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[cory]

I couldn't find anything in search, and I've been really interested in TV numbers lately.

A Quick Explanation:
A rating is the percent of all potential viewers(In this case all potential viewers from ages 18-49),
and a share is the percent of all viewers watching TV at that time (Again, in this case 18-49).
Advertisers prefer the 18-49 bracket, so these are usually the most important numbers in determining a show's success

Last Night's Ratings (TV By the Numbers):

Adults 18-49 Rating/Share (Total Viewers in Millions)

FOX: 8.0/20(20.041)
ABC: 3.3/8(10.534)
NBC: 2.2/5(6.887)
CBS: 1.6/4(9.135)

7:00
FOX NFL Overrun---------------------------------11.2/30(31.335)
ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos----------1.6/4(6.296)
CBS 60 Minutes-----------------------------------1.5/4(9.655)
NBC Dateline NBC--------------------------------1.0/3(4.856)
7:30
FOX NFL Overrun---------------------------------12.3/31(34.722)
ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos----------2.0/5 (7.556)
CBS 60 Minutes-----------------------------------1.4/4 (10.112)
NBC Dateline NBC--------------------------------1.0/3 (4.755)
8:00
FOX The Simpsons-------------------------------8.8/22(21.007)
ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Edition--------2.9/7 (9.929)
NBC Dateline NBC-------------------------------1.8/4 (7.610)
CBS NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat)---------------1.0/2 (6.837)
8:30
FOX The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special-6.3/15(13.462)
ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Edition--------3.5/9 (11.290)
NBC Dateline NBC-------------------------------2.0/5 (8.105)
CBS NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat)---------------1.1/3 (7.149)
9:00
FOX The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special-5.4/12(11.171)
ABC Desperate Housewives--------------------4.7/11(14.110)
NBC Chuck (season premiere)-----------------3.0/7 (7.898)
CBS Cold Case----------------------------------1.8/4 (10.143)
9:30
ABC Desperate Housewives--------------------4.6/11(13.904)
FOX The Cleveland Show-----------------------4.2/10(8.549)
NBC Chuck (season premiere)-----------------3.0/7 (7.491)
CBS Cold Case----------------------------------2.0/5 (10.330)
10:00
ABC Brothers & Sisters-------------------------3.8/9(11.052)
NBC Chuck (season premiere)-----------------2.9/7(7.266)
CBS Criminal Minds (repeat)-------------------2.0/5(9.277)
10:30
ABC Brothers & Sisters-------------------------3.3/9 (10.135)
NBC Chuck (season premiere)-----------------2.9/8 (7.112)
CBS Criminal Minds (repeat)-------------------2.2/6 (9.579)

Crazy Numbers for the Simpsons, and a great start for Chuck's return.

 

[gdt]

....I don't like this. It feels icky.

All the ratings get talked about in their own show's threads.

 

[cory]

There's a weekend Box Office thread every week, why not something for TV in general?

 

[ivysaur12]

There's a weekend Box Office thread every week, why not something for TV in general?

Cause then everyone sees our favorite shows get canceled.

 

[Ultimo hombre]

CBS has had such shitty lineups for such a long time now. How do they keep that going?

 

[cory]

CBS has had such shitty lineups for such a long time now. How do they keep that going?

Most of their shows are built for syndication, i.e. easier to get into a random episode compared to the other networks.

 

[cory]

Will be updated with full numbers soon.

Last Night's ratings (M 1/11/10)

Key: Adults 18-49 Rating/Share (Total Viewers in Millions)

CBS: 4.2/11(13.1)
FOX: 3.7/9(10.0)
ABC: 3.3/9(10.1)
NBC: 2.1/5(5.6)
CW: 0.4/1(.98)

