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| Total Viewers (million) | 13.14 | 11.68 | 11.49 | 10.53 | 2.93 | .59 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 4.6/11 | 2.6/6 | 4.3/10 | 4.3/10 | 1.1/3 | 0.2/1 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-34 | 4.0/11 | 1.8/5 | 3.5/10 | 3.9/11 | 1.2/3 | 0.2/0 |
Fox won the night across the board in viewers, 18-49 year old viewers, and 18-34 year old viewers on the combination of a healthy chunk of NFL overrun that averaged nearly 18 million for a half hour, The OT, and Jack Bauer finally returning to the small screen -- although it was obvious they intended for Africa to look verrrry yellowy on the 61" big screen in HD. The numbers for 24 redemption were solid, averaging 12.04 million viewers from 8pm-10pm. But, it only won one half hour in total viewers (8p-8:30) and it led in neither age demo in any half hour.
I confess surprise to the interest in the American Music Awards. I'm not an award show guy, so that's not a surprise. But between 8pm-11pm it won all the demos.
The flesh of Jack Bauer's ears being seared with a hot knife was not as disturbing to me as a wincing, and grimacing San Diego Charger's coach Norv Turner -- and that was after he dropped a major F-bomb on the sidelines. We couldn't hear it, but reading his lips wasn't too difficult. I think Turner was more upset that his team hadn't run more time off the clock before kicking a field goal than he was about not getting the first down. If so, his concern was reasonable as the Colts drove far enough down the field for Adam Vinatieri to kick a 51 yard field goal as the time ran out.
Last night was the last night of CW airing content on Sunday nights programmed by MRC (Media Rights Capital). Mercifully, this experiment is over. Next week at 7pm? Jericho, baby! Look for it to do better than anything that aired last night. Don't look for it to perform so well that it gets picked back up for new episodes. Surely we'll have to endure a week of that sort of foolish speculation, but next week when the rerun does under 2 million, such speculation will cease. And shift back to WTF is the CW doing?!?
If you want to compare with last Sunday's overnight report, have at it.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | Viewers (Millons) | 18-49 Rating/Share | 18-34 Rating/Share |
| 7:00 | FOX | NFL Football Overun | 17.86 | 6.5/18 | 5.7/18 |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | 14.53 | 2.8/8 | 1.9/6 | |
| NBC | Football Night in America | 6.71 | 2.4/6 | 2.0/6 | |
| ABC | American Music Awards Red Carpet | 5.52 | 1.9/5 | 1.6/5 | |
| CW | In Harms Way (R) | 0.72 | 0.3/1 | 0.2/1 | |
| 7:30 | FOX | The OT | 12.81 | 4.9/13 | 4.5/13 |
| 8:00 | FOX | 24: Redemption | 12.64 | 4.2/10 | 3.6/10 |
| ABC | American Music Awards | 12.38 | 5.0/12 | 4.5/12 | |
| NBC | Football Night in America/Game | 11.51 | 4.2/12 | 3.5/9 | |
| CBS | The Amazing Race | 10.13 | 2.7/6 | 1.9/5 | |
| CW | Valentine (R) | 0.64 | 0.2/0 | 0.2/0 | |
| 8:30 | NBC | Sunday Night Football 8:30-11p | 12.29 | 4.7/11 | |
| 9:00 | ABC | American Music Awards | 13.04 | 5.4/12 | 5.1/13 |
| CBS | Cold Case | 12.07 | 2.7/6 | 1.9/5 | |
| FOX | 24: Redemption | 11.72 | 3.9/9 | 3.3/8 | |
| CW | Easy Money (R) | 0.41 | 0.1/0 | 0.2/0 | |
| 10:00 | ABC | American Music Awards | 11.17 | 5.0/12 | 4.7/12 |
| CBS | The Unit | 9.99 | 2.5/6 | 1.7/4 |
Shows are sorted by viewers in each time slot.
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I’m really surprised 24 did as well in the 18-49 demo as it did, given the Sunday Night Football game AND the music awards. However, given that the shows I like tend to do poorly in the ratings, I’m grateful that 24 is going to buck my trend!
Jack’s the man!
I enjoyed the movie. However, if the show gets the same numbers when it moves to Mondays, it will still be #3 against Dancing with the Stars and the CBS comedies. However, that would be a vast improvement over FOX Mondays now.
Not a surprise that 24 got viewers, and not surprise that half a million or so tuned out by the second hour. I checked out it after having dumped 24 a while back, hoping it might be decent again. It wasn’t. In fact, it was more boring and silly than I remember when I stopped watching it. I have a feeling it’s in for a Heroes type decline this season, as it people will tune into the first few eps to see if the mojo is back, and then tune out just as quickly if it is not, which this lame movie appears to show it is definitely not.
