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Zing79 said:
This is related to The CW, but it has to do with ratings so I’ll put it here. In 2005 The WB was viewable by 91.66% of all households. The CW is expected to EXCEED 95%.

It should be safe to assume a 5% jump in Smallville’s ratings next year (both because of the new distribution and the lack of competition from UPN).

Using WB’s numbers for Reckoning the show would have gotten 9.45 million viewers on that night on The CW

And if you look at the ratings (according to KSite) Reckoning could of ended up with something like a 6.6 -- which would have EASILY put it ahead of NBC’s offering’s during the 8-9 pm period. It would have actually put it in a solid third place for the slot.

A ratings jump like that (especially given SV’s dominance of the key demo’s) is a big deal on the ad revenue side of things, and going into its later years the increase in revenue could actually help keep the show alive longer.
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No offense Zing but that's one hell of an assumption. "Would have gotten"? Um that's pure speculation. Just because the station isnt being offered in other areas doesnt mean that's why people arent watching. Yeah the numbers would be higher but to make that kind of guess is just pointless.
 
Was just over at itunes and James Blunt, You're Beautiful, is the number one song at the moment. Not sure if that's coincidental or whether Reckoning had something to do with it.

However, Smallville is Number 2 in the Itunes Mixes so its possible.
 
I just realized that tonight Smallville will begin competing with both Dancing With the Stars AND the new Survivor. Yikes. Do they attract the same demographics?
 
rumpuso said:
I just realized that tonight Smallville will begin competing with both Dancing With the Stars AND the new Survivor. Yikes. Do they attract the same demographics?
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I don't think so, not at least with Survivor... I think Smallville did okay against Survivor this past fall but ABC had Alias in that slot then not dancing with the stars.
 
avidreader said:
I note the cheek, but why exactly?
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CW needs as many aces in the hole that they can get, so securing SV was a no brainer.

  • Of ALL the shows that were shoe-ins for renewal, SV was at the top of the list, literally. It was the first show listed on the "safe" list in numerous articles after the CW merger was announced.
  • The show makes mega bucks on both the front and back end of the business.
  • It's been breaking recorders for the WB on the most competitive night of the week since they moved its time slot.
  • Viewership can probably be expected to increase post the release of SR.
  • The cast was already committed to two more seasons if The WB wanted to re-up them.
  • The show revolves around a star who appears to be VERY happy and has said on numerous occasions he sees the show going for a few more years.
  • The show is about Superman, and its star is gorgeous. That alone should be enough, no? :p LOL

:D


PS: Rumpuso, tonight is the beginning of February sweeps, so no matter what, the competition for ratings is gonna be off the chain.
 
avidreader said:
Was just over at itunes and James Blunt, You're Beautiful, is the number one song at the moment. Not sure if that's coincidental or whether Reckoning had something to do with it.

However, Smallville is Number 2 in the Itunes Mixes so its possible.
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All I know, is that as much as I liked that song before, I'm about to go crazy if I hear it one more time. My daughter plays it over and over and over and over.. ad infinitum. She is a SV fan, but I think it's also just popular in general right now.
 
Actually, I've been listening to I Grieve over and over and over...

What a great song. It was so beautiful in that funeral scene... brilliant song choice.
 
Serene said:
All I know, is that as much as I liked that song before, I'm about to go crazy if I hear it one more time. My daughter plays it over and over and over and over.. ad infinitum. She is a SV fan, but I think it's also just popular in general right now.
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LOL! Who knew that the words could be so befitting though. It amazes me sometimes.

Triplet said:
Actually, I've been listening to I Grieve over and over and over...

What a great song. It was so beautiful in that funeral scene... brilliant song choice.
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I'm glad they dont always use songs that have "just been released" and that they actually take the care to choose a song that fits the scene. :) :up:

It was beautiful.
 
avidreader said:
After reading that latest TW interview, I have hopes that this is the beginning of a beautiful new friendship for the two of them.:)
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Yeah, yeah.. friends, schmiends...whatever. :p

Look how good I'm being at not dropping any f-bombs about all this.
;)
(actually, you know I hope you're right.. even if it is my second choice for storyline, it could be worse.)
 
