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| Total Viewers (million) | 10.31 | 6.70 | 4.32 | 3.85 | 1.81 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 3.6/11 | 2.0/6 | 1.2/4 | 1.3/4 | 0.7/2 |
Day two of regional semi-final coverage of the NCAA Basketball tournament easily led CBS to across the board victory. Meanwhile Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles gained around 180,000 viewers and held steady in the 18-49 demo vs last week. while Dollhouse slipped by about 250,000 viewers and dropped two tenths of a point among adults 18-49. As is typical both shows were beaten by Wife Swap and Supernanny.
I'm not a Whedonista, but I have enjoyed the last couple of Dollhouse episodes (and next week's looks pretty cool, too), but I'm pretty sure the writing is already on the wall as far as renewal goes. People will speculate over why the show lost more viewers last night, particularly in the 18-49 demographic. My speculation won't be better than anyone else's so I'll leave it to everyone else. 
You can compare with previous Friday overnight reports.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | Viewers (Millons) | 18-49 Rating/Share |
| 8:00 | CBS | NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament 8p-11p | 10.31 | 3.6/11 |
| ABC | Wife Swap | 5.54 | 1.7/6 | |
| FOX | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | 3.83 | 1.3/5 | |
| NBC | Howie Do It | 3.61 | 1.0/4 | |
| CW | Everybody Hates Chris | 1.81 | 0.7/2 | |
| 8:30 | CW | The Game | 2.01 | 0.9/3 |
| 9:00 | ABC | Supernanny | 6.52 | 2.1/6 |
| NBC | Friday Night Lights | 3.95 | 1.2/4 | |
| FOX | Dollhouse | 3.87 | 1.3/4 | |
| CW | America's Next Top Model (R) | 1.71 | 0.7/2 | |
| 10:00 | ABC | 20/20 | 8.05 | 2.2/7 |
| NBC | Dateline | 5.39 | 1.5/5 |
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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Okay,Nick C, now do you agree that Dollhouse is done for?
Bye, bye Dollhouse! No excuses this week.
dollhouse was awesome last nite!!I couldn’t believe the hour was already over when i watched!!! I think the show is now finding itself!!! I think ppl are missing the boat on this show!!!
Be fair to Nick C. He’s been saying it looks like cancellation since the new Pete took over.
I don’t expect the sci-fi shows to grow much against March Madness. A shame, Dollhouse is entertaining (to me at least). I’d like a Dollhouse/Fringe lineup next Fall.
The only interesting game last night was MSU/Kansas. The others were boring blowouts.
Go Spartans!
ouch. Dollhouse is down nearly to FNL’s level… minus DirecTV’s footing of much of the bill.
You mean that after the magical, mystical, hunger curing, world peace delivering episode 6 of Dollhouse, ratings didn’t skyrocket?
Fridays really are sad for NBC and FOX.
Last week the excuse was BG finale, what is the excuse for this week?
ABC really gets a lot of mileage in both demos out of what must be a super cheap linup. Reminds me of Fox on Saturday sort of.
well where i live FOX lost its signal for the whole ep so maybe that could have added to the drop in viewers…. just saying i was pretty p’d off that i missed the ep
Yeah, while I love Dollhouse more than…. everything. There really are no excuses. This is just BAD.
“Fridays really are sad for NBC and FOX.”
Isnt every day but Tuesday sad for NBC?
S., Monster Vs. Aliens hit theaters, and it was the last Friday in March.
“well where i live FOX lost its signal for the whole ep so maybe that could have added to the drop in viewers…. just saying i was pretty p’d off that i missed the ep”
Do you live in a top market? If not, I doubt it had any effect.
Why don’t FOX try something radical and renew the sci-fi Friday shows, and at least leave them there to gather a steady following? Anything they put on there for a short period is bound to screw up, so why not stick with two good shows and watch them trend over time? Or is FOX too impatient for such a venture?
Anyway, glad to see TSCC up over last week. Shame about the demo though.
Rumours say it’s cancelled for good, but I still hold a little hope. Not much, but a little.
Yes, viewing always drops on the last Friday in March.
DAMN BASKETBALL!!!!!
Sorry, I just had to vent.
“Why don’t FOX try something radical and renew the sci-fi Friday shows, and at least leave them there to gather a steady following? Anything they put on there for a short period is bound to screw up, so why not stick with two good shows and watch them trend over time? Or is FOX too impatient for such a venture?”
FOX hasnt kicked them off yet, and the numbers are still dropping. If people were true fans, the numbers would stay stable. IRRC, the game shows were pretty stable. If FOX is patient with anything it will be their cheap reality shows that bring in better numbers.
“ABC really gets a lot of mileage in both demos out of what must be a super cheap linup.”
It is a season high for Wife Swap in terms of viewers. I hope ABC keeps Wife Swap as it is pretty funny.
**EDIT FOR LAST POST**
I meant IIRC (if I recall correctly), not IRRC.
RJ,
“Fridays really are sad for NBC and FOX.”
Isnt every day but Tuesday sad for NBC?
hmmm…Thursdays are pretty good too