Note: Any prior rating results are based on the final nationals. Since the level of DVR penetration has increased from 20 percent at this same point last year to approximately 28 percent at present, the overall results may be negatively impacted.
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-Friday’s Winners: Nothing
-Friday’s Losers (excluding repeats): Surviving Suburbia (ABC), The Goode Family (ABC), 20/20 – 9 p.m. (ABC), Virtuality (Fox)
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-Ratings Breakdown: NBC led this final Friday in June, beating the No. 2 network (CBS in total viewers; ABC among adults 18-49) by 640,000 viewers and 40 percent in the demo. Fox finished a distant fourth in both categories, followed of course by The CW.
A repeat of recently aired documentary Farrah’s Story opened the evening for NBC with an average 4.62 million viewers and a 1.2 rating/5 share among adults 18-49 from 8-10 p.m., building by half-hour as follows:
Farrah’s Story R (NBC) 8:00 p.m. – Viewers: 3.86 million (#2), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#1) 8:30 p.m. – Viewers: 3.90 million (#2), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#1) 9:00 p.m. – Viewers: 5.06 million (#1), A18-49: 1.2/ 5 (#1) 9:30 p.m. – Viewers: 5.68 million (#1), A18-49: 1.4/ 5 (#1)
Next on NBC was more coverage of Michael Jackson on Dateline at a dominant 6.64 million viewers and a 2.0/ 7 among adults 18-49 at 10 p.m. Comparably, this was the most-watched show of the evening. That’s plain said, isn’t it?
CBS aired repeats of Ghost Whisperer (Viewers: #1, 4.28 million; A18-49: #1, 1.0/ 4), Flashpoint (Viewers: #2, 4.56 million; A18-49: #3, 0.9/ 3) and Numbers (Viewers: #2, 5.16 million; A18-49: 3, 1.0/ 3) from 8-11 p.m. As reported last week, Flashpoint will return with new episodes on Friday, July 17. Former NBC drama Medium will step into the time period in September, but the Canadian drama is scheduled to return in midseason.
Over at depressed ABC were original episodes of canceled Surviving Suburbia (Viewers: #4, 2.76 million; A18-49: #3t, 0.7/ 3) and The Goode Family (Viewers: #3, 1.81 million; A18-49: #3t, 0.5/ 2) from 8-9 p.m., a special edition of 20/20 at 9 p.m. (Viewers: #3, 3.74 million; #2, 1.0/ 4), and the regularly scheduled edition of 20/20/at 10 p.m. (Viewers: #2, 6.01 million; A18-49: #2, 1.5/ 5).
Elsewhere, Fox was barely on the map as a result of failed pilot Virtuality at a mere (and fourth-place) 1.80 million viewers and a 0.5/ 2 among adults 18-49 from 8-10 p.m. And the CW was considerably worse care of encore telecasts of canceled trio Privileged (Viewers: 817,000; A18-49: 0.3/ 1), Everybody Hates Chris (Viewers: 983,000; A18-49: 0.4/ 2) and The Game (Viewers: 971,000; A18-49: 0.4/ 2). Naturally, each show finished last in their respective time periods.
To keep you interest (which is not easy!), here is the upcoming Friday line-up this fall:
ABC 8:00 p.m. Supernanny (new time) 9:00 p.m. Ugly Betty (new day and time) 10:00 p.m. 20/20
CBS 8:00 p.m. Ghost Whisperer 9:00 p.m. Medium (new network, new day and time) 10:00 p.m. Numbr3s
NBC 8:00 p.m. Law & Order (new day and time) 9:00 p.m. Southland (new day and time) 10:00 p.m. The Jay Leno Show (new)
Fox 8:00 p.m. Brothers (new) 8:30 p.m. ‘Til Death (return) 9:00 p.m. Dollhouse
The CW 8:00 p.m. Smallville (new day) 9:00 p.m. America’s Next Top Model (R)
Source: Nielsen Media Research data (R = repeat)
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Bad numbers all around last night. The news specials continued to be the highest rated things on television last night, as the cagle news coverage continued. The CBS repeats did normal numbers, as did Surviving Suburbia and The Goode Family now.
And, Virtuality was a complete bomb if I've never seen one before. But, with little promotion and little interest, I guess that's what happens. If FOX was hoping this to be the next Seinfeld, they were only kidding themselves.
And, Virtuality was a complete bomb if I've never seen one before. But, with little promotion and little interest, I guess that's what happens. If FOX was hoping this to be the next Seinfeld, they were only kidding themselves.
The next Seinfeld??? This is a science fiction show, what does Seinfeld has to do with this?
Dumping it in the summer didn't help. That being said, I don't think it would have worked even if it was saved for the fall and put on Fridays. FOX should have learned by now with T:SCC, Dollhouse, and now Virtuality that sci fi is not something that is going to work on Fridays. The audience that is interested in these shows just isn't home to watch them.
