Broadcast Networks Ratings Thread

[rockymtnhigh]

Sacramento, not the whole West Coast has Criminal Minds on at 8PM. Just about everywhere else it's on opposite Lost at 9PM.

Thanks for clarifying that. The numbers I report are the national data.

 

[gbjbany]

Sacramento, not the whole West Coast has Criminal Minds on at 8PM. Just about everywhere else it's on opposite Lost at 9PM.

Is there anywhere else but sacramento ????
Thanks for clarifying.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Summarized from Zap2it:

The World Series took the night, but re-runs from CBS and ABC were in tight competion for second and third place.

FOX averaged a 9.4 rating/15 share in primetime to win the night (as with all live broadcasts, those numbers may change some in the final nationals). CBS was a solid second at 8.5/13, and ABC was not far behind at 8.1/13. NBC, which also featured repeats in two-thirds of its lineup, came in fourth with a 5.5/9. The CW drew a 2.5/4.

8pm
#1 Ugly Betty, 8.9/14
#2 World-Series
#3 Survivor clip show

9pm
#1 CSI Re-run, 10.8/16
#2 World Series
#3 Grey’s Anatomy, 7.0/12

10pm
#1 World Series
#2 Shark, 7.1/12
#3 Grey’s Anatomy, 8.1/13


Editorial comment: It strikes me that CBS and ABC do well even with Re-runs with their top shows. The World Series has been Fox’s only saving grace in terms of over-all numbers this season. Of course, I do not have access to historical data to see how Fox normally does in the fall. Kind of disappointing to me personally, since I like at least three of the Fox shows…

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Friday, October 27, 2006

Fox takes Friday night with the World Series finale, but the world series as a whole is expected to “go down as one of the lowest-rated (if not the lowest, period) World Series in TV history.” Zap2it.

8pm
#1 World Series, 7.2/13
#2 Ghost Whisperer, 7.0/12
#3 NBC – “1vs. 100,” 6.1/11

9pm
#1 World Series, 8.7/15
#2 Close to Home, 7.1/12
#3 Las Vegas, 6.0/10

10pm
#1 World Series, 10.2/17
#2 Numb3rs, 7.1/12
#3 Law and order, 6.0/10

Rocky’s editorial:
-- Expect Fox go back to its normal 4th place position now that baseball is over.

-- Sweeps are upon us. Should be interesting to see what November holds for us before the December season breaks...

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Sunday, October 29, 2006

From Zap2it:

The Eye did finish first in households for the night with a 9.7 rating/15 share. ABC, 9.4/15, was right behind and ended up with more total viewers (15.4 million to 14.97 million for CBS). NBC finished third with an 8.7/14. FOX, 2.8/4, was a distant fourth, and The CW trailed with a 1.5/2.

…ABC won the adults 18-49 demographic with a 5.6 rating, beating out NBC's 5.2. CBS, 4.2, came in third. FOX averaged 2.0 and The CW 0.8.

8pm
#1 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, 9.1/14
#1 TIE Sunday Night Football, 9.1/14
#3 60 Minutes

9pm
#1 Desperate Housewives, 13.3/20
#2 Football, 10.4/16
#3 end of Amazing Race/Cold Case, 8.8/13

10pm
#1 Football, 9.6/17
#2 Cold Case/Without a Trace, 9.1/16
#3 Brothers and Sisters, 8.6/15

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Mpnday, October 30, 2006

NBC claims top spot on Monday (8.1/13) , CBS shows reruns (7.5/12). FOX and ABC tied for third (4.9/8. Special of Friday Night Lights does about the same as Studio 60. Tonight will tell if FNL benefits from it in its normal night.

