Ratings

[Zing79]

Now if they could just keep climbing in the ratings maybe (hopes to all hope) they can get a movie out of Smallville that shows who we all (in this board at least) want as Superman.

 

[AgentPat]

Now if they could just keep climbing in the ratings maybe (hopes to all hope) they can get a movie out of Smallville that shows who we all (in this board at least) want as Superman.

Yeah, all ten of us.

LOL

Sorry, just had to beat Pickle and All Star to the punchline.

I'm with ya, Zing!








And yeah, I know there's a HELL of a lot more than ten of us. I was just being silly.

 

[triplet]

LOL!

I'm with you too, so does that make it 11?

 

[AgentPat]

LOL!

I'm with you too, so does that make it 11?

Nah, I already included you.

LOL!!

Y'all know I'm just kidding, right?

 

[triplet]

Nah, I already included you.

LOL!!

Y'all know I'm just kidding, right?

I'm just playing along...

I know that's probably a unique thing to do 'round here, so you were understandably unprepared for it, but I gotcha on that point!

 

[Pickle-El]

LOL!

I'm with you too, so does that make it 11?

It WAS 12 about 14 months ago.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Here's another great article, not really so much about the ratings as it is about episode quality..

http://www.al.com/tv/mobileregister/mbrantley.ssf?/base/entertainment/112919491314380.xml&coll=3

Smallville' soars again
Thursday, October 13, 2005

Network publicists are the most enthusiastic proponents of a network's programming.

They are paid to be. Me? I'm paid to tell you what I like -- and what I don't.

But I'm on the same page today with publicist Keith Marder of The WB. Last month he sent out the following praise in an e-mail to TV critics. The subject was "Smallville," his network's lead-off show on Thursday nights this fall.

"I have seen the first three episodes of the season," wrote Marder ahead of the "Smallville" fifth-season premiere, "and I promise they are as good, if not better, than any this show has ever done. If you could notarize an e-mail, the preceding statement would be notarized."

Now we've seen two out of those three. So far, Marder's endorsement is on the mark.

"Smallville" is creatively on fire again, like it was its first three years. The series seemed to stumble a bit in its fourth year, though I admit to turning away at some point last season.

But I have been reliving the show's beginnings lately, since finding the first-season DVD set on sale for $18.88 at a local retailer. That's significantly less than half the price these DVD sets usually go for.

In "Smallville," Tom Welling stars as a Superman in the making. As longtime viewers know -- and newcomers can find out thanks to the four seasons on DVD (I wish I could find the others at $18.88, but so far no dice; Season No. 4 hit retailer shelves on Sept. 13 at around $45 street price) -- Welling plays Clark Kent in the days before he takes to flight in those red-and-blue tights and cape.

The series is at its best when it focuses on the characters we care most about, especially Clark. What lost me last season was an emphasis that seemed to be developing on new characters, including new romantic interests for Clark and Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk).

So far this season, the focus is back on the characters we know and like best. And young Clark is back on the road to becoming Superman, having taken a big step in that direction by discovering the famous Fortress of Solitude so familiar to fans of both the comic books and the feature films "Superman: The Movie" and "Superman II" (the best of the movie series with the late Christopher Reeve).

The fourth season wasn't all bad. It did, after all, introduce us to Erica Durance as the new Lois Lane. This season, we have the addition of James Marsters (you know him as Spike from "Buffy" and "Angel") as classic comic-book villain Brainiac, and Michael Rosenbaum continues to make us both like and revile him as Lex Luthor -- who begins as a friend but is destined to be Superman's arch enemy.

Giving a solid family foundation to this series are actors John Schneider and Annette O'Toole as Clark's adopted parents.

I'm back on this ride. (Does this mean I'm quitting "Alias," the competition at the same hour on ABC? I'll tell you next week.)

 

[Pickle-El]

Here's another great article, not really so much about the ratings as it is about episode quality..

http://www.al.com/tv/mobileregister/mbrantley.ssf?/base/entertainment/112919491314380.xml&coll=3

Wouldn't you expect a WB employee to say something like that after some of those stinkers last season?

Just goes to show that so far, this season, is much better viewing for the audience than the 'witch' storyline that consumed much of last year. People are responding much better to the 'Superman in training' schtick the WB threw out this year.....Hopefully the momentum continues.

