NBC has a season premiere
To some its garbage to others its dear
One side wishes for ratings to rise
The other side wishes for ratings demise
To those undecided, there is oral luck
For in commonality both side chant 'up Chuck!'

Well damn.
Who'd have thought this was a place
For a poetry slam?

Monday finals

DWTS (121 minutes)
- 18.883 million viewers
- 12.2/18 HH
- 4.4/11 A18-49

Boston Legal (59 minutes)
- 8.562 million viewers
- 5.7/9 HH
- 2.0/5 A18-49

Big Bang Theory
- 8.597 million viewers
- 5.4/8 HH
- 3.3/9 A18-49

How I Met Your Mother
- 8.724 million viewers
- 5.4/8 HH
- 3.7/9 A18-49

Two and a Half Men
- 13.577 million viewers
- 8.4/12 HH
- 4.7/11 A18-49

Worst Week
- 8.961 million viewers
- 5.6/8 HH
- 2.9/7 A18-49

CSI: Miami
- 14.345 million viewers
- 9.2/15 HH
- 4.4/11 A18-49

Chuck
- 6.835 million viewers
- 4.1/6 HH
- 2.7/7 A18-49

Heroes
- 9.502 million viewers
- 5.7/8 HH
- 4.5/11 A18-49

Life
- 6.942 million viewers
- 4.6/7 HH
- 2.7/7 A18-49

Terminator
- 5.374 million viewers
- 3.4/5 HH
- 2.0/5 A18-49

Prison Break
- 5.279 million viewers
- 3.4/5 HH
- 2.1/5 A18-49

Gossip Girl
- 3.398 million viewers
- 2.3/4 HH
- 1.8/5 A18-49
- 2.6/8 A18-34

One Tree Hill
- 3.420 million viewers
- 2.3/3 HH
- 1.9/4 A18-49
- 2.7/7 A18-34

Raising The Bar
- 1.5/2 HH
- 0.7/2 A18-49

Thank you , Travis.

Great numbers for One Tree Hill.

What's gonna do TNT with Raising the Bar. Clearly they realize they made a mistake. Can they take their renwal back

PS: sorry but i have to say it again: great seeing OTH beating GG in every category. Quality beats quantity

quote:

PS: sorry but i have to say it again: great seeing OTH beating GG in every category. Quality beats quantity

And which one stands for quality again---?

You're forgetting that Nielsen ratings are ESTIMATES--would it help if you thought of them as polls? Nobody knows or ever will know, exactly how many people watched, or what exact percentage were 18-49 years old. There is no such thing as a general election in Nielsen-land. They don't even have primaries. Though they kinda have recounts sometimes.

The difference in their ratings is so slight, in fact, it really doesn't mean anything, except that the two shows are extremely well-matched. In every possible way.

Such a shame about Chuck -- it's a really fun show. (Which maybe is the problem -- it's definitely a hybrid comedy/action and maybe just doesn't appeal to fans of both genres.)

But NBC did give it a show of confidence by ordering a full season before the premiere. Given the other issues the network is having, hopefully Chuck can "slide by" again this season. As I recall, it didn't set any ratings on fire last year, either.

Last fall I was writing a story and was supposed to interview Zachary Levi. But he completely blew me off. So, what goes around comes around! But don't give up hope...its only one episode.

quote:

Originally posted by Domino:
Such a shame about Chuck -- it's a really fun show. (Which maybe is the problem -- it's definitely a hybrid comedy/action and maybe just doesn't appeal to fans of both genres.)

But NBC did give it a show of confidence by ordering a full season before the premiere. Given the other issues the network is having, hopefully Chuck can "slide by" again this season. As I recall, it didn't set any ratings on fire last year, either.

quote:

Originally posted by Marc Berman:
Last fall I was writing a story and was supposed to interview Zachary Levi. But he completely blew me off. So, what goes around comes around! But don't give up hope...its only one episode.

quote:

Originally posted by Domino:
Such a shame about Chuck -- it's a really fun show. (Which maybe is the problem -- it's definitely a hybrid comedy/action and maybe just doesn't appeal to fans of both genres.)

