Primetime TV Ratings - Season 1
 

Thought just to start a thread on the TV ratings that come in. Now, I had to compile this list based on a page that goes through each network... Just did Monday and Tuesday nights.

Source: http://www.tvtracker.com/daily_ratings.php

For 5/8 (Monday) - TV Shows:
1. "CSI: Miami" (CBS) 13.9/21
2. "Two and a Half Men" (CBS) 10.3/15
3. "Deal or No Deal" (NBC) 9.8/15
4. "24" (FOX) 9.6/14
5. "Medium" (NBC) 8.6/13
6. "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS) 8.0/11
7. "The Apprentice" (NBC) 6.8/10
7. "David Blaine: Drowned Alive" (ABC) 6.8/10
9. "7th Heaven" (Series Finale) (WB) 6.5/10
10. "Prison Break" (FOX) 6.0/9
11. "The King of Queens" (CBS) 5.9/9
12. "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS) 5.5/8

"What About Brian" (Season/Series Finale) (ABC) 4.4/7

Interesting Note: The David Blaine Special grew in audience as it progressed:
8:00 - 5.1/8
8:30 - 5.3/8
9:00 - 7.6/11
9:30 - 9.0/13

Network Ranks - 5/8:
1. CBS 9.6/14
2. NBC 8.4/12
3. FOX 7.8/11
4. ABC 6.0/9
5. WB 5.0/7
6. UPN 2.8/4

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Do they combine the same show at two different slots? For now, I separated them (it's at least interesting to see how much The Unit dropped off in the 10:00 hour).

For 5/9 (Tuesday) - TV Shows:
1. "American Idol" (FOX) 16.9/25
2. "House" (FOX) 15.6/22
3. "NCIS" (CBS) 10.4/16
4. "Law & Order: SVU" (NBC) 10.2/16
5. "The Unit" (9pm) (CBS) 9.1/13
6. "The Unit" (10pm) (CBS) 8.1/13
7. "Scrubs" (NBC) 4.3/6
8. "Gilmore Girls" (WB) 4.3/6
9. "Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America" (ABC) 4.1/6
10. "Most Outrageous TV Moments" (NBC) 3.5/5

Network Ranks - 5/9:
1. FOX 16.2/24
2. CBS 9.2/14
3. NBC 6.0/9
4. ABC 5.0/7
5. WB 3.1/4
6. UPN 2.0/3

Not a shock at all, since it was a 2 hour event that only had (possibly) 9 interesting minutes at the end.

For such an excellent show, Prison Break's ratings blow!

they took that really long break and it ruined it for me
i didnt bother watching anymore when it came back on

House is a absolute ratings beast right now.

Damn, didn't know Prison Break was doing so badly.

Sad that so many people watch CSI Miami.

Source: http://www.tvtracker.com/daily_ratings.php

5/10 (Wednesday) - TV Shows:
1. "American Idol" (FOX) 16.4/23
2. "Lost" (ABC) 10.6/15
3. "CSI: NY" (CBS) 9.9/15
3. "Law & Order" (NBC) 9.9/15
5. "Deal or No Deal" (NBC) 9.5/15
6. "Criminal Minds" (CBS) 9.0/13
7. "Unn1mous" (FOX) 8.1/12
8. "To Catch a Predator" (NBC) 6.8/10
9. "Bones" (FOX) 6.6/10
10. "Invasion" (ABC) 6.4/10
11. "The Amazing Race 9" (CBS) 5.5/9
12. "Alias" (ABC) 4.7/7
13. "America's Next Top Model" (UPN) 4.3/7
14. "Girlfriends" (R) (UPN) 2.2/3
15. "The Bedford Diaries" (WB) 0.9/1

Network Ranks - 5/10
1. FOX 9.4/14
2. NBC 8.7/13
3. CBS 8.1/12
4. ABC 7.2/11
5. UPN 3.3/5
6. WB 0.9/1

damn... and i thought House would totally blow.... the producers of house need to kiss the feet of AI for last year...

...and the producers of Bones need to whoop their asses.

ouch, i wonder what wb wed night show won't be renewed, oh and for those interested, veronica mars did a 1.9 on tue.

Were the ratings better for Amazing Race in the 10pm slot on Tuesdays?

Personally, an 8pm start time on Sundays would be great for Amazing Race.

