-Yesterday’s Winners: Football Overrun (CBS), 60 Minutes (CBS), Sunday Night Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars (NBC), Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC), Desperate Housewives (ABC), Family Guy (Fox)
-Yesterday’s Losers (excluding repeats) In Harm’s Way (CW), Valentine (CW), Easy Money (CW) -- absolutely horrific!
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-Ratings Breakdown: CBS and NBC shared Sunday bragging rights, with CBS the most-watched network (1.74 million viewers above second-place ABC) and NBC No. 1 among adults 18-49 (seven percent ahead of the home of Desperate Housewives, ABC). Keep in mind that all individual program results for CBS are approximate due to an estimated half-hour football overrun at 7 p.m. ET. As for the CW’s new night of programming from Media Rights Capital, sit down and grab yourself a bucket before I unveil the results. On that note…
Reality series In Harm’s Way opened the evening with a mere 676,000 viewers and a 0.3 rating/1 share among adults 18-49 from 7-8 p.m. One year earlier, failed magazines CW Now (Viewers: 790,000, A18-49: 0.3/ 1 on Oct. 7, 2007) and Online Nation (Viewers: 700,000; A18-49: 0.3/ 1) averaged 745,000 viewers and a 0.3/ 1 in the demo on Oct. 7, 2007. Next was the premiere of the scripted Valentine at 1.10 million viewers and a 0.3/ 1 among adults 18-49 at 8 p.m., which was down from year-ago failed occupant Life Is Wild (Viewers: 1.65 million; A18-49: 0.4/ 1 on Oct. 7, 2007) by 550,000 viewers and 25 percent in the demo. And the premiere of drama Easy Money dropped to 1.08 million viewers and a 0.4/ 1 among adults 18-49. One year earlier was a repeat of America’s Next Top Model at 1.35 million viewers and a 0.5/ 1 in the demo. Needless to say, last-place the CW must really be cringing day. Horrible…just horrible!
An approximate half-hour football overrun on CBS kicked-off the evening for the Eye net at a dominant 21.99 million viewers and a 7.1/21 among adults 18-49 in the 7 p.m. half-hour. Next was old faithful 60 Minutes at a first-place 16.42 million viewers and a 4.1/11 in the demo from 7:30-8:30 p.m., followed by The Amazing Race 13 (Viewers: #3, 10.78 million; A18-49: #4, 3.2/ 7 from 8:30-9:30 p.m.), Cold Case (Viewers: 11.04 million; 2.8/ 7 from 9:30-10:30 p.m.) and The Unit, with 9.43 million viewers (#3) and a 2.6/ 7 among adults 18-49 (#3) in the 10:30 p.m. half-hour. Retention for the first half of The Unit out of the second half of lead-in Cold Case was 79 percent in viewers and 81 percent among adults 18-49.
NBC’s Football Night in America pre-game opened with 5.81 million viewers (#3) and a 2.1/ 8 among adults 18-49 (#3) from 7-8 p.m., followed by the 8-8:30 p.m. portion at 10.20 million viewers (##0 and a 3.9/10 in the demo (#2). The Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars followed with an approximate (and below average) 12.78 million viewers and a 4.8/ 11 in the demo for the prime-time (8:30-11 p.m.) portion.
Over at ABC was the season-premiere of veteran America’s Funniest Home Videos (Viewers: #2, 9.11 million; A18-49: #2, 2.7/ 8), which was an improvement over it’s year-ago season-opener (Viewers: 8.52 million; A18-49: 2.6/ 8 on Oct. 7, 2007), followed by Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Viewers: #2, 11.75 million; A18-49: #2, 3.8/10, Desperate Housewives (Viewers: #1, 15.52 million; A18-49: #1, 5.8/13) and Brothers & Sisters (Viewers: #2, 10.62 million; A18-49: #2, 4.0/10). Although Desperate Housewives is still a “winner,” one year earlier it averaged a considerably stronger 17.82 million viewers and a 6.8/16 in the demo
Fox, meanwhile, had what you would call a typical fourth quarter Sunday performance with its animated combination of two repeat episodes of King of the Hill (Viewers: #4, avg. 3.55 million ; A18-49: #4, 1.7/ 5 from 7-8 p.m.), The Simpsons (Viewers: #4, 7.43 million; A18-49: #3, 3.6/10), the regularly scheduled original edition of King of the Hill (Viewers: #4, 6.57 million; A18-49: #3, 3.3/ 8), Family Guy (Viewers: #4, 8.42 million; A18-49: #3, 4.3/10) and American Dad (Viewers: #4, 6.85 million; A18-49: #3, 3.5/ 8). Worth noting for Family Guy is the ongoing double-digit growth out of King of the Hill. Look for the arrivals of Family Guy spin-off The Cleveland Show and Sit Down, Shut Up in midseason.
Originally posted by TravisYanan: CW Sunday was actually higher rated than something. MRC's version of CW Sunday!
Big week two drops for DH and B&S. Spells trouble for Grey's this Thursday against CSI, especially after that week off for the VP debate.
Forget abot CW, the real loser is once again ABC. Terrible numbers for DH and B&S. As i said jumping 5 years ahead was a stupid stupid idea. I hated the first 2 episodes, and clealy i'm not the only one. With these numbers in october wonder how DH/B&S will do in spring
OK, now to CW. The numbers are terrible i agree, but once again i'm wondering what are MRC's expectations. After all EM is close to Mad Men numbers. And AMC has been longer than MRC in TV business
Originally posted by robert: OK, now to CW. The numbers are terrible i agree, but once again i'm wondering what are MRC's expectations. After all EM is close to Mad Men numbers. And AMC has been longer than MRC in TV business
It's more about the platform, robert. MRC bought stake in a broadcast netlet that has 94% penetration, and that (a small amount of) viewers are used to going to for original programming. AMC is still establishing an original content brand, and only on one night a week. MRC may have a stake in the profits (not that there's gonna be much), but it's still just jumping on CW's platform. CW's brand is actually working this season on a few of its other nights. MRC's programming clearly missed the mark, and viewers thoroughly ignored it.
