Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, January 14, 2009 January 15, 2009 12:45 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.trackback
FOX finished in first place for the evening with a 16.4/25 household rating/share, 29.85 million viewers and a 11.6/29 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
4.2/7 HH rating/share [#4]
6.58M viewers [#4]
1.8/5 A18-49 rating/share [#4]
- 8:00 p.m.: American Idol-WED (15.1/24 HH rating/share, 27.23M viewers, 10.4/27 A18-49 rating/share).
Day-to-day numbers (8:00pm – fast nationals):
Households – 14.5/22 to 15.1/24 (+4%)
Viewers – 27.47M to 27.23M (-1%/-0.24M)
Adults 18-49 – 10.4/26 to 10.4/27 (n/c)
- 9:00 p.m.: The second hour of American Idol-WED (17.7/27 HH rating/share, 32.48M viewers, 12.9/31 A18-49 rating/share).
Day-to-day numbers (9:00pm – fast nationals):
Households – 17.1/25 to 17.7/27 (+3.5%)
Viewers – 32.67M to 32.48M (-1%/-0.19M)
Adults 18-49 – 13.1/29 to 12.9/31 (-2%)
Day-to-day numbers (combined two hours – final nationals):
Households – 15.8/23 to 16.4/25 (+4%)
Viewers – 30.42M to 29.85M (-2%/-0.57M)
Adults 18-49 – 11.7/28 to 11.6/29 (-1%)
CBS followed in second place for the evening with a 7.3/11 household rating/share, 11.35 million viewers and a 2.9/7 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
5.7/9 HH rating/share [#1]
8.81M viewers [#1]
2.7/7 A18-49 rating/share [#1]
- 8:00 p.m.: The New Adventures of Old Christine (4.8/8 HH rating/share, 7.27M viewers, 1.9/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Episode-to-episode numbers (12/17/2008):
Households – 4.9/8 to 4.8/8 (-2%)
Viewers – 7.29M to 7.27M (-0.02M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.0/6 to 1.9/5 (-5%)
- 8:30 p.m.: Gary Unmarried (4.6/7 HH rating/share, 7.07M viewers, 2.1/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Episode-to-episode numbers (12/17/2008):
Households – 4.9/8 to 4.6/7 (-6%)
Viewers – 7.38M to 7.07M (-4%/-0.31M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.3/7 to 2.1/5 (-9%)
- 9:00 p.m.: Criminal Minds (9.0/13 HH rating/share, 14.05M viewers, 3.3/8 A18-49 rating/share).
Episode-to-episode numbers (12/17/2008):
Households – 9.5/15 to 9.0/13 (-5%)
Viewers – 15.16M to 14.05M (-7%/-1.11M)
Adults 18-49 – 3.9/11 to 3.3/8 (-15%)
- 10:00 p.m.: CSI: NY (8.2/14 HH rating/share, 12.84M viewers, 3.3/9 A18-49 rating/share).
Episode-to-episode numbers (12/17/2008):
Households – 8.6/15 to 8.2/14 (-5%)
Viewers – 13.38M to 12.84M (-4%/-0.54M)
Adults 18-49 – 3.6/10 to 3.3/9 (-8%)
Last week’s numbers (The 35th Annual People’s Choice Awards – 9:00-11:01pm):
Households – 6.0/10
Viewers – 9.41M
Adults 18-49 – 3.0/8
NBC finished in third place for the evening with a 4.0/6 household rating/share and 6.02 million viewers, and was tied for third place among adults 18-49 with a 1.7/4 rating/share.
Last Week:
5.1/8 HH rating/share [#3]
7.75M viewers [#3]
2.3/6 A18-49 rating/share [#t2]
- 8:00 p.m: Knight Rider (3.4/5 HH rating/share, 5.34M viewers, 1.6/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 3.7/6 to 3.4/5 (-8%)
Viewers – 5.74M to 5.34M (-7%/-0.40M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.7/5 to 1.6/4 (-6%)
- 9:00 p.m: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit-REPEAT (3.1/5 HH rating/share, 4.52M viewers, 1.2/3 A18-49 rating/share).
- 10:00 p.m: Law & Order (5.5/9 HH rating/share, 8.19M viewers, 2.2/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 6.9/11 to 5.5/9 (-20%)
Viewers – 10.26M to 8.19M (-20%/-2.07M)
Adults 18-49 – 3.0/8 to 2.2/6 (-27%)
ABC followed in fourth place for the evening with a 2.9/5 household rating/share and 4.48 million viewers and was tied for third among adults 18-49 with a 1.7/4 rating/share.
Last Week:
5.6/9 HH rating/share [#2]
8.36 viewers [#2]
2.3/6 A18-49 rating/share [#t2]
- 8:00 p.m.: Lost-REPEAT (2.9/5 HH rating/share, 4.48M viewers, 1.7/4 A18-49 rating/share). Note: This was a repeat of the three-hour season four finale.
Last week’s numbers (20/20 – Vanished: Missing in Milwaukee – 9:00pm):
Households – 5.4/9
Viewers – 7.95M
Adults 18-49 – 2.2/6
Last week’s numbers (Barbara Walters Special – Patrick Swayze: The Truth – 9:00-11:00pm):
Households – 8.3/14
Viewers – 12.55M
Adults 18-49 – 3.0/8
The CW finished in fifth place for the evening with a 0.7/1 household rating/share, 1.13 million viewers and a 0.5/1 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
1.1/2 HH rating/share [#5]
1.74M viewers [#5]
0.8/2 A18-49 rating/share [#5]
- 8:00 p.m.: 13–Fear is Real (0.9/1 HH rating/share, 1.57M viewers, 0.7/2 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers (series premiere):
Households – 1.4/2 to 0.9/1 (-36%)
Viewers – 2.40M to 1.57M (-35%/-0.83M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.1/3 to 0.7/2 (-36%)
- 9:00 p.m.: 90210-REPEAT (0.7/1 HH rating/share, 0.693M viewers, 0.3/1 A18-49 rating/share).
Note: Network average numbers from the week prior are based on fast national 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 nationals. (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 Wednesday, January 21, 2009.
Also keep in mind that because these are fast national ratings, numbers may increase or decrease when the final nationals are released.
Sources: Fast/Final National Ratings Data from Nielsen Media Research. For daily ratings results, check out Zap2It, PIFeedback and TVbytheNumbers.
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