Broadcast Networks Ratings Thread

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No not the only one me too!

I actually tried the other night, no way Jose...

 

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No not the only one me too!

Glad to hear I am in good company!

 

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Thursday, January 18, 2007

With "Grey's Anatomy" and "CSI" both airing new episodes Thursday, ABC and CBS battled to a near-dead heat in the ratings.

The two networks tied for first in households, each drawing a 10.3 rating/16 share for the night (CBS had a small edge in viewers). NBC was well back in third at 4.6/7. FOX, 2.9/4, edged The CW, 2.6/4, for fourth.

ABC grabbed the top spot among adults 18-49 with a 5.6 rating. CBS, 4.9, took second. NBC finished third with a 3.2, followed by The CW, 1.9, and FOX, 1.8.

8pm
#1 Ugly Betty, 9.5/15
#2 CSI rerun, 7.8/12
#3 My Name Is Earl, 5.9/9, and The Office, 5.5/8

9pm
#1 Grey's Anatomy, 14.1/21
#2 CSI, 13.2/19
#3 Scrubs, 4.1/6, and 30 Rock, 3.4/5

10pm
#1 Shark, 9.8/15
#2 Men in Trees, 7.3/12
#3 ER rerun, 4.4/7

 

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Friday, January 19, 2007

NBC topped the ratings on a fairly quiet Friday that featured reruns on three of the five broadcast networks.

For the night, NBC averaged a 5.5 rating/9 share, edging out CBS, 5.2/9, for the top spot. ABC came in third with a 4.1/7. FOX drew a 3.5/6, and The CW trailed at 2.9/5.

The adults 18-49 title also went to NBC, which scored a 2.6 rating in the key demographic. FOX took second at 2.3, followed by CBS at 2.2. ABC, 1.9, came in fourth, ahead of The CW, 1.5.

8pm
#1 1 vs. 100," 5.7/10
#2 Ghost Whisperer rerun, 4.7/7
#3 Grey’s rerun, 4.1/7

9pm
#1 Close to Home rerun, 5.7/10
#2 Las Vegas, 5.5/9
#3 Trading Spouses, 3.7/6

10pm
#1 20/20, 5.4/9 (first in households)
#2T Numb3rs rerun and Law & Order rerun, tied at 5.3/9, with more viewers than #1

 

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Sunday, January 21, 2007

"American Idol" won't end up being the most-watched show of the week after all, thanks to huge numbers for the AFC Championship game on CBS Sunday.

CBS averaged a huge 22.6 rating/33 share in primetime (those numbers may change a little because of its live telecast), beating the combined total of the other four networks. ABC was the best of the rest at 7.9/11. NBC, 5.1/7, finished third. FOX took fourth with a 3.4/5, and The CW trailed with a 1.7/2.

CBS also dominated the adults 18-49 demographic with a 14.9 rating. ABC, 4.7, came in a distant second. NBC averaged 2.6, FOX 2.3 and The CW 0.9. On Saturday, CBS averaged 4.4/8 with its crime-drama repeats and "48 Hours." FOX finished second at 4.2/7, followed by ABC, 3.9/7, and NBC, 3.4/6.

7pm
#1 The AFC Championship, 24.7/37
#2 Deal or No Deal, 5.7/9
#3 America's Funniest Home Videos, 4.9/7

8pm
#1 Football, 22.8/32
#2 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, 7.3/10
#3 Grease: You're the One That I Want, 5.2/7

9pm
#1 Football, 25.1/35
#2 Desperate Housewives, 11.0/15
#3 The Apprentice, 4.4/6

10pm
#1 Football and Without a Trace, 17.9/27
#2 Brothers & Sisters, 8.2/13
#3 Crossing Jordan, 5.0/8

 

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AFC Championship Sets Season Ratings Record

By Jon Lafayette
Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts' come-from-behind victory over the New England Patriots in Sunday's AFC Championship Game was the highest-rated television program of the season so far, topping the debut of "American Idol."
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The game drew a 28.1 Nielsen Media Research overnight household rating and 40 share. That was up 14 percent from last year's Pittsburgh-Denver game, which did not run in prime time, and up 4 percent from the 2005 New England-Pittsburgh game, which did.