Mr prediction: whatever number 24 starts with in episode one, it will bleed off 30% of by the end of its season.
Well – I’m glad Jack is Back! – I think this season will be bigger – and I hope it takes the legs off from CIRCUS WITH THE PRETEND STARS.
However my only disappointment last night was the “LOCAL” Fox affiliate is this: right when they finally (National Fox) was showing a promo of SARAH CONNOR – the local Fox News station popped on for a THIRD time IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES OF 24 promoting their “upcoming stoies” then cut back to FOX and the last 2 seconds as the SARAH CONNOR promo was ending —
So I’m beginning to think the “small minded” local Fox affiliates are part of the problem getting in the way of FOX programming…local affiliates need to STOP being part of the problem – to promote their little shows OVER the prime time shows promos…Their shooting themselves in the foot!
I hear other states have the same problem with CW and Smallville airings and promos.
“Next week at 7pm? Jericho, baby! Look for it to do better than anything that aired last night. Don’t look for it to perform so well that it gets picked back up for new episodes. Surely we’ll have to endure a week of that sort of foolish speculation, but next week when the rerun does under 2 million, such speculation will cease. ”
Robert, are you serious? Speculation will cease? Speculation by the hard core Jericho fans will run rampant until CW finds something better to replace it. The absurdity of CW producing an expensive show like Jericho is totally lost on the 200 or so Jericho junkies doing things like creating a commercial to Save Jericho on the Universal High Def channel. Of course the impending actors strike could make all that moot.
schmokey, I agree, but that’s probably not a tragic outcome for Fox if it starts with 12 millionish and bleeds down to 9 million…as long as the demo numbers are decent.
“The absurdity of CW producing an expensive show like Jericho is totally lost on the 200 or so Jericho junkies doing things like creating a commercial to Save Jericho on the Universal High Def channel.”
The interesting thing about the crazy fans of whatever show that find themselves together on the Internet is that they see hundreds or a few thousand crazy fans on the fan sites and project that to “there must be millions of us out there!”, when it’s in fact just those hundreds or few thousands “out there”.
perhaps just some pre-Thanksgiving wishful thinking on my part, “Joe Cool”. Sadly, I’m sure you’re correct…
SNF was way down.
Robert, I agree with you on that point, but I do think the bleeding will continue into next season, making next year the last year of 24.
Schmokey,
I think you’re bleeding your bias against the show into your comments.
But, alas, we all do this.
Julia, way down vs. last week, or any game featuring the Cowboys. “Down” against any game featuring New York or New England, but sort of average otherwise.
At the end of the day, FOX won the night, on a very competitive Sunday, so I think they are very happy.
The interesting thing about the crazy fans of whatever show that find themselves together on the Internet is that they see hundreds or a few thousand crazy fans on the fan sites and project that to “there must be millions of us out there!”, when it’s in fact just those hundreds or few thousands “out there”.
Bill, I’ve been trying to point this out to crazy fans even within fandoms I’ve been a part of. It never seems to get through to them.
It’s possible my bias is coloring my thinking, but if the numbers slip below 7-8 million, that’s pretty low for such an expensive show. And FOX has never shown patience when the numbers start to slide hard. They aren’t NBC either, having to keep the show on because they have nothing else. We shall see, but I’d be shocked if 24 finishes the season much over 9 million.
Okay – I guess no one stuck around long enough to se the extended 3 minute
(or longer) trailer to the upcoming 24 season…because you wouldn’t be talking “smack” if you did see the trailer…
…Many villians including Jon Voight is in this and their dealing with a “real life” problem that’s being ignored in Africa…
The ONLY reason this will be the last season is if Kiefer Sutherland decides no -more – FOX is going to want another season!
The trailer was awesome and it’s not all action but it looks gripping and has great drama…
The only people that don’t like 24 are the ones that probably can’t handle it’s intense gripping, nerve racking events that unfold!
Jack Bauer is back – and really the ONLY REAL “STAR” & “HERO” on Monday Nights!!!
(((oooh notice the “sarcastic” reference to “Dancing…Stars” & “Heroes”
in last line———-ouch ! )))
R.G. — the trailer was my favorite part of the night. But Schmokey was suggesting that season 8 would be the last season, not the season commencing in January.
Those are solid numbers for ‘The American Music Awards,’ and it was well deserved. ABC really stepped up their promo game for the show this year and they had such a big A list lineup that even MTV got jealous. At least now they know how they’ll need to keep the momentum going for next year.
Robert – I see that now – regarding Season 8…but still – I think it’s got a long run…