Ratings

[Super_Ludacris]

Except Everybody Hates Chris. I agree with the critics it's good

 

[triplet]

Except Everybody Hates Chris. I agree with the critics it's good

I didn't find it all that funny....

 

[RakuMon]

More evidence as to how important Smallville is to the WB.

From MediaWeek:

In 8 p.m. season-premiere news, the WB’s relocated One Tree Hill failed to impress at a last-place 2.8/ 4 in the overnights, 3.78 million viewers and a 1.8/ 5 among adults 18-49. Comparatively, year-ago occupant Smallville scored a considerably heftier 5.0/ 8 in the overnights (#5), 5.45 million viewers (#5) and a 2.4/ 6 among adults 18-49 (#4).

 

[Billy Batson]

wow!
Smallville beat out 7th heaven,first time ever?
Smallville is The WB # 1 rated show, number wise Smallville viewership is down!

 

[Brainiac 8]

I don't see the WB getting rid of it anytime soon. Like it was said, even at it's low, it is still one of their top shows.

 

[triplet]

For the preem they did about what they did last year, I thought, but given the added revenue they can pull in from movie ads I think they'll probably leave it where it is even if overall viewership goes down.

 

[Billy Batson]

I don't see the WB getting rid of it anytime soon. Like it was said, even at it's low, it is still one of their top shows.

My concern is with the show falling off with viewers/fans, not with the WB dumping the show.

 

[mellyM]

My concern is with the show falling off with viewers/fans, not with the WB dumping the show.

its all about money and the WB is making plenty off of Smallville..ratings aren't as cut and dry as it seems

 

[RakuMon]

Especially considering the numbers for One Tree Hill -- the show that replaced Smallville on Wednesday nights at 8. As demonstrated in my earlier post, OTH lost 2.5 million viewers from the same time slot last year when Smallville was leading off the night.

I think it's safe to say that Smallville is one of the WB's only bright spots (along with Supernatural) ratings-wise this season.

 

[triplet]

Well, Gilmore Girls is still doing well I thought... I was reading an article that said that GG and Supernatural have made a surprisingly strong pairing.

 

[LarryLegend]

Smallville still gained 450,000 viewers from the premier last year (5.9 vs 5.45). That's great news especially considering the slot its in (so compettive). Plus it had the best ratings for 18-34 males, that should draw in movie ads.

 

[avidreader]

Primetime Thursday Ratings:
CBS Dominates; The WB Most Improved

Thursday 10/06/05
Metered Market Ratings

Note: The following overnights exclude the Miami and New Orleans markets.

Household Rating/Share
CBS: 14.9/22, NBC: 8.5/13, Fox: 6.2/ 9, ABC: 5.0/ 8, WB: 3.9/ 6, UPN: 3.0/ 4

-Percent Change From the Comparable Year-Ago Evening (Thursday 10/07/04):
WB: +77, Fox: +24, ABC: + 9, CBS: - 6, UPN: -21, NBC: -29

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Fast Affiliate Ratings

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 22.46 million, NBC: 10.55, Fox: 7.21, ABC: 6.42, WB: 4.94, UPN: 3.58

-Adults 18-49:
CBS: 7.5/19, NBC: 4.7/12, Fox: 2.4/ 6, ABC: 2.2/ 6, WB: 2.2/ 6, UPN: 1.4/ 4

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-Yesterday’s Winners:
Survivor: Guatemala (CBS), Smallville (WB), Everybody Hates Chris (UPN), CSI (CBS), Without A Trace (CBS)

-Honorable Mention:
Everwood (WB)

-Yesterday’s Losers:
Joey (NBC), Love, Inc. (UPN), Night Stalker (ABC), Eve (UPN), Cuts (UPN), Primetime Live (ABC)
The WB, meanwhile, has finally found a spot on the Thursday map courtesy of the relocated Smallville, which opened with a comfortable 4.5/ 7 in the overnights (#5), 5.72 million viewers (#5) and a third-place 2.6/ 7 among adults 18-49 at 8 p.m. Former occupants Blue Collar TV and Drew Carey’s Green Screen averaged a considerably weaker 3.0/ 4 in the overnights, 3.12 million viewers and a 1.4/ 4 among adults 18-49 on the year-ago evening. Although lead-out Everwood is no Smallville, a 3.3/ 5 in the overnights, 4.16 million viewers (#5) and a 1.8/ 4 among adults 18-49 (#5) at 9 p.m. is a marked improvement from what the network has had in the hour in years.

