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

5/19 - FRIDAY
1. "Numb3rs" (Season Finale) (CBS) 8.3/15
2. "Close to Home" (Season Finale) (CBS) 6.7/12
3. "Dr. Phil Special" (CBS) 5.2/10
4. "20/20" (ABC) 5.2/9
5. "Dateline NBC" (NBC) 5.1/10
6. "America's Funniest Home Videos" (Season Finale) (ABC) 4.7/8
7. "Conviction" (10:00) (Series Finale) (NBC) 4.6/8
8. "Conviction" (9:00) (NBC) 3.7/6
9. "X2: X-Men United - Movie" (FOX) 3.1/5
10. "WWE Smackdown!" (UPN) 3.0/5
11. "Bend it Like Beckham - Movie" (WB) 1.7/3

Number of Viewers (in millions)
1. "Numbers" (Season Finale) (CBS) 12.49m
2. "Close to Home" (Season Finale) (CBS) 9.69m
3. "20/20" (ABC) 7.99m
4. "America's Funniest Home Videos" (Season Finale) (ABC) 7.72m
5. "Dateline NBC" (NBC) 7.15m
6. "Dr. Phil Special" (CBS) 7.03m
7. "Conviction" (10:00) (Series Finale) (NBC) 6.69m
8. "Conviction" (9:00) (NBC) 5.12m
9. "X2: X-Men United - Movie" (FOX) 4.73m
10. "WWE Smackdown!" (UPN) 4.46m
11. "Bend it Like Beckham - Movie" (WB) 2.48m

NETWORK RANKS
1. CBS 6.7/12
2. ABC 4.9/9
3. NBC 4.5/8
4. FOX 3.1/5
5. UPN 3.0/5
6. WB 1.7/3

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5/20 - SATURDAY
1. "48 Hours Mystery" (CBS) 4.6/9
2. "Without a Trace" (R) (CBS) 4.6/9
3. "CSI: Miami" (R) (CBS) 3.8/8
4. "America's Most Wanted" (FOX) 3.7/8
5. "10.5 - Miniseries" (NBC) 3.3/7
6. "Cops" (FOX) 3.3/7
7. "Remember the Titans - Movie" (ABC) 2.9/6

NETWORK RANKS
1. CBS 4.3/8
2. FOX 3.5/7
3. NBC 3.3/7
4. ABC 2.9/6

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5/21 - SUNDAY
1. "Desperate Housewives" (Season Finale) (ABC) 16.1/24
2. "Cold Case" (Season Finale) (CBS) 9.6/15
3. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (8:00) (Season Finale) (ABC) 8.6/13
4. "60 Minutes" (CBS) 8.2/14
5. "CSI: Miami" (R) (9-11:00) (CBS) 7.9/12
6. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (7:00) (ABC) 5.7/10
7. "The Simpsons" (8:00) (Season Finale) (FOX) 5.7/9
8. "10.5: Apocalypse - Miniseries, Part 1) (NBC) 5.6/8
9. "Family Guy" (8:30-10:00) (Season Finale) (FOX) 5.5/8
10. "Dateline NBC" (7-9:00) (NBC) 5.3/6
11. "The Simpsons" (7-8:00) (R) (FOX) 3.8/7
12. "Charmed" (8:00) (Series Finale) (WB) 3.7/6
13. "Reba" (R) (WB) 1.8/3
14. "Charmed" (9:00) (R) (WB) 1.7/2

Number of Viewers (in millions)
1. "Desperate Housewives" (Season Finale) (ABC) 23.96m
2. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (8:00) (Season Finale) (ABC) 13.59m
3. "Cold Case" (Season Finale) (CBS) 13.10m
4. "CSI: Miami" (R) (9-11:00) (CBS) 10.98m
5. "60 Minutes" (CBS) 10.67m
6. "10.5: Apocalypse - Miniseries, Part 1) (NBC) 8.33m
7. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (7:00) (ABC) 8.25m
8. "The Simpsons" (8:00) (Season Finale) (FOX) 8.23m
9. "Family Guy" (8:30-10:00) (Season Finale) (FOX) 8.07m
10. "Dateline NBC" (7-9:00) (NBC) 6.85m
11. "The Simpsons" (7-8:00) (R) (FOX) 5.68m
12. "Charmed" (8:00) (Series Finale) (WB) 4.23m
13. "Reba" (R) (WB) 1.89m
14. "Charmed" (9:00) (R) (WB) 1.71m

