I know the Patriots-Chargers game wasn't in primetime, but does anyone have the numbers for that?

Fox must be salivating over the Patriot-Giants Super Bowl in 2 weeks in terms of ratings.

Don't have the number of viewers, but according to Yahoo Sports, the AFC Championship Game got a 27.4/48 HH Rating...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

I would imagine a Packers-Patriots Super Bowl would have been a bigger draw than the Patiots-Giants. Possibly Favre's last game... Perfect season for the Patiots. Now we get to watch the completely unexciting Giants agains the Patriots for the second time in 3 weeks. Wee!

If the Patiots were 14-4, this Super Bowl would just be an "ehhh...I'll watch it" type Super Bowl...a "ho-hum" east coast Super Bowl. The only reason I am excited is because the Patiots are 18-0.

If anyone's wondering, I'm in the Midwest. NOT a Packers fan, Bears fan.

You're forgetting one important thing - New York is the largest market in the country, with a large contingent of sports fans.

Plus, a professional NY team (in the 4 major sports) hasn't been in a championship game/series since the Yankees in 2003 so NY fans have waited a few years for a possible championship.

With the fan bases in New England and NY and the Patriots' possible perfect, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Super Bowl surpass 60 million viewers.

Don't get me wrong, this will be one helluva Super Bowl for viewership, but mainly because of the Patriots being 18-0. The Giants are no Yankees. Are you telling me if it was the Jets/Giants it would be a huge Super Bowl too? B-O-R-I-N-G.

All I'm saying is that if the Patriots weren't 18-0, this would be a mediocre Super Bowl for everyone except the people in the Northeast markets.

Edit: What I'm really trying to say is that if there was some way to see what the ratings would be for a Packers/Patriots Super Bowl vs. a Giants/Patriots Super Bowl, I would put my money on a Packers/Patriots Super Bowl.

I'm curious how many DVR's were installed during that same time period. DVR's are still not counted by the Neilsen's, correct?

Monday - 01/21/2008
Top Shows by Viewers
1. “Deal or No Deal” (NBC) 14.13m
2. “Two and a Half Men” (R) (CBS) 11.53m
3. “CSI: Miami” (R) (CBS) 10.38m
4. “American Gladiators” (NBC) 10.08m
5. “Medium” (NBC) 10.07m
6. “Dance Wars: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann” (8-9:30) (ABC) 9.86m
7. “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” (FOX) 8.65m
8. “Rules of Engagement” (R) (CBS) 8.50m
9. “Prison Break” (FOX) 7.81m
10. “The Big Bang Theory” (R) (CBS) 7.75m
11. “How I Met Your Mother” (R) (CBS) 7.13m
12. “October Road” (ABC) 4.95
13. “Notes from the Underbelly” (ABC) 4.68m
14. “Everybody Hates Chris” (R) (CW) 2.32m
15. “The Game” (R) (CW) 1.66m
16. “Aliens in America” (R) (CW) 1.40m
17. “Girlfriends” (R) (CW) 1.37m

8:00-9:00
1. “American Gladiators” (NBC) 10.08m
2. “Dance Wars: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann” (ABC) 10.05m
3. “Prison Break” (FOX) 7.81m
4. “How I Met Your Mother” (R) / “The Big Bang Theory” (R) (CBS) 7.44m
5. “Everybody Hates Chris” (R) / “Aliens in America” (R) (CW) 1.86m

9:00-10:00
1. “Deal or No Deal” (NBC) 14.13m
2. “Two and a Half Men” (R) / “Rules of Engagement” (R) (CBS) 10.02m
3. “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” (FOX) 8.65m
4. “Dance Wars” / “Notes from the Underbelly” (ABC) 7.05m
5. “Girlfriends” (R) / “The Game” (R) (CW)

10:00-11:00
1. “CSI: Miami” (R) (CBS) 10.38m
2. “Medium” (NBC) 10.07m
3. “October Road” (ABC) 4.95