But NBC did give it a show of confidence by ordering a full season before the premiere. Given the other issues the network is having, hopefully Chuck can "slide by" again this season. As I recall, it didn't set any ratings on fire last year, either.

Would the 7 million mark be considered good for chuck? If so it isnt too far off. If i remember correctly it got between 7 and 8 million most of last season too and it got a second season.

Top 25 Markets (with Albuquerque-Santa Fe & Fort Myers-Naples) : Overnight Household Ratings-Primetime
Monday, September 29

                                           # 1       # 2       # 3       # 4       # 5
 Time  Net  Program                         NY        LA       CHI       PHI       DAL
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 8:00  ABC  Dancing with the Stars      12.8/19   13.5/21   15.1/23   16.3/24   11.0/17
10:01  ABC  Boston Legal                 6.4/10    5.5/10    8.5/13    7.8/12    7.0/11
11:35  ABC  Niteline                     3.0/ 6    3.6/10    5.9/11    2.9/ 8    3.5/ 7
12:05  ABC  Jimmy Kimmel                 1.7/ 5    1.4/ 5    2.0/ 7    1.9/ 6    1.1/ 4

 8:00  CBS  Big Bang Theory              5.1/ 8    2.1/ 3    5.0/ 8    6.2/ 9    5.8/10
 8:30  CBS  How I Met Your Mother        6.4/10    2.5/ 4    5.4/ 8    7.0/10    4.9/ 8
 9:00  CBS  Two and a Half Men           9.3/14    5.5/ 8    8.4/12   10.8/15    9.6/15
 9:30  CBS  Worst Week                   5.5/ 8    3.1/ 5    5.0/ 7    7.9/11    6.8/10
10:00  CBS  CSI: Miami                   8.6/13    6.5/12    7.5/11   11.7/18   11.0/17
11:35  CBS  Late Show/David Letterman    2.1/ 5    1.7/ 5    3.2/ 6    4.0/ 9    3.0/ 7
12:37  CBS  Late Late Show/Ferguson      1.6/ 5    0.7/ 3    0.9/ 2    2.5/ 8    2.1/ 7

 8:00  NBC  Chuck                  (SP)  2.7/ 4    3.2/ 5    2.7/ 4    4.5/ 7    3.2/ 5
 9:00  NBC  Heroes                       5.7/ 8    6.3/10    4.4/ 6    4.2/ 6    3.6/ 5
10:00  NBC  Life                   (SP)  4.0/ 6    3.8/ 7    4.2/ 6    4.4/ 7    3.4/ 5
11:35  NBC  Tonight Show with Jay Leno   2.9/ 7    3.2/ 9    3.6/ 7    4.0/ 9    2.9/ 7
12:37  NBC  Late Night/Conan O'Brien     1.5/ 5    1.7/ 7    1.6/ 5    1.7/ 6    0.5/ 2
 1:36  NBC  Last Call/Carson Daly        0.6/ 3    1.4/ 8    1.0/ 4    1.5/ 6    0.4/ 2
 2:05  NBC  Poker After Dark             0.7/ 3    1.1/ 8              1.6/ 8    0.2/ 1

 8:00  FOX  Terminator:Sarah Connor      2.8/ 4    2.9/ 5    2.4/ 4    2.8/ 4    3.3/ 6
 9:00  FOX  Prison Break                 4.3/ 6    3.1/ 5    2.7/ 4    4.0/ 6    3.3/ 5

 8:00   CW  Gossip Girl                  3.0/ 5    2.2/ 4    4.2/ 7    2.3/ 3    2.0/ 3
 9:00   CW  One Tree Hill                2.9/ 4    1.5/ 2    3.2/ 5    3.1/ 4    2.3/ 3

 8:00  MNT  Celebrity Expose        (R)  0.7/ 1    1.2/ 2    0.4/ 1    0.8/ 1    0.8/ 1
 9:00  MNT  Celebrity Expose        (R)  0.5/ 1    0.5/ 1    0.6/ 1    0.7/ 1    0.4/ 1

