But on the positive front for Heroes, it was the #1 show in the 18-49 demo... We'll have to see how it does next week before we know how much that long hiatus hurt it.

I hope this is not the sign that all serial dramas must start in January now in order to avoid losing viewers.

Drive took a major nosedive in episode 4. I guess networks shouldn't launch high priced serial dramas so late in the season. It seems like there is pretty much no interest from viewers to watch them. 4.60 M viewers and a 1.8 in the 18-49 demo...IMO, the show is dead.

24's lowest rated episode of the season....Not a surprise considering Heroes returned. It still did pretty in the 18-49 demo.

Not to mention it had a terrible lead-in. IIRC, Prison Break usually got around 7-8m a week, so for 24 to add 6m viewers from Drive, it's not entirely terrible news.

Heroes has borrowed from Lost so much that they are now attaining pretty much the exact same ratings (in both viewer numbers and 18-49 demo)!!! Except that one airs at 9pm and has an 11m viewer lead-in while the other airs at 10pm and leads-out from something like 3 million viewers.

Nice to see The King of Queens come out on top over Heroes & 24. I thought maybe Heroes would beat it because of the long break but it looks like Heroes took a 'Lost' in the ratings.

King of Queens actually gained viewers from two & a half men instead of losing some.

Tuesday - 04/24
Top Shows by Viewers
1. “American Idol” (FOX) 25.66m
2. “House” (FOX) 21.29m
3. “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC) 16.42m
4. “NCIS” (CBS) 14.08m
5. “Boston Legal” (ABC) 10.12m
6. “The Unit” (CBS) 9.86m
7. “Cold Case” (R) (CBS) 8.13m
8. “Law & Order: SVU” (R) (NBC) 7.67m
9. “Dateline” (NBC) 4.94m
10. “George Lopez” (8:30-9) (ABC) 4.99m
11. “George Lopez” (8-8:30) (ABC) 4.53m
12. “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” (R) (NBC) 4.53m
13. “Gilmore Girls” (CW) 3.74m
14. “Pussycat Dolls Present” (CW) 3.49m

8:00-9:00
1. “American Idol” (FOX) 25.66m
2. “NCIS” (CBS) 14.08m
3. “Dateline” (NBC) 4.94m
4. “George Lopez” (2eps) (ABC) 4.76m
5. “Gilmore Girls” (CW) 3.74m

9:00-10:00
1. “House” (FOX) 21.29m
2. “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC) 16.42m
3. “The Unit” (CBS) 9.86m
4. “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” (R) (NBC) 4.53m
5. “Pussycat Dolls Present” (CW) 3.49m

10:00-11:00
1. “Boston Legal” (ABC) 10.12m
2. “Cold Case” (R) (CBS) 8.13m
3. “Law & Order: SVU” (R) (NBC) 7.67m

Shows by 18-49 Demo
1. “American Idol” (FOX) 9.6/27
2. “House” (FOX) 8.5/21
3. “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC) 4.2/10
4. “NCIS” (CBS) 3.1/9
5. “The Unit” (CBS) 2.9/7
6. “Boston Legal” (ABC) 2.5/7
7. “Cold Case” (R) (CBS) 2.4/7
8. “Law & Order: SVU” (R) (NBC) 2.3/6
9. “Gilmore Girls” (CW) 1.7/5
10. “George Lopez” (2eps) (ABC) 1.6/4
11. “Pussycat Dolls Present” (CW) 1.6/4
12. “Dateline” (NBC) 1.3/4
13. “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” (R) (NBC) 1.3/3

WINNERS
American Idol (FOX), House (FOX), Dancing with the Stars (ABC)

LOSERS
Dateline (NBC), George Lopez (ABC)

HONORABLE MENTION
Boston Legal (ABC), NCIS (CBS)

Damn George Lopez did terrible being on Tuesday.

It was against the powerhouse that is Idol.

Nice to see NCIS continue to fair well against Idol. It might not be for much longer if Mark Harmon leaves the show though.

Yeah I know. I think ABC is done with this show. Which sucks becuase I love it.

