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| Rating: Adults 18-49 | 3.2/9 | 2.6/7 | 2.1/6 | 1.5/4 | 1.3/4 | 0.3/1 |
| Rating: Adults 18-34 | 2.7/8 | 2.1/6 | 1.6/5 | 1.7/5 | 1.3/4 | 0.2/1 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 9.995 | 7.338 | 7.776 | 3.976 | 3.374 | 0.691 |
Ugly Betty's move to Wednesday night produced just a 1.6 adults 18-49 rating (compared to its Friday average of 1.23). That's less than what Eastwick (1.7 rating) averaged in the timeslot and will not save the show from cancellation.
CBS' reality special I Get That A Lot scored a 2.9 adults 18-49 rating. Nice for a reality special, but down 15% from its first airing on 4/1/09. The People Choice Awards were chosen by more adults 18-49 this year, and the most since 2006, rising 13% to a 3.4 rating from last season's 3.0 rating.
A special The Middle at 8pm scored just a 2.2 adults 18-49 rating, but in its regular 8:30 timeslot the show earned a 2.7 rating, up 13% from its last original regular timeslot episode and a new season high if it holds up in the finals. Either way, a good omen for renewal. Modern Family was up 5% from its last original episode to a 4.1 rating. Cougar Town was way up (18%) from its last original telecast to a 3.3 rating.
NBC's Mercy sank to a 1.7 rating, down 6% from its last regular telecast and tieing its lowest rated telecast ever. Free from Criminal Minds competition, Law & Order: SVU jumped 39% to a 3.2 rating compared to its last original telecast, hitting a season high. The Jay Leno Show nearly tied Ugly Betty with a 1.5 rating, which was in line with its Wednesday average.
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00 | CBS | I Get That A Lot | 2.8 | 8 | 8.644 |
| ABC | The Middle | 2.2 | 6 | 7.549 | |
| NBC | Mercy | 1.8 | 5 | 7.377 | |
| FOX | Glee (repeat) | 1.3 | 4 | 3.351 | |
| CW | One Tree Hill (repeat) | 0.4 | 1 | 1.069 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | I Get That A Lot | 3.0 | 8 | 8.351 |
| ABC | The Middle | 2.7 | 7 | 8.168 | |
| NBC | Mercy | 1.7 | 5 | 7.224 | |
| FOX | Glee (repeat) | 1.3 | 4 | 3.422 | |
| CW | One Tree Hill (repeat) | 0.3 | 1 | 0.720 | |
| 9:00 | ABC | Modern Family | 4.1 | 11 | 10.224 |
| CBS | People's Choice Awards | 3.2 | 8 | 10.371 | |
| NBC | Law & Order: SVU | 2.9 | 7 | 10.161 | |
| FOX | Glee (repeat) | 1.3 | 3 | 3.270 | |
| CW | Gossip Girl (repeat) | 0.2 | 0 | 0.494 | |
| 9:30 | NBC | Law & Order: SVU | 3.4 | 9 | 11.491 |
| CBS | People's Choice Awards | 3.3 | 8 | 10.359 | |
| ABC | Cougar Town | 3.3 | 8 | 7.920 | |
| FOX | Glee (repeat) | 1.4 | 3 | 3.453 | |
| CW | Gossip Girl (repeat) | 0.2 | 1 | 0.480 | |
| 10:00 | CBS | People's Choice Awards | 3.8 | 10 | 11.781 |
| ABC | Ugly Betty | 1.8 | 5 | 5.306 | |
| NBC | The Jay Leno Show | 1.6 | 4 | 5.459 | |
| 10:30 | CBS | People's Choice Awards | 3.4 | 10 | 10.465 |
| NBC | The Jay Leno Show | 1.5 | 4 | 4.945 | |
| ABC | Ugly Betty | 1.5 | 4 | 4.863 |
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Whoa Mama! Say ta-ta to Betty…yikes.
Even here in Canada, my network just tossed the show to sister network…sandwiched between a lead-in of Portuguese News and a lead-out of a Polish cooking show.
And this is JUST A RUMOUR, but apparently…….LENO IS FIRED
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/07/report-nbc-to-fire-leno_n_414739.html
i kinda liked that show. first time after a few years and i really enjoyed it. i guess people just got tired of it. and besides, cbs had that award show so it did good compared to the competition on that day.
I thought Ugly Betty got a 1.7. Still not enough to save the show from cancellation but it is a season high.
Oh and btw – the network I work at (CityTV) has been allowed by NBC to air “Chuck” PRE-RELEASE (Monday’s at 7pm) — and traditionally, the American networks do NOT allow us to air their profitable, strong shows pre-release.
Read into that what you will about what NBC thinks about “Chuck”
(for a metric of comparison, NBC would *NOT* let Global TV air “Heroes” pre-release)
i meant to say, last night episode*.
Where is the chart
@ileandromp,
If you are refering to Ugly Betty with this:
so it did good compared to the competition on that day
Umm…No. It lost to Leno. There is absolutely no way to spin losing to Leno as doing well.
Leno isn’t going anywhere. NBC will want to try at least one summer with him. Plus, they stuck their balls out on this one. Why admit defeat… yet?
Only reason Leno would be cancelled – affiliates are pissed about late news lead in and NBC wants him back on at 11:35.
Looooonnngggg shot.
That sucks. At least it’s doing better then “Scrubs” & “Better off Ted”. It also almost reached a series high. It beat Jay Leno, which it hasn’t really does this season, right? If this is the last season at least it was written well, and can go out strong.
To be honest, Ugly betty was pushed far than it could take. There hasnt been an interesting storyline in there since season 2 and now it has fallen in all sorts of Deja-vu’s. I think ending it now is probably best.
FOX lost to Univision? LMAO!
modern family did GREAT!!! the middle was awesome last night, cougar town was realy really funny!!!
Yay for The Middle and Modern Family.
Modern Family cracks a 4!! Woo Didnt see that coming!
Oh dear Ugly Betty fans…
But maybe ABC will be so happy with Modern Family’s 4.1 that they won’t even realise Ugly Betty was watched by fewer people than Leno?On another note do we know what ABC is doing with the 8PM slot for the rest of the season yet?
Too bad about Mercy. It was showing some signs of ratings growth a while back but then NBC has had it off for weeks. It still did decent enough in total numbers–coming close to “The Middle” at 8PM.
even with repeats OTH still beating GG!!!!
THAT’S A-M-A-Z-I-N
“To be honest, Ugly betty was pushed far than it could take. There hasnt been an interesting storyline in there since season 2 and now it has fallen in all sorts of Deja-vu’s. I think ending it now is probably best”- I disagree with that. The writing hasn’t been this sharp since season one, and it’s truly been an excellent season. The problem is after season two and three it’s hard to gain back all the viewers they alienated.
Go Modern Family! Best since the premiere.
The Middle hit a series high at 8:30. Excellent. Love that show. Great for Modern Family. Cougar Town still loses too much of its lead-in audience. Well cant blame them, I changed the channel to Peoples Choice Awards at 9:30. Cougar Town is just a little too dirty.