Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, February 21, 2008 February 22, 2008 1:25 pm
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The first elimination episode of American Idol, and Don’t Forget the Lyrics!, led FOX to an easy first place finish on Thursday night.
Don’t Forget the Lyrics! was boosted by 3.84 million or 44% among viewers and a staggering 55% among adults 18-49 from its last newly aired episode thanks to its American Idol.
Elsewhere on the evening, CBS got another great night from its mixture of repeats (CSI and Without a Trace) and an original episode of the latest installment of Survivor to finish in a competitive second place for the evening among total audience.
ABC’s Lost seems to have stabilized in its fourth week back on the air, as the series posted nearly identical numbers from the week prior. Also worth noting is that Lost was the second most-watched program of the evening, behind American Idol. Eli Stone also managed to stay even with last week episode, though its numbers still remain relatively low, as does its retention from Lost, especially among adults 18-49. (60% among households, 56% among viewers and 47% among adults 18-49.)
NBC’s numbers were nothing out of the ordinary with a solid performance from Celebrity Apprentice, though its declined in recent weeks. Lipstick Jungle also stabilized, but its numbers are too low.
The CW even got in on some of the good news for the evening. Supernatural, without the benefit of an original episode of Smallville leading into it, proved that it can stand on its own. The series improved by 8% among both viewers and adults 18-49.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, February 19, 2008 February 20, 2008 4:30 pm
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Fox carried the evening thanks to a two-hour edition of American Idol. However, the program declined from last week’s near 30M mark, by 1.12 million viewers (-4%) and 9% among adults 18-49.
Elsewhere on the evening, a two-hour edition of Biggest Loser and a repeat of SVU put NBC in second place, ahead of third place finisher CBS, who saw its original programs Big Brother and Jericho suffer steep week two declines in their new seasons. Jericho was off by 1.14 million, or 16% among viewers and 23% among adults 18-49 from last week’s season two premiere. Not good news.
ABC and The CW followed in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, February 18, 2008 February 19, 2008 7:32 pm
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A two-hour edition of Deal or No Deal, the nights most-watched program, powered NBC to a win on Monday night among households, viewers and adults 18-49. The series premiere of My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad drew only so-so numbers, as the program managed to only hold 58% of its lead-in’s audience. It’s performance among adults 18-49 was a little better (67%), but still not great.
Elsewhere on the evening, CBS got solid results from a mostly repeat filled lineup, finishing in second place for the evening among total audience. Welcome to the Captain and The New Adventures of Old Christine were the only new programs CBS aired, with the former being the only poor performer. In its third week on the air, the series posted series lows. The show is off by 2.46M viewers (31%), 33% among households and 23% among adults 18-49 from its series premiere. Enjoy it while it lasts, because it’s highly doubtful it’ll be around past this season.
Fox got a solid second place finish for the evening among adults 18-49 thanks to the season three finale of Prison Break and an original episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which continues to rate well among the coveted A18-49 demographic, despite not being a heavily viewed program.
ABC trailed with an okay performance out of the season finale of Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann, and another poor outing from October Road, while The CW’s new season of The Pussycat Dolls Present, got off to a very, very poor start. Compared to last season’s premiere, the show declined by 2.16M, or (55%) among viewers, 46% among households and 47% among adults 18-49.
Ouch.
Ratings for the entire night follow after the jump.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, February 17, 2008 February 18, 2008 4:30 pm
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ABC original lineup, anchored by the nights most-watched show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, led the evening among households and viewers.
NBC, however, managed to take the win among adults 18-49 thanks to the networks successful airing of the back-door pilot Knight Rider movie, which was the nights most-watched show among the key A18-49 demo. The movie grew in each half-hour.
Elsewhere on the evening, the network-broadcast premiere of the Showtime series Dexter got off a so-so start. Overall viewership was somewhat low, but it did manage to build from its lead-in among adults 18-49. Over on Fox, the network did its usual solid numbers among adults 18-49 from its comedy lineup and the ending portion of the Daytona 500.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, February 15, 2008 February 17, 2008 5:54 pm
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Weak night split between NBC (first in viewers and households) and Fox (first in adults 18-49).
The season five finale of NBC’s Las Vegas led that network to a first place finish on the evening, while repeats of House secured a first place finish among adults 18-49 for Fox.