Wednesday - 04/25
Top Shows by Viewers
1. “American Idol: Idol Gives Back” (8-10) (FOX) 26.40m
2. “Lost” (10-11) (ABC) 11.62m
3. “CSI: NY” (CBS) 11.18m
4. “Criminal Minds” (R) (CBS) 9.77m
5. “Jericho” (CBS) 7.67m
6. “Medium” (NBC) 7.12m
7. “Crossing Jordan” (NBC) 6.37m
8. “According to Jim” (ABC) 5.44m
9. “Notes from the Underbelly” (ABC) 4.87m
10. “Thank God You’re Here” (R) (NBC) 4.45m
11. “Lost” (R) (9-10) (ABC) 3.84m
12. “America’s Next Top Model” (CW) 3.82m
13. “Pussycat Dolls Present” (R) (CW) 2.88m

8:00-9:00
1. “American Idol: Idol Gives Back” (FOX) 23.36m
2. “Jericho” (CBS) 7.67m
3. “According to Jim” / “Notes from the Underbelly” (ABC) 5.16m
4. “Thank God You’re Here” (R) (NBC) 4.45m
5. “America’s Next Top Model” (CW) 3.82m

9:00-10:00
1. “American Idol: Idol Gives Back” (FOX) 29.44m
2. “Criminal Minds” (R) (CBS) 9.77m
3. “Crossing Jordan” (NBC) 6.37m
4. “Lost” (R) (ABC) 3.84m
5. “Pussycat Dolls Present” (R) (CW) 2.88m

10:00-11:00
1. “Lost” (ABC) 11.62m
2. “CSI: NY” (CBS) 11.18m
3. “Medium” (NBC) 7.12m

Shows by 18-49 Demo
1. “American Idol: Idol Gives Back” (8-10) (FOX) 10.0/26
2. “Lost” (10-11) (ABC) 4.9/13
3. “CSI: NY” (CBS) 3.2/9
4. “Criminal Minds” (R) (CBS) 2.6/6
5. “Medium” (NBC) 2.4/6
6. “Jericho” (CBS) 2.1/6
7. “Notes from the Underbelly” (ABC) 1.9/5
8. “According to Jim” (ABC) 1.8/5
9. “America’s Next Top Model” (CW) 1.8/5
10. “Crossing Jordan” (NBC) 1.8/5
11. “Thank God You’re Here” (R) (NBC) 1.5/4
12. “Lost” (R) (9-10) (ABC) 1.4/3
13. “Pussycat Dolls Present” (R) (CW) 1.3/3


WINNERS
American Idol (FOX), Lost (ABC)

LOSERS
Jericho (CBS), Crossing Jordan (NBC), Medium (NBC)

DISHONORABLE MENTION
Notes from the Underbelly (ABC)

Anyone else find it odd that CSI:NY scores about the same audience new and repeat?

Anywho, Lost seems pretty content with its current 7.2/12 ratings. The repeat was just pitiful score-wise.

^ Serial dramas never do well in repeats. Lost, Grey's Anatomy and others (I don't seem to recall Fox ever running reruns of 24) seem to do around 3-5m when in repeats (no matter what night). But it is impressive that dispite pitiful lead-ins, Lost does as well as it does getting 11-12m per week...

They aired re-runs of 24 last season on Fridays, it bombed so bad they wound up jumping to the finale in 5 weeks.

Yeah, forgot about that...

First ever outright victory over CSI: NY for LOST in both viewers and key demo, when both shows are airing original episodes. Usually LOST will own CSI in the key demo but come second place by a small margin in total viewers. This is a great development, in addition to finishing second place on both counts for the entire night (to the Idol ratings juggernaut).

That's largely because last night's episode was the show's lowest-rated original episode (as was Lost).

Also remember that its lead-in, Criminal Minds, was a repeat... It'll be interesting to see if Lost still comes in first when CM is new. In any case, Lost still does quite well given its lead-in every week is horrible (usually getting only 5m, if that).

Was it? I thought Lost scored lower a few weeks ago.

It was supposed to be a new episode but CBS decided not to air the episode due to 'Sensitivity issues'-what a bunch of garbage.
Finally Lost beat out CSI: NY but the ratings for both shows are nothing to write home about.

I call bullshit. The lowest rated original episode was 11.52 million and that was Exposé. Repeat or not, CSI:NY had a lead-in of nearly 10 million viewers, and built on it by 1.5 million. LOST lead-out from a LOST repeat which garnered between 3-4 million viewers and managed to improve by 7-8 million viewers. And still own CSI in the key demo and sneak a slight victory in viewers.

