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| Total Viewers (million) | 14.55 | 11.24 | 7.89 | 5.47 | 4.78 | 4.15 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 4.1/10 | 3.9/10 | 3.3/8 | 2.2/6 | 2.2/6 | 1.6/4 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-34 | 2.6/7 | 3.4/9 | 3.1/9 | 2.4/7 | 2.2/6 | 1.4/4 |
I'll update with the show 18-34 data later if I can (I have the data, but it's in half hour format and averaging out the hours manually would delay the other numbers up).
Now updated with 18-34 show data, plus Univision shows. The Latin Grammy Awards seemed to have performed solidly for Univision.
A big note: the New York Jets vs. New England Patriots game is inflating the CW's numbers. The game aired on the CW affiliate in New York (in Boston, I think it aired on ABC and those shows are less prone to be severely impacted, but it could be that Life on Mars received a boost due to this -- all of that will be adjusted in the final numbers we post on a weekly basis).
Though I don't have the Univision show detail below, and though I know the broadcast nets do not compete with Univision for the same advertising dollars, it still has to sting Fox a little bit that Uni put the beat-down on it.
Otherwise, the numbers line up pretty much as expected for the night. Survivor wins the 8pm hour, CSI has the most viewers at 9pm, but Grey's Anatomy outperforms it in the 18-49 (and 18-34) year old demographics, and Eleventh Hour has the most viewers at 10pm. But, fueled by the Anthony Edwards guest appearance, ER jumped to almost 10 million viewers and easily won the 18-49 demo. ER won the demos last week, too, but last week it had about 1.2 million fewer viewers. Broadcasting and Cable has a video clip up from the show in its overnight report.
The Office and 30 Rock hit season lows, but to in fairness, 30 Rock is performing much better than anyone (including NBC) could've hoped for, and The Office is hurt by two things: massive DVR viewing, and having Kath & Kim as its lead in.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | Viewers (Millons) | 18-49 Rating/Share | 18-34 Rating/Share |
| 8:00 | CBS | Survivor: Gabon | 13.02 | 4.1/11 | 2.4/7 |
| ABC | Ugly Betty | 9.20 | 2.8/8 | 2.5/7 | |
| NBC | My Name is Earl | 6.99 | 2.8/8 | 2.4/7 | |
| UNI | Latin Grammy Awards 2008 | 5.87 | 2.3/6 | 2.7/8 | |
| FOX | Kitchen Nightmares | 4.65 | 2.1/6 | 2.1/6 | |
| CW | Smallville | 4.38 | 1.7/4 | 1.6/5 | |
| 8:30 | NBC | Kath & Kim | 5.08 | 2.1/5 | 1.8/5 |
| 9:00 | CBS | CSI | 18.93 | 5.1/12 | 3.3/8 |
| ABC | Grey's Anatomy | 15.59 | 5.9/14 | 5.8/15 | |
| NBC | The Office | 8.18 | 4.0/9 | 4.5/12 | |
| UNI | Latin Grammy Awards 2008 | 5.69 | 2.3/5 | 2.6/6 | |
| FOX | Kitchen Nightmares | 4.91 | 2.3/5 | 2.3/6 | |
| CW | Supernatural | 3.91 | 1.6/4 | 1.4/3 | |
| 9:30 | NBC | 30 Rock | 7.51 | 3.6/8 | 3.8/10 |
| 10:00 | CBS | Eleventh Hour | 11.69 | 3.1/8 | 2.2/6 |
| NBC | ER | 9.80 | 3.7/10 | 3.0/8 | |
| ABC | Life on Mars | 8.94 | 2.9/8 | 2.1/6 | |
| UNI | Latin Grammy Awards 2008 | 4.84 | 2.0/5 | 2.2/6 |
Shows are sorted by viewers in each time slot.
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I think Izzie has a tumor and thay’s why she can see Denny.
Ah, I knew it would be too much to hope for, for Supernatural to do better than America’s Next Top Model…
Molly Shannon has managed to find a look 300x scarier than those Amy Winehouse drunken paparazzi photos.
sorry folks, I briefly had Fox and Uni labels wrong in the table at the top. It has been fixed, sorry for any confusion.
Damn, 30 Rock merely ties Heroes, not beats it.
true, but so far this season the trend is more 30 Rock’s friend than Heroes’.
Don’t you mean 4.38 rather than 4.3/8 in Smallville?
oh, and Izzie and Denny are BS, give me some AI please
This week UB beat Survivor in 18-34 again?
Oy, is Denny back? He was the reason I stopped watching in the first place.
Wow, I really expected ER to do better last night. The October 9th episode actually did better in the A18-49 demo (a preliminary 4.0/10) and only a few hundred thousand fewer viewers.
Yes, he’s back. Nobody can see him but Izzie can. and that’s why the rumor of Izzie having a cerebral tumor. I hope she die! she’s son annoying! I can see the ratings going UP when she will die. (sorry, I cant stand Izzie character, she’s the worst part of Grey’s IMO)
The only reason Smallville was down this week cause of Football taking over the channel in some places, with Doomsday coming to Smallville will probably bring it up to 5.5 Million to 6.39 Million. (Just guessing.) xD
Kath and Kim is no laughing matter on NBC. Earl was actually up .2 in the demo last night, but Kath and Kim’s -0.3 drop derailed The office (-0.2) and 30 Rock (-0.3) from what should have been an up night. I am having a hard time wondering what kind of sitcom would actually do WORSE for NBC than this show (ok, that may be a stretch… there have been some awful sitcoms over the years), but surely there is something that could build on Earl’s low numbers, rather than draining even more viewers away right before NBC’s biggest money maker comes on… seems to me like they would want to throw the Office at least one bone before throwing it in front of the CSI/Grey’s bus.
Kath and Kim is no laughing matter on NBC. Earl was actually up .2 in the demo last night, but Kath and Kim’s -0.3 drop derailed The office (-0.2) and 30 Rock (-0.3) from what should have been an up night. I am having a hard time wondering what kind of sitcom would actually do WORSE for NBC than this show (ok, that may be a stretch… there have been some awful sitcoms over the years), but surely there is something that could build on Earl’s low numbers, rather than draining even more viewers away right before NBC’s biggest money maker comes on… seems to me like they would want to throw the Office at least one bone before throwing it in front of the CSI/Greys bus.
It doesn’t look good for Kitchen Nightmares. It’s a shame, I enjoy that show. For me it’s the only thing worth watching on Thursday’s.
Yes, I did mean 4.38 million for Smallville. And Ladiesman, Smallville’s numbers listed HERE were likely *higher* than they would have been otherwise, not lower. because the way these overnight reports work is whatever is on gets counted, even if it’s not actually the show (so the football viewing in New York got counted).
Cool, yes UB narrowly defeated Survivor among 18-34 year olds (2.5 vs. 2.4)
Cool, I actually liked Izzie before Denny showed up. His character ruined her character, and then made it even worse what with the whole totally unethical stuff she did. She was probably my favorite of the females before that. After that I hated her and thought she should be written off the show. But then I just stopped watching and was much happier.
Great, That’s awesome, 4.38 Million viewers, On Sunday, could you get the viewers for Smallville? Since the people in New York get it on Saturday 6pm for them.
You are correct, football was on ABC here is Boston. Good for me as I got to watch Supernatural. So glad I didn’t stay up to see my beloved Pats lose. Ugly Betty will air on Saturday.
how come 4.38 million for smallvile and the CW is good and 5 million for TSCC is bad? sorry it might be a stupid question im from the uk and dont understand lol.