^ Ask and you shall receive

I've edited the post to include that data.

Early Ratings (full to come later)

"Lost" (Season Premiere) (ABC) 12.3/18
"The Nine" (Series Premiere) (ABC) 9.1/15

Lost is down 18% from last year's premiere (15.0/21). Not good especially since it'll be going on an extended hiatus with a Taye Diggs drama in its place for 3 months.

JJ better start making contigency plans just in case Lost doesnt get 4-5 years, and is done after this year.

This is about par with 'everwoods' ratings last season... but honestly I believe that EVERWOOD could have found growth - whereas many people said goodbye to 7TH HEAVEN years before last season's finale...


Lost still has pretty good numbers considering... and also Alias survived 5 years, eventhough almost right from the beginning, they had only about 2/3s of the ratings lost is still getting....

In other words - I wouldn't be worried for awhile... And lets also not forget that it is one of ABC's three signature series

Yes, I would think Lost could fall considerably more and still be guaranteed a 5-year run by ABC...it's pretty much the network's "flagship" show. I'm not sure the producers want to go beyond 5 years anyway, so I'm thinking fans don't need to worry about Lost coming to a "proper conclusion".

I never watched Everwood but I felt the fans pain after they did something simular with Angel.
Why they based 7th Heavens renewal on the ratings of the finale when more people were going to watch that is upsurd.

As for Lost, how many people can they expect to tune in with as complicated and dragged out as it has been. Most viewer's attention spans are geared towards reality shows. I definitely think they should set Lost up with a 5 year plan and shoot towards that.

Why so many people are watching Desperate Houewives after the fall in quality is beyond me.

THanks. That really shows how a show does against its competitors in the time slot.

Plus Lost does a great business with DVD sales and ITunes episode downloads. They can still make a lot of revenue off that show in addition to ad sales.

Ahhhh okay.

Well the only reason I say what I did was because Lost possibly costs more to produce the show, than any other show out there. Its on location in hawaii, its got to cost alot right?

I'm not sure. It might be cheaper than LA if they are non-union.

Damn - Friday Night Lights got crushed, even in 18-49. Having a sporting event on FOX opposite it couldn't have helped.

The "dancing with the stars" crap is really getting under my skin.

Damm, the ratings do not look good for Veronica Mars. Even more troubling is that as per the Futon Critic ""Veronica's" retention of its "Gilmore" lead-in was a troubling 63.63% in households and 70% in adults 18-49."

This is network TV after all where Networks keep shows on long after there expiration date and milk them for everything they are worth.
The dancing with the stars crap is really getting under my skin too.
Why do people watch stuff like that and American Idol and Survivor and Big Brother?? I just dont get it?

The total viewers were not available, but here are the regular ratings:

1. "Dancing with the Stars: Results Show" (ABC) 12.3/19
2. "Lost" (Season Premiere) (ABC) 12.3/18
3. "CSI: NY" (CBS) 10.4/17
4. "Criminal Minds" (CBS) 10.4/15
5. "The Nine" (Series Premiere) (ABC) 9.1/15
6. "Jericho" (CBS) 6.7/10
7. "House" (R) (FOX) 6.5/10
8. "Bones" (FOX) 5.9/9
9. "America's Next Top Model" (CW) 4.7/7
10. "The Biggest Loser" (NBC) 4.6/7
11. "Kidnapped" (NBC) 3.6/6
12. "Friday Night Lights" (R) (NBC) 3.5/5
13. "One Tree Hill" (CW) 2.4/4

Based on those, here's the breakdown by time (normally this is done with viewer #s):

8:00-9:00
1. "Dancing with the Stars: Results Show" (ABC)
2. "Jericho" (CBS)
3. "Bones" (FOX)
4. "America's Next Top Model" (CW)
5. "Friday Night Lights" (R) (NBC)

9:00-10:00
1. "Lost" (Season Premiere) (ABC)
2. "Criminal Minds" (CBS)
3. "House" (R) (FOX)
4. "The Biggest Loser" (NBC)
5. "One Tree Hill" (CW)

10:00-11:00
1. "CSI: NY" (CBS)
2. "The Nine" (Series Premiere) (ABC)
3. "Kidnapped" (NBC)

For being it's 3rd episode to Lost's premiere, Criminal Minds did pretty well.

