Prime-Time Ratings:
Thursday 11/15/07

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

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 16.85 million, ABC: 12.98, NBC: 8.06, Fox: 7.81, CW: 3.69

-Adults 18-49:
CBS: 5.1 rating/13 share, ABC: 5.0/12, NBC: 3.7/ 9, Fox: 2.5/ 6, CW: 1.5/ 4

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Note: Any prior rating results are based on the final nationals. Also, since the level of DVR penetration has increased from 9 percent in early 2006-07 to approximately 20 percent at present, the overall results may be negatively impacted.

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-Yesterday’s Winners:
Survivor: China (CBS), CSI (CBS), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), Without a Trace (CBS)

-Honorable Mention:
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Fox), The Office (NBC)

-Yesterday’s Losers:
30 Rock (NBC), Scrubs (NBC), Women’s Murder Club (ABC)

Note: The listing of winners and losers are subject to change after the fast affiliate ratings are posted at PIFeedback.

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-Ratings Breakdown:
Led by Jorja Fox’s departure on CSI, CBS finished first in both total viewers and adults 18-49 on this third Thursday of the Nov. 2007 sweeps -- one tenth of a rating point (or two percent) above second-place ABC in the demo. A distant third in both categories was NBC, followed by Fox and the CW.

First in the 8 p.m. hour was CBS’ Survivor: China, with 14.76 million viewers and a 4.8 rating/13 share among adults 18-49. One year earlier, the Cook Islands edition averaged 15.35 million viewers and a 5.3/14 in the demo. Tied for second was ABC’s deteriorating Ugly Betty (Viewers: #2, 10.73 million; A18-49: #3, 3.5/10) and NBC comedies My Name is Earl (Viewers: #4, 7.97 million; A18-49: #2, 3.6/10) and 30 Rock (Viewers: #4: 6.47 million; A18-49: #3, 3.2/ 8). Comparably, Ugly Betty was down by 2.22 million viewers and 10 percent in the demo from the year-ago evening (Viewers: 12.95 million; A18-49: 3.9/11 on Nov. 16, 2006).

Also airing in the 8 p.m. hour was Fox’s Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Viewers: #3, 9.60 million; A18-49: #4: 3.0/ 7), which remains a significant improvement over year-ago occupant The O.C., and Smallville on the CW (Viewers: #5, 4.49 million; A18-49: #5, 1.9/ 5).

At 9 p.m., CBS’ CSI netted an above average 21.29 million viewers (#1 for the evening) and a second-place 6.4/15 among adults 18-49. First in the demo was Grey’s Anatomy on ABC (#1 for the evening: 8.1/19), with a second place-finish in total viewers (19.28 million).

Also airing from 9-10 p.m. was NBC’s The Office (Viewers: #3, 8.86 million; A18-49: #3, 4.8/11) and Scrubs (Viewers: #3, 6.04 million; A18-49: #3, 3.2/ 7), Fox’s Don’t Forget the Lyrics (Viewers: 6.01 million; A18-49: #4, 2.1/ 5), which fits well out of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, and the CW’s Supernatural (Viewers: #5, 2.89 million; A18-49: #5, 1.2/ 3). Worth positively noting for The Office was growth of 50 percent among adults 18-49 out of lead-in 30 Rock. Say what you want about 30 Rock, but it will never be anything more than a core favorite.

At 10 p.m., CBS’ Without a Trace led with a solid 14.49 million viewers and a 4.1/11 among adults 18-49. Next was NBC’s veteran ER (Viewers: 9.52 million; A18-49: 3.8/11), which was down by a hefty three million viewers and 31 percent among adults 18-49 from the year-ago evening (Viewers: 12.52 million; A18-49: 5.5/15 on Nov. 16, 2006), followed by a Thursday edition of Women’s Murder Club on ABC (Viewers: 8.93 million; A18-49: 3.3/ 9). Retention for Women’s Murder Club out of Grey’s Anatomy was just 46 percent in total viewers and 41 percent among adults 18-49.

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

Oh Supernatural. I hate seeing it below 3 million, especially for such an awesome episode.

