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| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 1.4/5 | 1.0/4 | 0.9/3 | 0.5/2 | 0.4/1 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 5.30 | 4.02 | 4.66 | 1.80 | 0.897 |
For a second night in a row, Michael Jackson/Farrah Fawcett shows were featured, with NBC's winning the night. The maybe-pilot movie Virtuality co-written by Battlestar Galactica producer Ronald Moore was virtually unwatched.
You can see TV ratings from other recent Overnight ratings reports here.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (Millons) |
| 8:00 | NBC | Farrah's Story (8-10p) | 1.2 | 5 | 4.62 |
| CBS | Ghost Whisperer (repeat) | 1.0 | 4 | 4.28 | |
| ABC | Surviving Suburbia | 0.7 | 3 | 2.76 | |
| FOX | Virtuality (8-10p) | 0.5 | 2 | 1.81 | |
| CW | Priviledged (repeat) | 0.3 | 1 | 0.82 | |
| 8:30 | ABC | The Goode Family | 0.5 | 2 | 1.81 |
| 9:00 | ABC | 20/20: Jackson? | 1.0 | 4 | 3.74 |
| CBS | Flashpoint (repeat) | 0.9 | 3 | 4.56 | |
| CW | Everybody Hates Chris (repeat) | 0.4 | 2 | 0.98 | |
| 9:30 | CW | The Game (repeat) | 0.4 | 2 | 0.97 |
| 10:00 | NBC | Dateline: Michael Jackson | 2.0 | 7 | 6.64 |
| ABC | 20/20 | 1.5 | 5 | 6.01 | |
| CBS | Numb3rs (repeat) | 1.0 | 3 | 5.16 |
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Shows are sorted from highest 18-49 rating to lowest in each time slot.
Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. Source: Marc Berman/Mediaweek.
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Looks like Virtuality is definitely not going to get picked up. I’m not surprised considering how little it was promoted. It’s a shame, I actually enjoyed the pilot a lot even though my expectations weren’t very high.
The Virtuality pilot was one of the best pilots I’ve ever seen. I also haven’t watched FOX on a Friday night in probably over a year but did last night. I thought the ratings would be better. I guess there’s no chance of them picking the show up now which is a shame. A Virtuality/Dollhouse night could have been cool but probably unwatched.
The – 1337 virtuality was a mini series. It wasn’t a pilot episode was
it cause I didn’t watch it?? And bill over here in the east cost in nj anyway the chopping block was on from 8. To 9 and from 9 to 11 was farrha story. There was no dateline in nj on Friday how come???
Also goode family went up from 1.59 last week to 1.81 this week which is surprisbg considering last weeks pisode was much better than this weeks episode. And matt ur right it couldve been scifi friday on fox.
Virtuality was not a miniseries; it was a two-hour pilot that did not get picked up that Fox decided to air anyway.
Vinny, and anyone else, Chopping Block was on the original NBC schedule at 8. My only source for what actually aired was Marc Berman, who tends to be a bit error prone on the weekends. The line ups may very well have been different than what I have above.
It was promoted as a 2 hour long movie on one night, but it should be the pilot for a new series which probably won’t air.
I may be in the minority but I thought Virtuality was really, really boring. Being on a Friday in the middle of the summer did it no favors either, but I had a lot of trouble caring about the characters and the whole “reality TV” aspect turned me off.
I want Virtuality to be a series!!! but FOX is so stupid for airing the pilot in a friday of summer!
RIP about Michael/Farrah. I’m sad about their deaths.
Very weak numbers all around, even for a Friday.
Is The Goode Family dead?
Is there any chance of new episodes beyond the first season?
you got it all right, bill. chopping block was pulled til next week.
FOX just doesn’t know how to treat their Sci-Fi anymore. First, you need to promote it. They didn’t do it. Then you need to put it on a night people will watch, they didn’t do it.
If it wasn’t for NBC, I would say FOX is the worse run network out of the big 4. But NBC (aka The Leno Network) takes the cake.
O ok thanks bill.
E. Carson I wish the goode family had a chance for a 2nd season but it’s not looking good at all for tgf. Anyone think itnwoild do better after dwts or bachelor?
I didn’t find Virtuality boring at all. I thought the entire episode was intriguing and very well-done, and the reality tv aspect was really cool I thought. Added a little something extra. Robert/Bill, did you watch and if so what did you think?
new esposide cant come soon of my fall shows
“Vinny, and anyone else, Chopping Block was on the original NBC schedule at 8. My only source for what actually aired was Marc Berman, who tends to be a bit error prone on the weekends. The line ups may very well have been different than what I have above.”
8pm – Farrah’s Story (R)
10pm – Dateline
I watched NBC last night, and they did not air The Chopping Block. This schedule was also listed on NBC.com.
I have never heard of Virtuality ever! well until now. Good for NBC!
Those numbers are just pathetic for Virtuality.