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| Total Viewers (million) | 13.77 | 12.31 | 8.24 | 6.24 | 4.28 | 2.99 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 4.4/11 | 4.1/10 | 3.1/8 | 1.8/4 | 1.7/4 | 1.4/3 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-34 | 3.1/8 | 3.5/9 | 3.0/8 | 1.7/4 | 1.9/5 | 2.1/5 |
CBS won the most viewers for the night as well as the 18-49 demographic, but Fox took the night among 18-34 year olds.
Sunday night's audience for 24 stuck around, Fox refers to it as a "loyal" following and that does indeed seem to be the case. I see comments from people like "Fox had to be expecting better numbers for 24 than this!" Really? I doubt it. Fox might have hoped for more at one, but when the much hyped 24 prequel Redemption aired in November, that pretty much set the baseline for Fox. Redemption averaged 12.12 million (final numbers) and Sunday night's 12.55 million (overnight) don't vary much from the preliminary overnight numbers of 12.31 million last night. But all the aforementioned airings were two hours in length. Next week we get the regular schedule with House on at 8pm and 24 at 9pm. Stay tuned.
CBS continues to impress with both The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother drawing over 11.8 million between 8p-9p with impressive demos. Perhaps those show benefited a bit from Chuck not being on (Gossip Girl certainly didn't see any such benefit), and over on NBC, we can probably call game over for Superstars of Dance and Momma's Boys. ABC's line up of The Bachelor and True Beauty trounced NBC, especially in the age demos.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | Viewers (Millons) | 18-49 Rating/Share | 18-34 Rating/Share |
| 8:00 | FOX | 24 | 11.95 | 3.9/10 | 3.4/9 |
| CBS | The Big Bang Theory | 11.81 | 4.4/11 | 3.3/9 | |
| ABC | The Bachelor | 8.68 | 3.0/7 | 3.1/8 | |
| NBC | Superstars of Dance | 7.21 | 1.9/5 | 1.7/4 | |
| UNI | Cuidado con el Angel | 4.88 | 1.9/5 | 2.2/6 | |
| CW | Gossip Girl | 2.86 | 1.3/3 | 1.9/5 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | How I Met Your Mother | 11.85 | 4.8/12 | 3.9/10 |
| 9:00 | CBS | Two and a Half Men | 17.11 | 5.6/13 | 3.6/9 |
| FOX | 24 | 12.67 | 4.3/10 | 3.7/9 | |
| ABC | The Bachelor | 9.53 | 3.5/8 | 3.4/8 | |
| NBC | Superstars of Dance | 6.92 | 1.9/4 | 1.6/4 | |
| UNI | Fuego en la Sangre | 4.98 | 2.1/5 | 2.4/6 | |
| CW | One Tree Hill | 3.13 | 1.5/3 | 2.2/5 | |
| 9:30 | CBS | Worst Week | 10.45 | 3.3/8 | 2.2/5 |
| 10:00 | CBS | CSI: Miami | 15.69 | 4.1/10 | 2.7/7 |
| ABC | True Beauty | 6.51 | 2.9/7 | 2.6/7 | |
| NBC | Momma's Boys | 4.59 | 1.7/4 | 1.9/5 | |
| UNI | Cristina | 2.97 | 1.2/3 | 1.2/3 |
Shows are sorted by viewers in each time slot.
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Wow, Gossip Girl really got walloped. Which is too bad; it’s actually a literate and witty show behind the high school soap opera trappings.
It’s interesting how all of the old powerhouse shows are aging poorly (24, House, etc), and how the new ones just can’t match up.
worst week, the worst cbs programm last night. lose almost 7 millions viewers. cbs need to replace this sitcom.
good news for fox with 24. nbc why?
Those Super Stars of Dance!!! Ouch!
Worst Week’s ratings are just embarrassing.
Superstars of Dance is not exactly the answer to Dancing with the Stars Zucker was hoping for.
On the other hand, great numbers for the first three CBS comedies.
I think FOX will be pleased with the numbers for 24. It kept most of the viewers from last night, so people must have liked what they saw.
Awesome numbers for 24. If this keeps up it may match season 5s ratings.
Poor poor NBC. When House and Chuck and Heroes are on it’s going to be a really competitive night. I fear for Chuck…
Look at How I Met Your Mother go! A season high and number 1 in the demo for the evening. My show is finally safe.
