Primetime TV Ratings - Part IV (2009-2010 Season)

[DJariya]

Wow! I like Lie to Me, but it lost about 50% of House's audience. At least when 24 follows it, it manages to stay in the 10-11M viewer range.

Anyone want to bet Heroes drops below 5M within the next 2 weeks? Episode 19 is pretty much a lock for being the series finale.

That's hilarious that Trauma actually increased off Heroes viewership.

[Quake1028]

13 million viewers for Big Bang Theory warms my heart.

[mrpayroll]

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TV ratings: 'NCIS' gets even bigger Tuesday
By Rick Porter

September 30, 2009 8:49 AM

Fast National ratings for Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009

"NCIS" continued its amazing start to the season on Tuesday, setting another series record for viewers and carrying CBS to a big ratings win for the night. None of the other networks really even came within shouting distance.

CBS averaged 17.1 million viewers and a 10.7 rating/17 share in households in primetime. That was more than double the number of viewers for ABC (8.4 million, 5.6/9), which held off NBC (8.2 million, 5.2/8) for second. FOX came in fourth with 5.9 million viewers and a 3.4/5. The CW (2 million, 1.4/2) trailed.

CBS also scored a victory among adults 18-49 with a 4.0 rating. NBC finished second in the demographic with a 3.1, beating out FOX's 2.7. Soft demo numbers at 8 and 10 p.m. dropped ABC (2.0) to fourth. The CW drew a 1.0.

Tuesday's hourly results:

8 p.m.

CBS: "NCIS" (20.65 million viewers, 12.5/20 households)
NBC: "The Biggest Loser" (8.5 million, 5.3/9)
FOX: "Hell's Kitchen" (6.5 million, 3.8/6)
ABC: "Shark Tank" (5.3 million, 3.5/6)
The CW: "90210" (2.5 million, 1.7/3)

18-49 leader: "NCIS" (4.6)

9 p.m.

CBS: "NCIS: Los Angeles" (17.4 million, 10.7/17)
ABC: "Dancing with the Stars" results (12.5 million, 8.3/13)
NBC: "The Biggest Loser" (9.6 million, 5.8/9)
FOX: "So You Think You Can Dance" (5.3 million, 3.1/5)
The CW: "Melrose Place" (1.5 million, 1.2/2)

18-49 leader: "NCIS: Los Angeles" (4.1)

10 p.m.

CBS: "The Good Wife" (13.4 million, 8.9/15)
ABC: "The Forgotten" (7.5 million, 5.1/9)
NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (6.6 million, 4.3/7)

18-49 leader: "The Good Wife" (3.1)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.

Chris

[ChrisHicks]

I'm getting anxious to see the battle between NCIS and Idol when that starts up again(at least in total viewers).

[DJariya]

The good news is Melrose Place didn't drop anymore...whew!!

NCIS and NCIS LA are quickly becoming a Tuesday powerhouse.

The Good Wife's numbers are pretty respectable too.

[RichC2]

Leno seems to be doing quite well for NBC.

[SteveA]

Hmm. Leno #3 both Monday and Tuesday. Good news for scripted shows.

[spamurai]

He's been #3 for a while... but he's pulling in a decent 5-7 million so I think NBC's satisfied.

[LorenzoL]

That is still some decent numbers for Leno. I wish it will drop much more so they cancel his show.

[Patman]

I'm shocked that NCIS is pulling down 20 million viewers in its 7th season.

[mrpayroll]

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TV ratings: 'Glee' rises, ABC levels off, CBS wins Wednesday
By Rick Porter

October 1, 2009 8:57 AM

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009

Wednesday night's ratings were significantly cooler than during premiere week, with pretty much every new show and several returning ones falling from their premieres. ABC's "Modern Family" and "Cougar Town" still posted solid demographic ratings, though, and CBS' crime dramas led the network to an overall win for the night.

One exception to the downward trend was "Glee," which actually built its audience over last week.

CBS led the night with 11.2 million viewers and a 7.2 rating/12 share in households. ABC (8.2 million, 5.2/9) finished second. NBC (7.1 million, 4.7/8) narrowly beat FOX (7 million, 4.2/7) for third, while The CW took up its usual spot at the back of the pack with 2.2 million viewers and a 1.5/2.

FOX and CBS each scored a 3.0 rating among adults 18-49 to tie for the lead. ABC was not far behind with a 2.8. NBC drew a 2.1 to finish fourth, and The CW trailed with a 1.0.

Wednesday night hour by hour:

8 p.m.

ABC: "Hank" series premiere (8.5 million viewers, 5.4/9 households)/"The Middle" series premiere (8.6 million, 5.4/9)
NBC: "Mercy" (7.3 million, 4.8/8)
CBS: "The New Adventures of Old Christine (7.2 million, 4.6/8)/"Gary Unmarried" (7.1 million, 4.5/7)
FOX: "So You Think You Can Dance" (6.7 million, 4.0/7)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" (3.3 million, 2.3/4)

18-49 leader: "So You Think You Can Dance" (2.7)

9 p.m.