8pm
#1 Deal or No Deal, 10.3/16
#2 Prison Break, 5.6/8
#3 Reruns of How I met your mother (5.6/9)/The Class (4.7/7)

9pm
#1 Heroes, 8.7/13
#2 Reruns Two and Half Men (8.9/13) / Old Christine (7.1/11)
#4 The Bachelor Rome 5.8/9

10pm
#1 Rerun CSI-Miami, 9.6/17
#2 Friday Night Lights, 5.3/9
#3 What About Brian, 4.6/8

 

[dfergie]

October 31, 2006
'Heroes' Continues Climb on NBC

Source TVWeek.com

By James Hibberd
NBC's good news/bad news Monday performance continued this week with "Heroes" once again climbing to a new perch at 9 p.m., only to be followed by a disappointing performance for the10 p.m. drama.
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The twist this week was that instead of struggling "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" occupying the later slot, NBC gave Tuesday night underperformer "Friday Night Lights" a shot. "Friday" scored a 3.5 among adults 18 to 49, according to preliminary Nielsen Media Research figures, a number that might change due to a one-minute "Heroes" overrun. That's an improvement on its Tuesday performance, but 8 percent lower than the average "Studio 60" episode—and with less competition since CBS's "CSI: Miami" was a rerun (4.3). "Heroes" drew a 6.4, its largest audience to date among all key demos and, along with "Deal or No Deal" in the 8 p.m. slot, helped NBC win the night with a 4.9.

Second-place CBS had its two-hour sitcom block, all in reruns, with "Two and a Half Men" (4.1) at 9 p.m. continuing to lead the pack, "The Class" at 8:30 still the weak link (2.5) and the 8 p.m. "How I Met Your Mother" (3.0) and "Old Christine" (3.3) at 9:30 performing solidly.

ABC (2.9 for the night) and Fox (2.8) were close for third place, with "Justice" on Fox garnering gains over last week's 9 p.m. time period premiere to score a 2.5. "Prison Break" had a 3.6 at 8 p.m. ABC's shows were all about on par, with "Wife Swap" at 8 p.m. scoring a 2.6, "The Bachelor: Rome" a 3.2 at 9 p.m. and "What About Brian" a 2.9 at 10 p.m.

The CW's comedy block scored some demographic gains, with "Everybody Hates Chris" getting a season-best 1.4 and "All of Us" (1.3) matching its season high.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

People were eating candy and not watching tv…

ABC averaged a 10.0 rating/16 share in primetime, rather easily beating second-place CBS, 7.6/12. FOX took third with a 5.9/9, edging NBC's 5.7/9. The CW trailed with a 1.7/3.

In the adults 18-49 demographic, ABC's 4.1 rating held off FOX's 3.9 for the top spot. CBS, 3.2, came in third, followed by NBC at 3.0. The CW managed only a 1.2.

8pm
#1 Dancing with the Stars, 12.9/21
#2 NCIS, 10.0/16
#3 Standoff, 3.1/5
#4 Friday Night Lights, 2.6/4 (repeat from Monday night)

9pm
#1 Dancing, 14.0/22
#2 House, 8.7/13 (strong numbers for Fox)
#3 The Unit, 7.1/11
10pm
#1 Law and Order:SVU, 8.7/15
#2 Boston Legal, 6.9/12
#3 CSI:NY repeat, 5.7/10


Rocky's editorial - too early tell if FNL will gain from the Monday tie-in; the show was a repeat. Standoff did dismally. People like these silly Dancing shows.

 

[dfergie]

November 1, 2006
ABC Wins Week 6 Despite Fox's World Series

Source Tvweek.com

By James Hibberd
The World Series gave Fox a significant ratings bump, but it wasn't enough to challenge the Big 3 networks, which continued to dominate the fall season in Week 6.
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ABC led with a 3.9 average rating for the week ending Oct. 29 among adults 18 to 49, according to Nielsen Media Research. CBS (3.6) and NBC (3.5) battled for second.

Fox won three nights during the week with a trio of World Series games and boosted its average for the week by 21 percent compared with the same period last year. Fox's gain also helped drag the other networks down slightly compared with last year. Yet Fox still came in fourth with a 3.2. The CW had 1.5.

Among total viewers, CBS once again led with 12.3 million average viewers, followed by ABC (11.4), Fox (10.0), NBC (9.7) and The CW (3.6)

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Weekly and Season Summaries

Zap2it provides a nice set of tables providing overall data for the week, season, and cable, plus syndicated shows, and sports.

Here are the URLS

Weekly

Season to date

Cable

Syndicated

Sports


I find it telling how strongly Disney does in the Cable ratings; LOTS of kids watching things like "Suite Life of Zach and Cody" (a favorite of my 9-year old for sure, although he is also passionate about Dr. Who! ) Alas, BSG doesn't even make the list...