8:00
FOX House------------------------------------4.3/11(11.6)
CBS How I Met Your Mother-----------------3.9/10(9.8)
ABC The Bachelor: On The Wings of Love-3.2/8(9.8)
NBC Chuck------------------------------------2.5/7(7.3)
CW One Tree Hill (R)-------------------------0.5/1(1.4)
8:30
FOX House------------------------------------4.9/12(12.8)
ABC The Bachelor: On The Wings of Love-3.4/9(9.9)
CBS Accidentally on Purpose----------------3.2/8 (8.5)
NBC Chuck------------------------------------2.7/7(7.3)
CW One Tree Hill (R)-------------------------0.5/1(1)
9:00
CBS Two and a Half Men---------------------5.4/13(17.3)
ABC The Bachelor: On The Wings of Love-3.8/ 9 (10.6)
FOX Fringe------------------------------------2.9/7(8.1)
NBC Heroes-----------------------------------2.1/5(4.7)
CW Gossip Girl (R)---------------------------0.3/1(0.7)
9:30
CBS The Big Bang Theory-------------------5.7/14(15.8)
ABC The Bachelor: On The Wings of Love-4.2/10 (11.6)
FOX Fringe------------------------------------2.7/6(7.4)
NBC Heroes-----------------------------------2.1/5(4.6)
CW Gossip Girl (R)---------------------------0.3/1(0.7)
10:00
CBS CSI: Miami------------------------------3.7/10(13.7)
ABC Castle------------------------------------2.8/7(9.7)
NBC The Jay Leno Show---------------------1.7/5(5.1)
10:00
CBS CSI: Miami------------------------------3.6/10(13.5)
ABC Castle------------------------------------2.5/7(9.1)
NBC The Jay Leno Show---------------------1.5/4(4.5)

 

[TurtleSnatcher]

Damn.. Heroes only pulling in 4.3 million makes me cry =[

Big Bang Theory will dominate Monday hopefully.



I'm really surprised to see that Spongebob dominates in cable on the most odd times.. the Lunch time hours during the week.. Crazy.. :lol

 

[cory]

Led by its comedies (well, at least three out of four of them) CBS won the night with adults 18-49, and easily with total viewers. The Big Bang Theory hit series highs both with adults 18-49 and total viewers, and the 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother pulled its best numbers since last spring.

Two and a Half Men had its best 18-49 performance since last February and its best average audience numbers since December 2008.

FOX came in second topped by House and a special airing of Fringe that destroyed Heroes in head-to-head competition. It was Heroes lowest-rated telecast ever.

With a strong lead-in from The Bachelor (which was up over 9% with adults 18-49) Castle improved its 18-49 average versus its last original airing by 24%.

Here’s what NBC PR had to say about Chuck:
At 8 p.m. ET, the regular-slot season premiere of “Chuck” (2.6 rating, 7 share in adults 18-49, 7.3 million viewers overall) scored the show’s highest regular-slot results in 18-49 and total viewers since the special 3-D telecast on February 2, 2009, the night after the Super Bowl. It was also the biggest total-viewer average for NBC in this time period with regular programming since that February 2 “Chuck.” In a time slot that last night included competition from Fox’s “House,” ABC’s “The Bachelor” and CBS’s comedies, “Chuck” generated growth from its first half-hour to its second of 8 percent in adults 18-49 (to a 2.7 from a 2.5) and 16 percent in adults 18-34 (2.2 vs. 1.9).

Compared with NBC’s average in the time-period last season, last night’s “Chuck” is up 18 percent in 18-49 rating (2.6 vs. 2.2, live plus same day) and up 14% in total viewers (7.322 million vs. 6.409 million).
Chuck got a 2.5 A18-49 rating the first half hour and a 2.7 the last half hour.

The Jay Leno Show had its best Monday in 13 weeks. Considering its Heroes lead-in, all the PR doesn’t seem bad for NBC! Indeed, Conan edged Dave out in the late night wars with a 1.2 adults 18-49 rating vs a 1.0 for Letterman in local People Meter Markets.

TV by the Numbers

 

[cory]

FOX: 11.7/29(29.799)
CBS: 3.5/9(16.664)
NBC: 2.8/7(7.463)
UNI:1.4/3(3.720)
ABC:1.0/3(3.127)
CW:0.3/1(0.729)

