Saturday 7/05/08

Here are the fast affiliate results for Saturday, July 5 broken out by network and by half-hour (in the order of ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox). As usual, there was absolutely nothing to report. On that note…

Overall

-Total Viewers:
Fox: 4.94 million, NBC: 3.95, CBS: 3.37, ABC: 2.23

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 1.6 rating/6 share, NBC: 0.9/ 3, ABC and CBS: 0.6/ 2 each

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – Wonderful World of Disney: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (R)
Viewers: 2.32 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#3)

CBS – The Unit (R)
Viewers: 2.22 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#4)

NBC – U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming
Viewers: 3.64 million (#2), A18-49: 0.9/ 4 (#2)

Fox: Cops (R)
Viewers: 4.03 million (#1), A18-49: 1.5/ 6 (#1)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Wonderful World of Disney: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (R)
Viewers: 2.17 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#3)

CBS – The Unit (R)
Viewers: 2.43 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#4)

NBC – U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming
Viewers: 4.11 million (#2), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#2)

Fox: Cops (R)
Viewers: 4.38 million (#1), A18-49: 1.5/ 6 (#1)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – Wonderful World of Disney: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (R)
Viewers: 2.49 million (#4), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#2)

CBS – 48 Hours Mystery (R)
Viewers: 2.83 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#4)

NBC – Law & Order (R)
Viewers: 3.10 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#3)

Fox: America’s Most Wanted
Viewers: 4.88 million (#1), A18-49: 1.7/ 6 (#1)


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9:30 p.m.

ABC – Wonderful World of Disney: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (R)
Viewers: 2.37 million (#4), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#2)

CBS – 48 Hours Mystery (R)
Viewers: 3.51 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#3t)

NBC – Law & Order (R)
Viewers: 3.54 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#3t)

Fox: America’s Most Wanted
Viewers: 4.69 million (#1), A18-49: 1.5/ 6 (#1)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – Eli Stone (R)
Viewers: 1.93 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3)

CBS – 48 Hours Mystery (R)
Viewers: 4.37 million (#1), A18-49: 0.9/ 3 (#2)

NBC – Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R)
Viewers: 4.23 million (#2), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#1)


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10:30 p.m.

ABC – Eli Stone (R)
Viewers: 2.13 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3)

CBS – 48 Hours Mystery (R)
Viewers: 4.83 million (#2), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#2)

NBC – Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R)
Viewers: 5.10 million (#1), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

Wow, what a boring night.

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You expect Sweeps to be more exciting.

FOX Leads in A18-49 After 3 Days of 2008 July Sweep; CW is 4th, ABC in 5th

After three nights of the July Sweep, FOX has moved into first place in A18-49 with a rather skinny 1.4 A18-49 average.

For the first time ever, ABC has fallen into fifth place in A18-49 with a 0.73 average. Also, for the first time ever, The CW is ranked fourth in A18-49 with a 0.80 average (none of the mini-networks, including The CW, MyNetworkTV, WB, UPN, PAX-i-ION has ever before tracked above fifth place during a Sweep period).

After three nights, CBS holds on to its customary lead in viewership, with FOX and NBC close behind.

					nights	nights
demo	web	demo	demo	%	won	won
Rank	web	2008	2007	chg	2008	2007
1	FOX	1.40	1.63	-14%	2	2
2	NBC	1.17	1.10	6%		
3	CBS	0.97	1.63	-41%		
4	CW	0.80	1.10	-27%	1	1
5	ABC	0.73	1.20	-39%		
nr	MNT	0.00	0.60	-100%		
	total	5.07	7.27	-30%	3	3

					nights	nights
viewers	web	viewers	viewers	viewers	won	won
rank	web	2008	2007	chg	2008	2007
1	CBS	4.667	5.893	-21%	1	2
2	FOX	4.540	5.330	-15%	2	1
3	NBC	4.387	3.507	25%		
4	ABC	2.867	3.837	-25%		
5	CW	2.380	3.075	-23%		
nr	MNT	0.000	1.188	-100%		
	total	18.84	22.830	-17%	3	3

* MyNetworkTV reports only final numbers (not part of FAST National data) which will be made available on Monday.
  

