Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, October 19, 2007 October 20, 2007 8:14 pm
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CBS takes Friday with improved performances from its entire lineup. ABC and NBC are competitive in second and third among households and viewers, with NBC taking second among adults 18-49.
Fox’s series premiere of Next Great American Band debuts with horrible numbers.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, October 18, 2007 October 19, 2007 6:25 pm
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CBS and ABC share an evening win, with CBS taking the night among households and viewers courtesy the nights most-watched show (CSI) and ABC winning among adults 18-49 thanks to the nights most-watched show in the demo (Grey’s Anatomy).
The series premiere of Viva Laughlin failed to reach an acceptable audience, earning a last place finish in the hour among adults 18-49.
Full analysis after the jump.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, October 17, 2007 October 18, 2007 7:40 pm
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CBS takes the evening thanks to the nights most-watched program (Criminal Minds) and a solid outing from the 10:00 p.m. time period leader CSI: NY.
ABC managed to take first place for the evening among adults 18-49, with the evenings highest rated show in that demo (Private Practice).
Pushing Daisies didn’t drop off much in its second week, while Bionic Woman continues to slide. The new series is off a significant 42% among adults 18-49 since its premiere.
Full analysis after the jump.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, October 16, 2007 October 17, 2007 3:59 pm
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CBS won the evening among households and viewers thanks to an impressive performance from the night’s most-watched and highest-rated show NCIS. Fox however managed to take first place on the evening among adults 18-49 thanks to an improved performance from the networks telecast of game four of the ALCS.
ABC remained a competitive third place with consistent outings from their entire lineup, anchored by the Dancing With the Stars results show.
And The CW finally got some good news, with greatly improved performances for both Beauty and the Geek and Reaper.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, October 15, 2007 October 16, 2007 12:39 pm
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Thanks to the night’s most-watched program Dancing With the Stars, and a strong series premiere for Samantha Who?, ABC easily takes the evening.
Fox gets a better performance out of its MLB Playoffs game, while both CBS and NBC register week-to-week improvements.
Full analysis after the jump.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, October 14, 2007 October 15, 2007 5:43 pm
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Thanks to the heavily-hyped football matchup between the Patriots and Cowboys (which had monster ratings approaching 30 million viewers) CBS easily won the evening across all main categories.
ABC however wasn’t affected by the increased eyeballs over at CBS, as the networks lineup grew week-to-week.
Meanwhile over at NBC, Sunday Night Football drew season low numbers and The CW’s lineup continues to disappoint.
My full analysis follows after the jump.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, October 12, 2007 October 13, 2007 5:00 pm
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CBS holds off competitive efforts by ABC, FOX and NBC to place first on the evening among households, viewers and adults 18-49.
Strong series premiere for Women’s Murder Club, the night’s most watched series, can’t lift Men In Trees, which struggled in its new season. Also outings by Friday Night Lights, and CBS’s Moonlight.
MLB Playoffs get off to a slow start on Fox, down from higher level of TBS games, and from last year’s comparable game.
Full analysis after the jump.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, October 11, 2007 October 12, 2007 1:34 pm
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CBS and ABC share leadership at the top, with CBS taking a first place finish among households and viewers, but ABC managed to take first place on the evening among adults 18-49.
The battle is still incredibly competitive between Grey’s Anatomy and CSI at 9:00 p.m., with ‘Grey’s’ getting ever so closer to passing up CSI among households and viewers, and continuing to easily better the show among adults 18-49.
Without A Trace, strangely, isn’t doing as well out of CSI as it once did, falling to second place on the hour among adults 18-49, losing to newcomer Big Shots, which had over 4 million less viewers.
NBC saw another solid (among adults 18-49) outing from its comedies, however 30 Rock saw a bit of a slide over last week’s much improved season premiere.
Over at The CW, the network saw improved performances for both Smallville, and more importantly, Supernatural, which improved a modest amount over last week’s season premiere.
Full analysis after the jump.
CBS, CW and NBC All Order More Scripts October 11, 2007 7:38 pm
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Three networks have put in additional script orders for several of the fall’s new shows. CBS has ordered four more scripts of the Jimmy Smitts drama Cane, while CW has ordered three more scripts for its new comedy Aliens in America.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, October 10, 2007 October 11, 2007 3:59 pm
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CBS passes ABC as the nights most-watched network among households and viewers, thanks in large part to the night’s most-watched program Criminal Minds, which continues to perform well against the younger skewing Private Practice (nights most-watched program among adults 18-49) and Bionic Woman.