Source: http://www.tvtracker.com/daily_ratings.php

5/11 (Thursday) - TV Shows:
1. "CSI" (CBS) 18.3/27
2. "Without a Trace" (CBS) 13.8/22
3. "Survivor Panama: Exile Island" (CBS) 10.4/16
4. "ER" (NBC) 9.9/16
5. "Will & Grace" (NBC) 7.6/12*
6. "My Name is Earl" (NBC) 6.8/10*
7. "The Office" (NBC) 6.0/9*
8. "That '70s Show: The Final Goodbye" (FOX) 5.6/8**
9. "American Inventor" (9pm) (ABC) 5.1/7
10. "Primetime Live" (ABC) 5.0/8
11. "That '70s Show" (FOX) 4.4/7
12. "American Inventor" (8pm) (ABC) 4.0/6
13. "Smallville" (Season Finale) (WB) 3.5/5
14. "Everybody Hates Chris" (Season Finale) (UPN) 2.8/5
15. "Smallville" (R) (WB) 2.1/3
16. "Love, Inc." (Series Finale) (UPN) 1.9/3
17. "Eve" (Series Finale) (UPN) 1.8/3
18. "Cuts" (Series Finale) (UPN) 1.7/3

* - Due to the expanded nature of the telecasts, all overnight results for NBC are approximate and individual fast national ratings cannot be determined.
** - Keep in mind that that seven minutes of preview X-Men: The Last Stand was factored into that average.

Number of Viewers (in millions)
1. "CSI" - 26.64m
2. "Without a Trace" - 19.03m
3. "Survivor Panama" - 17.17m
4. "ER" - 13.06m
5. "Will & Grace/My Name is Earl/The Office" - 8.68m
6. "That '70s Show: The Final Goodbye" - 7.58m
7. "American Inventor" (9pm) - 6.97m
8. "Primetime Live" - 6.60m
9. "That '70s Show" - 6.20m
10. "American Inventor" (8pm) - 5.16m

Network Ranks - 5/11
1. CBS 14.2/22
2. NBC 7.8/12
3. FOX 5.3/8
4. ABC 4.7/7
5. WB 2.8/4
6. UPN 2.0/3

Just to note, all these are fast nationals, not final ratings...

5/12 - FRIDAY
TV RATINGS
1. "Deal or No Deal" (NBC) 7.9/15
2. "Numbers" (CBS) 7.8/14
3. "Las Vegas" (Season Finale) (NBC) 6.1/11
4. "Close to Home" (CBS) 6.0/10
5. "20/20" (10pm) (ABC) 5.9/10
6. "Conviction" (NBC) 4.3/7
7. "20/20" (9pm) (ABC) 4.2/7
8. "Keith Barry Extraordinary" (CBS) 3.8/7
9. "America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC) 3.6/7
10. "Legally Blonde 2" - Movie (FOX) 2.9/5
11. "Friday Night Smackdown!" (UPN) 2.2/4
12. "How to Deal" - Movie (WB) 1.0/2

NUMBER OF VIEWERS (in millions)
1. "Deal or No Deal" (NBC) - 12.60m
2. "Numbers" (CBS) - 12.06m
3. "Las Vegas" (Season Finale) (NBC) - 9.63m
4. "Close to Home" (CBS) - 8.99m
5. "20/20" (10pm) (ABC) - 8.63m
6. "20/20" (9pm) (ABC) - 6.13m
7. "Conviction" (NBC) - 6.09m
8. "Keith Barry Extraordinary" (CBS) - 5.89m
9. "America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC) - 5.54m
10. "Legally Blonde 2" - Movie (FOX) - 4.22m
11. "Friday Night Smackdown!" (UPN) - 3.32m
12. "How to Deal" - Movie (WB) - 1.43m

NETWORK RANKS
1. NBC 6.1/11
2. CBS 5.9/11
3. ABC 4.6/8
4. FOX 2.9/5
5. UPN 2.2/4
6. WB 1.0/2

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5/13 - SATURDAY
TV RATINGS
1. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (R) (NBC) 5.6/11
2. "48 Hours Mystery" (CBS) 5.2/10
3. "CSI: NY" (R) (CBS) 5.2/10
4. "NASCAR Racing" (FOX) 4.7/9
5. "CSI: Miami" (R) (CBS) 4.5/9
6. "Dateline" (NBC) 4.5/9
7. "Law & Order: SVU" (R) (NBC) 4.3/8
8. "NBA Playoffs" (ABC) 2.8/5

NUMBER OF VIEWERS (in millions)
1. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (R) (NBC) - 8.21m
2. "CSI: NY" (R) (CBS) - 7.84m
3. "NASCAR Racing" (FOX) - 7.76m
4. "48 Hours Mystery" (CBS) 7.58m
5. "Dateline" (NBC) - 6.51m
6. "CSI: Miami" (R) (CBS) - 6.45m
7. "Law & Order: SVU" (R) (NBC) - 6.16m
8. "NBA Playoffs" (ABC) - 4.15m