 

[RakuMon]

Last night's perf according to MediaWeek. http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/newsletters/proginsider/index.jsp
Who would've predicted that Smallville was going to be the real winner of the night (other than EW)?

Household Rating/Share
CBS: 14.7/22, NBC: 8.8/13, Fox: 7.0/10, ABC: 4.3/ 7, WB: 3.8/ 6, UPN: 3.0/ 4

-Percent Change From the Comparable Year-Ago Evening (Thursday 10/14/04):
WB: +81, Fox: +21, ABC: - 2, CBS: - 4, UPN: -21, NBC: -25,

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Fast Affiliate Ratings

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 21.83 million, NBC: 10.49, Fox: 8.69, ABC: 5.63, WB: 5.00, UPN: 4.16

-Adults 18-49:
CBS: 7.6/20, NBC: 4.6/12, Fox: 2.7/ 7, ABC: 2.0/ 5, WB: 2.1/ 5, UPN: 1.8/ 5

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

-Yesterday’s Losers:
Joey (NBC), Alias (ABC), Love, Inc. (UPN), The Night Stalker (ABC), Cuts (UPN), Primetime Live (ABC)

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-Ratings Breakdown:
CBS roared to the winning Thursday finish line, with its combination of Survivor: Guatemala (Overnights: 10.9/16; Viewers: 17.57 million; A18-49: 6.4/18), CSI (Overnights: 18.9/27; Viewers: 27.38 million; A18-49: 9.6/24) and Without A Trace (Overnights: 14.4/22; Viewers: 20.55 million; A18-49: 6.7/18) ranking first in every half-hour. Comparatively, the Eye net outdelivered distant No. 2 NBC by a considerable 67 percent in the overnights, 11.34 million viewers and 65 percent among adults 18-49. Times have sure changed, haven’t they?

As a reminder, total viewers and adults 18-49 are based on the fast affiliate ratings. Comparisons to the year-ago evening are based on the final nationals.

NBC continues to post double-digit losses on Thursday due to the fading Joey (Overnights: #2, 6.3/10; Viewers: #2, 7.29 million; A18-49: #2, 2.8/ 8), Will & Grace (Overnights: #2, 7.1/10; Viewers: #3, 8.13 million; A18-49: #2, 3.4/ 9), The Apprentice 4 (Overnights: #2, 8.6/12; Viewers: #2, 10.23 million; A18-49: #2, 4.5/11), and ER (Overnights: #2, 11.1/17; Viewers: #2, 13.54 million; A18-49: #2, 6.1/16). If NBC wants to get back in the Thursday game, it needs to find a replacement for Joey pronto. Better hire a mover, My Name is Earl!

Although the WB has fared considerably better by moving Smallville and Everwood to Thursday, anchoring the evening with Alias and positioning the new Night Stalker at 9 p.m. has not been beneficial for ABC. Alias kicked-off the evening with a 5.6/ 8 in the overnights (#4), 7.03 million viewers (#4) and a fifth-place 2.2/ 6 among adults 18-49 at 8 p.m. That led into a series-low 4.0/ 6 in the overnights (#5), 5.15 million viewers (#4) and a 2.0/ 5 among adults 18-49 (#4) for Night Stalker at 9 p.m. Even worse for the network was Primetime Live, with a fourth-place (and almost invisible) 3.5/ 5 in the overnights, 4.71 million viewers and a 1.6/ 4 among adults 18-49 at 10 p.m.

Over at the WB, the network finally has some traction on Thursday thanks to the ongoing success of Smallville, which opened with a solid 4.4/ 7 in the overnights (#5), 5.66 million viewers (#5) and a third-place 2.4/ 7 among adults 18-49 at 8 p.m. As a basis for comparison, year-ago occupants Blue Collar TV and Drew Carey’s Green Screen (remember that turkey?) averaged a 2.8/ 4 in the overnights, with 3.31 million viewers and a 1.3/ 3 among adults 18-49 on Oct. 14, 2004. At 9 p.m., Everwood followed with an also time period-improved (and fifth-place) 3.3/ 5 in the overnights, 4.35 million viewers and a 1.7/ 4 among adults 18-49. It looks like my early prediction that Everwood will move back to Monday is not coming true.

 

[NHawk19]

Well third in 18-49 is great. I'm surprised UPN beat it though

 

[avidreader]

I'd love to see them hit the 6 million mark, in viewers.

