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| Total Viewers (million) | 18.011 | 11.755 | 5.624 | 4.138 | 4.023 | 2.748 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 6.2/17 | 3.1/8 | 1.8/5 | 1.4/4 | 1.7/5 | 1.2/3 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-34 | 4.9/15 | 1.9/6 | 1.3/4 | 1.2/3 | 1.7/5 | 1.4/4 |
Fox put Lie To Me on before American Idol last night and it scored a 3.4 rating for adults 18-49, just below the 3.6 from its last airing after Idol. The retentionistas* who labeled Lie a "Loser" with that 3.6 rating because of their metric myopia are labeling it a "Winner" this morning with a 3.4 rating. Huh? They should be eating crow, but we may find it absent from their breakfast menus. The Renew/Cancel Index doesn't call shows with a 3.6 rating a "Loser" and a 3.4 rating a "Winner", it's had Lie as a "Renewal Likely" from the start. In other news, of course American Idol and Fox overwhelmed the competition across the board last night.
For the first time in nearly a month, CBS brought all new episodes and managed a second place in the adult demos. Both The New Adventures of Old Christine and Gary Unmarried were up a tick or two in the demos from their last new airing, way back on February 17. Similar small demo upticks for Criminal Minds and CSI:NY since their last new shows on February 25.
The premiere of NBC's Chopping Block is reported to be NBC's lowest rated series premiere this season. It was humbled in the demos by Univision's Cuidado con el Ángel. Life showed little of it. Law & Order's 2.3 demo rating at 10 might be a level that will keep it from being canceled. Or not. It's right on the bubble.
Not having to fight against American Idol, gave America's Next Top Model a nice boost. It was up 0.4 18-49 demo rating points, and 0.2 18-34 demo ratings points from its premiere numbers.
The Scrubs Repeat Network (aka, ABC) was again beaten by Univision in the adult demos. As Life On Mars limps to its finish, its confirming the decision to cancel it losing nearly a third of its demo audience against new competition this week vs. last week.
*Those who focus on lead-in audience retention, seemingly above all else, as an indication of a show's future prospects.
You can see past Wednesday Fast Affiliate ratings reports here.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | Viewers Live+SD (000) | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | 18-34 Rating | 18-34 Share |
| 8:00 | FOX | Lie To Me | 11.117 | 3.4 | 10 | 2.8 | 9 |
| CBS | New Adventures of Old Christine | 7.631 | 2.1 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | |
| CW | America's Next Top Model | 4.470 | 1.9 | 6 | 2.1 | 7 | |
| UNI | Cuidado con el Ángel | 4.421 | 1.8 | 5 | 1.8 | 6 | |
| NBC | Chopping Block (premiere) | 3.984 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | |
| ABC | Scrubs (repeat) | 3.774 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | Gary Unmarried | 7.712 | 2.3 | 7 | 1.5 | 5 |
| ABC | Scrubs (repeat) | 3.443 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | American Idol | 24.905 | 8.9 | 22 | 7.0 | 20 |
| CBS | Criminal Minds | 14.074 | 3.6 | 9 | 2.1 | 6 | |
| NBC | Life | 5.299 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | |
| UNI | Mañana Es para Siempre | 4.457 | 1.9 | 5 | 2.0 | 6 | |
| ABC | Lost (repeat) | 4.210 | 1.6 | 4 | 1.4 | 4 | |
| CW | 90210 (repeat) | 1.027 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | |
| 10:00 | CBS | CSI:NY | 13.520 | 3.5 | 9 | 2.2 | 6 |
| NBC | Law & Order | 7.588 | 2.3 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | |
| ABC | Life on Mars | 4.584 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.1 | 3 | |
| UNI | Don Francisco Presenta | 3.190 | 1.3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 |
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Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs which are currently in approximately 24.4% of all U.S. TV households. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
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The chopping block was atrocious. It lost to the cw in total viewers!!!
Remember when ABC promised to run the last three seasons of LOST without breaks? They’re 0 for 2 now. Why am I not surprised…?
Yes, this is good news for Chuck!! One show down, three to go!! Season 3 here we come!