Thursday - 10/5
Top Shows by Viewers
1. "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) 22.46m
2. "CSI" (CBS) 21.22m
3. "Survivor: Cook Islands" (CBS) 15.79m
4. "ER" (NBC) 14.61m
5. "Ugly Betty" (ABC) 14.18m
6. "Shark" (CBS) 13.76m
7. "My Name is Earl" (NBC) 9.91m
8. "Six Degrees" (ABC) 9.65m
9. "Deal or No Deal - Thursday" (NBC) 9.49m
10. "The Office" (NBC) 8.77m
11. "MLB Playoffs: NY Mets vs. LA Dodgers - Game 2" (FOX) 5.79m
12. "Smallville" (CW) 4.60m
13. "Supernatural" (CW) 3.32m

Top Shows by Total Ratings
1. "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) 15.8/23
2. "CSI" (CBS) 14.5/21
3. "Ugly Betty" (ABC) 11.1/17
4. "ER" (NBC) 10.6/17
5. "Shark" (CBS) 10.3/16
6. "Survivor: Cook Islands" (CBS) 9.2/14
7. "Six Degrees" (ABC) 6.9/11
8. "My Name is Earl" (NBC) 6.2/10
9. "Deal or No Deal - Thursday" (NBC) 6.1/9
10. "The Office" (NBC) 5.5/8
11. "MLB Playoffs: NY Mets vs. LA Dodgers - Game 2" (FOX) 5.4/9
12. "Smallville" (CW) 3.6/6
13. "Supernatural" (CW) 2.6/4

Top Shows by Adult Demo (18-49)
1. "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) 9.2/13
2. "CSI" (CBS) 7.2/18
3. "ER" (NBC) 6.0/16
4. "Survivor: Cook Islands" (CBS) 5.6/16
5. "Ugly Betty" (ABC) 4.4/13
6. "The Office" (NBC) 4.1/11
7. "My Name is Earl" (NBC) 4.0/12
8. "Six Degrees" (ABC) 3.9/10
9. "Shark" (CBS) 3.8/10
10. "Deal or No Deal - Thursday" (NBC) 3.2/8
11. "Smallville" (CW) 2.0/6
12. "MLB Playoffs: NY Mets vs. LA Dodgers - Game 2" (FOX) 1.8/5
13. "Supernatural" (CW) 1.5/4

Top Shows by Time Slot
8:00-9:00
1. "Survivor: Cook Islands" (CBS) 15.79m
2. "Ugly Betty" (ABC) 14.18m
3. "My Name is Earl"/"The Office" (NBC) 9.34m
4. "Smallville" (CW) 4.60m

9:00-10:00
1. "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) 22.46m
2. "CSI" (CBS) 21.22m
3. "Deal or No Deal - Thursday" (NBC) 9.49m
4. "Supernatural" (CW) 3.32m

10:00-11:00
1. "ER" (NBC) 14.61m
2. "Shark" (CBS) 13.76m
3. "Six Degrees" (ABC) 9.65m

Network Ranks
1. ABC 11.3/17
1. CBS 11.3/17
3. NBC 7.5/11
4. FOX 4.8/7
5. CW 3.1/5

Notes:
Here's how "Six Degrees" has done over its first 3 weeks:
Week 1 - 9.3/15 (12.56m)
Week 2 - 7.5/12 (10.15m)
Week 3 - 6.9/11 (9.65m)

It has lost 26% since its premiere and 2.91m viewers (and 28% amongst adults)
It also lost 23% of its audience in the last half hour (10:30-11) and rentention out of "Grey's Anatomy" was just 44%.

"Shark's" rentention out of "CSI" was 71%, but is comparable to what "Without a Trace" had in their first season.

I'm surprised Ugly Betty is doing so well. Since I have two things tivoed at that time, I taped it.

Does anybody know how well Smallville and Supernatural are faring this season compared to last?

BTW, nice to see that Ugly Betty and Shark are doing well.

