 million, 1.7/5) tied in the demos.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine* (1.3/4) raked in 4.9 million.
- Gary Unmarried* (1.4/4) rounded up 4.4 million.
- Life Unexpected* (1.3 million, 0.6/2) slipped by 300,000.
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Tuesday Ratings: Idol Wins the Gold Medal
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Lost, Ratings,
High-flying snowboard action on NBC couldn’t keep the singing voices at FOX quiet. Last night’s American Idol managed to beat the Winter Olympics coverage at its own ratings game.
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- Approximately 23.6 million watched the nail-biting drama on American Idol (9.1/22 in 18-49).
- Winter Olympics coverage (5.4/14 in 18-49) pulled in 20.4 million.
- NCIS* (2.3/6) scored 11.6 million.
- Lost* (1.5/4) recapped 4.2 million
- 90210* (900,000, 0.4/1) did about the same.
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Monday Ratings: Bachelor Stands Tall Against Olympics
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, 24, House, Ratings,
Monday’s sports competition had very little effect on The Bachelor‘s strong season. Last night, the reality show showed only a slight dip in the viewers while remaining practically even with the previous week’s demos.
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- Coverage of the Winter Olympics (7.2/18 in 18-49) drummed up 25.5 million spectators.
- The Bachelor (11.5 million, 4.0/10) was off by 800,000.
- House* (2.2/6) turned in 6.8 million.
- How I Met Your Mother* (2.2/6) registered 5.8 million.
- Accidentally on Purpose* (2.0/5) nailed down 5.5 million.
- One Tree Hill (1.9 million, 0.9/2) lost 300,000.
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Thursday Ratings: Survivor a Hero for CBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, 30 Rock, Grey’s Anatomy, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Did you see the moment when Sugar ran topless down the beach on Survivor? If you didn’t, you were one of the few. The two-hour premiere of the Heroes vs. Villains edition attracted 14.1 million fans and helped put a ding into Grey’s Anatomy‘s numbers.
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- Approximately 14.1 million watched the two-hour debut of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (4.5/12 in 18-49).
- Bones* (2.1/6) dug up 8.1 million.
- The Deep End (5.7 million, 1.5/4) picked up 600,000 more.
- Community (5.2 million, 2.3/7) remained steady.
- Parks and Recreation (5 million, 2.3/6) was up a tick.
- The Vampire Diaries (3.6 million, 1.5/4) lost 400,000.
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Wednesday Ratings: ABC Feels Some Love
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
ABC might not have been the winner last night, but Modern Family and The Middle did their best to help. Despite competition from American Idol‘s Group Night, Family reached another series high in the demos. Meanwhile, Middle - with help from Charlie Brown - hit a high of its own.
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- Human Target (8.9 million, 2.5/7 in 18-49) pinpointed another 1.1 million.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (2.3/7) returned to 8.3 million.
- The Middle (8.2 million, 3.0/8) added on 900,000.
- Gary Unmarried (2.4/7) pulled in 7.7 million.
- A Charlie Brown Valentine (2.5/7) entertained 7.5 million.
- Life Unexpected* (1.6 million, 0.8/2) improved by 200,000.
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Tuesday Ratings: Past Life Can’t Pass Competition
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Lost, Ratings,
Last night’s premiere of Past Life did what few post-Idol debuts have done before: Disappoint. Despite a huge lead-in, the series opener came in fourth in its hour in both the viewers and the demos.
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- Approximately 27.9 million saw Ellen DeGeneres’ first day on American Idol (10.1/26 in 18-49).
- NCIS (19.8 million, 4.1/11) picked up 700,000.
- The Biggest Loser (3.5/9) averaged 8.9 million over two hours.
- Lost* (1.7/4) helped 4.9 million get caught up.
- 90210* (0.4/1) scraped up 910,000.
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