Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, January 23, 2009 January 24, 2009 5:44 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.trackback
CBS finished in first place for the evening with a 6.7/12 household rating/share, 10.78 million viewers and a 2.6/8 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
6.7/11 HH rating [#1]
10.57M viewers [#1]
2.4/7 A18-49 [#1]
- 8:00 p.m.: Ghost Whisperer (7.1/12 HH rating/share, 11.27M viewers, 2.8/9 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 6.8/12 to 7.1/12 (+4%)
Viewers – 10.58M to 11.27M (+6.5%/+0.69M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.5/8 to 2.8/9 (+12%)
- 9:00 p.m.: Flashpoint (6.2/11 HH rating/share, 10.21M viewers, 2.4/7 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 6.5/11 to 6.2/11 (-5%)
Viewers – 10.28M to 10.21M (-1%/-0.07M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.3/7 to 2.4/7 (+4%)
- 10:00 p.m.: Numb3rs (6.7/12 HH rating/share, 10.86M viewers, 2.7/8 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 6.9/12 to 6.7/12 (-3%)
Viewers – 11.02M to 10.86M (-1.5%/-0.16M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.5/7 to 2.7/8 (+8%)
FOX followed in second place for the evening with a 3.6/6 household rating/share and 6.01 million viewers, but was tied for third place among adults 18-49 with a 1.5/5 rating/share.
Last Week:
3.2/5 HH rating [#4]
5.20M viewers [#3]
1.2/4 A18-49 rating [#4]
- 8:00 p.m.: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (3.9/6 HH rating/share, 6.04M viewers, 1.3/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 3.5/6 to 3.9/6 (+11%)
Viewers – 5.64M to 6.04M (+6%/+0.40M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.1/4 to 1.3/4 (+18%)
- 9:00 p.m.: Don’t Forget the Lyrics! (3.2/6 HH rating/share, 5.99M viewers, 1.7/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 2.9/5 to 3.2/6 (+10%)
Viewers – 4.94M to 5.99M (+21%/+1.05M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.3/4 to 1.7/5 (+31%)
ABC finished in third place for the evening with a 3.2/6 household rating/share, was fourth among viewers with 4.68 million, but managed a second place finish among adults 18-49 with a 1.6/5 rating/share.
Last Week:
3.3/6 HH rating [#t2]
5.10M viewers [#4]
1.7/5 A18-49 rating [#2]
- 8:00 p.m.: Wife Swap-REPEAT (2.7/5 HH rating/share, 3.89M viewers, 1.4/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Wife Swap):
Households – 3.0/5
Viewers – 4.72M
Adults 18-49 – 1.7/5
- 9:00 p.m.: Supernanny (3.1/5 HH rating/share, 4.57M viewers, 1.6/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Episode-to-episode numbers (1/9/2009):
Households – 3.6/6 to 3.1/5 (-14%)
Viewers – 5.55M to 4.57M (-18%/-0.98M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.9/5 to 1.6/5 (-16%)
- 10:00 p.m.: 20/20 (3.8/7 HH rating/share, 5.57M viewers, 1.7/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 4.0/7 to 3.8/7 (-5%)
Viewers – 6.13M to 5.57M (-9%/-0.56M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.8/5 to 1.7/5 (-6%)
NBC followed in fourth place for the evening with a 3.1/5 household rating/share, but managed a third place finish among viewers with 4.84 million and was tied for third among adults 18-49 with a 1.5/5 rating/share.
Last Week:
3.3/6 HH rating [#t2]
5.39M viewers [#2]
1.6/5 A18-49 rating [#3]
- 8:00 p.m.: Howie Do It (3.3/6 HH rating/share, 5.43M viewers, 1.5/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 3.5/6 to 3.3/6 (-6%)
Viewers – 5.98M to 5.43M (-9%/-0.55M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.7/6 to 1.5/5 (-12%)
- 8:30 (8:29) p.m.: Howie Do It (3.3/6 HH rating/share, 5.65M viewers, 1.7/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers
Households – 3.4/6 to 3.3/6 (-3%)
Viewers – 6.06M to 5.65M (-7%/-0.41M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.9/6 to 1.7/6 (-10.5%)
- 9:00 p.m.: Friday Night Lights (2.5/4 HH rating/share, 3.96M viewers, 1.4/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers (season three premiere):
Households – 2.8/5 to 2.5/4 (-11%)
Viewers – 4.53M to 3.96M (-13%/-0.57M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.6/5 to 1.4/4 (-12.5%)
- 10:00 p.m.: Dateline (3.4/6 HH rating/share, 5.03M viewers, 1.6/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 3.6/6 to 3.4/6 (-6%)
Viewers – 5.57M to 5.03M (-10%/-0.54M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.5/4 to 1.6/5 (+7%)
The CW finished in fifth place for the evening with a 0.9/2 household rating/share, 1.34 million viewers and a 0.6/2 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
0.9/1 HH rating [#5]
1.28M viewers [#5]
0.6/2 A18-49 rating [#5]
- 8:00 p.m.: Everybody Hates Chris (1.1/2 HH rating/share, 1.64M viewers, 0.6/2 A18-49 rating).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 1.0/2 to 1.1/2 (+10%)
Viewers – 1.41M to 1.64M (+16%/+0.23M)
Adults 18-49 – 0.5/2 to 0.6/2 (+20%)
- 8:30 p.m.: The Game (1.1/2 HH rating/share, 1.61M viewers, 0.7/2 A18-49 rating).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 1.1/2 to 1.1/2 (n/c)
Viewers – 1.59M to 1.70M (+7%/+0.11M)
Adults 18-49 – 0.7/2 to 0.8/2 (+14%)
- 9:00 p.m.: The Friday night premiere of 13—Fear is Real (0.7/1 HH rating/share, 1.06M viewers, 0.6/2 A18-49 rating).
Episode-to-episode numbers (WED; 1/21/2009):
Households – 0.9/1 to 0.7/1 (-22%)
Viewers – 1.36M to 1.06M (-22%/-0.30M)
Adults 18-49 – 0.5/1 to 0.6/2 (+20%)
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 tonight’s episode of “Ghost Whisperer” will be reported in next weeks report for Friday, January 30, 2009.
Also keep in mind that because these are fast national ratings, numbers may increase or decrease when the final nationals are released.
Sources: Fast/Final National Ratings Data from Nielsen Media Research. Daily ratings figures can be found at Zap2It, PI Feedback, and TV by the Numbers.
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