Broadcast TV Ratings for Saturday, October 28, 2006 October 30, 2006 8:14 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, Fall 2006 TV, Nielsen Ratings, Television.trackback
Not much happening on this slow night, as CBS takes the win in households and viewers with their repeat line-up of crime dramas.
CBS finished in first for the evening with a 4.9/9 HH rating (7.11M viewers), but was third in A18-49, delivering a 1.7/6 rating in that demo.
- Last Week’s Numbers:
- 4.0/7 HH rating [#t2]
- 5.95M viewers [#2]
- 1.9/6 A18-49 rating [#2]
- At 8:00 PM, a repeat of “Numb3rs” (3.8/7 HH rating, 5.59M viewers, 1.3/5 A18-49 rating), started off the evening for CBS.
- At 9:00 PM, a repeat of “CSI: NY” (5.5/10 HH rating, 8.17M viewers, 1.7/6 A18-49 rating) was the nights highest rated program in households and viewers.
- At 10:00 PM, a new “48 Hours Mystery” (5.4/10 HH rating, 7.67M viewers, 2.2/7 A18-49 rating) ended the evening for the Eye as the highest rated program in adults 18-49 for the night.
ABC followed in second with a 3.7/7 HH rating (6.16M viewers) but was first in adults 18-49, delivering a 2.0/7 rating in that demo.
- Last Week’s Numbers:
- 2.9/5 HH rating [#4]
- 4.71M viewers [#4]
- 1.6/5 A18-49 rating [#4]
- From 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM, ABC decided to air only one program, the movie “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (3.7/7 HH rating, 6.16M viewers, 2.0/11).
NBC finished in third with a 3.6/7 HH rating, but had less viewers (5.17M viewers), and was fourth in A18-49, delivering a 1.4/5 rating in that demo.
- Last Week’s Numbers:
- 4.0/7 HH rating [#t2]
- 5.81M viewers [#3]
- 1.8/6 A18-49 rating [#3]
- At 8:00 PM, “Dateline NBC” (3.6/7 HH rating, 5.22M viewers, 1.5/5) began the evening for NBC, enough for third place in the time-period.
- At 9:00 PM, a new “Kidnapped” (2.6/5 HH rating, 3.78M viewers, 1.2/4 A18-49 rating), didn’t improve any from its time-period premiere last week.
- At 10:00 PM, “Law & Order: SVU (R)” (4.6/8 HH rating, 6.52M viewers, 1.7/6) was the nets top performer on the evening.
FOX followed in fourth for the evening with a 3.2/6 HH rating (5.02M viewers) but was second in adults 18-49, delivering a 1.8/6 rating in that demo.
- Last Week’s Numbers:
- 7.3/13 HH rating [#1]
- 11.73M viewers [#1]
- 3.4/11 A18-49 rating [#1]
- From 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Fox aired four repeat episodes of “Cops” (3.2/6 HH rating, 5.02M viewers, 1.8/6 A18-49 rating) good enough for a second place performance on the evening for the network.
The ratings for all the programs that aired last night are viewable below in chart form (click to enlarge).
Note: Fast Nationals are used when comparing week-to-week numbers, while Final Nationals are used when comparing year-to-year numbers, unless otherwise specified.
Source: Fast/Final National Ratings Data from Nielsen Media Research
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