Thursday Ratings: ABC Sees Life on Mars
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Despite lower numbers for Grey’s and Ugly Betty, Life on Mars’ premiere saw nice numbers yesterday. Meanwhile, CBS - with the help of CSI - scored wins with both the viewers and demos last night.
8pm
- Survivor: Gabon (13.3 million, 4.3/12 in 18-49) had a 500,000 bump.
- Ugly Betty (8.5 million, 2.6/7) was down slightly.
- My Name is Earl (7.1 million, 2.7/8) was up a notch; Kath & Kim‘s debut (3.2/9) pulled in 7.5 million.
- Approximately 6.5 million watched the Phillies beat the Dodgers during Game 1 of the NLCS (2.1/5) on FOX.
- Smallville (4.1 million, 1.6/4) did about the same.
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Tuesday Ratings: All-Star Night for FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Yesterday’s contest between the National and American Leagues was an exciting one for the fans and for FOX. The network easily scored a grand slam over the other networks.
8pm
- Approximately 14.5 million baseball fans watched the first 9 innings of FOX‘s MLB All-Star Game (4.5/13 in 18-49).
- Wipeout (8.5 million, 3.1/10) had a 2.1 million dive.
- Celebrity Family Feud (7.9 million, 2.0/7) gathered another 400,000.
- NCIS* (7.8 million, 1.3/4) plummeted by 800,000.
- Beauty and the Geek* (1 million, 0.5/2) drew in 260,000 more.
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Ken Burns Tackles National Parks in 2009 Offering
Posted by Jacci Lewis Categories: Mini Series, Reality, PBS, Announcements, Editorial, News,
Mark out some time in 2009. PBS says it will air Ken Burns new documentary on America’s national parks sometime in the fall of that year.
The 12-hour, six-part documentary is called “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea”.
According to the Associated Press the series traces the origins and growth of the national park system over 150 years. The series will highlight both the lofty idealism that lead to their creation and the opportunism of some who sought to make money on some of America’s most majestic natural locales.
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Sunday Ratings: Game 4 Another Win for FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Ratings,
Although FOX was probably hoping for a seven-game series, the World Series still provided another successful night for the network.
8pm
- Game 4 of the World Series (6.6/15 in 18-49 demo) averaged 19.7 million viewers for the night.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (14 million, 5.2/13) was slightly up from last week.
- A rerun of CSI (9.4 million, 2.2/6) warmed the spot left vacant by Viva Laughlin.
- NBC’s The Bourne Supremacy (5.88 million, 1.9/4) didn’t come close to normal football numbers.
- Life is Wild (1.1 million, 0.4/1) lost another 500,000.
9pm
- Desperate Housewives (18.1 million, 7.1/6 in 18-49 demo) remained strong against Red Sox.
- Cold Case (11.7 million, 3.0/7) saw a slight increase from last Sunday.
10pm
- With 12.7 million, Brothers & Sisters (4.6/11 in 18-49 demo) was up over a million viewers.
- Shark (10.3 million, 2.3/6) held steady from last week.
Wednesday Ratings: Red Sox Score More Than Homeruns
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Ratings,
Both ABC and CBS had to take a back seat to baseball last night. Game 1 of the World Series was a huge ratings victory for FOX.
8pm
- Approximately 16.7 million fans rallied for the Red Sox/Rockies game (5.6/14 in 18-49 demo).
- Pushing Daisies (9.4 million, 3.0/8) wilted a bit from last week.
- The debut of Phenomenon (8.4 million, 2.9/8) underperformed Deal or No Deal’s usual numbers, but it remained close to Daisies in the demos.
- Kid Nation (8 million, 2.5/7) was slightly up from last Wednesday; America’s Next Top Model (4.7 million, 2.3/6) was slightly down.
9pm
- Both Criminal Minds (14.9 million, 3.9/19 in 18-49) and Private Practice (11.8 million, 4.5/11) remained even with last week.
- Bionic Woman (7.8 million, 3.3/8) saw another decline.
- Gossip Girl (1.2/3) held steady from last Wednesday.
10pm
- CSI: NY (13.6 million, 3.8/10 in 18-49) took the hour’s viewers and demos.
- Dirty Sexy Money (8.6 million, 3.2/8) pretty much repeated last week.
- Life (6.8 million, 2.5/6) was at least consistent; it lost viewers (900,000) again.
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Sunday Ratings: Major League Victory for FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Ratings,
The one-two punch from FOX’s sports coverage helped the network take Sunday’s win (followed by ABC, NBC and CBS).
