ABC's Lost was scheduled to run from 9:00-10:02pm Eastern, and V from 10:02-11:00pm, while Fox's American Idol was scheduled to run from 8:00-9:28 and Glee was scheduled to run from 9:28pm-10:30pm. There is a greater than usual likelihood that Lost and Glee ratings will be adjusted up, and American Idol and V will be adjusted down in the final ratings released later this afternoon.
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| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 6.6 | 3.0/8 | 2.9/8 | 1.7/5 | 1.3/4 | 0.6/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 5.7 | 2.2/7 | 2.4/7 | 1.1/4 | 1.3/4 | 0.8/3 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 17.756 | 7.643 | 9.567 | 9.669 | 3.356 | 1.289 |
Fox's spring return of Glee drowned out the competition with a series high 5.6 adults 18-49 rating on Tuesday night, as it and American Idol drowned out the competition.
Apparently, in Robert's absence this week I have assumed the mantle of ratings under-estimator, my 5.1 rating guess turned out to be quite modest.
American Idol's 7.3 adults 18-49 rating was flat from last week, but it gave a huge boost to Glee which returned with a 5.6 rating. Idol fans/haters should note the show's down just 7% season to date in adults 18-49 ratings. Those Glee ratings were the highest for any new series this season *except* the post-Super Bowl Undercover Boss. Note that the Fox numbers (but not any other nets) numbers have been time-zone adjusted which means a smaller likelihood of adjustment in the finals.
Dancing with the Stars Results show picked 8% vs. last week to a 2.7 adults 18-49 rating, while Lost took a 3% haircut, falling to a 3.8 rating. V kept tumbling, although at a slower pace, down just 4% vs. last week to a 2.3 rating.
NBC's Biggest Loser made a nice move up 10% to a 3.3 adults 18-49 rating, while Parenthood slipped a tenth to a 2.5 rating. It definitely looks like a keeper for NBC.
The CW's 90210 had a 0.9 adults 18-49 rating, and a 1.3 rating in the CW target women 18-34 demo. Melrose Place managed but a 0.5 adults 18-49 rating, and a 0.9 rating for women 18-34.
Via NBC press blurb:
In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday night:
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (3.2/8 in metered-market households) out-rated CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (2.4/6 with an encore telecast) and ABC's combination of "Nightline (2.9/7) and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (1.4/4) in Nielsen's 56 metered markets.
- In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (1.2/5) ranked #1 among the major networks in the time period over "Late Show" (0.6/3 with an encore telecast), "Nightline" (1.1/4) and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (0.5/3).
- At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.4/5 in metered-market households) topped CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.2/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in 18-49) defeated "Late Late Show" (0.4/2).
- At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00 | FOX | American Idol | 6.3 | 19 | 17.748 |
| NBC | The Biggest Loser | 2.7 | 9 | 7.126 | |
| ABC | Dancing with the Stars Results | 2.5 | 8 | 12.701 | |
| CBS | NCIS (repeat) | 1.8 | 6 | 10.337 | |
| CW | 90210 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.537 | |
| 8:30 | FOX | American Idol | 7.3 | 21 | 20.379 |
| NBC | The Biggest Loser | 3.1 | 9 | 7.547 | |
| ABC | Dancing with the Stars Results | 2.9 | 8 | 14.047 | |
| CBS | NCIS (repeat) | 2.0 | 6 | 11.295 | |
| CW | 90210 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.41 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | American Idol | 7.9 | 20 | 22.561 |
| ABC | Lost | 3.8 | 10 | 9.579 | |
| NBC | The Biggest Loser | 3.5 | 9 | 8.693 | |
| CBS | NCIS: LA (repeat) | 1.8 | 5 | 10.168 | |
| CW | Melrose Place | 0.5 | 1 | 1.022 | |
| 9:30 | FOX | Glee (9:28 start) | 5.9 | 15 | 14.438 |
| NBC | The Biggest Loser | 3.9 | 10 | 9.77 | |
| ABC | Lost | 3.8 | 10 | 9.321 | |
| CBS | NCIS: LA (repeat) | 1.9 | 5 | 10.414 | |
| CW | Melrose Place | 0.6 | 1 | 1.185 | |
| 10:00 | FOX | Glee | 5.4 | 14 | 12.823 |
| NBC | Parenthood | 2.6 | 7 | 6.484 | |
| ABC | V (10:02 start) | 2.5 | 7 | 6.234 | |
| CBS | The Good Wife (repeat) | 1.4 | 4 | 8.057 | |
| 10:30 | NBC | Parenthood | 2.5 | 7 | 6.24 |
| ABC | V | 2.1 | 6 | 5.518 | |
| CBS | The Good Wife (repeat) | 1.4 | 4 | 7.746 |
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Holy Crap…chalk one up for the misfits and the FOX promo monkeys…seriously, they did an amazing job marketing this show from the very start! GLEE!
