Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, January 9 January 10, 2007 10:44 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen Ratings, Television.trackback
NBC takes the night among total households, while Fox wins among total viewers and runs away with the win among adults 18-49. House was the nights highest rated program.
NBC finished in first place for the evening with an 8.2/13 household rating, second among total viewers with 11.97 million and second among adults 18-49 with a 3.8/10 rating among adults 18-49.
- Last Week:
- 8.6/13 HH rating [#1]
- 12.68M viewers [#1]
- 4.1/10 A18-49 rating [#1]
- 8:00 PM: An hour of Dateline (6.7/10 HH rating, 9.56M viewers, 3.0/8 A18-49 rating) continued to provide a better performance than previous occupant Friday Night Lights. It was second place for the hour among viewers and adults 18-49.
- Week-to-week numbers:
- Households – 6.7/10 to 6.7/10
- Viewers – 9.53M to 9.56M
- A18-49 – 2.9/8 to 3.0/8
- Week-to-week numbers:
- 9:00 PM: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (8.2/12 HH rating, 11.87M viewers, 3.5/9 A18-49 rating) came down some after a very strong performance last week. The show is still up overall compared to previous episodes this season. It was second place on the hour among total viewers and adults 18-49, and tied for second among total households. ‘Criminal Intent’ posted gains of 2.31M viewers, 22% among households and 17% among adults 18-49 from its lead-in.
- Week-to-week numbers:
- Households -9.1/14 to 8.2/12
- Viewers – 9.76M to 13.40M
- A18-49 – 3.1/8 to 4.1/10
- Week-to-week numbers:
- 10:00 PM: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9.8/16 HH rating, 14.48M viewers, 5.0/13 A18-49 rating) gave NBC a first place finish for the hour and ended an evening in which every show increased in all main categories from its lead-in.
- Week-to-week numbers:
- Households – 10.0/17 to 9.8/16
- Viewers – 15.10M to 14.48M
- A18-49 – 5.2/14 to 5.0/13
- Week-to-week numbers:
Fox followed in second place for the evening with an 8.0/12 household rating but was first among total viewers with 13.43 million and adults 18-49 (5.5/14 rating).
- Last Week:
- 6.4/10 HH rating [#2]
- 9.74M viewers [#2]
- 3.4/9 A18-49 rating [#2]
- 8:00 PM: Leading off the evening for Fox was a repeat of House (5.6/9 HH rating, 9.04M viewers, 3.7/10 A18-49) which though it placed third among households and viewers, managed a strong first place among adults 18-49.
- 9:00 PM: Leading out of a repeat was an original episode of House (10.4/16 HH rating, 17.83M viewers, 7.3/18 A18-49). House was the nights highest rated program among all main categories. Also of note was that viewers had no problem finding the show after its 1 month hiatus, gaining 1.71M, 6% among households and 12% among adults 18-49.
- Episode-to-episode numbers (12/12/2006)
- Households – 9.8/15 to 10.4/16
- Viewers – 16.12M to 17.83M
- A18-49 – 6.5/17 to 7.3/18
- Episode-to-episode numbers (12/12/2006)
CBS finished in third place for the evening with a 7.7/12 household rating, 11.79 million total viewers and a 3.3/9 rating among adults 18-49.
- Last Week:
- 6.2/10 HH rating [#3]
- 9.61M viewers [#3]
- 2.5/6 A18-49 rating [#3]
- 8:00 & 8:30 PM: Choosing to go with a repeat of NCIS (8.0/12 HH rating, 12.79M viewers, 2.9/8 A18-49 rating) CBS came away with an impressive timeslot win among households and viewers, but was unable to match its competition among adults 18-49, coming third in the key demo.
- 9:00 PM: The 33rd annual People’s Choice Awards (7.5/12 HH rating, 11.29M viewers, 3.5/9 A18-49 rating) ticked up some from last season to respectable numbers, up 1.54M viewers, 12% among households and 3% among adults 18-49.
- Year-to-year numbers (1/10/2006):
- Households – 6.7/10 to 7.5/12
- Viewers – 9.75M to 11.29M
- A18-49 – 3.4/8 to 3.5/9
- Year-to-year numbers (1/10/2006):
ABC followed in fourth place for the evening with a 4.6/7 household rating, 6.97 million total viewers and a 2.1/6 rating among adults 18-49.
- Last Week:
- 3.9/6 HH rating [#4]
- 6.04M viewers [#4]
- 2.0/5 A18-49 rating [#4]
- 8:00 PM: A repeat of America’s Funniest Home Videos (4.9/8 HH rating, 7.83M viewers, 2.6/7 A18-49 rating) stayed even from the week prior.
- 9:00 and 9:30 PM: After a slight uptick last week new episodes of “Big Day”(3.1/5 HH rating, 4.36M viewers, 1.5/4 A18-49 rating) and (2.8/5 HH rating, 3.98M viewers, 1.4/4 A18-49 rating) fell back down (numbers from the past three weeks are below).
- Week-to-week numbers (9:00 – 10:00 PM):
- Households – 2.5/4 to 3.2/5 to 3.0/5
- Viewers – 3.92M to 5.02M to 4.17M
- A18-49 – 1.4/4 to 1.7/5 to 1.5/4
- Week-to-week numbers (9:00 – 10:00 PM):
- 10:00 PM: More importantly though for ABC was that Boston Legal (6.0/10 HH rating, 8.90M viewers, 2.4/6 A18-49 rating) was apparently hurt from its weakened lead-in. The show was down 1.27M viewers, 13% among households and 20% among adults 18-49. It’s not an extreme shedding of viewers, but its worth pointing out.
- Episode-to-episode numbers (12/5/2006):
- Households – 6.9/11 to 6.0/10
- Viewers – 10.17M to 8.90M
- A18-49 – 3.0/8 to 2.4/6
- Episode-to-episode numbers (12/5/2006):
The CW was left for a fifth place finish with a 1.4/2 household rating, 1.95 million total viewers and a fifth place 0.8/2 rating among adults 18-49.
- Last Week:
- 1.2/2 HH rating [#5]
- 1.60M viewers [#5]
- 0.7/2 A18-49 rating [#5]
- 8:00 PM: An encore of Gilmore Girls (1.8/3 HH rating, 2.45M viewers, 1.1/3 A18-49 rating) was a bit better than usual, given its repeat nature.
- 9:00 PM: While a repeat of Veronica Mars (1.1/2 HH rating, 1.46M viewers, 0.6/2 A18-49 rating) slid even further.
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/episode-to-episode numbers, unless otherwise specified.
Source: Fast/Final National Ratings Data from Nielsen Media Research and PIFeedback.com
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