My condolences to the Berman family. Echoing pisher's thoughts, I am sure that she was very proud of her family and that she lives on in all of you.

Sympathies to the Berman family.

Marc it was nice that you got to let us "meet" your mom when she cohosted your podcast a couple months ago. It sounded like she enjoyed herself and you clearly enjoyed having her on.

I hope you all can find some comfort in this trying time.

Marc, my prayers are with you and your family. I'm very sorry about your loss.

Sunday finals

America's Funniest Home Videos
- 7.938 million viewers
- 4.7/8 HH
- 2.1/6 A18-49

The Santa Clause 2
- 8.831 million viewers
- 4.9/7 HH
- 2.7/6 A18-49

Desperate Housewives (R)
- 5.842 million viewers
- 3.9/6 HH
- 1.8/4 A18-49

60 Minutes (7:31pm)
- 18.804 million viewers
- 11.6/18 HH
- 4.4/12 A18-49

Survivor finale (8:31pm, 128 minutes)
- 13.766 million viewers
- 7.8/12 HH
- 4.4/10 A18-49

Survivor reunion (10:39pm, 52 minutes)
- 11.739 million viewers
- 7.0/12 HH
- 3.8/10 A18-49

Sunday Night Football (8:25pm, 185 minutes)
- 23.053 million viewers
- 13.7/21 HH
- 8.6/21 A18-49

Numbers for King of the Hill 7pm repeat are, as usual, screwed up and sectioned into weird minute allotments...

King of the Hill (R, 7:29pm)
- 3.884 million viewers
- 2.3/4 HH
- 1.6/4 A18-49

The Simpsons (R, 7:59pm, 32 minutes)
- 5.572 million viewers
- 3.3/5 HH
- 2.5/6 A18-49

King of the Hill (R, 8:31pm, 29 minutes)
- 4.541 million viewers
- 2.8/4 HH
- 2.0/5 A18-49

Family Guy (31 minutes)
- 5.960 million viewers
- 3.6/5 HH
- 2.7/6 A18-49

American Dad (29 minutes)
- 5.158 million viewers
- 3.1/5 HH
- 2.3/5 A18-49

Jericho (R)
- 0.883 million viewers
- 0.6/1 HH
- 0.3/1 A18-49
- 0.2/1 A18-34

Spaceballs
- 1.169 million viewers
- 0.7/1 HH
- 0.4/1 A18-49
- 0.4/1 A18-34

Dexter (51 minutes)
- 0.9/1 HH
- 0.7/2 A18-49

Californication (29 minutes)
- 0.4/1 HH
- 0.3/1 A18-49

Here's what Dexter's and Californication's premieres did on 9/28/08:

Dexter (59 minutes)
- 0.7/1 HH
- 0.5/1 A18-49

Californication (29 minutes)
- 0.4/1 HH
- 0.3/1 A18-49

And Hollywood Reporter info pegged viewership at 1.2 million for Dexter and 522,000 for Californication. It seems extremely likely that Dexter's viewership, when released, will be bigger... perhaps even challenging the Weeds S4 premiere for the highest original series viewership on Showtime.

You're right.

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The third season finale of Dexter Sunday night drew 1.5 million viewers, the highest delivery for the network since the 2004 ratings changeover. The combined night, which adds the 9 p.m. premiere and 11 p.m. encore, drew 1.99 million viewers, the highest for any original series since 2004.

Dexter’s success also rubbed off on the season finale of Californication, which drew 615,000 viewers for its premiere, 937,000 for the evening, its best numbers for the season.


Dexter and Californication were both beneficiaries of a number of Golden Globe nominations last week, including best drama and comedy series, respectively, as well as nods for their lead actors, Michael C. Hall and David Duchovny.

showtime ratings

Ratings for Dexter and Californication finales:

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6623201.html

Dexter 1.5million (highest in 4 years for a Showtime original.
Californication: 615,000 (highest of season).

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Originally posted by Obveeus:
Ratings for Dexter and Californication finales:

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6623201.html

Dexter 1.5million (highest in 4 years for a Showtime original.
Californication: 615,000 (highest of season).

