ABC's Lost was scheduled to run from 9:00-10:02pm Eastern, and V from 10:02-11:00pm. There is a greater than usual likelihood that Lost (up) and V (down) will have their ratings adjusted in the final ratings available later today. Also, American Idol overran a minute or two into the 9pm hour. Expect adjustments to it and Glee.
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| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 5.5/15 | 3.0/8 | 2.8/8 | 2.8/8 | 1.5/4 | 0.5/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 4.9/15 | 2.3/7 | 2.2/7 | 1.7/5 | 1.7/5 | 0.7/2 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 14.485 | 7.549 | 9.002 | 13.997 | 3.494 | 1.348 |
The all singing pair of American Idol and Glee were quieter in the ratings yet again, but still had an easy time dominating the adults 18-49 ratings on Tuesday night.
On the night Fox still towered over the competition but its 5.5 adults 18-49 rating overall was down 7% from last week's 5.9 rating. American Idol's fast affiliate 6.0 adults 18-49 rating was down 9% from last week's 6.6, to its lowest 18-49 rating since July 23, 2002, and Glee's 4.9 rating was down 6% from last week.
More American Idol ratings low notes: Lowest adults 18-34 ratings ever, and lowest household rating, average viewership and adults 25-54 rating since August 27, 2002.
For the season to date, American Idol is down 8% in adults 18-49, and 7% in adults 18-34 and average viewership.
Dancing with the Stars is certainly getting some good PR this season, but its Tuesday 2.4 adults 18-49 rating was again tied for a series low with last week. Lost perked up a bit vs. its last original episode on 4/20, rising 5% to a 3.9 rating. Likely benefiting from a new Lost lead-in, and its overrun, V was up 16% from last week to a 2.2 adults 18-49 rating.
CBS' NCIS pair had a bad night. NCIS fell 11% from last week to a 3.1 rating, its season low for an original episode. NCIS:LA fell 13% from last week to a series low 2.8 adults 18-49 rating. The Good Wife recovered 9% from last week's series low to a 2.4 rating.
Only NBC improved overall vs. last week, with Biggest Loser up 14% to a 3.2 rating, and Parenthood up 8% to a 2.6 rating, again topping the 10pm hour.
The kids at 90210 had a bummer of a night, falling to just a 1.1 rating in CW's target women 18-34 demo, down 21% from last week.
via NBC press note:
In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday night:
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (3.1/8 in metered-market households) out-rated CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (2.9/7) and ABC's combination of "Nightline (3.0/7) and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (1.6/5) in Nielsen's 56 metered markets.
- In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 1.0/5; "Late Show," 0.8/4; "Nightline," 1.3/5; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/4.
- At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.3/4 in metered-market households) trailed CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.4/5). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/3 in 18-49) tied "Late Late Show" (0.4/3).
- At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 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 | 5.6 | 18 | 16.022 |
| CBS | NCIS | 3.0 | 9 | 14.366 | |
| NBC | The Biggest Loser | 2.6 | 8 | 7.298 | |
| ABC | Dancing with the Stars Results | 2.2 | 7 | 11.156 | |
| CW | 90210 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.654 | |
| 8:30 | FOX | American Idol | 6.5 | 18 | 18.147 |
| CBS | NCIS | 3.2 | 9 | 15.302 | |
| NBC | The Biggest Loser | 2.9 | 8 | 7.465 | |
| ABC | Dancing with the Stars Results | 2.7 | 7 | 12.680 | |
| CW | 90210 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.585 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | Glee (~9:02 start) | 5.0 | 13 | 12.272 |
| ABC | Lost | 3.8 | 10 | 9.589 | |
| NBC | The Biggest Loser | 3.5 | 9 | 9.090 | |
| CBS | NCIS:LA | 2.9 | 8 | 14.177 | |
| CW | Life Unexpected (repeat) | 0.4 | 1 | 1.127 | |
| 9:30 | FOX | Glee (~9:02 start) | 4.9 | 12 | 11.500 |
| ABC | Lost | 3.9 | 10 | 9.418 | |
| NBC | The Biggest Loser | 3.7 | 9 | 9.533 | |
| CBS | NCIS:LA | 2.8 | 7 | 14.264 | |
| CW | Life Unexpected (repeat) | 0.4 | 1 | 1.025 | |
| 10:00 | NBC | Parenthood | 2.6 | 7 | 6.206 |
| CBS | The Good Wife | 2.4 | 7 | 13.126 | |
| ABC | V (10:02 start) | 2.3 | 7 | 5.894 | |
| 10:30 | NBC | Parenthood | 2.5 | 7 | 5.704 |
| CBS | The Good Wife | 2.3 | 7 | 12.744 | |
| ABC | V | 2.0 | 6 | 5.276 |
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Was Glee down last week? If it is,I got a bad feeling it will go down every week.
