Ratings: Broadcast Overnights for Feb 17, 2012

CBS:
8:00pm - UNDERCOVER BOSS - 10.73 million viewers, 2.4 rating/8 share Demo.
9:00pm - A GIFTED MAN - 9.51 million viewers, 1.5/ 4 demo.
10:00pm - BLUE BLOODS - 10.63 million viewers, 1.6/ 5 demo.

ABC:
8:00pm - SHARK TANK - 5.66 million viewers, 1.5/5 demo.
9:00pm - 20/20 - 7.86 million viewers, 2.0/ 6 demo

NBC:
8:00pm - 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards  - 2.96 million viewers, 0.8/ 2 demo.
10:00pm - DATELINE - 3.43 million viewers, 0.9/ 3 demo.

FOX:
8:00pm - KITCHEN NIGHTMARES -3.11 million viewers, 1.3/ 4 demo.
9:00pm - FRINGE -2.99 million viewers, 1.1/ 3 demo

CW:
8:00pm - NIKITA - 1.60 million viewers, 0.6/ 2 demo.
9:00pm - SUPERNATURAL - 1.68 million viewers, 0.7/ 2 demo.

Ratings: Broadcast Finals for Feb 16, 2012

Highlights:

• AMERICAN IDOL and BIG BANG THEORY grabbing tops in the demo rating.
• THE MENTALIST nearly doubling the next closest program, at 10pm.

Low-Lights:

• GRIMM, even for a repeat, 1.85 million viewers for a major network is just horrible.
• THE OFFICE at under 5 million viewers and a 2.3 demo rating... It is time to close the Scranton branch in May.

Time	Net	Program	Viewers	Demo
8:00	ABC	Wipeout	5.120	1.5
9:00	ABC	Grey's Anatomy	8.310	3.2
10:00	ABC	Private Practice	7.080	2.6
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory	15.650	5.1
8:30	CBS	ROB!	10.650	3.2
9:00	CBS	Person of Interest	13.160	2.8
10:00	CBS	The Mentalist	13.550	2.7
8:00	CW	The Vampire Diaries	2.900	1.4
9:00	CW	The Secret Circle	1.710	0.7
8:00	FOX	American Idol	16.710	5.1
8:00	NBC	30 Rock	3.590	1.5
8:30	NBC	Parks and Rec	3.450	1.7
9:00	NBC	The Office	4.380	2.3
9:30	NBC	Up All Night	2.980	1.5
10:00	NBC	Grimm [R]	1.850	0.6

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Ratings: Broadcast Finals for Feb 15, 2012

Highlights:

• AMERICAN IDOL dominated the night with nearly 19 million viewers
• MODERN FAMILY for tops in comedy

Low-Lights:

• As usual, NBC. But, ROCK CENTER take the prize with under 3 million viewers and a sub-1 in the demo.
• REMODELED, already horrible in the ratings, hits a series low with numbers ION would be ashamed of.

Time	Net	Program	Viewers	Demo
8:00	ABC	The Middle	8.040	2.4
8:30	ABC	Subergatory	6.920	2.4
9:00	ABC	Modern Family	11.230	4.7
9:30	ABC	Happy Endings	5.440	2.4
10:00	ABC	Revenge	7.690	2.4
8:00	CBS	Survivor: One World	10.790	3.1
9:00	CBS	Criminal Minds	12.190	3.1
10:00	CBS	CSI	11.090	2.6
8:00	CW	One Tree Hill	1.400	0.8
9:00	CW	Remodled	0.460	0.2
8:00	FOX	American Idol	18.890	6.1
8:00	NBC	Whitney	4.480	1.7
8:30	NBC	Are You There Chelsea?	3.420	1.4
9:00	NBC	Rock Center w/ Brian Williams	2.990	0.7
10:00	NBC	Law & Order: SVU	5.900	1.7

Ratings: Broadcast Finals for Feb 14, 2012

Highlights:

• CBS Dominates the night as only network to attract over 8 million viewers to a program, let alone all three hours.

Low-Lights:

• COUGAR TOWN losing 20% of the demo and just 36% of the viewers from an already low LAST MAN STANDING.
• THE RIVER for doing a little worse than COUGAR TOWN, despite the higher hut level hour.
• BODY OF PROOF for continuing the trend for ABC Tuesday night.

