Saturday, February 18, 2012

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.

Friday, February 17, 2012

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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It is an understatement to say that ALL the NBC comedies are under performing. But something has to be kept for the 2012 fall season, especially from this years freshmen crop. So, we ask you, "Which current freshman comedy should NBC KEEP?"

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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

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

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'

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

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

Monday, February 13, 2012

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

Saturday, February 11, 2012

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

Friday, February 10, 2012

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