This years numbers are based on FAST national numbers, whereas last years numbers are based upon final Nielsen numbers. Also, this year's Sweep includes the low-HUT Fourth of July whereas last year's Sweep started on July 5th and did not include the Fourth of July.

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Originally posted by Marc Berman:
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8:00 p.m.
CBS – The Unit (R)
Viewers: 2.22 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#4)
CBS – The Unit (R)
Viewers: 2.43 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#4)
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10:00 p.m.
ABC – Eli Stone (R)
Viewers: 1.93 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3)
ABC – Eli Stone (R)
Viewers: 2.13 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3)

Not wanting to sound alarmist or anything, but the numbers for The Unit and Eli Stone are both very concerning. The numbers garnered by both series have established new all-time network lows for CBS and ABC.

Yes, neither series repeats well, but with numbers this low, encoring them, even on Saturdays, is not a wise use of airspace. And without encores, how will CBS and ABC ever earn sufficient payback on their licensing fees?

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Originally posted by dumont:

quote:

Originally posted by Marc Berman:
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8:00 p.m.
CBS – The Unit (R)
Viewers: 2.22 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#4)
CBS – The Unit (R)
Viewers: 2.43 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#4)
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10:00 p.m.
ABC – Eli Stone (R)
Viewers: 1.93 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3)
ABC – Eli Stone (R)
Viewers: 2.13 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3)

Not wanting to sound alarmist or anything, but the numbers for The Unit and Eli Stone are both very concerning. The numbers garnered by both series have established new all-time network lows for CBS and ABC.

Yes, neither series repeats well, but with numbers this low, encoring them, even on Saturdays, is not a wise use of airspace. And without encores, how will CBS and ABC ever earn sufficient payback on their licensing fees?

I'm still surprised CBS stuck with The Unit. It doesn't play well at all, especially without a good lead in. And at times, NCIS would bring in 17 million and The Unit could only hold 10 or 11. I can see this might be the last season of The Unit, unless some changes are made.

I know that Pam won't like this, but the only reason that CBS brought The Unit back was because it needed a sacrificial lamb in the Sunday 10:00 timeslot and James Woods told his good friend Les that he didn't want to be bothered with the daily grind of weekly series any longer. I fully expect CBS to launch The Tower or Harper's Island after the AFC Championship Game and for The Unit to be gone after midseason unless all of CBS' new fall shows tank.

I know this episode originally aired last Tuesday night, but does anyone have any thoughts of what occurred on MTV's "A Shot at Love 2 with Tila Tequila"? This is the danger of me following a romance-type reality show - the end result turns out to be less than satisfying (to state the least!)

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Originally posted by Douglas:
I know this episode originally aired last Tuesday night, but does anyone have any thoughts of what occurred on MTV's "A Shot at Love 2 with Tila Tequila"? This is the danger of me following a romance-type reality show - the end result turns out to be less than satisfying (to state the least!)

I dunno of anyone else who even knew or cared it was on, let alone actually WATCHED it.(Not trying to be smart-aleck, but I'd sooner watch a collection of old cigarette commercials, & I don't smoke.)

I think the night overall was affected by a Saturday July 5, with outdoors holiday spirit prevailing. Does anyone have a set of stats for previous July 5s?

quote:

Originally posted by ragincajun:
I know that Pam won't like this, but the only reason that CBS brought The Unit back was because it needed a sacrificial lamb in the Sunday 10:00 timeslot and James Woods told his good friend Les that he didn't want to be bothered with the daily grind of weekly series any longer. I fully expect CBS to launch The Tower or Harper's Island after the AFC Championship Game and for The Unit to be gone after midseason unless all of CBS' new fall shows tank.

I agree. I'd give the Sunday at 10 PM edge to The Tower. It seems like a better fit for CBS Sunday. Harper's Island is likey to go after CSI on Thursday at 10 PM mid-season.

For The Unit, it's only chance of lasting for the full year is if The Mentalist or Ex-List tanks early and CBS makes the move to switch The Unit there and it does well enough to leave it in that spot for the whole year. Either that or the Wednesday comedy block tanks and The Unit is called to fill in.

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Originally posted by WlcmDoNotDisturb90210:

I agree. I'd give the Sunday at 10 PM edge to The Tower. It seems like a better fit for CBS Sunday. Harper's Island is likey to go after CSI on Thursday at 10 PM mid-season.