NETWORK RANKS
1. ABC 11.6/18
2. CBS 8.4/13
3. NBC 5.4/8
4. FOX 5.0/8
5. WB 2.4/4

Viewers (in millions) for the Week of 5/14-5/20
1. "American Idol - Tuesday" (FOX) 28.33m
2. "American Idol - Wednesday" (FOX) 27.67m
3. "CSI" (Season Finale) (9:00) (CBS) 25.40m
4. "Desperate Housewives" (Season Finale) (ABC) 24.23m
5. "Grey's Anatomy" (Season Finale, Monday 9-11pm) (ABC) 22.50m
6. "House" (FOX) 22.38m
7. "Without a Trace" (Season Finale) (CBS) 19.81m
8. "Will & Grace" (Series Finale) (NBC) 18.43m
9. "CSI: Miami" (CBS) 17.50m
10. "ER" (Season Finale) (NBC) 16.56m
11. "NCIS" (CBS) 16.49m
12. "Deal or No Deal - Monday" (NBC) 16.44m
13. "Lost" (ABC) 14.67m
14. "The Unit" (CBS) 14.04m
15. "Deal or No Deal - Wednesday" (NBC) 13.99m
16. "CSI" (R) (8:00) (CBS) 13.72m
17. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (Season Finale) (ABC) 13.70m
18. "Law & Order" (NBC) 13.59
19. "CSI: NY" (CBS) 13.23m
20. "24" (FOX) 13.16m

Ratings - Adults 18-49
1. "American Idol - Tuesday" (FOX) 11.0/30
2. "American Idol - Wednesday" (FOX) 10.7/25
3. "Desperate Housewives" (Season Finale) (ABC) 9.9/23
4. "Grey's Anatomy" (Season Finale, Monday 9-11pm) (ABC) 9.9/22
5. "House" (FOX) 9.0/22
6. "Will & Grace" (Series Finale) (NBC) 8.4/21
7. "CSI" (Season Finale) (CBS) 8.3/20
8. "ER" (Season Finale) (NBC) 7.1/19
9. "Lost" (ABC) 6.4/14
10. "Without a Trace" (Season Finale) (CBS) 6.0/16
11. "CSI: Miami" (CBS) 5.6/14
12. "Will & Grace - Clips Show" (NBC) 5.3/16
13. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (Season FInale) (ABC) 5.3/14
14. "Law & Order: SVU" (NBC) 5.2/13
15. "24" (FOX) 5.2/11
16. "Deal or No Deal - Monday" (NBC) 5.1/12
17. "That '70s Show" (Series Finale) (FOX) 4.7/14
18t. "CSI: NY" (CBS) 4.5/12
18t. "Law & Order" (NBC) 4.5/12
20. "Prison Break" (FOX) 4.5/11

5/22 - MONDAY
1. "CSI: Miami" (Season Finale) (CBS) 13.6/21
2. "Two and Half Men" (Season Finale) (CBS) 10.5/15
3. "Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball" (ABC) 9.9/15
4. "24" (Season Finale) (FOX) 9.0/13
5. "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (Season Finale) (9:00) (CBS) 8.7/12
6. "Deal or No Deal" (NBC) 8.5/13
7. "Medium" (Season Finale) (NBC) 7.9/12
8. "The Apprentice 5" (NBC) 7.1/10
9. "The King of Queens" (Season Finale) (CBS) 5.9/9
10. "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (8:30) (CBS) 5.7/8
11. "Alias" (Series Finale) (9-11:00) (ABC) 5.1/7
12. "Everwood" (WB) 2.7/4
13. "Girlfriends" (R) (UPN) 2.2/3
14. "Half & Half" (R) (UPN) 1.9/3
15. "7th Heaven" (R) (WB) 1.6/2
16. "All of Us" (R) (UPN) 1.6/2
17. "One on One" (R) (UPN) 1.5/2

