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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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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Sunday Ratings: Tight Contest Between CBS, ABC
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
Thanks to a basketball overrun earlier in the evening, CBS was able to place first last night with the viewers. However, ABC still put up a good fight and came away with the demos.
8pm
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (12.8 million, 4.5/11 in 18-49) built itself a larger audience than last week.
- Big Brother (8 million, 2.7/7) slid by approximately 2.3 million.
- The Simpsons (7.1 million, 3.4/9) and King of the Hill (6 million, 2.7/7) both did nearly twice as well as their last outing.
- Dateline (6.7 million, 1.7/4) was up about 600,000.
- Everybody Hates Chris (1.3 million, 0.5/1) and Aliens in America* (990,000, 0.3/1) also saw increases.
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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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Sunday Ratings: ABC Tops on Easter Holiday
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
Although last night’s numbers were a bit confusing - CBS’ NCAA coverage caused show overlaps in parts of the country - it appears ABC managed to pull out another Sunday win. The network was first in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (3.9/11 in 18-49) nailed down 11.1 million.
- A 60 Minutes/Big Brother hour (2.4/7/) turned in 10.3 million.
- Dateline (6.1 million, 1.3/4) was down 1.9 million from last Sunday.
- The Simpsons* (4.8 million, 2.4/7) and Unhitched (3.1 million, 1.5/4) both took large hits this week.
- Both Everybody Hates Chris (990,000, 0.5/1) and Aliens in America (930,000, 0.4/1) were off slightly.
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Wednesday Ratings: Survivor Faces Stiff Competition
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, Survivor, Ratings,
A special Wednesday edition of Survivor was given a run for its money last night. The Moment of Truth held its own contributing to FOX’s overall success.
8pm
- Survivor: Micronesia (11.3 million, 3.7/10 in 18-49) was down about 2 million from last Thursday.
- The Moment of Truth (10.7 million, 4.1/12) actually saw a small increase.
- Wife Swap (5.7 million, 2.1/6) was off track by 600,000.
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (1.4/4) kicked off its block with 5.6 million.
- America’s Next Top Model (3.7 million, 1.8/5) was basically even with last week.
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Sunday Ratings: Extreme Makeover Serves ABC Nicely
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
ABC won another Sunday night - and surprisingly Oprah wasn’t the network’s biggest contributor.
8pm
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (12 million, 4.1/11 in 18-49) was the night’s top show.
- Dateline (1.9/6) averaged 8 million over two hours.
- Both The Simpsons* (6.6 million, 3.0/9) and King of the Hill (6 million, 2.8/7) saw losses.
- Big Brother (6.3 million, 2.3/6) was down slightly.
- Everybody Hates Chris (1.1 million, 0.5/1) and Aliens in America (900,000, 0.4/1) also took small blows.
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Sunday Ratings: ABC Wins Despite Lower Numbers
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Ratings,
Fans of Oprah were feeling slightly less charitable this week. Although her show was still a hit in its hour, the program took a bit hit as well.
8pm
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition* (12.4 million, 4.0/11 in 18-49) was off pace by 2.4 million.
- A 100 Most Outrageous Moments* repeat (2.0/6) averaged 7.28 million over two hours; The Simpsons (3.5/10) brought in a similar total.
- Big Brother (6.5 million, 2.2/6) delivered 300,000 more than last week.
- King of the Hill (6.2 million, 3.0/8) tanked by 1.5 million.
- Everybody Hates Chris (1.4 million, 0.5/1) was off by 100,000; Aliens in America (1.2 million, 0.4/1) was up by the same amount.
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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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This Week on TV (3/3-3/9)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, Apprentice, The - Donald, Survivor,
(You can find our Post-Strike Television Schedule here.)
MONDAY (3/3)
- The Royal Family (ABC, 8pm): Barbara Walters hosts a special that documents a year in the lives of the British royal family. Wow - they’re letting people get to know them better? That’s such a Diana move.
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX, 8pm): “In the two-hour finale, John and Derek are at odds over whether Cameron can be trusted.” Meanwhile, I’m still trying to figure out whether I’ll miss the show.
- Welcome to the Captain (CBS, 8:30): “Marty gets Josh an interview with the president of Paramount.” At least one of them will have a job when the show’s cancelled.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS, 9:30): “Matthew goes to therapy to discuss intimacy issues and learns he is too dependent on his sister.” Did anyone else shudder when they read that sentence?
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