Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, November 1, 2006 November 2, 2006 9:56 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, Fall 2006 TV, Nielsen Ratings, Television.trackback
CBS sneaks by ABC in households and viewers while ABC settles for 1st in adults 18-49 as “Criminal Minds” beats “Lost” head-to-head. “The Rich List” opens with a very poor performance.
CBS finished in first place with a 9.1/14 HH rating (14.39M viewers), and was second in adults 18-49, delivering a 4.4/12 rating in that demo.
- Last Week’s Numbers:
- 9.5/15 HH rating [#2]
- 14.73M viewers [#2]
- 4.3/11 A18-49 rating [#2]
- At 8:00 PM, “Jericho” (6.1/9 HH rating, 9.96M viewers, 3.1/8 A18-49 rating) experienced its first real substantial decline from its premiere, going down in households and viewers from the week prior. Then again, Adults 18-49 stayed pretty much even from the week before, so it wasn’t all bad.
- Week to Week Numbers:
- Households – 6.8/11 to 6.1/9
- Viewers – 10.54M to 9.96M
- A18-49 – 3.2/9 to 3.1/8
- Week to Week Numbers:
- At 9:00 PM, “Criminal Minds” (10.7/16 HH rating, 16.74M viewers, 4.9/12 A18-49 rating) continues its great run, beating “Lost” in households and viewers, and by a pretty large margin (8% in households and 620,000 viewers). It also posted a high in adults 18-49, but it still still quite a ways to go before it catches “Lost” in that category.
- Week to Week Numbers:
- Households – 10.9/16 to 10.7/16
- Viewers – 16.59M to 16.74
- A18-49 – 4.4/11 to 4.9/12
- Week to Week Numbers:
- At 10:00 PM, “CSI: NY” (10.6/18 HH rating, 16.48M viewers, 5.3/15 A18-49 rating) lost viewers week-to-week, but held onto most of its lead-in’s audience and increased its adults 18-49 by about 8% from its lead-in.
- Week to Week Numbers:
- Households – 11.0/18 to 10.6/18
- Viewers – 17.06M to 16.48
- A18-49 – 5.4/15 to 5.3/15
- Week to Week Numbers:
ABC followed in second place for the evening with a 9.0/14 HH rating (14.00M viewers) and was first in adults 18-49, delivering a 4.7/13 rating in that demo.
- Last Week’s Numbers:
- 9.6/15 HH rating [#1]
- 14.89M viewers [#1]
- 5.0/13 A18-49 rating [#1]
- At 8:00 PM, “Dancing with the Stars: Results Show” (12.8/20 HH rating, 19.21M viewers, 4.9/13 A18-49 rating) dipped a little from the week prior, but had no problem at claiming the crown for most watched program on the night.
- Week to Week Numbers:
- Households – 13.2/21 to 12.8/20
- Viewers – 19.86M to 19.21M
- A18-49 – 5.1/14 to 4.9/13
- Week to Week Numbers:
- At 9:00 PM, “Lost” (9.8/15 HH rating, 16.12M viewers, 6.6/16 A18-49 rating) lost head-to-head with “Criminal Minds” in both households and viewers, with “Lost” losing audience from the week prior while its competition gained. “Lost” still holds a good lead in adults 18-49.
- Week to Week Numbers:
- Households – 10.4/16 to 9.8/15
- Viewers – 16.80M to 16.12M
- A18-49 – 6.9/17 to 6.6/16
- Week to Week Numbers:
- At 10:00 PM, “The Nine” (4.6/8 HH rating, 6.68M viewers, 2.6/7 A18-49 rating) once again hit another low. Fewer than 7M people watched the series last night as it experienced declines across the board (11.5% in households, 17% in viewers and 16% in adults 18-49).
- Week to Week Numbers:
- Households – 5.2/9 to 4.6/8
- Viewers – 8.02M to 6.68M
- A18-49 – 3.1/8 to 2.6/7
- Week to Week Numbers:
NBC finished in third place with a 4.4/7 HH rating (6.50M viewers), and a 2.6/7 A18-49 rating.