Number of Viewers (in millions)
1. "CSI: Miami" (Season Finale) (CBS) 19.41m
2. "Two and Half Men" (Season Finale) (CBS) 15.70m
3. "Deal or No Deal" (NBC) 13.99m
4. "24" (Season Finale) (FOX) 13.52m
5. "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (Season Finale) (9:00) (CBS) 13.28m
6. "Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball" (ABC) 11.54m
7. "The Apprentice 5" (NBC) 10.14m
8. "Medium" (Season Finale) (NBC) 9.87m
9. "The King of Queens" (Season Finale) (CBS) 8.40m
10. "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS) 7.53m
11. "Alias" (Series Finale) (9-11:00) (ABC) 6.68m
12. "Everwood" (WB) 3.10m
13. "Girlfriends" (R) (UPN) 2.39m
14. "Half & Half" (R) (UPN) 2.26m
15. "All of Us" (R) (UPN) 1.90m
16. "7th Heaven" (R) (WB) 1.83m
17. "One on One" (R) (UPN) 1.64m

NETWORK RANKS
1. CBS 9.7/14
2. FOX 9.0/13
3. NBC 7.8/12
4. ABC 6.7/10
5. WB 2.2/3
6. UPN 1.8/3

24's Progression Through the Night:
8:00 - 8.2/13
8:30 - 8.5/12
9:00 - 9.4/13
9:30 - 9.8/14

So technically if ranked with the rest:
4. "24" (9-10:00) 9.6/14
7. "24" (8-9:00) 8.4/13

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Ouch for "Alias". Came in with a roar, left in a whimper... Sad.

5/23 - TUESDAY
1. "American Idol" (FOX) 19.2/30
2. "House" (FOX) 16.5/24
3. "41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards" (CBS) 6.8/10
4. "Stephen King's Desperation" (ABC) 5.5/8
5. "10.5: Apocalypse - Miniseries" (NBC) 5.0/8
6. "Most Outrageous Moments" (NBC) 3.6/5
7. "America's Next Top Model" (R) (UPN) 1.9/3
8. "Gilmore Girls" (R) (WB) 1.7/3
9. "Pepper Dennis" (WB) 1.4/2
10. "Veronica Mars" (R) (UPN) 1.1/2

Number of Viewers (in millions)
1. "American Idol" (FOX) 30.63m
2. "House" (FOX) 25.74m
3. "41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards" (CBS) 11.95m
4. "Stephen King's Desperation" (ABC) 7.54m
5. "10.5: Apocalypse - Miniseries" (NBC) 6.49m
6. "Most Outrageous Moments" (NBC) 5.12m
7. "America's Next Top Model" (R) (UPN) 1.96m
8. "Gilmore Girls" (R) (WB) 1.63m
9. "Pepper Dennis" (WB) 1.54m
10. "Veronica Mars" (R) (UPN) 1.24m

NETWORK RANKS (# of viewers)
1. FOX 17.8/27 (28.18m)
2. CBS 6.8/10 (11.95m)
3. ABC 5.5/8 (7.54m)
4. NBC 4.6/7 (6.04m)
5. WB 1.6/2 (1.58m)
6. UPN 1.5/2 (1.60m)

Also: I updated the top 20 viewers for the week of 5/14-5/20 with the final numbers and the ratings for the 18-49 age range. It's post # 27

Having it on a different night and up against the 24 finale pretty much killed it.

Yep. That was absolutely idiotic.

I really don't think it would have done any better on any other night.

Two NBA Playoff Game 7s couldn't have helped matters either.