Sunday's game was the highest-rated program in metered markets since the Super Bowl and CBS is expecting big things when the Colts play the Chicago Bears in this year's big game Feb. 4.

"Going into Super Bowl XLI, we could not be happier to see a record-breaking audience for the AFC Championship combined with the strong audience for the NFC Championship and for NFL football across the regular season," said Sean McManus, president of CBS News & Sports. "It confirms the remarkable power of the NFL as a television property and the AFC as a conference."

Source:tvweek.com

 

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Sci Fi Ratings

From The Futon Critic:

... Meanwhile over on sister channel Sci Fi, "The Dresden Files" averaged a 1.37 household rating for its premiere, including 882,000 adults 18-49 and 1,005,000 adults 25-54, while "Battlestar's" return drew a 1.39 household rating, including 1,255,000 adults 18-49 and 1,293,000 adults 25-54. "Dresden" also built significantly from its movie lead-in, a repeat of "Final Destination" (0.72 household rating, 479,000 adults 18-49, 434,000 adults 25-54).

Overall, "Dresden" was well short of the network's most-recent newcomers - "Eureka" (2.05 household rating, 7/18/06-10/3/06) and its "ECW" coverage (1.84 household rating, 6/14/06-1/2/07) - but ahead of the second season of "Doctor Who" (1.05 household rating, 9/29/06-12/22/06).

As for "Battlestar," said household numbers were just shy of its third season average to date (1.46 household rating, 10/6/06-12/15/06) as well as behind its season 2.5 average (1.87 household rating, 1/6/06-3/10/06) and the network's two "Stargate" series - "SG-1" (1.54 household rating, 7/14/06-9/22/06) and "Atlantis" (1.42 household rating, 7/14/06-9/22/06).

 

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Monday, January 22, 2007

The first ratings battle between "Heroes" and "24" was basically a push Monday, but CBS used an original episode of "CSI: Miami" to take the overall title.

CBS averaged a 9.0 rating/14 share for the night, beating out NBC's 8.0/12. FOX was not far behind with a 7.4/11. ABC was a ways back in fourth at 5.2/8, and The CW trailed with a 1.7/2.

NBC won the adults 18-49 demographic with a 5.0 rating, edging FOX's 4.8 and CBS' 4.6. ABC, 3.2, came in fourth, while The CW drew only a 1.1.

8pm
#1 Deal or No Deal, 10.7/16
#2 Prison Break, 6.2/9
#3 How I Met Your Mother, 6.0/9, and The Class, 5.7/8

9pm
#1 Two and a Half Men, 10.1/14, and Old Christine, 8.4/12 (CBS led in households, 9.3/13)
#2 24, 8.6/12
#3 Heroes, 8.5/12 (NBC however, had the most viewers (and also the night's top adults 18-49 rating)

10pm
#1 CSI: Miami, 12.0/19
#2 Studio 60, 4.7/8
#3 What About Brian, 3.9/6

 

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Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Each of the Big Four networks covered the State of the Union address Tuesday night, but it was "American Idol" that led FOX to a ratings win.

FOX averaged a 9.4 rating/15 share for the night (numbers for everyone but The CW are affected by live coverage of the presidential speech). CBS took second with a 6.2/10. NBC, 4.8/7, came in third, followed by ABC at 3.9/6. The CW earned a 2.2/3.

In the adults 18-49 demographic, FOX's 6.5 rating led by a wide margin over CBS' 2.3. NBC was right behind at 2.2. ABC, 1.7, came in fourth, followed by The CW at 1.4.

8pm
#1 American Idol, 17.2/25 (31 million viewers)
#2 NCIS, 9.0/13
#3 Dateline, 4.3/7

9pm
State of the Union
#1 FOX, 6.4/10
#2 NBC, 5.7/8
#3 CBS, no number but close to NBC
#4 ABC, 4.7/7

10pm
#1 NBC State of the Union and The Office rerun, 4.4/7
#2 CBS Union, and 2.5 Men, 3.9/6
#3 ABC, Union and coverage, 3.8/6

 

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Wednesday, January 24, 2007

"American Idol" once again laid waste to its competition Wednesday, with no other network really even coming within shouting distance.

