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| Total Viewers (million) | 16.35 | 8.86 | 7.02 | 5.39 | 4.02 | 3.89 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 5.7/15 | 2.2/6 | 2.9/8 | 1.5/4 | 1.7/4 | 1.8/5 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-34 | 4.6/14 | 1.2/4 | 2.4/7 | 1.1/3 | 1.8/5 | 2.1/6 |
American Idol was on, so it of course won everything. NBC aired the series finale of Knight Rider and repeats of Life and Law & Order. CBS ran repeats and still placed second in total viewers. ABC was third in viewers but second to FOX in the demos.
The Lost vs. Lie To Me duel that looked so interesting earlier in the season now is only much of a battle in terms of total viewers. In the youth demos, Lost is now winning handily. Lie To Me will drop some in the finals due to American Idol overrun, and it's half hour drops are still fairly noteworthy. It dropped from 11.14 million the first half with a 3.9/10 (rating/share) in adults 18-49 to 9.24 million in the second half hour with a 3.3/8.
Lost fared better with a 1970s themed episode than the already canceled (but will air its final episodes) Life on Mars. Not up against American Idol this week, Lost bounced back up from a 4.4 to a 4.8 rating in adults 18-49. But a little bit of Lost overrun (I think, I wasn't paying attention to times last night) helped the Life on Mars numbers below. LOM opened with 6.28 million and a 2.5/7 in 18-49s, but dropped to 5.03 million and a 1.7/5 the last half hour.
America's Next Top Model couldn't have returned soon enough for the CW. The two hour season premiere obviously had better numbers the second hour when it wasn't up against Idol, but according to the CW, it premiered better than last fall's cycle, up 13% women 18-34, 5% in adults 18-34, 6% in adults 18-49, and 11% in total viewers (3.9mil).
Last Wednesday's overnight report.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | Viewers (Millons) | 18-49 Rating/Share | 18-34 Rating/Share |
| 8:00 | FOX | American Idol | 22.51 | 7.8/22 | 6.3/19 |
| NBC | Knight Rider (finale) | 5.76 | 1.8/5 | 1.4/4 | |
| CBS | New Adventures of Old Christine (R) | 5.51 | 1.5/4 | 0.9/3 | |
| ABC | LOST (R) | 4.79 | 1.7/5 | 1.2/4 | |
| CW | America's Next Top Model (premiere) | 3.32 | 1.5/4 | 1.9/6 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | Gary Unmarried (R) | 5.41 | 1.6/4 | 0.9/3 |
| 9:00 | ABC | LOST | 10.61 | 4.9/12 | 4.6/13 |
| CBS | Criminal Minds (R) | 10.27 | 2.4/6 | 1.3/4 | |
| FOX | Lie To Me | 10.19 | 3.6/9 | 3.2/9 | |
| NBC | Life (Repeat) | 4.62 | 1.3/3 | 0.9/3 | |
| CW | America's Next Top Model (premiere) | 4.46 | 2.0/5 | 2.5/7 | |
| 10:00 | CBS | CSI: NY (R) | 10.85 | 2.7/8 | 1.6/5 |
| NBC | Law & Order (R) | 5.78 | 1.6/4 | 1.1/3 | |
| ABC | Life on Mars | 5.66 | 2.1/6 | 1.5/5 |
Shows are sorted by viewers in each time slot.
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have Knight Rider’s numbers gone up? For some reason I thought they were lower, still pretty sure this was the series finale.
i love LOM and thought yesterdays episode was great, but Im glad they are chopping it. This is not a series that should run more than a year upon review. Adding a year would turn it into the crap that was the x-files or heros. They are going to tell what I expect is a great story and leave it at that. I cant complain about it not having the opp. to jump the shark or turning it into a conspiracy mess(x-files)
So I’m curious, has Knight Rider officially been cancelled? Or is it all but certain speculation. I just don’t remember seeing any official notice from NBC, but I miss things sometimes
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CBS beaten by CW in 18-34 and not too far in the 18-49 LOL. NBC was last 18-49 (though reruns) beaten by 0.3 by the CW.
Criminal Minds was also a repeat.
johnthemon, yes, Knight Rider went up, I thing it’s usual rating is 1.6. And I too would like to know if it’s canceled or not. Not that I was watching it (I saw the first episode and the awful KARR episode and that was enough), but I’m curious anyway.
Was Criminal Minds a repeat? Those numbers are way below its norm ~ especially in the demos.
thanks for giving me an in to talk Knight Rider.
Here are the number of viewers (in millions) for the season:
http://knightrideronline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=171036#p171036
The show took a 2m drop after the Obama special that aired across networks, and this week was actually the 2nd highest after that. Plus the slight bump in viewers after the show was off a week (obama again!) and had ZERO promotion is positive. (I’m talking zero – not even a next week on Knight Rider at the end of the previous episode and no promos over that two weeks on NBC anywhere)
Officially this is the “Season Finale” as NBC hasn’t said one way or another if the show is canceled. But it’s of course in danger. Personally, I’m not so sure it’s automatic death sentence (numbers for Howie Do It – are). It’s had consistent numbers with a loyal fan base, it recently started airing in 7 international countries and has a big sponsorship from Ford.
It’s unknown if any of this would apply for a second season, but NBC has gone on record saying that they need content that they can sell to other countries. It might just save Knight Rider – it did for Baywatch back in the day.
Wow, the CW beating NBC in the Demos at 9. Still, this is a huge hit for the CW 4.46 millions…
Lost won the 9pm slot, good for them
Lie to me can’t even beat Criminal minds repeat in the viewers.
The demos are still strong though.
johnthemon, Nielsen’s season averages (which include repeats) for Knight Rider were 6.045m viewers, and a 1.8 rating for 18-49, but that masks a big drop during the season, so yes, the finale was up compared to more recent new episodes.
Oh, it’s canceled for sure.
yes, Criminal Minds was a repeat. everything on CBS was. Renee, I’m not sure there has been an absolutely official announcement from NBC, but in every other way possible NBC has announced it. There may never be any announcement other than it not being on the fall schedule when it’s announced.
Neps,you’re ignoring one important factor. NBC is turning 10 PM over to Leno. There’s not that many spots left.
The CW has to be breathing easier after the ANTM last night. It did very well for them. Had it not, they’d be staring over the abyss.
Reaper fans note that in the 8pm hour vs. Idol, ANTM did a 3.0 rating for W18-34 vs. Reapers 1.0. That puts Reaper’s results in perspective.
wow.. NBC behind Univision AND CW last night.
Isn’t Lie To Me moving to 8 p.m. soon? I think (and hope) it will perform a little better there.
If “Lie To Me” aired on CBS, it would have 17 million viewers. It is better than the Mentalist.
LOST continues to amaze from a creative point of view. JUST great television.
chuck
The only show Im watching Wednesdays is LOST. Though its totally freaking me out! Why did they only show the back of the four toe statue? Whose face is on the other side? Will it be like Planet of the Apes with Locke pounding on the sand like Charleton Heston? Except that the statues face is an APE???
good to see lost bounce back. Too bad AI kills it every time
Lie To Me moves to 8pm next Wednesday 4/11. The retentionistas will have their day of reckoning for the show