Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, April 16, 2008 April 17, 2008 2:31 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, April 15, 2008 April 16, 2008 8:04 pm
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Fox’s American Idol led the network to another strong Tuesday night victory, along with Hell’s Kitchen, which continues to do well.
Elsewhere on the evening, the season five finale of The Biggest Loser and the return of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit put NBC in a comfortable second place on the evening. The Biggest Loser held steady compared to last season’s finale, off just 2% among viewers and 4% among adults 18-49. Overall, the fifth season of the series (16 episodes including tonight’s finale) averaged a solid 8.32 million viewers and a 3.3/8 rating/share among adults 18-49.
The return of the lowly rated comedy According to Jim dragged down ABC’s numbers some (third among viewers, tied for third among A18-49). Dancing With the Stars: Results Show was down 2.00 million/12% among viewers and 6% among A18-49 from the week prior.
CBS was paced by NCIS, which attracted nearly 15 million viewers.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, April 14, 2008 April 15, 2008 5:34 pm
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ABC carried the evening among households and viewers, though CBS’s comedies and a CSI: Miami repeat were strong enough to put CBS in first place among adults 18-49.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, April 13, 2008 April 15, 2008 1:38 am
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ABC’s Desperate Housewives returned as the night’s most watched episode, but the series declined by a disappointing 3.78 million/19% among viewers and 22% among adults 18-49, hitting a series low in the process among the key A18-49 demo.
Viewerwise though, the show is still at around the same range as it was last season. Despite low retention numbers from its lead-in (57% among viewers and 51% among A18-49) Eli Stone took advantage of its stronger lead-in en route to an increase of 3.31 million/56% among viewers and 61% among A18-49 from its last newly aired episode. The season one finale, which could turn out to be the show’s series finale, airs this coming Thursday, April 17th.
With the addition of the final segment of The Masters, CBS got solid numbers from its lineup, adding up to a first place finish among households. The network finished in second place among A18-49 and was just 20,000 viewers shy from first place ABC among viewers (10.46M vs. 10.44M).
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, April 11, 2008 April 13, 2008 11:23 pm
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CBS easily took care of the competition on Friday night led by the nights most watched program among viewers and households (Numb3rs) as well as among adults 18-49 (Ghost Whisperer).
Elsewhere on the evening, after a promising uptick in viewership last week, Fox’s Canterbury’s Law sank back downward. Meanwhile, the 2008 edition of Miss USA posted signficant declines of 1.83 million/25% among viewers and 23% among adults 18-49.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, April 10, 2008 April 11, 2008 6:37 pm
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CSI just barely held off American Idol as the nights most watched series among total viewers, but Idol was ahead among adults 18-49. In the end, CBS was the nights most watched network among households, while Fox took first place among both viewers and adults 18-49.
Elsewhere on the evening, the results for the return of NBC comedies 30 Rock, The Office and Scrubs and E.R. were mixed. The Office improved by 5% among viewers and Scrubs by 36%, while both 30 Rock and E.R. saw their audiences decline (4% for 30 Rock and 15% for E.R.).
The Desperate Housewives repeat helped Eli Stone to a small bounce in viewers and adults 18-49. Don’t forget that there will be a special airing of the series out of an original installment of Desperate Housewives this Sunday.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, April 9, 2008 April 10, 2008 3:45 pm
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Year two the American Idol special Idol Gives Back, which ran from 7:30-10:00, gave Fox an easy victory, but the program was off by more than 30% among both viewers and adults 18-49 from how the program rated last year. Most of that loss of viewership can probably be attributed to there being no competition/elimination round, which was the case last year.
Elsewhere on the evening, CBS was a competitive second place headlined by solid outings from Criminal Minds and CSI: NY, despite the latter dropping by 14% in the demo, while ABC and NBC battled over third place (ABC third among viewers, NBC third among adults 18-49).
The CW’s Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious received a slight bounce from an America’s Next Top Model clip show, but it still failed to hit 2 million viewers.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, April 8, 2008 April 10, 2008 1:53 am
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Fox’s American Idol and Hell’s Kitchen remained in front of the competition on Tuesday night.
ABC, meanwhile, was a competitive second headlined by Dancing With the Stars, and Boston Legal returned from its nearly two month hiatus strong (+2.73M/37% among viewers and +39% among adults 18-49).
Rounding out the rest of the evening, NBC finished in its usual solid third place with The Biggest Loser, while the return of NCIS on CBS wasn’t enough to keep the network out of fourth place.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, April 7, 2008 April 10, 2008 12:33 am
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So much for Kansas/Memphis not being a good match for ratings. There was no decline in viewership from the year prior matchup as CBS took the night, once again holding its own against ABC’s Dancing With the Stars.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, April 6, 2008 April 9, 2008 11:13 pm
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Fewer viewers than on average tuned into programming on Sunday night but it was business as usual for CBS which took in first place among households and viewers as the returning series Cold Case was the night’s most-watched series.