5/24 - WEDNESDAY
1. "American Idol" (Season Finale) (FOX) 21.5/32
2. "Lost" (Season Finale) (ABC) 11.4/17
3. "Lost Reckoning" (R) (ABC) 6.1/10
4. "CSI: NY" (R) (CBS) 6.1/9
5. "Law & Order" (R) (9-11:00) 5.1/7
6. "Criminal Minds" (R) 5.0/7
7. "Dateline NBC" (R) 4.6/7
8. "Dr. Phil: Escaping Addiction" (R) (CBS) 3.8/6
9. "Daredevil - Movie" (WB) 1.7/3
10. "Hairshow - Movie" (UPN) 1.5/2

Number of Viewers (in millions)
1. "American Idol" (Season Finale) (FOX) 35.36m
2. "Lost" (Season Finale) (ABC) 17.57m
3. "Lost Reckoning" (R) (ABC) 8.39m
4. "CSI: NY" (R) (CBS) 8.26m
5. "Law & Order" (R) (9-11:00) 6.48m
6. "Criminal Minds" (R) 6.29m
7. "Dateline NBC" (R) 6.23m
8. "Dr. Phil: Escaping Addiction" (R) (CBS) 5.32m
9. "Hairshow - Movie" (UPN) 1.73m
10. "Daredevil - Movie" (WB) 1.60m

NETWORK RANKS
1. FOX 21.5/32
2. ABC 9.7/14
3. CBS 5.0/7
4. NBC 4.9/7
5. WB 1.7/3
6. UPN 1.5/2

American Idol's Progression Through the Night (# of viewers):
8:00 - 17.6/28 (27.40m)
8:30 - 20.7/31 (33.02m)
9:00 - 22.6/32 (38.07m)
9:30 - 25.1/35 (42.94m)

If added into ratings above:
1. "American Idol" (9-10:00) (FOX) 23.9/34
2. "American Idol" (8-9:00) (FOX) 19.2/30

A 35 share for the last half-hour of Idol. I'm sad for America.

Reruns, here they come!

5/25 - THURSDAY
1. "CSI" (R) (CBS) 10.2/16
2. "Without a Trace" (R) (CBS) 9.2/15
3. "So You Think You Can Dance" (Season Premiere) (FOX) 7.8/13
4. "Numbers" (R) (CBS) 6.0/10
5. "Primetime Live" (ABC) 5.0/8
6. "ER" (R) (2eps; 9-11:00) (NBC) 4.5/7
7. "My Name is Earl" (R) (NBC) 4.5/7
8. "Will & Grace" (R) (2 eps; 8-9:00) (NBC) 4.4/8
9. "The Office" (R) (NBC) 3.6/6
10. "Movie: Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" (8-10:00) (ABC) 3.4/6
11. "Everybody Hates Chris" (R) (UPN) 2.1/4
12. "Smallville" (R) (WB) 1.8/3
13. "Supernatural" (R) (WB) 1.5/2
14. "Eve" (R) (UPN) 1.3/2
15. "Love, Inc." (R) (UPN) 1.3/2
16. "Cuts" (R) (UPN) 1.2/2

NETWORK RANKS
1. CBS 8.4/14
2. FOX 7.8/13
3. NBC 4.3/7
4. ABC 4.0/7
5. WB 1.7/3
6. UPN 1.5/2

FINAL RATINGS - 2005/06 TRADITIONAL SEASON
1. CBS 8.2/13
2. ABC 6.9/11
3. NBC 6.4/10
4. FOX 6.2/10
5. WB 2.1/3
6. UPN 2.1/3

VIEWERS - 2005/06 TRADITIONAL SEASON
1. CBS 12.60m
2. ABC 10.80m
3. FOX 10.10m
4. NBC 9.72m
5. WB 3.12m
6. UPN 3.11m

Note: Friday, Saturday, Sunday N/A at this time... Also, unless otherwise noted (with a (N)), all shows should be considered repeats from now on.