ABC’s delightfully enjoyable new drama Pushing Daisies goes through a large drop-off, but still was able to win its time period among adults 18-49, while Private Practice has stabilized, showing week-to-week growth among adults 18-49 and Dirty Sexy Money continues to perform so-so, holding on to +70% of its lead-in audience.
Over at NBC, Deal or No Deal increased its total audience for the second straight week, providing NBC with a time period win for the hour among households and viewers. That led into new series Bionic Woman, which dropped a bit in its third week, but not by any significant margin. Same goes for Life.
Fox’s lineup continues to perform only so-so, while The CW got a boost from America’s Next Top Model, which posted its largest audience of the year, and Gossip Girl, which recently got a full-season renewal, held steady, but continues to perform poorly in terms of retention from its lead-in.
Full analysis after the jump.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, October 9, 2007 October 10, 2007 3:43 pm
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FOX handedly won the evening with the still dominant House. The second weeks of ABC comedies Cavemen and Carpoolers slip up, but ABC’s Dancing With the Stars still kept the network in a competitive third place on the evening.
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, October 8, 2007 October 9, 2007 8:16 pm
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ABC takes the evening with its dominant Dancing With the Stars, the nights most-watched series among households and viewers. NBC’s Heroes however, despite another big week-to-week drop-off, was still the nights most-watched series among adults 18-49. (more…)
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, October 7, 2007 October 8, 2007 2:59 pm
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NBC takes first on the evening with a strong performance from its Sunday Night Football telecast, though ABC and CBS remain a competitive second and third, respectably.
In series premiere news, just as with The CW’s other two new series on Sunday, the series premiere of Life is Wild goes by barely noticed.
My full analysis follows after the jump.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, October 5, 2007 October 6, 2007 9:31 pm
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CBS stays in first place on the night. The move to Friday nights for Friday Night Lights was mostly successful, with the series premiering ahead of where it left off last year.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, October 4, 2007 October 6, 2007 12:30 am
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CBS once again holds off ABC to take first place on the evening among households, viewers and adults 18-49. CSI remained ahead of Grey’s Anatomy as the night’s most-watched program among households and viewers, while Grey’s Anatomy took top honors among adults 18-49. Though both shows were still incredibly strong, they went through weekly declines, with CSI suffering the most.
In its second week on the air, Big Shots took a bit of a dive.
And in season premiere news, it certainly appears as if the Emmy win for 30 Rock had a great affect on that shows ratings. The series posted record high viewership among adults 18-49, earning a rating in the demo 17% higher than last year’s premiere, and even more impressive, a whopping 42% above where the show left off with this past April. The other season premiere, The CW’s Supernatural, didn’t fare as well, with a steep yearly decline among adults 18-49.
Full analysis after the jump.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, October 3, 2007 October 6, 2007 12:15 am
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The series premiere of Pushing Daisies was strong for ABC, as the network managed to stay ahead of CBS among households, viewers and adults 18-49 for the second straight week.
Week two of the Private Practice vs. Bionic Woman battle goes to Private Practice in all categories. While both series were still strong, they both dropped week-to-week, though Bionic Woman had a much more severe decline. Private Practice was the night’s most watched program among adults 18-49.
The real winner of the 9:00 p.m. hour though was CBS (second overall on the night)’s Criminal Minds which after a below-par season premiere last week rebounded for a strong first place finish on the night among households and viewers.
In the 10:00 p.m. hour, ABC got a solid performance out of Dirty Sexy Money, which held onto 100% of its series premiere A18-49 audience, while NBC’s took a bit of a tumble.
Over at The CW, the struggling new network saw some good news with a bump in the ratings for freshman drama Gossip Girl.
Full analysis after the jump.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, October 2, 2007 October 3, 2007 3:15 pm
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A tight race between the top four, results in a win on the evening among households by ABC and a win by FOX among viewers and adults 18-49.
In premiere news, ABC’s new sitcoms Cavemen and Carpoolers both did okay, with solid performances among adults 18-49, despite low overall turnout.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, October 1, 2007 October 2, 2007 3:20 pm
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ABC easily wins the night with a dominant two-hour edition of Dancing With the Stars.
Second week’s of new series The Big Bang Theory, Chuck and Journeyman all decline a bit, but not in any extreme amounts.
And the comedy lineup premiere on The CW performs poorly, including the series premiere of new comedy Aliens in America. The Game was the only bright spot on the night for The CW, with solid numbers and an increase over the year prior in all categories.