CBS: "Criminal Minds" (13.6 million, 8.6/14)
ABC: "Modern Family" (9.9 million, 6.0/10)/"Cougar Town" (9.1 million, 5.7/9)
NBC: "Law & Order: SVU" (7.9 million, 5.3/8)
FOX: "Glee" (7.3 million, 4.4/7)
The CW: "Melrose Place" rerun (1.1 million, 0.8/1)

18-49 leader: "Modern Family" (3.7)

10 p.m.

CBS: "CSI: NY" (12.9 million, 8.4/15)
ABC: "Eastwick" (6.6 million, 4.4/8)
NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (6 million, 4.1/7)

18-49 leader: "CSI: NY" (3.2)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.

It will be interesting to see if Hank and The Middle can keep up those #'s.

Chris

[Patman]

They won't.

[MrX]

With the amount of money NBC is now paying Hargitay and Meloni, the chances of SVU continuing in its present form are probably slim.

[Deftones]

they got 2 year contracts. maybe it'll last another year.

[Superman07]

Thursday night hour by hour:

8 p.m.

CBS: "Survivor: Samoa" (11.7 million viewers, 7.1/12 households)
ABC: "FlashForward" (10.8 million, 6.7/11)
FOX: "Bones" (9 million, 5.6/9)
NBC: "SNL Weekend Update Thursday" (5.1 million, 3.3/6)/"Parks and Recreation" (4.6 million, 3.0/5)
The CW: "The Vampire Diaries" (3.5 million, 2.2/4)

18-49 leader: "FlashForward" and "Survivor" tied at 3.7

9 p.m.

CBS: "CSI" (15.6 million, 9.7/15)
ABC: "Grey's Anatomy" (15.4 million, 9.8/15)
NBC: "The Office" (7.3 million, 4.3/7)/"Community" (5.8 million, 3.4/5)
FOX: "Fringe" (6.2 million, 3.7/6)
The CW: "Supernatural" (2.6 million, 1.6/3)

18-49 leader: "Grey's Anatomy" (6.0)

10 p.m.

CBS: "The Mentalist" (15.2 million, 9.8/17)
ABC: "Private Practice" season premiere (11.5 million, 7.6/13)
NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (5 million, 3.2/5)

18-49 leader: "Private Practice" (4.5)

Looks like Flashforward already lost around 2M viewers.

[Numes]

Originally Posted by Superman07

Looks like Flashforward already lost around 2M viewers.

Is that super surprising from the series premiere to the 2nd episode? I am asking.

I hope it doesn't tank. It's kind of like a poor man's Lost. I have enjoyed these first two episodes quite a bit.

[Superman07]

I really don't know. By the numbers, maybe not, but then again other shows (like Fringe) have managed to gain some viewers. I guess I didn't expect to see a 20% drop given the amount of positive buzz and reactions after the fact.

[critterdvd]

Glad to see "Private Practice" holding on strongly. The last year its been much better than "Grey's"

[DJariya]

With any new show there will always be drop offs in the following weeks. I think FF will probably stabilize in the 9-10M overall viewer range. As long as it does well in the 18-49 demo (3.7 is pretty good), it will be around the rest of this season and get renewed.

Good to see Private Practice do well. 4.5 is really good for the 18-49 demo.

[smegger2000]

Here's fridays numbers

Friday night hour by hour:

8 p.m.

CBS: "Ghost Whisperer" (7.6 million viewers, 4.9/9 households)

NBC: "Law & Order" (6.6 million, 4.5/8)

ABC: "FlashForward" (3.7 million, 2.6/5)

The CW: "Smallville" (2.387 million, 1.5/3)

FOX: "Brothers" (2.4 million, 1.6/3) / "Til Death" (2.2 million, 1.5/3)

18-49 leader: "Ghost Whisperer" at 1.7

9 p.m.

CBS: "Medium" (7.7 million viewers, 5/9 households)

NBC: "Dateline: NBC" (7.4 million, 5.1/9)

ABC: "The Forgotten" (3.8 million, 2.6/5)

FOX: "Dollhouse" (2.0 million, 1.4/2)

The CW: "America's Next Top Model" (1.4 million, 0.9/2)

18-49 leader: "Medium" at 1.8

10 p.m.

CBS: "Numb3rs" (7.7 million viewers, 5.1/9 households)

ABC: "20/20" (6.1 million, 4.3/8)

NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (5.4 million, 3.7/7)

18-49 leader: "Numb3rs" and "20/20" tied at 1.6

[Deftones]

Numbers down from last year a bit.

[Chew]

Sunday:

The premiere of "Three Rivers" on CBS Sunday drew a decent-sized overall audience but not too many younger viewers, while NFL games boosted both NBC and FOX.