5/29 - MONDAY
1. "Deal or No Deal" (NBC) 8.9/15
2. "CSI: Miami" (CBS) 8.3/14
3. "Two and a Half Men" (CBS) 7.7/12
4. "The Apprentice 5" (N) (NBC) 6.7/10
5. "NBA Playoffs - Detroit vs. Miami" (8:15-11) (ABC) 6.4/10
6. "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS) 6.3/10
7. "Medium" (NBC) 5.2/8
8. "The King of Queens" (CBS) 4.7/8
9. "Movie: 2 Fast 2 Furious" (FOX) 3.8/6
10. "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS) 3.7/6
11. "Everwood" (WB) 2.6/4
12. "Girlfriends" (UPN) 1.7/3
13t. "7th Heaven" (WB) 1.6/3
13t. "Half and Half" (UPN) 1.6/2
15. "All of Us" (UPN) 1.5/2
16. "One on One" (UPN) 1.4/2

NETWORK RANKS
NBC 6.9/11
CBS 6.5/10
ABC 6.4/10
FOX 3.8/6
WB 2.1/6
UPN 1.5/2

5/30 - TUESDAY
1. "NCIS" (CBS) 7.6/12
2. "48 Hours Mystery" (N) (CBS) 7.2/11
3. "Last Comic Standing 4" (N) (NBC) 6.5/10
4. "Law & Order: SVU" (NBC) 6.5/10
5. "The Unit" (CBS) 6.0/9
6. "According to Jim" (ABC) 3.9/6
7. "According to Jim" (ABC) 3.8/6
8. "Less Than Perfect" (N) (ABC) 3.7/6
9. "Movie: Shanghai Knights" (FOX) 3.5/5
10. "Rodney" (N) (ABC) 3.3/5
11. "America's Next Top Model" (UPN) 2.0/3
12. "Gilmore Girls" (WB) 1.9/3
13. "Pepper Dennis" (N) (WB) 1.6/2
14. "Veronical Mars" (UPN) 1.2/2

NETWORK RANKS
CBS 6.9/11
NBC 6.5/10
ABC 3.7/6
FOX 3.5/5
WB 1.7/3
UPN 1.6/2

5/31 - WEDNESDAY
1. "Criminal Minds" (CBS) 7.9/11
2. "CSI: NY" (CBS) 7.1/11
3. "Deal or No Deal" (NBC) 7.1/11
4. "So You Think You Can Dance" (N) (FOX) 6.8/10
5. "Dateline NBC" (N) (NBC) 6.7/11
6. "Law & Order" (NBC) 6.7/11
7. "Gameshow Marathon" (N) (CBS) 6.1/10
8. "Bones" (FOX) 4.3/7
9. "Commander in Chief" (N) (ABC) 4.3/7
10. "George Lopez" (ABC) 3.2/6
11. "Freddie" (N) (ABC) 2.9/5
12. "Lost" (ABC) 2.7/4
13. "Blue Collar TV" (N) (WB) 1.9/3
14. "Movie: My Baby's Daddy" (UPN) 1.8/3
15. "One Tree Hill" (WB) 0.9/1

Number of Viewers (in millions)
1. "Deal or No Deal" (NBC) 10.21m
2. "Criminal Minds" (CBS) 9.95m
3. "CSI: NY" (CBS) 9.75m
4. "So You Think You Can Dance" (N) (FOX) 8.62m
5. "Gameshow Marathon" (N) (CBS) 8.37m
6. "Law & Order" (NBC) 8.27m
7. "Dateline NBC" (N) (NBC) 8.20m
8. "Bones" (FOX) 5.44m
9. "Commander in Chief" (N) (ABC) 5.37m
10. "Freddie" (N) (ABC) 4.00m
11. "George Lopez" (ABC) 3.98m
12. "Lost" (ABC) 3.79m
13. "Blue Collar TV" (N) (WB) 2.73m
14. "Movie: My Baby's Daddy" (UPN) 1.98m
15. "One Tree Hill" (WB) 1.22m