In other news, Gossip Girl is getting trashed by Secret Life of The American Teenager…I find that amusing and well deserved. Anything that puts GG in its place has my support…even if it is another show that sucks.
Ooooh-rah! I’m lovin me my hour of Bauer Power, especially now that Terminator is moribund. It does make me sad, though, to see Chuck potentially get steamrolled by House come February.
My Monday nights come February will consist of Chuck (i.e. Yvonne oogling hour) followed by 24 (i.e. relieve pent-up frustration by cheering Bauer on as he tortures terrorists).
Yeaaaa! Wow Last night’s 24 was awesome! Regardles of what people like or dislike 24 is better than ever!!!!!- Last night episode caught me off guard!
Oh man – they tricked me in the direction I thought it was going…SURPRISE!
I won’t give it away to those that taped it – but stay away from friends who have seen 24 if you want to enjoy the second 2 hours !!
Nice to see it will do well with Mondays – For those future DWTS fans…read the outcome of DWTS…24 is much more enjoyable!
Yeah Chuck is really going to have a tough go of it come February. The super bowl hype will help but it’s not going to make a big difference. The 2nd half of this season has to be successful for NBC to commit to a 3rd season. I don’t know where else on the schedule it could go?? I’d love to see it at 8pm before The Office and 30 Rock but NBC won’t do that and they certainly won’t do it at this point in the game/season.
Not good news for Prison Break fans today. Looks like the show got cancelled.
http://tv.ign.com/articles/944/944439p1.html
Vader, yep. A couple of other sources for people who can’t get enough cancelled show news:
http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/01/prison-break-final-season-.html
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6629096.html
Wierd…24 at 8pm under 12 mill. and then the second half hour nearly 1 million more tuned in…I guess the second number will be the average of people tuning in to 24′s regular time.
Very solid for 24. Fox will have a good monday with House/24.
I’m not too worried about chuck really. I think even if the show only pulls mid 6 range the rest of the year it’ll still get renewed.
As for Prison Break, this season has been awful and it seems like the show has finally run out of gas and needs to end.
Fox is just seeing if they can pull male viewers on FRIDAYS…
Latest word out:they don’t care about Sarah or Prison…
Sarah will run Feb 13 – April. Then April 17th Prison will run its coarse thru May…If Dollhouse holds numbers, Fox will then look for a new companion with it on Fri’s – The only hope for Sarah is to beat Ghost Whisperer – yea right!!?
11 million needed…every week…in short Skynet won
Wow! Big Bang Theory and HIMYM is just doing amazing. Last season, both shows were on the bubble only averaging somewhere around 8 million viewers. Why the sudden boost in ratings this season?
Was it because both shows came back with new episodes after the strike? Nope, because both shows’ ratings dwindle to 7 million viewers by season’s end.
The only thing I can think of is the publicity from Jason Segel starring in ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’. The Office gained a boost after Steve Carrell started in ‘The 40 Old Virgin’. Also, Neil Patrick Harris did gain some buzz appearing in the Harold & Kumar sequel and several online shorts.
24 absolutely rocked last night!!!
“24″‘s rating are rock solid around 12 million and 4+ demo.
Last nights episodes were fairly predictable – most people guessed what Tony was really up to. But, once again, Jack Bauer’s awesomeness makes up for a so-so plot. Jack has even turned mild mannered FBI agents into torture experts; the Power of Bauer cannot be denied. The average Democrat of course would have demanded the terrorist be offered a nice snack of milk and cookies during questioning.
Great news from 24 and 2 1/2 Men! I knew that NBC’s Momma’s Boys andS uperstars of Dance weren’t gonna be huge hits, but they did really bad. Poor NBC, and after the Superbowl, they can totally forget it, then it’s Fox time.
I think FOX has to be happy with 24′s numbers. It won the 18-34 share in both hours. I don’t think Heroes will be able to compete. And I fear for Chuck at 8pm going up against House. I think the only thing going for NBC’s scripted shows is SSOD is sucking so bad NBC is going to be happy it’s dramas are back.
Hi ya guys! Why do u hate so much to Gossip Girl?
Its a cool show, not an Emmy worthy but it’s nice to see. Abd though the acting is really bad the music on the show is pretty awesome!
Well, and about GG ratings…. i think im gonna cut my veins xDD!
I dont undertsand why american viewers dont give it a try…
(it’s only an opinion, dont kill me please xDDDD!!!)
xxx
Ben