Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, February 20, 2009 February 21, 2009 5:54 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.Tags: Broadcast TV Ratings, Friday
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CBS finished in first place for the evening with a 5.2/9 household rating/share and 8.13 million viewers, and was tied for first among adults 18-49 with a 1.7/6 rating/share.
Last Week:
6.0/11 HH rating [#1]
9.40M viewers [#1]
2.1/7 A18-49 [#2]
- 8:00 p.m.: Ghost Whisperer-REPEAT (5.3/10 HH rating/share, 8.35M viewers, 1.9/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Ghost Whisperer):
Households – 6.6/12
Viewers – 10.31M
Adults 18-49 – 2.4./8
- 9:00 p.m.: Flashpoint-REPEAT (5.1/9 HH rating/share, 8.06M viewers, 1.7/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Flashpoint):
Households – 5.6/10
Viewers – 8.80M
Adults 18-49 – 1.8/6
- 10:00 p.m.: Numb3rs-REPEAT (5.1/9 HH rating/share, 7.99M viewers, 1.7/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Numb3rs):
Households – 5.8/10
Viewers – 9.10M
Adults 18-49 – 2.1/6
ABC followed in second place for the evening with a 3.7/7 household rating/share and 5.53 million viewers, but managed a tie for first place among adults 18-49 with a 1.7/5 rating/share.
Last Week:
4.5/8 HH rating [#2]
7.10M viewers [#2]
2.4/7 A18-49 rating [#1]
- 8:00 p.m.: Wife Swap-REPEAT (2.7/5 HH rating/share, 4.09M viewers, 1.4/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Wife Swap):
Households – 2.8/5
Viewers – 4.17M
Adults 18-49 – 1.4/5
- 9:00 p.m.: Supernanny-REPEAT (2.7/5 HH rating/share, 5.25M viewers, 1.8/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Supernanny):
Households – 3.9/7
Viewers – 6.09M
Adults 18-49 – 2.2/7
- 10:00 p.m.: 20/20 (4.8/9 HH rating/share, 7.27M viewers, 2.0/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 7.0/13 to 4.8/9 (-31%)
Viewers – 10.99M to 7.27M (-34%/-3.72M)
Adults 18-49 – 3.5/11 to 2.0/6 (-43%)
NBC finished in third place for the evening with a 2.9/5 household rating/share and 4.46 million viewers, but was fourth among adults 18-49 with a 1.3/4 rating/share.
Last Week:
2.6/5 HH rating [#t3]
3.99M viewers [#4]
1.1/4 A18-49 rating [#4]
- 8:00 p.m.: Howie Do It (2.5/5 HH rating/share, 3.97M viewers, 1.1/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 2.5/5 to 2.5/5 (n/c)
Viewers – 4.10M to 3.97M (-3%/-0.13M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.2/4 to 1.1/4 (-8%)
- 8:30 (8:29) p.m.: Howie Do It-REPEAT (2.2/4 HH rating/share, 3.82M viewers, 1.2/4 A18-49 rating/share).
- 9:00 p.m.: Friday Night Lights (2.5/4 HH rating/share, 3.93M viewers, 1.4/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 2.1/4 to 2.5/4 (+19%)
Viewers – 3.46M to 3.93M (+14%/+0.47M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.1/3 to 1.4/4 (+27%)
- 10:00 (10:01) p.m.: Dateline (3.8/7 HH rating/share, 5.57M viewers, 1.6/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 3.2/6 to 3.8/7 (+19%)
Viewers – 4.58M to 5.57M (+22%/+0.99M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.1/3 to 1.6/5 (+45.5%)
FOX followed in fourth place for the evening with a 2.7/5 household rating/share and 4.03 million viewers, but managed a third place finish among adults 18-49 with a 1.5/5 rating/share.
Last Week:
2.6/5 HH rating [#t3]
4.21M viewers [#3]
1.7/5 A18-49 rating [#3]
- 8:00 p.m.: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2.4/4 HH rating/share, 3.84M viewers, 1.4/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers (time slot premiere):
Households – 2.4/4 to 2.4/4 (n/c)
Viewers – 3.71M to 3.84M (+3.5%/+0.13M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.4/5 to 1.4/5 (n/c)
- 9:00 (9:01) p.m.: Dollhouse (2.7/5 HH rating/share, 4.22M viewers, 1.7/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers (series premiere):
Households – 2.8/5 to 2.7/5 (-4%)
Viewers – 4.76M to 4.22M (-11%/-0.54M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.0/6 to 1.7/5 (-15%)
The CW finished in fifth place for the evening with a 0.8/1 household rating/share, 1.04 million viewers and a 0.4/1 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
0.8/1 HH rating [#5]
1.19M viewers [#5]
0.5/1 A18-49 rating [#5]
- 8:00 p.m.: Everybody Hates Chris-REPEAT (1.0/2 HH rating/share, 1.42M viewers, 0.5/2 A18-49 rating).
Last week’s numbers (Everybody Hates Chris):
Households – 0.9/2
Viewers – 1.36M
Adults 18-49 – 0.5/2
- 8:30 p.m.: The Game-REPEAT (0.8/1 HH rating/share, 1.18M viewers, 0.5/2 A18-49 rating).
- 9:00 p.m.: The first season — and almost definitely series — finale of 13—Fear is Real (0.6/1 HH rating/share, 0.79M viewers, 0.4/1 A18-49 rating).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 0.6/1 to 0.6/1 (n/c)
Viewers – 0.80M to 0.79M (-1%/-0.01M)
Adults 18-49 – 0.4/1 to 0.4/1 (n/c)
Note: Network average numbers from the week prior are based on fast affiliate 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 affiliates. (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 27, 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 Affiliate/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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