Great numbers! I bought the season one and two DVD a couple weeks ago to catch up. Eventually, I will buy season three of Dexter. It is a great show!

First time I've ever been impressed by Dexter's ratings, though of course still pretty sad by the standards of nearly any other channel.

Californication, though--sheesh--not even 50% retention out of Dexter's total number of viewers for both Sunday airings. No, being available OnDemand beforehand doesn't remotely excuse that performance.

So now that Californication is heading for a third season, that must meen it's an established success, right?

Let's see you try it without a lead-in, Showtime.

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Originally posted by pisher:
First time I've ever been impressed by Dexter's ratings, though of course still pretty sad by the standards of nearly any other channel.

Californication, though--sheesh--not even 50% retention out of Dexter's total number of viewers for both Sunday airings. No, being available OnDemand beforehand doesn't remotely excuse that performance.

So now that Californication is heading for a third season, that must meen it's an established success, right?

Let's see you try it without a lead-in, Showtime.

Showtime considers it a hit and has renewed it for what likely will be its final season; not because it's bad nor because it lacks viewers, but simply because its premise isn't built for the long haul.

Fair enough.

It's not MY money.

But c'mon--you know if Showtime really considered it a hit, they'd be locking Duchovny down for at least two more seasons. Premise not built for the long haul? Oh yeah, that so totally matters to TV execs.

I agree. Isn't built for the long haul? "Calipornication" wasn't even built for the short haul. Showtime may very well have found the first sitcom in history which didn't have enough premise to sustain the first episode.

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Originally posted by editrix27:

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Originally posted by pisher:
First time I've ever been impressed by Dexter's ratings, though of course still pretty sad by the standards of nearly any other channel.

Californication, though--sheesh--not even 50% retention out of Dexter's total number of viewers for both Sunday airings. No, being available OnDemand beforehand doesn't remotely excuse that performance.

So now that Californication is heading for a third season, that must meen it's an established success, right?

Let's see you try it without a lead-in, Showtime.

Showtime considers it a hit and has renewed it for what likely will be its final season; not because it's bad nor because it lacks viewers, but simply because its premise isn't built for the long haul.

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Originally posted by pisher:
Fair enough.

It's not MY money.

But c'mon--you know if Showtime really considered it a hit, they'd be locking Duchovny down for at least two more seasons. Premise not built for the long haul? Oh yeah, that so totally matters to TV execs.

It's considered a hit, but the show was first conceived as a film. I think three years is the shelf life for this premise.

You can think whatever you like, but if it could hang onto even two thirds of its lead-in, it'd run at least three more seasons.

I mean, the story was over at the end of the FIRST season--he went back to his family, right? End of show, right?

They just need some filler on their schedule until the new product shows up to replace it--I'm thinking The End of Steve will be the end of Hank.

Californication continues to be a success as evidenced by many factors.

As stated before, live ratings are irrelevant in this season due to the availability of On Demand. It is the total viewership that provides the true facts. And the true facts reveal that Californication's total viewership has grown in season 2. Last season, Californication was considered a success with a totaly viewership of 2 mil per week. This season the total viewership has grown to 2.2 mil.
Last season Californication started out strongly and faded a a bit in the final episodes. This season, Californication started out evenly with the latter numbers of last season, but has steadily grown as the season progressed.

The finale numbers from season 1.
Californication (10:30pm, 28 minutes)
- 0.488 million viewers
- 0.3/1 HH
- 0.3/1 A18-49

The finale numbers from season 2.
Californication (29 minutes)
- 0.615 million viewers
- 0.4/1 HH
- 0.3/1 A18-49

The season 2 finale numbers are significantly higher than the first season finale and are not even an accurate reflection as they do not include the audience who have watched the finale using On Demand.

Added to this, is the buzz factor of multiple nominations for both The Golden Globes and the Sag Awards,the download rating, and the willingness and consideration of Showtime to stand behind an actor in the midst of controversy in his personal life. Make no mistake. Showtime was biting at the bit to get David Duchovny to sign on for at least one more season.

All of these factors combined,prove beyond a doubt that Showtime considers Californication both a hit and a success.