Ratings

[Cmill216]

Lexmas earned a 4.0/6

I have no idea what that means, someone translate.

EDIT: Solitude earned a 4.1/6

 

[Cmill216]

"Hypnotic" looks like it was the lowest rated of the season at a 3.4/5

 

[triplet]

"Hypnotic" looks like it was the lowest rated of the season at a 3.4/5

I'm not sure how that exactly related to total viewers, I know the share and points more relate to the percentage of tv's that are actually turned on than the number of people watching.

Hypnotic could have had more viewers than Lexmas, but still have a lower share if more TV's were turned on then...

You get my point?

That doesn't tell you how many people watched, just the percentage of available viewers and tvs that were turned on.

And if Hypnotic was really a lower rated ep than Lexmas that proves that ratings dips probably have little to do with the previous ep being crappy, Cyborg was one of the best last season.

 

[AgentPat]

I dunno if it was Static that gave Sub. it's low numbers, didn't it air a few weeks before Christmas?

No doubt, there's a LOT more factors that play into an episode doing good or bad than just the quality of the ep that aired before it. Obviously, advertising plays a big role. Stunt casting helps. Competition in the same time slot. Episode themes. Etc. I am UTTERLY convinced Promise did well in female demographics because of the wedding story arc, and because fair weather male viewers probably tuned out because they were watching the basketball playoffs and had ZERO interest in an episode about Lex and Lana getting married. It was a one two punch. Almost laughable in fact when seen from the POV of the genre and the target audience of the show: males 18-34.

Combat is about a fight club with two WWE wrestlers cast in guest starring roles. Watch them get about *half* of the female demo for that ep that they got for Promise. We here at the Hype don't count though; I'd watch Clark stare at his feet for an entire episode LOLOL!!!

 

[thebigtree95]

I don't get why Smallville takes so much heat for having a pretty girl in sexy clothes or lack there of, when CSI or Grey Anatomy or Desperate Housewives has the same thing. Is it because Smallville can't get the same big audiences so they get looked down on for failing to get one. It puzzles me.

 

[RakuMon]

Prime Time Ratings:
Thursday 3/22/07

The following results are based on the fast national ratings (Live Plus Same Day data)

-Total Viewers:
ABC: 14.89 million, CBS: 10.52, Fox: 7.63, NBC: 7.11, CW: 3.82

-Adults 18-49:
ABC: 5.6 rating/16 share, CBS: 3.9/11, NBC and Fox: 2.5/ 7 each, CW: 1.5/ 4

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-Yesterday’s Winners:
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader (Fox), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)

-Honorable Mention:
Ugly Betty (ABC), NCAA Basketball (CBS), October Road (ABC)

-Yesterday’s Losers (excluding repeats):
Scrubs (NBC), Andy Barker, P.I. (NBC)

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-Ratings Breakdown:
Opposite the ongoing NCAA Basketball Tournament on CBS, ABC remained firmly entrenched in the Thursday winner’s circle, with an advantage over the No. 2 Eye net of 4.37 million viewers and 44 percent among adults 18-49. Fox moved into the No. 3 spot (tied with NBC among adults 18-49) as a result of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, while The CW was at typical Thursday levels.

Beginning with 8 p.m. (and minus CBS’ regularly scheduled Survivor: Fiji for the second consecutive Thursday), ABC and Fox shared top-rated honors in the hour. ABC’s Ugly Betty was first in total viewers (10.47 million) and third among adults 18-49 (3.2/10); Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader on Fox was second in total viewers (10.45 million -- thisclose to Ugly Betty) and first in the demo (3.6/11 -- one-tenth of a rating point ahead of the first hour of NCAA Basketball on CBS - 3.5/11). Comparatively, however, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader slipped from its debut in the hour from one week earlier (Viewers: 12.56 million; A18-49: 4.6/13 on March 15, based on the final nationals) by a considerable 2.1 million viewers and 22 percent among adults 18-49. But given how Fox is suddenly on the Thursday 8 p.m. map, that’s another winner’s listing for 5th Grader. Let’s see what happens next week when it faces Survivor: Fiji on CBS for the first time.

Over at CBS, the ongoing NCAA Basketball Tournament averaged a respectable 10.52 million viewers and a 3.9/11 among adults 18-49 from 8-11 p.m., which was slightly below levels from one year earlier.

