Ratings Review: VEGAS

I had this series pegged as the sleeper hit of the 2012-13 season. It started out with good ratings, but never became the hit it could have been. Perhaps retro series just don't work anymore. Maybe it was just too far retro? In my opinion, it was a great series. It had the weekly case that was tied up at the end of the episode, but a continuing story line to tie all the characters together. The cast was solid. From the leads to the semi-regulars.

It had one last chance for its final five episodes, when it was moved to Fridays at 9 p.m. To get a renewal it had to give ratings equal or better than BLUE BLOODS. Be that series that can complete the night. It didn't happen.

Being a new series on CBS, you have to deliver big ratings. There are too many good series, getting great ratings, for an "average" newcomer to try and make it. CBS kept just one new series from this past season and VEGAS was not it.

With the season split into to different nights, VEGAS' Tuesday average was 10.13 million viewers and a  1.6 rating in Adults 18-49. On Fridays, the ratings were smaller. Just 7.39 million viewers and a 0.9 demo rating average.

VEGAS (Tuesdays at 10 p.m., on CBS)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
09/25/12	14.85	2.5
10/02/12	12.11	2.0	-18%
10/09/12	11.78	2.0	-3%
10/16/12	Preempted
10/23/12	10.80	1.6
10/30/12	10.75	1.7	0%
11/06/12	Preempted
11/13/12	10.41	1.6
11/20/12	10.12	1.8	-3%
11/27/12	9.35	1.6	-8%
12/04/12	Preempted
12/11/12	10.33	1.5
12/18/12	9.82	1.6	-5%
12/25/12	5.98	1.1	-39%	R
01/01/13	5.98	0.9	0%	R
01/08/13	10.92	1.6	83%
01/15/13	11.27	1.6	3%
01/22/13	6.94	1.0	-38%	R
01/29/13	11.23	1.9	62%
02/05/13	10.25	1.5	-8%
02/12/13	Preempted
02/19/13	9.52	1.5

* - in millions

VEGAS (Tuesdays at 10 p.m., on CBS)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
04/05/13	7.67	0.9
04/12/13	7.20	0.8	-6%
04/19/13	Preempted
04/26/13	7.50	1.0
05/03/13	7.38	0.9	-2%
05/10/13	7.20	0.9	-2%

* - in millions