Ratings

[GothicPowerMix1]

Brittany Spears would be on Will and Grace

Britney Spears was on Will & Grace ? Good god

 

[AgentPat]

Mediaweek hasn't posted ratings yet, but a few other sites have their synops up. I just quoted the pertinent info. Not too shabby actually. For Void...

The WB's "Smallville," 2.6/4, tied FOX's "That '70s Show" and "The Loop" for fourth in households and had a slight edge in total viewers.

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/ratings/zap-ratings040606,0,1467015.story?coll=zap-tv-ratings-headlines

At 8 p.m. CBS led with a 5.6 for “Survivor,” followed by a 3.2 average for NBC for “Will & Grace” (3.1) and a repeat of “My Name is Earl” (3.2). ABC was third with a 2.2 for “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition—After the Storm,” and Fox and the WB tied for fourth at 1.8, Fox for a repeat of “That ‘70s Show” (1.9) and a new “The Loop” (1.7) and WB for “Smallville.” Univision was sixth with a 1.3 for “Barrera de Amor” and UPN seventh with a 1.1 for repeats of “Everybody Hates Chris” and “Love, Inc.”

http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman/publish/article_3971.asp

 

[Kane]

I cant believe CBS is bringing in the most ratings. Hell hath frozen over.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Ya know, CBS always has the highest ratings, but yet I dont know anyone who watches anything on that channel outside of the NFL?

 

[Serene]

Isn't Survivor on CBS? I think that show is still huge. I haven't watched since the first one. I really disilike it.

 

[Kane]

Ya know, CBS always has the highest ratings, but yet I dont know anyone who watches anything on that channel outside of the NFL?

I watch my football on Fox. The commentary from those 4 idiots is more enjoyable.

 

[triplet]

Ya know, CBS always has the highest ratings, but yet I dont know anyone who watches anything on that channel outside of the NFL?

I watch survivor and used to watch numbers, but numbers really started to bore me...

So, I'm just down to Survivor and the occassional viewings of the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson...

 

[Kane]

Its all about Tuesdays on NBC.

Law and Order SVU. Besttt show. Last weeks episode was one intense hour of TV.

 

[Kaboom]

I watch my football on Fox. The commentary from those 4 idiots is more enjoyable.

chris collinsworth.....

GO GATORS!

 

[AgentPat]

And finally, from Mediaweek...

APRIL 07, 2006
The Programming Insider

Marc Berman

Primetime Thursday Ratings:
CBS Dominates

Thursday 4/06/06
Metered Market Ratings

Household Rating/Share
CBS: 12.4/19, NBC: 6.3/10, ABC: 5.7/ 9, Fox: 3.1/ 5, WB: 3.1/ 5, UPN: 1.8/ 3

-Percent Change From the Comparable Year-Ago Evening (Thursday 4/07/05):
WB: +72, ABC: +24, CBS: - 5, NBC: -22, Fox: -30, UPN: -51

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Fast National Ratings (Live Plus Same Day data).

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 18.26 million, NBC: 8.55, ABC: 8.19, Fox: 4.46, WB: 3.80, UPN: 2.17

-Adults 18-49:
CBS: 5.8/16, NBC: 3.6/10, ABC: 2.9/ 8, Fox: 2.1/ 6, WB: 1.6/ 4, UPN: 0.9/ 3

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-Yesterday’s Winners:
Survivor Panama – Exile Island (CBS), CSI (CBS), Without A Trace R (CBS)

-Honorable Mention:
American Inventor (ABC)

-Yesterday’s Losers (excluding repeats):
The Loop (Fox), Primetime Live (ABC)

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-Ratings Breakdown:
CBS scored another slam dunk Thursday victory, finishing first in every half-hour courtesy of the unfortunately predictable Survivor Panama – Exile Island (Overnights: 9.5/15; Viewers: 16.40 million; A18-49: 5.6/17), CSI (Overnights: 16.1/24; Viewers: 22.91 million; A18-49: 7.3/19), and a repeat of Without A Trace (Overnights: 11.4/18; Viewers: 15.47 million; A18-49: 4.6/13). Although the powers that be at Survivor tried to fool us into thinking Aras was history, we all knew Austin would be going home, didn’t we? Dopey Danielle should have accepted the immunity idol from superhero Terry. Why didn’t she?