Serene said:
Yeah, yeah.. friends, schmiends...whatever. :p

Look how good I'm being at not dropping any f-bombs about all this.
;)
(actually, you know I hope you're right.. even if it is my second choice for storyline, it could be worse.)
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I know, I know, but if we think back to Tom's interview at the beginning of the season, he did say "we will find out why Clark and Lana arent together in the future".:)
 
'Vengeance' for Smallville was listed as one of yesterday's *winners*! http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/newsletters/proginsider/index.jsp

FEBRUARY 03, 2006
The Programming Insider

Marc Berman

Primetime Thursday Ratings:
CBS Wins; ABC's Dancing With the Stars Holds Up Opposite CBS' Survivor

Thursday 2/02/06
Metered Market Ratings

Note: The following overnight results exclude the Providence market.

Household Rating/Share
CBS: 14.0/21, ABC: 9.7/14, NBC: 7.6/11, WB: 3.9/ 6, Fox: 3.6/ 5, UPN: 2.1/ 3

-Percent Change From the Comparable Year-Ago Evening (Thursday 2/03/05):
WB: +70, CBS: + 1, ABC: -11, Fox: -12, NBC: -31, UPN: -40

Note: The year-ago evening featured The Happy Days 30th Anniversary special on ABC.

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Fast National Ratings (Live Plus Same Day data).

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 22.71 million, ABC: 13.15, NBC: 10.22, Fox: 5.55, WB: 4.74, UPN: 2.57

-Adults 18-49:
CBS: 7.7/19, NBC: 4.6/12, ABC: 3.6/ 9, Fox: 2.6/ 7, WB: 2.2/ 5, UPN: 1.0/ 3

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-Yesterday’s Winners:
Survivor Panama – Exile Island (CBS), Dancing With the Stars (ABC), Smallville (WB), CSI (CBS), Beauty and the Geek (WB), Without A Trace (CBS)

-Honorable Mention:
My Name is Earl (NBC), The Office (NBC)

-Yesterday’s Losers:
Will & Grace (NBC), Three Kings (NBC), Love, Inc. (UPN), Eve (UPN), Cuts (UPN), Crumbs (ABC), Primetime Live (ABC)

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-Survivor Rant:
After 11 editions of Survivor, the contestants should know by now that you need to keep the stronger physical players in the game, at least initially. Why did the older women vote out Lumber Jill Tina in favor of useless Cirie?

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-Ratings Breakdown:
Yes, CBS’ Thursday winning streak continued on the first night of the February 2006 sweep. But how do you like ABC’s Dancing With the Stars averaging a considerable 17.82 million viewers opposite the 19.34 million for the season-premiere of CBS’ Survivor Panama – Exile Island? As I have said before, there is no medium stronger than network television when a diversified array of programming options is offered.

Take a look at the launch of Survivor Panama – Exile Island opposite the first hour of Dancing With the Stars.

Thursday 8-9 p.m.
Survivor Panama – Exile Island (CBS)
Overnights: 10.4/15 (#2), Viewers: 19.34 million (#1), A18-49: 7.0/18 (#1)

Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
Overnights: 12.9/19 (#1), Viewers: 17.82 million (#2), A18-49: 4.4/12 (#2)

As a basis for comparison, the last edition of Survivor, Guatemala opened with an 11.3/18 in the overnights, 18.41 million viewers and a 6.6/19 among adults 18-49 on Sept. 15, 2005. Keep in mind that total viewers and adults 18-49 from last night are based on the fast nationals, while any prior results are a reflection of the final nationals.

Overall, the 90-minute edition of Dancing With the Stars (start packing, Tia Carrere) scored a hefty 13.4/19 in the overnights, 18.74 million viewers and a 4.9/12 among adults 18-49 from 8-9:30 p.m. Even so, lead-out Crumbs (which will air in a special Tuesday 9:30 p.m. telecast next week) sunk to a series-low 7.0/10 in the overnights (#2), 9.22 million viewers (#3) and a 2.7/ 6 among adults 18-49 (#3) at 9:30 p.m.

ABC’s Primetime Live, which tried to capitalize on the current dance craze, dipped even further with a third-place 5.4/ 8 in the overnights, 6.74 million viewers and a 2.1/ 5 among adults 18-49 at 10 p.m.