Shows by 18-49 Demo
1. “Deal or No Deal” (NBC) 4.4/10
2. “American Gladiators” (NBC) 4.3/11
3. “Two and a Half Men” (R) (CBS) 4.0/9
4. “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” (FOX) 3.6/8
5. “Medium” (NBC) 3.4/9
6. “CSI: Miami” (R) (CBS) 3.1/8
6. “Prison Break” (FOX) 3.1/8
8. “Rules of Engagement” (R) (CBS) 3.1/7
9. “The Big Bang Theory” (R) (CBS) 2.9/7
10. “Dance Wars: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann” (8-9:30) (ABC) 2.6/6
11. “How I Met Your Mother” (R) (CBS) 2.5/6
12. “October Road” (ABC) 1.9/5
13. “Notes from the Underbelly” (ABC) 1.6/4
14. “Everybody Hates Chris” (R) (CW) 0.9/2
15. “The Game” (R) (CW) 0.7/2
16. “Girlfriends” (R) (CW) 0.6/1
17. “Aliens in America” (R) (CW) 0.5/1

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"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" dropped 14.10% from last week.

Really going out on a limb, considering last year's Super Bowl got over 90 million viewers. ;)

Also, I agree with Numes. While the Giants have the bonus of being in the largest media market, the Packers have a much larger national following and the Favre story would draw a lot of interest.

Deal or no Deal was on. People were opening cases. CASES, I say!

I'm ashamed to admit, but I did watch some of DOND and this time, I kid you not, they were opening garabge cans (the "contestant" worked in the waste disposal industry). Yeah, I saw the irony that the show used garbage cans finally...

Not surprised at all about the ratings drop with Terminator. Considering Prison Break gets over 7M viewers, I think it's hard for it to gain significantly more viewers and being that it's a serial drama. It's probably not going to gain many more viewers as the weeks progress. As long as it keeps doing well in the 18-49 demo, then I think it will finish it's run and possibly get a 2nd season.

Thought it was ~50 million. Didn't know that many people watched.

Those are pretty amazing numbers considering the reruns, etc.

Tuesday – 01/22/2008
Top Shows by Viewers
1. “American Idol” (FOX) 29.05m
2. “House” (R) (FOX) 14.02m
3. “Law & Order: SVU” (NBC) 12.97m
4. “NCIS” (R) (CBS) 12.15m
5. “The Biggest Loser 5” (8-10) (NBC) 8.94m
6. “Boston Legal” (ABC) 8.24m
7. “The Unit” (R) (CBS) 7.91m
8. “48 Hours Mystery” (CBS) 6.93m
9. “According to Jim” (ABC) 6.18m
10. “Carpoolers” (ABC) 4.89m
11. “Just for Laughs” (8-9) (ABC) 4.76m
12. “One Tree Hill” (CW) 3.05m
13. “Reaper” (R) (CW) 1.54m

8:00-9:00
1. “American Idol” (FOX) 29.05m
2. “NCIS” (R) (CBS) 12.15m
3. “The Biggest Loser 5” (NBC) 7.01m
4. “Just for Laughs” (ABC) 4.76m
5. “Reaper” (R) (CW) 1.54m

9:00-10:00
1. “House” (R) (FOX) 14.02m
2. “The Biggest Loser 5” (NBC) 10.87m
3. “The Unit” (R) (CBS) 7.91m
4. “According to Jim” / “Carpoolers” (ABC) 5.54m
5. “One Tree Hill” (CW) 3.05m

10:00-11:00
1. “Law & Order: SVU” (NBC) 12.97m
2. “Boston Legal” (ABC) 8.24m
3. “48 Hours Mystery” (CBS) 6.93m

Shows by 18-49 Demo
1. “American Idol” (FOX) 11.7/29
2. “House” (R) (FOX) 5.0/12
3. “Law & Order: SVU” (NBC) 4.6/13
4. “The Biggest Loser 5” (8-10) (NBC) 3.7/9
5. “Boston Legal” (ABC) 2.2/6
6. “According to Jim” (ABC) 2.2/5
7. “NCIS” (R) (CBS) 2.2/5
8. “48 Hours Mystery” (CBS) 2.0/5
9. “The Unit” (R) (CBS) 1.9/5
10. “Carpoolers” (ABC) 1.7/4
11. “Just for Laughs” (8-9) (ABC) 1.4/4
12. “One Tree Hill” (CW) 1.4/4
13. “Reaper” (R) (CW) 0.6/2

2007

1 Super Bowl XLI CBS 93.18
2 Super Bowl XLI Postgame 1 CBS 81.54

Chris

That's pretty amazing that a House repeat still gets over 14M viewers. I guess alot of viewers missed the selection episode.