As a reminder, total viewers and adults 18-49 are based on the fast nationals.

Once dominant NBC remained out of the competitive Thursday loop with its line-up of the soon-to-conclude Will & Grace (Overnights: #2, 6.6/11; Viewers: #2, 8.27 million; A18-49: #2, 3.1/10), a repeat of My Name Is Earl (Overnights: #2, 6.0/ 9; Viewers: #2, 7.88 million; A18-49: #2, 3.2/ 9), an original installment of My Name Is Earl (Overnights: #2, 7.0/10; Viewers: #2, 10.05 million; A18-49: #2, 4.7/12), a repeat of dud sitcom Teachers (Overnights: #3, 4.9/ 7; Viewers: #3, 7.35 million; A18-49: #3, 3.5/ 9), and a repeat of ER (Overnights: #2, 6.5/11; Viewers: #2, 8.88 million; A18-49: #2, 3.7/10). Has anyone noticed that the once water cooler worthy My Name Is Earl has cooled off quite a bit since moving to Thursday?

ABC remained on the year-to-year plus side on Thursday thanks to recent arrival American Inventor (Overnights: #2, 6.0/ 9; Viewers: #2, 9.27 million; A18-49: #3, 3.6/10 at 9 p.m.), which built from lead-in Extreme Makeover Home Edition: After the Storm (Overnights: #3, 5.1/ 8; Viewers: #3, 7.05 million; A18-49: #3, 2.2/ 7 at 8 p.m.) by a hefty 18 percent in the overnights, 2.22 million viewers and 64 percent among adults 18-49.

At 10 p.m., ABC’s Primetime Live did not capitalize on competing against repeats of CBS’ Without A Trace and NBC’s ER with a modest (and third-place) 6.0/10 in households, 8.26 million viewers and a 3.1/ 8 among adults 18-49. Next week, the returning Commander in Chief moves into the Thursday 10 p.m. hour, with Primetime Live expected to temporarily share the Friday 10 p.m. time period with 20/20. While I understand that ABC wanted to give Geena Davis and company a fresh start, this commander won’t be chief very long opposite Without a Trace and ER.

Fox had a typically bland Thursday with a repeat of That ‘70s Show (Overnights: #5, 3.0/ 5; Viewers: #4, 4.13 million; A18-49: #3t, 1.9/ 6), waiting-to-be-axed The Loop (Overnights: #5, 2.5/ 4; Viewers: #4, 3.65 million; A18-49: #5, 1.7/ 5), and The O.C. (Overnights: #4, 3.5/ 5; Viewers: #4, 5.03 million; A18-49: #4, 2.4/ 6). If The O.C. returns next season, Fox needs to find a better home for it.

Over at the WB, the recent arrival of Supernatural, formerly on Tuesday, remains a compatible addition. Smallville opened with a 3.4/ 5 in the overnights (#4), 4.08 million viewers (#4) and a 1.8/ 6 among adults 18-49 (#4t) at 8 p.m., followed by Supernatural at a 2.8/ 4 in the overnights (#5), 3.50 million viewers (#5) and a 1.4/ 3 among adults 18-49 (#5) at 9 p.m.

Last in every half hour were repeats of UPN comedies Everybody Hates Chris (Overnights: 2.6/ 4; Viewers: 3.12 million; A18-49: 1.2/ 4), Love, Inc. (Overnights: 1.8/ 3; Viewers: 2.18 million; A18-49: 1.0/ 3), Eve (Overnights: 1.5/ 2; Viewers: 1.71 million; A18-49: 0.7/ 2) and Cuts (Overnights: 1.4/ 2; Viewers: 1.66 million; A18-49: 0.7/ 2).