Leading out of Survivor Panama – Exile Island on CBS was the winning combination of CSI (Overnights: 17.4/25; Viewers: #1, 27.99 million; A18-49: #1, 9.4/22) and Without A Trace (Overnights: #1, 14.3/22; Viewers: #1, 20.80 million; A18-49: #1, 6.7/17) from 9-11 p.m. As strong as CSI still is, however, it kind of pales in comparison to Fox’s amazing American Idol, doesn’t it?

NBC’s revamped Thursday sitcom block has sprung a leak, with the recently introduced Four Kings at a below-average 4.9/ 7 in the overnights (#3), 6.66 million viewers (#3) and a 2.9/ 7 among adults 18-49 (#3) at 8:30 p.m. Comparably, that was a decrease from lead-in Will & Grace (Overnights: #3, 5.9/ 9; Viewers: #3, 7.29 million; A18-49: #3, 3.0/ 8 at 8 p.m.) of 17 percent in the overnights, 629,000 viewers and 3 percent among adults 18-49.

At 9 p.m., and opposite the first-half of CSI and the final 30-minutes of Dancing With the Stars, NBC’s My Name is Earl held its own, with a third-place 7.3/10 in the overnights, 10.59 million viewers and a 5.0/12 among adults 18-49. That led into a compatible 6.5/ 9 in the overnights (#3), 9.24 million viewers (#2) and a 4.8/11 among adults 18-49 (#2) for The Office at 9:30 p.m. Both My Name is Earl and The Office have already been renewed for 2006-07.

Despite the well-publicized appearance of James Woods on NBC’s ER, the veteran medical drama could only muster a second-place 10.4/16 in the overnights, 13.78 million viewers and a 5.9/15 among adults 18-49 at 10 p.m. Next week, Noah Wyle returns for the first of a three-part story arc.

Over at the WB the Thursday news remained positive, with Smallville at a 4.2/ 6 in the overnights (#4), 5.07 million viewers (#5) and a 2.3/ 6 among adults 18-49 (#5) at 8 p.m., followed by Beauty and the Geek at a 3.5/ 5 in the overnights (#5), 4.42 million viewers (#5) and a 2.1/ 5 among adults 18-49 (#5) at 9 p.m. Both series are likely to continue next season on the CW.
Although Everybody Hates Chris is also a sure-thing for the CW, the rest of UPN’s Thursday line-up would be wise to start packing. Take a look:

UPN/Thursday

8:00 p.m. Everybody Hates Chris
Overnights: 3.2/ 5 (#6), Viewers: 4.13 million (#6), A18-49: 1.5/ 4 (#6)

8:30 p.m. Love, Inc.
Overnights: 1.8/ 3 (#6), Viewers: 2.32 million (#6), A18-49: 1.0/ 2 (#6)

9:00 p.m. Eve
Overnights: 1.7/ 2 (#6), Viewers: 1.95 million (#6), A18-49: 0.8/ 2 (#6)

9:30 p.m. Cuts
Overnights: 1.7/ 2 (#6), Viewers: 1.88 million (#6), A18-49: 0.8/ 2 (#6)

Fox, meanwhile, remained out of the competitive Thursday loop as usual, with its combination of two episodes (original and repeat) of the soon-to-conclude That ‘70s Show (Overnights: #5, 3.5/ 5; Viewers: #4, 5.73 million; A18-49: #4, 2.8/ 7 from 8-9 p.m.), and overrated The O.C. (Overnights: #4, 3.7/ 5; Viewers: #4, 5.36 million; A18-49: #4, 2.5/ 6).

Source: Nielsen Media Research data
 
I was thinking that after last week's episode that there would be some emotional fallout. But it stood up pretty well.
 
http://www.kryptonsite.com/news.htm

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Entertainment Weekly Notes Smallville Ratings Success
[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The February 10, 2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine has a small blurb about Smallville's ratings success for "Reckoning" inside its TV/ratings section. Here's what they had to say:[/FONT]​
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]SUPER OUTING - Note to programming execs at the new CW network: Use Smallville -- and use it prudently. The Superman drama's 100th episode, in which poor Pa Kent met his maker, grabbed 6.3 million viewers, a 29 percent increase over its season-to-date average and enough to tie NBC's Four Kings (71st). Smallville even outdid Fox's The O.C. (80th), which had 5.7 million fans tuning in at 9 p.m. to see Seth smoke his first joint.[/FONT]
​
 
Well SV is secure on the CW (why didnt they go with WC?) and seems like ratings wise it did well. Hopefully the Batman knock-off didn't scare folks away though for this week.
 
