| Scoreboard for Tue. March 25, 2008 |  |
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| Total Viewers (million) | 18.87 | 10.87 | 10.31 | 7.40 | 1.79 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 7.5/19 | 2.9/7 | 2.9/7 | 2.6/7 | 0.7/2 |
FOX dominated this night by every metric. Although the Dancing with the Stars results show aired, even that could not save ABC from a last place finish in the 18-49 demo (next to last, if you count the CW).
American Idol continued its broadcast television dominance and led into the season four premiere of Hell's Kitchen. While HK had roughly 4.5 million fewer viewers than Dancing with the Stars, it easily won the 18-49 in a beatdown. I'd predicted that HK would lose at least half of the AI lead-in (duh), and figured it would squeak out an 18-49 victory, but I was surprised by the margin of victory in the 18-49 demo (5.7/14 for HK vs. a 3.9/9 for DWTS).
I guess the "youthful" demo loves screaming at people and calling them a bleeping donkey more than dancing. I think HK's numbers may be adjusted down a little bit because at least on my DVR, American Idol ran almost to 9:05pm. While sometimes I wish that HK would actually recruit more people who could actually COOK to its contest, this so far seems like the most incapable cast ever. Ramsay is in rare form though, going as far as to say "Small man's syndrome down there, huh?" to a contestant who had on a 2' tall chef's hat.
Also as predicted by one of our commenters, part two of a two part CSI: Miami on CBS had no difficulty whatsoever finding viewers at 10pm on CBS. It drew 14.29 million and a 4.1/11 in the 18-49 demographic coming out of Big Brother which had but 6.42 million. As I always say, lead-in, is not a very useful metric. It probably does matter coming out of American Idol somewhat, but other than that not so much. Plus, I believe we'll see at least a little erosion for Hell's Kitchen in the coming weeks though I expect it will continue to dominate the 18-49 regardless. Remember people (every.single.one.of.us) have remote controls, and we know how to use them.
Anyway, 10pm on Tuesday on CBS can find big numbers, even coming out of Big Brother. Let there be no mystery about it. The NCIS reruns continue to hold their own nicely against Idol, at least in total viewers. And another two hours of The Biggest Loser performed consistently as well, with OK numbers in the 18-49 demo.
An ABC special Live to be 150...Can You Do It? hosted by Barbara Walters finished second in the 10pm hour, but also cleared ten million total viewers.
See the night's full details:
| Time | Network | Show | Viewers (Millons) | 18-49 Rating/Share |
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| 8:00 | FOX | American Idol 8p-9p | 25.19 | 9.3/25 |
| CBS | NCIS (Repeat) | 10.21 | 2.1/6 | |
| NBC | The Biggest Loser (8p-10p) | 8.22 | 3.3/9 | |
| ABC | Just for Laughs | 5.51 | 1.4/4 | |
| CW | Beauty and the Geek | 1.57 | 0.7/2 | |
| 9:00 | CBS | Big Brother 9 | 6.42 | 2.4/6 |
| ABC | Dancing with the Stars | 16.9 | 3.9/9 | |
| FOX | Hell's Kitchen | 12.55 | 5.7/14 | |
| CW | Reaper (Repeat) | 1.72 | 0.6/2 | |
| 10:00 | CBS | CSI: Miami | 14.29 | 4.1/11 |
| NBC | Law & Order: SVU (Repeat) | 5.75 | 2.1/6 | |
| ABC | Live to be 150?Can You Do It? | 10.2 | 2.5/7 |
Sorry folks, I didn't get the HH Rating info in the table, but if you're interested you can check it out on Zap2it.
Nielsen Ratings Source: Nielsen Media Research. Full night's results available via Marc Berman/Mediaweek.
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Wow. CSI increased BB’s audience by over 8 million? I wonder how Secret Talents of the Stars will do next week? They might be better off repeating the monday CSI Miami episode instead. Still cant believe CBS is actually airing that schlock fest. So much for blaming the 10pm time slot for the demise of Jericho. I guess the only thing keeping BB on the air is its low cost. Those goofy slow-mo scenes at the beginning of SCI are goofy but funny. They should try doing one whole episode that way using sub titles instead of voices.
