I think putting Primetime at Tues 9pm during February was almost a no-brainer, but this network does not seem to be in the business of boosting Boston Legal. The Royal Family would've been another nice February include, but it's hard to figure where it would've gone with Dance War still going on. I think it was too strong to use on Friday.

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Originally posted by spotupj:
I think putting Primetime at Tues 9pm during February was almost a no-brainer, but this network does not seem to be in the business of boosting Boston Legal. The Royal Family would've been another nice February include, but it's hard to figure where it would've gone with Dance War still going on. I think it was too strong to use on Friday.

I agree on Primetime. As far as The Royal Family special, they could have easily had it following Dance War during a week when Dance War was just 1 hour -- the only reason Dance War was expanded to an hour and a half was because the rest of the Monday lineup performed so poorly.

Alternately, they could have made it a 2-day event, having an hour and a half following a 90 minute Dance War on Monday, then another 90 minute or 2-hr conclusion on Tuesday. According to dumont, the bulk of the material came from a 6-hr BBC series on the Royals, so there was plenty of material to do it.

I'm still shocked with 'Newylewds'.. a 4.1 in the demo

For the Week Ending March 9, 2008

Net	Day	Time	Length	Program                         Viewers*	Demo
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ABC	Mon	8:00	120 min	Royal Family                      14.140	3.7
ABC	Thu	9:00	60 min	LOST                              13.010	5.4
ABC	Sun	8:00	60 min	Extreme Makeover: HE              12.410	4.1
ABC	Sun	9:00	60 min	Oprah's Big Give                  11.880	4.0
ABC	Sun	10:00	60 min	Here Come the Newlyweds            8.760	3.5

ABC	Thu	10:00	60 min	Eli Stone                          7.140	2.4
ABC	Wed	9:00	60 min	Supernanny                         7.080	2.8
ABC	Sun	7:00	60 min	AFV                                6.650	1.9
ABC	Fri	10:00	60 min	20/20                              6.620	1.9
ABC	Tue	10:00	60 min	Primetime Live: WWYD               5.900	2.1

ABC	Wed	9:00	60 min	Men In Trees                       5.770	1.6
ABC	Tue	9:00	30 min	According to Jim                   5.490	1.9
ABC	Thu	8:00	60 min	Lost [R]                           5.460	1.9
ABC	Fri	9:00	60 min	20/20                              5.340	1.6
ABC	Mon	10:00	60 min	October Road                       5.300	2.0

ABC	Wed	8:00	60 min	Wife Swap                          5.160	1.9
ABC	Tue	8:00	30 min	Just For Laughs                    4.710	1.3
ABC	Tue	8:30	30 min	Just For Laughs [R]                4.540	1.3
ABC	Sat	8:00	180min	Movie: Road to Perdition           4.240	0.9
ABC	Tue	9:30	30 min	Carpoolers                         3.990	1.5
ABC	Fri	8:00	60 min	Grey's Anatomy [R]                 3.600	1.0

This message has been edited. Last edited by: TV-aholic,

While October Road did land in the top half of the ABC shows in terms of demo, I think 5.3 is a bit generous.

Looking at all that ABC has to offer, I am surprised that they get even half the viewers/ratings that they do.

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Originally posted by Obveeus:
While October Road did land in the top half of the ABC shows in terms of demo, I think 5.3 is a bit generous.

Looking at all that ABC has to offer, I am surprised that they get even half the viewers/ratings that they do.

Looked at the wrong column when tyin in the info.

A so-so week...

Next week: Dancing with the Stars returns

For the Week Ending March 16, 2008

Net	Day	Time	Length	Program                         Viewers*	Demo
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ABC	Thu	9:00	60 min	LOST                              12.080	4.9
ABC	Sun	8:00	60 min	Extreme Makeover: HE              12.050	4.1
ABC	Sun	9:00	60 min	Oprah's Big Give                   9.740	3.6
ABC	Tue	10:00	60 min	Primetime Live: WWYD               7.600	2.9
ABC	Mon	8:00	60 min	Bachelor: Where Are They Now       7.570	2.6

ABC	Sun	7:00	60 min	AFV                                7.310	2.3
ABC	Thu	10:00	60 min	Eli Stone                          6.920	2.3
ABC	Sun	10:00	60 min	Here Come the Newlyweds            6.750	2.8
ABC	Wed	8:00	60 min	Wife Swap                          6.180	2.4
ABC	Wed	9:00	60 min	Supernanny                         5.940	2.3

ABC	Wed	9:00	60 min	Men In Trees                       5.670	1.7
ABC	Fri	10:00	60 min	20/20                              5.530	1.8
ABC	Thu	8:00	60 min	Lost [R]                           5.330	1.8
ABC	Tue	9:00	30 min	According to Jim                   4.960	1.5
ABC	Tue	9:30	30 min	According to Jim [R]               4.890	1.5

ABC	Mon	9:00	120 min	October Road                       4.680	1.8
ABC	Fri	9:00	60 min	20/20                              4.640	1.3
ABC	Tue	8:30	30 min	Just For Laughs [R]                4.540	1.2
ABC	Tue	8:00	30 min	Just For Laughs                    4.470	1.1
ABC	Fri	8:00	60 min	Grey's Anatomy [R]                 3.610	1.0

ABC	Sat	8:00	60 min	Here Come the Newlyweds[R]         2.670	0.9
ABC	Sat	10:00	60 min	Bachelor: Where They Now [R]       2.410	0.9
ABC	Sat	9:00	60 min	Here Come the Newlyweds[R]         2.380	0.8

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ABC Tue 10:00 60 min Primetime Live: WWYD 7.600 2.9

WOW! 4th highest show for the week, and its lead-in was a rerun of AtJ! Primetime has found a winning formula with What Would You Do.