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, September 30, 2007 October 1, 2007 1:50 pm
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ABC season premieres of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters lead the network to a win on the night, with a strong showing among adults 18-49.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, September 28 2007 September 29, 2007 3:30 pm
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CBS’s season premiere lineup of Ghost Whisperer and Numb3rs, with the series premiere of Moonlight sandwiched in between, won the evening. But all series were below their year-ago timeslot performances (Moonlight included when compared to last year’s timeslot occupant Close to Home).
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, September 27, 2007 September 28, 2007 12:27 pm
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CSI leads CBS to a household, viewer and adults 18-49 victory on the evening, as the long-running drama series manages to beat ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy in overall audience. Grey’s, which suffered through a yearly decline, was still able to win the night among adults 18-49.
Over at NBC, The Office had a successful transition to its new 9:00 p.m. timeslot, opening the new season with a series high rating among adults 18-49, but E.R. was off by a significant amount from last year’s premiere and My Name Is Earl performed on par with its year-ago opener.
ABC’s two other programs on the night, the season two premiere of Ugly Betty and the series premiere of Big Shots, performed well, but Ugly Betty was off a good deal from its series premiere last year, and Big Shots opened in a slightly weaker position than last year’s timeslot occupant (the now canceled Six Degrees) did, losing out to CBS’s relocated Without A Trace, which won the timeslot.
The CW’s Smallville got a good showing for its seventh season premiere, ahead of last year, while FOX’s ‘5th Grader’/’Lyrics’ duo declines in the face of increased competition.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, September 26, 2007 September 27, 2007 10:12 pm
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ABC’s Dancing With the Stars: Results and solid premiere of Private Practice lead ABC to a Wednesday night victory among households, viewers and adults 18-49. ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money okay in debut.
CBS took second place among households and viewers with a declining Kid Nation and weaker than year-ago season premieres of both Criminal Minds and CSI: NY, while NBC got great results from its new series Bionic Woman and solid results, especially among adults 18-49, for the series premiere of Life to give the network a close second place finish among adults 18-49 for the evening.
Over at FOX, week two of freshman comedy Back to You declined, as did Kitchen Nightmares, but the decline wasn’t as steep as it was for sophomore comedy ‘Til Death.
The CW sees a big dropoff for week two of Gossip Girl and a solid performance from America’s Next Top Model.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, September 25, 2007 September 26, 2007 3:34 pm
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ABC and FOX split Tuesday night leadership, with ABC winning the night overall among households and viewers and FOX showcasing its muscle with an impressive performance among adults 18-49.
In the battle of season premieres, ABC’s Tuesday debut of Dancing With the Stars held on to most of Monday nights audience, and was (just barely) the evening’s most-watched program. But the strong performance had not effect on the season four premiere of Boston Legal. House meanwhile opened in strong fashion (2nd most-watched program on the night) despite its total audience down from last year. The series made up for that decline with an improved rating among adults 18-49 (first place on the night).
Over at CBS, the new season’s of NCIS and The Unit were mostly on par with last year, with slight decreases. While at NBC, The Biggest Loser took a dive in its third week of the new season and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit fell well short of last year’s premiere.
In series premiere news, Cane matched its year-ago time period occupant among households and viewers, but fell short among adults 18-49, opening with less viewers in that demo than last year’s time period occupant (Smith, which subsequently was canceled after only 3 episodes). Reaper also failed to show growth from last year’s occupant, however, the new series did improve upon its lead-in, Beauty & The Geek, which lost some viewership from last week’s premiere.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, September 24, 2007 September 25, 2007 9:04 pm
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ABC’s Dancing With the Stars holds off the competition on Monday night. The night seen a total of 10 season openers (three series premieres and seven season premieres, including ‘Dance’). Though ABC was far and away the most-watched network last night, NBC was a very close second place among adults 18-49 with their solid season premiere of hit drama Heroes and okay series premieres for Chuck and Journeyman.
On the CBS front, all its shows returned down from year-ago numbers, but the nets new comedy series The Big Bang Theory showed good growth from its lead-in and improved the timeslot numbers among adults 18-49 from last year’s occupant. Over at FOX, K-Ville suffered a big loss.
Great Start for PBS’s “The War” September 25, 2007 10:04 am
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The first part of PBS’s seven part WWII documentary Ken Burns’ The War, had an impressive debut Sunday night, earning a 5.0/7 rating/rating share. PBS is emphasizing the total reach as opposed to the average audience, and that estimate is that at least 18.7 million viewers saw at least some of Sunday’s two airings of the program.
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