Second place ABC snagged first place among adults 18-49.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Saturday, April 5, 2008 April 9, 2008 8:22 pm
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CBS had no trouble with the competition on Saturday night, as the networks coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament drew nearly 13 million viewers and was strong among adults 18-49 (4.5 rating).
“Battlestar Galactica” Ratings Rebound April 8, 2008 4:56 pm
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After a disappointing third season which saw the critically acclaimed series notching record low ratings, the fourth season premiere of Battlestar Galactica opened with 2.14M viewers. That’s an impressive 41% increase over the third season finale among viewers (1.52M to 2.14M) and 38% among adults 18-49 (0.8 to 1.1). Continue reading for my full analysis plus a chart detailing the ratings of the entire series from the two-part miniseries through this premiere.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, April 4, 2008 April 6, 2008 4:30 pm
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The Price Is Right Million Dollar Spectacular and CBS’s returning dramas Ghost Whisperer and Numb3rs helped push the network to first place last night, with minimal loss among viewership from their last newly aired episodes. However, the story among adults 18-49 was a bit different. Both shows posted soft numbers in the key demo, with Ghost Whisperer off by 15% and Numb3rs by 12%.
Elsewhere on the evening, NBC and continues to get poor numbers from its fading gameshow Amne$ia, while Fox finally got some good news out of new drama Canterbury’s Law. The series improved by a much needed 1.33 million/28% among viewers and 27% among adults 18-49 as it climbed over the 6 million mark. There’s still cause for concern among adults 18-49 (it posted a low 1.4 rating), but the bump in viewership is certainly good news.
Over on ABC, the network tried to give returning gameshow Duel a boost by positioning a repeat of America’s Funniest Home Videos in front of it, but the move failed. The gameshow failed to hit 4 million viewers and was off by a devastatingly fatal 2.79 million/42% among viewers and 43% among adults 18-49.
The poor performances by ABC (and FOX among adults 18-49) allowed The CW’s Smackdown to post some of its better numbers in a while (over 4.5 million viewers) as the network was able to tie for fourth place on the evening among adults 18-49.
The full breakdown of last night’s ratings follows after the jump.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, April 3, 2008 April 4, 2008 2:22 pm
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CBS’s returning dramas CSI (the nights most-watched show) and Without A Trace and Survivor combined to easily push CBS to the top spot on Thursday night, defeating its closest competition by more than 6 million viewers.
Fox fared well with its two-hour edition of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, which kept the network ahead of returning comedy My Name Is Earl on NBC (third place).
Speaking of ‘Earl’, the comedy returned with an hour long episode and posted a performance that was mostly even from its last newly aired episode (which was this past January). Audience loss was minimized among total viewers (-250,000/-3%), though there could be some cause for concern among adults 18-49, where the show was off by 9%.
Elsewhere on the evening, back-to-back episodes of the ABC comedy Miss Guided–which included the season one finale–failed to improve upon prior performances and Eli Stone continues to falter without the help of an original installment of Lost.
The CW aired repeats of Smallville and Supernatural. (more…)
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, April 2, 2008 April 3, 2008 11:31 am
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American Idol propelled Fox to yet another Wednesday night victory along with lead-in The Moment of Truth, which also won its timeslot.
CBS, however, was stronger than usual courtesy returning dramas Criminal Minds and CSI: NY, which held consistent from their last newly aired episodes.
Elsewhere on the evening, NBC and ABC (third and fourth respectively) posted consistent numbers, while The CW’s flagship series America’s Next Top Model, although still down by over a million viewers from the year prior, improved by a noteworthy 550,000/16% among viewers and 12% among adults 18-49 as it crossed the 4 million mark.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, April 1, 2008 April 2, 2008 4:30 pm
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There was no joking around last night, as Fox easily carried the evening thanks to American Idol and the fourth season premiere of Hell’s Kitchen, which was boosted by a significant 4.39 million/54% among viewers and 54% among adults 18-49 thanks to the American Idol lead-in.
Elsewhere on the evening, ABC and CBS were a competitive second and third, respectively, while NBC was a consistent fourth with another solid outing from Biggest Loser.
As usual, The CW was far back in last place.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, March 31, 2008 April 1, 2008 4:30 pm
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ABC and CBS shared honors on Monday night, as ABC was the nights most-watched network (Dancing With the Stars was the most-watched show), while CBS took first place for the evening among adults 18-49 thanks to continued strong numbers from its comedy lineup and CSI Miami.
The most noteworthy performance of the night was The New Adventure of Old Christine which grew an impressive 2.64 million/27% among viewers and 16% among A18-49.