Time	Net	Program	Viewers	Demo
8:00	ABC	Last Man Standing	7.640	2.2
8:30	ABC	Cougar Town	4.880	1.8
9:00	ABC	The River	4.960	1.7
10:00	ABC	Body of Proof	6.260	1.2
8:00	CBS	NCIS	19.590	3.9
9:00	CBS	NCIS: LA	16.150	3.2
10:00	CBS	Unforgettable	11.030	2.3
8:00	CW	Hart of Dixie [R]	0.730	0.2
9:00	CW	Ringer	1.100	0.4
8:00	FOX	Glee	6.990	2.8
9:00	FOX	New Girl	6.470	3.1
9:30	FOX	Raising Hope	4.580	2.1
8:00	NBC	Biggest Loser	5.860	2.1
10:00	NBC	Parenthood	4.480	1.6

Ratings Archives: June to Mid-September, 1993

Remember when CBS placed Connie Chung next to Dan Rather at the CBS NEWS anchor desk? No? well it happened during the summer of 1993. Initially, ratings were up and it was the #2 national newscast. But by the middle of the summer, CBS was back in 3rd place.

A few of the original summer series for 1993 were ROUTE 66 (NBC), featuring Dan Cortese. EYE TO EYE with CONNIE CHUNG also premiered this summer, to average numbers. FAMILY DOG (CBS), JOHNY BAGO (CBS), DANGER THEATER (FOX), SOUTH BEACH (NBC), BIG WAVE DAVE'S (CBS), NED BLESSING (CBS), THE BUILDING (CBS), THE BOYS (CBS), plus a few others.

How have times Changed? A great example is the ABC airing of the theatrical movie POLICE ACADEMY 6. The movie scored over 22 million viewers and ranked 7th for the first week of the summer. This was a horrible movie and the worst of the franchise.

Also included in this archive are those nominated for Emmy Awards, that would be presented in September of 1993. HBO's THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW got 8 nominations, a rare feat for cable, back in the day.

Nielsen Broadcast ratings charts for May 31, 1993 to September 19, 1993

Ratings: Broadcast Finals for Feb 13, 2012

Highlights:

• THE VOICE continues to challenge AMERICAN IDOL for top talent search program
• CBS Comedies take a hit, but are still hits.

Low-Lights:

• HOUSE struggles to now draw 7 million viewers.
• ALCATRAZ is a One and Done series.
• GOSSIP GIRL may be the weakest show on the CW, outside of REMODELED.

Time	Net	Program	Viewers	Demo
8:00	ABC	The Bachelor	8.090	2.5
10:00	ABC	Castle	8.860	2.0
8:00	CBS	How I Met Your Mother	9.010	3.4
8:30	CBS	2 Broke Girls	10.480	3.8
9:00	CBS	Two and a Half Men	12.450	3.9
9:30	CBS	Mike & Molly	10.910	3.4
10:00	CBS	Hawaii Five-O	9.700	2.7
8:00	CW	Gossip Girl	1.130	0.5
9:00	CW	Hart of Dixie	1.640	0.6
8:00	FOX	House	7.160	2.4
9:00	FOX	Alcatraz	6.240	1.9
8:00	NBC	The Voice	16.280	6.0
10:00	NBC	Smash	8.060	2.8

Complete Nielsen Ratings for Week of 02/06/2012

If its got music, its on top of the Nielsen ratings chart!

The top 4 demo spots were Dominated, with a capital D, by music programs, lead by the 54th GRAMMY AWARDS. Second was THE VOICE, then followed by the two editions of AMERICAN IDOL.

SMASH also did well, ranking in the top 20 in both categories.

Beyond those programs, CBS took over the rankings. It earned 11 of the top 20 in the demo ratings and 15 of the 20 programs, in total viewers.

Click for full week's ratings and rankings (02/06/2012).

Network Weekly Averages for Week of February 6, 2012:

Network	Viewers	18-49*
CBS	15.36 M	4.2/11
FOX	6.97 M	2.5/7
ABC	6.52 M	2.1/6
NBC	6.39 M	2.1/6
CW	1.55 M	0.7/2

* - Rating/Share'

Ratings: Broadcast Finals for Feb 12, 2012

Highlights:

• The GRAMMYS post huge numbers on the back of Houston's death.
• ONCE UPON A TIME holds strong against GRAMMY AWARDS

Low-Lights:

• The last Flight of PAN AM should be very soon. only a 40% of the audience stays after HOUSEWIVES?

Time	Net	Program	Viewers	Demo
7:00	ABC	AFV	7.800	2.0
8:00	ABC	Once Upon A Time	8.650	3.0
9:00	ABC	Desperate Housewives	6.400	1.8
10:00	ABC	Pan Am	2.570	0.7
7:00	CBS	60 Minutes Presents	14.250	2.8
8:00	CBS	54th Grammy Awards	39.910	14.1
7:00	FOX	Bob's Burgers [R]	1.870	0.7
7:30	FOX	The Cleveland Show	2.720	1.2
8:00	FOX	The Simpsons	4.260	2.0
8:30	FOX	Napoleon Dynamite	3.810	1.8
9:00	FOX	Family Guy	5.030	2.5
9:30	FOX	American Dad	3.590	1.8
7:00	NBC	Dateline NBC	6.790	1.6
9:00	NBC	Fear Factor	3.730	1.5

Ratings: Broadcast Finals for Feb 10, 2012

Highlights:

• SHARK TANK with good demos, despite low viewership.
• BLUE BLOODS with good numbers on all fronts.
• With exception of the CW, only three of the 11 hours by the Big 4 networks pull below a 1.4 demo rating. Not bad for a Friday Night in 2012.

