Samantha Who? Drops But Still Wins
ABC's Samantha Who? ratings dropped 19% to a Live+SD viewership of 11.69 million and adult 18-49 viewership of 4.89 million for the week of Nov 26 - Dec 2, far below its past numbers, but it still enough to lead all new shows. Read on for the rest of the data.
Bubble width = adults 18-49 viewership
Lot's of new shows are out of the rotation this week, some temporarily, some for good because of the strike.
ABC's Pushing Daisies' ratings were strong, but Big Shots' ratings suffered a unusual down week
NBC's Chuck ratings rose again, and has become its new fall standout. Who was it that said it ought to be cancelled? That guy better go back and look at the data again.
CBS' Cane ratings continue to look weak. At least I'm right some of the time.
I've always thought Fox's Kitchen Nightmares ratings put it in the "win" category and it did not disappoint last week. My hope for Next Great American Band looks misplaced.
CW's Gossip Girl ratings may put it in the "survive" category, particularly if new pilot development is hampered by the strike.
Our chart shows not only the viewership of the top 20 new shows, but also their week to week ratings momentum: shows gaining viewers [momentum > 1] and shows losing viewers [momentum < 1] over their last non-rerun airing. The bubble width is proportional to the 18-49 viewership.
Top 20 New Shows, Week of November 26 - December 2
| RANK | PROGRAMS | Network | # OF PERSONS (LIVE+SD) (million) | Week over Week Momentum | Prior Week # OF PERSONS (LIVE+SD) (million) | # of PERSONS 18-49 Live+SD (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha Who? | ABC | 11.69 | 0.81 | 14.38 | 4.89 |
| 2 | Pushing Daisies | ABC | 9.99 | 1.34 | 7.48 | 4.91 |
| 3 | Chuck | NBC | 8.42 | 1.08 | 7.79 | 4.28 |
| 4 | Notes From the Underbelly | ABC | 7.45 | 1.00 | debut | 3.51 |
| 5 | The Big Bang Theory - R | CBS | 7.34 | 0.98 | 7.51 | 3.69 |
| 6 | Kid Nation | CBS | 7.12 | 1.02 | 6.95 | 2.72 |
| 7 | Dirty Sexy Money | ABC | 7.04 | 1.10 | 6.38 | 3.38 |
| 8 | Kitchen Nightmares | FOX | 7.03 | 1.31 | 5.35 | 3.38 |
| 9 | Cane | CBS | 6.48 | 0.86 | 7.54 | 2.10 |
| 10 | Life | NBC | 6.28 | 0.91 | 6.90 | 2.91 |
| 11 | Journeyman | NBC | 6.05 | 1.08 | 5.62 | 3.15 |
| 12 | Bionic Woman | NBC | 5.93 | 0.94 | 6.29 | 2.85 |
| 13 | October Road | ABC | 5.43 | 0.91 | 6.00 | 2.78 |
| 14 | Big Shots | ABC | 5.29 | 0.76 | 6.96 | 2.82 |
| 15 | Gossip Girl | CW | 2.93 | 0.99 | 2.95 | 1.80 |
| 16 | Reaper | CW | 2.24 | 0.91 | 2.46 | 1.42 |
| 17 | Next Great American Band | FOX | 2.09 | 0.81 | 2.58 | 1.10 |
| 18 | Aliens in America | CW | 1.89 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 0.93 |
| 19 | Life is Wild | CW | 1.26 | 1.15 | 1.09 | 0.50 |
| 20 | CW Now | CW | 0.96 | 1.27 | 0.75 | 0.43 |
These shows did not make the Top 20 :
Private Practice ABC not aired
Women's Murder Club ABC not aired
Carpoolers ABC not aired
Cavemen ABC not aired
Moonlight CBS not aired
Back to You FOX not aired
K-ville FOX not aired
Phenomenon NBC not aired
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2007 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Between moving to 9pm and the end of DWTS, Samantha Who? is plummeting — 7.53 million viewers in the overnights for 12/3!
Between moving to 9pm and the end of DWTS, Samantha Who? is plummeting — 7.53 million viewers in the overnights for 12/3!
In other words, it's a season with a handful of shows doing mediocrely and all others bombing.
You'd think the networks would re-think their approaches, but judging by Les Moonves' recent comments, it's spin as usual in Hollywoodland.
In other words, it’s a season with a handful of shows doing mediocrely and all others bombing.
You’d think the networks would re-think their approaches, but judging by Les Moonves’ recent comments, it’s spin as usual in Hollywoodland.
Pushing Daisies only went up because of a better lead-in than usual. If you look at the half-hour breakdowns it lost it in a hurry.
Pushing Daisies only went up because of a better lead-in than usual. If you look at the half-hour breakdowns it lost it in a hurry.
I really hope GOSSIP GIRL is not cancelled. It's doing good in DVR ratings and is number 1 on itunes. Hopefully some of those viewers will move to watching it live.
In canada, its doing pretty well for coming on at 7 pm and based on the number of people that watch tv in canada. In fact a larger proportioN of canadians are watching GOSSIP GIRL THAN AMERICANS!!!
I really hope GOSSIP GIRL is not cancelled. It’s doing good in DVR ratings and is number 1 on itunes. Hopefully some of those viewers will move to watching it live.
In canada, its doing pretty well for coming on at 7 pm and based on the number of people that watch tv in canada. In fact a larger proportioN of canadians are watching GOSSIP GIRL THAN AMERICANS!!!
Pushing Daisies was pushed artificially higher by a bigger lead-in.
The half-hour breakdown showed it lost a lot of it rapidly.
As to Gossip Girl being “#1 on iTunes” or having a high DVR percentage, it's all rather meaningless in view of the paucity of its ratings.
CW needs to perform major surgery, not only on its lineup, but also on its philosophy because their current approach is clearly failing.
Pushing Daisies was pushed artificially higher by a bigger lead-in.
The half-hour breakdown showed it lost a lot of it rapidly.
As to Gossip Girl being “#1 on iTunes” or having a high DVR percentage, it’s all rather meaningless in view of the paucity of its ratings.
CW needs to perform major surgery, not only on its lineup, but also on its philosophy because their current approach is clearly failing.