Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, January 30, 2009 January 31, 2009 9:21 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.trackback
Note: HH rating/share numbers were not available for this evening.
CBS finished in first place for the evening with 8.04 million viewers and was tied for first among adults 18-49 with a 1.8/6 rating/share.
Last Week:
6.7/12 HH rating [#1]
10.78M viewers [#1]
2.6/8 A18-49 [#1]
- 8:00 p.m.: Ghost Whisperer-REPEAT (8.22M viewers, 1.9/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Ghost Whisperer):
Households – 7.0/12
Viewers – 11.18M
Adults 18-49 – 2.8/9
- 9:00 p.m.: Flashpoint-REPEAT (8.44M viewers, 1.9/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Flashpoint):
Households – 6.2/11
Viewers – 10.18M
Adults 18-49 – 2.4/7
- 10:00 p.m.: Numb3rs-REPEAT (7.44M viewers, 1.7/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Numb3rs):
Households – 6.7/12
Viewers – 10.96M
Adults 18-49 – 2.7/8
ABC followed in second place for the evening with 5.91 million viewers, but managed a tie for first place among adults 18-49 with a 1.8/6 rating/share.
Last Week:
3.2/6 HH rating [#3]
4.68M viewers [#4]
1.6/5 A18-49 rating [#2]
- 8:00 p.m.: Wife Swap (5.05M viewers, 1.7/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Episode-to-episode numbers (1/16/2009):
Households – 3.0/5 to x.x/x
Viewers – 4.72M to 5.05M (+7%/+0.33M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.7/5 to 1.7/5 (n/c)
- 9:00 p.m.: 20/20 (6.06M viewers, 1.7/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Supernanny):
Households – 3.1/5
Viewers – 4.50M
Adults 18-49 – 1.6/5
- 10:00 p.m.: Another hour of 20/20 (6.63M viewers, 1.8/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 3.8/7 to x.x/x
Viewers – 5.59M to 6.63M (+19%/+1.04M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.7/5 to 1.8/6 (+6%)
NBC finished in third place for the evening with 5.13 million viewers and a 1.6/5 rating/share among adults 18-49 .
Last Week:
3.1/5 HH rating [#4]
4.84M viewers [#3]
1.5/5 A18-49 rating [#t3]
- 8:00 & 8:30 p.m.: Back-to-back episodes of Howie Do It (5.24M viewers, 1.5/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers (combined hour):
Households – 3.4/6 to x.x/x
Viewers – 5.60M to 5.24M (-6%/-0.36M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.6/6 to 1.5/5 (-6%)
Last week’s numbers (8:00pm):
Households – 3.4/6
Viewers – 5.52M
Adults 18-49 – 1.5/5
Last week’s numbers (8:30pm):
Households – 3.4/6
Viewers – 5.68M
Adults 18-49 – 1.8/6
- 9:00 p.m.: Friday Night Lights (4.00M viewers, 1.4/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 2.5/4 to x.x/x
Viewers – 3.95M to 4.00M (+1%/+0.05M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.4/4 to 1.4/4 (n/c)
- 10:00 p.m.: Dateline (6.16M viewers, 1.8/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 3.4/6 to x.x/x
Viewers – 5.09M to 6.16M (+21%/+1.07M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.6/5 to 1.8/6 (+12.5%)
FOX followed in fourth place for the evening with 3.98 million viewers and a 1.3/4 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
3.6/6 HH rating [#2]
6.01M viewers [#2]
1.5/5 A18-49 rating [#t3]
- 8:00 p.m.: House-REPEAT (4.28M viewers, 1.4/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?):
Households – 3.6/6
Viewers – 6.07M
Adults 18-49 – 1.2/4
- 9:00 p.m.: Lie to Me-REPEAT (3.69M viewers, 1.3/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Don’t Forget the Lyrics!):
Households – 3.7/6
Viewers – 6.04M
Adults 18-49 – 1.7/5
The CW finished in fifth place for the evening with 1.46 million viewers and a 0.6/2 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
0.9/2 HH rating [#5]
1.34M viewers [#5]
0.6/2 A18-49 rating [#5]
- 8:00 p.m.: Everybody Hates Chris (1.90M viewers, 0.8/3 A18-49 rating).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 1.2/2 to x.x/x
Viewers – 1.66M to 1.90M (+14.5%/+0.24M)
Adults 18-49 – 0.6/2 to 0.8/3 (+33%)
- 8:30 p.m.: The Game (1.91M viewers, 0.8/3 A18-49 rating).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 1.1/2 to x.x/x
Viewers – 1.65M to 1.91M (+16%/+0.26M)
Adults 18-49 – 0.7/2 to 0.8/3 (+14%)
- 9:00 p.m.: 13—Fear is Real (1.01M viewers, 0.5/1 A18-49 rating).
Week-to-week numbers (Friday night premiere):
Households – 0.7/1 to x.x/x
Viewers – 1.12M to 1.01M (-10%/-0.11M)
Adults 18-49 – 0.6/2 to 0.5/1 (-17%)
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 “20/20” will be reported in next weeks report for Friday, February 6, 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. Daily ratings figures can be found at Zap2It, PI Feedback, and TV by the Numbers.
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