Whew! Finally got the ratings in. Sorry for the delay.

Overall

ABC - 4.7/7 HH, 2.2/6 A18-49, 7.112 million viewers
CBS - 8.4/13 HH, 3.4/9 A18-49, 13.176 million viewers
NBC - 6.2/10 HH, 3.0/8 A18-49, 9.037 million viewers
FOX - 16.6/25 HH, 11.9/29 A18-49, 29.475 million viewers
CW - 2.2/3 HH, 1.5/4 A18-49, 3.407 million viewers

ABC
8pm - America's Funniest Home Videos (Repeat) - 3.5/5 HH, 1.8/5 A18-49, 5.814 million viewers
9pm - Primetime: The Outsiders - 3.7/6 HH, 2.1/5 A18-49, 5.411 million viewers
10pm - To Iraq and Back: Bob Woodruff Reports - 6.9/11 HH, 2.8/7 A18-49, 10.112 million viewers

CBS
8pm - NCIS - 10.3/15 HH, 3.7/9 A18-49, 16.198 million viewers
9pm - The Unit - 8.1/12 HH, 3.4/8 A18-49, 12.809 million viewers
10pm - Criminal Minds (Repeat) - 6.9/11 HH, 3.1/8 A18-49, 10.521 million viewers

NBC
8pm - Dateline - 4.3/6 HH, 2.2/6 A18-49, 6.099 million viewers
9pm - Law & Order: Criminal Intent - 6.4/10 HH, 2.8/7 A18-49, 9.293 million viewers
10pm - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - 7.9/13 HH, 4.2/11 A18-49, 11.718 million viewers

FOX
8pm - American Idol - 17.1/26 HH, 12.1/30 A18-49, 30.443 million viewers
9:30pm - Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (series premiere) - 14.8/22 HH, 11.2/27 A18-49, 26.569 million viewers

CW
8pm - Gilmore Girls - 2.8/4 HH, 1.8/5 A18-49, 4.075 million viewers
9pm - Veronica Mars - 1.7/3 HH, 1.1/3 A18-49, 2.740 million viewers

As for the question of the night... I think we found out who is smarter than a fifth grader. The people who chose to not watch that program. Which seems to not be enough people IMHO.

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9:30pm - Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (series premiere) - 14.8/22 HH, 11.2/27 A18-49, 26.569 million viewers

FOX's next big hit???

"5th Grader" is the first studio game show that I've not even bothered to record the premiere of in practically my entire TV-recording life. It looked THAT horrible.

We'll have to see how many people stick around on Thursdays to see what kind of life it has... I'm thinking not so much. Hoping, anyway.

We'll see if the high ratings continue tonight with its second half hour, and when it settles into Thursdays without Idol-lead-in. Though the FOX network is definitely doing a new/"better" thing by keeping the show after Idol on successive nights for so long. It'll get viewers used to watching it (rather than hoping viewers stick with a show after watching its one-time post-Idol airing).

Wow. What has happened to SVU? Criminal Minds repeat almost caught it in viewers. The L&O block is really starting to crumble.

Come on, Travis, at least Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? attempts to educate the viewer a bit...but shows like DOND don't.

ABC - 10pm

February 27
To Iraq and Back: Bob Woodruff Reports
2.8/7 A18-49,
10.112 million viewers

February 20
Boston Legal
A18-49: 2.6/ 7
Viewers: 9.39 million

IS BL in Big Trouble???
Perhaps this IS the mystery "hit" that will be canceled

I didn't watch Idol or Fifth grader last night. In fact, I rarely watch Idol. Just surprised at how many people hung around to watch that game show. The intelligence of America keeps going down literally. Just wondering how many Americans failed the game show. That must be embarrassing. And since I used to teach fourth grade (for 10 years--and never got promoted to the fifth grade--LOL!!!) I may not have passed it either--except I may have insider information.

26 million? thats higher than that other show about who should have the million dollars...i forgot what it was called already

"5th Grader" tune-in must be attributed to the forgetting-to-turn-the-TV-off-after-Idol Factor. (see Stacked, etc.)

It will get slammed on Thursday's without AI, but I should do better than what was there before. FOX just need to be competitive on Thursdays.

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Originally posted by TravisYanan:
We'll see if the high ratings continue tonight with its second half hour, and when it settles into Thursdays without Idol-lead-in. Though the FOX network is definitely doing a new/"better" thing by keeping the show after Idol on successive nights for so long. It'll get viewers used to watching it (rather than hoping viewers stick with a show after watching its one-time post-Idol airing).

the mystery hit that will be cancelled is either Jericho, Close to Home or The Unit.. I read that on ask ausiello, I think Close to Home will get the ax

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I didn't watch Idol or Fifth grader last night. In fact, I rarely watch Idol. Just surprised at how many people hung around to watch that game show.

People kept it on because everything else was already half done. That is the only explanation I can think of. I checked it out for lack of anything better to watch and was amazed at how stupid the contestant was. I didn't even watch the whole thing.

Looks like 5th Grader benefitted greatly from being a 30 minute show. I can only assume that people started watching, and like that, it was already over.

I doubt it would go well without Idol.

The trick to the questions are that, for most people, it is information they have not had to use or even think about SINCE they were in 5th grade.

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Originally posted by healingbuddy:
I didn't watch Idol or Fifth grader last night. In fact, I rarely watch Idol. Just surprised at how many people hung around to watch that game show. The intelligence of America keeps going down literally. Just wondering how many Americans failed the game show. That must be embarrassing. And since I used to teach fourth grade (for 10 years--and never got promoted to the fifth grade--LOL!!!) I may not have passed it either--except I may have insider information.