I guess Marc must be busy at BANFF, so I just decided to post the numbers from Media Life to get some discussion started (hope Marc doesn't mind!)

-Adults 18-49:
CBS 2.5, Fox 2.4, NBC 2.1, ABC 2.0, CW 0.4

Winners:
Ummmm....

Could be worse:
Nashville Star (NBC)

Losers:
The Mole (ABC), American Gladiators (NBC)


ALL DATA COURTESY OF MEDIA LIFE MAGAZINE

Wobbly start for
NBC's country warblers

'Nashville Star' opens with a 2.2, finishing third

By Toni Fitzgerald
Jun 10, 2008

The broadcast premiere of NBC’s “Nashville Star” proved a bit off key. The sixth season of the reality singing competition, moving over from USA, drew low but not awful ratings last night.

“Star” averaged a 2.2 adults 18-49 rating, according to Nielsen overnights, finishing third in its 9 to 11 p.m. timeslot with new host Billy Ray Cyrus.

The show did see a slight improvement from 9 to 10 p.m., rising from a 2.1 to a 2.2. But it was a distant fourth at 9 p.m. and vaulted into second at 10 only because ABC took a dive with the second episode of “The Mole,” which averaged a mere 1.6 rating.

It’s a tough order for any show to transition from cable to broadcast, as NBC has noted before. Reruns of USA’s “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “Monk” and “Psych” all drew low ratings on NBC earlier this year, as did Showtime’s “Dexter” on CBS.

Still, “Star” did draw its best-ever audience among total viewers, averaging 6.6 million total viewers. It more than doubled the show's previous best season premiere among 18-49s, a 1.0 for season two.

And it had a disadvantage with a low lead-in, “American Gladiators,” which averaged a fourth-place 1.9 among 18-49s at 8 p.m.

Meanwhile, CBS led the night among 18-49s with a 2.5 average overnight rating and a 7 share. Fox was second at 2.4/7, NBC third at 2.1/6, ABC fourth at 2.0/6, Univision fifth at 1.7/5 and CW sixth at 0.4/1.

At 8 p.m. Fox and CBS tied for first at 2.1, Fox for a repeat of “Bones” and CBS for a special airing of TBS’s “The Bill Engvall Show” (1.9) and a repeat of “How I Met Your Mother” (2.2). ABC was third with a 2.0 for the first hour of “The Bachelorette,” NBC fourth with a 1.9 for “Gladiators,” Univision fifth with a 1.8 for “Al Diablo con los Guapos” and CW sixth with a 0.5 for a repeat of “Gossip Girl.”

CBS took the lead at 9 p.m. with a 3.1 for repeats of “Two and a Half Men” and “Rules of Engagement,” followed by Fox with a 2.7 for a “House” rerun. ABC was third with a 2.5 for another hour of “Bachelorette,” NBC fourth with a 2.1 for “Star,” Univision fifth with a 1.8 for “Fuego en la Sangre” and CW sixth with a 0.4 for a repeat of “One Tree Hill.”

At 10 p.m. CBS was first again with a 2.3 for a repeat of “CSI: Miami,” while NBC moved to second with a 2.2 for more “Star.” ABC was third with a 1.6 for “Mole” and Univision fourth with a 1.4 for “Cristina.”

CBS also finished first for the night among households with a 5.4 average overnight rating and a 9 share. Fox was second at 5.0/8, ABC and NBC tied for third at 3.9/7, Univision fifth at 2.0/3 and CW sixth at 0.8/1.

Thanks for the info CanadianTVFan, from a fellow Canuck! Does anyone know what Bones did in terms of audience numbers? Thanks in advance!

Courtesy of TVByTheNumbers.

8:00 ABC The Bachelorette 5.86 2.0/6
CBS Bill Engwall Show 6.44 1.9/6
NBC American Gladiators 5.61 1.9/6
FOX Bones (R) 7.31 2.1/7
CW Gossip Girl (R) 1.08 0.5/2

8:30 CBS How I Met Your Mother (R) 6.30 2.2/7

9:00 CBS Two and a Half Men (R) 10.50 3.2/9
CW One Tree Hill (R) 0.89 0.4/1
ABC The Bachelorette 6.91 2.5/7
NBC Nashville Star 6.35 2.1/6
FOX House (R) 8.00 2.7/7
9:30 CBS Rules of Engagement (R) 8.38 2.9/8
10:00 NBC Nashville Star 6.81 2.2/6
CBS CSI: Miami (R) 8.61 2.3/7
ABC The Mole 3.97 1.6/5

Formatting is off sorry.