Also in the 8 p.m. hour was an hour-long repeat episode of NBC’s My Name Is Earl (Viewers: #4, 6.73 million; A18-49: #4, 2.5/ 8) and Smallville on The CW (Viewers: #5, 4.2 million; A18-49: #5, .7/ 5).

Without CBS’ CSI in the competitive mix, it was no contest at 9 p.m., with Grey’s Anatomy on ABC a healthy first at 21.89 million viewers and an 8.7/22 among adults 18-49. Grey’s Anatomy was, of course, the highest rated show of the evening. Next was the middle hour of NCAA Basketball on CBS (Viewers: 11.88 million; A18-49: 4.2/11), followed by NBC sitcoms Scrubs (Viewers: #4, 6.84 million; A18-49: #3, 2.9/ 7) and week two of Andy Barker, P.I. (Viewers: #3, 5.40 million; A18-49: #3, 2.2/ 6). Compared to its already lackluster debut one week earlier (Viewers: 5.96 million; A18-49: 2.4/ 6 on March 15, based on the final nationals), Andy Barker dipped by 560,000 viewers and eight percent in the demo.

Rounding off the 9 p.m. hour were repeats of Fox’s animated Family Guy (Viewers: #4, 5.42 million; A8-49: #4, 2.2/ 6) and American Dad (Viewers: #4, 4.20 million; A18-49: #4, 1.8/ 5), and Supernatural on The CW (Viewers: #5, 3.52 million; A18-49: #5, 1.4/ 4). Retention for Supernatural out of Smallville was a solid 85 percent in total viewers and 82 percent among adults 18-49 last night.

In week two 10 p.m. news, ABC drama October Road led the hour with 12.29 million viewers and a 4.9/14 among adults 18-49. But as positive as that may sound, keep in mind that:

1) October Road dipped from its final national debut performance one week earlier (Viewers: 13.93 million; A18-49: 5.6/15 on March 15) by 1.64 million viewers and 12 percent in the demo.

2) Retention out of lead-in Grey’ Anatomy was just 56 percent in both total viewers and adults 18-49.

With that in mind, October Road has been down-graded to Honorable Mention this week.

Week two of NBC’s Raines was third in the hour behind October Road and NCAA Basketball, with 8.63 million viewers and a 2.5/ 7 among adults 18-49. Comparably, that was down from its national debut performance (Viewers: 10.46 million; A18-49: 2.9/ 8 on March 15) by 1.83 million viewers and 14 percent in the demo. Worth positively noting for Raines, however, was growth of 3.23 million viewers and 14 percent among adults 18-49 out of lead-in Andy Barker, P.I.

Source: Nielsen Media Research datahttp://pifeedback.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/63310451/m/98310214

 

[RakuMon]

Smallville
8:00 p.m. V: 3.77 million, A18-49: 1.6/ 5
8:30 p.m. V: 4.46 million, A18-49: 1.8/ 5

Supernatural
8:00 p.m. V: 3.50 million, A18-49: 1.4/ 4
8:30 p.m. V: 3.54 million; A18-49: 1.4/ 3

 

[avidreader]

^^^^ Those numbers dont include any estimate for what Chicago may have done, right?

 

[Cmill216]

SPN's picking up some steam. Very nice.

 

[Brainiac 8]

Good for SPN, those retention numbers are very good.

 

[Cmill216]

SV's doing a solid job considering everything it's up against (5th Graders and Basketball). But, IMO, those SPN numbers are just plain WOW worthy.

 

[triplet]

WOW worthy?

LOL!

Yeah, maybe, but I thought musta been because the tease of a werewolf Emanuelle Vaugier...

 

[thebigtree95]

Also in the 8 p.m. hour was an hour-long repeat episode of NBC’s My Name Is Earl (Viewers: #4, 6.73 million; A18-49: #4, 2.5/ 8) and Smallville on The CW (Viewers: #5, 4.2 million; A18-49: #5, .7/ 5).


Source: Nielsen Media Research datahttp://pifeedback.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/63310451/m/98310214

I think the 18-49 is actually supose to be 1.7 and not .7, not that it matters for purposes here, but...

 

[Cmill216]

WOW worthy?

LOL!