 

[RakuMon]

Variety's ratings report shows SV's dominance over ABC in key demos:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117930996?categoryid=14&cs=1

CBS cruised to another Thursday victory in key young-adult demos this week, with "Survivor," "CSI" and "Without a Trace""Without A Trace" each winning their hours, according to preliminary nationals from Nielsen.

At 8, "Survivor: Guatemala" (6.4 rating/18 share in adults 18-49, 17.6 million viewers overall) was up slightly vs. last week, easily winning the hour over NBC's second-place comedies "Joey""Joey" (2.8/8 in 18-49, 7.3 million viewers overall) and "Will & Grace""Will & Grace" (3.4/9 in 18-49, 8.1 million viewers overall).

ABC's "Alias""Alias" continues to do little in the hour (2.2/6 in 18-49, 7 million viewers overall), falling behind the WBthe WB's "Smallville""Smallville" (2.4/7 in 18-49, 5.7 million viewers overall) in key demos. UPNUPN's "Everybody Hates Chris" was back on the upswing (2.5/7 in 18-49, 6.1 million viewers overall), posting the best scores since its premiere and pulling within 1 share of "Joey" in 18-49.

At 9, "CSI" (9.6/24 in 18-49, 27.4 million viewers overall) remained Thursday's No. 1 show, more than doubling NBC's second-place "The Apprentice 4" (4.6/12 in 18-49, 10.2 million viewers overall), which tumbled 40% behind its score on the fourth Thursday of last season. ABC's "Nightstalker" ran fourth (2/5 in 18-49, 5.1 million viewers overall) but was up slightly over last year's "Life as We Know It."

"Without a Trace" (6.7/18 in 18-49, 20.6 million viewers overall) was up a little vs. last year, winning the hour in 18-49 for a second straight week over NBC's "ER""ER" (6.1/16 in 18-49, 13.5 million viewers overall), which fell 26% behind last year's delivery. ABC's "Primetime" (1.6/4 in 18-49, 4.7 million viewers overall) continues to have big problems, finishing fourth (behind the dramas as well as baseball on Fox).

Reliable preliminary nationals weren't available for Fox's coverage of the National League Championship Series game between the Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals, but the contest earned an 8 household rating/12 share in Nielsen's metered-market overnights, a 10% rise over last year's comparable game between the two teams.

Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: CBS, 7.6/20; NBC, 4.6/12; Fox, 2.7/7; WB, 2.1/5; ABC, 2/5; UPN, 1.8/5.

In total viewers: CBS, 21.8 million; NBC, 10.5 million; Fox, 8.7 million; ABC, 5.6 million; WB, 5 million; UPN, 4.2 million.

 

[AgentPat]

THE WB THURSDAY IS ON A ROLL
Released by The WB
Burbank, CA October 14, 2005

“SMALLVILLE” AND “EVERWOOD” COMBO CHALK UP ANOTHER WEEK OF OUTSTANDING GROWTH

“EVERWOOD” ACHIEVES ITS BEST RATINGS OF THE SEASON IN MEN 18-34 AND MEN 12-34 AND EQUALS ITS SEASON HIGH IN ADULTS 18-34, PERSONS 12-34, ADULTS 18-49 AND MEN 18-49

“EVERWOOD” MORE THAN DOUBLES THE TIME PERIOD OUTPUT OF THE PARALLEL WEEK LAST SEASON IN EVERY MAJOR DEMO INCLUDING +143% IN ADULTS 18-34

“SMALLVILLE” WINS ITS TIME PERIOD AMONG MEN 18-34 AND MEN 12-34, WHILE FINISHING #2 IN PERSONS 12-34 AND #3 AMONG ADULTS 18-34 AND ADULTS 18-49

Another Thursday another night of outstanding growth for The WB. The sizzling combination of SMALLVILLE and EVERWOOD grew over the parallel Thursday last season in every major demo, including +120% in adults 18-34 (2.2/7) and persons 12-34 (2.2/7), +110% in adults 18-49 (2.1/5) and +110% in total viewers (5 million). The WB's Thursday audience has grown in each of the three weeks it has aired this season.

EVERWOOD continues to thrive in its new time period, garnering its highest ratings of the season among men 18-34 (1.6/5), men 12-34 (1.4/5) and total viewers (4.2 million) and equaling its best output of the season among adults 18-34 (1.7/5), persons 12-34 (1.6/5), adults 18-49 (1.7/4) and men 18-49 (1.4/4).

