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| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 1.3/5 | 0.9/3 | 0.7/3 | 0.7/3 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 3.91 | 4.38 | 3.33 | 2.74 |
On a night when the broadcast competition was burning off new episodes of dead shows (Kings, Harper's Island and Eli Stone), Fox crime reality had the most life.
You can see TV ratings from other recent Overnight ratings reports here.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (Millons) |
| 8:00 | FOX | Cops | 1.3/5 | 3.75 |
| ABC | Wipeout (R) | 1.0/4 | 3.24 | |
| CBS | Without a Trace (R) | 0.6/2 | 4.11 | |
| NBC | Kings | 0.5/2 | 1.94 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | America's Most Wanted | 1.3/5 | 4.07 |
| CBS | Harper's Island | 0.9/4 | 3.79 | |
| NBC | Law & Order (R) | 0.8/2 | 3.79 | |
| ABC | Castle (R) | 0.6/2 | 2.48 | |
| 10:00 | CBS | 48 Hours Mystery (R) | 1.2/5 | 5.25 |
| NBC | Law & Order: SVU (R) | 0.9/3 | 4.25 | |
| ABC | Eli Stone | 0.5/2 | 2.50 |
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Shows are sorted by adults 18-49 rating in each time slot.
Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. Source Marc Berman/Mediaweek.
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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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| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (Millons) |
| 8:00 | FOX | Cops | 1.3/5 | 3.75 |
| ABC | Wipeout (R) | 1.0/4 | 3.24 | |
| CBS | Without a Trace (R) | 0.6/2 | 4.11 | |
| NBC | Kings | 0.5/2 | 1.94 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | America's Most Wanted | 1.3/5 | 4.07 |
| CBS | Harper's Island | 0.9/4 | 3.79 | |
| NBC | Law & Order (R) | 0.8/2 | 3.79 | |
| ABC | Castle (R) | 0.6/2 | 2.4/ | |
| 10:00 | CBS | 48 Hours Mystery (R) | 1.2/5 | 5.25 |
| NBC | Law & Order: SVU (R) | 0.9/3 | 4.25 | |
| ABC | Eli Stone | 0.5/2 | 2.50 |
Well, Kings did a little better- not that it could do any worse.
I missed both of the last two episodes of Kings, but neither aired on the NBC affiliate in SF due to SF Giants baseball. And rather than air them later on the NBC affiliate they just bounced them to an independent (KICU) where they aired at 8pm. None of that viewing is counted in the numbers above — not that it would’ve gotten Kings over the 2M hurdle if it was.
Well Harper raised from 3.15 mil to 3.75 mil.
wow, those are really strong numbers for kings. KINGS FOR A SECOND SEASON!!! please visit http://www.bringvictory.com to support us! (click the link even if you dont support kings!)
Ian McShane in “Burger Kings”
“Would you think fried potatoes be a wise counterpart to thine sandwich?”
Seriously, the show is unwatchable.
I love kings. And let’s see the bright side. It did increase 66,6% in this episode.
Next week we can even pass 2 million.
djm……i really hope your kidding its canceled already move on
ahhhhh RICK ROLLED
I didn’t even realize they were showing Castle last night. Oh well. At least I got to watch Kings. Looking at the ratings Kings is getting, I’m not sure why they would leave it on. I do hope if they decide not to show the remaining episodes, they put it on their website or on Hulu.
should i try Merlin?
haha sam, you didnt think i was serious with that link?
Kings will be on hulu.com starting June 24 with episodes on til the end. Hulu and NBC are partners so if NBC decides to pull it, it will continue on there. But considering there’s nothing else to air, Kings will most likely run its course. Harper’s Island is a really good show and knowing that CBS planned on it JUST being a 13-part mystery event, it is easier to accept it won’t be back.
why don’t people like Kings, i love that show
Kings may be too intelligent for American audiences. I’ve watched from the begining when it was on Sunday Nights. I love the way they film the show and it looks great in HD. Wish they had more viewers and the show had gotten picked up but thankful that they will air the remaining episodes that were filmed.
Oh, come on. Kings is one of the few examples where American audiences are more intelligent than the show. It just missed the mark badly, and good riddance, as far as I’m concerned.
I found Kings utterly pretentious, dull, and incomprehensible, not to mention that the actors playing David and Michelle couldn’t act worth a damn. But some people love the show.
Christoper, definitely give Merlin a shot if you’re a scifi/fantasy fan, and even if you’re not, try it anyway. It’s very well made and very highly entertaining, even if it feels like Smallville set in the middle ages.
alright i will give it a try
i bet ratings from Merlin will be off cause its not aring on the west coast and thankful to see it here on the on east coast
Poor Harper’s Island =(
Yet still one of the better watched shows of the night! =)
djm, was that needed? No!
Harper’s Island did show growth from last week and did grow from a repeat of Without a Trace, so it wasnt all that bad.