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| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 5.4/15 | 2.7/7 | 2.6/7 | 1.8/5 | 1.5/4 | 1.1/3 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-34 | 4.1/12 | 2.4/7 | 1.8/5 | 2.0/6 | 1.0/3 | 1.3/4 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 16.34 | 6.70 | 10.09 | 4.44 | 5.65 | 2.59 |
Powered by the one hour American Idol results show, FOX won the night across the board. FOX's 5.4/14 adults 18-49 rating/share led its closest competition (ABC) by 100%.
At 8pm, CBS got pretty decent results from I Get That a Lot (3.4/10, 10.3M viewers) and aired reruns of Criminal Minds and CSI: NY the rest of the night. NBC led off with a rerun of Law & Order: CI (which did much better than the canceled Chopping Block last week), the penultimate episode of the season (and likely series) of Life (1.5/4, 5.57M) and a rerun of Law & Order.
Over on ABC, Scrubs (1.9/6) outperformed Better Off Ted (1.8/5) and Lost (4.2/10) came in second to American Idol (8.1/20) at 9pm. Although Lost went head-to-head with American Idol, it was the second most-watched program with adults 18-49 for the night.
The series finale of Life on Mars seems to have rubbed a few viewers the wrong way (I was OK with how they wrapped it up) and came in second at 10pm (2.1/6) but keep in mind that it was up against repeats and these numbers also have a couple of minutes of Lost in them that will be pulled out in the finals.
Over on the CW America's Next Top Model ranked number one in its time period among women 18-34 (3.0/10) and tied for second in adults 18-34 (1.9/6). ANTM improved over last week by 25% with women 18-34. I continue to wonder if reruns of 90210 are the best use of the ANTM lead-in. I know they want to build viewers for 90210, but it strikes me as a wasted opportunity.
Previous Wednesday overnight reports are available for comparison.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Share | 18-34 Rating/Share | Viewers (Millons) |
| 8:00 | CBS | I Get That a Lot | 3.4/11 | 2.3/8 | 10.34 |
| FOX | Lie To Me | 2.6/8 | 1.9/7 | 8.98 | |
| ABC | Scrubs | 1.9/6 | 1.6/6 | 5.04 | |
| CW | America's Next Top Model | 1.7/5 | 1.9/6 | 3.94 | |
| NBC | Law & Order: CI (R) | 1.3/4 | .9/3 | 5.06 | |
| 8:30 | ABC | Better of Ted | 1.8/5 | 1.7/5 | 4.71 |
| 9:00 | FOX | American Idol | 8.1/20 | 6.3/18 | 23.71 |
| ABC | Lost | 4.2/10 | 4.0/11 | 9.35 | |
| CBS | Criminal Minds (R) | 2.4/6 | 1.5/4 | 9.95 | |
| NBC | Life | 1.5/4 | 1.1/3 | 5.57 | |
| CW | 90210 (R) | 0.6/2 | 0.7/2 | 1.23 | |
| 10:00 | CBS | CSI: NY (R) | 2.3/6 | 1.6/5 | 9.98 |
| ABC | Life on Mars | 2.1/6 | 1.6/5 | 5.86 | |
| NBC | Law & Order (R) | 1.7/5 | 1.2/4 | 6.32 |
Shows are sorted by Adults 18-49 rating in each time slot.
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Poor Life. Why dont u americans watch Good Shows?
Ted is definitely dead and ABC really did try with Life on Mars. They aired it after Grey’s Anatomy and Lost, not much else they could have done.
I can’t wait to see the numbers for ER tomorrow. Any predictions for how it will do?
That Lie To Me drop is pretty big.
3.1 to a 2.6 – that’s not good.
Life is such a good show..and still no one is watching it…
I Get That a Lot did better than expected and even beat Lie to Me, I wonder if this proves that the current lineup of Old Christine and Gary Unmarried isn’t working and they should consider changing the lineup or putting a drama or a unscripted show.
Better Off Ted looks more likely for the axe and ANTM rebounded but why another 90210 repeat? The CW needs to find a show for that slot as repeats aren’t good enough.
The repeats of Criminal Minds and CSI:NY were very close with only 0.03m seperating them.
Question, is the mistake with I Get That A Lot in the write-up or table? 3.1 or 3.4?
isnt ER now the highest rated show on NBC? I know its the final season but they should renew it as they have nothing else good in the ratings.
What is “I Get That A Lot”? I don’t think I’ve heard of it…
I Get That A Lot completely embarrased the CBS wednesday sitcoms. And what is up with Lie To Me? It is starting to get the numbers some speculated it would immediately after it left Idol’s shadow. And i have to say, there really isn’t a lot of competition in this spot.
Alex, write-up (and fixed). it had a 3.4.
Can someone explain to me why Direct Tv saved FNL? Life has about the same ratings would they consider saving that?
Wow look at Lost goo!! Woooo!!! =D
Jack, I think is is best for ER to end on a high after so many years and it will missed.
does anyone think CBS may do a limitrd run of I Get That A Lot sometime? not only did it do very well, it got vey good 18-34 numbers for CBS. they have very few shows that skew that young.
Jenna it was a hidden camera special for April Fools where celebrities posed as things like waiters and other service-oriented jobs
Ouch, Lie to me really got a kick in the nuts this week. Must be because of the 1 week pause.
yes i know Jon but im just thiknking ratings wise they should renew it. The quality of the show has gone down alot over the years so its best to end it know.
Lie to Me: Probably the off-again, on-again, schedule has been hurting the show. Kevin Reilly must be pulling his hair out. He can’t be too happy with the Reality team that keeps him from building his shows.
Also, I think that I Get That A lot may have taken some of its audience.
DirectTV needs to pick up Life.
LOL Jack. You’re probably right about ER, but then again it’s ratings are probably so high BECAUSE it’s the last season, so keeping it around might not really be THAT beneficial. It really was a great show though am I am sad to see it go, although I definitely think it’s time. I will be watching the finale tonight with the rest of them! I hope they give it a good ending.
Ack. Lie to Me took a big hit. Hope it rebounds.