 

[dfergie]

Between Nick and Disney, the kids are hooked...

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

From Zap2it:

After several weeks of flirting with a timeslot win, CBS' "Criminal Minds" beat ABC's "Lost" in total viewers Wednesday, helping the Eye to a ratings win for the night.

CBS scored a 9.1 rating/14 share in primetime, just beating ABC's 9.0/14 (CBS had just under 400,000 more total viewers). NBC was a distant third at 4.4/7. FOX took fourth with a 3.7/6, and The CW trailed with a 2.3/4.

ABC grabbed the top spot among adults 18-49 with a 4.7 rating. CBS was not far behind at 4.4. NBC, 2.6, finished third, followed by FOX, 2.1, and The CW, 1.6.

8pm
#1 Dancing with the Stars, 12.7/20
#2 Jericho, 6.1/9
#3 Bones, 4.6/7

9pm
#1 Criminal Minds, 10.7/16
#2 Lost, 9.8/15
#3 The Rich List, FOX, 2.8/4

10pm
#1 CSI: NY, 10.6/18.
#2 Dateline, 5.2/9
#3 The Nine, 4.6/8

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I didn't editorialize on this, but yesterday was the FIRST time that Criminal Minds topped Lost in the ratings.

I wonder how much of that has to do with how complex and confusing Lost may be getting for the average viewer?

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Sweeps: Thursday, November 2, 2006

Let the Sweeps Begin!

From Zap2it:

CBS and ABC dominated the first night of November sweeps Thursday, while FOX took it on the chin despite the return of "The O.C." to its schedule.

For the night, CBS averaged a 10.2 rating/16 share to beat out ABC's 9.5/15. NBC came in third with a 7.4/12. There was a big drop to The CW at 2.5/4. FOX brought up the rear at 2.4/4.

ABC led among adults 18-49 with a 5.6 rating, edging CBS' 5.3. NBC was not far behind at 4.8. The CW took fourth in the key ad-sales demographic with a 1.8, leaving FOX in fifth at 1.5.

8pm
#1Ugly Betty, 9.3/14
#2 Survivor: Cook Islands, 9.0/14 ( had more viewers (15.56 million to 13.73 million))
#3 My Name Is Earl," 5.8/9 and The Office, 5.2/8

9pm
#1 Grey's Anatomy, 13.8/20
#2 CSI, 12.8/19
#3 Deal or No Deal, 7.9/12

10pm
#1 ER, 8.9/15
#2 Shark, 8.8/15
#3 Six Degrees, 5.3/9.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Friday, November 3, 2006

From Zap2it:

CBS cruised to a ratings win Friday, even with NBC's "Law & Order" getting a bump from Chevy Chase's guest appearance.

For the night, CBS averaged a 7.3 rating/13 share to beat out NBC's 6.5/11. ABC took third with a 4.9/8. The CW's 2.9/5 was good for fourth, beating FOX's 2.4/4.

CBS also led among adults 18-49 with a 3.3 rating. NBC, 3.0, finished second, and ABC was third at 2.5. The CW averaged 1.6 and FOX 1.3.

8pm
#1 Ghost Whisperer, 7.2/13
#2 1 vs. 100, 6.6/11
#3Grey's Anatomy rerun
#4 CW’s Friday Night Smackdown!, 2.7/5
#5 Vanished, 2.2/4

9pm
#1 Close to Home, 7.6/13
#2 Las Vegas, 5.8/10
#3, 20/20, 5.3/9

10pm
#1 Numb3rs, 7.2/13
#2 Law & Order, 7.1/13
#3 20/20, 5.2/9.


Rocky's Editorial: Not good for Vanished; which came in at a dismal 5th place.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Sunday, November 5, 2006

From Zap2it:

A marquee matchup on "Sunday Night Football" propelled NBC to a ratings win Sunday despite a better-than-usual performance by ABC's "Desperate Housewives."

NBC averaged an 11.2 rating/17 share for the night to beat out ABC, 9.7/15, and CBS, 9.4/14, for the top spot (the numbers for NBC and CBS might change some, as both had live sports Sunday). FOX came in fourth with a 4.5/7, and The CW trailed with a 1.6/2.

In the adults 18-49 demographic, NBC led the way with a 6.9 rating. ABC took second with a 5.7, followed by CBS, 4.1, and FOX, 3.5. The CW managed only a 0.9.

