Ratings

[Cmill216]

What the heck is skein?

 

[RakuMon]

What the heck is skein?

Variety-speak for TV series.

 

[Cmill216]

Variety-speak for TV series.

Eww. Kinda lame. *shrugs*

 

[explode7]

Smallville JL episode should have at least a 10M rating last night.

 

[chosen1]

Shouldnt be that surprising you have to kind of look at it like this.. Who's been watching. If your getting the same amount of numbers every week there is'nt going to be a big jump in ratings.








"If you with us, you with us." -- Chris Partlow

 

[Serene]

Eww. Kinda lame. *shrugs*

A "skein" is commonly used to describe a length of yarn, but the definition is often broadened to include any long connected series of things.

 

[AgentPat]

From HR... final ratings are in for Justice:

"CW's highlight of the week was Thursday's "Smallville" (5.3 million, 2.6/8 in adults 18-34), which hit its highest marks of the season."​

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr...sion/news/e3ia674a4eb4d4077c0a611558cb6c15224

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

cool, I knew they'd be up a bit from the fasts

 

[AgentPat]

Aight, damned if I know exactly what the percentages mean, but the rankings ARE interesting...

Top Television Show Search Terms Among Television Category Websites for 2006

Rank  Search Term            Share 
1     weather                0.98%
2     espn                   0.71%             
3     weather.com            0.57%         
4     qvc                    0.56%             
5     cnn                    0.55%         
6     nick.com               0.49%         
7     disney channel         0.44%         
8     cartoon network        0.41%         
9     food network           0.40%         
10    american idol          0.40%         
11    american idol          0.40% 
12    deal or no deal        0.29% 
13    days of our lives      0.27% 
14    oprah                  0.21% 
15    dancing with the stars 0.20%  
16    lost                   0.17%  
17    smallville             0.16%  
18    charmed                0.11%  
19    passions               0.10%  
20    wheel of fortune       0.09%

http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=99671

Note: rankings based on a 52 (non-rolling) weekly industry search term report.
The search terms sending traffic to the Adult category have been excluded from the sample.
Data is based from sample of 10 million US Internet users.
Source: Hitwise

 

[avidreader]

From http://www.comics2film.com/FanFrame.php?f_id=24194

Comics2Film [FONT=verdana,sans-serif][SIZE=-2]Wed, 24 Jan 2007 6:31 AM PST[/SIZE][/FONT]
The weekly rankings for the week of January 15th - 21st have been released including the final number of viewers for each show. 'Smallville' ranked at #69 with 5.62 million viewers for its January 18th episode "Justice" which makes it the highest rated episode for season six.

 

[RakuMon]

Looks like "Labyrinth" dropped a little. Still beat out Fox though.

Prime-Time Ratings:
Thursday 1/25/07

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

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 15.81 million, ABC: 14.07, NBC: 5.64, Fox: 4.34, CW: 4.16

-Adults 18-49:
ABC: 5.3 rating/14 share, CBS: 4.6/12, NBC: 2.7/ 7, CW: 1.7/ 5, Fox: 1.7/ 4

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-Yesterday’s Winners:
CSI: Miami R (CBS), Ugly Betty R (ABC), My Name is Earl R (NBC), The Office R - 8:30 p.m. (NBC), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), CSI (CBS), Shark R (CBS)

-Yesterday’s Losers (excluding repeats):
The War at Home (Fox), The O.C. (Fox)

-Ratings Breakdown:
ABC and CBS shared Thursday leadership, with CBS the most-watched network and ABC No. 1 among adults 18-49. Third was NBC, while Fox and the CW tied for the No. 4 and 5 spots. A night without American Idol on Fox, no doubt, makes quite a difference.

In the battle of the repeats at 8 p.m., a Thursday edition of CBS’ CSI: Miami took the hour in total viewers (12.43 million), while tying with ABC’s Ugly Betty for second among adults 18-49 (3.3/ 9 each). Ugly Betty was second in total viewers at 9.83 million. First in the hour in adults 18-49 were repeats of NBC’s My Name is Earl (Viewers: #3, 8.40 million; A18-49: #1, 3.4/10) and The Office (Viewers: #3, 7.80 million; A18-49: #1t, 3.7/10). While neither NBC sitcom is setting the world on fire in total viewers, keep in mind that it’s the young adult demographic results that really count.

An original installment of the CW’s Smallville (Viewers: #5, 4.98 million; A18-49: #4, 2.1/ 6) and Fox sitcoms ‘Til Death (Repeat – Viewers: #4, 5.34 million; A18-49: #4t, 2.0/ 6) and The War at Home (Viewers: #5, 4.70 million; A18-49: #5, 1.8/ 5) capped off the 8 p.m. hour.

