HH Rtg/Shr ABC 8.4/13 NBC 8.3/12 CBS 7.0/11 Fox 3.4/ 5 CW 2.2/ 3
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-Percent Change From the Year-Ago Evening (Monday, November 5, 2007): NBC: +69, CW: - 4, CBS: -16, ABC: -22, Fox: -28
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Note: The fast national results for Monday will be posted at PIFeedback.com by 12 p.m. ET. Go to the website, click on Ratings Box (the first category), then Last Night’s Results, and Monday, November 3, 2008.
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-Yesterday’s Winners: Dancing With the Stars (ABC), Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash (NBC), Two and a Half Men (CBS)
-Yesterday’s Losers (excluding repeats): Deal or No Deal (NBC), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox), Prison Break (Fox), Samantha Who? (ABC), Worst Week (CBS), Boston Legal (ABC)
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-Ratings Breakdown: ABC led this first Monday in November, inching past NBC by one-tenth of a rating point in the overnights. But NBC is the network to beat among adults 18-49 thanks to two-hour special, Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash. Third overall was CBS, followed by sluggish Fox and the CW.
ABC opened the night on a winning note, of course, with the 90-minute edition of Dancing With the Stars at an average 11.5 rating/17 share from 8-9:30 p.m. Here is the half-hour breakdown:
Dancing With the Stars (ABC) 8:00 p.m.: 11.0/16 (#1) 8:30 p.m.: 11.8/17 (#1) 9:00 p.m.: 11.7/17 (#1)
Despite the ample lead-in support, sitcom Samantha Who? dipped to the distant No. 2 spot at 9:30 p.m., with a 6.4/ 9 (45 percent below the last half-hour of Dancing With the Stars). And tired Boston Legal capped off the evening with a season-low 4.9/ 8 from 10-11 p.m. No one ever said facing the SNL special would be easy.
As for Dancing With the Stars, Susan Lucci and Cody Linley were the weakest links last night. But since Susan has the support of the daytime fans (many of whom watch the competition), it looks like Julianne Hough may have more time off than she had hoped for.
NBC, meanwhile, got plenty of mileage out of the SNL Presidential Bash, with a 10.1/15 in the overnights from 9-11 p.m. But lead-in Deal or No Deal celebrated its 200th episode with an uneventful third-place 4.6/ 7 from 8-9 p.m. While I have complained in the past that Deal or No Deal is too slow, last night’s sped-up version was an absolute abomination. By constantly looking for new gimmicks, Deal or No Deal is quickly losing its original identity. As for the SNL special here is the half-hour breakdown:
Opposite heavier than usual competition on NBC, CBS dipped to third overall in the overnights with its combination of laugh-out-loud The Big Bang Theory (#2: 6.1/ 9), How I Met Your Mother (#3: 5.7/ 8), Two and a Half Men (#3: 8.3/12), Worse Week (#3: 5.2/ 8) and CSI: Miami (#2: 8.4/13). The weak link, of course, was freshman Worst Week, which held only 63 percent of its Two and a Half Men lead-in (and can be easily replaced with benchwarmer Rules of Engagement). Keep a positive eye on The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother, meanwhile, which are likely to flex some muscle among key adults 18-49.
Over at Fox, the combination of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (#4: 3.4/ 5) and tired Prison Break (#4: 3.5/ 5) dipped by an average of 28 percent from the year-ago line-up of two episodes of Prison Break. Maybe Fox should rethink that full season episode order for Sarah Connor. And The CW capped off the evening with Gossip Girl (#5: 2.3/ 3) and the compatible One Tree Hill (#5: 2.1/ 3), which always deliver among the young female audience. For more on the CW, click on http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/nation...bcc081420c93ba060fd0
Source: Nielsen Media Research data ____________________________________________________________________________
Ratings Box: What’s Hot/What’s Not
-Record 13 Days of Halloween on ABC Family: Led by theatricals Bettlejuice, Scooby Doo and Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, the 10th annual 13 Nights of Halloween programming stunt on ABC Family (from Oct. 19-31) rose to its best delivery on record in total viewers (1.2 million), adults 18-34 (307,000), women 18-34 (189,000), viewers 12-34 (497,000) and females 12-34 (316,000). Comparably, ABC Family ranked among cable’s top five networks in the Monday-Sunday 8-10 p.m. daypart in women 18-34 (tied for No. 4: 0.6 rating) and females 12-34 (No. 5: 0.7 rating).
