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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Friday Ratings: Tight Race for Few Viewers
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Learning how to spell g-u-e-r-d-o-n was about the most exciting thing that happened to viewers on Friday evening. By night’s end, CBS was a winner in the viewers while NBC was tops in the demos.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer* (1.4/6 in 18-49) haunted 5.7 million.
- ABC‘s coverage of the Scripps National Spelling Bee (1.1/4) had 4.6 million biting their nails.
- Most Outrageous Moments* (4.4 million, 1.1/5) was off track by 500,000.
- Friday Night Smackdown (3.7 million, 1.1/4) roped in 400,000 more.
- FOX‘s Little Black Book (2.5 million, 0.9/3) saw 1.5 million less than last week’s movie.
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Friday Ratings: Viewers Take a Vacation
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, Ratings,
On this 3-day holiday weekend, the viewers - and the networks - decided to take a little time off.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer* (1.5/5 in 18-49) averaged 5.5 million over two hours.
- Most Outrageous Moments (1.4/6) whipped up 4.9 million.
- FOX‘s Cheaper by the Dozen (4 million, 1.4/5) did 1.2 million better than last week’s airing of Dodgeball.
- A Grey’s Anatomy* block (1.2/5) roped in 3.9 million.
- Friday Night Smackdown (3.3 million, 1.2/4) fell by 700,000.
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Friday Ratings: CBS Finales Close on a Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
CBS’ usually strong lineup racked up another weekend win. The network placed first in both the viewers and the demos with ABC right behind in second.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (2.0/8 in 18-49) ended its season with 8.4 million.
- America’s Funniest Home Videos (1.7/6) had 6.8 million laughing.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4 million, 1.2/4) was down a smidge.
- FOX‘s airing of Dodgeball (2.8 million, 1.2/4) was down 600,000 compared to last week’s movie.
- A repeat of American Gladiators* (0.9/3) only had 2.5 million fired up.
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Friday Ratings: CBS Wins Despite Falling Numbers
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Despite smaller numbers across the board, CBS managed to hang on for its third week in a row.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (8.7 million, 2.1/8 in 18-49) easily topped the hour.
- ABC‘s TV’s All-Time Funniest special (1.6/6) had 6.5 million reminiscing.
- Most Outrageous Moments* (4.2 million, 1.2/5) saw 800,000 tune out.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.1 million, 1.3/5) took in another 200,000.
- FOX‘s Man of the House (3.4 million, 1.1/4) did just as well as last week’s movie.
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Friday Ratings: CBS on a Winning Streak
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
A victory last night gave the Eye network two Friday wins in a row.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (9.2 million, 2.3/8 in 18-49) delivered 200,000 more than last week.
- An earlier version of 20/20 (1.6/6) turned in 6.3 million.
- Most Outrageous Videos (5 million, 1.4/5) dialed up another million.
- Friday Night Smackdown (3.9 million, 1.2/4) was down by 300,000.
- FOX‘s Are We There Yet? (1.1/4) kept 3.4 million busy.
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Friday Ratings: CBS Returns in Fine Form
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
A night of originals - and a sensitive vampire - helped CBS dominate Friday nights once again.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (2.3/9 in 18-49) kicked off the evening with 9 million.
- America’s Funniest Home Videos* (1.3/5) tickled 5 million.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.2 million, 1.3/3) scored another 100,000 fans.
- Most Outrageous Moments* (4 million, 0.9/3) slipped by 1.5 million.
- FOX‘s 13 Going on 30 (1.3/4) had 3.8 million planted to their couches.
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Friday Ratings: Dateline Does Well for NBC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, House, Ratings,
A lack of originals and Showcase Showdowns put CBS in unfamiliar territory behind NBC.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer* (6.7 million, 1.7/6 in 18-49) whittled away 2 million.
- A Most Outrageous Moments* repeat (1.5/6) drew in 5.5 million.
- House* (5 million, 1.5/6) did slightly better than last week’s Bones.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.1 million, 1.2/4) saw 300,000 tune out.
- Desperate Housewives* (0.8/3) entertained 3.1 million couch potatoes.
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Friday Ratings: The Numbers Favor CBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Viewers proved they didn’t care how the US is represented in the Miss Universe pageant. They’d much rather see someone play Plinko.
8pm
- Ghost Whisperer (8.7 million, 2.5/9 in 18-49) had the night’s best demos.
- America’s Funniest Home Videos* (5.7 million, 1.6/5) was slightly down from last week.
- Bones* (4.8 million, 1.3/4) grew by 250,000.
- Friday Night Smackdown (4.4 million, 1.4/4) slipped by 150,000.
- Amne$ia (4.1 million, 1.0/4) lost 400,000 forgetful fans.
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