Prime-Time Ratings:
Thursday 11/20/08

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 13.90 million, ABC: 10.67, NBC: 77.0, Fox: 4.57, CW: 4.40

-Honorable Mention:
The Office (NBC)

-Adults 18-49:
CBS: 3.9 rating/10 share, ABC: 3.7/10, NBC: 3.3/ 9, Fox: 1.9/ 5, CW: 1.8/ 5

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-Yesterday’s Winners:
Survivor: Gabon (CBS), CSI (CBS), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)

-Yesterday’s Losers (excluding repeats):
My Name is Earl (NBC), Kath & Kim (NBC), Kitchen Nightmares (Fox), Life on Mars (ABC)

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-Ratings Breakdown:
Chalk up another Thursday victory for CBS, which finished first in both total viewers and adults 18-49 with its combination of an amazing episode of Survivor: Gabon (Viewers: #1, 12.62 million; A18-49: #1, 4.0 rating/11 share), CSI (Viewers: #1 for the evening, 18.43 million; A18-49: #2, 4.9/12) and Eleventh Hour (Viewers: #1, 10.67 million; A18-49: #2, 2.8/ 8), which continues to squander the lead-in support from CSI. Compared to the second half of CSI (Viewers: 18.66 million; A18-49: 5.0/12 at 9:30 p.m.), retention for Eleventh Hour was only 57 percent in total viewers and 56 percent among adults 18-49. And it dipped by 1.12 million viewers (11.23 to 10.11 million) and seven percent among adults 18-49 (2.9/ 8 to 2.7/ 8) in the second half hour. As for Survivor, Randy being totally duped last night was one of the greatest moments in the history of the show.

ABC, as usual, finished second overall on Thursday care of Ugly Betty (Viewers: #2, 8.29 million; A18-49: #2t, 2.5/ 7), Grey’s Anatomy (Viewers: #2, 15.74 million; A18-49: #1 for the evening: 6.1/15), and Life on Mars (Viewers: #3, 7.97 million; A18-49: #3, 2.5/ 7), which is officially moving to Wednesday at 10 p.m. (out of Lost) on Jan. 28.

Next was NBC with its line-up of tired My Name is Earl (Viewers: #3, 6.75 million; A18-49: #2, 2.6/ 7), inane Kath & Kim (Viewers: #3, 5.47 million; A18-49: #3, 2.3/ 6), always demographically reliable The Office (Viewers: #3, 8.40 million; A18-49: #4, 4.3/10), compatible 30 Rock (Viewers: #3, 7.29 million; A18-49: #3, 3.5/ 8), and soon-to-conclude ER (Viewers: #2, 9.15 million; A18-49: #1, 3.5/ 8). Considering NBC’s massive woes elsewhere, it’s really too bad veteran ER is ending this season. As for 30 Rock, did anyone really enjoy last night’s episode? It was awful!

Fox had another uneventful Thursday as a result of two episodes (original and repeat) of Kitchen Nightmares, which averaged 4.46 million viewers (#4) and an also fourth-place 1.9/ 5 among adults 18-49 from 8-10 p.m. And the CW capped off the evening with aging Smallville (Viewers: #4, 4.77 million; A18-49: #5, 1.9/ 5) and companion Supernatural (Viewers: #5, 4.03 million; A18-49: #5, 1.6/ 4). Although the future of Smallville beyond this season is a question mark, there is every reason to believe Supernatural will be back. As for Fox, don’t forget that relocated Bones and returning Hell’s Kitchen will populate Thursday effective in first quarter.

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

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Originally posted by Marc Berman:
Considering NBC’s massive woes elsewhere, it’s really too bad veteran ER is ending this season.

Geeze, Marc, you are no help at all.

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Originally posted by Marc Berman:
And the CW capped off the evening with aging Smallville (Viewers: #4, 4.77 million; A18-49: #5, 1.9/ 5) and companion Supernatural (Viewers: #5, 4.03 million; A18-49: #5, 1.6/ 4).

I attribute these high numbers to Pittsburgh. Finals will drop a bit.

Supernatural hit 4 mil! Highest since season 1, if I remember rightly.

Did Smallville run over at all?

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Originally posted by Obveeus:

quote:

Originally posted by Marc Berman:
And the CW capped off the evening with aging Smallville (Viewers: #4, 4.77 million; A18-49: #5, 1.9/ 5) and companion Supernatural (Viewers: #5, 4.03 million; A18-49: #5, 1.6/ 4).

I attribute these high numbers to Pittsburgh. Finals will drop a bit.

I guess that explains it then.

For the second week in a row, MNIE beat UB in the demos. NBC has to be happy about that, especially for a show that keeps being labeled a loser. As for ABC, by Fall of 2009, something else should be tried out in the Thursday at 8 PM slot. UB is starting to really slide.

K&K had a slight ratings pickup, but it is still losing a lot from MNIE. Looks like LOM is stabilizing.

With 11thH, the demo is concerning. 2.8 is not a good number, especially coming out of CSI. It is stablizing, but out of the 18 to 49 demos.

KN is not a show that should come back on Thursdays next year. I think FOX renewed it too fast. Wouldn't suprise me to see it burned off in summer or on the Friday fall schedule.

Yeah since no viewers got either smallville or supernatural yesterday expect those numbers to drop between half a million to a million with finals later today.

Huh???

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Originally posted by Obveeus:

quote:

Originally posted by Marc Berman:
Considering NBC’s massive woes elsewhere, it’s really too bad veteran ER is ending this season.

Geeze, Marc, you are no help at all.

"Supernatural" and "Smallville" really have good numbers, considering that they are both on the fading CW and on Thursday nights. When did "Supernatural" have 4 million viewers the last time? While I don't watch both shows, it's quite obvious (and for quite a while I might add) that theCW should try a bit harder to satisfy the audience of those shows and not just focus on their teen-girl-demographics. It's just insane that they don't show any love for their most successful scripted shows.

The only show on Thursdays that I watch is "Ugly Betty" and I am quite disappointed about how unspectacular the ratings are. The show is so good this season.

Boy, Marc, have you changed your tune. For the last year and a half you have done nothing but rag on ER - how poorly it is doing and how NBC should have ended it years ago (even though it has always been competitive in its time period). Now all of a sudden you lament its demise! Glad you've come around.

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Originally posted by mswood:
Yeah since no viewers got either smallville or supernatural yesterday expect those numbers to drop between half a million to a million with finals later today.

Did Smallvillle lose that many viewers last week for the Jets game?

30 Rock dropping...again

You just had to go there. Now we are going to get a 15 page debate on how much it really is dropping.

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Originally posted by lopez:
30 Rock dropping...again

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there is every reason to believe Supernatural will be back

I don't think so.
Those Supernatural numbers are not real.
Finals will drop.
Last week they dropped a million, finals for last week: 2.9
So I say there's no reason to celebrate.

WOW, GA is horrible this season but it's actually doing better than many thought.

Nice seeing UB with bad numbers, this season is painful to watch

LOM will drop even more in the finals, more bad news for ABC