Las Vegas, however, was off by more than 1 million viewer (14%) and 15% among adults 18-49 from last season’s finale.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, February 14, 2008 February 15, 2008 3:29 pm
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CBS pulled in front on Thursday night among households and viewers (and tying for second among adults 18-49), thanks to a fresh installment of Survivor: Micronesia and solid results from repeats of CSI and Without a Trace.
ABC, however, still managed to take first place for the evening among adults 18-49 thanks to Lost, which was the nights most-watched program in the demo, households and viewers.
There was some decline in the viewership of Lost though, as the program declined by more than 1.5 million viewers (-11%) and -12% in the key A18-49 demo.
Week two of freshman dramas Eli Stone (ABC) and Lipstick Jungle (NBC) didn’t fare so well. Eli Stone’s drop was a little less severe (-11% among viewers) than Lipstick Jungle’s however (-19%).
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, February 12, 2008 February 13, 2008 8:54 pm
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There was nothing unusual with Tuesday nights ratings, as Hollywood week was kind to American Idol, which posted solid week-to-week gains, to give Fox an expected ratings win.
Elsewhere on the night, the return of Jericho in its new timeslot, and day, drew poor results. The show was down by more than 4.5 million viewers from its series premiere last season. The only good news was that compared to last season’s finale, the show held up fairly well among total audience, and grew by 19% among adults 18-49.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, February 11, 2008 February 12, 2008 4:30 pm
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NBC takes first place for the evening among households, viewers and adults 18-49 thanks to the nights most-watched program Deal or No Deal.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, February 10, 2008 February 11, 2008 2:06 pm
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Despite being down slightly from last year, CBS’s presentation of the 50th Annual Grammy Awards along with a strong outing from 60 Minutes pushed the network to first place for the evening among households, viewers and adults 18-49.
ABC followed in a competitive second place, with the nights most-watched program (other than the Awards show) with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, however Brothers & Sisters returned with poor results, dropping by more than 20% among viewers and adults 18-49.
Fox settled in for third place with a solid performance from the last hour of the NFL Pro Bowl, and repeat and original episodes of its animated comedy lineup. NBC meanwhile, saw good results for a Most Outrageous Moments special.
The CW was, as usual, well behind in last place.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, February 8, 2008 February 9, 2008 7:53 pm
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In yet another closely contested Friday evening (with a low overall audience), Fox takes the top prize among households and viewers, while NBC takes first among adults 18-49.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, February 7, 2008 February 8, 2008 1:02 pm
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The season premiere of the next edition of Survivor (Micronesia) propelled CBS to first place on the evening among households and viewers. ABC, however, drew the most viewers in the key A18-49 demographic, thanks to another strong performance by Lost, which again led the night among households, viewers and adults 18-49.
On the new series front, the news wasn’t as good. ABC’s Eli Stone fell nearly 2 million viewers and 16% among viewers and 10% among adults 18-49. Though the show still drew a first place finish in the hour among adults 18-49, overcoming the series premiere of NBC’s Lipstick Jungle.
Which brings us to that show. I know it’s just the first week, but you can basically call the shows performance a flop. It slid from its lead-in by 12% among both adults 18-49 and viewers (-1.04 million) settling for last place on the hour.
Not a good start for the new NBC series, and a poor performance by Eli Stone, which continues to drop significantly in its second-half hour (numbers will drop even further when finals are released since Lost ran 5 minutes into the 10:00 p.m. hour).
However, I’ve always maintained that week three is the key of a new show, so let’s see what happens next week for Eli Stone and the week after for Lipstick Jungle, before truly declaring them dead.
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, February 6, 2008 February 7, 2008 4:16 pm
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Fox handles the competition, as American Idol and The Moment of Truth dominate the evening.
The last American Idol auditions show grew slightly from the week prior, and The Moment of Truth has stabilized in its third week, with only a minimal weekly decline.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, February 4, 2008 February 6, 2008 1:00 pm
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ABC takes the night among households and viewers thanks to a strong showing from a 90 minute 20/20 special which focused on the Natalee Holloway case.
NBC, however, managed to take first place for the evening among adults 18-49 thanks to strong outings from American Gladiator and the nights most-watched program (among households, viewers and adults 18-49) Deal or No Deal.
Over on Fox, the network failed to boost the performances of Prison Break and Terminator, which both received an advertising boost from the Super Bowl, especially in the case of Terminator. However, the good news was that the program has stabilized and grew in overall audience from its most recent airing.
