Ratings

[Brainiac 8]

Does any show go on forever?

 

[Cmill216]

The news?

 

[Brainiac 8]

Not even that, I hear it's up for cancellation come next season.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Allison is

where did you see that? I was under the impression that at this point in the show they were only doing 1 year deals with the cast after their initial 7 year contrats expired.

 

[Brainiac 8]

You are informed correctly. As far as they have ever said, season 8 is as far as anyone is signed. Noone is signed for season 9 as of yet, especially considering they don't even know if the show is renewed for another season.

 

[superherouniver]

The Simpsons has been on over 20 years.

 

[Brainiac 8]

But in the case of science fiction oriented television, the longest running is Stargate SG1 and it was only on for 10 seasons. The main claim to fame Smallville has is it's the longest running Superman themed television show.

 

[superherouniver]

It's the longest running superhero show I'm sure.

 

[Brainiac 8]

I'm pretty sure you are correct there.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

You are informed correctly. As far as they have ever said, season 8 is as far as anyone is signed. Noone is signed for season 9 as of yet, especially considering they don't even know if the show is renewed for another season.

Brian Peterson has mentioned that Allison Mack, Aaron Ashmore and most of the cast (excluding Welling) are signed on for a ninth season:

http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/smallville/the_brian_behind_smallville.php?page=10

OG: Are Tom Welling and Allison Mack already signed on for a Season Nine?

BP: Allison is. And we are very hopeful for Tom.

OG: He'd be the one person that...

BP: Yeah, he's pretty pivotal. The other person I haven't mentioned is obviously Green Arrow and Justin (Hartley). We were sad that some of his other projects didn't work out, but we were so excited to have him. We've been wanting to have him as a season regular for a while. That's a really nice change this year.

OG: I liked him in Aquaman. I was really surprised that didn't become a show.

BP: Yeah, that was in that transition from WB to CW. There was a lot that happened. He was amazing in it, and he brings so much to the character of Green Arrow. He's a great character for us because he has such a different take on everything than Clark. So he can really push Clark in ways that I think a lot of the other characters can't.

OG: Is Aaron Ashmore also signed on for Season Nine?

BP: Yes, I believe so. I believe we have most of the cast.

 

[Brainiac 8]

Thanks for the correction Ben. It's interesting that everyone else is signed on except Welling, considering that if he refuses to do another season, then it all crashes down.

 

[Prison Mike]

Thanks for the correction Ben. It's interesting that everyone else is signed on except Welling, considering that if he refuses to do another season, then it all crashes down.

that's what I was thinking. It would be easier to sign Tom on first then at least you'll know you have the main guy. If there's no Tom, then there's no show.

 

[superherouniver]

Unless he goes on to Metropolis and Supergirl comes back. That would be canceled for sure though after a half a season.

 

[Prison Mike]

Unless he goes on to Metropolis and Supergirl comes back. That would be canceled for sure though after a half a season.

then it would be a spin-off about Supergirl. Although I would rather they make a Green Arrow show instead

 

[Brainiac 8]

then it would be a spin-off about Supergirl. Although I would rather they make a Green Arrow show instead

This.

 

[LexFactor]

Smallville got 4.81 million.

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/11/0...-greys-anatomy-demo-plus-oprah/7772#more-7772

 

[Zing79]

That's higher than the season premier! It's not often that happens (and this wasn't a small jump either). In fact there's a good chance with the DVR numbers it might get up to 5 mil for the week. Once again a testament to what happens when you take a show seriously, and try to build a story.

Where is hulk with his references to Christ riding a bike though - it should have happened by now?

 

[AgentPat]

I think the numbers may be a little misleading. Denver preempted SV for a sporting event last night. Football, I believe. This may be one of those rare occasions where the finals for SV go down from the fast affiliate figures. We'll know in about three hours. Stay tuned.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

even so, Denver isnt a monster market that will knock it down a ton. worst case scenario, it drops to what? 4.65-4.7?

 

[AgentPat]

That would be my guess. We're all just so used to the numbers going up that I thought I'd curb the enthusiasm just a little bit to avoid potential disappointment. This way, if the numbers hold, awesome! If they don't, folks will know why.

 

[Zing79]

I think the numbers may be a little misleading. Denver preempted SV for a sporting event last night. Football, I believe. This may be one of those rare occasions where the finals for SV go down from the fast affiliate figures. We'll know in about three hours. Stay tuned.

How many viewers can it really lose from Denver? It's at 4.8 now. The season premier was 4.34. It's not losing 500k from one market.

So my logic still stands

 

[Zing79]

even so, denver isnt a monster market that will knock it down a ton. Worst case scenario, it drops to what? 4.65-4.7?

ahem

where is hulk with his references to christ riding a bike though - it should have happened by now?

