Thursday Ratings: FOX Sweeps the Dance Floor
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
Last night, we got a bit of the expected mixed with the unexpected. Not surprising? FOX walked away with two more wins in both categories. Surprising? Viewers saw Will Wingfield eliminated from So You Think You Can Dance.
8pm
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (1.7/6 in 18-49) quizzed 7.3 million.
- Greatest American Dog (1.5/6) saw 6.1 million roll over.
- Last Comic Standing (1.7/6) rounded up 4.3 million.
- Ugly Betty* (0.8/3) turned in 3.4 million.
- Smallville* (0.8/3) attracted 1.9 million.
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Thursday Ratings: Greatest American Dogs Have Their Day
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
A strong debut for CBS’ newest reality offering - Greatest American Dog - helped the network score a win with the viewers. Meanwhile, FOX was tops with the demos.
8pm
- Greatest American Dog‘s premiere (9.5 million, 2.1/8 in 18-49) easily topped its hour.
- Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (7 million, 2.0/7) tested 1.3 million more this week.
- A repeat of Last Comic Standing* (1.2/4) chalked up 3.5 million.
- Ugly Betty* (3 million, 0.9/3) was up slightly.
- Smallville* (1.8 million, 0.7/3) tacked on another 100,000.
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Thursday Ratings: Viewers Enjoy Holiday Weekend
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
Aside from a few exceptions, it was evident viewers started their 3-day weekend early. On 4th of July, FOX celebrated a dual win on Thursday night.
8pm
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (5.7 million, 1.3/5 in 18-49) flunked 900,000 viewers.
- Million Dollar Password* (5.6 million, 1.3/6) dropped by 1.2 million.
- Last Comic Standing (4.9 million, 1.8/7) laughed off 400,000.
- Ugly Betty* (2.9 million. 0.7/3) had a 600,000 slide.
- Smallville* (1.7 million, 0.6/2) actually improved by 100,000.
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Thursday Ratings: Hopkins Provides Ratings Drama
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
Although ABC was fourth last night, the debut of Hopkins did well in its hour despite lousy lead-ins. Meanwhile, CBS was the winner in both categories yesterday.
8pm
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (6.9 million, 1.8/6 in 18-49) lost 900,000 from last week.
- Million Dollar Password* (6.8 million, 1.7/6) was a close second.
- Last Comic Standing (5.3 million, 2.1/7) pulled in another 800,000.
- Ugly Betty* (3.5 million, 0.8/3) tacked on an additional 400,000.
- Smallville* (1.6 million, 0.6/2) shrunk by 600,000.
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Thursday Ratings: Another Win for Reality Fare
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, So You Think You Can Dance, The Office, Ratings,
So You Think You Can Dance continues to leap over its direct competitors. The show, along with 5th Grader, gave FOX another dual win last night.
8pm
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (7.8 million, 1.9/7 in 18-49) saw its score improve by 1.7 million.
- How I Met Your Mother* (1.3/5) dialed up 4.2 million; Rules of Engagement* (4.4 million, 1.4/5) did slightly better.
- The Office* (1.2/5) settled in with 3.5 million.
- Ugly Betty* (0.8/3) chalked up 3.1 million.
- Smallville* (2.2 million, 0.8/3) was up 300,000.
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Thursday Ratings: Basketball Courts the Fans
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, My Name Is Earl, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings,
The Boston Celtics’ surprise comeback last night was the biggest attraction of the evening. Thanks to the heated contest, ABC had its 8th consecutive win in the demos on a Thursday.
8pm
- A Wednesday edition of Million Dollar Password (9.5 million, 2.0/7 in 18-49) topped its hour.
- Jimmy Kimmel (2.9/10) kicked off the basketball coverage with 7.8 million; the NBA pre-game special (8.2 million, 3.2/11) grew from there.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (1.8/6) tested 6.1 million.
- My Name is Earl* (1.1/4) had 3.5 million entertained.
- Smallville* (1.9 million, 0.8/3) did slightly better than before.
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2008 Summer Television Programming Schedule
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell’s Kitchen, Desperate Housewives, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Grey’s Anatomy, House, So You Think You Can Dance, The Office,
A new season calls for a new schedule.
If you’re without anything to do this summer, this updated programming schedule may help keep you occupied. Over the next few months, networks will be introducing a crop of reality shows (Celebrity Circus, Greatest American Dog), some experimental dramas (Swingtown, Fear Itself) and the usual horde of repeats.
This list is a
compilation of the calendarsfor the five major networks.
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Thursday Ratings: NBC Finales End On Good Note
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, My Name Is Earl, The Office, Ratings,
A full slate of finales gave NBC a boost in the ratings. The network was third with the viewers but second in the demos.
8pm
- Ugly Betty (8.5 million, 2.7/8 in 18-49) gained a 1/2 million from last week.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (8.3 million, 2.2/7) scored 600,000 more.
- A CSI* repeat (1.7/5) kicked off the night with 7.8 million.
- My Name is Earl (7.1 million, 3.0/9) tacked on another million.
- Smallville (3.8 million, 1.7/5) was down 200,000.
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Thursday Ratings: CBS Almost Sweeps the Evening
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
CBS was almost a double victor last night. The network had the largest number of viewers and came narrowly close to passing ABC in the demos.
8pm
- Approximately 12.7 million saw another shocker on Survivor: Micronesia (4.1/12 in 18-49).
- Ugly Betty (8 million, 2.4/7) was up 100,000.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (7.7 million, 1.9/6) fell by 600,000.
- My Name is Earl (6.1 million, 2.6/8) stumbled by 700,000.
- Scrubs (2.5/7) ended its season with 5.4 million.
- Smallville (4 million, 1.5/5) grew by 400,000.
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Thursday Ratings: May Sweeps Starts Slow
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Despite a night of originals, the networks still felt the effects of the writers strike. In the end, CBS and ABC returned to old habits. The Eye network nabbed the most viewers while the Alphabet won the demos.
8pm
- Survivor: Micronesia (4.2/13 in 18-49) kicked off the night with 13 million.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2.3/6) averaged 8.6 million over two hours.
- Ugly Betty (8.5 million, 2.5/8) had its lowest rating for an original episode.
- My Name is Earl (6.1 million, 2.3/7) slipped by 700,000; Scrubs (5.3 million, 2.4/7) suffered from increased competition.
- Smallville (3.6 million, 1.4/4) managed to increase by 100,000.
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