Low-Lights:

• The CW still has not figured out how to program a network. 
• FRINGE better start working on the Series Finale episode.

Time	Net	Program	Viewers	Demo
8:00	ABC	Shark Tank	5.890	1.8
9:00	ABC	Primetime: WWYD?	4.630	1.5
10:00	ABC	20/20	5.160	1.4
8:00	CBS	A Gifted Man	8.780	1.3
9:00	CBS	CSI: NY	10.440	1.7
10:00	CBS	Blue Bloods	11.820	1.8
8:00	CW	Nakita	1.450	0.5
9:00	CW	Supernatural	1.880	0.8
8:00	FOX	Kitchen Nightmares	3.560	1.5
8:30	FOX	Fringe	3.050	1.1
8:00	NBC	Who Do You Think You Are	5.590	1.3
9:00	NBC	Grimm	5.300	1.6
10:00	NBC	Dateline	5.190	1.5

Live + 7 Ratings: Top 7s for Jan. 23 - 29

Top 7 in Total Viewers:

1. 22.57 million - AMERICAN IDOL (Wed)
2. 19.98 million - AMERICAN IDOL (Thur)
3. 19.28 million - THE BIG BANG THEORY
4. 17.45 million - CSI
5. 16.97 million - CRIMINAL MINDS
6. 14.10 million - UNDERCOVER BOSS
7. 13.47 million - ONCE UPON A TIME

Top 7 in 18-49 Dempgraphic:

1. 7.7 rating - AMERICAN IDOL (Wed)
2. 7.1 rating - THE BIG BANG THEORY
3. 6.6 rating - AMERICAN IDOL (Thur)
4. 5.0 rating - CRIMINAL MINDS
5. 4.7 rating - ONCE UPON A TIME
6. 4.5 rating - CSI
7. 4.5 rating - ALCATRAZ

Ratings: Broadcast Finals for Feb 9, 2012

Highlights:

• AMERICAN IDOL posts top numbers for the night.
• Aging GREY'S ANATOMY post strong numbers.
• THE MENTALIST starting to rebound behind POI's surge in the ratings.

Low-Lights:

• ROB! only holds 66% of Viewers and 58% of demo rating.
• PRIVATE PRACTICE only holds 63% of viewers, 55% of demo.
• THE FINDER holds just 34% of viewers, 38% of the demo.

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	Demo
8:00	ABC	Wipeout	5.220	1.5
9:00	ABC	Grey's Anatomy	10.270	4.0
10:00	ABC	Private Practice	6.520	2.2
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory	16.210	5.6
8:30	CBS	ROB!	10.740	3.3
9:00	CBS	Person of Interest	15.140	3.3
10:00	CBS	The Mentalist	14.680	3.0
8:00	CW	The Vampire Diaries	3.080	1.3
9:00	CW	The Secret Circle	1.820	0.8
8:00	FOX	American Idol	18.130	5.8
9:00	FOX	The Finder	6.220	2.2
8:00	NBC	30 Rock	3.880	1.6
9:00	NBC	The Office	5.190	2.5
9:30	NBC	Up All Night	3.650	1.7
10:00	NBC	The Voice [R]	3.540	1.5

Ratings: Broadcast Finals for Feb 8, 2012

Highlights:

• AMERICAN IDOL flexes its muscle at THE VOICE and draws top viewers of the wee.
• CRIMINAL MINDS still does well with very poor lead in support.

Low-Lights:

• PERSON TO PERSON was a complete bust for CBS. About the only show that can make the NBC comedies look good.
• WHITNEY and CHELSEA still look really bad, under 4million viewers for the hour.

Time	Net	Program	Viewers	Demo
8:00	ABC	The Middle	8.440	2.6
8:30	ABC	Subergatory	7.270	2.6
9:00	ABC	Modern Family	12.900	5.5
9:30	ABC	Happy Endings	6.700	2.9
10:00	ABC	Revenge	7.700	2.5
8:00	CBS	Person to Person	5.900	1.0
9:00	CBS	Criminal Minds	13.310	3.3
10:00	CBS	CSI	10.880	2.5
8:00	CW	One Tree Hill	1.350	0.7
9:00	CW	Remodled	0.620	0.3
8:00	FOX	American Idol	19.320	6.1
9:00	FOX	Mobbed	8.470	3.0
8:00	NBC	Whitney	4.060	1.5
8:30	NBC	Are You there, Chelsea?	3.630	1.5
9:00	NBC	Rock Center	5.100	1.1
10:00	NBC	Law and Order: SVU	6.550	2.0