Complete Nielsen Ratings: Week of 04/23/12
How low can the CW go? How about 630,000 viewers for the premiere of its new drama THE LA COMPLEX. The Canadian import was the worst premiere of the season, and that includes the 3 episode run of H8R. The CW is no better of by running repeats of its shows than airing THE LA COMPLEX.As the networks entered the May sweeps, CBS was again the top network in total viewers, while FOX was top dog in the 18-49 demo ratings. CBS had three days of repeats, while FOX was in full originals mode.
NBC placed only three programs in the top 30 in viewers. Both editions of THE VOICE and HARRY'S LAW. on the opposite end, CBS placed 17 programs on the viewers chart. ABC posted 7 shows, while FOX managed to tie NBC with 3 of its own on the chart.
#1s for the Week:
- #1 Reality - DANCING WITH THE STARS (Mon)
- #1 Drama - PERSON OF INTEREST
- #1 Comedy -THE BIG BANG THEORY
- Biggest lead in gain - DANCING WITH THE STARS (197%) from COUGAR TOWN
- Biggest lead in loss - TOUCH (-57%) from AMERICAN IDOL
Click for full week's ratings and rankings (04/23/2012).Network Weekly Averages for Week of April 23, 2012:
Network
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Viewers
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18-49*
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CBS
|
8.44 M
|
1.7/5
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ABC
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8.04 M
|
2.0/6
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FOX
|
7.31 M
|
2.3/7
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NBC
|
5.19 M
|
1.6/5
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CW
|
1.21 M
|
0.5/2
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