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| Total Viewers (million) | 9.40 | 7.10 | 4.21 | 3.99 | 1.19 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 2.1/7 | 2.4/7 | 1.7/5 | 1.1/4 | 0.5/1 |
More thinking on whether FOX might pull TSCC earlier than planned.
UPDATE: Dollhouse averaged 4.72 million and a 2.0/6 (rating share) among 18-49 year olds in its serues premiere. Things weren't as pretty for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: 3.71 million and a 1.4/5 with the 18-49 crowd. I will update with all the rest of the night's info shortly.
Update #2: now updated with half hourly data.
Update #3: Dollhouse performed well with MEN according to FOX:
At 9p, the series premiere of DOLLHOUSE increased to a 2.0/6 among Adults 18-49, ranking No. 2 in its time period among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and No. 1 among Male demos. DOLLHOUSE built upon its 8p lead-in by +54% among Adults 18-49 (2.0/6 vs. 1.3/5), by +55% among Adults 18-34 (1.7/6 vs. 1.1/4) and by +27% among Total Viewers (4.7 vs. 3.7 Mil.) while delivering FOX's highest rated Friday series premiere in over four years (since 1/14/05, Jonny Zero) among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.
The series debut of DOLLHOUSE also out-delivered FOX’s prior season average in the Friday 9p hour by +25% among Adults 18-49 (2.0/6 vs. 1.6/5) and by +21% among Adults 18-34 (1.7/6 vs. 1.4/5). Finally, DOLLHOUSE was the highest rated Friday FOX entertainment telecast of the broadcast season among Adults 18-49.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles also fared better w/men:
The Friday time period premiere of TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES opened the night with a 1.3/5 at 8p, ranking No. 3 in its hour among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and No. 1 among Men 18-49/18-34.
CBS won the night in total viewers, but a very strong performance from 20/20 led ABC to a demographic victory among 18-49 year olds.
I think Dollhouse did about how most people expected it to, the best news to offer is that more tuned in for it than TSCC and on average they stuck around (there was no drop off in the second half hour). The news for TSCC isn't as good. 
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Happy Valentine's Day! We haven't seen any numbers yet, and for Friday and Saturday data, like most everyone else, we're at the mercy of the Internet. But I'll be scouring it so you don't have to and hopefully by 9am PT or so we'll see some information. I know there are at least five of you who are interested in seeing how Dollhouse and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles did. I will update this post with the info and all the rest of the Friday night data as well (there are more than a few fans of Ghost Whisperer, Flashpoint and Numb3rs around).
While we're waiting -- a couple of things. While like most of the reviewers, I didn't think Dollhouse's premiere was a fantastic episode. But I also didn't think it was very hard to follow. Not sure it's for the masses, but it hardly seemed over anyone's head. It's not like accidentally not watching the last 15 minutes of last week's Damages and then watching the next episode. That can produce a lot of, "Wait! What!?!?!?!" I didn't have that experience with Dollhouse at all.
The eye candy actually did work for me, and I'm not talking about Eliza Dushku. Notably, I thought they had both Dushku and Summer Glau way more glammed up for the promotional hosting spots than the episodes -- but they certainly both looked gorgeous. I'm talking about Dollhouse just being eye candy in general. It looked absolutely great in high definition on the big screen.
It has been interesting reading some of the takes on the internets about last night's TSCC.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | Viewers (Millons) | 18-49 Rating/Share |
| 8:00 | CBS | Ghost Whisperer | 10.16 | 2.2/8 |
| ABC | Wife Swap | 4.33 | 1.4/5 | |
| NBC | Howie Do It | 4.08 | 1.2/4 | |
| FOX | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | 3.90 | 1.4/5 | |
| CW | Everybody Hates Chris | 1.36 | 0.5/2 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | Ghost Whisperer | 10.53 | 2.5/8 |
| ABC | Wife Swap | 4.21 | 1.5/5 | |
| NBC | Howie Do It | 3.78 | 1.1/4 | |
| FOX | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | 3.52 | 1.3/4 | |
| CW | The Game | 1.53 | 0.6/2 | |
| 9:00 | CBS | Flashpoint | 8.70 | 1.8/6 |
| ABC | Supernanny | 5.62 | 2.0/6 | |
| FOX | Dollhouse | 4.73 | 2.0/6 | |
| NBC | Friday Night Lights | 3.50 | 1.1/4 | |
| CW | 13: Fear is Real | 1.00 | 0.4/1 | |
| 9:30 | CBS | Flashpoint | 9.02 | 1.9/6 |
| ABC | Supernanny | 6.58 | 2.4/7 | |
| FOX | Dollhouse | 4.70 | 2.0/6 | |
| NBC | Friday Night Lights | 3.42 | 1.1/3 | |
| CW | 13: Fear is Real | 0.89 | 0.3/1 | |
| 10:00 | ABC | 20/20 | 10.86 | 3.4/10 |
| CBS | Numb3rs | 9.05 | 2.0/6 | |
| NBC | Dateline | 4.10 | 1.0/3 | |
| 10:30 | ABC | 20/20 | 11.00 | 3.5/11 |
| CBS | Numb3rs | 8.95 | 2.0/6 | |
| NBC | Dateline | 5.08 | 1.3/4 |
Shows are sorted by viewers in each time slot.
Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. Source Marc Berman/Mediaweek.
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Did much better in the demo than I was guessing, but worse in viewers. But will this finally put all speculation that TSCC will be back to rest? (Answer: No.)
I really disliked Dollhouse. I’m counting on a drop, I doubt it will be around for long. Terminator’s numbers… wow. HORRIBLE.
TSCC 3,71 million viewers? It’s really bad, really really bad, and I’m really sad…
Not as bad as i though for dollhouse in the demo. Lower in the viewers than I expected though.
Awful for TSCC. Why is this show still on the air?
Maybe it won’t put the speculation to rest, but TSCC is dead. 99.9%…
wow both shows pretty much flopped.
i was expecting better from terminator. and i was expecting dollhouse to have more viewers although its demo numbers were inline with what i had guessed
The half hours would be interesting to see for Dollhouse. I wonder if people were as turned off as the [non-fanboy] reviews make it seem.
Why 20/20 was so high last night? I think this is the first time in YEARS that CBS is second on Friday against regular programming.
So I guess we can now confirm that TTSCC is in its final season. We can also confirm that Dollhouse will have to do better to get a next season and for me personally I can also confirm the feeling i’ve had for a while that the serialized drama/action shows I really like are becoming more and more sparse.
I mean, several years ago we started with 24, The Unit, TTSCC, BSG, Heroes, LOST, PB, etc… How many new shows of the same quality (remember, talking about my own experience) have been launched in the last two years? Perhaps a few (Mentalist, Burn Notice) but they are less serialized and more “mainstream”.
Are the golden ages of serialized top quality action/drama shows over?
Dollhouse sucked
Just like all his other works , the only Plus point is that he has this Overly Enthusiast Teens fan base who hype him and his shows to death
is this a valentine’s fools?
Julia
9:00
Fox – Dollhouse (premiere)
Viewers: 4.73 million (#3), A18-49: 2.0/ 6 (#1t)
9:30
Fox – Dollhouse (premiere)
Viewers: 4.70 million (#3), A18-49: 2.0/ 6 (#2)
source: pifeedback.com
Wow, what a downer. Don’t really know what else to say.
Obviously TSCC must improve to be kept around or it’s toast. If DOLLHOUSE keeps those numbers it will make FOX have a tough decision. That 2.0 is right where things “get interesting,” for them.
In TSCC’s favor is that while overall numbers are extremely low, their demo score matches both COPS, ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER, and only .1 behind the HOUSE repeat.
I wouldn’t be shocked if FOX releases a PR that DOLLHOUSE had the highest demo for a FOX Friday in X time. DOLLHOUSE also used the Remote Free TV plan, so it should be interesting to see the C3 numbers on the show.
Ohh and not to forget the FANS who will start blaming FOX, economy , recession , madonna blah blah blah … lets get ready for the Whiners now
Wow, I’m really shocked. I thought Dollhouse would have a better start, not that I watched it though. I didn’t find the idea interesting. I’m more surprised that Terminator didn’t at least get it’s regular audience of about 5 million. It got that when Dancing With The Friggin’ Stars was on at the same time in the fall. I thought there was at least a die hard bunch of viewers for that show.
Goodbye Summer. Sad
Dollhouse was gone before it even aired. There’s no way FOX it’s gonna keep it
But, Nick, those other shows you mentioned that TSCC matches cost nothing compared to the cost of a scripted show. So I wouldn’t call that being in its favor. It’s more, even these cheap shows can get that demo, so bye-bye TSCC.
Ouch!!!!!!!!! For Fox, i think that cable has now managed to take over Fridays with their shows on friday doing well. Bad numbers for TSCC but for Dollhouse it might just be able to climb onto the fence 2.0 18-49 isn’t that bad for friday and it only had to have like 4.72 mil, whereas GW needs like 10-11 mil for a 2.6, it did okay. Seems D may have a better 18-49 audience nicht. But still i think they’re both screwed
Jimmy, I think TSCC is still on the air because it’s a great show and Fox wants to give it as much of a chance as possible. Sadly, I don’t think it’s going to have a third season if that 18-49 demo doesn’t pick up. All is not lost, though. There are always the DVR numbers and DVD purchases to take into consideration. I’m holding out hope. This is my favorite show on television, so I’m obligated to be hopeful.