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| Total Viewers (million) | 10.85 | 10.48 | 8.41 | 6.27 | 4.51 | 2.97 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 3.0/8 | 2.8/7 | 3.0/8 | 1.9/5 | 1.8/5 | 1.5/4 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-34 | 1.8/5 | 2.2/6 | 2.5/7 | 1.4/4 | 1.9/5 | 1.8/5 |
ABC had the most viewers for the first Wednesday of November sweeps thanks to Dancing with the Stars at 8pm. But second place CBS and third place Fox tied among 18-49 year olds. And to hammer home the point of what a v ast wasteland the broadcast networks are among the youth, Fox won the 18-34 year old demo with a new Bones and a repeat of House, though ABC's Private Practice in the same hour was night's most watched show among the 18-34 set.
There were many season lows last night.
Though Bones had more than 5 million fewer viewers at 8pm than DWTS, it took the 18-49 win for the hour and tied with America's Next Top Model for the lead among 18-34 year olds. Speaking of ANTM, I know some want to say it's bad compared to its past history. But the past is the past. With almost twelve million fewer viewers than DWTS, it beat DWTS among 18-34 year olds by almost 45%. The problem for the CW on Wednesdays isn't ANTM, it's that the ANTM crowd isn't sticking around for the new Stylista.
Criminal Minds was the night's most-watched scripted show both in total viewers and among 18-49 year olds, but the tale the numbers paint for CBS is this: 35-49 year old viewers seem to compose most of its 18-49 year old demo numbers.
I hoped the numbers in the fast nationals would allow me to find some silver lining for the timeslot premiere of Life at 9pm, but all I really have is that NBC has so many lousy performers in the demo, I can cross my fingers that Life more or less winds up as average. But Life tied with Fuego en la Sangre among 18-49 year olds, and Fuego crushed it among 18-34 year olds. It could be worse, Knight Rider was beat across the board by Cuidado con el Angel.
The nineteenth season premiere of Law & Order didn't fare much better for the peacocks. It drew less than 8 million and had less 18-34 year old viewers than Dirty Sexy Money. Still, it beat the snot out of the of Lipstick Jungle in that time slot two weeks ago, but not really by so much when compared to last week.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | Viewers (Millons) | 18-49 Rating/Share | 18-34 Rating/Share |
| 8:00 | ABC | Dancing With the Stars | 15.64 | 3.2/9 | 1.8/6 |
| FOX | Bones | 10.09 | 3.3/9 | 2.6/8 | |
| CBS | The New Adventures of Old Christine | 6.57 | 1.9/5 | 1.2/4 | |
| UNI | Cuidado con el Angel | 5.19 | 2.1/6 | 2.3/7 | |
| NBC | Knight Rider | 5.14 | 1.6/4 | 1.4/4 | |
| CW | America's Next Top Model | 3.94 | 2.1/6 | 2.6/8 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | Gary Unmarried | 6.44 | 2.1/6 | 1.5/4 |
| 9:00 | CBS | Criminal Minds | 14.29 | 3.5/9 | 1.9/5 |
| ABC | Private Practice | 9.54 | 3.2/8 | 3.0/8 | |
| FOX | House (R) | 6.73 | 2.7/7 | 2.4/7 | |
| NBC | Life | 5.82 | 2.0/5 | 1.4/4 | |
| UNI | Fuego en la Sangre | 5.04 | 2.0/5 | 2.1/6 | |
| CW | Stylista | 2.00 | 1.0/2 | 1.1/3 | |
| 10:00 | CBS | CSI: NY | 11.75 | 3.3/9 | 2.2/6 |
| NBC | Law & Order (Season premiere) | 7.85 | 2.2/6 | 1.4/4 | |
| ABC | Dirty Sexy Money | 6.25 | 2.0/5 | 1.7/5 | |
| UNI | Don Francisco Presenta | 3.29 | 1.3/4 | 1.3/4 |
Shows are sorted by viewers in each time slot.
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Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs which are currently in approximately 24.4% of all U.S. TV households. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
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Life is a flop now in three different time slots.
and ouch Law and Order.. down 44% with the last season premiere.
Let me second Robert’s point on the CW Wednesday’s. ANTM is doing well for the network. Stylista looks doomed.
And wow on the Law & Order numbers. Everyone that reads Robert knows that I am a fan, but those results are humbling.
The numbers were so bad I didn’t want to attach your name to them…
I think there’s something wrong with your chart…are Fox and NBC flip flopped?
JT, actually CBS, Fox and NBC were all out of order…fixed.
My eleven year old son will be disappointed with Knight Riders ratings….good for Criminal Minds…
Knight Rider is hitting a new low…or is Cuidado con el Angel hitting a new high? NBC was lucky that it had the Olympics over the summer. Wow, so much for Must See TV….those days are long gone.
I’m thinking a lot in the demo were hung over yesterday and crashed to sleep instead of watching TV. I know that’s what I did
Now, with the demo numbers in, Life doesn’t look all that bad comparatively. I hear that it gained in the 2nd half hour.
Now, for the bad news, NBC is just a mess. With L&O pulling in only a 2.2.
, someone’s head is going to roll. It’s just a matter of who’s and when.
Can’t believe CW and UNI are beating CBS and NBC in the demos.
Andrea, I buy the “sleeping it off” theory at least a little — thus the post title. Life did increase in the second half hour, but so insignificantly it didn’t seem worth writing about. 231,000 viewers and a .1 among 18-49 year olds.
Small consolation, but at least Life topped the network average 18-49 numbers by a bit.
The fact that Dancing with the Stars moved to Wednesday due to the elections on Tuesday had a major impact on both CBS and especially NBC.
I am sure NBC’s numbers will improve come next week but I don’t think by much.
All in all, Knight Rider really isn’t that bad of a show. I watched it last night and enjoyed it. Too bad it’s not doing better.
ouch… too bad, I really like Life. Maybe it can hang on for a few weeks and pick up some viewers. KR really went in the tank this week too T.T
VS, hopefully it’ll recover in the coming weeks. I need a little mindless fun in my TV diet.
PUSHING DAISIES CANCELED!!!
Pushing Daisies Going Six Feet Under
Hearing Pushing Daisies has been canceled. Not sure if they’ll air the rest of the series. It’s off the air next week for the CMA Awards.
http://travisyanan.blogspot.com/2008/11/pushing-daisies-going-six-feet-under.html
NBC is really hurting when Knight Rider gets beat by Cuidado con el Angel.
At least life beat Fuego en la Sangre, thats gotta be a plus!
Another hand-raised for “sleeping it off” here.
It was an all-DVR night for me. Watched the Stewart-Colbert election night special (shockingly not funny at all); watched the moment of victory and the acceptance speech again; lights out and asleep by 10pm.
Knight Rider is a show that belongs in syndication on the weekends. Maybe, it will follow suit with NBC’s Spy Girls from years ago.