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Broadcast finals: Glee, Modern Family, Cougar Town, Criminal Minds tick up; Mercy, Old Christine, SVU, Eastwick tick down

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October 22nd, 2009

Lots of shows up or down a tick versus the overnight, most noticeably perhaps was Mercy diving back under the "Mendoza Line" and having a 1.9 adults 18-49 rating in the finals, and Eastwick going down to a 1.6 in the finals.

CBS' Criminal Minds was up two ticks, with several other shows including Glee, Modern Family and Cougar Town creeping up one-tenth a ratings point in the finals.

Courtesy of the hard-working (I was sure he was taking a day off today!) "Travis Yanan":

Hank
- 5.775 million viewers
- 3.8/6 HH
- 1.5/5 A18-49

The Middle
- 6.525 million viewers
- 4.1/7 HH
- 2.0/6 A18-49

Modern Family
- 8.661 million viewers
- 5.4/8 HH
- 3.4/9 A18-49

Cougar Town (31 minutes)
- 7.314 million viewers
- 4.7/7 HH
- 3.1/8 A18-49

Eastwick (59 minutes)
- 4.775 million viewers
- 3.5/6 HH
- 1.6/4 A18-49

Old Christine
- 6.584 million viewers
- 4.3/7 HH
- 2.0/6 A18-49

Gary Unmarried
- 6.761 million viewers
- 4.3/7 HH
- 2.2/6 A18-49

Criminal Minds
- 14.268 million viewers
- 9.0/14 HH
- 3.8/10 A18-49

CSI: NY
- 13.008 million viewers
- 8.4/14 HH
- 3.0/8 A18-49

Mercy (96% coverage, NBC normally 98%)
- 7.186 million viewers
- 4.7/8 HH
- 1.9/6 A18-49

Law & Order: SVU (61 minutes, 96% coverage)
- 9.153 million viewers
- 6.0/9 HH
- 2.8/7 A18-49

The Jay Leno Show (59 minutes, 98% coverage)
- 5.143 million viewers
- 3.5/6 HH
- 1.5/4 A18-49

So You Think You Can Dance (97% coverage, FOX normally 98%)
- 6.914 million viewers
- 4.3/7 HH
- 2.6/8 A18-49
- 2.6/9 A18-34
- 3.6/11 W18-34

Glee (98% coverage)
- 7.153 million viewers
- 4.3/7 HH
- 3.3/8 A18-49
- 3.6/10 A18-34
- 4.8/13 W18-34

America's Next Top Model
- 2.985 million viewers
- 2.1/3 HH
- 1.4/4 A18-49
- 1.7/5 A18-34
- 2.6/8 W18-34

Melrose Place (R)
- 0.953 million viewers
- 0.7/1 HH
- 0.5/1 A18-49
- 0.6/2 A18-34
- 1.0/3 W18-34

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  1. Michael

    Eastwick got a 1.6? Why isn’t ABC yanking it right now? NBC’s worst drama from Sunday-Thursday, Trauma, gets a 1.7.

  2. Tommy

    Michael, ABC is notoriously slow at pulling shows. Their cancellations usually don’t start happening until mid November into December. I have no doubt that Eastwick and The Forgotten will both be canceled before May.

  3. Mar

    Silly question here, why CM keeps going two tenths up (demo) and CSINY stays the same?

    I’m not complaining CSINY is still doing good, at least it holds up in the finals.

    Weird how SVU went down even when it was a 61mins episode.

  4. Kevin

    Last night’s episode of Gary Unmarried was really good. While all signs point to the show being dead, people should really check it out as it’s gotten very good this season, with a revamped WKRP/Newsradio format.

  5. Chris

    i watch Gary to but i am not Nelsion so of coruse i dont count

  6. Cameron

    I am so happy with Glee’s ratings its a great show and i look forward to it every week, i am a GLEEK LOL but i just hope the 3 week hiatus doesn’t hurt the shows ratings.

  7. I want to like Mercy but the way they seem to feature major patient deaths nearly each episode makes it seem more like Mercy(Killings) and that probably drives some people away.

  8. forg

    Modern Family is up to 3.4 yay! At least The Middle stayed the same.

    Why is NBC 96% coverage only same for Fox with 97%, was there a pre-emption on some affiliates?

  9. Forg, not sure. Maybe there is some discussion about that on the PI Forums. It’s a good question for Travis.

  10. Bobby Brady

    I know a lot of people like Glee on here but… since when is a new show that gets a 3.3 great? I mean, it’s okay. But it’s not exactly a huge hit, right?!

  11. forg

    Bobby, well it’s great the it remained in the 3.0 level despite the competition but given the hype for the show I admit the performance is a bit underwhelming but they are doing good in W18-34 base on previous results (it got to 5.0) and FOX said that’s their target demo for the show so they are happy.

  12. Lee

    That bums me about Mercy. Hopefully it bounces back.

    It should be interesting to see how low Eastwick drops before ABC cancels it.

  13. Bobby Brady

    forg – fox has never ever ever cared about women 18-34 before. it’s all about men. always has been. that just sounds like the Fox hype machine working overtime on the spin cycle..

  14. forg

    Bobby Brady – Yeah I know its CWish haha but I believe FOX is already happy with its performance although it’s not a breakout hit plus its the new show that has the most media coverage and critics’ love.

    Personally, I like Glee and I’m okay with its performance but I actually don’t want it to beat Modern Family in the ratings haha :D

  15. tvmegafan

    I LOVE GLEE, Fox’s Best SHow!!! I LOVE NIP/TUCK ALSO!!!!

  16. tvmegafan

    what about Nip/tucks numbers?

  17. j

    Glee is the 2nd-highest rated new original show this season. And is Fox’s 2nd-highest rated hourlong. It’s a risky show, trying a musical, when we saw what happened with Viva Laughlin (I think it was called). I think for Fox the #’s are great actually, especially for the fall.

  18. mayorofsmpleton

    Glee is doing WONDERFULLY for the fall. It’s part of what FOX can thank for their best fall in a while. Usually they tank pretty badly until American Idol/24 return at midseason.

    SYTYCD and Glee are giving FOX big gains compared to last year. If it gets the post Idol slot (all signs point to it being WED 9pm thru the spring) Glee will likely improve even further — it will never be a huge hit, but again, those demos are valuable.

  19. unknown

    Im glad to see The Middle holding up and love how amazing Modern Family is doing. The 2 best new comedies right now hands down.

  20. Tks

    I love Eastwick. Hope ABC give it more of a chance. But, things aren’t looking up. I don’t pray ever but maybe I will for Eastwick.

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