FOX drew an 18.8 rating/28 share for the night, better than the combined numbers of the other four broadcast networks. CBS was a distant second at 6.2/10. NBC, 5.3/8, came in third. ABC took fourth with a 3.4/5, while The CW trailed at 1.8/3.

In the adults 18-49 demographic, FOX's 13.9 rating left everyone else in the dust. NBC was second at 2.6, edging CBS' 2.5. ABC averaged 1.8 and The CW 1.1.

8pm
#1 Idol, 17.3/27
#2 George Lopez and According to Jim, 4.1/6
#3 Friday Night Lights, 3.9/6

9pm
#1 Idol, 20.4/30
#2 Criminal Minds rerun, 6.5/10 (more households)
#3 Deal or No Deal, 6.3/9 (had more viewers)

10pm
#1 CSI: NY, 9.0/13
#2 Medium, 5.8/10
#3 Primetime: Medical Mysteries, 3.9/6


Rocky's editorial: Geez, this Idol stuff is getting old; it blows away everything. What is wrong with America?

 

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Thursday, January 25, 2007

From Zap2it:

"Grey's Anatomy" beat out "CSI" in Thursday's ratings, but the rest of CBS' lineup was strong enough to give the Eye a ratings win for the night.

CBS averaged a 10.2 rating/16 share in primetime to top ABC's 9.5/15 (CBS had about 1.7 million more viewers as well). Airing a full night of repeats, NBC was a distant third at 3.6/6. FOX's 2.9/4 was good for fourth, edging The CW's 2.5/4.

ABC, however, won the adults 18-49 demographic with a 5.3 rating. CBS took second with a 4.6. NBC, 2.7, came in third, and FOX and The CW tied for fourth at 1.7.

8pm
#1 CSI: Miami rerun, 8.0/13
#2 Ugly rerun, 6.8/11
#3 reruns of My Name Is Earl, 5.3/8, and The Office, 4.8/7

9pm
#1 Grey's Anatomy, 14.0/21
#2 CSI, 13.1/19
#3 reruns of Scrubs and 30 Rock, 2.9/4

10pm
#1 Shark retread, 9.3/16
#2 Men in Trees, 7.7/13
#3 more reruns of The Office, 2.9/5

 

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Friday, January 26, 2007

CBS won a fairly tame ratings battle Friday as the networks loaded up on reruns the week before the start of February sweeps.

CBS drew a 5.5 rating/9 share in primetime, nosing past NBC, 5.2/9, for the top spot. ABC took third with a 4.2/7. FOX came in fourth with a 3.4/6, and The CW, 2.7/5, brought up the rear.

FOX, which had originals all night, claimed the lead among adults 18-49 with a 2.3 rating. NBC was right behind at 2.2, followed by CBS, 2.1, and ABC, 2.0. The CW trailed with a 1.4.

8pm
#1 1 vs. 100, 6.0/11
#2 Ghost Whisperer rerun, 5.0/8
#3 Grey’s retread from Thursday, no data.

9pm
#1 Close to Home, 5.8/10
#2 Las Vegas rerun, no data.
#3 Trading Spouses, 4.0/7

10pm
#1 Numb3rs rerun, 5.7/10
#2 Law & Order rerun, 5.3/9
#3 20/20, 5.1/9

 

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Sunday, January 28, 2007

From Zap2it:

ABC rested most of its lineup Sunday, leaving the path open for CBS to grab a Nielsen victory.

CBS averaged a 9.3 rating/14 share in primetime, easily outdistancing its competition. ABC took second with a 5.8/9. NBC, 4.9/8, came in third, ahead of FOX, 3.9/6. The CW trailed with a 1.7/3.

ABC, however, still led among adults 18-49 with a 3.3 rating. FOX and CBS tied for second in the key ad demographic at 3.0, and NBC took fourth at 2.8. The CW drew a 1.1.

On Saturday, CBS' crime-drama repeats and "48 Hours" led the night with a 5.0/9. ABC and FOX tied for second at 4.1/7, and NBC trailed with a 3.4/6.