 8:00  ION  Boston Legal            (R)  0.1/ 0    0.2/ 0    0.3/ 0    0.3/ 0    0.5/ 1
 9:00  ION  NCIS                    (R)  1.1/ 2    0.3/ 1    1.6/ 2    0.8/ 1    1.3/ 2
10:00  ION  E.R.                    (R)  0.0/ 0    0.0/ 0    0.5/ 1    0.5/ 1    0.5/ 1


                                           # 6       # 7       # 8       # 9       #11
 Time  Net  Program                    SF/OAK/SJ     BOS       ATL     WSH DC      DET
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 8:00  ABC  Dancing with the Stars      11.8/20   12.5/19   13.2/20   11.6/18   15.2/22
10:01  ABC  Boston Legal                 3.5/ 7    7.4/13    3.6/ 6    5.9/ 9    6.4/10
11:35  ABC  Niteline                     2.4/ 8    2.6/ 7    3.8/ 9    3.3/ 7    5.3/12
12:05  ABC  Jimmy Kimmel                 1.1/ 5    1.4/ 5    1.8/ 6    2.1/ 6    2.9/ 8

 8:00  CBS  Big Bang Theory              3.2/ 5    7.5/12    3.2/ 5    4.6/ 7    3.8/ 6
 8:30  CBS  How I Met Your Mother        3.7/ 6    8.5/12    2.6/ 4    3.6/ 6    3.5/ 5
 9:00  CBS  Two and a Half Men           5.7/ 9   12.4/18    3.5/ 5    6.5/10    7.0/10
 9:30  CBS  Worst Week                   3.8/ 6    9.1/14    2.5/ 4    4.3/ 6    4.4/ 6
10:00  CBS  CSI: Miami                   4.8/10   10.9/18    8.1/14    7.8/12    6.0/10
11:35  CBS  Late Show/David Letterman    2.4/ 9    5.4/16    1.7/ 4    2.2/ 5    1.4/ 3
12:37  CBS  Late Late Show/Ferguson      1.2/ 6    2.5/11    0.4/ 1    1.0/ 3    0.6/ 2

 8:00  NBC  Chuck                  (SP)  2.8/ 5    2.9/ 4    2.8/ 4    4.7/ 7    5.3/ 8
 9:00  NBC  Heroes                       5.2/ 9    5.3/ 8    5.4/ 8    5.9/ 9    6.1/ 9
10:00  NBC  Life                   (SP)  3.7/ 8    4.4/ 7    3.2/ 5    4.3/ 7    5.0/ 8
11:35  NBC  Tonight Show with Jay Leno   2.5/ 9    3.4/10    3.0/ 7    2.6/ 6    5.8/14
12:37  NBC  Late Night/Conan O'Brien     1.2/ 7    2.1/ 9    0.8/ 3    0.9/ 3    2.8/ 9
 1:36  NBC  Last Call/Carson Daly        0.6/ 4    1.4/ 8    0.3/ 1    0.6/ 3    0.9/ 5
 2:05  NBC  Poker After Dark             0.2/ 2    1.2/ 8    0.2/ 2    0.9/ 5           

 8:00  FOX  Terminator:Sarah Connor      3.4/ 6    3.7/ 6    4.8/ 8    3.2/ 5    5.4/ 8 
 9:00  FOX  Prison Break                 2.2/ 4    4.5/ 7    5.0/ 7    3.4/ 5    3.7/ 5

 8:00   CW  Gossip Girl                  2.4/ 4    3.2/ 5    2.3/ 4    1.5/ 2    2.9/ 4
 9:00   CW  One Tree Hill                1.5/ 2    2.4/ 4    2.9/ 4    1.0/ 1    2.7/ 4

 8:00  MNT  Celebrity Expose        (R)  0.6/ 1              1.5/ 2    0.5/ 1    1.0/ 1
 9:00  MNT  Celebrity Expose        (R)  1.1/ 2              0.7/ 1    0.1/ 0    0.8/ 1

 8:00  ION  Boston Legal            (R)  0.4/ 1    0.4/ 1    0.2/ 0    0.2/ 0    0.2/ 0
 9:00  ION  NCIS                    (R)  0.5/ 1    0.9/ 1    1.2/ 2    0.6/ 1    0.6/ 1
10:00  ION  E.R.                    (R)  0.0/ 0    0.3/ 1    0.1/ 0    0.3/ 0    0.3/ 0


