Monday Ratings: CBS Comedies Have Last Laugh
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, Medium, The Bachelor, Ratings,
Although Dancing with the Stars was yesterday’s most-watched program, the series had its lowest-rated episode ever. ABC ended up with the win in with the viewers, while CBS’ strong comedy lineup secured a victory in the demos.
8pm
- Dancing with the Stars (4.0/11 in 18-49) glided to 17 million.
- A 2-hour Deal or No Deal (9.7 million, 2.9/7) easily outperformed that My Dad is Better Than Your Dad program.
- A new episode of Bones (2.8/8) returned to 8.5 million.
- The Big Bang Theory (2.9/8) got things rolling with 7.7 million; How I Met Your Mother (8 million, 3.4/9) improved from there.
- Gossip Girl* (1.3 million, 0.6/2) remained steady with last week.
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Wednesday Ratings: Fewer Viewers Give Back to American Idol
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, Ratings,
An Idol Gives Back show without an elimination is really just a so-so event. Although the program was last night’s most watched program, it was down 34% in the demos from a year ago.
8pm
- American Idol (6.7/18 in 18-49) had 17.6 million feeling charitable.
- Deal or No Deal (9.6 million, 2.4/7) was up 300,000.
- Big Brother (6 million, 2.1/6) was on par with last week.
- Wife Swap (4.5 million, 1.6/5) took a 1.2 million hit.
- America’s Next Top Model* (2.4 million, 1.1/3) saw 1.7 million exit the catwalk.
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Monday Ratings: Kansas Wins NCAA, Viewers
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, House, Medium, The Bachelor, Ratings,
Last night’s NCAA final gave CBS just enough oomph to push past ABC in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- Dancing with the Stars (20 million, 4.8/13 in 18-49) was the night’s most-watched program.
- The Big Bang Theory* (10.2 million, 3.6/11) was down 1.5 million; Two and a Half Men* (12.4 million, 4.4/12) was off by slightly more.
- House* (7.2 million, 2.5/7) frustrated 300,000 less than last week.
- Both My Dad is Better than Your Dad (4.5 million, 1.3/4) and Gossip Girl* (1.2 million, 0.5/1) were both up 100,000 since last Monday.
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Wednesday Ratings: CBS Has a Nice Comeback
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, Ratings,
Although FOX was once again a winner on Wednesday night, the returns of two CBS dramas helped put a small dent in their opponent’s numbers.
8pm
- The Moment of Truth (4.1/12 in 18-49) ended its current season with 10 million.
- Deal or No Deal (2.0/6) was a close second with 9.3 million.
- Big Brother (6 million, 2.2/7) did the same as last week.
- Wife Swap (5.7 million, 2.0/6) slumped by 600,000.
- America’s Next Top Model (4.1 million, 1.9/6) was up approximately 17%.
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Monday Ratings: CBS and ABC Split the Night in Half
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, House, Medium, The Bachelor, Ratings,
Yesterday, we saw a repeat of last Monday’s results. CBS originals snared a win in the demos while ABC’s reality block was a victor with the viewers.
8pm
- Dancing with the Stars (20.2 million, 5.0/13 in 18-49) was on even footing with last week.
- How I Met Your Mother (9.7 million, 4.0/11) was down slightly from its Britney-high.
- The Big Bang Theory (8.7 million, 3.1/9) increased by 100,000; House* (7.5 million, 2.6/7) decreased by the same amount.
- My Dad is Better Than Your Dad (4.4 million, 1.3/4) scraped up another 200,000.
- Gossip Girl* (1.1 million, 0.5/1) held steady.
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Thursday Ratings: Donald Trumps the Competition
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Apprentice, The - Donald, Lost, Ratings,
If you take away an episode of Survivor and add a repeat of Lost, what do you get? A win for Celebrity Apprentice. Fans left without much to watch last night helped give NBC a rare ratings win.
8pm
- Deal or No Deal (3.0/9 in 18-49) gave 11.2 million fans an offer they couldn’t refuse.
- The NCAA tournament (9.7 million, 3.8/10) rebounded by 1.3 million from last week.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (8.4 million, 2.4/7) improved test scores by 1.1 million.
- Miss Guided (5.8 million, 2.1/6) failed to counsel 500,000.
- Smallville (3.8 million, 1.5/5) improved by 400,000.
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Monday Ratings: Spears Brings Attention to CBS’ Mother
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, House, Medium, The Bachelor, Ratings,
Last night, How I Met Your Mother‘s casting experiment paid off nicely for the comedy. The show - which is not yet on the network’s renewal list - earned its best demo performance ever. By night’s end, CBS was tops in the 18-49 group while ABC was #1 in total viewers.
8pm
- Week 2 of Dancing with the Stars (20.5 million, 5.0/13 in 18-49) was the evening’s most-watched program.
- Approximately 10.6 million watched Britney Spears’ cameo on How I Met Your Mother (4.5/12).
- The Big Bang Theory (8.6 million, 3.4/10) was down a half million from last week.
- A House* repeat (7.6 million, 2.7/7) fared better than the replaced Canterbury’s Law.
- My Dad is Better Than Your Dad (4.2 million, 1.2/3) continues to die a slow death.
- Gossip Girl* (1.1 million, 0.5/1) was off just a tad.
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Thursday Ratings: NCAA Scores for CBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Apprentice, The - Donald, Lost, Ratings,
Last night, we saw a good match between NBC and CBS. Although the Peacock network was a winner with the viewers, the Eye network snagged the title for the demos.
8pm
- Deal or No Deal (2.6/8 in 18-49) dialed up 10.2 million for a rare Thursday appearance.
- The NCAA tournament (3.3/9) averaged 8.4 million for the evening.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (7.3 million, 2.2/7) failed by 2 million.
- Miss Guided (6.3 million, 2.2/7) did better than last week’s Lost repeat.
- Smallville (3.4 million, 1.4/4) went downhill by 400,000.
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Monday Ratings: Returning Shows Get Warm Welcome
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, The Bachelor, Ratings,
For the first time in quite a while, it appears we may have had more original episodes on TV last night than repeats. Although CBS’ comedy lineup saw strong numbers, it couldn’t outmatch the debut of Dancing with the Stars. ABC ended up winning the evening in the viewers and demos.
8pm
- Dancing with the Stars (5.5/15 in 18-49) waltzed its way to 20.9 million.
- The Big Bang Theory (3.7/11) kicked off the evening with 9.1 million; How I Met Your Mother (9.7 million, 4.3/11) soared by 3 million from last week.
- Canterbury’s Law (5.7 million, 1.7/5) dropped by nearly 2 million.
- My Dad is Better Than Your Dad (4.7 million, 1.5/4) shrunk by 2.2 million.
- Gossip Girl* (1.3 million, 0.6/2) was actually up by 100,000.
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Wednesday Ratings: FOX Pleased with American Idol’s Results
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, Ratings,
Even though the most exciting part of American Idol happened during the last 5 minutes, the show’s whole hour dominated the evening.
8pm
- The Moment of Truth (10.4 million, 4.1/12 in 18-49) lost 5 million without Idol support.
- Deal or No Deal (10.2 million, 2.5/7) nipped on Truth‘s tails.
- Wife Swap (6.3 million, 2.4/7) was up by over a million.
- Big Brother (5.4 million, 1.8/5) kissed 500,000 goodbye.
- America’s Next Top Model (1.8/5) held firm at 3.6 million.
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