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nice to hear rating did well for season 8's second half return.
I'd like to see it reach 5 mill.
yea i mentioned it in the power thread that it actually did very well even though the episode itself was a total mess(minus allison directing)
It's either going to go up due to it being Lana's final episode, or it will go down due to competition and dissatisfaction among casual viewers from last week's disappointment. I'm betting on the latter. Last week there wasn't a lot of outside competition.I bet the ratings for tomorrow's episode will plummet.
It's either going to go up due to it being Lana's final episode, or it will go down due to competition and dissatisfaction among casual viewers from last week's disappointment. I'm betting on the latter. Last week there wasn't a lot of outside competition.
It's either going to go up due to it being Lana's final episode, or it will go down due to competition and dissatisfaction among casual viewers from last week's disappointment. I'm betting on the latter. Last week there wasn't a lot of outside competition.
Prime-Time Ratings:
Thursday 2/05/09
-Total Viewers:
ABC: 11.82 million, Fox: 9.22, CBS: 8.63, NBC: 6.70, CW: 3.61
-Adults 18-49:
ABC: 4.5 rating/12 share, Fox: 3.3/ 9, NBC: 2.9/ 8, CBS: 2.2/ 6, CW: 1.5/ 4
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-Yesterday’s Winners:
Bones (Fox), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), Private Practice (ABC)
-Honorable Mention:
The Office (NBC), CSI R (CBS), Hell’s Kitchen (Fox)
-Yesterday’s Losers (excluding repeats):
My Name is Earl (NBC), Kath & Kim (NBC), 30 Rock (NBC)
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-Ratings Breakdown:
Opposite an all-repeat night on CBS, ABC moved into the winner’s circle on this first Thursday in February, with a first-place finish in both total viewers and adults 18-49. Second overall was Fox.
Fox’s recently relocated (and under-appreciated) Bones was first in the 8 p.m. hour, with 10.76 million viewers and a 3.2 rating/9 share among adults 18-49. No matter where the network airs Bones, viewers respond. Next was ABC’s Ugly Betty (Viewers: 7.27 million; A18-49: 2.3/ 7), which has not benefited without CBS’ competing Survivor in the mix (and will be taking a temporary break shortly).
In the battle of the 8-9 p.m. sitcoms, repeats of CBS’ The Big Bang Theory (Viewers: #3, 6.17 million; A18-49: #4, 2.0/ 6) and How I Met Your Mother (Viewers: #3, 5.95 million; A18-49: #3t, 2.0/ 5) actually had more viewers than original episodes of NBC’s My Name is Earl (Viewers: #4, 6.16 million; A18-49: #2, 2.5/ 7) and soon-to-conclude Kath & Kim (Viewers: #4, 4.72 million; A18-49: #3t, 2.0/ 5). As I always say, if you are not watching The Big Bang Theory, you are missing the funniest comedy currently on the air. As for My Name is Earl, NBC needs something stronger to open the evening with.
Capping off the 8-9 p.m. time period was the CW’s still relatively potent Smallville at 3.88 million viewers and a 1.6/ 4 in the demo. For the CW, that is still a positive.
Minus an original episode of CBS’ competing CSI, Grey’s Anatomy on ABC won the 9 p.m. hour, with 15.20 million viewers and a 5.8/14 among adults 18-49. But once upon a time, this soapy medical drama (which featured a cross-over with spin-off Private Practice last night) hovered in the 20-million range.
A repeat of CBS’ CSI was second in the 9-10 p.m. time period in total viewers (11.65 million), but fourth among adults 18-49 (2.7/ 7). Although NBC’s The Office got some mileage with 8.40 million viewers (#3) and a second-place 4.3/11 among adults 18-49, lead-out 30 Rock dipped to 6.33 million viewers (#4) and a 3.0/ 7 in the demo (#3) at 9:30 p.m. That’s enough of a loss from The Office (2.07 million viewers and 30 percent among adults 18-49) to be labeled a “loser.” As much as I have tried to get addicted to 30 Rock, last night’s episode was just plain dumb. Keep that in mind, Emmy voters.
Also airing from 9-10 p.m. was Hell’s Kitchen on Fox (Viewers: #3, 7.68 million; A18-49: #3, 3.5/ 9), which built from lead-in Bones by nine percent in the demo, and the CW’s Supernatural (Viewers: #5, 3.34 million; A18-49: #5, 1.3/ 3), which remains a solid fit out of Smallville.
The Grey’s Anatomy cross-over gave Private Practice a nice lift, with the sophomore drama at a season-high (and dominant) 12.99 million viewers and a 5.3/14 among adults 18-49 at 10 p.m. Comparably, retention out of the second half of lead-in Grey’s Anatomy (Viewers: 15.72 million; A18-49: 6.0/15 at 9:30 p.m.) was a solid 83 percent in total viewers and 88 percent in the demo. Tied for second in the hour were NBC’s soon-to-depart ER (Viewers: #3, 7.30 million; A18-49: #2, 2.7/ 7) and a repeat of CBS’ Eleventh Hour (Viewers: #2, 8.18 million; A18-49: #3, 1.9/ 5). Remember the days when ER would attract 25 million viewers? Times have changed, and not necessarily for the better.
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
Requiem fast national ratings:
Not great by any stretch, this may be the first time all season they've been under 4 million. Although they only had a .1 falloff in the 18-49 demo from last week which is strange.
http://pifeedback.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/63310451/m/447103881
As much as I enjoy seeing this rating be sub-4M, I sadly think that's more an indication of going up against Bones then anything else(look at the numbers the previous 2 weeks, Bulletproof up against Bones was sub 4M and Power up against Ai was 4.2M)
as someone who calls themselves "SV Fan" why would you derive enjoyment out of the show having lower ratings?
However I do agree somewhat with your premise on Bones. In the 18-49 demo, SV's rating barely budged in the last 3 weeks. There must be a lot of old people who enjoy Bones? Funny, I thought they all watched CBS![]()
I want the producers to see what does and doesn't sell on this show, this Lana arc(mainly last 2 episodes) was ridiculous and did no favors to Clark's character.
I am not sure how much a 0.1 demo means in actual viewers but this episode went down roughly 300k people, which for smallville is a large chunk of viewers. If 150k-200k of that is the 18-49, that is good enough for me
yea it doesnt seem much of a drop and who knows the final ratings could end up being slightly higher once we get all the numbers in.
I doubt it has anything to do with Lana, Bones was a repeat last week and it premiered the week before. Its just competition. I doubt the general audience has as much hate for Lana as there is online.
I am not sure how much a 0.1 demo means in actual viewers but this episode went down roughly 300k people, which for smallville is a large chunk of viewers. If 150k-200k of that is the 18-49, that is good enough for me
each ratings point is just over a million viewers so a 0.1 change would be just over 100K viewers.
Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.