                                           #12       #13       #14       #15       #16
 Time  Net  Program                        PHX     TAM-StP   SEA-Tac  MIN-StPl   MIA-FtL
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 8:00  ABC  Dancing with the Stars       9.7/16   14.2/20^^ 11.8/19   12.7/20   13.6/19
10:01  ABC  Boston Legal                 4.9/ 8    4.8/ 8^^  4.9/10    7.9/13    4.4/ 6
11:35  ABC  Niteline                     3.0/ 7    1.3/ 3^^  2.0/ 7    4.7/10    3.7/ 6
12:05  ABC  Jimmy Kimmel                 1.1/ 4    0.5/ 2^^  1.1/ 5    0.9/ 4    2.0/ 4

 8:00  CBS  Big Bang Theory              2.5/ 4    4.4/ 7    5.7/ 9    6.4/11    3.0/ 4
 8:30  CBS  How I Met Your Mother        1.9/ 3    4.6/ 7    4.8/ 8    7.7/12    2.8/ 4
 9:00  CBS  Two and a Half Men           4.7/ 7    7.2/10    7.4/12   13.2/21    6.7/ 9
 9:30  CBS  Worst Week                   2.5/ 4    6.0/ 9    5.1/ 9    9.1/14    4.2/ 6
10:00  CBS  CSI: Miami                   7.8/13    8.3/14    6.9/14   13.1/21    7.3/10
11:35  CBS  Late Show/David Letterman    2.1/ 6    2.9/ 8    2.2/ 9    4.6/11    2.9/ 5
12:37  CBS  Late Late Show/Ferguson      0.7/ 3    1.4/ 6    0.3/ 2    1.4/ 5    1.2/ 3

 8:00  NBC  Chuck                  (SP)  4.6/ 8    3.9/ 6    4.6/ 7    3.9/ 7    2.5/ 4
 9:00  NBC  Heroes                       4.7/ 7    5.2/ 8    7.3/12    3.7/ 6    3.3/ 4
10:00  NBC  Life                   (SP)  4.4/ 8    4.0/ 7    5.8/12    3.9/ 6    3.8/ 5
11:35  NBC  Tonight Show with Jay Leno   3.2/ 9    3.2/ 9    2.8/11    6.0/15    2.2/ 4
12:37  NBC  Late Night/Conan O'Brien     1.2/ 5    1.7/ 7    1.2/ 7    2.2/ 8    1.6/ 4
 1:36  NBC  Last Call/Carson Daly        0.7/ 4    1.1/ 5    0.6/ 4    0.8/ 4    1.2/ 4
 2:05  NBC  Poker After Dark                       1.0/ 6    0.2/ 2              0.8/ 3

 8:00  FOX  Terminator:Sarah Connor      2.6/ 4    4.2/ 6    3.6/ 6    4.0/ 7    2.3/ 3
 9:00  FOX  Prison Break                 3.1/ 5    5.4/ 8    2.8/ 5    4.3/ 7    2.1/ 3

 8:00   CW  Gossip Girl                  3.2/ 5    2.3/ 3    1.6/ 3    1.2/ 2    2.4/ 3
 9:00   CW  One Tree Hill                2.3/ 4    2.3/ 3    1.3/ 2    2.1/ 3    2.3/ 3

 8:00  MNT  Celebrity Expose        (R)  1.7/ 3    0.3/ 0    0.0/ 0    0.8/ 1    0.8/ 1
 9:00  MNT  Celebrity Expose        (R)  0.7/ 1    0.2/ 0    0.2/ 0    0.4/ 1    0.8/ 1

 8:00  ION  Boston Legal            (R)  0.8/ 1    0.4/ 1    0.3/ 1    0.8/ 1    0.6/ 1
 9:00  ION  NCIS                    (R)  1.1/ 2    0.9/ 1    0.7/ 1    1.6/ 2    0.6/ 1
10:00  ION  E.R.                    (R)  0.3/ 1    0.2/ 0    0.3/ 1    0.2/ 0    0.2/ 0

