-Yesterday’s Winners: Bones (Fox), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), Private Practice (ABC)
-Honorable Mention: The Office (NBC), CSI R (CBS), Hell’s Kitchen (Fox)
-Yesterday’s Losers (excluding repeats): My Name is Earl (NBC), Kath & Kim (NBC), 30 Rock (NBC)
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-Ratings Breakdown: Opposite an all-repeat night on CBS, ABC moved into the winner’s circle on this first Thursday in February, with a first-place finish in both total viewers and adults 18-49. Second overall was Fox.
Fox’s recently relocated (and under-appreciated) Bones was first in the 8 p.m. hour, with 10.76 million viewers and a 3.2 rating/9 share among adults 18-49. No matter where the network airs Bones, viewers respond. Next was ABC’s Ugly Betty (Viewers: 7.27 million; A18-49: 2.3/ 7), which has not benefited without CBS’ competing Survivor in the mix (and will be taking a temporary break shortly).
In the battle of the 8-9 p.m. sitcoms, repeats of CBS’ The Big Bang Theory (Viewers: #3, 6.17 million; A18-49: #4, 2.0/ 6) and How I Met Your Mother (Viewers: #3, 5.95 million; A18-49: #3t, 2.0/ 5) actually had more viewers than original episodes of NBC’s My Name is Earl (Viewers: #4, 6.16 million; A18-49: #2, 2.5/ 7) and soon-to-conclude Kath & Kim (Viewers: #4, 4.72 million; A18-49: #3t, 2.0/ 5). As I always say, if you are not watching The Big Bang Theory, you are missing the funniest comedy currently on the air. As for My Name is Earl, NBC needs something stronger to open the evening with.
Capping off the 8-9 p.m. time period was the CW’s still relatively potent Smallville at 3.88 million viewers and a 1.6/ 4 in the demo. For the CW, that is still a positive.
Minus an original episode of CBS’ competing CSI, Grey’s Anatomy on ABC won the 9 p.m. hour, with 15.20 million viewers and a 5.8/14 among adults 18-49. But once upon a time, this soapy medical drama (which featured a cross-over with spin-off Private Practice last night) hovered in the 20-million range.
A repeat of CBS’ CSI was second in the 9-10 p.m. time period in total viewers (11.65 million), but fourth among adults 18-49 (2.7/ 7). Although NBC’s The Office got some mileage with 8.40 million viewers (#3) and a second-place 4.3/11 among adults 18-49, lead-out 30 Rock dipped to 6.33 million viewers (#4) and a 3.0/ 7 in the demo (#3) at 9:30 p.m. That’s enough of a loss from The Office (2.07 million viewers and 30 percent among adults 18-49) to be labeled a “loser.” As much as I have tried to get addicted to 30 Rock, last night’s episode was just plain dumb. Keep that in mind, Emmy voters.
Also airing from 9-10 p.m. was Hell’s Kitchen on Fox (Viewers: #3, 7.68 million; A18-49: #3, 3.5/ 9), which built from lead-in Bones by nine percent in the demo, and the CW’s Supernatural (Viewers: #5, 3.34 million; A18-49: #5, 1.3/ 3), which remains a solid fit out of Smallville.
The Grey’s Anatomy cross-over gave Private Practice a nice lift, with the sophomore drama at a season-high (and dominant) 12.99 million viewers and a 5.3/14 among adults 18-49 at 10 p.m. Comparably, retention out of the second half of lead-in Grey’s Anatomy (Viewers: 15.72 million; A18-49: 6.0/15 at 9:30 p.m.) was a solid 83 percent in total viewers and 88 percent in the demo. Tied for second in the hour were NBC’s soon-to-depart ER (Viewers: #3, 7.30 million; A18-49: #2, 2.7/ 7) and a repeat of CBS’ Eleventh Hour (Viewers: #2, 8.18 million; A18-49: #3, 1.9/ 5). Remember the days when ER would attract 25 million viewers? Times have changed, and not necessarily for the better.
Marc, you said a mouthful about 30 Rock--again and again, I sample this show, waiting to see the comic brilliance we keep hearing about, and it's NEVER THERE.
A 3.0 in the demo after all that aggressive nonstop hype on the most-watched Superbowl in history? (Not to mention The Year of Tina Fey).
The Grey’s Anatomy cross-over gave Private Practice a nice lift, with the sophomore drama at a season-high (and dominant) 12.99 million viewers and a 5.3/14 among adults 18-49 at 10 p.m. Comparably, retention out of the second half of lead-in Grey’s Anatomy (Viewers: 15.72 million; A18-49: 6.0/15 at 9:30 p.m.) was a solid 83 percent in total viewers and 88 percent in the demo.
Wow. I was almost going to ask if that wasn't a typo, then I saw the retention numbers. That is one big boost. I guess that Addison centric promos do work.
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An overhyped episode of GA only pulling 15.2? The days of it's dominance is over.
Considering the over run and no crossing over as promoted. What are the half hours for Private Practice?
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soon-to-depart ER (Viewers: #3, 7.30 million; A18-49: #2, 2.7/ 7) and a repeat of CBS’ Eleventh Hour (Viewers: #2, 8.18 million; A18-49: #3, 1.9/ 5). Remember the days when ER would attract 25 million viewers? Times have changed, and not necessarily for the better.
What are your expectations for the returns of Noah Wylie and George Clooney?
ER did have a nifty plot device, with William H Macy's Dr. Morgenstern leading the staff in euthanizing the Altheimers patient who established the ER, much as former cast members have been stopping by to slowly euthanise the show.
What BONES has done, which I thought early on would prove difficult, is move beyond being a "FOX show" to one that has a reasonably broad identity. Regardless of where it airs, I look for it to pick up CBS crime viewers as time goes on.
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NIce to see that Supernatural continues its year to year increase across the board in both viewers and demo.
Versus the year ago its up 18% in the demo and 26% in viewers.
Versus episode # 14 from last season its up 18% in the demo and up 33% in viewers.
Hell Compared to 2 seasons ago (same period and same 14th episode of that season) its up 8% in the demo and 19% in viewers.
In fact you have to go back to its first season (the 2005 -2006 season) to see a better performance during the month of February. It ties its best performance on the CW for the month of February (based on Fast Nationals).
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I forgot to mention it in last nite's thread, but I expect the placement of TBBT after MEN to be the most successful and durable attempt to build a show in quite some time.
I think there were and still are certain barriers to this with its geek image and title that will gradually wear away over time. It's doing alot of the same basic things hit sitcoms do.
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Originally posted by Twins12: Doesn't look like The Office got much of a bump from its Super Bowl show.
One of the lowest rated episodes of the season and it aired against a CSI rerun. I wonder if this is a 'water cooler effect'? People watched The Office After the Super Bowl and then went to work the next day talking about what a horribly unfunny show it really is. The result was that now some of its formerly regular viewers are even embarrassed to be watching it.
The Grey’s Anatomy cross-over gave Private Practice a nice lift, with the sophomore drama at a season-high (and dominant) 12.99 million viewers and a 5.3/14 among adults 18-49 at 10 p.m. Comparably, retention out of the second half of lead-in Grey’s Anatomy (Viewers: 15.72 million; A18-49: 6.0/15 at 9:30 p.m.) was a solid 83 percent in total viewers and 88 percent in the demo.
Wow. I was almost going to ask if that wasn't a typo, then I saw the retention numbers. That is one big boost. I guess that Addison centric promos do work.
Raising the obvious question...if they like her so much, why don't they just watch her on PP under normal conditions?
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