Wednesday Ratings: Repeats Can’t Topple 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,
Last night, the networks basically handed over their ratings to FOX. Although American Idol is normally a sure thing, the show lucked out with a plate of reruns.
8pm
- The Moment of Truth (10 million, 3.9/11 in 18-49) buzzed 700,000 away.
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (6.7 million, 1.5/4) rose 1.1 million from last week.
- Wife Swap (6.3 million, 2.3/7) got a nice 600,000 boost.
- Big Brother (6 million, 2.1/6) evicted 700,000.
- About 3.5 million saw Aimee sent home on America’s Next Top Model (1.7/5).
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Wednesday Ratings: Men in Trees Sees No Growth
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,
The American Idol/Moment of Truth combo continues to obliterate the Wednesday competition.
8pm
- American Idol (28 million, 10.2/27 in 18-49) dialed up 600,000 more than last week.
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (7 million, 1.6/4) plummeted by 1.3 million.
- Big Brother (5.9 million, 2.0/5) had 300,000 more voyeurs.
- Wife Swap (5.2 million, 1.9/5) lost 400,000.
- America’s Next Top Model (1.8/5) posed for 3.6 million.
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Wednesday Ratings: FOX Takes Another Hump Day
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, Ratings,
FOX won what was generally an uneventful evening. The only item of note was the unimpressive return of Men in Trees.
8pm
- American Idol (10.4/26 in 18-49) sang to the tune of 27.4 million.
- Deal or No Deal (2.2/6) ramped up the tension with 9.4 million.
- Wife Swap (5.6 million, 2.1/5) and Big Brother (5.6 million, 2.1/5) turned in identical performances.
- America’s Next Top Model (3.9 million, 2.0/5) did slightly better than last week.
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Wednesday Ratings: FOX Has Stellar Evening
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,
Last night, American Idol turned in its best Wednesday numbers since its debut back in January. The show did better than all the other network averages combined.
8pm
- American Idol (28.7 million, 11.1/27 in 18-49) grew by 4 million from last week.
- Deal or No Deal (8.9 million, 2.1/5) added another 2 million to its total.
- Wife Swap (5.6 million, 2.1/5) did slightly better than a week ago.
- Big Brother (5.2 million, 1.9/5) was looking kind of small.
- America’s Next Top Model (1.9/5) debuted to 3.8 million.
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Wednesday Ratings: FOX Wins An Easy Fight
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Lost, Ratings,
A field full of repeats didn’t stand much of a chance against FOX‘s latest powerful lineup.
8pm
- American Idol (25.3 million, 9.9/26 in 18-49) sent 1.5 million viewers home.
- Wife Swap (5.8 million, 2.2/6) made a slight improvement.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine* (1.4/4) averaged 4.9 million over the hour.
- Crowned (1.2 million, 0.5/1) lost a little of last week’s sparkle.
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Wednesday Ratings: FOX Delivers With ‘Truth’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
Finally, American Idol is no longer responsible for carrying a whole network. With assistance from Truth, FOX notched another victory in its ratings belt.
8pm
- American Idol (26.8 million, 10.8/28 in 18-49) was down 3.5 mill from last Wednesday.
- Deal or No Deal (13.8 million, 3.7/10) scored another 2 million from the banker.
- Wife Swap (5.6 million, 1.9/5) traded up for another 400,000.
- Power of 10 (3.9 million, 0.9/2) weakened by a million.
- Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants (1.5 million, 0.7/2) did about the same.
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Wednesday Ratings: ‘Cashmere Mafia’ Tanks In Regular Slot
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Up against the Law and Order and CSI franchises, Cashmere shrunk from its Sunday debut. By night’s end, NBC was the winner with both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- Deal or No Deal (13.6 million, 3.6/10 in 18-49) made mincemeat out of the hour’s competition.
- Wife Swap (7.8 million, 3.0/8) was a distant second in viewers.
- Power of 10’s 6.1 million (1.7/5) lacked impact.
- A Back to You* block (1.4/4) turned in 4.2 million.
- Crowned: The Mother of All Pageant‘s 1.8 million (0.7/2) lacked lustre.
9pm
- Criminal Minds (14.6 million, 3.9/10 in 18-49) was the evening’s strongest performer.
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (9.6 million, 2.5/6) had decent debut numbers.
- Supernanny (8.9 million, 3.6/9) built upon its lead-in.
- Two episodes of ‘Til Death* (1.4/4) averaged 3.6 million.
- Gossip Girl (1.1/3) gave 2.3 million something to talk about.