Do you have the half hour break downs for Smallville and Supernatural?

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At 9 p.m., CBS’ CSI netted an above average 21.29 million viewers (#1 for the evening) and a second-place 6.4/15 among adults 18-49. First in the demo was Grey’s Anatomy on ABC (#1 for the evening: 8.1/19), with a second place-finish in total viewers (19.28 million).

So CSI led by a little over 2mil viewers, with arguably the biggest event in the show's history (an original leading character's heavily hyped departure)--but lagged behind a non-event episode of Greys by over one and a half percentage points in the demo.

It'd be pretty charitable to CSI to call that a tie.

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Say what you want about 30 Rock, but it will never be anything more than a core favorite.

I watched the latter half of last night's ep, while waiting for The Office to come on.

And what I want to say is that the show SUCKS. It isn't funny, and it isn't witty, and it isn't remotely relevant. Fey is cute, but her character isn't interesting. Baldwin is wasted.

Keep it going as long as you want, NBC--but it's never going to catch on.

Great to see the following shows do well last night

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Viewers: #3, 9.60 million; A18-49: #4: 3.0/ 7)

Survivor: China, with 14.76 million viewers and a 4.8 rating/13 share

CSI netted an above average 21.29 million viewers

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Originally posted by pisher:

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Say what you want about 30 Rock, but it will never be anything more than a core favorite.

I watched the latter half of last night's ep, while waiting for The Office to come on.

And what I want to say is that the show SUCKS. It isn't funny, and it isn't witty, and it isn't remotely relevant. Fey is cute, but her character isn't interesting. Baldwin is wasted.

Keep it going as long as you want, NBC--but it's never going to catch on.

That is so true. I just don't get how people think it is funny.

How did Scrubs get as many seasons as it did?

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That is so true. I just don't get how people think it is funny.

Because they're TOLD it's funny.

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Originally posted by pisher:

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At 9 p.m., CBS’ CSI netted an above average 21.29 million viewers (#1 for the evening) and a second-place 6.4/15 among adults 18-49. First in the demo was Grey’s Anatomy on ABC (#1 for the evening: 8.1/19), with a second place-finish in total viewers (19.28 million).

So CSI led by a little over 2mil viewers, with arguably the biggest event in the show's history (an original leading character's heavily hyped departure)--but lagged behind a non-event episode of Greys by over one and a half percentage points in the demo.

It'd be pretty charitable to CSI to call that a tie.

A win is a win, however you look at it. CSI rocks!

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A win is a win, however you look at it.

Then it's a win for Greys, because a 1.6 advantage in 18-49 easily trumps a 2mil advantage in total viewers--particularly when it was a major event ep of CSI up against a regular ep of Greys.

Just reminding everyone, I don't watch either show. I did try a bit of Greys last night, after The Office. They are still not done with the George&Izzie thing. Maybe I'll catch up with ya next year, Seattle Grace.

Nah. I actually think 30 Rock is very funny. But I think Pisher is funny too, so no one will wanna go by my taste.

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Originally posted by pisher:

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That is so true. I just don't get how people think it is funny.

Because they're TOLD it's funny.

Women's Murder Club did AWFUL. I expected much better. I guess Thursday at 10 for ABC is doomed.

Sara is not Grissom and an actor leaving is not a potential character death. Where is the idea that CSI depended on the Grissom and Sara romance coming from?

Good to see some vindication for BIG SHOTS...I thought it was a decent show...pop something else in there and it does not much better...its simply ABC's deathslot like CBS's Tuesday at 10PM deathslot. Nothing seems like a good fit out of GA...maybe the 8 LOST episodes should go there after all...

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Originally posted by A.C.:
Good to see some vindication for BIG SHOTS...I thought it was a decent show...pop something else in there and it does not much better...its simply ABC's deathslot like CBS's Tuesday at 10PM deathslot. Nothing seems like a good fit out of GA...maybe the 8 LOST episodes should go there after all...

GA wont be new in Feb 2008 though and it repeats so poorly... no way they would do that to Lost...