NBC won a tight ratings race for the night with 13.1 million viewers and a 7.8 rating/12 share in households. ABC, FOX and CBS all finished within a 600,000 viewers of one another, with ABC (11.3 million, 6.9/11) taking second, followed by FOX (10.71 million, 6.1/10) and CBS (10.69 million, 6.7/11). NBC's and FOX's numbers will change some because of their live sports telecasts. (Note: The CW no longer programs Sunday nights.)

NBC also led among adults 18-49 with a 5.1 rating, edging FOX's 4.8. ABC, 3.5, came in third in the demographic. CBS averaged 2.4.

Sunday's hour-by-hour numbers:

7 p.m.

FOX: NFL overrun/"The OT" (14.8 million viewers, 8.7/15 households)
CBS: "60 Minutes" (12.9 million, 8.3/14)
ABC: "America's Funniest Home Videos" (8 million, 4.5/8)
NBC: "Football Night in America" (7.4 million, 4.3/7)

18-49 leader: NFL/"The OT" (5.9)

8 p.m.

NBC: "Sunday Night Football" - San Diego at Pittsburgh (15.4 million, 9.1/14)
ABC: "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (11.7 million, 7.2/11)
CBS: "The Amazing Race" (9.9 million, 5.9/9)
FOX: "The Simpsons" (9.3 million, 5.1/8)/"The Cleveland Show" (8.7 million, 4.9/7)

18-49 leader: "Sunday Night Football" (5.9)

9 p.m.

NBC: "Sunday Night Football" (16.4 million, 10.0/15)
ABC: "Desperate Housewives" (14.3 million, 9.0/14)
CBS: "Three Rivers" series premiere (9.2 million, 5.7/9)
FOX: "Family Guy" (9.7 million, 5.4/8)/"American Dad" (7.1 million, 4.1/6)

18-49 leader: "Sunday Night Football" (6.4)

10 p.m.

NBC: "Sunday Night Football" (13.6 million, 8.5/14)
CBS: "Cold Case" (9.7 million, 6.2/10)
ABC: "Brothers & Sisters" (9.6 million, 6.5/11)

18-49 leader: "Sunday Night Football" (5.8)

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Maybe, just maybe because Amazing Race is second only to 60 Minutes in viewers will convince CBS to do a second race in the Spring.

[DJariya]

Every TV-related web site that I have read has officially proclaimed Three Rivers DOA. Even though it had 9.2M viewers, which isn't horrible, I read it got a 2.0 in the 18-49 demo, which was dead last.

[RichC2]

CBS has never been amazing with the key demo, though they constantly win total viewers.

[mrpayroll]

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TV ratings: 'Dancing' dominates Monday
By Rick Porter

October 6, 2009 8:51 AM

Fast National ratings for Monday, Oct. 5, 2009

"Dancing with the Stars" and "Castle" both saw their ratings grow on Monday -- although that might not last, as ABC affiliates in a few markets were airing "Monday Night Football" instead.

As things stand now, though, ABC won the night by a comfortable margin, and FOX held onto the demographic lead even though "House" took a dip.

ABC averaged 15.7 million viewers and a 10.1 rating/16 share in households. CBS (11.1 million, 7.2/11) came in second, a little ahead of FOX (10.6 million, 6.2/9). NBC was a distant fourth with 5.1 million viewers and a 3.3/5. The CW (2.1 million, 1.5/2) brought up the rear.

FOX grabbed first in the adults 18-49 demo with a 4.1 rating, beating out CBS (3.8) and ABC (3.6). Neither NBC, 1.8, nor The CW, 1.0, made much noise.

Monday's hourly results:

8 p.m.

ABC: "Dancing with the Stars" (17.1 million viewers, 11.0/16 households)
FOX: "House" (13.1 million, 7.6/11)
CBS: "How I Met Your Mother" (8.2 million, 5.4/8)/"Accidentally on Purpose" (7.2 million, 4.7/7)
NBC: "Heroes" (5.4 million, 3.3/5)
The CW: "One Tree Hill" (2.2 million, 1.5/2)

18-49 leader: "House" (5.1)

9 p.m.

ABC: "Dancing with the Stars" (18.5 million, 11.8/17)
CBS: "Two and a Half Men" (13.1 million, 8.3/12)/"The Big Bang Theory" (12.2 million, 7.7/11)
FOX: "Lie to Me" (8.1 million, 4.7/7)
NBC: "Trauma" (5.5 million, 3.6/5)
The CW: "Gossip Girl" (2.1 million, 1.5/2)

18-49 leader: "The Big Bang Theory" (4.5)

10 p.m.

CBS: "CSI: Miami" (13 million, 8.5/14)
ABC: "Castle" (11.6 million, 7.5/12)
NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (4.3 million, 2.9/5)

18-49 leader: "CSI: Miami" (3.9)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.

Chris