NETWORK RANKS
1. CBS 4.9/9
2. NBC 4.8/9
3. FOX 4.7/9
4. ABC 2.8/5

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5/14 - SUNDAY
TV RATINGS
1. "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) 15.3/23
2. "Desperate Housewives" (ABC) 13.9/20
3. "Survivor Panama - Exile Island" (8-10pm) (CBS) 9.4/11
4. "60 Minutes" (CBS) 9.0/16
5. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (9-11pm) (Season Finale) (CBS) 8.8/13
6. "The West Wing" (8pm) (Series Finale) (NBC) 7.6/12
7. "Survivor Reunion Show" (CBS) 7.4/11
8. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (ABC) 6.8/11
9. "America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC) 5.0/9
10. "Malcolm in the Middle" (Series Finale) (FOX) 4.7/7
11. "The Simpsons" (8pm) (FOX) 5.5/9
12. "Family Guy" (FOX) 5.3/8
13. "American Dad" (Season Finale) (FOX) 4.5/6
14. "The West Wing" (7pm) (R) (NBC) 4.4/8
15. "King of Hill" (Season Finale) (FOX) 3.2/6
16. "Charmed" (8pm) (WB) 3.0/5
17. "The Simpsons" (7pm) (R) (FOX) 2.9/6
18. "Reba" (R) (WB) 1.7/3
19. "Charmed" (9pm) (R) (WB) 1.5/2

NUMBER OF VIEWERS (in millions)
1. "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) - 22.27m
2. "Desperate Housewives" (ABC) - 20.83m
3. "Survivor Panama - Exile Island" (8-10pm) (CBS) 16.93m
4. "Survivor Reunion Show" (CBS) 12.32m
5. "60 Minutes" (CBS) - 11.93m
6. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (Season Finale) (9-11pm) (CBS) - 11.81m
7. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (ABC) - 10.96m
8. "The West Wing" (8pm) (Series Finale) (NBC) 9.90m
9. "The Simpsons" (8pm) (FOX) - 8.29m
10. "Family Guy" (FOX) - 8.02m
11. "America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC) - 7.93m
12. "Malcolm in the Middle" (Series Finale) (FOX) - 7.46m
13. "American Dad" (Season Finale) (FOX) - 6.72m
14. "The West Wing" (7pm) (R) (NBC) - 5.93m
15. "King of Hill" (Season Finale) (FOX) - 5.03m
16. "The Simpsons" (7pm) (R) (FOX) - 3.68m
17. "Charmed" (8pm) (WB) - 3.40m
18. "Reba" (R) (WB) - 2.20m
19. "Charmed" (9pm) (R) (WB) 1.54m

NETWORK RANKS
1. ABC 10.2/16
2. CBS 8.9/14
3. NBC 7.4/12
4. FOX 4.4/7
5. WB 2.1/3

I can't believe people still watch Survivor.

Wow. I thought 24 did a lot better than it does. Not that its doing badly but it's getting beat by Deal No Deal.

5/15 - MONDAY
1. "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) 14.2/21
2. "CSI: Miami" (CBS) 10.5/16
3. "Deal or No Deal" (NBC) 9.9/15
4. "24" (FOX) 7.7/11
5. "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS) 7.0/10
6. "Two and a Half Men" (CBS) 6.7/10
7. "Grey's Anatomy" (R) (ABC) 5.9/9
8. "The Apprentice 5" (NBC) 5.6/9
9. "Prison Break" (FOX) 5.5/9
10. "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS) 5.5/8
11. "The King of Queens" (CBS) 5.2/8
12. "All of Us" (UPN) 2.1/3
13. "7th Heaven" (R) (WB) 2.1/3
14. "One on One" (UPN) 2.0/3
15. "Half & Half" (UPN) 1.8/3
16. "Everwood" (WB) 1.6/2

5/16 - TUESDAY
1. "American Idol" (FOX) 16.3/26
2. "House" (FOX) 13.7/21
3. "NCIS" (Season Finale) (CBS) 10.4/17
4. "Law & Order: SVU" (Season Finale) (NBC) 8.8/14
5. "The Unit" (Season Finale) (CBS) 8.4/13
6. "Boston Legal" (Season Finale) (ABC) 6.4/11
7. "Scrubs" (Season Finale) (NBC) 4.1/6
8. "Celebrity Debut" (ABC) 3.2/6
9. "Will & Grace" (R) (NBC) 2.7/4
10. "America's Next Top Model" (R) (UPN) 1.5/2
11. "Gilmore Girls" (R) (WB) 1.2/2
12. "Pepper Dennis" (WB) 1.2/2
13. "Veronica Mars" (R) (UPN) 0.9/1