10pm
- CSI: NY (11.6 million, 3.5/9 in 18-49) scored a narrow victory at 10pm.
- Law & Order: SVU (3.1/9) fell behind with just 11 million.
- Cashmere Mafia (6.2 million, 2.3/6) dropped nearly 40% from its Sunday premiere.
*denotes repeat
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Wednesday Ratings: Viewers Prefer CBS Leftovers
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Despite the continuation of newbies Duel and Choirs, repeats on CBS were the most appealing thing of the evening.
8pm
- Clash of the Choirs (8.3 million, 2.4/7 in 18-49) found 600,000 more followers.
- Duel (7.4 million, 2.2/7) was practically even with yesterday.
- Frosty the Snowman* (7.6 million, 2.4/8) and Frosty Returns* (7 million, 2.1/6) found more kids to entertain.
- Back to You* (1.6/5) was up almost 600,000; ‘Til Death (5.2 million, 1.8/5) gained almost 1 million.
- Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants (1.8 million, 0.8/2) lost 700,000.
9pm
- Criminal Minds* (11.6 million, 2.9/8 in 18-49) was easily the hour’s top performer.
- Private Practice* (1.7/5) came in second with 5.5 million.
- Kitchen Nightmares* (2.1/6) grossed out 4.5 million.
- About 1.8 million saw Blair’s father return on Gossip Girl (0.8/2).
10pm
- CSI: NY* (2.9/8 in 18-49) was down about 3 million from last week.
- A Holiday Celebration at Ford’s Theatre (1.2/3) dazzled 4.9 million.
- Journeyman (1.7/5) closed shop with 4.6 million.
*denotes repeat
(You can review last Wednesday’s ratings here.)
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Wednesday Ratings: All Eyes on ‘CSI: New York’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Ratings,
It was a tight race between the Peacock and Eye networks. CBS had the slight edge with the viewers; NBC tied in the demos.
8pm
- Another 2-hour Deal or No Deal (3.6/9 in 18-49) roped in 13.17 million.
- The Kid Nation finale (2.1/6) closed off with 7.45 million.
- Pushing Daisies (2.3/7) delighted 6.85 million.
- Approximately 5.49 million saw Saleisha win on America’s Next Top Model (2.6/8).
- Back to You* (4.25 million, 1.5/5) and ‘Til Death* (4.18 million, 1.7/5) were both down about 1 million from last week.
9pm
- A new episode of Criminal Minds (3.7/10 in 18-49) drew 14.17 million.
- Kitchen Nightmares (2.9/8) ended its season with 6.12 million viewers.
- A Private Practice* (1.6/5) repeat treated 4.86 million.
- The debut of Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants (2.46 million, 1.1/3) lost half of its lead-in.
10pm
- CSI: NY (14.25 million, 4.0/12 in 18-49) was the evening’s best performer.
- Dateline (2.7/8) marked its return with 8.73 million viewers.
- Dirty Sexy Money* (1.2/4) ended the night with 3.77 million.
*denotes repeat
(You can review last Wednesday’s ratings here.)
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Wednesday Ratings: Two Networks Split Another Evening
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Food & Home, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Ratings,
Thanks to repeats on CBS, Private Practice rebounded with the 18-49 crowd. ABC ended off the night with the best demos while NBC had the largest audience.
8pm
- A 2-hour Deal or No Deal (11.5 million, 2.9/8 in 18-49) was the night’s top draw.
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town (3.4/9) entertained 9.4 million.
- Kid Nation (7.2 million, 2.1/6) remained even with last week.
- A repeat of Back to You* (1.8/5) gained 5.5 million; ‘Til Death* (5.12 million, 1.8/5) had slightly less.
- America’s Next Top Model (4.6 million, 2.3/6) was down about 400,000.
9pm
- A new episode of Private Practice (10.3 million, 3.8/10 in 18-49) had the night’s best demos.
- Criminal Minds* (9.4 million, 2.5/6) lost 7 million from last week.
- Kitchen Nightmares* (5.3 million, 2.6/7) was down 1.7 million.
- Gossip Girl (2.49 million, 1.2/3) saw a 500,000 decrease.
10pm
- CSI: NY* (10.3 million, 2.7/8 in 18-49 demo) was the hour’s top draw.
- Life (7.6 million, 2.57) saw a 1.3 million increase from last week.
- Dirty Sexy Money (6.9 million, 2.4/7) was down just slightly.
*denotes repeat
(You can review last week’s ratings here.)
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