Prime-Time Ratings:
Wednesday 6/04/08
The following results are based on the fast affiliate ratings (Live Plus Same Day data)
-Total Viewers:
Fox: 9.31 million, CBS: 8.14, NBC: 7.02, ABC: 5.46, CW: 1.61
-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 3.5 rating/11 share, NBC: 3.0/ 9, ABC and CBS: 1.7/ 5 each, CW: 0.6/ 2
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Note: Any prior rating results are based on the final nationals. Since the level of DVR penetration has increased from 13 percent at this same point last year to approximately 23 percent at present, the overall results may be negatively impacted.
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-Yesterday’s Winners:
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
-Vast Improvement:
NHL Stanley Cups Finals, Game 6 (NBC)
-Yesterday’s Losers (Excluding Repeats):
Men in Trees (ABC)
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-Ratings Breakdown:
Minus American Idol, Fox still continues to dominate on Wednesday, with another two-hour edition of the addictive So You Think You Can Dance at 9.31 million viewers and a 3.5 rating/11 share from 8-10 p.m. Take a look at the half-hour breakdown:
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
8:00 p.m. Viewers: 8.36 million, A18-49: 3.2/11
8:30 p.m. Viewers: 9.09 million, A18-49: 3.4/11
9:00 p.m. Viewers: 9.91 million, A18-49: 3.8/11
9:30 p.m. Viewers: 9.86 million, A18-49: 3.8/10
CBS finished second overall in total viewers and third among adults 18-49 as a result of The Price Is Right (Viewers: #2, 7.04 million; A18-49: #4, 1.6/ 5), a repeat of the underrated Criminal Minds (Viewers: #2, 8.22 million; A18-49: #4, 1.6/ 5), and a repeat of CSI: NY (Viewers: #1, 9.16 million; A18-49: #2, 2.2/ 6). NBC was on the map care of game six of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals (Detroit at Pittsburgh) at 7.02 million viewers (#3) and a 3.0/ 9 among adults 18-49 (#2) in prime-time, which is a vast improvement over the year-ago game five match-up. Coming up next week on NBC: the debut of reality/competition Celebrity Circus at 9:30 p.m., featuring Christopher “Peter Brady” Knight. Mama Carol’s son is in the circus!
Elsewhere, there was little of note on ABC with its combination of a repeat of Wife Swap (Viewers: #4, 5.12 million; A18-49: #3, 1.7/ 5), a repeat of Supernanny (Viewers: #4, 6.01 million; A18-49: #3, 2.1/ 6) and another burn-off episode of canceled Men in Trees (Viewers: #3, 5.25 million; A18-49: #3, 1.4/ 4). And the CW capped off the evening with a repeat of America’s Next Top Model (Viewers: #5, 1.27 million; A18-49: #5, 0.5/ 1), which contrary to what the network says does not fare well in repeats, and Farmer Wants a Wife (Viewers: #5, 1.94 million; A18-49: #5, 0.7/ 2), which managed to build by 670,000 viewers and 40 percent among adults 18-49.
Source: Nielsen Media Research data