But, thats not a good sign when your 4th highest rated show drew JUST 7.6 million viewers.

#4 for the other 3 BIG nets were:

CBS - 11.23 for CSI (R)
NBC - 9.52 for L&O: SVU (R-Tues)
FOX - 9.42 for 5th Grader

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Originally posted by Chimera:

quote:

ABC Tue 10:00 60 min Primetime Live: WWYD 7.600 2.9

WOW! 4th highest show for the week, and its lead-in was a rerun of AtJ! Primetime has found a winning formula with What Would You Do.

The main problem is that one week this show can draw seven million, the next week it falters greatly and pulls 5 million. Far from consistent and probably doesn't make a ton of money either.

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Originally posted by TV-aholic:
But, thats not a good sign when your 4th highest rated show drew JUST 7.6 million viewers.

#4 for the other 3 BIG nets were:

CBS - 11.23 for CSI (R)
NBC - 9.52 for L&O: SVU (R-Tues)
FOX - 9.42 for 5th Grader

quote:

Originally posted by Chimera:

quote:

ABC Tue 10:00 60 min Primetime Live: WWYD 7.600 2.9

WOW! 4th highest show for the week, and its lead-in was a rerun of AtJ! Primetime has found a winning formula with What Would You Do.

For the Week Ending March 23, 2008

Net	Day	Time	Length	Program                         Viewers*	Demo
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ABC	Mon	8:00	90 min	Dancing With The Stars            21.150	5.6
ABC	Tue	9:00	90 min	Dancing With The Stars            17.020	4.1
ABC	Thu	9:00	60 min	LOST                              11.460	4.6
ABC	Sun	8:00	60 min	Extreme Makeover: HE              11.360	4.0
ABC	Sun	9:00	60 min	Oprah's Big Give                   9.810	3.4

ABC	Tue	10:30	30 min	Miss/Guided                        9.280	2.7
ABC	Mon	9:00	90 min	The Bachelor: London               8.580	3.2
ABC	Sun	7:00	60 min	AFV[R]                             8.050	2.3
ABC	Sat	8:00	210 min	The 10 Commandments                7.480	2.1
ABC	Fri	10:00	60 min	20/20                              7.360	2.3

ABC	Thu	10:00	60 min	Eli Stone                          7.320	2.3
ABC	Wed	9:00	60 min	Supernanny                         6.960	2.6
ABC	Sun	10:00	60 min	Here Come the Newlyweds            6.730	2.8
ABC	Thu	8:30	30 min	Miss/Guided                        6.310	2.3
ABC	Fri	9:00	60 min	20/20                              6.300	1.8

ABC	Thu	8:00	30 min	Miss/Guided                        6.280	2.1
ABC	Tue	8:00	30 min	Charlie Brown-Easter Beagle        6.240	1.9
ABC	Wed	9:00	60 min	Men In Trees                       5.890	1.6
ABC	Wed	8:00	60 min	Wife Swap                          5.700	2.1
ABC	Tue	8:30	30 min	Just For Laughs                    4.870	1.5
ABC	Fri	8:00	60 min	Grey's Anatomy [R]                 3.700	1.0

For the Week Ending March 30, 2008

Net	Day	Time	Length	Program                         Viewers*	Demo
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ABC	Mon	8:00	120 min	Dancing With The Stars            20.520	5.1
ABC	Tue	9:00	60 min	Dancing With The Stars            17.490	3.9
ABC	Sun	8:00	60 min	Extreme Makeover: HE              12.960	4.5
ABC	Sun	9:00	60 min	Oprah's Big Give                  11.360	3.9
ABC	Tue	8:00	60 min	DWtS Recap                        10.500	2.1

ABC	Tue	10:00	60 min	Primetime: WWYD                    9.920	3.1
ABC	Sun	7:00	60 min	AFV[R]                             8.120	2.3
ABC	Mon	9:00	60 min	The Bachelor: London               7.270	2.6
ABC	Sun	10:00	60 min	Here Come the Newlyweds            7.260	3.0
ABC	Thu	10:00	60 min	Eli Stone                          6.530	1.9

ABC	Wed	8:00	60 min	Wife Swap                          6.270	2.3
ABC	Fri	10:00	60 min	20/20                              6.070	2.1
ABC	Fri	9:00	60 min	20/20                              5.930	1.8
ABC	Thu	8:00	30 min	Miss/Guided                        5.900	2.0
ABC	Wed	9:00	60 min	Supernanny                         5.810	2.2

ABC	Wed	9:00	60 min	Men In Trees                       5.620	1.4
ABC	Thu	8:30	30 min	Miss/Guided                        5.580	2.1
ABC	Thu	9:00	60 min	LOST [R]                           5.390	1.8
ABC	Sat	8:00	180 min	Movie: Catch Me If You Can         5.340	1.5
ABC	Fri	8:00	60 min	Grey's Anatomy [R]                 4.070	1.1

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Originally posted by TV-aholic:

[b]For the Week Ending March 30, 2008[/b]

ABC	Thu	9:00	60 min	LOST [R]                           	1.8

ABC	Fri	8:00	60 min	Grey's Anatomy [R]                 	1.1

Surprise surprise!

quote:

Originally posted by lopez:

quote:

Originally posted by TV-aholic:

[b]For the Week Ending March 30, 2008[/b]

ABC	Thu	9:00	60 min	LOST [R]                           	1.8

ABC	Fri	8:00	60 min	Grey's Anatomy [R]                 	1.1

Surprise surprise!

No real surprise, Lost and Grey's were 2 of the lowest rated 3 shows on ABC this week. ABC's only other rerun was an episode of America's Funniest Home Videos (and a DwtS recap) which crushed them both.