Wow. CSI increased BB's audience by over 8 million? I wonder how Secret Talents of the Stars will do next week? They might be better off repeating the monday CSI Miami episode instead. Still cant believe CBS is actually airing that schlock fest. So much for blaming the 10pm time slot for the demise of Jericho. I guess the only thing keeping BB on the air is its low cost. Those goofy slow-mo scenes at the beginning of SCI are goofy but funny. They should try doing one whole episode that way using sub titles instead of voices.
Ah, there you are, sorry for not correctly attributing you as “Guess Who” in the post above. If you like, I will (or I’ll attribute you however you like). You did call the 10pm success for CSI: Miami.
I think BB has THREE things going for it:
1. low cost
2. airs three times a week
3. Julie Chen married to CBS chief Les Moonves
That said, I doubt we’ll ever see BB as anything but a summer show ever again after the “spring run”.
Ah, there you are, sorry for not correctly attributing you as “Guess Who” in the post above. If you like, I will (or I'll attribute you however you like). You did call the 10pm success for CSI: Miami.
I think BB has THREE things going for it:
1. low cost
2. airs three times a week
3. Julie Chen married to CBS chief Les Moonves
That said, I doubt we'll ever see BB as anything but a summer show ever again after the “spring run”.
I forgot about Julie and Les. That explains alot. I guess that means when I retire BIG BROTHER 34 will be airing featuring more people nobody really cares about.
I forgot about Julie and Les. That explains alot. I guess that means when I retire BIG BROTHER 34 will be airing featuring more people nobody really cares about.
for what it’s worth you strike me as too smart to actually wind up having to work another 25 years…unless you want to!
for what it's worth you strike me as too smart to actually wind up having to work another 25 years…unless you want to!
Hey all! I’m just curious about Robert, Bill and all you people, r u tv buffs(like me) or have been or are working in TV industry? and whats ur age?
Well, Im 17, I live in India and keep tabs on american tv and hope to run my own Network soon.
Hey all! I'm just curious about Robert, Bill and all you people, r u tv buffs(like me) or have been or are working in TV industry? and whats ur age?
Well, Im 17, I live in India and keep tabs on american tv and hope to run my own Network soon.
@dearme wow, if I had thought like you when I was 17, who knows what might have happened. I didn’t have a single lick of sense until I was 31 or so, and I’m not sure I have much sense now.
Neither Bill or I has any tv industry background. Bill and I both like TV (I LOVE it) and we both LOVE number crunching, speculating and prognosticating. I’m 45, soon to be 46. Bill is in the same general ballpark but I’ll leave it to him to disclose his age. Both of our backgrounds were in high-tech, though more on the business side than the technology side.
@dearme wow, if I had thought like you when I was 17, who knows what might have happened. I didn't have a single lick of sense until I was 31 or so, and I'm not sure I have much sense now.
Neither Bill or I has any tv industry background. Bill and I both like TV (I LOVE it) and we both LOVE number crunching, speculating and prognosticating. I'm 45, soon to be 46. Bill is in the same general ballpark but I'll leave it to him to disclose his age. Both of our backgrounds were in high-tech, though more on the business side than the technology side.
WOW, but u sound so professional, I thought I was talking to a network executive or someone. Im sure ur more sensible than me (just being polite(just kidding)).
WOW, but u sound so professional, I thought I was talking to a network executive or someone. Im sure ur more sensible than me (just being polite(just kidding)).
I was born during the Eisenhower administration, Robert remembers only the glory days of Camelot.
I was born during the Eisenhower administration, Robert remembers only the glory days of Camelot.
dearme, thanks. While there’s no doubt Bill and I are often wrong (but never in doubt!), we’re both pretty good thinkers. But good thinking doesn’t always = sense, where Bill has MUCH more of it than I.
And despite his being older by a smidge, in a survey 99 out of 100 people would say he looks younger. The only thing preventing the clean sweep is that I’d insist on being one of the 100 people surveyed!
dearme, thanks. While there's no doubt Bill and I are often wrong (but never in doubt!), we're both pretty good thinkers. But good thinking doesn't always = sense, where Bill has MUCH more of it than I.
And despite his being older by a smidge, in a survey 99 out of 100 people would say he looks younger. The only thing preventing the clean sweep is that I'd insist on being one of the 100 people surveyed!
Hey Robert:
Just a little thing: should be “premiere”, not “premier”.
Couldn’t help myself.
Hey Robert:
Just a little thing: should be “premiere”, not “premier”.
Couldn't help myself.