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

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

 

[KikiDee]

Mediaweek hasn't posted ratings yet, but a few other sites have their synops up. I just quoted the pertinent info. Not too shabby actually. For Void...

Have you seen "The Loop"? Yep we won't be seeing that one next year. You know what's funny is that one of the main characters is a FOTW from Smallville. It's the younger version of the old guy who was strangling jurors.

 

[avidreader]

I cant believe how much the total viewership has gone down. Cyborg gets 6 million and now we're down to 4 million.

Does that often happen at this time of the season?

On a plus, its great to see that the WB had the highest growth rate.

 

[Max]

It tends to suffer due to a long hiatus, and ratings may be similar for next week with the arrival of spring break for kids, Easter, and Passover. Half my family will be out of town on various vacations next week.

Overall, Smallville did really well this season for such a competive night, and it will definitely end May sweeps with good numbers.

 

[triplet]

Could the CW be far behind?

Maybe good news for people who don't get Smallville where they are...

Disney to make TV shows available free on Web:

report Mon Apr 10, 4:45 AM ET

Walt Disney Co. plans to make TV shows such as "Desperate Houswives" and "Lost" available for free over the Internet in an attempt to bring in new advertising revenues, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.

The plan is expected to be announced later on Monday by Anne Sweeney, president of the Disney-ABC Television Group, the newspaper reported.

Episodes of the ABC shows will contain commercial breaks that viewers will not be able to skip, which Disney hopes will turn the delivery of programs over the Web into a profit-generating business, the Journal said.

The Journal reported that 10 advertisers have already signed up for the initiative, including Ford Motor Co., Procter & Gamble and Unilever.

Episodes of the shows being offered will become available the morning after they air on TV, the Journal reported.

TV broadcasters are looking for new business models to counter the threat posed by digital video recorders like TiVo, which allow consumers to fast-forward through ads. Disney already has a deal to sell downloads of ABC shows through Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store.

Disney was not immediately available for comment.​

 

[Cmill216]

I just think the show doesn't give enough pub. Funny thing is, EW often has it in its highlights for Thursday nights. It's a great show (and I'm a new viewer). Although, it can be VERY uneven which is a turnoff for some (like going from a truly great ep like "Cyborg" to the supreme dookie "Hypnotic".)

 

[AgentPat]

APRIL 14, 2006
The Programming Insider
Marc Berman

Note: The Programming Insider will be on hiatus the week of April 17. See you back on April 24.

Primetime Thursday Ratings:
Another Clean Sweep for CBS

Thursday 4/13/06

Household Rating/Share
CBS: 12.8/21, ABC: 5.2/ 8, NBC: 5.0/ 8, Fox: 3.0/ 5, WB: 3.0/ 5, UPN: 1.9/ 3

-Percent Change From the Comparable Year-Ago Evening (Thursday 4/14/05):
ABC: +33, WB: +25, CBS: -17, Fox: -25, NBC: -35, UPN: -46

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Note: The fast national rating results for Thursday were not available at press time.

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-Yesterday’s Winners:
Survivor Panama – Exile Island (CBS), CSI (CBS), Without A Trace (CBS)

-Yesterday’s Losers (excluding repeats):
That ‘70s Show (Fox), The Loop (Fox), Love, Inc. (UPN), Eve (UPN), Cuts (UPN)

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-Ratings Breakdown:
CBS scored another clean Thursday sweep, courtesy of Survivor Panama – Exile Island (Overnights: 9.2/16), CSI (Overnights: 16.0/25) and Without A Trace (Overnights: 13.2/21). Once the national ratings are released, CBS will also, of course, dominate in total viewers and adults 18-49. As for Survivor Panama – Exile Island, next week the real fun should finally begin given that Terry is still safe and all his former tribe members are gone. You go, Cirie!