- Last Week’s Numbers:
- 4.9/8 HH rating [#3]
- 7.41M viewers [#3]
- 2.9/8 A18-49 rating [#3]
- At 8:00 PM and 8:30 PM, “3o Rock” (3.3/5 HH rating, 4.83M viewers, 1.8/5 A18-49 rating) and “Twenty Good Years” (2.9/4 HH rating, 4.24M viewers, 1.5/4 A18-49 rating) drew poor audiences after a slight uptick last week.
- Week to Week Numbers (“30 Rock”):
- Households – 3.9/6 to 3.3/6
- Viewers – 6.01M to 4.83M
- A18-49 – 2.1/6 to 1.8/5
- Week-to-Week Numbers (“Twenty Good Years”):
- Households – 3.6/5 to 2.9/4
- Viewers – 5.40M to 4.24M
- A18-49 – 2.0/5 to 1.5/4
- Week to Week Numbers (“30 Rock”):
- At 9:00 PM, “The Biggest Loser” (5.1/8 HH rating, 7.84M viewers, 3.3/8 A18-49 rating) was NBC’s best performer on the night in viewers and adults 18-49 growing very nicely out of its weak lead-in.
- Week-to-Week Numbers:
- Households – 5.1/8 to 5.1/8
- Viewers – 7.86M to 7.84M
- A18-49 – 3.4/9 to 3.3/8
- Week-to-Week Numbers:
- At 10:00 PM, “Dateline NBC” (5.2/9 HH rating, 7.12M viewers, 2.7/8 A18-49 rating) was NBC’s top show in households for the night, but did shed households, viewers and adults 18-49 from the week prior.
- Week-to-Week Numbers:
- Households – 6.0/10 to 5.2/9
- Viewers – 8.66M to 7.12
- A18-49 -3.2/9 to 2.7/8
- Week-to-Week Numbers:
FOX followed in fourth for the evening with a 3.7/6 HH rating (5.76M viewers) and a 2.1/5 A18-49 rating.
- Last Week’s Numbers:
- 3.8/6 HH rating [#4]
- 5.52M viewers [#4]
- 2.0/5 A18-49 rating [#5]
- At 8:00 PM, the returning from hiatus “Bones” (4.7/7 HH rating, 7.38M viewers, 2.7/7 A18-49) didn’t lose much from its last newly aired episode.
- Episode-to-Episode Numbers (10/4/2006):
- Households – 5.2/8 to 4.7/7
- Viewers – 8.10M to 7.38M
- A18-49 – 2.8/8 to 2.7/7
- Episode-to-Episode Numbers (10/4/2006):
- At 9:00 PM, the premiere of “The Rich List” (2.8/4 HH rating, 4.14M viewers, 1.5/4 A18-49) got off to a terrible start. As you can see below, compared to the previous time-period occupant, the declines are pretty substantial (38% in households, 2.91M viewers and 44% in adults 18-49).
- Week-to-Week Numbers for the timeslot (“Justice” – 9/27/2006):
- Households – 4.5/7 to 2.8/4
- Viewers – 7.05M to 4.14M
- A18-49 – 2.7/7 to 1.5/4
- Week-to-Week Numbers for the timeslot (“Justice” – 9/27/2006):
The CW finished in fifth for the evening delivering a 2.3/4 HH rating (3.46M viewers) and a 1.6/4 A18-49 rating.
- Last Week’s Number’s:
- 3.0/5 HH rating [#5]
- 4.52M viewers [#5]
- 2.1/5 A18-49 rating [#4]
- At 8:00 PM, “America’s Next Top Model” (2.9/5 HH rating, 4.42M viewers, 2.1/6 A18-49 rating) had an unusual decline, shedding 22% of its households, 1.06M viewers and 22% of adults 18-49 from just the week prior.
- Week to Week Numbers:
- Households – 3.7/6 to 2.9/5
- Viewers – 5.48M to 4.42M
- A18-49 – 2.7/8 to 2.1/6
- Week to Week Numbers:
- At 9:00 PM, a repeat “One Tree Hill” (1.7/3 HH rating, 2.50M viewers, 1.2/3 A18-49 rating) did about as much as should be expected from a repeat on The CW.
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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