8pm
- A football overrun combined with a Boston Red Sox victory helped score FOX (6.4/16 in 18-49 demo) an average of 17.9 milllion fans.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (13.6 million, 5.0/12) was up over 1 million from last week.
- NBC’s Broncos/Steelers game (4.2/10) averaged 10.4 million fans.
- Viva Laughlin (1.2/3) kissed it’s run goodbye with 6.4 million.
- Life is Wild (1.6 million, 0.5/1) did what it does.
9pm
- With 17.8 million fans, Desperate Housewives (7.1/16 in 18-49 demo) held its own against the sports lineup.
- Cold Case (11.4 million, 2.6/6) was down from last Sunday.
10pm
- Brothers & Sisters (11.4 million, 4.6/11 in 18-49 demo) lost over a million from last week.
- CBS’s Shark (2.4/6) rounded off the evening with 10.9 million viewers.
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This Week On TV (10/22-10/28)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Daytime, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, Talk Shows, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, Heroes, House, My Name Is Earl, Prison Break, Scrubs, Survivor,
MONDAY (10/22)
**No new episode of Ellen today. She’s still recovering from all the doggy drama**
- Live With Regis and Kelly (ABC, syndicated): Jimmy Kimmel will be pulling double-duty this week as he fills in for Regis Philbin in NY and tapes his show in LA. (I’m guessing we’ll still be seeing him on Dancing With The Stars as well.) If we’re lucky, Guillermo will fill in for Gelman too.
- Prison Break (FOX, 8pm): The show returns tonight after being preempted by baseball last week. What? You don’t care either?
- Heroes (NBC, 9pm): Many fans have been waiting for Kristen Bell’s debut tonight. Unfortunately, she’s one more new character I’ll have to ignore.
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Tuesday Ratings: CBS and ‘NCIS’ Step In For The Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Ratings,
Although House fans may have been bummed, several networks were thrilled to see a baseball-filled night on FOX. With its stiff competition removed, CBS had a rare Tuesday night audience victory.
8pm
- A Bones-less 8pm helped NCIS (17.4 million, 4.1/12 in 18-49 demo) score the night’s best audience.
- FOX’s Red Sox/Indians game (3.6/10) averaged 12.7 million.
- Cavemen (6.9 million, 2.7/8) was on par with last week’s numbers; Carpoolers (6.9 million, 2.7/7) was slightly down.
- Not many viewers cared about Matt Lauer’s exclusive Dateline interview with Sen. Larry Craig (5.7 million, 1.7/5).
- Beauty and the Geek (1.7/5) gained 400,000 viewers and rounded off the hour with 3.5 million.
9pm
- Without House knocking on its door, Dancing With the Stars (17 million, 4.3/11 in 18-49 demo) soaked up another 1 million viewers for the 9pm win.
- CBS’ The Unit (12.3 million, 3.5/9) and NBC’s The Biggest Loser (6.9 million, 3.0/8) both saw increases.
- Reaper (3.2 million, 1.5/4) was up 600,000 fans from last week.
10pm
- Law and Order: SVU (12.5 million, 4.8/13 in 18-49 demo) continued its rule over the 10pm hour.
- Boston Legal (10.2 million, 2.8/8) was about even with last week.
- Cane (8.5 million, 2.2/6) was down another 600,000 this week.
Monday Ratings: Good Debut for ‘Samantha Who’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Dancing With The Stars, Heroes, Prison Break, The Bachelor, Ratings,
Monday’s competition saw the introduction of a new show (Samantha Who?) and the sports-related interruption of a few others (Prison Break, K-Ville). By night’s end, it was a one-two finish for ABC and CBS.
8pm
- With 19.3 million viewers, Dancing With the Stars (4.6 rating/11 share in 18-49) took the 8pm hour.
- Chuck (8.2 million, 3.2/8) had a huge gain from last week in the demo market.
- How I Met Your Mother (8 million, 3.1/9) remained fairly steady as did Big Bang Theory (8.2 million, 3.2/8).
- FOX’s Indians/Red Sox game 3.0/7) averaged 9.9 million viewers.
9pm
- Samantha Who? (14.3 million, 4.4/10 in 18-49) kept a large part of the DWTS audience.
- Heroes (11.3 million, 5.1/12) had the highest demos of the whole evening.
- Both Two and a Half Men (13.8 million, 4.8/11) and Rules of Engagement (11 million, 4.0/9) saw improvements in the 18-49 age group.
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