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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, February 17, 2008 February 18, 2008 4:30 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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ABC original lineup, anchored by the nights most-watched show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, led the evening among households and viewers.

NBC, however, managed to take the win among adults 18-49 thanks to the networks successful airing of the back-door pilot Knight Rider movie, which was the nights most-watched show among the key A18-49 demo. The movie grew in each half-hour.

Elsewhere on the evening, the network-broadcast premiere of the Showtime series Dexter got off a so-so start. Overall viewership was somewhat low, but it did manage to build from its lead-in among adults 18-49. Over on Fox, the network did its usual solid numbers among adults 18-49 from its comedy lineup and the ending portion of the Daytona 500.

ABC finished in first place for the evening with a 6.6/11 household rating/share and 11.11 million viewers, but was second among adults 18-49 with a 3.7/9 rating/share.

  • Last Week:
    • 7.2/11 HH Rating/Share [#2]
    • 12.43M Viewers [#2]
    • 4.3/10 A18-49 Rating [#2]
  • 7:00 p.m.: America’s Funniest Home Videos (5.0/8 HH rating/share, 8.94M viewers, 2.8/8 A18-49 rating/share).
    • Week-to-week numbers:
      • Households – 5.1/8 to 5.0/8
      • Viewers – 9.33M to 8.94M
      • Adults 18-49 – 2.9/8 to 2.8/8
  • 8:00 p.m.: A two-hour edition of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (7.9/12 HH rating/share, 13.50M viewers, 4.6/11 A18-49 rating/share).
    • Week-to-week numbers:
      • Households – 8.9/13 to 7.9/12
      • Viewers – 15.77M to 13.50M
      • Adults 18-49 – 5.5/12 to 4.6/11
  • 10:00 p.m.: Brothers & Sisters (5.7/9 HH rating/share, 8.50M viewers, 3.0/8 A18-49 rating/share).
    • Week-to-week numbers:
      • Households – 5.8/9 to 5.7/9
      • Viewers – 8.63M to 8.50M
      • Adults 18-49 – 3.1/8 to 3.0/8

NBC followed in second place for the evening with a 5.9/9 household rating/share and 10.00 million viewers, but managed a first place finish among adults 18-49 with a 4.0/10 rating/share.

  • Last Week:
    • 3.4/5 HH Rating/Share [#4]
    • 5.90M Viewers [#4]
    • 2.1/5 A18-49 Rating [#4]
  • 7:00 p.m.: The two-hour season one finale of American Gladiators (3.8/6 HH rating/share, 7.30M viewers, 3.0/8 A18-49 rating/share).
    • Episode-to-episode numbers (Monday, February 11, 2008):
      • Households – 4.9/7 to 3.8/6
      • Viewers – 8.82M to 7.30M
      • Adults 18-49 – 3.7/9 to 3.0/8
    • Season premiere to finale comparison (Sunday, January 6, 2008 – 9:00-11:00):
      • Households – 6.7/10 to 3.8/6
      • Viewers – 12.06M to 7.30M
      • Adults 18-49 – 5.9/14 to 3.0/8
  • 9:00 p.m.: And that was followed by the two-hour TV movie Knight Rider (7.1/11 HH rating/share, 12.71M viewers, 5.0/12 A18-49 rating/share) ended the evening for NBC.
    • Last week’s numbers (Top 100 Most Outrageous Moments – 9:00-11:00):
      • Households – 4.8/7
      • Viewers – 8.15M
      • Adults 18-49 – 2.8/6

CBS finished in third place for the evening with a 5.4/9 household rating/share and 9.22 million viewers, but was fourth among adults 18-49 with a 2.1/5 rating/share.

  • Last Week
    • 10.3/16 HH Rating/Share [#1]
    • 16.92M Viewers [#1]
    • 5.8/14 A18-49 Rating [#1]
  • 7:00 p.m.: 60 Minutes (8.1/13 HH rating/share, 12.40M viewers, 1.8/6 A18-49 rating/share).
    • Week-to-week numbers:
      • Households – 8.6/14 to 8.1/13
      • Viewers – 13.06M to 12.40M
      • Adults 18-49 – 2.4/7 to 1.8/6
  • 8:00 p.m.: Big Brother 9 (4.1/6 HH rating/share, 6.73M viewers, 2.2/6 A18-49 rating/share).
    • Episode-to-episode numbers (Wednesday, February 13, 2008):
      • Households – 3.7/6 to 4.1/6
      • Viewers – 5.65M to 6.73M
      • Adults 18-49 – 2.0/5 to 2.2/6
    • Last week’s numbers (The 50th Annual Grammy Awards – 8:00-11:40):
      • Households – 10.3/16
      • Viewers – 17.17M
      • Adults 18-49 – 6.5/16
  • 9:00 p.m.: Cold Case (6.1/9 HH rating/share, 9.62M viewers, 2.2/5 A18-49 rating/share).
    • Episode-to-episode numbers (January 6, 2008):
      • Households – 7.2/11 to 6.1/9
      • Viewers – 10.96M to 9.62M
      • Adults 18-49 – 2.6/6 to 2.2/5
  • 10:00 p.m.: The season one premiere of the Showtime series Dexter (5.2/9 HH rating/share, 8.14M viewers, 2.3/6 A18-49 rating/share).