Holy Crap…chalk one up for the misfits and the FOX promo monkeys…seriously, they did an amazing job marketing this show from the very start! GLEE!
Holy Crap…chalk one up for the misfits and the FOX promo monkeys…seriously, they did an amazing job marketing this show from the very start! GLEE!
Glee hit series high!
So happy for the show
Excellent for Glee although we need to see the breakdown first but given Idol is down compared to recent years, it's a result. It will be interesting whether it holds when CBS has originals on because that may dent it a bit.
Tuesdays have definetly become the new Thursdays.
i wish she was holding a bazooka instead of a megaphone.
Holly Crap indeed! I expected good numbers, but I thought even a 5.0 would be too optimistic. I expected numbers closer to the Glee preview last year. Apparently Glee is turning into one of the biggest hits of the season.I wonder how much of this will continue watching the show regularly from now on.
Just wanted to reup my guess:
“I'm going to predict a 6.3 for the first half hour falling to a 4.7 at 10pm.”
Think I'm on the money.
Awesome to hear. As a Chuck fan, I needed some good news this week and Glee brought that. I love both shows.
Go Glee.
Hope NCIS did well, though.
There is a greater than usual likelihood that Lost and Glee ratings will be adjusted up, and American Idol and V will be adjusted down in the final ratings released later this afternoon.
If the last 2 minutes of the 9-9:30 half hour is a significant drop from the rest of that half hour, Idol will adjust UP when it's taken out. Glee may still adjust up a bit, since those two minutes probably still have a lot of Idol audience, but it shouldn't hurt Idol to take those minutes out.
Wow, Fox crushed!! I love Glee soooo much, great to see it back last night. Fox promoted the hell outta that show so much I forgot V even came on, LOL.
Question: Did Idol end up going long? @maskedscheduler was saying that it probably would, but I haven't heard any complaints yet.
Julia, what's required for an Idol adjustment down is that those two minutes from 9:28-9:30 be above the average for the previous 88 minutes, which I think is likely.
Wow! Who would have thought that my 5.3 estimate was actually gonna be too low? 5.7! Damn, that's gotta be the highest rating for a scripted episode this season out of all the networks.
But those two minutes are after Idol has ended, so why would the ratings go UP for those two minutes? I would assume they would go down as people who aren't interested in watching Glee turned off the TV or changed the channel.
In the immortal words of Keanu Reeves:
“Whoa.”
SJ, I thought I remembered The Big Bang Theory hitting around a 5.6 or so at one point this season so it's probably close.
I predicted a 5.2-5.5 for Glee so I wasn't too far off. With all the promotion and hype and Idol lead-in it seemed natural.
No, The Big Bang Theory, House, and Greys Anatomy have all had demos on or above 6.0 this season.
Nope. Don't you recall that it was only a few months ago that Greys was hitting 6's? Its season premiere was 6.7. And House tied that, too.