I love Criminal Intent but when they took it off sundays I rarely watch I like to watch House I think it's because I've seen a lot more of CI so I find myself wanting to watch House.

Oh shit, man... that's not even funny.

People out there have no taste.

Wednesday - 05/09
Top Shows by Viewers
1. “American Idol” (FOX) 27.43m
2. “Criminal Minds” (CBS) 12.82m
3. “CSI: NY” (CBS) 12.69m
4. “Lost” (ABC) 11.89m
5. “Bones” (FOX) 10.02m
6. “Medium” (NBC) 7.79m
7. “Jericho” (Season Finale) (CBS) 7.77m
8. “According to Jim” (8-8:30) (ABC) 6.32m
9. “Notes from the Underbelly” (ABC) 5.78m
10. “Crossing Jordan” (NBC) 5.39m
11. “Thank God You’re Here” (NBC) 5.27m
12. “America’s Next Top Model” (CW) 4.94m
13. “According to Jim” (R) (9-9:30) (ABC) 4.60m
14. “George Lopez” (R) (ABC) 4.46m
15. “One Tree Hill” (CW) 2.95m

8:00-9:00
1. “Bones” (FOX) 10.02m
2. “Jericho” (Season Finale) (CBS) 7.77m
3. “According to Jim” / “Notes from the Underbelly” (ABC) 6.05m
4. “Thank God You’re Here” (NBC) 5.27m
5. “America’s Next Top Model” (CW) 4.94m

9:00-10:00
1. “American Idol” (FOX) 27.43m
2. “Criminal Minds” (CBS) 12.82m
3. “Crossing Jordan” (NBC) 5.39m
4. “According to Jim” (R) / “George Lopez” (R) (ABC) 4.53m
5. “One Tree Hill” (CW) 2.95m

10:00-11:00
1. “CSI: NY” (CBS) 12.69m
2. “Lost” (ABC) 11.89m
3. “Medium” (NBC) 7.79m

Shows by 18-49 Demo
1. “American Idol” (FOX) 10.5/27
2. “Lost” (ABC) 4.9/13
3. “CSI: NY” (CBS) 3.6/10
4. “Criminal Minds” (CBS) 3.5/9
5. “Bones” (FOX) 3.2/10
6. “Medium” (NBC) 2.6/7
7. “America’s Next Top Model” (CW) 2.4/8
8. “According to Jim” (8-8:30) (ABC) 2.3/8
9. “Notes from the Underbelly” (ABC) 2.3/7
10. “Jericho” (Season Finale) (CBS) 2.1/7
11. “Thank God You’re Here” (NBC) 2.1/7
12. “George Lopez” (R) (ABC) 1.9/5
13. “According to Jim” (R) (9-9:30) (ABC) 1.9/3
14. “Crossing Jordan” (NBC) 1.5/4
15. “One Tree Hill” (CW) 1.5/4

Yikes. Those finale #'s for Jericho might seal the deal.

I'm not sure. It still finished 2nd. Is CBS threshold to be #1 in all timeslots now?
Although it has dipped. I can't see CBS ditching almost every new Pilot this year.

Then again, I have no faith in CBS to nurture a show anymore (RIP Love Monkey)

Considering their history, they don't seem to care much unless it is #1.

Looking at those ratings it seems to skew old. And in my mind that will be the nail in the coffin. This may explain why

It's probably not good that it was the finale at is still lost viewers from last week

I hadn't watched it yet but figured as much so no real surprise.

Criminal Minds took a hit in the ratings this week only get 12.82 as opposed to around 13 million from last week. I thought it was a really well done episode last night, I enjoyed the 'Saw' type format they were doing and even through T. Gibson's acting is nothing to write home about I see week by week he is improving and getting better.
I think this spell's the end for Crossing Jordan, Decent episode but the ratings are awful for the show and if NBC renews it i will kiss there feet because thats a big risk renewing a show with #'s like that. They should renew Raines if they renew CJ though because it got around those #'s as well.
CSI: NY back to beating Lost again this week. I would have to say that CSI: NY was the better of the two last night. At least Lost #'s are steady and arn't sinking to much now.

