Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, February 17, 2009 February 18, 2009 5:33 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.Tags: Broadcast TV Ratings, Tuesday
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Fox finished in first place for the evening with a 14.3/21 household rating/share, 25.10 million viewers and a 9.5/23 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
10.0/15 HH rating/share [#2]
17.49M viewers [#1]
6.7/17 A18-49 rating/share [#1]
- 8:00 p.m.: A two-hour edition of American Idol (14.3/21 HH rating/share, 25.10M viewers, 9.5/23 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 13.9/21 to 14.3/21 (+3%)
Viewers – 24.94M to 25.10M (+1%/+0.16M)
Adults 18-49 – 9.2/24 to 9.5/23 (+3%)
Episode-to-episode numbers (WED; 2/11/2009):
Households – 14.0/22 to 14.3/21 (+2%)
Viewers – 24.82M to 25.10M (+1%/+0.28M)
Adults 18-49 – 9.5/23 to 9.5/23 (n/c)
Last week’s numbers (Fringe):
Households – 5.9/9
Viewers – 9.83M
Adults 18-49 – 4.1/10
CBS followed in second place for the evening with a 10.2/16 household rating/share and 16.18 million, but was third among adults 18-49 with a 3.4/9 rating/share.
Last Week:
10.9/17 HH rating/share [#1]
17.39M viewers [#2]
3.8/10 A18-49 rating/share [#t2]
- 8:00 p.m.: NCIS (11.1/17 HH rating/share, 18.07M viewers, 3.7/10 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 11.3/17 to 11.1/17 (-2%)
Viewers – 18.03M to 18.07M (+0.04M)
Adults 18-49 – 3.7/10 to 3.7/10 (n/c)
- 9:00 p.m.: The Mentalist (11.4/17 HH rating/share, 18.26M viewers, 3.8/9 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 12.0/18 to 11.4/17 (-5%)
Viewers – 19.70M to 18.26M (-7%/-1.44M)
Adults 18-49 – 4.2/10 to 3.8/9 (-9.5%)
- 10:00 p.m.: Without a Trace (8.0/13 HH rating/share, 12.21M viewers, 2.7/7 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 8.9/15 to 8.0/13 (-10%)
Viewers – 14.31M to 12.21M (-15%/-2.10M)
Adults 18-49 – 3.4/9 to 2.7/7 (-21%)
NBC finished in third place for the evening with a 5.9/9 household rating/share and 9.09 million viewers, but managed a second place finish among adults 18-49 with a 3.6/9 rating/share.
Last Week:
6.4/10 HH rating/share [#3]
9.97M viewers [#3]
3.8/10 A18-49 rating/share [#t2]
- 8:00 p.m.: The Biggest Loser: Couples (5.6/8 HH rating/share, 8.91M viewers, 3.6/9 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 5.8/9 to 5.6/8 (-3%)
Viewers – 9.25M to 8.91M (-4%/-0.34M)
Adults 18-49 – 3.7/9 to 3.6/9 (-3%)
- 10:00 p.m.: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (6.5/11 HH rating/share, 9.45M viewers, 3.5/10 A18-49 rating/share).
Episode-to-episode numbers (2/3/2009):
Households – 6.8/11 to 6.5/11 (-4%)
Viewers – 10.34M to 9.45M (-9%/-0.89M)
Adults 18-49 – 3.7/10 to 3.5/10 (-5%)
Last week’s numbers (Dateline):
Households – 7.5/13
Viewers – 11.26M
Adults 18-49 – 4.0/10
ABC followed in fourth place for the evening with a 2.9/4 household rating/share, 4.45 million viewers and a 1.5/4 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
2.7/4 HH rating/share [#4]
4.35M viewers [#4]
1.7/4 A18-49 rating/share [#4]
- 8:00 p.m.: Homeland Security USA (3.1/5 HH rating/share, 4.82M viewers, 1.4/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Episode-to-episode numbers (2/3/2009):
Households – 3.5/5 to 3.1/5 (-11%)
Viewers – 5.61M to 4.82M (-14%/-0.79M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.6/4 to 1.4/4 (-12.5%)
Last week’s numbers (Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown/A Charlie Brown Valentine):
Households – 2.7/4
Viewers – 4.81M
Adults 18-49 – 1.5/4
- 9:00 p.m.: Scrubs-REPEAT (1.9/3 HH rating/share, 3.06M viewers, 1.2/3 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Scrubs):
Households – 2.8/4
Viewers – 4.56M
Adults 18-49 – 2.0/5
- 9:30 p.m.: Scrubs-REPEAT (1.8/3 HH rating/share, 2.84M viewers, 1.2/3 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Scrubs):
Households – 2.7/4
Viewers – 4.22M
Adults 18-49 – 2.0/5
- 10:30 p.m.: Primetime: What Would You Do? (3.6/6 HH rating/share, 5.68M viewers, 2.0/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 3.8/6 to 3.6/6 (-5%)
Viewers – 5.86M to 5.68M (-3%/-0.18M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.3/6 to 2.0/6 (-13%)
Last week’s numbers (True Beauty):
Households – 2.4/4
Viewers – 3.69M
Adults 18-49 – 1.6/4
The CW finished in fifth place for the evening with a 0.7/1 household rating/share, 0.94 million viewers and a 0.4/1 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
1.4/2 HH rating/share [#5]
1.95M viewers [#5]
0.9/2 A18-49 rating/share [#5]
- 8:00 p.m.: 90210-REPEAT (1.7/3 HH rating/share, 2.38M viewers, 1.2/3 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (90210):
Households – 1.7/3
Viewers – 2.38M
Adults 18-49 – 1.2/3
- 9:00 p.m.: Privileged-REPEAT (1.2/2 HH rating/share, 1.52M viewers, 0.7/2 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Privileged):
Households – 1.1/2
Viewers – 1.40M
Adults 18-49 – 0.6/2
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 Tuesday, February 24, 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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