Well, it was a 50%+ drop from AI... It would've been around 20m viewers if it were a new episode. Also, it seems to me House usually repeats quite well (IIRC, it usually grew from a rerun of Bones a couple weeks ago) so having a lead-in like that would help.

Wednesday – 01/23/2008
Top Shows by Viewers
1. “American Idol” (FOX) 26.80m
2. “Moment of Truth” (Series Debut) (FOX) 23.23m
3. “Deal or No Deal” (NBC) 13.76m
4. “Criminal Minds” (CBS) 12.88m
5. “CSI: NY” (CBS) 11.67m
6. “Law & Order” (NBC) 10.33m
7. “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” (NBC) 8.27m
8. “Supernanny” (ABC) 7.14m
9. “Wife Swap” (ABC) 5.61m
10. “Cashmere Mafia” (ABC) 5.58m
11. “Power of 10” (CBS) 3.88m
12. “Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants” (CW) 1.46m
13. “Gossip Girl” (R) (CW) 1.15m

8:00-9:00
1. “American Idol” (FOX) 26.80m
2. “Deal or No Deal” (NBC) 13.76m
3. “Wife Swap” (ABC) 5.61m
4. “Power of 10” (CBS) 3.88m
5. “Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants” (CW) 1.46m

9:00-10:00
1. “Moment of Truth” (Series Debut) (FOX) 23.23m
2. “Criminal Minds” (CBS) 12.88m
3. “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” (NBC) 8.27m
4. “Supernanny” (ABC) 7.14m
5. “Gossip Girl” (R) (CW) 1.15m

10:00-11:00
1. “CSI: NY” (CBS) 11.67m
2. “Law & Order” (NBC) 10.33m
3. “Cashmere Mafia” (ABC) 5.58m

Shows by 18-49 Demo
1. “American Idol” (FOX) 10.8/28
2. “Moment of Truth” (Series Debut) (FOX) 10.2/24
3. “Deal or No Deal” (NBC) 3.7/10
4. “CSI: NY” (CBS) 3.3/9
5. “Criminal Minds” (CBS) 3.2/8
6. “Law & Order” (NBC) 3.0/8
7. “Supernanny” (ABC) 2.7/6
8. “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” (NBC) 2.2/5
9. “Cashmere Mafia” (ABC) 2.0/5
10. “Wife Swap” (ABC) 1.9/5
11. “Power of 10” (CBS) 0.9/2
12. “Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants” (CW) 0.7/2
13. “Gossip Girl” (R) (CW) 0.5/1

Holy crap, huge numbers for Moment of Truth. i wonder how much that'll drop next week, though.

Don't buy into those BS numbers for Moment of Truth. Without Idol, that show would be easily under 10M viewers. I noticed that Idol cut off on my DVR at 9:01pm even though it hadn't finished yet, so I assume the extra padding was to help that show.

Here's the breakdown for "Moment of Truth":

8-8:30 -- Viewers: 25.09m, 10.9/26
8:30-9 -- Viewers: 21.38m, 9.5/23

So, people did stick around...





Source for the ratings (trying to remember to do this more):
http://pifeedback.com/eve/forums/a/t...451/m/73410789

Yeah, few shows have been able to retain that high of a percentage of the Idol lead-in. I think it will dwindle over the coming weeks as the novelty fades, but I think that sort of retention indicates the show clearly had a high level of buzz of its own.

