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Tuesday Ratings: Viewers Not Interested in Secret Talents
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,
Apparently not many cared that Mya is a fabulous tap dancer or that Sasha Cohen is as bendy as a Chinese acrobat. The new CBS reality show placed last in its hour. Meanwhile, FOX rolled away with another Tuesday win.
8pm
- American Idol (24 million, 8.9/24 in 18-49) was out of tune by 1.2 million.
- A new NCIS (13.9 million, 2.9/8) was up 3.7 million from last week.
- The Biggest Loser (3.7/9) weighed in at 9.1 million.
- Just for Laughs (5.5 million, 1.4/4) did the same as before.
- Beauty and the Geek (1.8 million, 0.8/2) was up a few ticks.
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Sunday Ratings: Monk, Psych Fail to Register
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
The introduction of two new (yet old) shows on NBC did little to help the network. ABC once again won the Sunday demos and came close to surpassing CBS with the viewers.
8pm
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition* (3.0/8 in 18-49) pounded out 9.9 million.
- Big Brother 9 (6.5 million, 2.1/6) shrunk by another 1.5 million.
- Monk (1.5/4) debuted with 5.7 million.
- The Simpsons* (5.5 million, 2.7/8) saw a 1.6 million decrease; King of the Hill (5.2 million, 2.5/7) saw a loss of 800,000.
- Everybody Hates Chris (940,000, 0.4/1) trailed off by 360,000; Aliens in America* (870,000, 0.3/1) slipped by 120,000.
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Friday Ratings: CBS on a Winning Streak
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
After a win on Thursday night, new episodes helped CBS snag another victory on Friday.
8pm
- A new Ghost Whisperer (2.3/8 in 18-49) spooked up 9.3 million.
- America’s Funniest Home Videos* (6 million, 1.5/5) did better than an episode of Grey‘s.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.56 million, 1.4/5) fought hard for its third place spot.
- Bones* (4.54 million, 1.2/4) was a close fourth.
- Amne$ia (4.51 million, 1.3/4) put up a good effort.
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Thursday Ratings: CBS Reclaims the Evening
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Lost, My Name Is Earl, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Thanks to original programming, CBS returned to familiar territory. The network was once again a force on Thursday nights.
8pm
- Survivor: Micronesia (3.9/11 in 18-49) returned to 12.8 million.
- The first episode of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (9.7 million, 2.8/8) had a nice 1.3 million bump.
- About 7.5 million saw Paris Hilton’s cameo on My Name is Earl (3.1/9).
- Miss Guided (4.6 million, 1.5/4) had 1.2 million absentees.
- Smallville* (2.4 million 0.9/3) settled for 1.4 million less than last week.
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Hollywood Reporter
Wednesday Ratings: CBS Has a Nice Comeback
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, Ratings,
Although FOX was once again a winner on Wednesday night, the returns of two CBS dramas helped put a small dent in their opponent’s numbers.
8pm
- The Moment of Truth (4.1/12 in 18-49) ended its current season with 10 million.
- Deal or No Deal (2.0/6) was a close second with 9.3 million.
- Big Brother (6 million, 2.2/7) did the same as last week.
- Wife Swap (5.7 million, 2.0/6) slumped by 600,000.
- America’s Next Top Model (4.1 million, 1.9/6) was up approximately 17%.
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Tuesday Ratings: FOX Cooks Up the Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
Hell’s Kitchen - a usual summer staple - made an appetizing debut last night. Combined with American Idol, the show helped FOX win in both the demos and the viewers.
8pm
- American Idol (25.2 million, 9.3/25 in 18-49) grew in size since last week.
- NCIS* (10.2 million, 2.1/6) was up 800,000.
- The Biggest Loser (8.2 million, 3.3/8) tacked on 300,000 lbs.
- Just for Laughs (1.4/4) took in just 5.5 million.
- Beauty and the Geek (1.6 million, 0.7/2) did the same as before.
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Monday Ratings: CBS and ABC Split the Night in Half
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, House, Medium, The Bachelor, Ratings,
Yesterday, we saw a repeat of last Monday’s results. CBS originals snared a win in the demos while ABC’s reality block was a victor with the viewers.
8pm
- Dancing with the Stars (20.2 million, 5.0/13 in 18-49) was on even footing with last week.
- How I Met Your Mother (9.7 million, 4.0/11) was down slightly from its Britney-high.
- The Big Bang Theory (8.7 million, 3.1/9) increased by 100,000; House* (7.5 million, 2.6/7) decreased by the same amount.
- My Dad is Better Than Your Dad (4.4 million, 1.3/4) scraped up another 200,000.
- Gossip Girl* (1.1 million, 0.5/1) held steady.
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Sunday Ratings: Tight Contest Between CBS, ABC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
Thanks to a basketball overrun earlier in the evening, CBS was able to place first last night with the viewers. However, ABC still put up a good fight and came away with the demos.
8pm
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (12.8 million, 4.5/11 in 18-49) built itself a larger audience than last week.
- Big Brother (8 million, 2.7/7) slid by approximately 2.3 million.
- The Simpsons (7.1 million, 3.4/9) and King of the Hill (6 million, 2.7/7) both did nearly twice as well as their last outing.
- Dateline (6.7 million, 1.7/4) was up about 600,000.
- Everybody Hates Chris (1.3 million, 0.5/1) and Aliens in America* (990,000, 0.3/1) also saw increases.
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Friday Ratings: NBC Makes It Two in a Row
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, Ratings,
Once again, a lack of competition proves to be helpful for NBC. The Peacock network followed up a Thursday night win with another one last night.
8pm
- The NCAA tournament (3.1/10 in 18-49) covered the spread with 8.8 million.
- A repeat of Bones* (5.2 million, 1.4/5) did better than the canceled Jezebel James.
- Amne$ia (5 million, 1.3/5) was down a few notches from last week.
- Grey’s Anatomy* (4.2 million, 1.1/4) was up a smidge.
- Friday Night Smackdown (1.2/4) had 4.1 million in its hold.
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Thursday Ratings: Donald Trumps the Competition
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Apprentice, The - Donald, Lost, Ratings,
If you take away an episode of Survivor and add a repeat of Lost, what do you get? A win for Celebrity Apprentice. Fans left without much to watch last night helped give NBC a rare ratings win.
8pm
- Deal or No Deal (3.0/9 in 18-49) gave 11.2 million fans an offer they couldn’t refuse.
- The NCAA tournament (9.7 million, 3.8/10) rebounded by 1.3 million from last week.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (8.4 million, 2.4/7) improved test scores by 1.1 million.
- Miss Guided (5.8 million, 2.1/6) failed to counsel 500,000.
- Smallville (3.8 million, 1.5/5) improved by 400,000.
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