Holiday feasts are still a few days away, but CBS got some mileage last night out of leftovers. The network’s night of reruns lifted it to No. 1 on the evening despite airing opposite fresh fare on three of the other four Big Five networks.
CBS was first for the night among viewers 18-49 with a 2.7 average rating and an 8 share, according to Nielsen overnights. It had the night’s two highest-rated shows, “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY,” but both were actually reruns.
The third night of the multi-night events “Duel” on ABC and “Clash of the Choirs” on NBC continued to chug along with low but steady ratings. Game show “Duel” averaged a 2.2, about even to its previous outings, while reality program “Choirs” drew a 2.4, the same as its Monday and Tuesday ratings.
The CW had an all-original lineup, but it finished sixth for the evening among its target adults 18-34 with the new reality show “Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants” drawing a mere 0.8 at 8 p.m. “Gossip Girl” improved to a 1.0 at 9 p.m. but was still sixth in the slot.
For the evening, NBC was second at 2.2/6, Fox third at 1.9/5, ABC fourth at 1.7/5, Univision fifth at 1.3/4 and CW sixth at 0.8/2.
At 8 p.m. NBC led with a 2.3 for its first hour of “Choirs,” while ABC and CBS tied for second at 2.2, ABC for “Duel” and CBS for reruns of the specials “Frosty the Snowman” and “Frosty Returns.” Fox was fourth with a 1.7 for repeats of “Back to You” and “Til Death,” Univision fifth with a 1.4 for “Amar sin Limites” and CW sixth with a 0.8 for “Crowned.”
CBS led at 9 p.m. with a 2.9 for a repeat of “Minds,” followed by NBC with a 2.5 for the second half of “Choirs.” Fox was third with a 2.1 for a repeat of “Kitchen Nightmares,” ABC fourth with a 1.7 for a repeat of “Private Practice,” Univision fifth with a 1.5 for “Pasion” and CW sixth with a 0.8 for “Girl.”
At 10 p.m. CBS led again with a 2.9 for “CSI: NY,” with NBC second with a 1.7 for “Journeyman.” ABC and Univision tied for third at 1.2, ABC for “A Holiday Celebration at Ford’s Theater” and Univision for “Don Francisco Presenta.”
CBS also finished first for the night among households, averaging a 6.5 overnight rating and an 11 share. NBC was second at 4.6/8, ABC third at 4.1/7, Fox fourth at 3.2/5, Univision fifth at 1.7/3 and CW sixth at 1.3/2.
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No new episodes was no problem for CBS Wednesday, as its lineup of repeats coasted to an easy ratings victory.
CBS averaged a 6.5 rating/11 share for the night, topping second-place NBC, 4.6/8, by a comfortable margin. ABC came in third with a 4.1/6. FOX was fourth at 3.2/5, and The CW trailed at 1.3/2.
CBS also led among adults 18-49 with a 2.7 rating. NBC, 2.2, finished second, followed by FOX at 1.9. ABC averaged 1.7 and The CW 0.8.
"Clash of the Choirs" put NBC on top at 8 p.m. with a 5.5/9. "Duel" earned a 4.9/8 for ABC. The specials "Frosty the Snowman" and "Frosty Returns" averaged 4.3/7 for CBS. FOX came in fourth with reruns of "Back to You," 3.3/6, and "'Til Death," 3.5/6. The CW's "Crowned" brought up the rear.
A "Criminal Minds" rerun, 7.4/12, moved CBS into the lead at 9 p.m. The second hour of "Clash of the Choirs" dipped slightly to 5.3/9 on NBC. ABC's "Private Practice" repeat posted a 3.9/6, which was good enough to beat a "Kitchen Nightmares" encore on FOX. "Gossip Girl" delivered a 1.3/2 for The CW.
"CSI: NY" dominated the 10 p.m. hour, scoring a 7.7/13 for CBS. "A Holiday Celebration at Ford's Theatre" drew a 3.4/6 for ABC, edging the finale of "Journeyman," 3.2/6, on NBC.
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Man it is so sad to see Journeyman go. This show was really very good and I'm not a big TV watcher. It least they did give some closure to the series. I think NBC should have moved it to a different time slot and tried it out. I mean who sits down and watches TV for 3 hours? I don't and NBC had 3 Sci-Fi/Fantasy shows on the same night. I hate Medium and will not be watching it. So sad, another great show down the drain.
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Originally posted by trying2b: Man it is so sad to see Journeyman go. This show was really very good and I'm not a big TV watcher. It least they did give some closure to the series. I think NBC should have moved it to a different time slot and tried it out. I mean who sits down and watches TV for 3 hours? I don't and NBC had 3 Sci-Fi/Fantasy shows on the same night. I hate Medium and will not be watching it. So sad, another great show down the drain.
journeyman is the best show in years...nbc blew it by placing it after heroes...(which skews much younger) they should have placed it with DOND and LIFE, but now it's to late
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Originally posted by CanadianTVFan: The very least you can do is post the source or something instead of doing a straight copy/paste...
although I thought I was just being considerate in posting this, I didn't know I was expected to meet your approval...
first one is from medialifemagazine.com (demos) second one is from zap2it.com (ratings)
It's not that, it's called courtesy. It's very rude and unprofessional to copy and paste other people's work without attribution...common sense. So keep rolling those eyes until they fall out of your socket, ok?
Originally posted by CanadianTVFan: It's not that, it's called courtesy. It's very rude and unprofessional to copy and paste other people's work without attribution...common sense.
Strictly speaking, it is rude and unprofessional to copy and paste other people's work even with attribution. A better choice might simply be to post a pointer that states which websites have the ratings numbers posted.
Beyond that, I agree with galveston that you should leave gdfriends alone.
journeyman is the best show in years...nbc blew it by placing it after heroes...(which skews much younger) they should have placed it with DOND and LIFE, but now it's to late
Now I love Heroes, Chuck, and Journeyman but whoever is head of scheduling at NBC doesn't need to quit their day job. Why didn't they just move it to Wednesday at 8/7 central before the Bionic Woman? Too much of the same genre on the same night. Idiots!
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