Wel yeah, trip, I mean the ratings for the show for the last several episodes have been some the highest of this year, despite the now added competition of basketball on CBS. I think that's a really good sign that the show still has enough of a drawing power to bring it back for a third season. And as one of their execs (can't remember who) stated, I'm not sure how many shows they could put in that time slot that could do nearly as well.

Yeah, maybe, but I thought musta been because the tease of a werewolf Emanuelle Vaugier...

Well....hey....you gotta do what you gotta do.

Good golly I enjoyed it, too. Funny, tense, sexy, and so damn tragic.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

hey people love their werewolves. We havent had a good Werewolf TV show in a long time... and DONT say "Wolf Lake" with Lou Diamond Phillips.....

 

[AgentPat]

Finals from TravisYanan:

Smallville
- 4.067 million viewers
- 2.5/4 HH
- 1.7/5 A18-49
- 1.8/6 A18-34

Supernatural
- 3.379 million viewers
- 2.1/3 HH
- 1.3/3 A18-49
- 1.3/4 A18-34

Folks, those numbers are pathetic for SV. And I'm not so sure the pre-emption in Chicago is completely to blame. Here's a few interesting quotes from the posters over at Pifeedback:

Why do final numbers go down for some shows but up for others [from the fast nationals?]

[Smallville and] Supernatural were preempted in the Chicago market for a Bulls game, brucej. That's the third largest market in the country. Fast nationals will count every set tuned in to the Bulls game on the CW affiliate, while the finals take them out.

Also, fast nationals aren't every single small market counted. They extrapolate. That's why finals will always raise or lower at least a little. If an unusually large amount of small markets tune in, the numbers can rise more than a little....or fall if the opposite is true.

You know, it's really pathetic that a "network" like CW can be preempted in the third largest market in the country. It's going to be preempted on the 19th of April, too--also in Chicago--when Smallville and Supernatural return with new episodes. For a Cubs game.

The change is only a couple of hundred thousand viewers. Chicago will not make or break any show or any ratings data. 5% may be 'significant', but it isn't bigger than other week to week fluctuations that can/do occur. Meanwhile, I'd guess that more Chicagoans watch the Bulls than watch CW's Thursday series', so of course the station is happy. At this point, the CW network is probably relieved to have a happy station in Chicago, not annoyed that said station dares to preempt their shows.

One person early in the thread at Pifeedback speculated the lower numbers might have to do with last week's episode. Another poster said his wife - who is an avid SV viewer - didn't watch Combat because the story as teased didn't interest her. So it could be a combination of all of the above, which is a bummer.

And the fresh episode after the break will be pre-empted in Chicago too.

This sux! If CW is paying attention to THESE ratings, things could get dicey.

From my personal POV and humble opinion, this Lex/Lana/baby horse poop can't end soon enough, because I DO believe it has a lot to do with the recent sub-par ratings.

 

[Eros]

Finals from TravisYanan:

Smallville
- 4.067 million viewers
- 2.5/4 HH
- 1.7/5 A18-49
- 1.8/6 A18-34

Supernatural
- 3.379 million viewers
- 2.1/3 HH
- 1.3/3 A18-49
- 1.3/4 A18-34

Folks, those numbers are pathetic for SV. And I'm not so sure the pre-emption in Chicago is completely to blame. Here's a few interesting quotes from the posters over at Pifeedback:

One person early in the thread at Pifeedback speculated the lower numbers might have to do with last week's episode. Another poster said his wife - who is an avid SV viewer - didn't watch Combat because the story as teased didn't interest her. So it could be a combination of all of the above, which is a bummer.

And the fresh episode after the break will be pre-empted in Chicago too.

This sux! If CW is paying attention to THESE ratings, things could get dicey.

From my personal POV and humble opinion, this Lex/Lana/baby horse poop can't end soon enough, because I DO believe it has a lot to do with the recent sub-par ratings.

well I admit these are the lowest rateings all season. You would think an episode like Combat would have atleast 5 mil. Im sure if CW shows up beter previews, and the Lex/Lana/Clark soap opera settles down just alittle, rateings will go up again.

 

[triplet]

Wel yeah, trip, I mean the ratings for the show for the last several episodes have been some the highest of this year, despite the now added competition of basketball on CBS. I think that's a really good sign that the show still has enough of a drawing power to bring it back for a third season. And as one of their execs (can't remember who) stated, I'm not sure how many shows they could put in that time slot that could do nearly as well.