Fox followed in fourth place for the evening with a 4.3/7 household rating/share and 7.30 million viewers, but managed a third place finish among adults 18-49 with a 3.2/8 rating/share.

  • Last Week:
    • 4.5/7 HH Rating/Share [#3]
    • 7.41M Viewers [#3]
    • 3.2/8 A18-49 Rating [#3]
  • 7:00 & 7:30 p.m.: The ending portion of NASCAR: Daytona 500 (6.8/12 HH rating/share, 11.87M viewers, 4.5/13 A18-49 rating/share) and a repeat of King of the Hill (3.1/5 HH rating/share, 5.08M viewers, 2.2/6 A18-49 rating/share).
    • Last week’s numbers (AFC/NFC Pro Bowl – 4:30-7:47):
      • Households – 6.3/12
      • Viewers – 9.97M
      • Adults 18-49 – 3.6/12
  • 8:00 & 8:30 p.m.: The Simpsons (4.5/7 HH rating/share, 7.81M viewers, 3.6/9 A18-49 rating/share) was followed by King of the Hill (3.7/6 HH rating/share, 6.46M viewers, 2.9/7 A18-49 rating/share).
    • Episode-to-episode numbers (The Simpsons – January 27, 2008):
      • Households – 4.4/7 to 4.5/7
      • Viewers – 7.45M to 7.81M
      • Adults 18-49 – 3.6/9 to 3.6/9
    • Week-to-week numbers (King of the Hill):
      • Households – 3.6/5 to 3.7/6
      • Viewers – 6.06M to 6.46M
      • Adults 18-49 – 2.8/6 to 2.9/7
  • 9:00 & 9:30 p.m.: Family Guy (4.3/6 HH rating/share, 7.23M viewers, 3.6/8 A18-49 rating/share) and American Dad (3.3/5 HH rating/share, 5.35M viewers, 2.5/6 A18-49 rating/share).
    • Episode-to-episode numbers (Family Guy – January 13, 2008):
      • Households – 6.9/10 to 4.3/6
      • Viewers – 11.33M to 7.23M
      • Adults 18-49 – 5.5/12 to 3.6/8
    • Episode-to-episode numbers (American Dad – January 27, 2008):
      • Households – 3.9/6 to 3.3/5
      • Viewers – 6.16M to 5.35M
      • Adults 18-49 – 3.0/7 to 2.5/6

The CW was left in fifth place with a 0.6/1 household rating/share, 0.84 million viewers and a 0.3/1 rating/share among adults 18-49.

  • Last Week:
    • 0.7/1 HH Rating/Share [#5]
    • 0.95M Viewers [#5]
    • 0.3/1 A18-49 Rating [#5]
  • 7:00 & 7:30 p.m.: CW Now (0.6/1 HH rating/share, 673,000 viewers, 0.3/1 A18-49 rating/share) was followed by a repeat of Everybody Hates Chris (0.6/1 HH rating/share, 721,000 viewers, 0.2/1 A18-49 rating/share).
    • Week-to-week numbers (CW Now):
      • Households – 0.5/1 to 0.6/1
      • Viewers – 0.65M to 0.67M
      • Adults 18-49 – 0.2/1 to 0.3/1
  • 8:00 & 8:30 p.m.: Another repeat of Everybody Hates Chris (0.7/1 HH rating/share, 1.06 viewers, 0.4/1 A18-49 rating/share) was followed by a repeat of Aliens in America (0.6/1 HH rating/share, 920,000 viewers, 0.4/1 A18-49 rating/share).
  • 9:00 & 9:30 p.m.: A repeat of Girlfriends (0.7/1 HH rating/share, 861,000 viewers, 0.4/1 A18-49 rating/share) was followed up by a repeat of The Game (0.6/1 HH rating/share, 792,000 viewers, 0.4/1 A18-49 rating/share).
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Note: Network average numbers from the week prior are based on fast national data. Comparison’s from the week prior (or episode-to-episode, etc.) on specific shows are based on final national data. Ratings for the current day are based on fast nationals. (Expect all three scenarios to be the case at all times, unless otherwise noted). The final rating for first-run episodes that aired this evening will be reported the following week. So for example, the final rating for tonights episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” will be reported in next weeks report for Sunday, February 24, 2008.

Also keep in mind that because these are fast national ratings, numbers may increase or decrease when the final nationals are released.

Source: Fast/Final National Ratings Data from Nielsen Media Research and PIFeedback

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