In the battle of the originals at 9 p.m., ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy led the hour with 21.40 million viewers and an 8.8/21 among adults 18-49. Second was CSI on CBS with 20.94 million viewers and a 6.6/16 in the demo. Although growth for CSI out of the CSI: Miami repeat was a hefty 8.53 million viewers and 100 percent among adults 18-49, a repeat telecast of the forensics crime solving drama on the year-ago evening (without Grey’s Anatomy in the competitive mix) was still more potent at 21.82 million viewers and a 7.3/18 among adults 18-49.

A distant third in the 9 p.m. hour behind Grey’s Anatomy and CSI were repeats of NBC’s Scrubs (Viewers: 4.98 million; A18-49: 2.4/ 6) and the ailing 30 Rock (Viewers: 3.86 million; A18-49: 1.8/ 4). Next was Fox’s soon-to-conclude The O.C. (Viewers: #4, 3.65 million; A18-49: #4, 1.5/ 4), followed by the CW’s Supernatural (Viewers: #5, 3.35 million; A18-49: #5, 1.4/ 3). Considering the severity of the Thursday 9 p.m. time period, retention for Supernatural out of Smallville of 67 percent in both total viewers and adults 18-49 is not bad (and likely worthy of a renewal for 2007-08).

At 10 p.m., ABC and CBS shared the top spot, with a repeat of the Eye net’s Shark first in total viewers (14.04 million) and second among adults 18-49 (3.8/10); and an original installment of ABC’s Men in Trees just the opposite at 10.98 million viewers (#2) and a first-place 3.9/11 in the demo. While retention for Men in Trees out of Grey’s Anatomy of 51 percent in total viewers and 44 percent among adults 18-49 could certainly be much better, worth positively nothing for the Anne Heche drama this week was a series-high rating in the demo. Retention for the Shark encore out of CSI of 67 percent in total viewers and 58 percent among adults 18-49 was better despite not being an original.

Last in the 10 p.m. hour were two more repeat episodes of NBC’s The Office at an average 4.41 million viewers and a 2.3/ 6 among adults 18-49.

Source: Nielsen Media Research data
http://pifeedback.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/63310451/m/66710203

 

[Brainiac 8]

That's good news.

 

[Cmill216]

followed by the CW’s Supernatural (Viewers: #5, 3.35 million; A18-49: #5, 1.4/ 3). Considering the severity of the Thursday 9 p.m. time period, retention for Supernatural out of Smallville of 67 percent in both total viewers and adults 18-49 is not bad (and likely worthy of a renewal for 2007-08).

*does a happy dance*

 

[Migu-EL]

Yesterday's episode of Supernatural was based out of the city I live in, Milwaukee.t:

 

[avidreader]

I read some interview somewhere the other day, I'll see if I cant dig it up, that the CW werent providing any advertising/trailer dollars to shows other than GG, ANTM and The Geek and that the shows themselves if they want something special were having to do the trailers out of their own show budgets.

Anyway, my point was that the Supernatural trailers are so good, because the Producers of the show are the ones that are actually doing them and not the CW.

Here's the link if anyone is interested.

http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/articles/content/a12755/index-14.html

 

[AgentPat]

Ratings' excerpt from Daily Variety, 1/26/07:

According to preliminary nationals from Nielsen... ...The CW was solid with its drama combo of "Smallville" (2.1/6 in 18-49, 5.0 million viewers overall) and "Supernatural" (1.4/3 in 18-49, 3.3 million viewers overall), as the net tied Fox on the night among adults 18-49.

Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: ABC, 5.3/14; CBS, 4.6/12; NBC, 2.7/7; Fox, 1.7/5; Univision, 1.7/5; CW, 1.7/4.

In total viewers: CBS, 15.8 million; ABC, 14.1 million; NBC, 5.6 million; Fox, 4.3 million; CW, 4.2 million; Univision, 3.8 million.​

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117958156.html

 

[triplet]

Here's an interesting article on Variety about the netlet's health mid-season.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117958189.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

They have nice things to say about Smallville and Supernatural...

Dramas "Smallville," "Supernatural" and "Gilmore Girls" have put up solid to good numbers, while "Veronica Mars," paired with "Gilmore Girls," is up slightly vs. last year, but could still do better.

"Smallville" is the net's No. 1 scripted program in 18-34 (2.1 rating), followed by "One Tree Hill" (1.9) and "Gilmore Girls" (1.8).

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

^ interesting article and good to hear yet another source say how well the show is doing.