 

[RakuMon]

Prime-Time Ratings:
Thursday 11/06/08

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 13.75 million, ABC: 11.16, NBC: 7.64, Fox: 4.55, CW: 4.27

-Adults 18-49:
CBS: 4.0 rating/10 share, ABC: 3.9/10, NBC: 3.3/ 8, Fox: 2.1/ 5, CW: 1.8/ 4

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-Yesterday’s Winners:
Survivor: Gabon (CBS), CSI (CBS), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)

-Honorable Mention:
The Office (NBC), 30 Rock (NBC)

-Disappointing:
Eleventh Hour (CBS)

-Yesterday’s Losers (excluding repeats):
My Name is Earl (NBC), Kath & Kim (NBC), Kitchen Nightmares (Fox), Life on Mars (ABC)

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-Ratings Breakdown:
CBS led this 8th night of the November 2008 sweeps, beating second-place ABC by 2.59 million viewers and three percent among adults 18-49. Third overall in both categories was NBC, followed by Fox and the CW.

CBS’ veteran Survivor: Gabon kicked-off the evening first in the 8 p.m. hour, with 12.18 million viewers and a 3.9 rating/10 share among adults 18-49. But one year earlier (on Nov. 8, 2007), Survivor: China averaged a considerably stronger 14.86 million viewers and a 4.8/13 in the demo. How did you like that Susie last night? She is clearly not as dumb as her Kota tribe members seen to think. As for Randy…there always seems to be one obnoxious contestant who manages to go far.

Second at 8 p.m. was ABC’s Ugly Betty at 8.95 million viewers and a 2.7/ 7 among adults 18-49 (and also down considerably from the year-ago night’s 10.83 million viewers and a 3.5/ 9 in the demo). Rounding off the hour were weak NBC sitcoms My Name is Earl (Viewers: #3, 6.62 million; A18-49: #2, 2.6/ 7) and the abysmal Kath & Kim (Viewers: #3, 5.57 million; A18-49: #3, 2.4/ 6), which should never have been picked-up for the full season, the CW’s Smallville (Viewers: #4, 4.81 million; A18-49: #4t, 2.0/ 5), and a repeat of Kitchen Nightmares on Fox (Viewers: #4, 4.41 million; A18-49: #4t, 2.1/ 5). Needless to say, My Name is Earl should no longer be anchoring the night.

It was business as usual at 9 p.m., with CBS’ CSI and Grey’s Anatomy on ABC sharing leadership as follows:

Thursday 9 p.m.
CSI (CBS)
Viewers: 18.11 million (#1), A18-49: 5.1/12 (#2)

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Viewers: 15.63 million (#2), A18-49: 5.9/14 (#1)

But compared to the year-ago evening, the declines were steep. Take a look:

CSI (CBS)
11/08/07 – Viewers: 21.94 million; A18-49: 6.4/15
11/06/08 – Viewers: 18.11 million; A18-49: 5.1/12
Percent Change – Viewers: -17, A18-49: -20

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
11/08/07 – Viewers: 19.50 million; A18-49: 8.0/19
11/06/08 – Viewers: 15.63 million; A18-49: 5.9/14
Percent Change – Viewers: -20, A18-49: -26

Third in the 9 p.m. hour were NBC’s The Office (Viewers: 8.35 million; A18-49: 4.2/10) and 30 Rock (Viewers: 8.00 million; A18-49: 3.9/ 9), featuring a guest appearance by Oprah Winfrey. The positive news for 30 Rock was almost full retention from The Office and its above-average season-opener one week earlier, and growth of 1.73 million viewers and 26 percent in the demo from year-ago occupant Scrubs (Viewers: 6.27 million; A18-49: 3.1/ 7 on Nov. 8, 2007). As for the show itself…oh, yeah…it was good. Damn funny, in fact.

Rounding off the 9 p.m. hour was an original installment of Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares (Viewers: #4, 4.69 million; A18-49: #4, 2.2/ 5) and Supernatural on the CW (Viewers: #5, 3.73 million; A18-49: #5, 1.6/ 4).

Top-rated honors at 10 p.m. were shared between CBS’ Eleventh Hour and NBC’s soon-to-conclude ER as follows:

Thursday 10 p.m.
Eleventh Hour (CBS)
Viewers: 10.97 million (#1), A18-49: 3.1/ 8 (#2)

ER (NBC)
Viewers: 8.64 million (#3), A18-49: 3.3/ 9 (#1)

But before anyone cracks open a bottle of bubbly at CBS, keep in mind that retention for Eleventh Hour out of the second half of lead-in CSI (Viewers: 18.19 million; A18-49: 5.2/12 at 9:30 p.m.) was just 60 percent in both total viewers and adults 18-49. And this pales in comparison to year-ago occupant Without a Trace (Viewers: 21.68 million; A18-49: 6.4/19, which featured a crossover with CSI).

Rounding off the 10 p.m. time period was ABC’s struggling Life on Mars, at 8.92 million viewers (#2) and a third-place 2.9/ 8 among adults 18-49. Comparably, that out retention out of the second half of lead-in Grey’s Anatomy (Viewers: 15.99 million; A18-49: 6.2/15) of just 56 percent in total viewers and 47 percent in the demo.

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

http://pifeedback.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/63310451/m/762100271

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

ahem

LOL I missed that..... Christ on a bike!

 

[triplet]

Okay, I don't get it...