 

[triplet]

Excellent news for Smallville.

The WB's gamble looks to be paying off.

 

[jas01724]

Hardly what I would call a gamble, though. It was always pretty much guaranteed to give them better ratings than they had in the timeslot before.

Whether they expected the ratings to be this good is another matter entirely ...

 

[AgentPat]

Excellent news for Smallville.

The WB's gamble looks to be paying off.

Yes, it looks like it has. And I love that line, "Everwood is no Smallville..." Hah!

PS: Supernatural's back nine has been picked up. If somebody wants to post it in the appropriate forum, knock yourself out. I'm getting lazy in my old age. And I'm sick today, thanks to the lovely weather (not!) in New England.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

man Alias is really taking the pike this year. Has Ben Affleck's career killing virus seeped over to Jennifer Garner?

 

[avidreader]

Yes, it looks like it has. And I love that line, "Everwood is no Smallville..." Hah!

I loved that bit too. Keep up the good work Smallville.

PS: Supernatural's back nine has been picked up. If somebody wants to post it in the appropriate forum, knock yourself out. I'm getting lazy in my old age. And I'm sick today, thanks to the lovely weather (not!) in New England.

Oh, come down here to San Diego, its beautiful! 90degrees, not a cloud in the sky, slight breeze. I love the weather here.

Supernatural has definitely gotta be a follow up for Smallville next year, it just makes so much sense.

 

[Superman=Routh]

One thing about Smallville which I dont like is that every year the season opens with a BANG!!! Then always the 2nd episode always just doesnt have that same feeling or just is blah all together. Wasnt episode 2 last yr kryp tuck? which most people didnt like.

 

[triplet]

Hardly what I would call a gamble, though. It was always pretty much guaranteed to give them better ratings than they had in the timeslot before.

I'm not sure they thought it would do better, just make more money. The WB's prez had said that even if viewership went down it would still be worth it because they'd be making money off of film ad revenues....

It was a gamble.

Whether they expected the ratings to be this good is another matter entirely ...

Natch...

 

[avidreader]

One thing about Smallville which I dont like is that every year the season opens with a BANG!!! Then always the 2nd episode always just doesnt have that same feeling or just is blah all together. Wasnt episode 2 last yr kryp tuck? which most people didnt like.

No it was Gone. And I loved Mortal and according to Gough Hidden, in his opinion, is one of the best of the series.

 

[avidreader]

man Alias is really taking the pike this year. Has Ben Affleck's career killing virus seeped over to Jennifer Garner?

According to one critic, she's not looking too good.

 

[triplet]

One thing about Smallville which I dont like is that every year the season opens with a BANG!!! Then always the 2nd episode always just doesnt have that same feeling or just is blah all together. Wasnt episode 2 last yr kryp tuck? which most people didnt like.

No, it was Gone.

And you're forgetting the terrific Preem/2nd episode combo of Exile/Pheonix.

The second episode is always more quiet and provides good character development, but I thought that Mortal was a better follow on for Arrival than Gone was for Crusade.

(Facade was the third episode last season, btw.)

 

[triplet]

No it was Gone. And I loved Mortal and according to Gough Hidden, in his opinion, is one of the best of the series.

I can't wait for next week.

 

[avidreader]

I can't wait for next week.

Me too! I'm gonna have those tissues ready.

 

[jas01724]

The WB's prez had said that even if viewership went down it would still be worth it because they'd be making money off of film ad revenues....

Wasn't that referring to Smallville losing overall viewers, not to the Thursday @ 8:00 timeslot losing viewers? It was always going to perform better than Blue Collar TV ...