While Marc is at the summer press tour for the next two and a half weeks, I'll be posting fast nationals.

Overall
ABC – 5.260 million viewers, 3.6 / 6 HH, 1.8 / 5 A18-49
CBS – 6.962 million viewers, 4.6 / 8 HH, 2.1 / 6 A18-49
NBC – 10.699 million viewers, 6.9 / 12 HH, 3.7 / 11 A18-49
FOX – 11.204 million viewers, 7.4 / 13 HH, 3.5 / 10 A18-49
CW – 1.316 million viewers, 1.0 / 2 HH, 0.5 / 2 A18-49, 0.6 / 2 A18-34

8pm
ABC – 4.269 million viewers, 2.9 / 5 HH, 1.4 / 5 A18-49
CBS – 9.147 million viewers, 6.1 / 11 HH, 2.1 / 7 A18-49
NBC – 9.388 million viewers, 6.0 / 11 HH, 3.0 / 10 A18-49
FOX – 9.404 million viewers, 6.3 / 11 HH, 2.9 / 10 A18-49
CW – 1.288 million viewers, 1.0 / 2 HH, 0.6 / 2 A18-49, 0.7 / 2 A18-34

8:30pm
ABC – 4.538 million viewers, 3.0 / 5 HH, 1.6 / 5 A18-49
CBS – 9.796 million viewers, 6.6 / 11 HH, 2.2 / 7 A18-49
NBC – 11.008 million viewers, 6.9 / 12 HH, 3.7 / 11 A18-49
FOX – 11.530 million viewers, 7.6 / 13 HH, 3.6 / 11 A18-49
CW – 1.351 million viewers, 1.0 / 2 HH, 0.6 / 2 A18-49, 0.8 / 3 A18-34

9pm
ABC – 4.086 million viewers, 2.8 / 5 HH, 1.4 / 4 A18-49
CBS – 7.025 million viewers, 4.6 / 8 HH, 2.6 / 7 A18-49
NBC – 13.303 million viewers, 8.3 / 14 HH, 4.6 / 13 A18-49
FOX – 12.262 million viewers, 8.0 / 13 HH, 3.8 / 11 A18-49
CW – 1.296 million viewers, 1.0 / 2 HH, 0.5 / 1 A18-49, 0.5 / 2 A18-34

9:30pm
ABC – 4.467 million viewers, 3.0 / 5 HH, 1.6 / 4 A18-49
CBS – 6.576 million viewers, 4.4 / 7 HH, 2.5 / 7 A18-49
NBC – 13.095 million viewers, 8.0 / 13 HH, 5.0 / 14 A18-49
FOX – 11.620 million viewers, 7.8 / 13 HH, 3.6 / 10 A18-49
CW – 1.329 million viewers, 1.0 / 2 HH, 0.5 / 1 A18-49, 0.6 / 2 A18-34

10pm
ABC – 7.202 million viewers, 5.0 / 9 HH, 2.5 / 7 A18-49
CBS – 4.457 million viewers, 2.9 / 5 HH, 1.5 / 4 A18-49
NBC – 8.672 million viewers 6.0 / 10 HH 3.1 / 9 A18-49

10:30pm
ABC – 6.998 million viewers, 4.9 / 9 HH, 2.3 / 7 A18-49
CBS – 4.774 million viewers, 3.0 / 5 HH, 1.6 / 5 A18-49
NBC – 8.728 million viewers, 6.1 / 11 HH, 2.9 / 9 A18-49

Yayness on the singing bee's retention of total viewers and it actually grew in demo! LONG LIVE THE SINGING BEE!

Tuseday 7.10.07:

ABC:
8:00pm According to Jim (R)
8:30pm According to Jim (R)
9:00pm Shaq's Big Challenge
10:00pm Primetime: Family Secrets

CBS:
8:00pm NCIS (R)
9:00pm Big Brother 8
10:00pm Pirate Master

NBC:
8:00pm America's Got Talent
9:30pm Singing Bee [series debut]
10:00pm Law & Order: SVU (R)

Fox:
8:00pm Local Programming/MLB Games

The CW:
8:00pm Gilmore Girls (R)
9:00pm Veronica Mars (R)

Ditto on Singing Bee.

