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| Total Viewers (million) | 9.69 | 9.31 | 5.08 | 4.55 | 4.01 | 3.48 |
| rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 3.3/9 | 2.6/7 | 1.4/4 | 1.9/5 | 1.3/4 | 1.7/5 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-34 | 2.9/9 | 1.9/6 | 0.8/2 | 2.3/7 | 1.2/4 | 2.0/6 |
The season premiere of Fox's Bones opened strong last night with 9.69 million viewers, a demo adults 18-49 3.3 rating / 9 share, and a demo adults 18-34 2.9 rating / 9 share leading Fox to victory for the night in all 3 categories. NBC was second in the adults 18-49 demo with a 2.6/7, and Univision was second in the adults 18-34 demo with a 2.3/7.
The season premiere of CW's America's Next Top Model opened down about 32% from the premiere overnight numbers from last year (of 5.15 million viewers and an 18-49 rating/share of 2.5/8), averaging just 3.48 million viewers an 18-49 1.7 rating/ 5 share. Berman calls that 3rd for the time period, but he ignores Univision results, it was actually 4th. It had an 18-34 1.9/6 for the first hour and 2.1/6 for the second hour, those were both 3rd place for the time periods. Those are ominous results for the CW's top rated show from last year, considering that it's #2 show, Friday Night Smackdown, is leaving.
NBC's America's Got Talent was the most watched show of the night averaging 10.15 million viewers from 8-10pm, it was also the #2 show for the night in the adults 18-49 demo.
NBC lead the 10-11pm Wednesday night broadcast numbers from the Republican National Convention with 7.72 million viewers and an 18-49 2.4 rating / 6 share. All 3 broadcast nets numbers though were above the comparable Wednesday overnights for the Democrats. For TV ratings Sarah Palin > Joe Biden.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | Viewers Live+SD (Millons) | 18-49 Rating/ Share | 18-34 Rating/ Share |
| 8:00 | NBC | America's Got Talent (8-10p) | 10.15 | 2.7/7 | 1.9/6, 2.0/6 |
| FOX | Bones (8-10p) | 9.69 | 3.3/9 | 2.9/9 | |
| UNI | Al Diablo con los Guapos | 5.07 | 2.1/6 | 2.8/9 | |
| CBS | Greatest American Dog | 4.89 | 1.4/4 | 0.9/3 | |
| ABC | Wife Swap (repeat) | 3.72 | 1.3/4 | 1.2/4 | |
| CW | America's Next Top Model (8-10p) | 3.48 | 1.7/5 | 1.9/6, 2.1/6 | |
| 9:00 | CBS | Criminal Minds (repeat) | 5.72 | 1.6/4 | 0.7/2 |
| UNI | Fuego en la Sangre | 5.17 | 2.1/5 | 2.6/7 | |
| ABC | Supernanny (repeat) | 3.25 | 1.2/3 | 1.2/3 | |
| 10:00 | NBC | Republican Convention | 7.72 | 2.4/6 | 1.8/5 |
| ABC | Republican Convention | 5.05 | 1.6/5 | 1.3/4 | |
| CBS | Republican Convention | 4.63 | 1.3/3 | 0.8/2 | |
| UNI | Don Francisco Presenta | 3.40 | 1.4/4 | 1.6/4 |
Shows are sorted by viewers in each time slot.
Here are some half hourly results courtesy of Marc Berman.
Bones (Fox)
8:00 p.m. – Viewers: 8.77 million, A18-49: 2.9/ 9
8:30 p.m. – Viewers: 9.57 million, A18-49: 3.2/ 9
9:00 p.m. – Viewers: 10.22 million , A18-49: 3.4/ 9
9:30 p.m. – Viewers: 10.22 million, A18-49: 3.5/ 9
America’s Next Top Model (CW)
8:00 p.m. – Viewers: 3.08 million, A18-49: 1.5/ 5
8:30 p.m. – Viewers: 3.56 million, A18-49: 1.7/ 5
9:00 p.m. – Viewers: 3.70 million, A18-49: 1.8/ 5
9:30 p.m. – Viewers: 3.60 million, A18-49: 1.8/ 4
Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2008 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. Source Marc Berman/Mediaweek.
Definitions:
Overnights: Local metered-market ratings service of Nielsen Station Index (NSI) in which household ratings and shares are provided to clients the morning following the day or evening of telecast.
Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.
Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)
LIVE+SD: The number that watched a program either while it was broadcast OR watched via DVR on the same day [through 3AM the next day] the program was broadcast.
For more information see Numbers 101.
