Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, February 4, 2009 February 5, 2009 7:21 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.trackback
FOX finished in first place for the evening with a 11.4/17 household rating/share, 19.63 million viewers and a 7.3/19 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
11.1/17 HH rating/share [#1]
19.54M viewers [#1]
7.3/18 A18-49 rating/share [#1]
- 8:00 p.m.: American Idol-WED (14.9/23 HH rating/share, 26.26M viewers, 9.9/27 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 15.0/23 to 14.9/23 (-1%)
Viewers – 27.36M to 26.26M (-4%/-1.10M)
Adults 18-49 – 10.2/26 to 9.9/27 (-3%)
Day-to-day numbers (TUES; 1/27/2009):
Households – 14.7/22 to 14.9/23 (+1%)
Viewers – 26.60M to 26.26M (-1%/-0.34M)
Adults 18-49 – 10.0/25 to 9.9/27 (-1%)
- 9:00 p.m.: Lie to Me (7.8/12 HH rating/share, 13.01M viewers, 4.7/12 A18-49 rating/share) posted a new series high in households, viewers and adults 18-49.
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 7.2/11 to 7.8/12 (+8%)
Viewers – 12.21M to 13.01M (+7%/+0.80M)
Adults 18-49 – 4.4/10 to 4.7/12 (+7%)
CBS followed in second place for the evening with a 5.2/8 household rating/share and 7.64 million viewers, but was tied for third place among adults 18-49 with a 1.9/5 rating/share.
Last Week:
5.6/9 HH rating/share [#2]
8.61M viewers [#2]
2.0/5 A18-49 rating/share [#4]
- 8:00 p.m.: Criminal Minds-REPEAT (5.7/9 HH rating/share, 8.54M viewers, 1.7/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (CBS Evening News With Katie Couric):
Households – 3.9/6
Viewers – 6.03M
Adults 18-49 – 1.1/3
- 8:30 p.m.: Katie Couric’s “All Access” Grammy Special (4.6/7 HH rating/share, 6.83M viewers, 2.1/5 A18-49 rating/share).
- 10:00 p.m.: CSI: NY-REPEAT (5.1/9 HH rating/share, 7.54M viewers, 1.9/5 A18-49 rating/share).
NBC finished in third place for the evening with a 4.5/7 household rating/share, was third among viewers with 6.80 million and was tied for third among adults 18-49 with a 1.9/5 rating/share.
Last Week:
4.7/7 HH rating/share [#3]
7.15M viewers [#4]
2.1/5 A18-49 rating/share [#3]
- 8:00 p.m: Knight Rider (3.2/5 HH rating/share, 4.94M viewers, 1.4/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 3.9/6 to 3.2/5 (-18%)
Viewers – 6.23M to 4.94M (-21%/-1.29M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.9/5 to 1.4/4 (-26%)
- 9:00 p.m: Life (4.3/7 HH rating/share, 6.76M viewers, 1.8/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Episode-to-episode numbers (12/17/2008):
Households – 3.3/5 to 4.3/7 (+30%)
Viewers – 5.22M to 6.76M (+29.5%/+1.54M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.7/5 to 1.8/4 (+6%)
- 10:00 p.m: Law & Order (5.8/10 HH rating/share, 8.69M viewers, 2.4/7 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 5.9/10 to 5.8/10 (-2%)
Viewers – 8.96M to 8.69M (-3%/-0.27M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.6/7 to 2.4/7 (-8%)
ABC followed in fourth place for the evening with a 4.4/7 household rating/share, but managed a third place finish among viewers with 7.25 million and a better second place finish among adults 18-49 with a 2.8/7 rating/share.
Last Week:
4.6/7 HH rating/share [#4]
7.62M viewers [#3]
3.0/7 A18-49 rating/share [#2]
- 8:00 p.m.: LOST-REPEAT (3.1/5 HH rating/share, 4.80M viewers, 1.7/5 A18-49 rating/share).
- 9:00 p.m.: LOST (6.4/10 HH rating/share, 10.98M viewers, 4.7/12 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 6.4/10 to 6.4/10 (n/c)
Viewers – 11.23M to 10.98M (-2%/-0.25M)
Adults 18-49 – 4.9/12 to 4.7/12 (-4%)
- 10:00 (10:02) p.m.: Life on Mars (3.7/6 HH rating/share, 6.01M viewers, 2.1/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers (Thursday debut):
Households – 3.9/6 to 3.7/6 (-5%)
Viewers – 6.22M to 6.01M (-3%/-0.21M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.1/6 to 2.1/6 (n/c)
The CW finished in fifth place for the evening with a 0.7/1 household rating/share, 996,000 viewers and a 0.4/1 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
0.8/1 HH rating/share [#5]
1.02M viewers [#5]
0.4/1 A18-49 rating/share [#5]
- 8:00 p.m.: Privileged-REPEAT (0.7/1 HH rating/share, 0.92M viewers, 0.4/1 A18-49 rating/share).
- 9:00 p.m.: 90210-REPEAT (0.8/1 HH rating/share, 1.07M viewers, 0.4/1 A18-49 rating/share).
Note: Network average numbers from the week prior are based on fast affiliate 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 affiliate numbers. (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 “American Idol” will be reported in next weeks report for Wednesday, February 11, 2009. Also keep in mind that because these are fast affiliate ratings, numbers may increase or decrease when the final nationals are released.
Source: Fast Affiliate/Final National Ratings Data from Nielsen Media Research. Daily ratings figures can be found at PI Feedback, Zap2It and TV by the Numbers.
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