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| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 2.1/7 | 1.6/5 | 1.5/5 | 1.3/4 | 1.2/4 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 9.01 | 6.23 | 3.99 | 5.53 | 2.77 |
As is typical, CBS won Friday night. Both Ghost Whisperer and Medium pulling a 2.2 rating with adults 18-49. The two hour Smallville "Absolute Justice" special averaged a 1.2 rating with adults 18-49. The first hour of "Absolute Justice" averaged a 1.1 with adults 18-49 and 2.6 million viewers, with the second hour averaging a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating and nearly 3 million viewers (2.94). It was Smallville's best numbers of the season with viewers and adults 18-49, and its best Friday since the last Friday Night Smackdown! aired on the CW in September 2008.
In the post-Dollhouse era, FOX rose to third place for the night getting a particularly (relatively) healthy 1.8 adults 18-49 rating from Kitchen Nightmares. A House repeat proved stronger than a Law & Order repeat, at least with adults 18-49.
Shark Tank trailed Kitchen Nightmares with adults 18-49, but the 4.66 million average viewers for its season finale were its biggest ever Friday night audience.
The Jay Leno Show spent its final Friday telecast in its usual fashion - a distant third.
Here is the half hour Smallville detail via Marc Berman:
8:00 p.m. – Viewers: 2.64 million (#5), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#4)
8:30 p.m. – Viewers: 2.56 million (#5), A18-49: 1.1/ 3 (#4t)
9:00 p.m. – Viewers: 2.86 million (#5), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#5)
9:30 p.m. – Viewers: 3.02 million (#5), A18-49: 13/ 4 (#5)
Via the CW:
"A 2-hr Smallville provided The CW with our best Friday night since Sept 2008 in all key categories, including adults 18-49 (1.2/4), men 18-49 (1.5/5), adults 18-34 (1.1/4), men 18-34 (1.3/5) and total viewers (2.8mil).
In terms of Smallville episodes, this is the highest rated Smallville of the season in total viewers, adults 18-49 (tie) and men 18-49.
Competitively, Smallville ranked #1 from 8-10pm in men 18-49."
Details:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Shr | Viewers (Millons) |
| 8:00 | CBS | Ghost Whisperer | 2.2/6 | 8.77 |
| ABC | Supernanny | 1.5/5 | 5.39 | |
| FOX | House (R) | 1.3/4 | 3.85 | |
| NBC | Law & Order (R) | 1.1/3 | 5.64 | |
| CW | Smallville | 1.1/4 | 2.60 | |
| 9:00 | CBS | Medium | 2.2/6 | 9.10 |
| FOX | Kitchen Nightmares | 1.8/5 | 4.13 | |
| NBC | Dateline | 1.5/5 | 6.49 | |
| ABC | Shark Tank | 1.4/4 | 4.66 | |
| CW | Smallville | 1.3/4 | 2.94 | |
| 10:00 | CBS | Numb3rs | 2.0/6 | 9.18 |
| ABC | 20/20 | 1.8/6 | 8.66 | |
| NBC | The Jay Leno Show | 1.2/4 | 4.46 |
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Ratings data via Marc Berman's PI forums.
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Yeah Smallville kicking butts!!
And the Smallville fans go wild, congratulations!
Yeah Medium still kicking ass last night a great episode
yeah smallville!!!!!!!
I was hoping Smallville would do better than that, oh well…I did enjoy the “event” for the most part…the ending kinda seemed familiar though
this makes it the sixth night in a row that NBC finished in 4th or 5th. (since Saturday when it took 3rd)
Oh yeah, GW mst be high! It had 2.2 when the ratings were around 8.6 – 9 million. God, I hope it;s above 9 million!!!!!1
waterflame @ Ghost Whisperer (Viewers: 8.77 million; A18-49: 2.2 rating/7 share), vs Medium (Viewers: 9.10 million; A18-49: 2.2/ 6)
(Marc Berman)
I’m also dissapointed…they promoted it since november and it got same ratings as last week…:/ Let’s hope that CW will renew it for 10th season…
Fall 2010 :
8PM Smallville
9PM Supernatural
That would be awesome!
dfs
NBC Law & Order (R) 1.1/3 5.64
CW Smallville 1.1/4 2.60
Shouldn’t Smallville be placed number 4 since it’s rating was equal, and it’s share was even higher??
ANYWAYS.. GO SMALLVILLE!
Great numbers for Kitchen Nightmares. Good to see all CBS shows hit above 2.0
Good for Smallville. Sci-fi/Fantasy themed shows like Supernatural, Smallville and Vampire Diaries should be the way to success for the CW not remakes like 90210 or Melrose Place
Good on ya Smallville! I’m not a huge fan but I caught it on the net this morning, it was ok! I really think Smallville and Supernatural should be paired together next season, they’d both do better for it!
Smallville #1 Fan @ this is how it goes :
1. Demo (18-49)
2. Viewers
3. Share
So if you have the best demo you’ll be first. If you have equal demo, and more viewers vs other show, you are above it. And if you have same demo, same viewers than share decides it….it’s so simple…
Numb3rs was good last night. Shame it’s getting canned.
Holy moly. go SMALLVILLE!
Help strong in the demos!
Ugh…………….. I hate it… it’s the worst performing CBS show in total viewers this Friday… God, who watches that dumb show Medium or even Numb3rs… I hate this year’s ratings.
Held* strong in the demos!