For The Unit, it's only chance of lasting for the full year is if The Mentalist or Ex-List tanks early and CBS makes the move to switch The Unit there and it does well enough to leave it in that spot for the whole year. Either that or the Wednesday comedy block tanks and The Unit is called to fill in.

Yeah, I'm thinking The Tower too, but we really haven't heard much more about it??!

As for The Unit, I thought that it would be a great fit between GW and Numb3rs, but with it being a FOX produced show, it's an expensive proposition for CBS. Also, with Password, they now have realitively cheap filler for Friday. So, I'm thinking CBS may give Harper's Island a 6-episode run on Friday at midseason then put Password at 8:00 and move GW to 9:00 for the rest of the year.

quote:

Originally posted by ragincajun:

Yeah, I'm thinking The Tower too, but we really haven't heard much more about it??!

As for The Unit, I thought that it would be a great fit between GW and Numb3rs, but with it being a FOX produced show, it's an expensive proposition for CBS. Also, with Password, they now have realitively cheap filler for Friday. So, I'm thinking CBS may give Harper's Island a 6-episode run on Friday at midseason then put Password at 8:00 and move GW to 9:00 for the rest of the year.

The last I heard about The Tower is from that CBS Press Express article printed about a month ago and linked here. Seeing the crew attached and the fact that it was publicized on CBS' newsletter, I can't imagine it getting passed up. You are right though, they should publicize it more. Same thing with Harper's Island. They said they were recasting but I've heard nothing about the new version of Harper's Island since its pick up. No word yet on whose in the cast and how the storylines are changing. You would think CBS would have said something else about it. Perhaps they are focusing on their fall series first.

quote:

Originally posted by ragincajun:

quote:

Originally posted by WlcmDoNotDisturb90210:

I agree. I'd give the Sunday at 10 PM edge to The Tower. It seems like a better fit for CBS Sunday. Harper's Island is likey to go after CSI on Thursday at 10 PM mid-season.

For The Unit, it's only chance of lasting for the full year is if The Mentalist or Ex-List tanks early and CBS makes the move to switch The Unit there and it does well enough to leave it in that spot for the whole year. Either that or the Wednesday comedy block tanks and The Unit is called to fill in.

Yeah, I'm thinking The Tower too, but we really haven't heard much more about it??!

As for The Unit, I thought that it would be a great fit between GW and Numb3rs, but with it being a FOX produced show, it's an expensive proposition for CBS. Also, with Password, they now have realitively cheap filler for Friday. So, I'm thinking CBS may give Harper's Island a 6-episode run on Friday at midseason then put Password at 8:00 and move GW to 9:00 for the rest of the year.

I don't think networks make decisions on how shows repeat. I think The Unit will get its fair chance in the Fall, and not be judged on how it repeats this summer.

quote:

Originally posted by ragincajun:

quote:

Originally posted by WlcmDoNotDisturb90210:

I agree. I'd give the Sunday at 10 PM edge to The Tower. It seems like a better fit for CBS Sunday. Harper's Island is likey to go after CSI on Thursday at 10 PM mid-season.

For The Unit, it's only chance of lasting for the full year is if The Mentalist or Ex-List tanks early and CBS makes the move to switch The Unit there and it does well enough to leave it in that spot for the whole year. Either that or the Wednesday comedy block tanks and The Unit is called to fill in.

Yeah, I'm thinking The Tower too, but we really haven't heard much more about it??!

As for The Unit, I thought that it would be a great fit between GW and Numb3rs, but with it being a FOX produced show, it's an expensive proposition for CBS. Also, with Password, they now have realitively cheap filler for Friday. So, I'm thinking CBS may give Harper's Island a 6-episode run on Friday at midseason then put Password at 8:00 and move GW to 9:00 for the rest of the year.

Password's demos aren't nothing to brag about. If I were CBS, I would keep that as summer filler only. If it suddenly starts doing poorly in viewers (a real chance in the regular season), it could be pulling low 1's for demos. The Unit has its shot on Sundays this midseason. We also have to remember that The Amazing Race and likely Survivor will need a midseason filler here or there too so even if the Towers gets 10pm Sunday, the Unit could still be used as filler.

