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Wednesday Ratings:  Red Sox Score More Than Homeruns

Both and had to take a back seat to baseball last night.  Game 1 of the World Series was a huge ratings victory for .

8pm

  • Approximately 16.7 million fans rallied for the Red Sox/Rockies game (5.6/14 in 18-49 demo). Life
  • (9.4 million, 3.0/8) wilted a bit from last week.
  • The debut of (8.4 million, 2.9/8) underperformed Deal or No Deal’s usual numbers, but it remained close to Daisies in the demos.
  • (8 million, 2.5/7) was slightly up from last Wednesday; (4.7 million, 2.3/6) was slightly down.

9pm

10pm

  • (13.6 million, 3.8/10 in 18-49) took the hour’s viewers and demos.
  • (8.6 million, 3.2/8) pretty much repeated last week.
  • (6.8 million, 2.5/6) was at least consistent; it lost viewers (900,000) again.

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Tuesday Ratings: Viewers Return to Hugh Laurie’s ‘House’

With baseball out of the picture, Hugh Laurie was free to reclaim his reign over Wednesday night’s ratings.

8pm

  • At 17.1 million, (3.7/10 in 18-49 demo) had the hour’s best audience and demo performance. Cane
  • (3.1/9) came in 2nd with 8.8 million viewers.
  • (6.9 million, 3.2/9) was up from last week; (6.8 million, 2.3/7) did better than last week’s Dateline special.
  • Both (6.9 million, 2.2/6) and (7.1 million, 2.4/6) were about even from one week ago.
  • (3.2 million, 1.6/4) was slightly down.

9pm

  • (17.9 million, 7.6/18 in 18-49 demo) had the night’s largest numbers in both categories.
  • (17.8 million, 4.4/11) came in a close 2nd with viewers.
  • (10.9 million, 3.0/7) was down from last week as was (2.6 million, 1.2/3).

10pm

  • (12.2 million, 4.7/13 in 18-49 demo) easily dominated the 10pm hour.
  • A special episode of (2.8/8) drew in 10.9 million.
  • CBS’s (8 million, 2.0/5) dropped another 500,000.

Monday Ratings: Osmond Went Down, ‘Dancing’ Went Up

Thanks to a baseball-less Monday on FOX (and a startling collapse on Dancing With the Stars), ABC easily took last night’s win.

8pm
Journeyman

9pm

  • In its second week, ? (14.3 million, 4.6/10 in 18-49) remained strong compared to last week’s debut.
  • Both (13.7 million, 4.8/11) and (10.8 million, 3.9/9) scored larger audiences than that NBC show.
  • (10.7 million, 4.9/11), down another 560,000, barely eked out the hour’s largest demo (not including Dancing).
  • (6.1 million, 2.0/5) remained about even.

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Sunday Ratings: Major League Victory for FOX

The one-two punch from FOX’s sports coverage helped the network take Sunday’s win (followed by ABC, NBC and CBS).

8pm

  • A football overrun combined with a Boston Red Sox victory helped score FOX (6.4/16 in 18-49 demo) an average of 17.9 milllion fans. ColdCase
  • (13.6 million, 5.0/12) was up over 1 million from last week.
  • NBC’s Broncos/Steelers game (4.2/10) averaged 10.4 million fans.
  • (1.2/3) kissed it’s run goodbye with 6.4 million.
  • (1.6 million, 0.5/1) did what it does.

9pm

  • With 17.8 million fans, (7.1/16 in 18-49 demo) held its own against the sports lineup.
  • (11.4 million, 2.6/6) was down from last Sunday.

10pm

  • (11.4 million, 4.6/11 in 18-49 demo) lost over a million from last week.
  • CBS’s (2.4/6) rounded off the evening with 10.9 million viewers.

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This Week On TV (10/22-10/28)

Scrubs

 

MONDAY (10/22)

**No new episode of Ellen today.  She’s still recovering from all the doggy drama**

  • Live With Regis and Kelly (ABC, syndicated):  will be pulling double-duty this week as he fills in for Regis Philbin in NY and tapes his show in LA.  (I’m guessing we’ll still be seeing him on as well.)  If we’re lucky, Guillermo will fill in for Gelman too.
  • Prison Break (FOX, 8pm):  The show returns tonight after being preempted by baseball last week.  What?  You don’t care either?
  • Heroes (NBC, 9pm):  Many fans have been waiting for Kristen Bell’s debut tonight.  Unfortunately, she’s one more new character I’ll have to ignore.

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‘Apprentice’ Celebrity Contestants: R.I.P.

Apprentice celeb edition: coming soon“Stars” of the new celebrity edition of were seen putting a nail in their coffins on the streets of New York this past week. I’d like to take this moment to hold a proverbial candlelight vigil for the careers of Piers Morgan, Omarosa (did she have a career?), Trace Adkins, Marilu Henner, Stephen Baldwin, playmate Tiffany Fallon, Lennox Lewis, Vincent Pastore and Gene Simmons. I am aware that many of these beloved characters left us a long time ago (I’m looking in your direction Baldwin).  I also know that this isn’t necessarily the end for the likes of Adkins and Ortiz. But let’s face it, starring on the “celebrity edition” of any reality show is like having unprotected sex with a Brazilian hooker - it may not mean instant death, but it’s a step in the right - er - wrong direction.