Good idea to replace MP repeats with LUX repeats. It seems to be doing pretty well.
“ABC’s Lost repeat was scheduled to run from 9:00-10:02pm Eastern,” Lost was new, not a repeat.
Not surprised by NCIS lower ratings last night, the episode was pure crap last night. Here's to hoping the rest of the episodes are a lot better.
Looks like V recovered a bit, but the Lost lead in is probably what helped that along
Thanks. Fixed.
Good parenthood was up to 5.96 milions and 2.6!
AI only got 17 million in total viewers, that has to be a new low for them.
Glee is Holding up well! the Good Wife had a good uptick in total viewers! Excellent Episode!
wow pretty bad night.
LOST WAS AMAZING! i wish the ratings would begin to go up now that we're down to the final 5 episodes. i wonder how the finale will do.
NCIS: LA already dipped below 3.0! that makes me feel better for the good wife lol glad to see that didn't sink any furthur.
yay for parenthood and slight V recovery, although it's still borderline.
and i love you idol and am a loyal fan, but with the less talent this year (ESPECIALLY the boys) and the rediculous eliminations where all the talented people seem to be going out first, leaving us with just the most bland of the group, it's no surprise the road is downhill. those ratings are not good. the show was holding pretty steady before, but with each week is another slip. oh well, only 3 more weeks to go.
Again;
Episode quality does not effect that episode's ratings; only the next episode.
However, NCIS ROSE in the second half hour which suggests further that your reason is off the mark.
doesn't look fixed?
IDK about anyone else, but where I live LOST started at 8:59 and ran only about a minute over.
not bad at all for glee its has more fan retention than idol last night was amazing and hope molly shannon has a recurring role
not bad at all for glee its has more fan retention than idol last night was amazing and hope molly shannon has a recurring role
it somehow got…unfixed :-/. I'm sure it will be fixed again soon.
it somehow got…unfixed :-/. I'm sure it will be fixed again soon.
It was, and I expect you are right. But it's still putting up the best scripted numbers on TV right now.
So, since V went up, and went up by more than FlashForward did last week, will the FlashForward fans acknowledge that V has a better shot at renewal? (Though both are probably dead.)
It was, and I expect you are right. But it's still putting up the best scripted numbers on TV right now.
So, since V went up, and went up by more than FlashForward did last week, will the FlashForward fans acknowledge that V has a better shot at renewal? (Though both are probably dead.)
Yeah I actually knew that, but the episode was already getting some bad word just from the promo, a lot of NCIS fans could tell it was probably going to be a stinker. That could account for some of the loss in viewers…
V will drop to a 2.1 (at best) in the finals. I'd bet on a 2.0 myself.
Aaaaaand it's still done. Shows that expensive and that hyped can't hover around 2.0 and hope to survive. I half-agree with the argument that ABC would be more likely to renew FF than V at this point, except I think they can't justify jumping on either and they'll both be canned. What an embarrasment.
I'll say it again: good for Parenthood. One of the few good success stories of a season full of hugely disappointing new shows.
Is Tuesday night the biggest night on TV viewer wise of any night of the week?