Thursday - 05/10
Top Shows by Viewers
1. “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC) 19.07m
2. “CSI” (CBS) 18.60m
3. “Without a Trace” (Season Finale) (CBS) 14.39m
4. “Survivor: Fiji” (CBS) 13.64m
5. “Ugly Betty” (ABC) 9.39m
6. “ER” (NBC) 9.20m
7. “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” (8-9) (FOX) 8.99m
8. “Traveler” (Series Preview) (ABC) 8.88m
9. “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” (9-10) (FOX) 8.61m
10. “My Name is Earl” (Season Finale) / “The Office” (8:30-9) (NBC) 7.59m
11. “My Name is Earl” (Season Finale) (8-8:30) (NBC) 6.60m
12. “The Office” (9-9:30) (NBC) 6.59m
13. “Scrubs” (NBC) 5.30m
14. “Smallville” (CW) 3.36m
15. “Supernatural” (CW) 2.84m

8:00-9:00
1. “Survivor: Fiji” (CBS) 13.64m
2. “Ugly Betty” (ABC) 9.39m
3. “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” (FOX) 8.99m
4. “My Name is Earl” (8-8:40) (Season Finale) / “The Office” (8:40-9) (NBC) 7.10m
5. “Smallville” (CW) 3.36m

9:00-10:00
1. “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC) 19.07m
2. “CSI” (CBS) 18.60m
3. “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” (FOX) 8.61m
4. “The Office” / “Scrubs” (NBC) 5.95m
5. “Supernatural” (CW) 2.84m

10:00-11:00
1. “Without a Trace” (Season Finale) (CBS) 14.39m
2. “ER” (NBC) 9.20m
3. “Traveler” (Series Preview) (ABC) 8.88m

Shows by 18-49 Demo
1. “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC) 7.5/20
2. “CSI” (CBS) 5.4/14
3. “Survivor: Fiji” (CBS) 4.3/14
4. “Without a Trace” (Season Finale) (CBS) 3.9/11
5. “ER” (NBC) 3.8/11
6. “My Name is Earl” / “The Office” (8:30-9) (NBC) 3.8/11
7. “Traveler” (Series Preview) (ABC) 3.6/10
8. “The Office” (9-9:30) (NBC) 3.5/10
9. “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” (8-9) (FOX) 3.0/10
10. “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” (9-10) (FOX) 2.9/8
11. “Ugly Betty” (ABC) 2.9/9
12. “My Name is Earl” (8-8:30) (NBC) 2.8/9
13. “Scrubs” (NBC) 2.8/7
14. “Smallville” (CW) 1.3/4
15. “Supernatural” (CW) 1.2/3

Crossing Jordan is done...Damn

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-en...ghts/700017781

Not too surprising, though...

Is it just me, or is TV all around down from last year? The numbers just do not seem that high anymore.

Is Idol and House basically 1/2 in terms of rating for the entire week?

There was a story on CNN or Yahoo yesterday that said that television has about 2 million fewer viewers than last year.

Yes. There was an article somewhere that indicated that about 2.5 million less people are watching TV right now than a year ago at this time. Probably b/c there's more choices for entertainment.

Jinx!

That or people are maybe getting out and enjoying nature and real p2p interaction?

Earl got mediocre ratings for a Solid *Season finale* episode. Survivor seems to have gained a few viewers this week its seems which is nice to see.
CSI doesn't have the viewers it used to a couple weeks ago which is sad hell even Grey's anatomy is down in viewers.
Sad to see Scrubs be the lowest rated show of the night for NBC when it is the highest rated show in terms of Quality next to Earl's *Season finale* episode last night.
ER back to better ratings this week taking its usual 2nd and getting back to almost 10 million. Without a trace held up really well with its special time *Season finale*-wasn't a great episode & was probally the weakest cliffhanging finale for the show.

DAMN! indeed. The show got horrible ratings, i guess that 8 month break just tore the show apart.

I bet its because more people are using the internet

But do they ever add in stats like who watches the shows online (LOST is watched by over 2 million people on ABC.com every week) or people who buy the show on iTunes, or who record it with Tivo. With technology changing, have they changed the way they measure ratings?

I don't think there are really any more entertainment choices than there were only a year ago. More than 20 years ago, of course, but only one year ago?

I think part of the difference is in how the ratings are gathered. Yeah they're supposedly taking TiVo users into account slightly more than before, but I'd be willing to wager that the lack of proper handling of DVR users is throwing the numbers way off. The number of DVR users from today is probably significantly more than a just a year or two ago.

What I meant by more choices, is quicker releases for DVD, VOD, Itunes and the like. Not that we didn't have those last year, but their popularity has increased significantly.

Ah, gotcha. Then yeah, I agree.

Advertisers don't care about time-shifters, they want ratings for live viewing of the shows (and subsequently, the commercials).