Arrgh - Pirate Master lost more viewers.....although a few found it during the second half....

Big Brother dropped during the second half - not good....

With 'Singing Bee' a hit, will 'the other singing show' find similar numbers?

No surprise at all, moving Pirate Master to after Big Brother has hurt it in the ratings. The later hour cuts the kid viewers and the BB cultists all run to the internet/showtime/blog/whatever feeds instead of watching more network TV.

Props to BIG BROTHER! I'm glad it up by 2 million over the Sunday edition!

And since I dislike PIRATE MASTER i'm neither surprised of dissapointed to see its numbers drop from it move from Thursday to the CBS deathslot.

I originally thought the BB and PM was going to be at 8 and 9pm for some reason. I don't think there has been a success in the 10pm slot for any reality show on Network TV.

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\and the BB cultists all run to the internet/showtime/blog/whatever feeds instead of watching more network TV.

You nailed me perfectly. I'm on TWOP as soon as the show ends to throw in my two cents.

Great performance for Singing Bee! Thought it was a fun show that, IMO, avoids the pitfalls of some of the big money prime time efforts of the last decade (dark, ominous look, "you vs. the house" gameplay, crazy sound and lighting effects, lifelines, etc.). Hopefully, this show proves that you don't need a seven-figure jackpot to create a fun, entertaining prime-time game show.

I'll be curious how Bee does tonight with no lead-in (a blooper show isn't much). Also curious how Don't Forget the Lyrics does in the ratings -- it has the Dance lead-in, but it will be opposite AGT and has the TV scarlet letter -- "R" for ripoff -- in the minds of some.

If Bee holds up, I'm curious what NBC will do with the show in the fall. Keep the 30-minute format (which works with this show), or stretch to an hour, which was the original plan? Schedule it on Fridays after 1 vs. 100 ends its original eight-episode run, or move it to another night (perhaps unseating one of the DoNDs?) and extend 1 vs. 100 to a full season renewal?

In addition, will the possible success of Bee lead CBS to get its planned Name That Tune revival off the backburner.

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Originally posted by Obveeus:
With 'Singing Bee' a hit, will 'the other singing show' find similar numbers?

No surprise at all, moving Pirate Master to after Big Brother has hurt it in the ratings. The later hour cuts the kid viewers and the BB cultists all run to the internet/showtime/blog/whatever feeds instead of watching more network TV.

I'm sure it will be less, but it will be pretty good because it's after a "hit" show. The lead in for it is great.

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Originally posted by Justin:
I'm sure it will be less, but it will be pretty good because it's after a "hit" show. The lead in for it is great.

Big Brother is not a 'hit show'. It came in a distant 3rd in its timeslot and lost close to 3 million viewers from its lead-in.

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Originally posted by Obveeus:

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Originally posted by Justin:
I'm sure it will be less, but it will be pretty good because it's after a "hit" show. The lead in for it is great.

Big Brother is not a 'hit show'. It came in a distant 3rd in its timeslot and lost close to 3 million viewers from its lead-in.

When looking at summer ratings, it is a modest hit. Certainly not a Dancing or Got Talent, but its very solid summer performer and is one of CBS's youngest skewing shows. Remember, this is the network of Les the Youthful Moonves. Anything younger skewing sticks around.

I wonder if Big Brother will get renewed. That's a pretty big loss from it's lead-in. CBS needs to be done with Pirate Master.

I think ABC should use Primetime in another timeslot. Maybe bump Shaq to 8:00. Primetime at 9:00 and repeats of Boston Legal at 10:00. Then move According to Jim to Mondays at 8:00. Bump Wife Swap up to 9:00 and then Supernanny at 10:00.

Singing Bee is a half hour show - need a quarter hour breakdown Or, we'll wait a week for the next result. I thought it was a giant piece of cr..

BTW, Travis. You wrote, that you won't be tracking Meadowlands numbers, because they that low. What were the premiere's numbers? It fell down that much or it started with low figures also?

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Originally posted by Keith1990:
I wonder if Big Brother will get renewed. That's a pretty big loss from it's lead-in.

It grew in the demo though and that's the most important thing. Since CBS has nothing else but more procedural repeats that will skew older, they will bring back Big Brother. I think it will heat up as the summer moves along.