NETWORK RANKS
1. CBS 6.9/11
2. NBC 6.8/11
3. FOX 5.6/9
4. ABC 3.4/5
5. UPN 1.8/3
6. WB 1.4/2


Top 20 Rated Programs - Week of 5/22
1. "American Idol - Wednesday" (Season Finale) (FOX) 36.38m
2. "American Idol - Tuesday" (FOX) 31.78m
3. "House" (Season Finale) (FOX) 25.47m
4. "CSI: Miami" (Season Finale) (CBS) 19.96m
5. "Lost" (Season Finale) (ABC) 17.84m
6. "Two and a Half Men" (Season Finale) (CBS) 15.51m
7. "Deal or No Deal - Monday" (NBC) 14.21m
8. "24" (Season Finale) (FOX) 13.75m
9. "CSI" (R) (CBS) 13.28m
10. "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (Season Finale) (CBS) 13.06m
11. "ACM Awards" (CBS) 12.02m
12. "Without a Trace" (R) (CBS) 11.83m
13. "Oprah Winfrey Presents The Legends Ball" (ABC) 11.59m
14. "So You Think You Can Dance" (Season Premiere) (FOX) 10.70m
15. "Medium" (NBC) 10.04m
16. "The Apprentice 5" (NBC) 9.96m
17. "The King of Queens" (Season Finale) (CBS) 8.39m
18. "Lost - Clips Show" (R) (ABC) 8.38m
19. "CSI: NY" (R) (CBS) 8.35m
20. "Numbers" (R) (CBS) 8.25m

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

6/01 - Thursday
1. "CSI" (CBS) 10.2/16
2. "Without a Trace" (CBS) 9.1/15
3. "So You Think You Can Dance" (N) (9-10) (FOX) 7.1/11
4. "The Scripps National Spelling Bee" (N) (ABC) 6.5/10
5. "Gameshow Marathon" (N) (CBS) 5.8/10
6. "Primetime Live" (N) (ABC) 5.8/10
7. "So You Think You Can Dance" (8-9) (FOX) 4.5/8*
8. "ER" (NBC) 4.3/7
9. "The Office" (8-10) (NBC) 3.7/6
10. "Everybody Hates Chris" (UPN) 2.2/4
11. "Smallville" (WB) 1.8/3
12. "Supernatural" (WB) 1.5/2
13. "Love, Inc." (UPN) 1.5/2
14. "Eve" (UPN) 1.3/2
15. "Cuts" (UPN) 1.2/2

Number of Viewers (in millions)
1. "CSI" (CBS) 13.09m
2. "Without a Trace" (CBS) 11.98m
3. "So You Think You Can Dance" (N) (FOX) 9.84m
4. "Gameshow Marathon" (N) (CBS) 8.44m
5. "The Scripps National Spelling Bee" (N) (ABC) 8.02m
6. "So You Think You Can Dance" (8-9) (FOX) 5.97m*
7. "ER" (NBC) 5.35m
8. "The Office" (8-10) (NBC) 4.81m
9. "Everybody Hates Chris" (UPN) 2.69m
10. "Smallville" (WB) 2.24m
11. "Supernatural" (WB) 2.08m
12. "Love, Inc." (UPN) 1.62m
13. "Eve" (UPN) 1.46m
14. "Cuts" (UPN) 1.23m

"Primetime Live" (N) (ABC) N/A

* - Rerun of last week's episode.

[b]NETWORK RANKS[b]
1. CBS 8.4/14
2. ABC 6.4/10
3. FOX 5.8/9
4. NBC 3.9/6
5. WB 1.7/3
6. UPN 1.6/3

Also of note:
- Rescue Me (Season Premiere) (FX) 3.21m (+10% from the season 2 premiere; +15% from its season two average)

- Ghost Hunters (Season Finale) (SciFi) 1.90m

- The Today Show (Couric's last show) (7-9am) 8.40m
- 8.10m @ 7:00AM
- 8.80m @ 8:00AM (fourth most watched Today Show since at least '87)
- 7.76m @ 9:00AM (aka The Today Show II) (set a record)