Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, March 19, 2009 March 20, 2009 8:01 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.Tags: Broadcast TV Ratings, Thursday
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Don’t forget to click through the jump to check out the night’s full ratings and breakdown’s, including week-to-week comparisons, etc.
ABC finished in first place for the evening with a 7.3/12 household rating/share and 10.65 million viewers and was tied for first among adults 18-49 with a 3.5/10 rating/share.
Last Week:
6.7/11 HH rating [#2]
9.94M viewers [#2]
3.5/9 A18-49 rating [#2]
- 8:00 p.m.: Ugly Betty (5.2/9 HH rating/share, 7.55M viewers, 2.1/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 4.8/8 to 5.2/9 (+8%)
Viewers – 7.12M to 7.55M (+6%/+0.43M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.1/6 to 2.1/6 (n/c)
- 9:00 p.m.: Grey’s Anatomy (9.7/15 HH rating/share, 14.36M viewers, 4.9/12 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 9.1/14 to 9.7/15 (+7%)
Viewers – 13.64M to 14.36M (+5%/+0.72M)
Adults 18-49 – 5.0/12 to 4.9/12 (-2%)
- 10:00 (10:02) p.m.: Private Practice (7.0/12 HH rating/share, 10.03M viewers, 3.6/10 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 5.9/10 to 7.0/12 (+19%)
Viewers – 8.60M to 10.03M (+17%/+1.43M)
Adults 18-49 – 3.3/9 to 3.6/10 (+9%)
CBS followed in second place for the evening with a 5.9/10 household rating/share and 9.42 million viewers, but managed a first place tie among adults 18-49 with a 3.5/10 rating/share.
Last Week:
8.3/13 HH rating [#1]
13.88M viewers [#1]
3.7/10 A18-49 rating [#1]
- Note: Due to the live sporting event the following numbers, for CBS only, are based on the final national numbers.
- 7:00 p.m.: CBS NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (5.7/10 HH rating/share, 8.97M viewers, 3.1/10 A18-49 rating/share).
Year-to-year numbers (3/20/2008):
Households – 5.2/10 to 5.7/10 (+10%)
Viewers – 8.18M to 8.97M (+10%/+0.79M)
Adults 18-49 – 3.1/11 to 3.1/10 (n/c)
- 9:56 p.m.: CBS NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (5.0/9 HH rating/share, 7.77M viewers, 3.1/9 A18-49 rating/share).
Year-to-year numbers (3/20/2008):
Households – 5.1/9 to 5.0/9 (-2%)
Viewers – 7.63M to 7.77M (+2%/+0.14M)
Adults 18-49 – 3.1/9 to 3.1/9 (n/c)
Last week’s numbers (Survivor: Tocantins – 8:00pm):
Households – 7.3/12
Viewers – 12.82M
Adults 18-49 – 4.1/12
Last week’s numbers (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – 9:00pm):
Households – 10.3/16
Viewers – 17.13M
Adults 18-49 – 4.2/11
Last week’s numbers (Eleventh Hour – 10:01pm):
Households – 7.2/12
Viewers – 11.61M
Adults 18-49 – 2.7/7
FOX finished in third place for the evening with a 5.4/9 household rating/share, 8.87 million viewers and 3.1/9 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
5.2/8 HH rating [#3]
8.66M viewers [#3]
3.1/8 A18-49 rating [#t3]
- 8:00 p.m.: Bones (6.3/11 HH rating/share, 10.19M viewers, 3.0/9 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 6.0/10 to 6.3/11 (+5%)
Viewers – 9.67M to 10.19M (+5%/+0.52M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.8/8 to 3.0/9 (+7%)
- 9:00 p.m.: Hell’s Kitchen (4.6/7 HH rating/share, 7.55M viewers, 3.3/8 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 4.5/7 to 4.6/7 (+2%)
Viewers – 7.71M to 7.55M (-2%/-0.16M)
Adults 18-49 – 3.5/9 to 3.3/8 (-6%)
NBC followed in fourth place for the evening with a 4.8/8 household rating/share, 7.49 million viewers and a 3.0/9 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
4.6/7 HH rating [#4]
7.29M viewers [#4]
3.1/8 A18-49 rating [#3]
- 8:00 p.m.: My Name Is Earl (4.1/7 HH rating/share, 6.42M viewers, 2.4/8 A18-49 rating/share).
Episode-to-episode numbers (3/5/2009)
Households – 3.5/6 to 4.1/7 (+17%)
Viewers – 5.46M to 6.42M (+18%/+0.96M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.2/6 to 2.4/8 (+9%)
- 8:30 p.m.: The Office-REPEAT (3.0/5 HH rating/share, 4.64M viewers, 2.0/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (Kath & Kim – season one finale/series? finale):
Households – 2.5/4
Viewers – 3.89M
Adults 18-49 – 1.7/5
- 9:00 p.m.: The Office (4.9/8 HH rating/share, 7.93M viewers, 3.9/10 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 4.5/7 to 4.9/8 (+9%)
Viewers – 7.67M to 7.93M (+3%/+0.26M)
Adults 18-49 – 4.1/10 to 3.9/10 (-5%)
- 9:30 (9:31) p.m.: 30 Rock (4.3/7 HH rating/share, 7.02M viewers, 3.2/8 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 3.9/6 to 4.3/7 (+10%)
Viewers – 6.43M to 7.02M (+9%/+0.59M)
Adults 18-49 – 3.3/8 to 3.2/8 (-3%)
- 10:00 p.m.: ER (6.2/10 HH rating/share, 9.46M viewers, 3.3/9 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 6.9/12 to 6.2/10 (-10%)
Viewers – 10.86M to 9.46M (-13%/-1.40M)
Adults 18-49 – 4.0/11 to 3.3/9 (-17.5%)
The CW finished in fifth place for the evening with a 2.0/3 household rating/share, 3.22 million viewers and a 1.3/4 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
2.0/3 HH rating [#5]
3.28M viewers [#5]
1.3/4 A18-49 rating [#5]
- 8:00 p.m.: Smallville (2.1/3 HH rating/share, 3.29M viewers, 1.4/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 2.2/3 to 2.1/3 (-5%)
Viewers – 3.57M to 3.29M (-8%/-0.28M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.6/4 to 1.4/4 (-12.5%)
- 9:00 p.m.: Supernatural (2.0/3 HH rating/share, 3.14M viewers, 1.2/3 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 1.7/3 to 2.0/3 (+18%)
Viewers – 2.84M to 3.14M (+11%/+0.30M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.1/3 to 1.2/3 (+9%)
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 “American Idol” will be reported in next weeks report for Thursday, March 26, 2009. Also keep in mind that because these are fast affiliate numbers, when the finals are released there may be noticeable changes.
And lastly, there may be some errors in the data due to rounding/human error. I’ll do my best to limit those mistakes and correct them in time for the next week’s report.
Source: 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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