NHawk19 said:
Well SV is secure on the CW (why didnt they go with WC?) and seems like ratings wise it did well. Hopefully the Batman knock-off didn't scare folks away though for this week.
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WC = Wash Closet = Bathroom. I dunno about that. :rolleyes: ;)
 
avidreader said:
WC = Wash Closet = Bathroom. I dunno about that. :rolleyes: ;)
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CW (from my neck of the woods - I was raised in Virginia) is what people call Colonial Williamsburg so I don't tihnk I like that moniker either, but it is far better than using WC... True.

Anyway, Mediaweek has an article on how the nets are planning on competing with NBC's Olympics coverage and here is what they had to say about The WB and Smallville:

Mediaweek said:
The WB will air first-run episodes during the first week of the Olympics but will stick with theatrical movies in prime time during the second week, when NBC rolls out its heavyweight Olympics figure skating finals, traditionally the event’s highest-rated nights. While 66 percent of the viewers for the 2002 Winter Olympics on NBC were 40-plus, the audience does get a bit younger for figure skating. A WB insider said that will allow the network’s affiliates to use three weeks of sweeps ratings for shows like Smallville, Gilmore Girls and Supernatural and not a diluted fourth week.
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Sounds like a good plan to me....
 
I can't believe that figure skating gets that kind of draw :confused:


Now curling thats the stuff
 
For some reason, MediaWeek hasn't updated since Tuesday. Here are the numbers care of Zap2It:

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Fast National ratings for Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006

"Dancing with the Stars" won its ratings battle with "Survivor" Thursday, but CBS was stronger than ABC the rest of the night and pulled out a victory.

CBS averaged a 13.6 rating/21 share in primetime to beat ABC's 9.5/15. NBC finished third at 6.6/10. FOX came in fourth with a 3.4/6, followed by The WB, 2.7/4, and UPN, 1.9/3.
The Eye had a bigger advantage in the all-important adults 18-49 demographic, scoring a 7.3 rating for the night. NBC finished second at 4.6, with ABC in third at 4.4. FOX averaged 2.5, The WB 2.0 and UPN 1.1.

The first hour of "Dancing with the Stars" scored a 12.4/19 for ABC at 8 p.m., topping CBS' "Survivor: Exile Island," which came in at 10.7/16 (CBS had the edge in younger viewers). "Will & Grace," 5.2/8, and "Four Kings," 4.3/6, were third for NBC. An hour of "That '70s Show" was fourth in households for FOX, although The WB's "Smallville," 3.1/5, beat it in total viewers. UPN trailed with "Everybody Hates Chris" and "Love, Inc."

"CSI" moved CBS into the lead at 9 p.m. with a 16.7/25. The conclusion of "Dancing," 13.7/20, and a repeat of the post-Super Bowl "Grey's Anatomy," 7.0/10, were second for ABC. NBC held onto third with "My Name Is Earl," 6.2/9, and "The Office," 5.7/8. "The O.C." posted a 3.5/5 for FOX, beating The WB's "Beauty and the Geek" and UPN's "Eve" and "Cuts."

At 10 p.m., "Without a Trace" delivered a 13.3/22 for CBS. NBC's "ER" was second at 9.0/15, and ABC finished third with "Grey's Anatomy," 6.5/10, and an abbreviated "Primetime," 5.0/8.

http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,272|99949|1|,00.html
 
Zap2it always seems to be so way off based compared to the other ratings outlets. I can never figure it out.
 
James Blunt, You're Beautiful SUCKS. bleh.
 
Ksite has ratings up:
#5 Smallville WB 4.0/6 (4.2/6)
 
TOP 10 pirated shows

SHOW (number of users)
Without A Trace 574,884
CSI 561,240
NCIS 555,372
The Daily Show 554,476
Grey's Anatomy 549,622
Desperate Housewives 547,902
Smallville 538,640
American Idol 538,546
My Name Is Earl 538,546
Family Guy 537,957
(downloaded around the world, week ended January 31, 2006)


This article comes from an Australian Newspaper, The Age, one of the biggest papers in Australia.

Interesting article. Here's the link for anyone that is interested.

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/02/11/1139542445546.html

I know its the wrong thing to do, but its good to see that its up there with some pretty big company.
 
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