Call bullshit all you want, I'll call it a mistake (which it was). Lost actually tied its lowest-rated 18-49 numbers.
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=11951

But getting 100.000 more viewers than its lowest number is, of course, a huge victory.

Thursday - 04/26
Top Shows by Viewers
1. “CSI” (CBS) 19.99m
2. “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC) 19.75m
3. “Shark” (CBS) 14.25m
4. “Survivor: Fiji” (CBS) 13.82m
5. “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” (FOX) 9.99m
6. “Ugly Betty” (ABC) 9.56m
7. “ER” (NBC) 9.39m
8. “October Road” (ABC) 9.35m
9. “My Name is Earl” (NBC) 7.56m
10. “The Office” (NBC) 7.48m
11. “Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy” (FOX) 5.26m
12. “30 Rock” (Season Finale) (NBC) 4.82m
13. “Scrubs” (NBC) 4.68m
14. “Smallville” (CW) 3.93m
15. “Supernatural” (CW) 3.34m

8:00-9:00
1. “Survivor: Fiji” (CBS) 13.82m
2. “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” (FOX) 9.99m
3. “Ugly Betty” (ABC) 9.56m
4. “My Name is Earl” / “The Office” (NBC) 7.52m
5. “Smallville” (CW) 3.93m

9:00-10:00
1. “CSI” (CBS) 19.99m
2. “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC) 19.75m
3. “Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy” (FOX) 5.26m
4. “30 Rock” (Season Finale) / “Scrubs” (NBC) 4.75m
5. “Supernatural” (CW) 3.34m

10:00-11:00
1. “Shark” (CBS) 14.25m
2. “ER” (NBC) 9.39m
3. “October Road” (ABC) 9.35m

Shows by 18-49 Demo
1. “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC) 8.2/21
2. “CSI” (CBS) 5.8/15
3. “Survivor: Fiji” (CBS) 4.5/13
4. “October Road” (ABC) 4.2/12
5. “The Office” (NBC) 3.9/11
6. “Shark” (CBS) 3.9/11
7. “ER” (NBC) 3.7/10
8. “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” (FOX) 3.4/10
9. “My Name is Earl” (NBC) 3.2/10
10. “Ugly Betty” (ABC) 3.1/9
11. “30 Rock” (Season Finale) (NBC) 2.4/6
12. “Scrubs” (NBC) 2.3/6
13. “Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy” (FOX) 2.1/5
14. “Smallville” (CW) 1.5/4
15. “Supernatural” (CW) 1.4/3

Shows by Household Demo
1. “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC) 13.3/20
2. “CSI” (CBS) 13.0/20
3. “Shark” (CBS) 10.3/17
4. “Ugly Betty” (ABC) 7.9/13
5. “Survivor: Fiji” (CBS) 7.8/13
6. “ER” (NBC) 6.8/11
7. “October Road” (ABC) 6.0/10
8. “My Name is Earl” (NBC) 5.0/8
9. “The Office” (NBC) 4.9/8
10. “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” (FOX) 3.6/10
11. “30 Rock” (Season Finale) (NBC) 3.4/5
12. “Scrubs” (NBC) 3.4/5
13. “Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy” (FOX) 3.4/5
14. “Smallville” (CW) 3.1/5
15. “Supernatural” (CW) 2.4/4

Note: Depending on time, I might post the household numbers as well...

As for the ratings, seems like everything is down lately. I was surprised to see both CSI and GA get below 20m viewiers.


WINNERS
CSI (CBS), Grey's Anatomy (ABC), Shark (CBS)

LOSERS
30 Rock (NBC), Scrubs (NBC)

HONORABLE MENTION
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader (FOX), ER (NBC), Survivor: Fiji (CBS)

DISHONORABLE MENTION
October Road (ABC)


Let me explain why ER get an HM and October Road got a DM... ER had solid growth out of a dreadful rating from Scrubs while OR dropped fairly hard out of Grey's Anatomy.

Night was on the low-end all around.

Despite it's low viewership, I like that The Office still holds up relatively well in the key demo. That being said, I still hope Season 4 is its last.