Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, January 23, 2007 January 24, 2007 5:00 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen Ratings, Television.
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Fox finished in first place for the evening with a 9.4/15 household rating, 20.83 million total viewers and a 8.4/21 rating among adults 18-49.

Last Week:

9.4/15 HH rating [#1]

20.83M viewers [#1]

8.4/21 A18-49 rating [#1]

8:00 p.m.: American Idol (17.2/25 HH rating, 31.17M viewers, 12.6/32 A18-49).
- Week-to-week numbers :
  - Households – 17.2/25 to
  - Viewers – 31.17M to
  - A18-49 – 12.6/32 to
9:00 p.m.: House (6.4/10 HH rating, 10.49M viewers, 4.3/11 A18-49).
- Week-to-week numbers:
  - Households –
  - Viewers –
  - A18-49 –

CBS followed in second place for the evening with a 6.2/10 household rating, 9.46 million total viewers and a 2.3/6 rating among adults 18-49.

Last Week:

6.2/10 HH rating [#2]

9.46M viewers [#2]

2.3/6 A18-49 rating [#2]

8:00 p.m.: A repeat of NCIS (9.0/13 HH rating, 14.33M viewers, 3.3/8 A18-49 rating).
9:00 p.m.: A new The Unit (5.2/8 HH rating, 7.66M viewers, 1.9/5 A18-49 rating) gave the network a third place finish for the evening in terms of SOTU coverage.
10:00 p.m.: A new 48 Hours Mystery (3.6/6 HH rating, 5.12M viewers, 1.4/4 A18-49 rating) ended the evening for the Eye.
- Week-to-week numbers:
  - Households –
  - Viewers –
  - A18-49 –

NBC finished in third place for the evening with a 6.5/10 household rating, 9.62 million total viewers and a 2.9/7 rating among adults 18-49.

Last Week:

6.5/10 HH rating [#3]

9.62M viewers [#3]

2.9/7 A18-49 rating [#3]

8:00 p.m.: A new Dateline (4.3/7 HH rating, 6.17M viewers, 1.8/4 A18-49 rating).
- Week-to-week numbers:
  - Households – 4.3/7 to
  - Viewers – 6.17M to
  - A18-49 – 1.8/4 to
9:00 p.m.: A repeat of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (5.6/9 HH rating, 8.31M viewers, 2.6/6 A18-49 rating).
10:30 p.m.: A repeat of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (3.5/6 HH rating, 5.05M viewers, 1.9/5 A18-49 rating) ended the evening for the Peacock.

ABC followed in fourth place for the evening with a 4.6/7 household rating, 7.23 million total viewers and a 2.1/5 rating among adults 18-49.

Last Week:

4.6/7 HH rating [#4]

7.23M viewers [#4]

2.1/5 A18-49 rating [#4]

8:00 p.m.: A repeat of America’s Funniest Home Videos (3.7/5 HH rating, 6.90M viewers, 1.7/4 A18-49 rating) did okay for a repeat as it led into..
9:00 and 9:30 p.m.: A new Big Day (4.3/7 HH rating, 6.52M viewers, 1.9/5 A18-49 rating) was followed by a repeat of The Knights of Prosperity (4.3/7 HH rating, 6.52M viewers, 1.9/5 A18-49 rating)
- Week-to-week numbers (Big Day):
  - Households –
  - Viewers –
  - A18-49 –

The CW was left for a fifth place finish with a 1.1/2 household rating, 1.51 million total viewers and a fifth place 0.6/1 rating among adults 18-49.

Last Week:

1.1/2 HH rating [#5]

1.51M viewers [#5]

0.6/1 A18-49 rating [#5]

8:00 PM: It appears Gilmore Girls (1.4/2 HH rating, 1.83M viewers, 0.8/2 A18-49 rating) was effected farely significantly from going head-to-head with American Idol, dropping 1.17M viewers, 19% among households and 23% among adults 18-49.
- Week-to-week numbers:
  - Households – 3.2/5 to 2.6/4 to
  - Viewers – 4.82M to 3.65M to
  - A18-49 – 2.2/6 to 1.7/4 to
9:00 PM: Veronica Mars (2.2/3 HH rating, 3.29M viewers, 0.5/1 A18-49 rating).
- Week-to-week numbers :
  - Households – 2.0/3 to 2.2/3 to
  - Viewers – 3.44M to 3.29M to
  - A18-49 – 1.6/4 to 1.5/4 to

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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