Hahaha, Chopping Block lost to Univision?! That’s AWESOME. Well, there’s one new show down, anyway. We can stick Chuck in that spot next season – how ’bout it, NBC?
I had a good guess that LTM was strong enough to stand on its own. FOX obviously had that inkling too, or would not have tried the switch. Obviously the gamble worked. Now FOX has its first true scripted hit in years…
Regarding Life–I think NBC should try FOX’s strategy and make this an 8pm show. The one time it was not up against Criminal Minds, it put up decent numbers. I would rather see it duke it out against LTM than CM. Plus, it couldn’t do any worse than the turkeys NBC keeps putting on at 8pm. At least NBC should put a rerun of Life at 8pm and a new ep at 9pm next week.
Oh, and it looks like Chopping Block has a pretty accurate name, if you catch my drift.
ABC likes to use that lie a lot, Vader.
Those poor retentionistas *cough*Berman*cough* need some sort of measure to decide winners vs losers to try to hide the fact that they really are completely subjective and depend on the retentionista’s mood that day.
One show down (Chopping Block), two more shows (Kings, Southland) to go for a Chuck renewal.
NBC is just plain dreadful on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Fox is on track to being a force to be reckoned with. A network that was once a cw of the world has become the number one network – due to one show. If it want for American Idol, House wouldnt be as huge as it is. If it werent for House, Bones wouldnt have such a following. 24 somehow gained a following from just being GOOD. They have a solid comedy block on Sundays. Mondays are defnately in the competition. Tuesdays and Wed. Well, yah. AI, then two great, appealing Dramas. Fringe will last for a while. With a House lead in, then an AI lead in in its first YEAR< its been exposed to enough of a hardcore audiance o keep it around for some seasons. Lie To Me is good. Unique. Compelling. I wasnt sure about it untill today though – it will last on its own. Hells Kitchen has gained a tremendous following – lasting amongst csi and Greys – a feat FOX has been trying to do since The O.C., and Skin.
With its comedy block, House, Bones, Fringe, Lie To Me, 24, American Idol, Hells Kitchen, a promising premise in Glee, FOX fall is looking to actually – for once – maybe be a winner. Ofcourse, theres no Idol or 24, but still – wow – since when did FOX become so rediculously part of the Big 3. ITS NOW A BIG 4. With ABC, CBS, and FOX competing to be on top. NBC, G-d help you.
Wow… the CW finishing in third position at 8… never thought I’d see that…
ABC is really doing bad these times…
Good for lie to me, not that I like the show… but this is good news for Fox
NBC is also really bad on Fridays, in fact NBC is just bad period. That’s why they’re giving 5 hours to Leno next fall. That is very pathetic about the Chopping Block doing worse than CW and Univision? lol
First scripted hit in Years? What? Prison Break was a hit. (No now though lol) Same with O.C. (Not now though lol). Same with Bones,and 24, and House, and Fringe seems to be a hit too.
lie to me isnt the first scripted success on fox in years. fox has had house and bones. plus last seasons numbers for sarah connor were considered a hit its viewership may have only been 8-9m but its demos were usually over the 3.0 mark. and fringe has been just as successful as lie to me has
TYRA IS REALLY THE BEST CARD FOR CW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!4.4 AND 3RD PLACE.VERY RARE NUMBERS FOR CW!!!!GO TYRA…GO…GO GO TYRA
I fully expected Lie to Me to do well on its own and am happy it did.
Yesterday’s episode made me sad oll over again about Life being deader than dead, because it was awesome.
Lost repeats so horribly even in time slot, I will never understand what prompted ABC to regularly air repeats at 8pm. So they don’t have any shows that repeat as well as CBS’s shows do, but Lost must still by far be the worst of the bunch.
in reply to tvmantexas
house wasnt the reason for bones success bones was a self starter it has always aired at 8 and has gained a big audience over the years
I know it’s a strange world when Fox is NBC and NBC is now the CW. What alternate universe is there! LOL!
They picked a good name for Chopping Block, because when its cancelled, the headline sort of writes itself.
Pretty much a night where I watched nothing.
who averaged higher demos last year fox or abc
Maybe Fringe should air at 8 pm, instead of 9pm.