8:00
FOX American Idol (premiere)--9.8/26(25.539)
CBS NCIS-------------------------4.1/11(20.100)
NBC The Biggest Loser-----------3.1/8(7.919)
ABC Scrubs (repeat)-------------0.8/2(2.516)
CW 90210 (repeat)--------------0.3/1(0.888)
8:30
FOX American Idol (premiere)--11.8/29(30.267)
CBS NCIS-------------------------4.5/11(21.311)
NBC The Biggest Loser-----------3.1/8(7.833)
ABC Better Off Ted---------------0.8/2(2.231)
CW 90210 (repeat)---------------0.3/1(0.653)
9:00
FOX American Idol (premiere)--12.8/31(32.315)
NBC The Biggest Loser----------3.3/8(8.230)
CBS NCIS: LA--------------------3.1/7(15.868)
ABC Scrubs-----------------------1.2/3(2.737)
CW Melrose Place (repeat)------ 0.3/1(0.697)
9:30
FOX American Idol (premiere)--12.6/30(31.073)
NBC The Biggest Loser-----------3.4/8(8.399)
CBS NCIS: LA---------------------2.9/7(15.133)
ABC Better Off Ted---------------1.0/2(2.526)
CW Melrose Place (repeat)-------0.3/1(0.680)
10:00
CBS The Good Wife---------------3.0/8(13.873)
NBC The Jay Leno Show----------2.0/5(6.512)
ABC the forgotten-----------------1.3/3(4.384)
10:30
CBS The Good Wife---------------3.0/9(13.698)
NBC The Jay Leno Show----------1.8/5(5.882)
ABC the forgotten------------------1.2/4(4.365)

Good start for Idol.
for Scrubs and Better Off Ted.

 

[ALeperMessiah]

I've been interested in the numbers lately as well. Really bummed me out to see how bad Fringe is doing. Stupid Thursday timeslot. I guess it's down to lie to me or fringe, and it's likely only one will survive. I hope like hell it's Fringe.

 

[Alcander]

damn, American Idol is crazy... and had no idea NCIS was so popular. Weird!

 

[cory]

Sorry about the last few days.
Sun. 1/17/10 Numbers:

CBS: 5.1/13(17.800)
NBC: 4.1/10(12.952)
FOX: 2.9/7(9.160)
ABC: 2.5/6(8.267)

7:00
CBS NFL Football: NY Jets v. San Diego-----------10.8/30(32.585)
NBC 2010 Golden Globe Red Carpet---------------2.3/6(9.134)
ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos-------------1.5/4(6.841)
FOX 24 (repeat)-------------------------------------1.1/3(3.639)
7:30
CBS NFL Football: NY Jets v. San Diego-----------11.8/31(35.806)
NBC 2010 Golden Globe Red Carpet--------------2.5/7(9.621)
ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos------------1.9/5(7.810)
FOX 24 (repeat)------------------------------------1.2/3(3.828)
8:00
CBS 60 Minutes-------------------------------------5.1/13(18.192)
NBC 67th Golden Globe Awards-------------------4.7/12(14.813)
FOX Human Target (premiere)--------------------2.7/7(9.612)
ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (repeat)-1.5/4(5.991)
8:30
NBC 67th Golden Globe Awards-------------------5.1/13(15.427)
CBS 60 Minutes-------------------------------------3.8/9(15.242)
FOX Human Target (premiere)--------------------3.1/8(10.562)
ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (repeat)-2.0/5(6.971)
9:00
NBC 67th Golden Globe Awards-------------------4.8/12(14.767)
FOX 24 (premiere)----------------------------------4.0/9(11.810)
ABC Desperate Housewives------------------------3.6/9(11.018)
CBS Cold Case--------------------------------------2.6/6(11.027)
9:30
NBC 67th Golden Globe Awards-------------------4.4/10(13.481)
ABC Desperate Housewives-----------------------3.8/9(11.406)
FOX 24 (premiere)---------------------------------3.8/9(11.186)
CBS Cold Case-------------------------------------2.3/6(10.386)
10:00
NBC 67th Golden Globe Awards-------------------4.6/11(13.342)
FOX 24 (premiere)---------------------------------3.9/10(11.489)
ABC Brothers & Sisters----------------------------2.8/7(8.423)
CBS NCIS (repeat)---------------------------------2.1/5(9.695)
10:30
NBC 67th Golden Globe Awards-------------------4.4/12(13.034)
FOX 24 (premiere)---------------------------------3.8/10(11.156)
ABC Brothers & Sisters----------------------------2.5/7(7.675)
CBS NCIS (repeat)---------------------------------2.0/5(9.470)

Good for Globes, but still the 4th lowest year since it's been on NBC. Interesting experiment for Fox extending 24 into the 10pm hour.

 

[Costanza]

Cause then everyone sees our favorite shows get canceled.

 

[cory]

We will form an organization to finish off NBC once and for all if Community gets cancelled.