7pm
#1 CBS - Late-ending NFL games and "60 Minutes", 11.8/19.
#2 Football Night in America, 7.8/12
#3 America's Funniest Home Videos, 6.5/10

8pm
#1 Football, 11.8/17
#2 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, 8.8/13
#3 60 Minutes/Amazing Race

9pm
#1 Desperate Housewives, 14.2/20
#2 Football, 12.9/19
#3 Amazing Race/Cold Case, 8.3/12

10pm
#1 Football, 12.5/20
#2 Brothers & Sisters, 9.2/15
#3 Without a Trace, 9.0/15

Rocky’s Editorial: Good football plus good episode of DH means good numbers.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Monday, November 6, 2006

From Zap2it:

Viewers didn't have much trouble finding the CMA Awards on their new network Monday, as they delivered a ratings win for ABC.

The Alphabet network averaged a 9.9 rating/15 share for the night, down some from last year's awards on CBS but the best of the night. CBS, 8.0/12, took second, and NBC was third at 7.4/11. FOX, 4.4/7, came in fourth, and The CW trailed with a 2.1/3.

ABC also led among adults 18-49 with a 5.4 rating. NBC, 4.8, took second in the demographic beloved by advertisers, topping CBS' 4.3. FOX averaged 2.7 and The CW 1.4.

8pm
#1 CMA Awards, 9.6/14
#2 Deal or No Deal, 9.0/13
#3 How I met Your Mother, The Class, 5.4/8, 4.9/7

9pm
#1 CMA Awards, 10.7/16
#2 Heroes, 8.4/12
#3 Two and a Half Men / Old Christine, 9.2/13, 7.4/11

10pm
#1 CSI: Miami, 10.6/17
#2 CMA Awards, 9.4/15
#3 Studio 60, 4.8/8

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Election Night, Tuesday, October 7, 2006

"House" took a big step up in Tuesday's ratings as more viewers found its later timeslot, but ABC won the election-night returns thanks to "Dancing with the Stars."

ABC averaged a 10.2 rating/15 share in primetime to win by a fairly wide margin. CBS, 7.2/11, came in second, and FOX was third at 6.6/10. NBC managed only a 4.7/7 to finish fourth. The CW trailed at 2.4/4.

FOX did grab the top spot among adults 18-49, scoring a 4.5 rating to edge ABC's 4.2. CBS, 3.3, took third in the demographic, followed by NBC, 2.4, and The CW, 1.6.

8pm
#1 Dancing with the Stars, 13.0/19
#2 NCIS, 9.7/14
#3 Friday Night Lights, 4.0/6
#4 Standoff

9pm
#1 Dancing with the Stars, 13.9/21 and vote 2006, 8.5/12
#2 House, 9.6/14
#3 The Unit.

10pm
#1 ABC Election Coverage, 5.9/10
#2 NBC Election Coverage, 4.9/8
#3 CBS Election Coverage, 4.8/8

Rocky’s Editorial: On what was NOT a good night for Fox News Junkies, FOX TV had a good night with House.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Wednesday, October 8, 2006

From Zap2it:

The fall finale of "Lost" couldn't beat "Criminal Minds" Wednesday, but ABC still managed to carry the night thanks to "Dancing with the Stars."

ABC averaged a 9.7 rating/15 share in primetime, narrowly beating CBS' 9.4/15 (the two networks were separated by about 430,000 viewers). There was a big drop to third place, which NBC grabbed with a 4.9/8. FOX, 3.6/5, came in fourth, and The CW trailed with a 2.9/4.

ABC also won the night among adults 18-49 with a 5.1 rating. CBS finished second at 4.5. NBC came in third with a 3.0, followed by FOX, 2.2, and The CW, 2.1.

8pm
#1 Dancing with the Stars, 13.8/21
#2 Jericho, 6.1/9
#3 Bones

9pm
#1 Criminal Minds, 11.1/17
#2 Lost, 10.4/15
#3 The Biggest Loser

10pm
#1 CSI: NY, 10.8/18
#2 Dateline, 5.6/9
#3 The Nine, 5.1/9

 

[Sean Mota]

criminal minds is one of the best shows on CBS...