-Ratings Breakdown: Of immediate note: Results last night are all estimated due to the approximate 15-minute Presidential address at 8 p.m. With that in mind, CBS stood well above the competition, beating second-place ABC by a considerable 8.34 million viewers and 29 percent among adults 18-49. Third overall was NBC, followed by Fox and the CW. Needless to say, Fox did not air American Idol last night.
Since I do not have the 15-minute breakdowns handy, here is how the Big 4 networks performed in the 8 p.m. half-hour with the Presidential Address:
Thursday 8-8:30 p.m. CBS - Presidential Address/CSI (R) Viewers: 11.56 million (#1), A18-49: 2.6/ 7 (#1)
NBC – Presidential Address/My Name is Earl (R) Viewers: 7.18 million (#2), A18-49: 2.4/ 7 (#2)
Fox – Presidential Address/Kitchen Nightmares (R) Viewers: 4.60 million (#4), A18-49: 1.7/ 5 (#5)
The 8:30 p.m. half-hour featured CBS’ CSI encore (Viewers: #1, 15.78 million; A18-49: #1, 3.7/10), another repeat of NBC’s My Name is Earl (Viewers: #2, 5.99 million; A18-49: #2, 2.4/ 6), another repeat of ABC’s Scrubs (Viewers: #3, 4.77 million; A18-49: #3, 1.8/ 5), and the remaining 30-minutes of the Kitchen Nightmares encore on Fox (Viewers: #5, 3.66 million; A18-49: #5, 1.5/ 4).
Opposite the Presidential Address, the CW’s veteran Smallville rose to 4.27 million viewers (#4) and a 1.8/ 5 among adults 18-49 (#3t) from 8-9 p.m. -- its best performance this season.
The departure of William Petersen lifted CBS’ veteran CSI to an above average (and very dominant) 23.13 million viewers and a 6.2/14 among adults 18-49 from 9:15-10:15 p.m. But keep in mind that these results are approximate due to CBS’ delayed start. Comparably, that outdelivered a below-average performance of competing Grey’s Anatomy on ABC (Viewers: #2, 12,95 million; A18-49: #2, 5.2/12 from 9-10 p.m.) by a hefty 10.18 million viewers and 19 percent among adults 18-49. This could, in fact, be the lowest-rated performance for an original installment of the soapy medical drama ever. Now, of course, we have to wonder how CSI will hold up without William Petersen. Personally, I think it will be just fine.
Also in the 9 p.m. hour were just renewed NBC sitcoms The Office (Viewers: #3, 8.35 million; A18-49: #3, 4.3/10) and 30 Rock (Viewers: #3, 6.59 million; A18-49: #3, 3.2/ 7), which were both below average, the second season-finale of Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares (Viewers: #4, 4.28 million; A18-49: #4, 2.0/ 5), which warranted minimal interest, and Supernatural on the CW (Viewers: #5, 2.96 million; A18-49: #5, 1.2/ 3). Am I the only one who just cannot stand loudmouth Chef Gordon Ramsay?
Top-rated honors stayed with CBS care of the last 15-minutes of CSI and the first 45-minutes of Eleventh Hour (Viewers: 15.51 million; A18-49: 4.2/11). But since there are no 15-minute breakdowns, a “clean” number for Eleventh Hour was not available. Chances are CSI went through the roof from 10-10:15 p.m. Coming up in the hour in April: Agatha Christie-like mystery Harper’s Island.
Second in the 10 p.m. hour was ABC’s recently relocated Private Practice (Viewers: 8.66 million; A18-49: 3.4/ 9), followed by NBC’s soon-to-conclude ER (Viewers: 6.98 million; A18-49: 2.7/ 7), which will officially depart on April 2. Despite the lead-in support, Private Practice is still down year-to-year.
Ouch for Grey's and Private. Grey's just seems to keep dropping and dropping.
Nice numbers for CSI, though. I'm sure it will stay in the same area as a normal episode even without Peterson.
I'm glad Smallville did so well. It usually sinks once it's been gone for so long. I hope it can keep it up, despite the Lana arc. Supernatural took a decent sized drop despite the increased Smallville.
Marc, do you think you could post the half-hour breakdowns for the CW last night?
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Originally posted by Twins12: It's hard to get a clear picture of the ratings with Bush interrupting things, but it looks like CSI did well, and took viewers away from GA.
Originally posted by Twins12: It's hard to get a clear picture of the ratings with Bush interrupting things, but it looks like CSI did well, and took viewers away from GA.
Only the older viewers because Grey's had the same demo from last week.
about Supernatural and very disappointing. Really want to see this series stick around another season and it's not looking encouraging for that to happen YIKES ! Would SciFi consider picking this show up ? Marc any info about the rating/demos for The Beast starring Patrick Swayze ?
Originally posted by Twins12: It's hard to get a clear picture of the ratings with Bush interrupting things, but it looks like CSI did well, and took viewers away from GA.
Only the older viewers because Grey's had the same demo from last week.
Of course it was the older viewers. We are talking CBS here.
Is that a series low for My Name is Earl? Even though I like the show, how much longer can NBC keep it? I think the lead-out of Kath and Kim really hurt it this year.
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I didn't even know the season finale of Kitchen Nightmares was on last night. I thought they stopped running it because of the whole Ramsay affair thing (which wouldn't surprise me if true). I agree this season hasn't been that great; I enjoyed the first season more. I think in the U.S. version of Kitchen Nightmares, Ramsay intentionally acts over the top with his anger and antics (trying to create more drama). In the U.K. version he also gets angry and will curse, but he doesn't act as animated. The show pays more attention to the food and running a restaurant aspect and not the drama.
Kudos to the fans of 30 Rock. I think most of us, including myself, thought the show would be canceled at least by this season's end. But we were all proven wrong since it just got renewed. I still don't understand why it's so loved by some and the critics, and why it keeps on getting all of these awards (It seems to be one of the few network shows to have a solid showing at awards shows now that all the cable shows are winning them). Personally I don't think the show is very funny. But enough people like it to keep it going. Or maybe it's just a sign of the times with declining ratings on network TV. A weaker rated show can get by now (whereas maybe 5 or 6 years ago it would have been canceled by now).
Nice ratings for The Office; I wonder how big of a boost it will get with the Super Bowl?
Despite the low viewership, the demo number isnt all that bad considering the competition from CSI (and possibly Grey's Anatomy)
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about Supernatural and very disappointing. Really want to see this series stick around another season and it's not looking encouraging for that to happen YIKES !