This gaggle of C-listers were seen in New York shilling out hotdogs to tourists during an Apprentice challenge. Apparently former WWE Champion John Cena was among the contestants, but he gets a pass because he is only there due to an injury that will sideline him for up to a year. Among those who showed up to gawk were New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and rotting porn star Jenna Jameson.

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Friday Ratings: ‘Numb3rs’ Reclaims Top Spot

Although ABC’s Women’s Murder Club put up a good fight, CBS’s Numb3rs took back its Friday night crown.

8pm
Ghost Whisperer

9pm

  • (9.67 million, 2.0/6 in 18-49) was slightly down from last week but remained the most-watched show at 9pm.
  • CBS’s (7.8 million, 2.1/7) outdid ABC in the demos.
  • (5.5 million, 1.9/6) had more spectators compared to last week.

10pm

  • The numbers were in favor of (9.72 million, 2.7/9 in 18-49 demo); the show had the best audience and demos of the evening.
  • (2.1/7) pulled in second that hour with 7.51 million viewers.
  • (1.7/5) capped the hour at 6.42 million.

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Thursday Ratings: ‘Viva Laughlin’ Off to Disappointing Start

The debut of CBS’s Viva Laughlin (and the temporary departure of Without A Trace) should have made it an easy night for ABC.  But despite low numbers at 10pm, CBS still came very close to taking the night in both viewers and demos.

8pm

  • With 13.4 million viewers, the aging (4.3/13 in 18-49 age group) shows no signs of slowing down. Viva Laughlin
  • FOX’s Red Sox/Indians game (3.3/8) averaged about 11.6 million fans through the evening.
  • (9.7 million, 3.1/9) dropped about 730,000 viewers this week.
  • NBC’s (7.3 million, 2.7/8) and (6.3 million, 2.6/7) were both down from last week.
  • (5.1 million, 2.0/6) saw a 300,000 increase.

9pm

  • (20.8 million, 6.4/15 in 18-49) gained over 1 million new viewers to claim the night’s biggest audience.
  • (17.7 million, 7.1/17) took another 9pm win in the demos category.
  • An hour-long episode (8.5 million, 4.4/11) lost about 400,000.
  • (1.3/3) rounded off the hour with 3 million viewers.

10pm

Wednesday Ratings: ‘Daisies’ and ‘Practice’ Hold Strong

Wednesday night saw another close race between ABC and CBS.  Although Pushing Daisies and Private Practice both saw a drop in viewers, their demos helped the Alphabet network win the evening. 

8pm

  • (12.3 million, 3.1/9 in 18-49 demo) had another strong night and grabbed the hour’s largest audience. CSI New York
  • Although down 250,000 viewers, (9.7 million, 3.6/10) had the biggest numbers in the valuable age group.
  • (7.4 million, 2.4/7) improved up on last week’s numbers.
  • (6.9 million, 2.3/7) and (7 million, 2.7/7) both saw slight increases.
  • (5 million, 2.5/7) lost about 300,000.

9pm

  • (11.8 million, 4.3/11 in 18-49) had the evening’s best demo turnout.
  • At 14.9 million, (3.9/10) had the night’s largest audience.
  • NBC’s (8.5 million, 3.3/8) dropped over 1.5 million fans.
  • (6.7 million, 3.2/8) held steady from last week.
  • (2.4 million, 1.2/3) turned away about 450,000.

10pm

  • (13.9 million, 4.1/11 in 18-49) won the hour in both numbers.
  • (8.6 million, 3.1/9) lost several million from it’s lead-in.
  • (7.7 million, 2.8/8) was down about 490,000 viewers.

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Tuesday Ratings:  CBS and ‘NCIS’ Step In For The Win

Although House fans may have been bummed, several networks were thrilled to see a baseball-filled night on FOX.  With its stiff competition removed, CBS had a rare Tuesday night audience victory.

8pm
NCIS

  • A -less 8pm helped (17.4 million, 4.1/12 in 18-49 demo) score the night’s best audience.
  • FOX’s Red Sox/Indians game (3.6/10) averaged 12.7 million.
  • (6.9 million, 2.7/8) was on par with last week’s numbers; (6.9 million, 2.7/7) was slightly down.
  • Not many viewers cared about Matt Lauer’s exclusive interview with Sen. Larry Craig (5.7 million, 1.7/5).
  • (1.7/5) gained 400,000 viewers and rounded off the hour with 3.5 million.

9pm

  • Without knocking on its door, (17 million, 4.3/11 in 18-49 demo) soaked up another 1 million viewers for the 9pm win.
  • CBS’ (12.3 million, 3.5/9) and NBC’s (6.9 million, 3.0/8) both saw increases.
  • (3.2 million, 1.5/4) was up 600,000 fans from last week.

10pm

  • (12.5 million, 4.8/13 in 18-49 demo) continued its rule over the 10pm hour.
  • (10.2 million, 2.8/8) was about even with last week.
  • (8.5 million, 2.2/6) was down another 600,000 this week.

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