Viewers (in millions) (partial list):
American Idol - 27.7
House - 22.5
NCIS - 16.1
The Unit (9pm) - 14.0
The Unit (10pm) - 12.8
Boston Legal - 9.0
Scrubs - 6.0

5/17 - WEDNESDAY
1. "American Idol" (FOX) 16.4/24
2. "Law & Order" (Season Finale) (NBC) 9.0/15
3. "Deal or No Deal" (NBC) 8.9/15
4. "Lost" (ABC) 8.7/13
5. "CSI: NY" (CBS) 8.4/14
6. "Dateline NBC: To Catch a Predator" (NBC) 6.2/9
7. "Bones" (Season Finale) (FOX) 6.0/10
8. "The Amazing Race 9" (9:00) (CBS) 5.5/8
9t. "The Amazing Race 9" (8:00) (CBS) 5.3/9
9t. "Invasion" (ABC) 5.3/9
11. "Alias" (ABC) 3.9/6
12. "America's Next Top Model" (Season Finale) (UPN) 3.8/6
13. "Half and Half" (9:00) (R) (UPN) 1.5/2
14. "Final Destination 2 - Movie" (WB) 1.4/2
15. "Half and Half" (9:30) (R) (UPN) 1.3/2

I guess not very many people did what I did and stopped watching American Idol after Chris got voted off.

Well, at least the Amazing Race is being moved to Sunday's where it belongs next season!

It amazes me what gets and doesnt get ratings...Do they ever factor in sports pre-emptions in this? One thing for Vernoica Mars for eaxmple, and I dont think it would have that much of an effect, but still might be some, is the fact that being on UPN, it gets pre-empted for sports. I think in many areas, the home basketball and baseball teams games are played many times on local UPN affiliates, and I wonder how this affects the show's ratings?

5/18 - THURSDAY
1. "CSI" (9:00) (Season Finale) (CBS) 17.3/25
2. "Without a Trace" (Season Finale) (CBS) 13.9/22
3. "Will & Grace" (9:00) (Series Finale) (NBC) 13.4/20
4. "ER" (Season Finale) (NBC) 12.1/19
5t. "CSI" (8:00) (R) (CBS) 10.1/16
5t. "Will & Grace: Retrospective" (8:00) (NBC) 10.1/16
7. "That '70s Show" (8:30) (Series Finale) (FOX) 6.2/10
8. "That '70s Show" (8:00) (?) (FOX) 5.4/9
9. "Primetime Live" (ABC) 4.7/7
10. "American Inventor" (9:00) (Season Finale) (ABC) 4.4/6
11. "The OC" (Season Finale) (FOX) 4.1/6
12. "American Inventor" (8:00) (R) (ABC) 3.7/6
13. "Everybody Hates Chris" (R) (UPN) 2.3/4
14. "Drumline - Movie" (WB) 2.2/3
15t. "Eve" (R) (UPN) 1.4/2
15t. "Love, Inc." (R) (UPN) 1.4/2
17. "Cuts" (R) (UPN) 1.3/2

Number of Viewers (in millions)
1. "CSI" (9:00) (CBS) 25.07m
2. "Without a Trace" (CBS) 19.52m
3. "Will & Grace" (Series Finale) (NBC) 18.08m
4. "ER" (Season Finale) (NBC) 16.73m
5. "CSI" (8:00) (R) (CBS) 13.70m
6. "Will & Grace: Retrospective" (8-9:00) (NBC) 12.64m
7. "That '70s Show" (8:30) (Series Finale) (FOX) 9.84m
8. "That '70s Show" (8:00) (?) (FOX) 8.49m
9. "American Inventor" (9:00) (Season Finale) (ABC) 6.59m
10. "The OC" (Season Finale) (FOX) 6.37m
11. "Primetime Live" (ABC) 5.81m
12. "American Inventor" (R) (ABC) 5.07m
13. "Everybody Hates Chris" (R) (UPN) 2.65m
14. "Drumline - Movie" (WB) 2.53m
15. "Eve" (R) (UPN) 1.67m
16. "Cuts" (R) (UPN) 1.61m
17. "Love, Inc." (R) (UPN) 1.53m

NETWORK RANKS
1. CBS 13.7/21
2. NBC 11.9/18
3. FOX 4.9/8
4. ABC 4.2/7
5. WB 2.2/3
6. UPN 1.6/2

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Anyone who watched That '70s Show, was the series finale 1-hour long or was the 8pm episode a rerun? They had the ratings broken down by the 8pm and 8:30pm showings...

It would be interesting to see how they rank overall (the networks, that is). It looks like FOX may finally have moved into the top 3.

hour long