Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, March 25, 2009 March 26, 2009 11:09 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.Tags: Broadcast TV Ratings, Wednesday
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Full ratings and breakdown’s, including week-to-week comparisons, etc., follows after the jump.
FOX finished in first place for the evening with a 14.6/23 household rating/share, 25.60 million viewers and a 9.1/24 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
9.8/15 HH rating/share [#1]
16.55M viewers [#1]
5.7/16 A18-49 rating/share [#1]
- 8:00 p.m.: American Idol (14.6/23 HH rating/share, 25.60M viewers, 9.1/24 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers (9:00-10:00pm):
Households – 13.7/21 to 14.6/23 (+7%)
Viewers – 23.70M to 25.60M (+8%/+1.90M)
Adults 18-49 -8.7/21 to 9.1/24 (+5%)
Last week’s numbers (Lie to Me – 8:00pm):
Households – 6.1/10
Viewers – 10.26M
Adults 18-49 – 3.1/10
CBS followed in second place for the evening with a 7.3/12 household rating/share, 11.59 million viewers and a 2.9/8 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
7.1/12 HH rating/share [#2]
11.22M viewers [#2]
2.9/8 A18-49 rating/share [#2]
- 8:00 p.m.: Survivor: Tocantins-Clip Show (5.0/8 HH rating/share, 8.15M viewers, 2.3/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Last week’s numbers (The New Adventures of Old Christine – 8:00pm):
Households – 4.6/8
Viewers – 7.21M
Adults 18-49 – 2.1/7
Last week’s numbers (Gary Unmarried – 8:30pm):
Households – 4.6/8
Viewers – 7.37M
Adults 18-49 – 2.2/6
- 9:00 p.m.: Criminal Minds (8.7/13 HH rating/share, 14.02M viewers, 3.4/9 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 8.6/13 to 8.7/13 (+1%)
Viewers – 13.74M to 14.02M (+2%/+0.28M)
Adults 18-49 – 3.3/8 to 3.4/9 (+3%)
- 10:00 p.m.: CSI: NY (8.1/14 HH rating/share, 12.60M viewers, 3.0/8 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 8.2/14 to 8.1/14 (-1%)
Viewers – 12.79M to 12.60M (-1.5%/-0.19M)
Adults 18-49 – 3.3/9 to 3.0/8 (-9%)
ABC finished in third place for the evening with a 4.0/6 household rating/share, 6.50 million viewers and a 2.7/7 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
4.2/7 HH rating/share [#3]
6.69M viewers [#3]
2.8/8 A18-49 rating/share [#3]
- 8:00 p.m.: Scrubs (3.5/6 HH rating/share, 5.32M viewers, 2.0/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 3.6/6 to 3.5/6 (-3%)
Viewers – 5.62M to 5.32M (-5%/-0.30M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.2/7 to 2.0/6 (-9%)
- 8:30 p.m.: Better off Ted (3.1/5 HH rating/share, 4.69M viewers, 1.8/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers (series premiere):
Households – 3.6/6 to 3.1/5 (-14%)
Viewers – 5.50M to 4.69M (-15%/-0.81M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.1/6 to 1.8/5 (-14%)
- 9:00 p.m.: Lost (5.2/8 HH rating/share, 8.82M viewers, 4.0/10 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 5.6/9 to 5.2/8 (-7%)
Viewers – 9.40M to 8.82M (-6%/-0.58M)
Adults 18-49 – 4.3/11 to 4.0/10 (-7%)
- 10:00 (10:02) p.m.: Life on Mars (3.5/6 HH rating/share, 5.67M viewers, 2.1/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 3.2/5 to 3.5/6 (+9%)
Viewers – 4.97M to 5.67M (+14%/+0.70M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.8/5 to 2.1/6 (+17%)
NBC followed in fourth place for the evening with a 3.2/5 household rating/share, 4.72 million viewers and a 1.5/4 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
3.4/6 HH rating/share [#4]
4.91M viewers [#4]
1.6/4 A18-49 rating/share [#4]
- 8:00 p.m: Chopping Block (1.8/3 HH rating/share, 2.60M viewers, 0.9/2 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 2.4/4 to 1.8/3 (-25%)
Viewers – 3.40M to 2.60M (-24%/-0.80M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.2/4 to 0.9/2 (-25%)
- 9:00 p.m: Life (2.9/4 HH rating/share, 4.32M viewers, 1.4/3 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 2.9/4 to 2.9/4 (n/c)
Viewers – 4.31M to 4.32M (+0%/+0.01M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.5/4 to 1.4/3 (-7%)
- 10:00 p.m: Law & Order (4.9/8 HH rating/share, 7.25M viewers, 2.2/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 4.8/8 to 4.9/8 (+2%)
Viewers – 7.14M to 7.25M (+2%/+0.11M)
Adults 18-49 – 2.1/6 to 2.2/6 (+5%)
The CW finished in fifth place for the evening with a 1.3/2 household rating/share, 1.82 million viewers and a 0.9/2 rating/share among adults 18-49.
Last Week:
1.6/3 HH rating/share [#5]
2.26M viewers [#5]
1.0/3 A18-49 rating/share [#5]
- 8:00 p.m.: America’s Next Top Model (2.1/3 HH rating/share, 2.85M viewers, 1.4/4 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 2.7/5 to 2.1/3 (-22%)
Viewers – 3.79M to 2.85M (-25%/-0.94M)
Adults 18-49 – 1.7/5 to 1.4/4 (-18%)
- 9:00 p.m.: 90210-REPEAT (0.7/1 HH rating/share, 0.80M viewers, 0.4/1 A18-49 rating/share).
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 affiliate numbers. (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, April 1, 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 PI Feedback, Zap2It and TV by the Numbers.
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