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| Total Viewers (million) | 19.64 | 7.64 | 7.25 | 6.80 | 4.67 | .996 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 7.7/19 | 1.9/5 | 2.9/8 | 1.9/5 | 1.9/5 | 0.4/1 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-34 | 6.1/18 | 1.4/4 | 2.6/8 | 1.4/4 | 2.1/6 | 0.4/1 |
I apologize for the delays, I had some technical difficulties. I'd blame it on not wanting to be the bearer of bad news, which I honestly don't love. But, it was technical difficulties.
Not a great night for fans of Knight Rider, Life or Life on Mars who were hoping on another season. The prospects for Life and Knight Rider were already grim and are now worse. Meanwhile, American Idol remains strong. Very strong.
For those wondering why any network (last night CBS and CW) would air reruns during February sweeps, that's because this year February sweeps were moved to March to accommodate the digital transition which was originally scheduled for February.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | Viewers (Millons) | 18-49 Rating/Share | 18-34 Rating/Share |
| 8:00 | FOX | American Idol | 26.26 | 9.9/27 | 8.3/25 |
| CBS | Criminal Minds (R) | 8.54 | 1.7/5 | 1.1/3 | |
| NBC | Knight Rider | 4.94 | 1.4/4 | 1.2/3 | |
| UNI | Cuidado con el Angel | 4.90 | 1.9/5 | 2.1/6 | |
| ABC | LOST (R) | 4.76 | 1.7/5 | 1.4/4 | |
| CW | Privileged (R) | 0.92 | 0.3/1 | 0.3/1 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | Lie To Me | 13.01 | 4.7/12 | 4.0/11 |
| ABC | LOST | 10.98 | 4.7/12 | 4.4/12 | |
| CBS | Katie Couric: All Access Grammy Special | 6.83 | 2.1/5 | 1.8/5 | |
| NBC | Life | 6.76 | 1.8/4 | 1.3/3 | |
| UNI | Fuego en la Sangre | 5.37 | 2.3/5 | 1.3/3 | |
| CW | 90210 (R) | 1.07 | 0.4/1 | 0.6/2 | |
| 10:00 | NBC | Law & Order | 8.69 | 2.4/7 | 1.8/5 |
| CBS | CSI: NY (R) | 7.54 | 1.9/5 | 1.3/4 | |
| ABC | Life on Mars | 6.02 | 2.1/6 | 1.9/6 | |
| UNI | Don Francisco Presenta | 3.75 | 1.6/4 | 1.7/5 |
Shows are sorted by viewers in each time slot.
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Lost lost a very very little, although I heard the second half of the episode was actually watched by more than the first half?
Anyway, still really good numbers.
yes, LOST had more viewers the second half hour
LOST 9p 10.85, 4.6/12, 4.3/12
LOST 930p 11.104 4.8/12 4.4/12
poor knight rider. i thought the ratings would stay above 6 million this week. i really wish Life would have better numbers it is so much better than Lost.
Wouldn’t that average to 4.7 in the 18-49 demo? And 4.4 in 18-34?
Well good. Lost is the number 1 show with the best demos in the 9PM hour.
I like watching the Lost vs. Lie to Me battle. Across broadcast primetime there are very few hours where the 2 top shows are so close.
why dont ABC show the remaining eps of Pushing Daisies instead of repeats of Lost. so stupid of them
Julia, yes. Again, one report we use is horrible for rounding. I’d already fixed it for Lie to Me and Life on Mars (it had LOM w/a 2.2) but hadn’t fixed it for LOST yet.
Damn it! ‘Life’ a very weak in demo. There is a only joy for me – ‘lie to me’, this show rocks!
Lost has been surprisingly consistent so far this season, especially considering the fact it’s airing in the middle of a network wasteland. I was actually worried that by this time, it would be in the 9.5 million range or below.
The episode in itself was very good. I knew Jin was alive, but it was great to confirm it! I love the new format of the show this season. In previous seasons, there’d be multiple plotlines going on, but each episode would typically deal with only one at a time (and generally alternating from week to week). This season, we’re getting it all at once, so I think that really helps with the flow of the series. It actually might explain why the ratings have been so consistent this season.
I think “Life on Mars” is probably a gonner, but I suppose it depends on how ABC’s spring shows perform. From the commercials I saw, “Castle” and “The Unusuals” look promising, but knowing ABC’s track record of late, I’m not gonna hold my breath so LOM might just survive.
You know, there may be some truth to the speculation that the Life lead in is hurting Law & Order. While Law & Order’s competition probably has more to do with it, this week’s competition was actually less than last week’s, but Law & Order still dropped 2/10s of a point in both demos.
Last week for anyone who doesn’t want to look it up:
CBS CSI: NY (R) 9.49 2.4/6 1.5/4
NBC Law & Order 8.89 2.6/7 2.0/6
ABC Life on Mars 6.51 2.3/6 1.6/5
Yeah, LOST basically has its hardcore fans still watching.. and actually increased by the second half hour! For all of us who’ve watched from the beginning, it’ll all pay off by the end of the 2010 season! I doubt it’ll go below 10m this season… it’ll probably always be between 10.5 and 11.5.
If L&O keeps bringing those numbers it will be back for next year.
Oh no! Life can’t be Lost. It’s just so damn good! I guess it’s NBC’s fault. I heard they didn’t even air an add on Superbowl.
They should have played this Life on Mars episode last week!
NBC lost in demos to Unvision, on the night with three new episodes…
Once again, I doubt that CWs less than million viewers (or amazing 2 million on a new episodes day) can pay for keeping the lights on…
once again CBS was a little stupid with that special on 9 pm hour…
and LOSt eith that lead-in don’t go to improve anymore…
FOX people is done a great job with now a schedule that works all way…
LOST still has plent of LIFE left in it. Besides, its going to end next year anyway and an 18-49 demo in the upper 4′s is ratings gold (not platinum, just gold).
As for Life on Mars, maybe people are getting it mixed up with the equally bad Life on NBC?
CW is a disaster, it needs to go away. It embarrassing when it routinely gets crushed by the Illegal Alien network.
Name Required – CW is a disaster, it needs to go away. It embarrassing when it routinely gets crushed by the Illegal Alien network.
You noticed that, too. I wouldn’t be surprised, if MNTV had better ratings than the CW last night. The CW should be regulated to two nights of the week and run sports or movies of the night for the other days.
FOX layed the Smackdown last night.
I’m dissapointed but not surprised about the numbers for both Life and Life on Mars and I guess people should enjoy both of them whilst they can. Lie to Me is doing well though, which is good because I’m enjoying it quite a lot. Long live Tim Roth!