-Ghost Hunters Live Scores on Sci Fi: The 3rd annual Ghost Hunters Live Halloween programming event on Sci Fi Channel, set in Fort Delaware and airing from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, reached a new zenith in households (1.5 rating), total viewers (2.1 million), adults 18-49 (1.3 million) and adults 25-54 (1.4 million). Comparably, Sci Fi Channel was the top-rated cable entertainment channel on the evening in all key demos.
-Syndicated Magazine – Season to-Date Update: Seven weeks into the 2008-09 season (9/01 – 10/19/08), here are the household rating results for the syndicated magazine strips (with change versus the comparable year-ago period in parentheses). Despite a loss of 15 percent year-to-year, CBS Television Distribution’s veteran Entertainment Tonight still stands well above the rest, beating second-place Inside Edition, also from CBS, by a hefty 44 percent. Of the six strips, only Warner Bros.’ sophomore TMZ is on the plus side, building by 11 percent.
Entertainment Tonight (CBS Television Distribution): 3.9 rating (-15), Inside Edition (CBS): 2.7 (-18), The Insider (CBS): 1.8 (-25), TMZ (Warner Bros.): 2.0 (+11), Access Hollywood (NBC Universal): 1.9 (-17), Extra (Warner Bros.): 1.6 (-11)
Source: Nielsen Media Research data ________________________________________________________________________________
On the Air Tonight: Prime-Time Programming Options
Tuesday 11/04/08 Night 7 of the Nov. 2008 Sweep
ABC: 8:00 p.m. ABC News – Vote 2008
CBS: 8:00 p.m. Campaign 08 – Election Night Coverage
NBC: 8:00 p.m. NBC News – Election Night Coverage
Fox: 8:00 p.m. Fox News – 2008 Election Night Coverage
CW: 8:00 p.m. 90210 9:00 p.m. Privileged
MNTV 8:00 p.m. Movie: Detroit 9000
ION 8:00 p.m. Boston Legal (R) 9:00 p.m. NCIS (R) 10:00 p.m. Boston Legal (R)
-Fox Announces Return of 24: Fox’s long-awaited 24 will return for season No. 7 with a two-night, four-hour event on Sunday, Jan. 11 and Monday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. ET. A two-hour prequel, with Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) battling an international crisis in Africa just as a new President of the United States steps up to the plate on Inauguration Day, will air on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. ET.
-Also from Fox: Secret Millionaire, a weekly hour featuring real-life millionaires who leave their lavish lifestyles to go undercover and experience life in some of the most impoverished areas in the country, will debut on Fox on Wednesday, Dec. 3 with a two-hour installment at 8 p.m. Effective on Dec. 10, Secret Millionaire moves into its regularly scheduled Wednesday 9 p.m. time period. During their temporary stays, the millionaires will decide who should receive at least $100,000 of their own money to help improve their lives.
-King of the Hill on ABC?: Fox’s King of the Hill, which will be concluding production after 12 seasons this spring, could have a new home: ABC. Sources are reporting that ABC may be interested in pairing upcoming animated comedy The Goode Family, from King of the Hill creator Mike Judge, with the veteran series. No stranger to picking up canceled series, former NBC occupant Scrubs will launch on ABC in first quarter 2009. ________________________________________________________________________
TV Trivia Time: The Other Lucy
What was the name of the boy Lucy Bates adopted on Hill Street Blues?
a) Devon b) Eddie c) Fabian d) Julian e) Sammy
The answer to yesterday’s question…
How did Tom Bradford meet his second wife Abby on Eight is Enough?
a) Blind date b) She was hired to work at Tom’s paper c) She was Tommy’s tutor d) They had a fender bender e) They attended a bereavement group together
Is: c) She was Tommy’s tutor. But why she was interested in stressed-out Tom and those brood of Bradfords was beyond me. All together now…
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Oh we spend our days like bright and shiny new dimes. If we're ever puzzled by the changing times. There's a plate of homemade wishes on the kitchen window sill, And eight is enough to fill our lives with love.
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Originally posted by Marc Berman: But lead-in Deal or No Deal celebrated its 200th episode with an uneventful third-place 4.6/ 7 from 8-9 p.m.