It would be better served on a different night....the show is just fucking fantastic though!

The numbers are down, but nothing alarmingly so

This one took a little longer as they've now split it by half-hour, which means I have to average them out for the full hour... Therefore, just to save time, I'm not including the 18-49 demo.

Friday - 10/6
Top Shows by Viewers
1. "Close to Home" (CBS) 11.88m
2. "Numbers" (CBS) 11.01m
3. "Deal or No Deal - Friday" (NBC) 10.64m
4. "Ghost Whisperer" (CBS) 9.76m
5. "Law & Order" (NBC) 9.47m
6. "Dateline NBC: To Catch a Predator" (NBC) 8.33m
7. "Men in Trees" (ABC) 7.15m
8. "20/20" (ABC) 6.49m
9. "Grey's Anatomy" (R) (ABC) 5.65m
10. "Nanny 911" (8-10pm) (FOX) 4.17m
11. "Friday Night Smackdown!" (8-10pm) (CW) 3.88m

Top Shows by Total Ratings
1. "Close to Home" (CBS) 7.7/14
2. "Numbers" (CBS) 7.2/13
3. "Deal or No Deal - Friday" (NBC) 6.6/12
4. "Ghost Whisperer" (CBS) 6.4/12
5. "Law & Order" (NBC) 6.3/12
6. "Dateline NBC: To Catch a Predator" (NBC) 5.6/10
7. "Men in Trees" (ABC) 4.8/8
8. "20/20" (ABC) 4.6/6
9. "Grey's Anatomy" (R) (ABC) 4.0/7
10. "Nanny 911" (8-10pm) (FOX) 2.7/5
11. "Friday Night Smackdown!" (8-10pm) (CW) 2.4/4

Top Shows by Timeslot
8:00-9:00
1. "Deal or No Deal - Friday" (NBC) 10.64m
2. "Ghost Whisperer" (CBS) 9.76m
3. "Grey's Anatomy" (R) (ABC) 5.65m
4. "Nanny 911" (FOX) 3.94m
5. "Friday Night Smackdown!" (CW) 3.77m

9:00-10:00
1. "Close to Home" (CBS) 11.88m
2. "Dateline NBC: To Catch a Predator" (NBC) 8.33m
3. "Men in Trees" (ABC) 7.15m
4. "Nanny 911" (FOX) 4.39m
5. "Friday Night Smackdown!" (CW) 3.99m

10:00-11:00
1. "Numbers" (CBS) 11.01m
2. "Law & Order" (NBC) 9.47m
3. "20/20" (ABC) 6.49m

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Saturday - 10/7
Top Shows by Viewers
"48 Hours Mystery" (CBS) 7.77m
"CSI: Miami" (R) (CBS) 7.68m
"Law & Order: SVU" (R) (NBC) 6.72m
"Criminal Minds" (R) (CBS) 6.71m
"Dateline" (NBC) 6.70m
"MLB: Mets vs. Dodgers" (8-10pm) (FOX) 6.30m
"Saturday Night Football: Oregon vs. California" (8-11pm) (ABC) 3.42m

Top Shows by Total Ratings
"CSI: Miami" (R) (CBS) 6.4/12
"48 Hours Mystery" (CBS) 5.4/10
"Dateline" (8-10pm) (NBC) 4.8/9
"Criminal Minds" (R) (CBS) 4.6/9
"Law & Order: SVU" (R) (NBC) 4.4/8
"MLB: Mets vs. Dodgers" (8-10pm) (FOX) 4.2/8
"Saturday Night Football: Oregon vs. California" (8-11pm) (ABC) 2.2/4

Top Shows by Timeslot
8:00-9:00
1. "Criminal Minds" (R) (CBS) 6.71m
2. "MLB: Mets vs. Dodgers" (FOX) 6.71m
3. "Dateline" (NBC) 6.37m
4. "Saturday Night Football: Oregon vs. California" (ABC) 3.42m

9:00-10:00
1. "CSI: Miami" (R) (CBS) 7.68m
2. "Dateline" (NBC) 7.04m
3. "MLB: Mets vs. Dodgers" (FOX) 5.90m
4. "Saturday Night Football: Oregon vs. California" (ABC) 3.59m

