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Monday Ratings: Heroes Season Premiere Down
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, Heroes, Prison Break, Ratings,
So much for trying to start over again. Although Heroes did its best to bring viewers back, the former NBC hit saw a 25% decline from last year’s premiere. In fact, the show tied its lowest numbers for an original episode to date. The Peacock’s competitors did nicely though. ABC was the most-watched network of the night while CBS had the best demos.
8pm
- Dancing with the Stars (5.3/13 in 18-49) debuted to 21.1 million.
- The Big Bang Theory (3.6/10) returned to 9.4 million; How I Met Your Mother (9.7 million, 4.0/10) did even better.
- A Heroes clip show (2.6/7) had 6 million watching.
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (5.8 million, 2.2/6) was up 300,000.
- Gossip Girl (3.4 million, 1.6/4) took a 300,000 hit.
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Friday Ratings: CBS and ABC Split Lackluster Evening
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
This past Friday, the networks didn’t give the viewers much to choose from. (That will, thankfully, change in just a few short weeks.) The tight race ended with an ABC win in the demos and a CBS victory with the viewers.
8pm
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (5.9 million, 1.3/5 in 18-49) plummeted by 1 million.
- America’s Funniest Home Videos* (1.5/6) averaged 5.5 million over two hours.
- Ghost Whisperer* (5.3 million, 1.4/5) shed 400,000.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.4 million, 1.4/5) was up by 200,000.
- America’s Toughest Jobs (3.3 million, 1.1/4) did about the same as last week.
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Thursday Ratings: Mixed Results for CW
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, The Office, Ratings,
Good news just keeps coming for CW. Last night, the season premiere of Supernatural saw a 29% increase over last year’s results. Unfortunately, Smallville‘s debut was down 10%. In the end, CBS was a winner with the viewers while FOX placed first in the demos.
8pm
- America’s Got Talent (9.8 million, 2.3/7 in 18-49) was up 200,000.
- An early hour of CSI* (1.9/6) raked in 8 million.
- My Name is Earl* (5.2 million, 1.6/5) did the same as last week.
- Ugly Betty* (4.41 million, 1.3/4) did slightly better.
- Approximately 4.38 million welcomed back Smallville (1.8/6).
- Hole in the Wall (2.0/6) averaged 4.7 million over the hour.
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The Hollywood Reporter
Wednesday Ratings: America’s Got Talent Takes Win for NBC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Ratings,
8pm
- America’s Got Talent (12 million, 3.1/9 in 18-49) picked up another 500,000.
- Bones (9.7 million, 3.2/10) unearthed 800,000 more.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine* (1.3/4) averaged 4.6 million over the hour.
- America’s Next Top Model (4.2 million, 2.1/6) added on 400,000 more.
- Wife Swap* (3.8 million, 1.3/4) slipped by 200,000.
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Tuesday Ratings: House Dominates for FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Ratings,
Good news and bad news for FOX last night. Although House saw its lowest Tuesday ratings since 2005, the show did well enough to slaughter the competition. Meanwhile, Fringe saw a dramatic improvement over its premiere thanks to the strong lead-in.
8pm
- Approximately 14.7 million saw the season premiere of House (5.6/16 in 18-49).
- NCIS* (1.8/5) checked in with 9.6 million.
- The Biggest Loser: Families (3.2/9) weighed in with 7.9 million.
- The season finale of Wipeout (2.0/6) waved goodbye to 6 million.
- 90210 (3.3 million, 1.7/5) did about the same as last week.
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Monday Ratings: CW Starts Week on High Note
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Last night, the CW had its best Monday ever thanks to a strong Gossip Girl/One Tree Hill block. Both programs showed growth yesterday despite being in their third weeks. In the end, CBS finally managed to snag the viewers from NBC while tying FOX in the demos.
8pm
- Deal or No Deal (8.8 million, 2.0/6 in 18-49) sunk by 800,000.
- The Big Bang Theory* (6 million, 1.9/6) grew by 400,000.
- ABC‘s airing of Batman Begins (1.9/5) attracted 5.7 million.
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (5.5 million, 2.0/6) lost 800,000.
- How I Met Your Mother* (5.4 million, 1.9/5) shrunk by 400,000.
- Gossip Girl (3.7 million, 1.9/5) added on another 500,000.
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Variety
Sunday Ratings: Steelers Steal Win for NBC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Desperate Housewives, Ratings,
Unless you’re willing to count the Big Brother clip show, Sunday Night Football was the only original program after 8pm last night. This lack of competition gave NBC an easy victory in both categories yesterday.
8pm
- Approximately 15.8 million watched the Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Cleveland Browns on Sunday Night Football (6.4/16 in 18-49).
- Big Brother 10 (2.7/7) refreshed 10.3 million.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition* (7.1 million, 2.3/6) piled on another 1.2 million.
- A Fringe* repeat (2.3/6) got 5.7 million caught up.
- Privileged* (0.8/2) attended to 2 million viewers.
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Friday Ratings: Game Shows Trump ABC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Without a doubt, Charlie Gibson’s exclusive interview with Sarah Palin was the most-watched event on Friday night. Unfortunately, the ALMA Awards wasn’t. That ratings combination allowed FOX to take a win in both categories this weekend.
8pm
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (6.9 million, 1.8/6 in 18-49) slipped by 700,000.
- Ghost Whisperer* (1.5/5) scared up 5.7 million.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.2 million, 1.3/4) let 500,000 get away.
- The 2008 ALMA Awards (1.0/3) turned in 3.8 million.
- America’s Toughest Jobs (1.1/4) looked weak with 3.4 million.
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Thursday Ratings: Kitchen Nightmares a Dream for FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, The Office, Ratings,
A football-less NBC wasn’t able to sweep up like it did last week. This time around, FOX was on top with the demos while CBS was the winner with the viewers.
8pm
- America’s Got Talent (9.6 million, 2.3/8 in 18-49) was the night’s most-watched show.
- Big Brother 10 (7.9 million, 2.7/8) attracted 1.4 million more.
- Approximately 5.4 million welcomed Hole in the Wall (2.3/7) to its regular time slot.
- My Name is Earl* (1.6/5) coughed up 5.2 million.
- Ugly Betty* (4.3 million, 1.2/4) was on par with last week.
- Smallville* (0.8/2) settled for 2 million.
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Wednesday Ratings: FOX Comedies Bring Network Down
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Ratings,
Despite great numbers for last week’s debut of Bones’ debut last week, FOX saw a decline for Week 2. (Poor performances from the network’s comedies didn’t help.) This allowed NBC to take back both the viewers and the demos yesterday.
8pm
- America’s Got Talent (11.5 million, 2.9/8 in 18-49) grew by 1.3 million.
- Bones (8.9 million, 2.9/9) slipped by 800,000.
- Greatest American Dog (5.5 million, 1.7/5) retrieved 600,000 more.
- Wife Swap* (4 million, 1.4/4) tacked on another 300,000.
- America’s Next Top Model (3.8 million, 2.0/6) improved by 300,000.
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The Hollywood Reporter