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Originally posted by robycop3:

quote:

Originally posted by Douglas:
I know this episode originally aired last Tuesday night, but does anyone have any thoughts of what occurred on MTV's "A Shot at Love 2 with Tila Tequila"? This is the danger of me following a romance-type reality show - the end result turns out to be less than satisfying (to state the least!)

I dunno of anyone else who even knew or cared it was on, let alone actually WATCHED it.(Not trying to be smart-aleck, but I'd sooner watch a collection of old cigarette commercials, & I don't smoke.)

I think the night overall was affected by a Saturday July 5, with outdoors holiday spirit prevailing. Does anyone have a set of stats for previous July 5s?

Here's last years: July 5, 2007, keep in mind, though, this was a Thursday.

ABC:
8:00pm Ugly Betty (R): 3.96 million, 1.2/4
9:00pm Grey's Anatomy (R): 4.97 million, 1.7/5
10:00pm Men in Trees (R): 3.70 million, 1.2/4

CBS:
8:00pm Big Brother 8 [season premiere]: 7.44 million, 2.7/10
9:00pm Pirate Master: 5.15 million, 1.8/6
10:00pm CSI: (R): 9.25 million, 2.7/9

NBC:
8:00pm My Name Is Earl (R): 4.39 million, 1.6/5
8:30pm 30 Rock (R): 3.12 million, 1.3/4
9:00pm The Office (R): 4.22 million, 1.9/6
9:30pm Scrubs (R): 3.47 million, 1.6/5
10:00pm ER (R): 2.89 million, 1.1/3

Fox:
8:00pm Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader (R): 8.16 million, 2.6/8

The CW:
8:00pm Smallville (R): 1.97 million, 0.8/3
9:00pm Supernatural (R): 1.95 million, 0.8/2

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Wednesday 7/05/06:

ABC:
8:00pm George Lopez (R): 4.72 million, 1.6/5
8:30pm Freddie (R): 3.80 million, 1.3/4
9:00pm Lost (R): avg. 3.53 million, 1.2/4

CBS:
8:00pm Rock Star: Supernova [season premiere]: 5.34 million, 2.2/7
9:30pm CSI: Miami (R): 8.02 million, 2.5/8

NBC:
8:00pm America's Got Talent (R): 6.77 million, 2.1/7
9:00pm America's Got Talent: 11.85 million, 4.0/12
10:00pm Law & Order (R): 8.16 million, 2.5/7

Fox:
8:00pm So You Think You Can Dance: avg. 9.04 million, 3.6/11

The WB:
8:00pm Blue Collar TV (R)/original: avg. 2.54 million, 1.0/3
9:00pm One Tree Hill (R): 1.26 million, 0.5/1

UPN:
8:00pm One on One (R): 1.68 million, 0.6/2
8:30pm All of Us (R): 1.72 million, 0.7/2
9:00pm Eve (R): 1.83 million, 0.8/2
9:30pm Cuts (R): 1.69 million, 0.8/2

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Tuesday 7/05/05:

ABC:
8:00pm My Wife and Kids (R): 6.25 million, 2.0/7
8:30pm George Lopez (R): 5.75 million, 2.0/6
9:00pm According to Jim (R): 6.35 million, 2.4/7
9:30pm Rodney (R): 5.36 million, 2.0/6
10:00pm Empire: 5.16 million, 1.8/5

CBS:
8:00pm Entertainment Tonight Event: Celebrity Weddings Unveiled: 6.12 million, 1.8/6
9:00pm Fire Me Please: 6.18 million, 2.4/7
10:00pm 48 Hours Mystery (R): 7.35 million, 2.3/7

NBC:
8:00pm Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back: 4.92 million, 2.0/6
9:00pm I Want to Be a Hilton: 4.85 million, 2.0/6
10:00pm Law & Order: SVU (R): 8.39 million, 3.0/9

Fox:
8:00pm Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy (R): 4.42 million, 1.8/6
9:00pm House (R): 7.70 million, 2.8/8

The WB:
8:00pm Gilmore Girls (R): 2.03 million, 0.9/3
9:00pm One Tree Hill (R): 1.38 million, 0.6/2

UPN:
8:00pm All of Us (R): 2.23 million, 0.9/3
8:30pm Half & Half (R): 2.09 million, 0.9/3
9:00pm Girlfriends (R): 2.27 million, 1.0/3
9:30pm The Bad Girls Guide: 1.81 million, 0.8/2