10:00-11:00
1. "48 Hours Mystery" (CBS) 7.77m
2. "Law & Order: SVU" (R) (NBC) 6.72m
3. "Saturday Night Football: Oregon vs. California" (ABC) 3.36m

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Sunday - 10/8
Top Shows by Viewers
1. "Desperate Housewives" (ABC) 20.75m
2. "NFL Football/MLB Division Series" (FOX) 18.95m
3. "Without a Trace" (CBS) 15.00m
4. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (ABC) 14.91m
5. "Cold Case" (CBS) 13.67m
6. "NFL on NBC: Pittsburgh @ San Diego" (8-11pm) (NBC) 13.33m
7. "Brothers & Sisters" (ABC) 13.20m
8. "60 Minutes" (CBS) 10.22m
9. "The Amazing Race 10" (CBS) 10.19m
10. "America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC) 8.20m
11. "MLB Division Series" (8-11pm) (FOX) 6.54m
12. "Football Night in America" (NBC) 5.78m
13. "Girlfriends" (CW) 2.87m
14. "The Game" (CW) 2.68m
15. "America's Next Top Model" (R) (CW) 2.65m
16. "All of Us" (CW) 2.40m
17. "Everybody Hates Chris" (CW) 2.36m

Top Shows by Total Ratings
1. "Desperate Housewives" (ABC) 12.9/20
2. "NFL Football/MLB Division Series" (FOX) 11.9/21
3. "Without a Trace" (CBS) 9.8/16
4. "NFL on NBC: Pittsburgh @ San Diego" (8-11pm) (NBC) 8.7/13
5. "Brothers & Sisters" (ABC) 8.6/14
6. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (ABC) 8.6/14
7. "Cold Case" (CBS) 8.5/13
8. "60 Minutes" (CBS) 7.1/13
9. "The Amazing Race 10" (CBS) 6.4/10
10. "America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC) 4.9/8
11. "MLB Division Series" (8-11pm) (FOX) 4.5/7
12. "Football Night in America" (NBC) 3.9/7
13. "Girlfriends" (CW) 1.8/3
14. "America's Next Top Model" (R) (CW) 1.8/3
15. "The Game" (CW) 1.7/3
16. "All of Us" (CW) 1.5/3
17. "Everybody Hates Chris" (CW) 1.0/3

Top Shows by Timeslot
7:00-8:00
1. "NFL Football/MLB Division Series" (FOX) 18.95m
2. "60 Minutes" (CBS) 10.22m
3. "America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC) 8.20m
4. "Football Night in America" (NBC) 5.78m
5. "Everybody Hates Chris"/"All of Us" (CW) 2.38m

8:00-9:00
1. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (ABC) 14.91m
2. "NFL on NBC: Pittsburgh @ San Diego" (NBC) 12.62m
3. "The Amazing Race 10" (CBS) 10.19m
4. "MLB Division Series" (FOX) 7.66m
5. "Girlfriends"/"The Game" (CW) 2.78m

9:00-10:00
1. "Desperate Housewives" (ABC) 20.75m
2. "NFL on NBC: Pittsburgh @ San Diego" (NBC) 13.91m
3. "Cold Case" (CBS) 13.67m
4. "MLB Division Series" (FOX) 5.88m
5. "America's Next Top Model" (R) (CW) 2.65m

10:00-11:00
1. "Without a Trace" (CBS) 15.00m
2. "NFL on NBC: Pittsburgh @ San Diego" (NBC) 13.45m
3. "Brothers & Sisters" (ABC) 13.20m
4. "MLB Division Series" (FOX) 6.09m



Note:
= Oregon blows yet another big game... Not to say Cal isn't any good, just disappointing.

I noticed on my dvr that Chris and the entire sunday lineup on cw got moved to mondays and 7th heaven and runaway are now on sundays.

That goes into effect this week I believe (with the comedies airing tonight, and 7TH HEAVEN/RUNAWAY starting back up on Sunday)... kinda weird to think this is the first time in 7TH HEAVEN'S 11 year history that the show is airing Monday's at 8pm... maybe its a sign that the show needs to exit...