        ^   West Coast markets aired this event live, before primetime
        ^^  Combined rating of this market's two ABC affilates


                                           #17       #18       #19       #20       #21
 Time  Net  Program                      CLE-Akr     DEN    ORL-Dyta  SAC-Stkn     StL
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 8:00  ABC  Dancing with the Stars      13.6/20   11.9/18   13.7/20   12.9/19   10.6/15
10:01  ABC  Boston Legal                 5.0/ 8    7.1/11    7.7/12    6.5/12    4.3/ 6
11:35  ABC  Niteline                     2.7/ 6    4.2/10    4.8/10    2.3/ 7    1.7/ 3
12:05  ABC  Jimmy Kimmel                 1.4/ 5    2.0/ 6    2.5/ 6    1.5/ 6    1.0/ 3

 8:00  CBS  Big Bang Theory              5.7/ 9    5.2/ 8    5.8/ 8    5.6/ 9   10.7/16
 8:30  CBS  How I Met Your Mother        5.2/ 8    6.0/ 9    6.4/ 9    5.7/ 9   10.7/16
 9:00  CBS  Two and a Half Men           9.1/13    8.1/12    7.8/11    9.1/13   16.0/23
 9:30  CBS  Worst Week                   7.1/10    5.9/ 9    5.2/ 7    5.9/ 9   13.2/18
10:00  CBS  CSI: Miami                  10.4/16   11.0/17   10.4/16   13.3/20   16.5/24
11:35  CBS  Late Show/David Letterman    3.3/ 9    3.1/ 8    4.5/10    3.3/ 9    6.3/12
12:37  CBS  Late Late Show/Ferguson      1.6/ 7    1.6/ 6    2.1/ 7    1.8/ 7    2.0/ 6

 8:00  NBC  Chuck                  (SP)  5.8/ 9    7.1/11    4.2/ 6    6.8/10    8.8/13
 9:00  NBC  Heroes                       6.8/10    8.5/12    6.2/ 9    9.8/15    7.9/11
10:00  NBC  Life                   (SP)  6.1/10    8.3/13    4.1/ 6   10.0/19    6.5/10
11:35  NBC  Tonight Show with Jay Leno   3.3/ 9    6.3/16    3.3/ 7    5.3/17    8.9/18
12:37  NBC  Late Night/Conan O'Brien     1.6/ 6    2.4/10    1.8/ 5    3.1/15    2.6/ 7
 1:36  NBC  Last Call/Carson Daly        1.1/ 5    1.1/ 6    0.6/ 2    1.6/ 9    1.4/ 4
 2:05  NBC  Poker After Dark             0.4/ 2              0.6/ 2    1.3/ 8           

 8:00  FOX  Terminator:Sarah Connor      4.0/ 6    2.7/ 4    3.8/ 5    4.9/ 7    4.3/ 7
 9:00  FOX  Prison Break                 5.4/ 8    2.5/ 4    4.7/ 7    3.9/ 6    5.4/ 8

 8:00   CW  Gossip Girl                  2.6/ 4    1.4/ 2    1.6/ 2    2.4/ 4    3.4/ 5
 9:00   CW  One Tree Hill                3.1/ 4    2.0/ 3    3.1/ 5    2.3/ 3    3.9/ 6

 8:00  MNT  Celebrity Expose        (R)  1.4/ 2    0.6/ 1    0.7/ 1    0.8/ 1    0.4/ 1
 9:00  MNT  Celebrity Expose        (R)  0.5/ 1    0.2/ 0    0.1/ 0    1.1/ 2    -.-/--

 8:00  ION  Boston Legal            (R)  1.0/ 1    0.1/ 0    0.3/ 0    0.2/ 0    
 9:00  ION  NCIS                    (R)  1.4/ 2    0.8/ 1    0.5/ 1    0.2/ 0    
10:00  ION  E.R.                    (R)  0.1/ 0    0.1/ 0    0.4/ 1    0.2/ 0    