One thing that boggles my mind is that the Network knows Smallville is done after next season. (even if they want them past that I think Michael and Tom are going to walk). Where are the plans to retain their most profitable audience? CW has NOTHING in the pipeline to keep Smallville's audience. You'd think that there would be SOMETHING DC Comics related in the works, and that they'd want to start establishing that audience before Smallville is done, similar how they got all the Buffy fans to jump to Angel, and then Buffy went away. Ostroff has done virtually NOTHING in terms of adding original programming to the Network. Her legacy so far is "The Game."

 

[AgentPat]

One thing that boggles my mind is that the Network knows Smallville is done after next season. (even if they want them past that I think Michael and Tom are going to walk).

Rosenbaum, probably. Kreuk, definitely. Welling? I think that one is very much up in the air.

Welling is one of their golden boys. He loves playing Clark, and he makes a ton of money doing it. They throw him all sorts of bones like directing - something he wouldn't necessarily have the chance at elsewhere. Only thing he hasn't done yet is write an episode. With SV being CW's top scripted skein, its chances for a seventh season pick-up are in the bag. IF the show continues to do well in the 7th season, and IF CW wants to keep the ball rolling, Warners might want to shoot for the next plateau in syndication value (200 eps). If Welling is teetering on the decision to re-up his contract for two more seasons, I bet they dangle a producer's credit with associated pay check in front of him. Given his young age and the fact that he's got a long career ahead of him regardless, I don't think two more years would be a poor decision/commitment.

 

[Eros]

Rosenbaum, probably. Kreuk, definitely. Welling? I think that one is very much up in the air.

Welling is one of their golden boys. He loves playing Clark, and he makes a ton of money doing it. They throw him all sorts of bones like directing - something he wouldn't necessarily have the chance at elsewhere. Only thing he hasn't done yet is write an episode. With SV being CW's top scripted skein, its chances for a seventh season pick-up are in the bag. IF the show continues to do well in the 7th season, and IF CW wants to keep the ball rolling, Warners might want to shoot for the next plateau in syndication value (200 eps). If Welling is teetering on the decision to re-up his contract for two more seasons, I bet they dangle a producer's credit with associated pay check in front of him. Given his young age and the fact that he's got a long career ahead of him regardless, I don't think two more years would be a poor decision/commitment.

If Kreuk and Rosenbaum leave, no point in going on period. How long can they stretch the thing out, 7 seasons is a good way to go out before they force you out.

 

[AgentPat]

If Kreuk and Rosenbaum leave, no point in going on period. How long can they stretch the thing out, 7 seasons is a good way to go out before they force you out.

The only thing the suits care about is ratings. If people are still watching, then there IS a point to continuing. If you see that as dumb, you don't have to watch it. I think American Idol is complete and utter madness, but a lot of people seem to disagree with me on that. Go figure?

 

[thebigtree95]

Here's an interesting article on Variety about the netlet's health mid-season.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117958189.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

They have nice things to say about Smallville and Supernatural...

I like the sound of that.

 

[avidreader]

Numbers for last week.

01. Smallville - 5.00
02. Smackdown - 4.50
03. Gilmore Girls - 3.72
04. Reba - 3.56
05. Supernatural - 3.42
06. Veronica Mars - 3.23
07. 7th Heaven - 3.16
08. Beauty and the Geek - 3.11
09. Everybody Hates Chris - 2.83
10. Reba - 2.61
11. All of Us - 2.46
12. The Game - 2.25
13. Girlfriends - 2.25
14. One Tree Hill - 2.23
15. Beauty and the Geek (Enc) - 1.88

 

[triplet]

Hey, here's an interesting article from the LA Times on struggling shows that are doing okay despite the odds against them, they talk a lot about SPN and how it's a good fit with Smallville.

Last season, the show was given a sound lead-in with "Gilmore Girls," but the gap in tone between the two genres hurt "Supernatural's" numbers. Then in a be-careful-what-you-wish-for scenario, Kripke successfully lobbied to have the show moved to Thursday nights at 9 p.m., following the popular and well-regarded "Smallville." He reasoned that "Smallville" seemed a better fit with sci-fi thriller themes. His request was greenlighted by the WB, and the two shows did indeed mesh well together.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-sophomore2feb02,1,460249.story?track=rss

This is actually a very entertaining article.... I loved what the exec producer of Close to Home said about David James Elliott:

"We're doing our best to get his shirt off as much as we can this season, though this is difficult because he's a district attorney."

LOL!

 

[Cmill216]

Hey, here's an interesting article from the LA Times on struggling shows that are doing okay despite the odds against them, they talk a lot about SPN and how it's a good fit with Smallville.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-sophomore2feb02,1,460249.story?track=rss

I personally liked:

"They're really doing yeoman's work," said Kelly Kahl, programming chief for the CW. "I don't know if there's another CW show we could put there that would do any better."

In other words, "We have no choice but to bring it back for a third season."