Wednesday Ratings: FOX Continues to Ride Idol’s Wave
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
Another night with Idol means another win for FOX. Even if the other networks had formed an alliance, their numbers still wouldn’t surpass the reality juggernaut.
8pm
- American Idol (12.6/30 in 18-49) opened and closed the evening with 30.3 million viewers. That large number was actually a 3 million decline from Tuesday’s premiere.
- Deal or No Deal (3.1/8) negotiated with 11.8 million.
- Wife Swap (5.2 million, 2.0/5) kissed about 2.5 million goodbye.
- Power of 10 (4.9 million, 1.1/3) lost strength from last week.
- Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants (1.6 million, 0.7/2) was down just a tad.
9pm
- Comanche Moon (2.4/6 in 18-49) signed off with 12.1 million.
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2.4/5) interrogated 8.8 million.
- Supernanny (2.5/6) sat 6.1 million down in the naughty chair.
- Gossip Girl* (0.5/1) texted 1.1 million.
10pm
- Law & Order (11.6 million, 3.6/9 in 18-49) brought 600,000 more to justice since last week.
- Cashmere Mafia (5.4 million, 2.2/6) shrunk another 800,000 viewers.
*denotes repeat
(You can review last Wednesday’s numbers here.)
Hollywood Reporter
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Tuesday Ratings: All Eyes on FOX
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
Although it American Idol had its lowest premiere since 2004, the reality phenom mowed down the competition:
8pm
- American Idol’s 33.2 million (13.8/32 in 18-49) downright embarrassed the competition.
- NCIS’s 15.9 million (3.0/7) would have looked good on any other evening.
- The Biggest Loser (7.2 million, 3.0/7) lost 3 million inches from last week.
- Just for Laughs (1.2/3) entertained just 4.52 million.
- About 1.6 million welcomed Reaper* (0.6/2) in the new time slot.
9pm
- About 12.5 million (2.4/6 in 18-49) continued on with the Comanche Moon saga.
- Both According to Jim (4.1 million, 1.2/3) and Carpoolers (3.1 million, 0.9/2) were down about 400,000 from last week.
- One Tree Hill (2.7 million, 1.3/3) lost 800,000 from its two-hour debut.
10pm
- Law and Order: SVU (4.6/12 in 18-49) kept 12.1 million arrested.
- Boston Legal (2.1/6) served 7.4 million.
*denotes repeat
(You can review last Tuesday’s numbers here.)
Variety
Sunday Ratings: FOX Terminates the Competition
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, Family Guy, Ratings,
The tail end of the Dallas Cowboys/ NY Giants game combined with the debut of Terminator gave FOX an indestructible evening.
8pm
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (18.3 million, 7.6/18 in 18-49) had the best demos for any scripted debut in three years.
- Approximately 11.6 million wished Jen Happy Birthday/Goodbye on The Amazing Race (3.8/9).
- The first of two Extreme Makeover: Home Editions (3.8/9) built a 10.8 million-sized audience.
- A two-hour Dateline special (4.4 million, 1.1/4) went barely noticed.
9pm
- The first of three Comanche Moon installments (3.3/8 in 18-49) wrangled up 15.7 million.
- Part two of Extreme Makeover (13.9 million, 5.6/13) grew 3 million from the first hour.
- Family Guy (11.5 million, 5.6/12) and American Dad (8.6 million, 4.1/9) had a nice lead-in to thank.
- NBC’s coverage of the Golden Globes (5.8 million, 1.7/4) was hardly something to celebrate.
- One Tree Hill* (0.4/1) averaged 1.2 million over two hours.
10pm
- A new episode of Brothers & Sisters (4.2/11 in 18-49) returned to 10.9 million fans.
- American Gladiators* (1.9/5) took down 4.7 million.
*denotes repeat
Hollywood Reporter
This Week on TV (1/14-1/20)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Games, Mini Series, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Apprentice, The - Donald, ER, Nip/Tuck, Prison Break,
(You can view the whole Revamped TV Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (1/14)
- Prison Break (FOX, 8pm): Season resumes. “Michael suffers the consequences of solitary confinement, Sona-style.” I hate to think we left him in there these past few months.
- Kyle XY (ABC Family, 8pm): Second season resumes. “Kyle returns to the Tragers to tell them truth about his existence.” Maybe ABC should consider stealing this show to fill their schedule. Otherwise, I’ll never get around to watching it.
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX, 9pm): Regular day and time. “John grows restless and sneaks out of the house to track down Charley Dixon.” Maybe they should have recast Edward Furlong. He would have filled this punk role perfectly.
- CSI: Miami (CBS, 10pm): Actress Elizabeth Berkeley guest-stars as Horatio’s ex and Kyle’s mother. Wouldn’t it have made more sense if she was on the regular CSI? Then they could have linked it back to her Showgirls years.
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This Week on TV (1/7-1/13)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Award Shows, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Late Night, Mini Series, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, Talk Shows, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, NBC, Syndication, The CW, Daily Show, The, Medium, My Name Is Earl,
(Reminder: You can view the whole Revamped TV Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (1/7)
- The View (ABC, check local listings): Elisabeth Hasselbeck returns from maternity leave. I’d gladly sacrifice her to the union gods for an end to the writers’ strike.
- Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann (ABC, 8pm): Here’s our chance to see if the DWTS judges can actually teach what they preach.
- American Gladiators (NBC, 8pm): “In the men’s competition, an engineer takes on a radiation-control technician.” The year of the nerd has now officially spilled over into 2008.
- Medium (NBC, 10pm): Season four premiere. “Allison has creepy visions of a boy being kidnapped from a toy store.” I never did trust that Geoffrey Giraffe.
- Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel, 10pm): Anthony travels to Singapore for his latest season premiere. I don’t like traveling with crusty people, but I love watching them venture on TV.
- The Daily Show/The Colbert Report (Comedy Central, 11:30pm): Tonight Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will crank out their versions of a writer-less show. God love ‘em for trying.
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