        ^   West Coast markets aired this event live, before primetime


                                           #22       #23       #24       #44       #62
 Time  Net  Program                        POR       PIT      CHAR    ALBQ-SFe  FtMY-Npl
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 8:00  ABC  Dancing with the Stars      12.2/19    6.3/19*  14.6/21   11.1/16    9.1/13
10:01  ABC  Boston Legal                 7.1/14    1.4/ 6*   4.3/ 7    5.9/ 9    2.9/ 5
11:35  ABC  Niteline                     2.3/ 9    7.7/23    3.9/ 9    1.9/ 6    1.3/ 3
12:05  ABC  Jimmy Kimmel                 0.9/ 5    4.5/16    1.9/ 6    1.0/ 4    0.5/ 1

 8:00  CBS  Big Bang Theory              6.9/11    8.9/12    6.6/10    6.3/10    6.0/ 9
 8:30  CBS  How I Met Your Mother        8.2/13    6.3/ 8    6.0/ 8    5.7/ 8    5.5/ 8
 9:00  CBS  Two and a Half Men          10.0/15    8.8/11   10.9/15    9.9/14    9.7/14
 9:30  CBS  Worst Week                   6.6/11    6.2/ 8    6.2/ 9    6.0/ 8    6.4/ 9
10:00  CBS  CSI: Miami                   7.0/14    7.3/10   13.2/21   10.3/16   11.9/19
11:35  CBS  Late Show/David Letterman    3.3/15    3.2/ 6    3.7/ 9    3.5/ 9    5.3/13
12:37  CBS  Late Late Show/Ferguson      1.6/10    2.2/ 6    1.7/ 6    1.3/ 5    2.4/10

 8:00  NBC  Chuck                  (SP)  5.3/ 8    3.7/ 5    5.6/ 8    3.0/ 4    4.1/ 6
 9:00  NBC  Heroes                       8.5/14    4.0/ 5    3.7/ 5    2.8/ 4    3.6/ 5
10:00  NBC  Life                   (SP)  6.8/14    4.8/ 6    2.7/ 4    2.6/ 4    4.8/ 8
11:35  NBC  Tonight Show with Jay Leno   3.2/14    3.1/ 5    2.7/ 7    3.3/ 9    2.0/ 5
12:37  NBC  Late Night/Conan O'Brien     2.0/12    1.4/ 4    1.1/ 4    0.7/ 3    1.4/ 6
 1:36  NBC  Last Call/Carson Daly        1.6/11    1.3/ 5    0.7/ 3    0.2/ 1    0.3/ 2
 2:05  NBC  Poker After Dark             0.6/ 6    0.9/ 4    0.6/ 3                     

 8:00  FOX  Terminator:Sarah Connor      5.0/ 8    3.0/ 4    3.1/ 4    3.2/ 5    3.6/ 5
 9:00  FOX  Prison Break                 4.9/ 8    1.7/ 2    4.5/ 6    4.2/ 6    5.0/ 7

 8:00   CW  Gossip Girl                  2.8/ 4    1.4/ 2    2.0/ 3    2.7/ 4    3.2/ 5
 9:00   CW  One Tree Hill                3.0/ 5    1.7/ 2    3.1/ 4    2.8/ 4    2.8/ 4

 8:00  MNT  Celebrity Expose        (R)  0.1/ 0    0.5/ 1    0.6/ 1    1.0/ 1
 9:00  MNT  Celebrity Expose        (R)  0.1/ 0    0.3/ 0    1.4/ 2    1.1/ 1

 8:00  ION  Boston Legal            (R)  1.0/ 2                                  
 9:00  ION  NCIS                    (R)  1.7/ 3                                  
10:00  ION  E.R.                    (R)  0.5/ 1                                  

        *   Due to Black & Gold Pregame (11.7/17) & ESPN NFL: BAL @ PIT (34.4/48),
               DWTS aired Tuesday Sep 30 @ 9:00-11:00a, Boston Legal aired Tue late nite @ 2:05a
            In Baltimore, WJZ (CBS) did a 22.4/34 for ESPN NFL: BAL @ PIT
        ^   West Coast markets aired this event live, before primetime

-.-/-- = household rating was not registered for this program

Note: not all markets air the following programs at its labeled timeslots.

Douglas...where is Indy?