7pm
#1 60 Minutes, 9.3/15
#2 America's Funniest Home Videos, 5.6/9
#3 Grease: You're the One That I Want, 4.1/7

8pm
#1 Cold Case, 9.4/14
#2 Extreme Makeover, 6.8/10
$3 Grease, 5.1/8

9pm
#1 CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame movie "Valley of Light", 9.3/14
#2 Desperate Housewives, 6.5/10
#3 The Apprentice, 5.2/8

10pm
#1 CBS film, 9.2/15
#2 Crossing Jordan, 5.4/9
#3 Brothers & Sisters, no data.

 

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Monday, January 29, 2007

From Zap2it:

NBC rode a strong "Deal or No Deal" and "Heroes" to an overall ratings win Monday, while FOX grabbed the adults 18-49 title.

For the night, NBC averaged a 7.8 rating/12 share, narrowly beating FOX, 7.3/11, and CBS, 7.1/11. ABC took fourth with a 5.1/8. The CW was well back of the pack, finishing with a 1.8/3.

FOX grabbed the top spot among adults 18-49 with a 4.8 rating, edging out NBC's 4.6. CBS, 3.2, came in third, followed closely by ABC at 3.1. The CW trailed at 1.1.

8pm
#1 Deal or No Deal, 10.4/16
#2 Prison Break, 6.0/9
#3 Wife Swap, 5.5/8

9pm
#1 24, 8.5/12
#2 Heroes, 8.3/12 (won the 18-49 demo)
#3 2.5 men, 8.2/12 and Christine, 6.8/10

10pm
#1 CSI: Miami rerun, 9.1/15
#2 Studio 60, 4.8/7
#3 Brian, 4.0/6

 

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Tuesday, January 30, 2007

From Zap2it:

The first "American Idol"-"House" pairing of the season was a fruitful one Tuesday, leading FOX to a dominant ratings win.

FOX averaged a 17.2 rating/26 share for the night, leaving a batch of pre-sweeps reruns on the other networks way behind. CBS took second with a 6.6/10. NBC's 4.8/7 was good for third, topping ABC's 4.2/6. The CW drew a 2.3/3.

In the adults 18-49 demographic, FOX's 12.3 rating outdid the other four networks combined. CBS, 2.4, was second, followed by NBC at 2.3. ABC averaged 1.9 and The CW 1.7.

8pm
#1 American Idol, 18.6/28
#2 NCIS rerun, 7.8/12
#3 Dateline, third in households; America's Funniest Home Videos, 3.7/6, had a few more viewers

9pm
#1 House, 15.9/24 (biggest audience of the season)
#2 Unit rerun, 5.8/9
#3 Law & Order: Criminal Intent rerun, 4.6/7

10pm
#1 Boston Legal, 6.3/10
#2 48 Hours, 6.1/10
#3 Law & Order: SVU repeat, 5.8/10

 

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Wednesday, January 31, 2007

One month of 2007 down...


From Zap2it:

"American Idol" worked its ratings voodoo again Wednesday, this time helping FOX mate "Bones" to its best numbers of the season.

FOX once again won the night going away, drawing a 12.8 rating/19 share. CBS, 6.4/10, came in second, a little ahead of NBC's 6.1/9. ABC's 3.9/6 was good enough for fourth, while The CW trailed with a 1.9/3.

Among adults 18-49, FOX's 8.8 rating was the clear winner. NBC was the best of the rest at 3.0, followed by CBS at 2.8. ABC averaged 2.1 and The CW 1.4.

8pm
#1 Bones, 7.7/12
#2 CSI: NY rerun, no data.
#3 Friday Night Lights, 4.5/7

9pm
#1 American Idol, 17.9/26
#2 Deal or No Deal, 7.2/11
#3 Criminal Minds rerun, 6.5/10

10pm
#1 CSI: NY rerun, 7.1/12
#2 Medium, 6.6/11
#3 Primetime: Medical Mysteries, 4.2/7


Rocky’s Editorial: Dang, the amazing Fox juggernaut continues. Its amazing how Fox went from totally at the bottom in the Fall, to dominating the spring.

 

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Thursday, February 1, 2007

Let the Sweeps begin...

Zap2it reports:

ABC grabbed top honors in the first night of February sweeps, edging CBS in viewers and scoring a sizable win in the adults 18-49 demographic.