Originally posted by TravisYanan: CW Sunday was actually higher rated than something. MRC's version of CW Sunday!
Big week two drops for DH and B&S. Spells trouble for Grey's this Thursday against CSI, especially after that week off for the VP debate.
Forget abot CW, the real loser is once again ABC. Terrible numbers for DH and B&S. As i said jumping 5 years ahead was a stupid stupid idea. I hated the first 2 episodes, and clealy i'm not the only one. With these numbers in october wonder how DH/B&S will do in spring
A drop from last week, yes. And it could be the same next week, go down a bit more, or even go up. But, to say ABC was a loser last night and to call the numbers for DH and B&S are terrible is a bit wrong. I mean, lackluster from previous seasons, yes. But, terrible?
Originally posted by TravisYanan: CW Sunday was actually higher rated than something. MRC's version of CW Sunday!
Big week two drops for DH and B&S. Spells trouble for Grey's this Thursday against CSI, especially after that week off for the VP debate.
Forget abot CW, the real loser is once again ABC. Terrible numbers for DH and B&S. As i said jumping 5 years ahead was a stupid stupid idea. I hated the first 2 episodes, and clealy i'm not the only one. With these numbers in october wonder how DH/B&S will do in spring
A drop from last week, yes. And it could be the same next week, go down a bit more, or even go up. But, to say ABC was a loser last night and to call the numbers for DH and B&S are terrible is a bit wrong. I mean, lackluster from previous seasons, yes. But, terrible?
You can have your opinion. IMO 15 million for DH so soon in the season is terrible. Next week more people will watch The Mentalist i suppose
Because it is in the script. But, seriously, I imagine it is hard for anyone not blood related to feel comfortable around the oddly close Walker clan.
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Originally posted by filmkr27: On Brothers and sisters, another award worthy performance by Sally Field. Why is Rob Lowe's Character so cold to the walkers?
I see that ABC is already milking this Dancing with the stars injury in advertisements.
Originally posted by TravisYanan: CW Sunday was actually higher rated than something. MRC's version of CW Sunday!
Big week two drops for DH and B&S. Spells trouble for Grey's this Thursday against CSI, especially after that week off for the VP debate.
Forget abot CW, the real loser is once again ABC. Terrible numbers for DH and B&S. As i said jumping 5 years ahead was a stupid stupid idea. I hated the first 2 episodes, and clealy i'm not the only one. With these numbers in october wonder how DH/B&S will do in spring
A drop from last week, yes. And it could be the same next week, go down a bit more, or even go up. But, to say ABC was a loser last night and to call the numbers for DH and B&S are terrible is a bit wrong. I mean, lackluster from previous seasons, yes. But, terrible?
You can have your opinion. IMO 15 million for DH so soon in the season is terrible. Next week more people will watch The Mentalist i suppose
We will see what happens next week. For some reason, the show has done this before. 15 one week, 17 the next. No clue why, but it has happened.
Originally posted by robert: OK, now to CW. The numbers are terrible i agree, but once again i'm wondering what are MRC's expectations. After all EM is close to Mad Men numbers. And AMC has been longer than MRC in TV business
It's more about the platform, robert. MRC bought stake in a broadcast netlet that has 94% penetration, and that (a small amount of) viewers are used to going to for original programming. AMC is still establishing an original content brand, and only on one night a week. MRC may have a stake in the profits (not that there's gonna be much), but it's still just jumping on CW's platform. CW's brand is actually working this season on a few of its other nights. MRC's programming clearly missed the mark, and viewers thoroughly ignored it.
Originally posted by TravisYanan: CW Sunday was actually higher rated than something. MRC's version of CW Sunday!
Big week two drops for DH and B&S. Spells trouble for Grey's this Thursday against CSI, especially after that week off for the VP debate.
Forget abot CW, the real loser is once again ABC. Terrible numbers for DH and B&S. As i said jumping 5 years ahead was a stupid stupid idea. I hated the first 2 episodes, and clealy i'm not the only one. With these numbers in october wonder how DH/B&S will do in spring
A drop from last week, yes. And it could be the same next week, go down a bit more, or even go up. But, to say ABC was a loser last night and to call the numbers for DH and B&S are terrible is a bit wrong. I mean, lackluster from previous seasons, yes. But, terrible?
You can have your opinion. IMO 15 million for DH so soon in the season is terrible. Next week more people will watch The Mentalist i suppose
We will see what happens next week. For some reason, the show has done this before. 15 one week, 17 the next. No clue why, but it has happened.
But not so soon in the season, that's what i find worrying
I know for me, it makes a difference on whether or not to watch DH live depending on if Amazing Race is delayed or not. I'm sure I'm not the only one. (Last week, it wasn't delayed here.)
And DVR's are more and more of a factor each year and just about every show drops season to season.
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Originally posted by robert: You can have your opinion. IMO 15 million for DH so soon in the season is terrible. Next week more people will watch The Mentalist i suppose
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But, seriously, I imagine it is hard for anyone not blood related to feel comfortable around the oddly close Walker clan. 