Elsewhere on the evening, original episodes of Deal or No Deal and Medium kept NBC in third, while New Amsterdam saw a modest improvement on Fox (+440,000/7% among viewers and +5% among A18-49).
The CW was far behind in last place.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, March 30, 2008 March 31, 2008 4:30 pm
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Helped by its continuing coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, CBS’s original lineup of programming led the network to a comfortable first place finish among both households and viewers.
ABC, however, managed to snag a first place finish among the key adults 18-49 demographic, as the network saw Oprah’s Big Give rebound nicely from last week’s below-average numbers, improving by 1.54 million/16% among viewers and 15% among A18-49.
It was business as usual for the other networks, with NBC following in third, Fox in fourth (but third among A18-49) and The CW a very, very distant last place.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Saturday, March 29, 2008 March 31, 2008 4:00 pm
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CBS was again above the competition on Saturday night thanks to the networks coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, March 28, 2008 March 29, 2008 4:30 pm
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Powered by a better than average performance from Dateline, NBC took first place on Friday night among households, just narrowly beating CBS, which took the night among both viewers and adults 18-49 thanks to its NCAA Basketball Tournament coverage.
Elsewhere on the evening, a new timeslot for Canterbury’s Law didn’t help the series in terms of ratings. ‘Law’ was off by 15% (-840,000) among viewers and 29% among adults 18-49 from its last newly aired episode in its original Monday night timeslot.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, March 27, 2008 March 28, 2008 4:41 pm
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The two-hour season finale of The Celebrity Apprentice powered NBC to a rare win last night among households, viewers and adults 18-49. Not only did ‘Apprentice’ improve significantly over last week’s numbers, but it showed an even more impressive improvement over last season’s finale (which aired on a Sunday last April). Compared to last season’s finale, the series was up by a whopping 4.10 million/51% among viewers and 41% among adults 18-49.
NBC also won the 8:00 p.m. hour earlier in the night courtesy an improved Deal or No Deal.
Elsewhere on the evening, CBS’s coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament: Semi-finals fell significantly below the comparable games last year. The coverage was down by 4.62 million/32% among viewers and 30% among adults 18-49 (last year’s semi-finals took place on Saturday, March 31, 2007).
Over on ABC, another set of back-to-back original episodes of Miss Guided were off just slightly from last week’s numbers, while Eli Stone took a small hit without the support of an original episode of Lost leading into it (-800,000/-11% among viewers and -17% among adults 18-49).
And rounding out the rest of the night, Fox got its usual solid performance from its two gameshows ‘5th Grader’ and ‘Lyrics’, while The CW also remained mostly even from the week prior for original episodes of Smallville and Reaper.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, March 26, 2008 March 27, 2008 3:15 pm
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Fox had no trouble with its competition last night as the combination of The Moment of Truth and American Idol easily propelled the network to another dominant Wednesday night win.
Elsewhere on the evening, second place was very competitive with NBC and CBS coming within 160,000 viewers of each other (NBC on top among viewers and households) and ABC sneaking in to steal a second place finish among adults 18-49, while NBC and CBS tied for third in the demo. Among total audience, ABC was fourth, remaining mostly even from the week prior.
And lastly, the CW’s flagship series America’s Next Top Model continued its below-average performance as its year-to-year numbers remain steeply down.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, March 25, 2008 March 27, 2008 1:46 am
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Though American Idol was down by nearly 3 million viewers, Fox still managed an easy win over ABC.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, March 24, 2008 March 25, 2008 2:31 pm
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A two-hour edition of Dancing With the Stars kept ABC well in front on Monday night in terms of total viewership, well outpacing its nearest competitor CBS by nearly 4 million viewers (3.7M). The 10:00 p.m. hour hurt ABC though, which fell to second place on the evening among adults 18-49, behind CBS.
CBS was paced by another strong showing from its comedy block from 8:00-10:00 (the Britney Spears guest-starring episode of How I Met Your Mother posted series highs) and the return of CSI Miami at 10:00, which improved upon its last newly aired episode (which aired in January) by 1.03 million or 7% among viewers and 12% among adults 18-49.
Elsewhere on the evening NBC and Fox battled for third place, with the two networks tying for third among adults 18-49 (Fox getting the better of NBC among total audience) and The CW sank to a barely visible last place on the evening with only 1.32M viewers tuning in to watch the network.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, March 23, 2008 March 24, 2008 10:41 pm
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CBS and ABC shared the top spot on Easter Sunday, with CBS coming out on top among households and ABC ahead among both viewers and adults 18-49.
CBS was strengthened by a one-hour overrun of NCAA Tournament coverage (the nights most-watched program among households and viewers), while ABC saw solid numbers from its reality lineup, including the nights most-watched program among adults 18-49 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
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