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/06/10/nielsen-ratings-ju...-summer-reality/4076

quote:

Originally posted by spunky:
Thanks for the info CanadianTVFan, from a fellow Canuck! Does anyone know what Bones did in terms of audience numbers? Thanks in advance!

7.3 million viewers and 2.1/7 in 18-49, giving it first place in the hour in both.

Thanks for the info TheCure! I'm a big Bones fan, and I'm thrilled to see how well the show has been doing this season and now scoring well in repeats too. It's a great combo on Monday nights with House, but unfortunately Fox is moving Bones to Wednesdays this fall. Hopefully it will do just as well, if not better, on its new night.

I'll be surprised if Nashville Star takes a dive next week as I think people who tuned in were probably surprised at how mainstream a lot of the acts were (many expecting a hick-fest)- it was obvious they were really trying to cater to the younger demo with the contestants this time around. They definitely skewed older on the USA Network version of the show.

Network Averages for Monday June 9, 2008

Net          HH/Share             18-49/share
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CBS           5.4/9                 2.5/7
FOX           5.0/8                 2.4/7
NBC           3.9/7                 2.1/6
ABC           3.9/7                 2.0/6
CW            0.8/1                 0.4/1

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Viewers - 6.44
(18-49) - 1.9/6

Viewers - 6.30
(18-49) - 2.2/7

Viewers - 10.5
(18-49) - 3.2/9

Viewers - 8.38
(18-49) - 2.9/8

Viewers - 8.61
(18-49) - 2.3/7


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Viewers - 7.31
(18-49) - 2.1/7

Viewers - 8.00
(18-49) - 2.7/7

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Viewers - 5.61
(18-49) - 1.9/6

Viewers - 6.35
(18-49) - 2.2/6

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Viewers - 5.86
(18-49) - 2.0/6

Viewers - 3.97
(18-49) - 1.6/5

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Viewers - 1.08
(18-49) - 0.5/2

Viewers - 0.89
(18-49) - 0.4/1

quote:

Originally posted by spunky:
Thanks for the info TheCure! I'm a big Bones fan, and I'm thrilled to see how well the show has been doing this season and now scoring well in repeats too. It's a great combo on Monday nights with House, but unfortunately Fox is moving Bones to Wednesdays this fall. Hopefully it will do just as well, if not better, on its new night.

Bones does better on Mondays than it does on Wednesdays or Tuesdays. It's best if Bones stays there, House stays on Tuesdays, and Prison Break and 24 air after Bones on Monday.

quote:

ABC The Mole 3.97 1.6/5

It's gonna get pulled. I have to say it just doesn't feel like the classic Mole seasons in the past have.

American Gladiators is just dying out. NBC can't even point out demo supremacy as its below a 2 now.

The Mole is dead in its timeslot. It really needs to be moved out of the 10 PM slot but I'm not sure even that will save it.

Nashville Star opened up above average and grew from American Gladiators. It's growth in the 10 PM hour is positive and shows people didn't tune out at the half way mark.

Here you go, folks. Sorry this is so late. I am still in BANFF.

Prime-Time Ratings:
Monday 6/09/08

The following results are based on the fast affiliate ratings (Live Plus Same Day data)

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 8.14 million, Fox: 7.66, NBC: 6.25, ABC: 5.58, CW: 985,000

-Adults 18-49:
CBS: 2.5 rating/7 share, Fox: 2.4/ 7, NBC: 2.1/ 6, ABC: 2.0/ 6, CW: 0.4/ 1

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-Yesterday’s Winners:
House R (Fox), Two and a Half Men R (CBS), Rules of Engagement R (CBS)

-Yesterday’s Losers (Excluding Repeats):
American Gladiators (NBC), The Mole (ABC)

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-Ratings Breakdown:
CBS led this second Monday in June, with a first-place finish in both total viewers and adults 18-49. Next in both categories was Fox, followed by NBC, ABC and the CW. Like most nights this summer, there is not too unusual to report.

A repeat of TBS sitcom The Bill Engvall Show opened the evening for CBS with 6.44 million viewers (#2) and a 1.9 rating/6 share among adults 18-49 (#1t). Comparably, this was 860,000 more viewers than a repeat of regularly scheduled occupant The Big Bang Theory just one week earlier. Look for the second season-premiere of Bill Engvall this Thursday on TBS. And expect Turner Entertainment to give CBS some promotional time in exchange for the airing.