Thursday, 01/24/2008
Top Shows by Viewers
1. “CSI” (R) (CBS) 13.28m
2. “Without a Trace” (R) (CBS) 11.74m
3. “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” (8-10) (FOX) 10.32m
4. “Ugly Betty” (ABC) 8.92m
5. “Celebrity Apprentice” (NBC) 8.87m
6. “CSI: NY” (R) (CBS) 8.60m
7. “Grey’s Anatomy” (R) (ABC) 7.22m
8. “Chuck” (10-11) (NBC) 7.02m
9. “Chuck” (8-9) (NBC) 6.88m
10. “Big Shots” (ABC) 4.97m
11. “Smallville” (R) (CW) 2.12m
12. “Supernatural” (R) (CW) 1.84m

8:00-9:00
1. “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” (FOX) 10.47m
2. “Ugly Betty” (ABC) 8.92m
3. “CSI: NY” (R) (CBS) 8.60m
4. “Chuck” (NBC) 6.88m
5. “Smallville” (R) (CW) 2.12m

9:00-10:00
1. “CSI” (R) (CBS) 13.28m
2. “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” (FOX) 10.18m
3. “Celebrity Apprentice” (NBC) 8.87m
4. “Grey’s Anatomy” (R) (ABC) 7.22m
5. “Supernatural” (R) (CW) 1.84m

10:00-11:00
1. “Without a Trace” (R) (CBS) 11.74m
2. “Chuck” (NBC) 7.02m
3. “Big Shots” (ABC) 4.97m

Shows by 18-49 Demo
1. “Celebrity Apprentice” (NBC) 3.7/10
2. “CSI” (R) (CBS) 3.3/9
3. “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” (8-10) (FOX) 3.2/8
4. “Ugly Betty” (ABC) 3.0/8
5. “Chuck” (10-11) (NBC) 2.9/8
6. “Without a Trace” (R) (CBS) 2.8/8
7. “Chuck” (8-9) (NBC) 2.7/7
8. “Grey’s Anatomy” (R) (ABC) 2.5/6
9. “Big Shots” (ABC) 1.8/5
10. “CSI: NY” (R) (CBS) 1.8/5
11. “Smallville” (R) (CW) 0.8/2
12. “Supernatural” (R) (CW) 0.7/2

http://pifeedback.com/eve/forums/a/t...451/m/43210199

Friday, 01/25/2008
Top Shows by Viewers
1. “1 vs. 100” (NBC) 8.80m
2. “Garth Brooks: Live in LA” (Special) (CBS) 8.18m
3. “House” (R) (FOX) 7.63m
4. “Ghost Whisperer” (R) (CBS) 7.11m
5. “Numb3rs” (R) (CBS) 6.81m
6. “Las Vegas” (NBC) 6.68m
7. “20/20” (ABC) 6.06m
8. “Bones” (R) (FOX) 5.41m
9. “Friday Night Lights” (NBC) 5.34m
10. “Friday Night Smackdown!” (8-10) (CW) 4.85m
11. “Grey’s Anatomy” (R) (ABC) 3.87m
12. “Desperate Housewives” (R) (ABC) 3.56m

8:00-9:00
1. “1 vs. 100” (NBC) 8.80m
2. “Ghost Whisperer” (R) (CBS) 7.11m
3. “Bones” (R) (FOX) 5.41m
4. “Friday Night Smackdown!” (CW) 4.51m
5. “Grey’s Anatomy” (R) (ABC) 3.87m

9:00-10:00
1. “Garth Brooks: Live in LA” (Special) (CBS) 8.18m
2. “House” (R) (FOX) 7.63m
3. “Friday Night Lights” (NBC) 5.34m
4. “Friday Night Smackdown!” (CW) 5.20m
5. “Desperate Housewives” (R) (ABC) 3.56m

10:00-11:00
1. “Numb3rs” (R) (CBS) 6.81m
2. “Las Vegas” (NBC) 6.68m
3. “20/20” (ABC) 6.06m

Shows by 18-49 Demo
1. “1 vs. 100” (NBC) 2.4/7
1. “House” (R) (FOX) 2.4/7
3. “Garth Brooks: Live in LA” (Special) (CBS) 2.1/6
3. “Las Vegas” (NBC) 2.1/6
5. “Friday Night Lights” (NBC) 2.0/5
6. “20/20” (ABC) 1.9/6
7. “Ghost Whisperer” (R) (CBS) 1.8/5
8. “Bones” (R) (FOX) 1.6/5
8. “Numb3rs” (R) (CBS) 1.6/5
10. “Friday Night Smackdown!” (8-10) (CW) 1.4/5
11. “Desperate Housewives” (R) (ABC) 1.1/3
12. “Grey’s Anatomy” (R) (ABC) 1.0/3