Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, March 6, 2009 March 7, 2009 6:38 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.Tags: Broadcast TV Ratings, Friday
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Note: All ratings are based on final national numbers, not fast affiliate numbers.
CBS finished in first place for the evening with a 6.4/12 household rating/share, 10.36 million viewers and a 2.3/8 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
6.4/11 HH rating [#1]
10.12M viewers [#1]
2.2/6 A18-49 [#1]
- 8:00 p.m.: Ghost Whisperer (6.9/13 HH rating/share, 11.09M viewers, 2.6/9 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 7.2/13 to 6.9/13 (-3%)
Viewers – 11.54M to 11.09M (-4%/-0.45M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.7/9 to 2.6/9 (-4%)
- 9:00 p.m.: Flashpoint (6.1/11 HH rating/share, 9.86M viewers, 2.0/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 5.8/10 to 6.1/11 (+5%)
Viewers – 8.99M to 9.86M (+10%/+0.87M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.9/6 to 2.0/6 (+5%)
- 10:00 p.m.: Numb3rs (6.3/11 HH rating/share, 10.12M viewers, 2.3/7 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 6.1/11 to 6.3/11 (+3%)
Viewers – 9.62M to 10.12M (+5%/+0.50M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.1/6 to 2.3/7 (+9.5%)
ABC followed in second place for the evening with a 4.4/8 household rating/share, 6.77 million viewers and a 1.8/6 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
3.8/7 HH rating [#2]
5.79M viewers [#2]
1.7/6 A18-49 rating [#2]
- 8:00 p.m.: Wife Swap (2.9/5 HH rating/share, 4.27M viewers, 1.3/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 3.0/5 to 2.9/5 (-3%)
Viewers – 4.53M to 4.27M (-6%/-0.26M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.5/5 to 1.3/5 (-13%)
- 9:00 p.m.: 20/20 Special Edition: Siegfried & Roy — The Magic Returns (5.4/9 HH rating/share, 8.45M viewers, 2.0/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Supernanny):
Households – 3.6/6
Viewers – 5.53M
Adults 18-49 – 1.8/6
- 10:00 p.m.: 20/20 (5.1/9 HH rating/share, 7.60M viewers, 2.0/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 4.7/8 to 5.1/9 (+9%)
Viewers – 7.05M to 7.60M (+8%/+0.55M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.0/6 to 2.0/6 (n/c)
NBC finished in third place for the evening with a 2.6/5 household rating/share and 4.20 million viewers and was tied for third among adults 18-49 with a 1.2/4 rating/share.
Last Week:
3.0/5 HH rating [#3]
4.75M viewers [#3]
1.4/5 A18-49 rating [#t3]
- 8:00 p.m.: Howie Do It (2.4/5 HH rating/share, 4.03M viewers, 1.1/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Episode-to-episode numbers (2/20/2009):
Households – 2.6/5 to 2.4/5 (-8%)
Viewers – 4.10M to 4.03M (-2%/-0.07M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.1/4 to 1.1/4 (n/c)
- 8:30 (8:29) p.m.: Howie Do It-REPEAT (2.3/4 HH rating/share, 3.97M viewers, 1.2/4 A18-49 rating/share).
- 9:00 p.m.: Friday Night Lights (2.2/4 HH rating/share, 3.72M viewers, 1.2/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 2.6/5 to 2.2/4 (-15%)
Viewers – 4.16M to 3.72M (-11%/-0.44M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.5/5 to 1.2/4 (-20%)
- 10:00 p.m.: Dateline (3.3/6 HH rating/share, 4.86M viewers, 1.3/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 3.9/7 to 3.3/6 (-15%)
Viewers – 5.78M to 4.86M (-16%/-0.92M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.5/5 to 1.3/4 (-13%)
FOX followed in fourth place for the evening with a 2.1/4 household rating/share and 3.23 million viewers, but managed a tie for third place among adults 18-49 with a 1.2/4 rating/share.
Last Week:
2.6/5 HH rating [#4]
3.77M viewers [#4]
1.4/5 A18-49 rating [#t3]
- 8:00 p.m.: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (1.9/4 HH rating/share, 2.90M viewers, 1.0/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 2.2/4 to 1.9/4 (-14%)
Viewers – 3.38M to 2.90M (-14%/-0.48M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.2/4 to 1.0/4 (-17%)
- 9:00 (9:01) p.m.: Dollhouse (2.2/4 HH rating/share, 3.57M viewers, 1.5/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 2.7/5 to 2.2/4 (-19%)
Viewers – 4.18M to 3.57M (-15%/-0.61M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.6/5 to 1.5/5 (-6%)
The CW finished in fifth place for the evening with a 1.2/2 household rating/share, 1.71 million viewers and a 0.8/3 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
0.9/2 HH rating [#5]
1.30M viewers [#5]
0.5/1 A18-49 rating [#5]
- 8:00 p.m.: America’s Next Top Model-REPEAT (1.2/2 HH rating/share, 1.71M viewers, 0.8/3 A18-49 rating).
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, March 13, 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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