Monday - 10/9
Top Shows by Viewers
1. "CSI: Miami" (CBS) 17.93m
2. "Two and a Half Men" (CBS) 17.12m
3. "Deal or No Deal - Monday" (NBC) 15.22m
4. "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS) 13.71m
5. "Heroes" (NBC) 13.31m
6. "The Class" (CBS) 10.05m
7. "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS) 9.73m
8. "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (NBC) 8.76m
9. "The Bachelor: Rome" (ABC) 7.98m
10. "Wife Swap" (ABC) 7.74m
11. "What About Brian?" (ABC) 7.03m
12. "Prison Break" (R) (FOX) 4.00m
13. "Justice" (R) (FOX) 3.64m
14. "Everybody Hates Chris" (R) (CW) 3.00m
15. "All of Us" (R) (CW) 2.55m
16. "Girlfriends" (R) (CW) 2.47m
17. "The Game" (R) (CW) 2.20m

Top Shows by Total Ratings
1. "CSI: Miami" (CBS) 12.3/20
2. "Two and a Half Men" (CBS) 11.0/16
3. "Deal or No Deal - Monday" (NBC) 9.8/15
4. "Heroes" (NBC) 9.2/13
5. "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS) 9.0/13
6. "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (NBC) 6.8/11
7. "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS) 6.4/10
8. "The Class" (CBS) 6.4/9
9. "Wife Swap" (ABC) 6.1/9
10. "The Bachelor: Rome" (ABC) 5.8/8
11. "What About Brian?" (ABC) 5.1/8
12. "Prison Break" (R) (FOX) 3.3/5
13. "Justice" (R) (FOX) 2.9/4
14. "Everybody Hates Chris" (R) (CW) 2.3/4
15. "Girlfriends" (R) (CW) 2.0/3
16. "All of Us" (R) (CW) 1.9/3
17. "The Game" (R) (CW) 1.8/3

Top Shows by Adult Demo (18-49)
1. "CSI: Miami" (CBS) 5.9/15
2. "Heroes" (NBC) 5.9/14
3. "Two and a Half Men" (CBS) 5.4/13
4. "Deal or No Deal - Monday" (NBC) 4.4/12
5. "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS) 4.3/10
6. "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (NBC) 3.8/9
7. "The Class" (CBS) 3.7/9
8. "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS) 3.6/10
9. "Wife Swap" (ABC) 3.2/9
10. "The Bachelor: Rome" (ABC) 3.1/7
11. "What About Brian?" (ABC) 3.0/8
12. "Prison Break" (R) (FOX) 1.4/4
13. "Everybody Hates Chris" (R) (CW) 1.2/3
14. "Justice" (R) (FOX) 1.2/3
15. "All of Us" (R) (CW) 1.0/3
16. "Girlfriends" (R) (CW) 1.0/3
17. "The Game" (R) (CW) 0.9/2

Top Shows by Timeslot
8:00-9:00
1. "Deal or No Deal - Monday" (NBC) 15.22m
2. "How I Met Your Mother"/"The Class" (CBS) 9.89m
3. "Wife Swap" (ABC) 7.74m
4. "Prison Break" (R) (FOX) 4.00m
5. "Everybody Hates Chris" (R)/"All of Us" (R) (CW) 2.78m

9:00-10:00
1. "Two and a Half Men"/"New Adv. of Old Christine" (CBS) 15.42m
2. "Heroes" (NBC) 13.31m
3. "The Bachelor: Rome" (ABC) 7.98m
4. "Justice" (R) (FOX) 3.64m
5. "Girlfriends" (R)/"The Game" (R) (CW) 2.34m

10:00-11:00
1. "CSI: Miami" (CBS) 17.93m
2. "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (NBC) 8.76m
3. "What About Brian?" (ABC) 7.03m

Here's the list of cancelled shows or ones on "hiatus":
- Happy Hour
- Kidnapped (with eps being burned off on Saturdays)
- Smith

Anyone think Studio 60 will get cancelled? It continues to lose viewers every week... On the flip side of things, Heroes got renewed for the full season.