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| Total Viewers (million) | 13.68 | 12.10 | 11.24 | 9.80 | 2.51 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 3.7/9 | 4.4/11 | 3.9/10 | 2.9/7 | 1.2/3 |
What a difference a week makes. House was back and led FOX to a win in the first Monday night of May sweeps in the 18-49 demographic. Yes, I know, it's still April, blame Nielsen! This year's May sweeps runs from April 24-May 21. ABC led the night in terms of overall viewers, but was 3rd in the 18-49 demographic. CBS was third in viewers, but second in the demo.
Dancing with the Stars was the most watched show of the evening with almost 18 million viewers and performed solidly in the demo with a 4.7/11. Samantha Who? has numbers which look really good, but DWTS with its scandalous judges apparently picking on injured people ran significantly into the 9:30 half hour, so Samantha's numbers will be adjusted downward in the finals.
FOX ran with new airings of Bones and House, and House scored a 5.7/13 in the 18-49 demographic in the overnights, the best performance of the night.
The Big Bang Theory is still the weakest link of the CBS Monday lineup, but still did a 3.0/9 in the demo in the "troubled during spring" 8pm slot. How I Met Your Mother is getting Britney back, but performed well in the demo without her (3.8/10). As usual, CBS got its best 18-49 performance with Two and a Half Men (4.7/11), but Rules of Engagement held a lot of it with a 3.9/9 in the demo. CSI: Miami won its timeslot with 13.6 million viewers and a 3.9/10, but that's fallen from 17.03m and a 5.2/14 on April 30, 2007. While there are many more DVRs in the panel than there were a year ago, it can't account for all of it. CSI: Miami typically has around 1.5 million DVR viewers who watch after the night the show aired.
NBC finished last not counting the CW, but in fairness, both Deal or No Deal and Medium have performed very consistently and Medium does have many DVR fans, typically over a million who don't watch it on Monday nights are added back in. It had a 3.1/8 in the demo even without them.
Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill had very similar numbers that were in line with last week, but without the female demographic info, it's probably not worth opining on. We predict from a Nielsen perspective, MTV's The Hills will perform better.
See Monday Night's Details:
| Time | Network | Show | Viewers (Millons) | 18-49 Rating/Share |
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| 8:00 | ABC | Dancing with the Stars (8p-9:30p) | 17.92 | 4.4//11 |
| CBS | Big Bang Theory | 8.16 | 3.0/9 | |
| NBC | Deal or No Deal (8p-10p) | 9.89 | 2.9/7 | |
| FOX | Bones | 9.68 | 3.2/9 | |
| CW | Gossip Girl | 2.51 | 1.3/3 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | How I Met Your Mother | 8.87 | 3.8/10 |
| 9:00 | CBS | Two and a Half Men | 12.86 | 4.7/11 |
| CW | One Tree Hill | 2.5 | 1.2/3 | |
| FOX | House | 14.51 | 5.7/13 | |
| 9:30 | ABC | Samantha Who? | 12.74 | 3.6/8 |
| CBS | Rules of Engagement | 10.39 | 3.9/9 | |
| 10:00 | ABC | The Bachelor: London Calling | 7.79 | 2.6/7 |
| NBC | Medium | 9.63 | 3.1/8 | |
| CBS | CSI: Miami | 13.59 | 3.9/10 |
Nielsen Ratings Source: Nielsen Media Research. Full night's results available via Marc Berman/Mediaweek.
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Loved Gossip Girl again…at least the ratings went up a little and went down for OTH
I really tried to get into Samantha Who..but it’s just not that good.
Loved Gossip Girl again…at least the ratings went up a little and went down for OTH
I really tried to get into Samantha Who..but it's just not that good.
Can’t let a Tuesday go without Summer Glau.
Can't let a Tuesday go without Summer Glau.
Can't let a Tuesday go without Summer Glau.
Can never go wrong with a little Summer in the spring. Thank you.
BSG: did you watch live, on a DVR or…some other way?
Can never go wrong with a little Summer in the spring. Thank you.
BSG: did you watch live, on a DVR or…some other way?
Can never go wrong with a little Summer in the spring. Thank you.
BSG: did you watch live, on a DVR or…some other way?
Will you stop picking on The Big Bang Theory every week with this weakest link crap. When How I Met Your Mother was on at 8:00 it was the weakest link. That is how CBS Monday nights work. The 8:00 show is always the weakest, and especially during daylight savings time. If we swapped BBT and HIMYM time slots back again than HIMYM would be the weakest link and BBT would have higher ratings. Stop picking on BBT it it is doing fine. Did you see its ratings compared to other 8:00 sitcoms like My Name is Earl (6 million viewers) or Til Death (under 6 million). Stop picking on BBT every week. It is the weakest link, because CBS gave it the 8:00 time slot. Whichever show is at 8:00 will be the lowest rated. That is the way it works.
Will you stop picking on The Big Bang Theory every week with this weakest link crap. When How I Met Your Mother was on at 8:00 it was the weakest link. That is how CBS Monday nights work. The 8:00 show is always the weakest, and especially during daylight savings time. If we swapped BBT and HIMYM time slots back again than HIMYM would be the weakest link and BBT would have higher ratings. Stop picking on BBT it it is doing fine. Did you see its ratings compared to other 8:00 sitcoms like My Name is Earl (6 million viewers) or Til Death (under 6 million). Stop picking on BBT every week. It is the weakest link, because CBS gave it the 8:00 time slot. Whichever show is at 8:00 will be the lowest rated. That is the way it works.
Will you stop picking on The Big Bang Theory every week with this weakest link crap. When How I Met Your Mother was on at 8:00 it was the weakest link. That is how CBS Monday nights work. The 8:00 show is always the weakest, and especially during daylight savings time. If we swapped BBT and HIMYM time slots back again than HIMYM would be the weakest link and BBT would have higher ratings. Stop picking on BBT it it is doing fine. Did you see its ratings compared to other 8:00 sitcoms like My Name is Earl (6 million viewers) or Til Death (under 6 million). Stop picking on BBT every week. It is the weakest link, because CBS gave it the 8:00 time slot. Whichever show is at 8:00 will be the lowest rated. That is the way it works.
I have to agree to a certain extent, but it is a wierd timeslot to say the least.
Go Go Summer!
I have to agree to a certain extent, but it is a wierd timeslot to say the least.
Go Go Summer!
I have to agree to a certain extent, but it is a wierd timeslot to say the least.
Go Go Summer!
Ron, would you stop being a whiny crybaby? It *is* the weakest link numerically. This is TVbytheNumbers, not TVbyWhatTheBestShowIs.
Ron, would you stop being a whiny crybaby? It *is* the weakest link numerically. This is TVbytheNumbers, not TVbyWhatTheBestShowIs.
Ron, would you stop being a whiny crybaby? It *is* the weakest link numerically. This is TVbytheNumbers, not TVbyWhatTheBestShowIs.
Bones did pretty well and I think House had a bit to do with that. Good to see tv overall have a good night. But it wasn’t that good because Summer Glau was missing! We need more Summer!
Bones did pretty well and I think House had a bit to do with that. Good to see tv overall have a good night. But it wasn't that good because Summer Glau was missing! We need more Summer!
Bones did pretty well and I think House had a bit to do with that. Good to see tv overall have a good night. But it wasn't that good because Summer Glau was missing! We need more Summer!