Hopefully this will help to quiet the folk tale that DOND would suddenly become a hit again if only they would place it on Monday. 10% ahead of last week's Chuck, very likely to be behind last week's Chuck in the demo. Why force the audience to follow Chuck somewhere else just to save this sinking ship?
Wow, that looks like a series high (or a tie) for BBT. I love that show and I'm starting to think its now the funniest 30 minute show on TV. And While it does very well leading off for CBS it feels like it could one day take over for 2 1/2 men as the 9pm show (assuming 2 1/2 men ever goes off the air)
SNL Presidential Bash did very well for NBC. Shocked that it took away some of CBS' comedy audience. NBC should think about programming comedies Monday at 9 PM in the future.
I actually liked the faster DOND games. It got rid of a lot of the pointless filler and interviews that slowed the game down. It's just a case of people losing interest in DOND.
CSI: Miami is still losing viewers. It's interesting that 2AAHM almost had the same ratings as it.
FOX Mondays are dead. We all are wondering why T:SCC got its back nine. It's not going to get any better. Of course, they did renew TD and now KN so nothing surprises me with FOX renewals.
SW is still losing loads of its lead in. Not good.
Worst Week needs to be cancelled. There is absolutley no way to spin it.
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Because Chuck is already sunk. It's ratings are not good and show little promise of improving. DOND may not be the answer in the timeslot, but neither is Chuck. With the costs of production, DOND is the smarter choice, even if the demos are slightly lower.
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Originally posted by spotupj: Hopefully this will help to quiet the folk tale that DOND would suddenly become a hit again if only they would place it on Monday. 10% ahead of last week's Chuck, very likely to be behind last week's Chuck in the demo. Why force the audience to follow Chuck somewhere else just to save this sinking ship?
Originally posted by WlcmLAPD: Because Chuck is already sunk. It's ratings are not good and show little promise of improving. DOND may not be the answer in the timeslot, but neither is Chuck. With the costs of production, DOND is the smarter choice, even if the demos are slightly lower.
Actually, Chuck has slowly improved both the demo and total viewers since the drop the second week. I would only expect that to happen, even more with the time shift this weekend which puts more people in front of a television at the 8/7 pm hour.
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No its not. Chuck is the one show that is actually showing some positive signs for NBC on Mondays. Had Heroes not completely tanked it would probably be right at year ago levels thanks to pre-tune in. Of all these shows that were held off after the strike, Chuck is doing the best. Its close to last year's levels too, especially in the demo, where it matters the most. Plus, its NBC's second strongest 8pm series. I do however, think Chuck could benefit from a potential pairing with the Office and 30 Rock on Thursdays. Just sayin, but it's doing pretty well right where it is, all things considered.
Date Viewers 18-49 Live +7 09/29/08(SP) 6.84 M 2.7/7 7.60 M 10/06/08 5.83 M 2.3/6 6.72 M 10/13/08 6.17 M 2.4/6 10/20/08 6.87 M 2.6/7 10/27/08 6.70 M 2.6/7
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Originally posted by WlcmLAPD: Because Chuck is already sunk. It's ratings are not good and show little promise of improving. DOND may not be the answer in the timeslot, but neither is Chuck. With the costs of production, DOND is the smarter choice, even if the demos are slightly lower.
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Originally posted by spotupj: Hopefully this will help to quiet the folk tale that DOND would suddenly become a hit again if only they would place it on Monday. 10% ahead of last week's Chuck, very likely to be behind last week's Chuck in the demo. Why force the audience to follow Chuck somewhere else just to save this sinking ship?
Originally posted by mushu_jj: Plus, its NBC's second strongest 8pm series. I do however, think Chuck could benefit from a potential pairing with the Office and 30 Rock on Thursdays. Just sayin, but it's doing pretty well right where it is, all things considered.
I think some timeslot continuity is probably the best thing for the show, although I may have felt differently if it had completely tanked like it appeared to be doing in week 2.
Worth noting is that this show didn't get the benefit of airing in that between-Dancings, after-MNF period in January and February where there is some real growth potential. (And BBT didn't either, but at least it came back post-strike at all.) If I were NBC, I'd probably try to string a bunch of Chuck originals together through January and February and then go into repeats in late March/April when DWTS is back, before returning in late April and May.