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Originally posted by Julie:
And, Virtuality was a complete bomb if I've never seen one before. But, with little promotion and little interest, I guess that's what happens.
I think these ratings show that if Leno can remain topical and work some type of social commentary with his entertainment acts, he's going to do really well at least on Fridays.
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Originally posted by Marc Berman:
Next on NBC was more coverage of Michael Jackson on Dateline at a dominant 6.64 million viewers and a 2.0/ 7 among adults 18-49 at 10 p.m. Comparably, this was the most-watched show of the evening. That’s plain said, isn’t it?
And, Virtuality was a complete bomb if I've never seen one before. But, with little promotion and little interest, I guess that's what happens. If FOX was hoping this to be the next Seinfeld, they were only kidding themselves.
The next Seinfeld??? This is a science fiction show, what does Seinfeld has to do with this?
Seinfeld aired its pilot in the summer with little promotion, just like Virtuality. Seems to me like FOX was trying to recreate the success, perhaps hoping that Virtuality could bring in decent summer ratings.
Originally posted by WlcmDeepEnd: Dumping it in the summer didn't help. That being said, I don't think it would have worked even if it was saved for the fall and put on Fridays. FOX should have learned by now with T:SCC, Dollhouse, and now Virtuality that sci fi is not something that is going to work on Fridays. The audience that is interested in these shows just isn't home to watch them.
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Originally posted by Julie:
And, Virtuality was a complete bomb if I've never seen one before. But, with little promotion and little interest, I guess that's what happens.
I completely agree. I don't understand why FOX insists on airing these sci-fi shows on Friday nights. None of them have worked in the past, and they're not working now. I don't get why they haven't realized that by now.
Originally posted by WlcmDeepEnd: I think these ratings show that if Leno can remain topical and work some type of social commentary with his entertainment acts, he's going to do really well at least on Fridays.
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Originally posted by Marc Berman:
Next on NBC was more coverage of Michael Jackson on Dateline at a dominant 6.64 million viewers and a 2.0/ 7 among adults 18-49 at 10 p.m. Comparably, this was the most-watched show of the evening. That’s plain said, isn’t it?
Fridays will easily be his best night. He has a good chance of at least being 2nd on Fridays, ahead of 20/20. I'd expect ratings similar to this for him on Fridays. The other nights it's hard to guess exactly what he'll get, though.
Originally posted by WlcmDeepEnd: I think these ratings show that if Leno can remain topical and work some type of social commentary with his entertainment acts, he's going to do really well at least on Fridays.
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Originally posted by Marc Berman:
Next on NBC was more coverage of Michael Jackson on Dateline at a dominant 6.64 million viewers and a 2.0/ 7 among adults 18-49 at 10 p.m. Comparably, this was the most-watched show of the evening. That’s plain said, isn’t it?
Fridays will easily be his best night. He has a good chance of at least being 2nd on Fridays, ahead of 20/20. I'd expect ratings similar to this for him on Fridays. The other nights it's hard to guess exactly what he'll get, though.
I think he has a real shot on Tuesdays too. He will have the massive Biggest Loser lead in and he'll be facing two new dramas that are very uncertain.
Did anyone really thik Virtuality was going to do well?? Fox did no promotion. They basicly aired a shelved pilot. Also, They originally had it scheduled to air (up till a month or so ago,) on the 4th of july... Obviously fox didn't care.
Critics where nice to it, and it seems people really liked it ( I didn't watch it yet) Ronald D Moore is great, so I'm sure it will be worth watching. Maybe SYFY will come knocking for some episodes
Originally posted by SoundWaveV: Did anyone really thik Virtuality was going to do well?? Fox did no promotion. They basicly aired a shelved pilot. Also, They originally had it scheduled to air (up till a month or so ago,) on the 4th of july... Obviously fox didn't care.
Critics where nice to it, and it seems people really liked it ( I didn't watch it yet) Ronald D Moore is great, so I'm sure it will be worth watching. Maybe SYFY will come knocking for some episodes
I rarely watch FOX, but I'm pretty sure I saw a preview for the pilot while watching the 6/16 episode of Mental on my DVR. I'm sure FOX had plenty of other promotion as well. People just dont want to watch that boring stuff on a Friday.
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Originally posted by yankeesrj12: I rarely watch FOX, but I'm pretty sure I saw a preview for the pilot while watching the 6/16 episode of Mental on my DVR. I'm sure FOX had plenty of other promotion as well. People just dont want to watch that boring stuff on a Friday.
FOX did exceedingly little to promote the series. They made a short effort of it over the last week or so, mostly online... but the shcheduling was obviously done just to burn it off.
@ Virtuality!