For the night, ABC averaged a 10.5 rating/16 share, narrowly beating CBS' 10.2/16 (in total viewers, the count was 16.18 million for ABC and 15.84 million for CBS). NBC, 5.9/9, came in third. FOX's 2.8/4 was good for fourth, and The CW trailed with a 2.5/4.

ABC's lead among adults 18-49 was a little wider. The Alphabet drew a 6.3 rating in the key ad demographic, topping CBS' 4.7. NBC was a competitive third at 4.3. FOX's 1.8 beat The CW's 1.7 for fourth.

8pm
#1 Ugly Betty, 9.3/14
#2 CSI rerun.
#3 My Name Is Earl, 6.3/10, and The Office, 5.8/9

9pm
#1 Grey's Anatomy, 14.9/22
#2 CSI, 13.4/19
#3 Scrubs, 4.1/6, and 30 Rock, 3.6/5

10pm
#1 Shark, 9.3/15
#2 ER, 7.8/13
#3 Men in Trees, 7.3/12

 

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Friday, February 2, 2007

Wow, the first time I forgot to post Ratings since I started.

Zap2it reports:

Viewers who tuned into CBS Friday stuck with the network, giving it a ratings win for the night.

CBS drew a 6.6 rating/11 share in primetime, with all three of its shows falling within a few tenths of the average. NBC finished second at 6.1/10. ABC came in third with a 5.0/8, and FOX, 3.3/6, edged The CW, 3.1/5, for fourth.

The adults 18-49 title also went to CBS, which averaged a 3.2 rating. NBC, 2.7, took second. ABC scored a 2.3, narrowly beating FOX's 2.2. The CW trailed at 1.6.

8pm
#1 Ghost Whisperer, 6.7/11
#2 1 vs. 100, 6.3/11
#3 Grey's Anatomy retread, 4.4/7

9pm
#1 CBS special "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials," 6.2/10
#2 Las Vegas, 6.0/10
#3 20/20 5.0/8

10pm
#1 Numb3rs, 6.8/12
#2 Law & Order, 6.1/11
#3 20/20, 5.6/10

 

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Super Bowl numbers are Super

The Futon Critic Reports the following press release from CBS:

CBS SPORTS' COVERAGE OF SUPER BOWL XLI SCORES AN OVERNIGHT RATING/SHARE OF 42.0/63 AS PEYTON AND COLTS REIGN SUPREME

CBS Sports' coverage of rain-soaked Super Bowl XLI featuring the INDIANAPOLIS COLTS' 29-17 win over the CHICAGO BEARS on Sunday, Feb. 4 (6:30-10:00 PM, ET), earned an average overnight household rating/share of 42.0/63.

The Super Bowl XLI rating/share peaked at 44.0/63 from 9:00-9:30 PM, ET. Following is a breakdown of the ratings by half-hours.

(All times ET)

6:30-7:00 - 38.2/61

7:00-7:30 - 40.8/64

7:30-8:00 - 41.9/64

8:00-8:30 - 41.8/62

8:30-9:00 - 43.2/63

9:00-9:30 - 44.0/63

9:30-10:00 - 43.9/63

CRIMINAL MINDS averaged a 15.3/26, its highest ever rating in the 55 metered markets.

From 12:00 Midnight-1:00 A.M, THE LATE LATE SHOW with CRAIG FERGUSON averaged a 3.9/11, also the highest metered market rating in the show's history.

 

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More on the Super Bowl from Zap2it:

Better than 93 million viewers watched Super Bowl XLI on CBS Sunday, making it the second most-watched telecast in the game's history.

The game between the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears drew an average audience of 93.15 million viewers, according to preliminary numbers from Nielsen (final figures will be released Tuesday). That's a significant jump from the morning's fast nationals, which indicated this year's ratings might fail to reach last year's 90.7 million viewers.

Fast nationals reflect time period only and therefore aren't as accurate for live broadcasts.

The 93.15 million viewers for Sunday's game, which the Colts won 29-17, is an improvement of about 3 percent over last year's Super Bowl, which drew 90.7 million viewers on ABC. It's also the No. 2 Super Bowl ever in viewers, behind only the 94.1 million who tuned into Super Bowl XXX in 1995.

Ratings in the adults 18-49 demographic were also up a little. CBS averaged a 35.1 rating during the broadcast, half a point better than ABC's 34.6 last year.