The show is also living up to its promise by building its time period over the parallel week the previous season. EVERWOOD more than doubled the time period audience of the prior season (+177% in total viewers) as well as achieving triple-digit gains in every major demo, including +143% in adults 18-34 and adults 18-49 and +129% in persons 12-34.

SMALLVILLE again proved to be a major player in its new Thursday time period, ranking #1 in men 18-34 (3.3/12) and men 12-34 (3.2/11) as well as #2 among persons 12-34 (2.7/9) and men 18-49 (2.8/8) and #3 in adults 18-34 (2.7/9) and adults 18-49 (2.5/7).

SMALLVILLE improved its time period over the parallel week last season including +108% in adults 18-34 (2.7/9) and +79% in total viewers (5.9 million).

In addition to scoring its highest total viewer number of the season, The WB Thursday equaled its highest ratings among persons 12-34 (2.2/7) men 12-34 (2.3/8) and equaled its best ratings in men 12-34 (2.3/8) and women 18-49 (2.1/5). The WB was #3 for Thursday in persons 12-34 (2.2/7), #2 from 8-10 p.m. in men 18-34 (2.4/8) and men 12-34 (2.3/8) and #3 in adults 18-34 (2.2/7).

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/pr.cgi?id=20051014wb01

 

[triplet]

+79% in total viewers from last year is an amazing improvement!

Wow...

 

[avidreader]

This is good. I was getting a little worried tho when I didnt fit into any of those demographics.


But I breathed a sigh of relief when I read "and women 18-49 (2.1/5). "

 

[GarudA]

On Torrents smallville is downloaded more than any other show, just noticed this

 

[Billy Batson]

Hope by season end SV back @ 7.0M and Up

 

[AgentPat]

Holy shi.....

Ratings for Aqua:

Elsewhere, the WB remains the fastest growing network on Thursday with its solid combination of Smallville (Overnights: #4, 4.5/ 7; Viewers: #4, 6.27 million; A18-49: #3, 2.9/ 8) and Everwood (Overnights: #4, 3.2/ 5; Viewers: #4, 4.04 million; A18-49: #4, 1.5/ 4). Consider the WB’s new Thursday one of the smartest programming moves this season.​

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/newsletters/proginsider/index.jsp

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

I knew the ratings would be huge this week especially after last week's great episode... that comment media week made about Will & Grace alienating its viewers with a shirtless Alec Baldwin was hilarious...

 

[KikiDee]

Holy shi.....

Ratings for Aqua:

Elsewhere, the WB remains the fastest growing network on Thursday with its solid combination of Smallville (Overnights: #4, 4.5/ 7; Viewers: #4, 6.27 million; A18-49: #3, 2.9/ 8) and Everwood (Overnights: #4, 3.2/ 5; Viewers: #4, 4.04 million; A18-49: #4, 1.5/ 4). Consider the WB’s new Thursday one of the smartest programming moves this season.​

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/newsletters/proginsider/index.jsp

Pat you've probably got the info or know where to get it, but what was total viewers in the first season. Is this more or comparable?

 

[RakuMon]

Also from MediaWeek:

Alias opened with a 5.5/ 8 in the overnights (#3), 6.81 million viewers (#3) and a 2.2/ 6 among adults 18-49 (#4) at 8 p.m.


That means Smallville is trailing Alias by only 340,000 viewers!!!! WOW!

People don't realize how big a deal this is for a netlet like WB out pace a MAJOR network. One of the BIG THREE!!

There's a possibility that Smallville could pass Alias next week!

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

thats pretty impressive considering ABC is in how many more million homes than the WB?

 

[avidreader]

I am officially a Smallville Geek, that brought tears to my eyes. I hope it keeps going. I would think that the talented Mr. Marsters may have had a little bit to do with that.

What's happened to The O.C.?

 

[NHawk19]

WB has to be extremely happy with this. I have to wonder what effect this will have on future episodes and the overall longevitiy for SV. Lets face it the first 3 for this season were great and Aquaman while it wasnt on par with those was a solid ep. Here's to hoping WB can keep pace through sweeps.

 

[avidreader]

What I like about the way they're ending episodes this season, is that there is something in it that is making you want to come back for the next episode. I think that's where they fell down a bit last season.