Yeah, true. I mean SPN replaced something last year and did a much better job hanging onto Smallville's viewers than what had originally followed it.

Well....hey....you gotta do what you gotta do.

Good golly I enjoyed it, too. Funny, tense, sexy, and so damn tragic.

I really enjoyed it too, but damn was that sex scene was smokin'....

Jared is in fine shape. Having him shirtless and that being the rumored episode where he was finally going to get some might not have hurt...



I know that made me more interested, and it was sexy as hell to boot.

hey people love their werewolves. We havent had a good Werewolf TV show in a long time... and DONT say "Wolf Lake" with Lou Diamond Phillips.....

LOL!

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Finals from TravisYanan:

Smallville
- 4.067 million viewers
- 2.5/4 HH
- 1.7/5 A18-49
- 1.8/6 A18-34

Supernatural
- 3.379 million viewers
- 2.1/3 HH
- 1.3/3 A18-49
- 1.3/4 A18-34

Folks, those numbers are pathetic for SV. And I'm not so sure the pre-emption in Chicago is completely to blame. Here's a few interesting quotes from the posters over at Pifeedback:

One person early in the thread at Pifeedback speculated the lower numbers might have to do with last week's episode. Another poster said his wife - who is an avid SV viewer - didn't watch Combat because the story as teased didn't interest her. So it could be a combination of all of the above, which is a bummer.

And the fresh episode after the break will be pre-empted in Chicago too.

This sux! If CW is paying attention to THESE ratings, things could get dicey.

From my personal POV and humble opinion, this Lex/Lana/baby horse poop can't end soon enough, because I DO believe it has a lot to do with the recent sub-par ratings.

I dont think it has much to do with the previews, if anything watching Clark go blow for blow with a giant alien would be more appealing to the show's target demo of males 18-34.

You've got to take into account that Smallville also had a juggernaut in it's key demo in the NCAA Tournament. There were teams playing on Thursday night from Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Memphis, Dallas, Columbus, OH, and Nashville. Those are some pretty sizable markets not to mention the overall national interest in the Tournament.

The past two seasons I think the show came back later from it's second hiatus and I dont believe that it ever went up against the Tourney,

 

[avidreader]

This sux! If CW is paying attention to THESE ratings, things could get dicey.

From my personal POV and humble opinion, this Lex/Lana/baby horse poop can't end soon enough, because I DO believe it has a lot to do with the recent sub-par ratings.

I hear what you're saying, but I wouldnt worry too much over one episode dipping in the ratings. The numbers have been quite consistent this season, and while I'm sure they would love to get a million more viewers each week, its still the best rated scripted show on the network. And the numbers always drop off once daylight savings starts, which started earlier this year.

I think the Network itself needs to do alot more in terms of advertising etc.

And as much as I would love 8 seasons, I think if next season is the last then I'd be a very satisfied viewer. Its a shame that they dont know for sure if it would be the last season, because if they could advertise it as such, then I think that would bring in alot more viewers.

 

[AgentPat]

Who writes this stuff? As printed on K-Site's "news" page, regarding ratings for Combat:

Smallville's overnight ratings were decent on Thursday night, despite pre-emption in Chicago and a general lack of enthusiasm in the fandom for a "super-hero fight club."​

Say WHAT? The ratings weren't "decent." They were atrocious - the WORST of the season so far. But fan enthusiasm seemed to be pretty high nevertheless based on some of the sites I perused (Hype, BT's, K-Site, DTS, DTW, and even DeKnight's blog.) Where the hell have THEY been reading, and what "fandom" are they referring to?

 

[KalKai]

7th Heaven Cancelled

 

[Cmill216]

7th Heaven Cancelled

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

7th Heaven Cancelled

That show is like Jason Voorhees. You can cut off it's head and burn it's corpse and it would still come back. I wont believe it's dead again until next September when it's not in the lineup.

Looks like Dawn Ostroff blew another one....

 

[KalKai]

Well Kristin isn't exactly the most reliable source out there (remember this?), but something tells me it's for real this time.

They already gave it a 2nd chance last year, and 7th Heaven isn't what it used to be ratings-wise, there isn't really a good enough reason to keep it around.