Bill Engvall led into a repeat of How I Met Your Mother (Viewers: #2, 6.29 million; A18-49: #1t, 2.2/ 7 at 8:30 p.m.), followed by repeats of Two and a Half Men (Viewers: #1, 10.50 million; A18-49: #1, 3.2/ 9), Rules of Engagement (Viewers: #2, 8.38 million; A18-49: #1t, 2.9/ 8) and CSI: Miami (Viewers: #1, 8.61 million; A18-49: #1, 2.3/ 6) from 9-11 p.m. Although I always say never judge a show by a repeat, CSI: Miami is eroding.

In season-premiere news, a two-hour edition of Nashville Star, now airing on NBC, averaged6.58 million viewers and a 2.2/ 6 among adults 18-49 from 9-11 p.m., which is an improvement from its former run on cable net USA. Take a look at the half-hour breakdown:

Nashville Star (NBC) – season premiere
9:00 p.m. Viewers: 6.37 million (#4), A18-49: 2.1/ 6 (#4)
9:30 p.m. Viewers: 6.33 million (#4), A18-49: 2.1/ 6 (#4)
10:00 p.m. Viewers: 6.88 million (#2), A18-49: 2.3/ 6 (#1t)
10:30 p.m. Viewers: 6.73 million (#2), A18-49: 2.2/ 6 (#2)

Nashville Star led out of American Gladiators, which was stalled at the 8-9 p.m. gate with 5.61 million viewers (#4) and a 1.9/ 6 among adults 18-49 (#4). One season would have been enough for this light sports entertainment remake.

Week two of the return of ABC’s The Mole finished a distant third at 10 p.m., with a mere (and last-place) 3.96 million viewers and a 1.6/ 5 among adults 18-49. Earlier in the evening on ABC was another two-hour edition of mindless The Bachelorette at 6.39 million viewers and a 2.3/ 7 among adults 18-49 from 8-10 p.m.

Fox fared better in the 8-10 p.m. block with its repeat combination of Bones (Viewers: #3, 5.86 million; A18-49: #1t, 2.1/ 7) and House (Viewers: #2, 8.00 million; A18-49: #2, 2.7/ 7). And lowly the CW capped off the evening with repeats of Gossip Girl (Viewers: #5, 1.08 million; A18-49: #5, 0.5/ 2) and One Tree Hill (Viewers: #5, 890,000; A18-49: #5, 0.4/ 1).

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

Household ratings.

CBS: 5.4/9

Bill Ingvall - 4.2/8
HIMYM - 4.1/7
Two And A Half Men - 6.8/11
Rules of Engagement - 5.4/9
CSI Miami - 5.9/11

FOX: 5.0/8

Bones - 4.9/9
House - 5.3/9

NBC: 3.9/7

American Gladiators - 3.4/6
Nashville Star - 4.2/7

ABC: 3.9/7

The Bachelorette - 4.5/8
The Mole - 2.7/5

CW: 0.8/1

Gossip Girl - 0.9/2
One Tree Hill - 0.8/1

Nice numbers for a lazy summer night. Nice to see Bill Engvall Show do well. Perhaps CBS should think hard about adding a 4th hour of comedy to the fall schedule. They have the shows to do it.

quote:

Originally posted by TV-aholic:

Viewers - 6.44
(18-49) - 1.9/6

Viewers - 6.30
(18-49) - 2.2/7

Viewers - 10.5
(18-49) - 3.2/9

Viewers - 8.38
(18-49) - 2.9/8

Viewers - 8.61
(18-49) - 2.3/7

quote:

Originally posted by TV-aholic:
Nice numbers for a lazy summer night. Nice to see Bill Engvall Show do well. Perhaps CBS should think hard about adding a 4th hour of comedy to the fall schedule. They have the shows to do it.

LOL! You just don't give up do you?

If (and that's a big if) the new hour on Wednesday does well, I can see them considering a fourth hour for the 2009-2010 or 2010-2011 season.

quote:

Originally posted by TV-aholic:
Nice numbers for a lazy summer night. Nice to see Bill Engvall Show do well. Perhaps CBS should think hard about adding a 4th hour of comedy to the fall schedule. They have the shows to do it.

They don't. Two And A Half Men is the only show that does well, and it's staying on Monday. HIMYM does okay 18-49 numbers but would bomb on another night. Rules Of Engagement is a time slot hit at best. The Big Bang Theory would bomb on another night. Old Christine will most likely bomb on Wednesday this fall. CBS hasn't had a Wednesday comedy hit at 8:00 since The Nanny, and that was barely a hit when it aired on Wednesdays. Everything they've tried there since has failed. The 8:00 Wednesday slot has always been troublesome for CBS.