Although the return of ABC’s Commander in Chief sunk to a series low 6.0/10 in the overnights at 10 p.m., two positives worth noting was growth of 18 percent out of American Inventor at 9 p.m. (#2: 5.1/ 8), and an advantage over a repeat of NBC’s competing ER (Overnights: #3, 5.1/ 8) of also 18 percent. Let’s see what happens next week when Commander in Chief faces repeats of both Without A Trace and ER (and on April 27 when the competition is all original).

Earlier in the evening, an 8 p.m. added installment of American Inventor was third in the hour with a 4.6/ 8. As a reminder, fast national results were not available at press time.

Over at NBC, Will & Grace (5.0/ 9) followed by two repeat episodes of My Name Is Earl (8:30 p.m.: 4.9/ 8; 9 p.m.: 5.4/ 8) ranked second in the overnights from 8- 9:30 p.m. A repeat of The Office at 9:30 p.m. (which I don’t understand what all the fuss is about) was third with a 4.4/ 7.

Fox had a typically lackluster Thursday courtesy of the soon-to-depart That ‘70s Show (Overnights: #4, 2.9/ 5), inane sitcom The Loop (Overnights: #5, 2.4/ 4), and fading The O.C. (Overnights: #4, 3.3/ 5), which avoids being labeled a loser due to growth of 37 percent out of The Loop.

On the WB, relocated Supernatural (#5, 2.8/ 4) remains a comfortable fit out of Smallville (#4, 3.1/ 5), with retention of 90 percent in the overnights. UPN finished last in every half hour in the overnights with its combination of Everybody Hates Chris (2.7/ 5), Love, Inc. (1.7/ 3), Eve (1.7/ 3) and Cuts (1.6/ 2). As expected, only Everybody Hates Chris will remain in production on The CW next season.

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

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

 

[Kryptonsucks89]

Im glad Smallville and Supernatural are doing so well...The O.C needs to find a new day because they got a ****ty timeslot. Everyone thinks its fading, its acutally getting better imo and needs to be seen lol

 

[Kane]

I used to like the OC in its first season. I hate it now. Its turned into such boring repetitive tripe. The show losts its charm.

 

[Kryptonsucks89]

I used to like the OC in its first season. I hate it now. Its turned into such boring repetitive tripe. The show losts its charm.

I agree with you that the 2nd season and 3/4 of the 3rd season have been repeating trends, but im starting to like where the last quarter of the 3rd season is going. The first season without question was the best. But i dont think its the shows problem tho, i think its the genre. People just arent tuning into these type shows anymore.

 

[NHawk19]

It tends to suffer due to a long hiatus, and ratings may be similar for next week with the arrival of spring break for kids, Easter, and Passover. Half my family will be out of town on various vacations next week.

Overall, Smallville did really well this season for such a competive night, and it will definitely end May sweeps with good numbers.

I actually embody this whole argument . . .havent been able to see an ep in like 3 weeks . Timing is off or I'm on vacation etc.

 

[avidreader]

I actually embody this whole argument . . .havent been able to see an ep in like 3 weeks . Timing is off or I'm on vacation etc.

This seems like a reasonable argument. I was just over at Ksite and the ratings change was lower for every network right across the board.

 

[Serene]

I actually embody this whole argument . . .havent been able to see an ep in like 3 weeks . Timing is off or I'm on vacation etc.

Do you need the episodes, NHawk?

 

[RakuMon]

Smallville was actually pre-empted in the Baltimore, MD area on Thursday.
Fortunately they re-aired it over the weekend, but I can tell you that I also didn't watch it on Thursday night.

 

[Cmill216]

I can never watch the new and recent episodes on Thursdays cause I'm always out.

I catch up on all the old episodes with HDNet.

 

[triplet]

Smallville was actually pre-empted in the Baltimore, MD area on Thursday.
Fortunately they re-aired it over the weekend, but I can tell you that I also didn't watch it on Thursday night.

Hey, Raku...

Were you aware that avies are now 75x75 for your post level?

FYI in case you want to move up to the bigger version of that avie...