This is from ABC's weekly press release already posted separately, but it was huge and I wanted to call this blurb out because a.) it's information we rarely see b.) information the advertisers are probably kinda interested in c.) I'm personally more than kinda interested!
While the trend for FlashForward is down (and very possibly will fall off this list soon) I think you can count on almost any show making that is still making that particular top 20 list near the end of the season to be renewed...
Season to date, ABC is delivering TV’s top-rated series with upscale young adults. ABC claims 7 of the Top 20 highest-rated regular TV series this season among high income Adults 18-49 (in homes w/$100K+ annual income), including the No. 1 series (“Grey’s Anatomy”) and 3 of the Top 4 freshman series (“Modern Family,” “FlashForward” and “Cougar Town”): “Grey’s Anatomy” (9.12 rating) – No. 1, “Desperate Housewives” (6.69) – No. 4, “Private Practice” (5.74) – No. 7, “Modern Family“ (5.00) – No. 11, “Brothers & Sisters” (4.71) – No. 14, “FlashForward” (4.58) – No. 17 and “Cougar Town” (4.53) – No. 19.
Would be nice if they followed CBS pattern of including the other shows in all their Top Twenty list they use on their weekly ratings report.
what ABC is trying to say is that: If you don’t watch ABC, you must be poor!
well, I watch tons of ABC and I’m poor.
I’m poor, and I watch ABC – so take THAT cool!
(guess I’m probably dragging down their averages…)
Thats right sop watching your hurting the shows.
I thought CBS was usually the network for the rich?
How many viewers are in the over $100k demos?
I also watch ABC, and I’m poor too!
Household income is such a fungible term. If the live-in maid watches, she counts as an upscale viewer. Meh.
Buzzy, that’s not true, unless she has her own people meter code (and she might!).
But yeah, these are people who live in households who have greater than $100K annual income. they don’t all necessarily have it themselves. I am checking with Nielsen to find out the number of households that are in that universe.
I’m not surprised that GA leads the over $100,000 category for the 18-49 age group. I fall into that category and so do several of my co-workers who watch the show. However, it will be interesting to see what happens in the near future because GA has managed this season to douse the hottest couple on the show–Cristina and Owen, and without warning. They were the main reason I started watching the show in Season 5. Now I’ve lost interest GA and I wouldn’t be surprised if others like myself follow suit.
Looks like Castle isn’t one of them after all. For some reason, I thought it did well amongst high-income viewers, though I guess not since ABC would have included it if so. Ah, well.
All that money must be turning their brains to mush.
Is there a way to se the other shows not on ABC?