Record Breaking Peformance for “Super Bowl XLII” February 4, 2008 7:00 pm
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Not only was last night’s Super Bowl XLII, which saw the NY Giants do the impossible in upsetting the Patriots in a thrilling 17-14 contest, an amazing game to watch, but it was also the most-watched Super Bowl of all time, attracting over 97 million viewers.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, February 3, 2008 February 4, 2008 3:30 pm
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A record audience tuned in to watch the New York Giants do the improbable and defeat the New England Patriots 17-14 and end their pursuit of perfection, in one of the biggest upsets in NFL history.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, February 1, 2008 February 2, 2008 7:10 pm
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NBC comes out on top among viewers, but CBS and Fox were close behind, with all three networks tying among households, and NBC tying with Fox for first place for the evening among adults 18-49.
More Than 8 Million Tune In to CNN Democratic Debate February 1, 2008 3:27 pm
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CNN’s presentation of the California Democratic Debate between Senator’s Obama and Clinton drew a massive audience of 8.32 million viewers. Obliterating the prior cable news record for a debate (4.91 million, accomplished just last week, also by CNN).
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, January 31, 2008 February 1, 2008 2:17 pm
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Lost returned strongly Thursday night, as the season four premiere succeeded in attracting a large audience. Though off from its season three premiere, the show rebounded significantly from last season’s finale, improving by 16% or over 2 million viewers and 14% among adults 18-49.
There’s some cause for concern in the second half drop, but the network had mostly good news in the series premiere of Eli Stone, which won its hour and performed stronger, and held better retention from Lost, than did the networks last show to premiere out of Lost (The Nine).
That concluded ABC’s sweep of the night (the 8:00 pm Lost clip show also won its hour).
Elsewhere on the night, CBS aired repeats, which put it in second in overall audience, but fourth among adults 18-49. Fox got its usually solid performance out of its two game shows ‘5th Grader’ and ‘Lyrics’ (the network was second on the night among adults 18-49) and NBC slid a bit against stiffer competition.
Over on The CW, the network did well last night, as Smallville and Supernatural each returned on par with their last newly aired episodes.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, January 29, 2008 January 30, 2008 4:30 pm
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American Idol and the returning House easily gave Fox the win.
Best Ratings for SAG Awards Since 1998 January 29, 2008 7:48 pm
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Sunday nights dual telecast of the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on TNT and TBS drew more than 6.1 million viewers (click here to read the winners).
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, January 28, 2008 January 29, 2008 4:30 pm
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ABC and CBS finish in close among households and viewers, while NBC takes the win among adults 18-49 on this night which saw the President give his final State of the Union Address.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, January 27, 2008 January 28, 2008 11:30 pm
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CBS and ABC share leadership on Sunday night, as CBS gets solid results from 60 Minutes (the nights most-watched show), a new Shark and the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie The Russell Girl to give the network a first place finish among households and viewers.
ABC finished in first among adults 18-49 thanks to strong showings from America’s Funniest Home Videos and Extreme Makeover Home Edition (the nights most-watched program in the demo).
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, January 25, 2008 January 26, 2008 5:30 pm
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With a third of its lineup in repeats, CBS still manages to take the win among households and viewers thanks to a Garth Brooks music special.
NBC settled in for second place, but was the nights most-watched network among adults 18-49, thanks in large part to 1 vs. 100 (#1 for the night among households, viewers and adults 18-49).
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, January 24, 2008 January 25, 2008 6:44 pm
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CBS and Fox split the evening with CBS taking the win among households and viewers, while Fox won the night among adults 18-49 thanks to a two-hour edition of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?.
Elsewhere on the evening, the first of two episodes of Chuck opened NBC at 8:00 p.m. with weaker ratings than its last newly aired episode (which occurred on a Monday), but the show did manage to show some growth by the second episode at 10:00.
Also on NBC, Celebrity Apprentice was again the nights most-watched program among adults 18-49, helping the network secure second place in the demo for the evening.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, January 23, 2008 January 24, 2008 3:21 pm
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Fox takes care of business on Wednesday night courtesy the nights most-watched program American Idol and a successful series premiere for Moment of Truth, which held onto an impressive 94% of its lead-in’s A18-49 audience.
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