I agree with you! And bravo on your chat room name. I am a huge supporter of animal rights.

quote:

Originally posted by StopAnimalAbuse:

quote:

Originally posted by GMYERS:
I think The Mentalist might be a real hit. More than PB and TSCC? That is very good.

I'm thinking TM might be the surprise hit of the 2008 season - way cool on that too !!

quote:

Originally posted by Marc Berman:
I agree with you! And bravo on your chat room name. I am a huge supporter of animal rights.

quote:

Originally posted by StopAnimalAbuse:

quote:

Originally posted by GMYERS:
I think The Mentalist might be a real hit. More than PB and TSCC? That is very good.

I'm thinking TM might be the surprise hit of the 2008 season - way cool on that too !!

The Mentalist needs to hold on to its pilot viewing numbers. The demos are already a problem so a drop in viewing numbers would be alarming

Regarding animal rights, do you know if CBS has any intention of bringing back GAT next summer? That was a horror show for an animal lover. That's what i would fine if i were the FCC not Janet Jackson's boob

The abundance of reality programming running in the spring was due to the writer's strike. Even though HUT levels are not peaking at that time of year, the networks will run scripted programming during the week as long as there's an audience to support it. Friday nights tend not to have as large an audience, so the nets tend to run a higher proportion of reality on lower HUT nights like Friday.

This past season was an anomaly in a lot of ways.

quote:

Originally posted by Obveeus:

quote:

Originally posted by Marc Berman:
Given the pendong failures of NBC's Crusoe and Life, and CW's Everybody Hates CHris and The Game, CBS could end up being the only network doing scripted programming on Friday

An all reality show Friday makes much better sense than the near all-reality Wednesday that went on last spring.

Top 26 Markets: Overnight Household Ratings-Primetime
Friday, September 26

                                           # 1       # 2       # 3       # 4       # 5
 Time  Net  Program                         NY        LA       CHI       PHI       DAL
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 8:00  ABC  20/20 Special Edition   (S)  5.7/10    3.9/ 7    6.3/12    6.3/10    5.4/10
 9:00  ABC  Presidential Debate          7.4/11    7.2/14^   8.2/14   11.6/18    7.2/12
10:39  ABC  Pres Debate Analysis         6.9/11    6.4/11^   8.6/14   11.4/18    6.7/11
11:35  ABC  Niteline                     3.3/ 7    3.2/ 8    5.4/10    5.4/10    5.2/11
12:05  ABC  Jimmy Kimmel            (R)  2.1/ 5    1.8/ 6    1.2/ 4    2.4/ 6    2.2/ 7

 8:00  CBS  The Mentalist           (R)  5.3/ 9    4.9/ 9    4.6/ 9    4.6/ 8    5.8/11
 9:00  CBS  Presidential Debate          6.2/ 9    2.7/ 5^   4.1/ 7    4.8/ 7    3.5/ 6
10:39  CBS  Pres Debate Analysis         5.0/ 8    2.5/ 4^   3.6/ 6    4.2/ 7    3.2/ 5
11:35  CBS  Late Show/David Letterman    2.1/ 5    1.8/ 5    2.0/ 4    2.7/ 6    1.9/ 4
12:37  CBS  Late Late Show/Ferguson      1.4/ 4    1.1/ 4    0.7/ 2    1.5/ 4    1.1/ 3

 8:00  NBC  America's Toughest Jobs      1.5/ 3    2.4/ 4    1.2/ 2    1.1/ 2    1.4/ 3
 9:00  NBC  Presidential Debate          4.8/ 7    4.8/ 9^   4.3/ 7    4.3/ 7    3.7/ 6
10:39  NBC  Pres Debate Analysis         4.3/ 7    4.7/ 8^   4.4/ 7    4.7/ 8    3.0/ 5
11:35  NBC  Tonight Show with Jay Leno   1.8/ 4    3.8/10    2.9/ 6    4.3/10    3.1/ 7
12:37  NBC  Late Night/Conan O'Brien     0.7/ 2    1.6/ 6    1.1/ 3    2.6/ 8    1.8/ 5
 1:36  NBC  Last Call/Carson Daly   (R)  0.3/ 1    1.2/ 6    0.5/ 2    1.9/ 7    1.7/ 7
 2:05  NBC  Poker After Dark             0.4/ 2    1.0/ 6    0.6/ 3    1.7/ 7    1.5/ 7

 8:00  FOX  Smarter Than a 5th Grader    2.8/ 5    1.6/ 3    2.8/ 5    2.7/ 5    3.9/ 7
 9:00  FOX  Presidential Debate          2.4/ 4    1.0/ 2^   3.0/ 5    2.4/ 4    5.7/10

 8:00   CW  WWE Friday Night SmackDown!  2.4/ 4    3.0/ 5    1.6/ 3    1.9/ 3    3.3/ 6

 8:00  MNT  Tour/Gymnastic Superstars    2.0/ 3    0.6/ 1    0.5/ 1    1.0/ 2    1.0/ 2
 9:00  MNT  Celebrity Expose        (R)  1.8/ 5*   0.9/ 1    0.7/ 1    1.0/ 2    1.0/ 2

 7:00  ION  Movie:Captains Courageous    0.2/ 0    0.3/ 1    0.1/ 0    0.1/ 0    1.1/ 2
 9:00  ION  Movie:The Inspectors 2       0.5/ 1    0.7/ 1    0.1/ 0    0.1/ 0    1.5/ 2

        *   Due to Presidential Debate (2.3/4), this MNT program aired in late night
        ^   West Coast markets aired this event live, before primetime


                                           # 6       # 7       # 8       # 9       #11
 Time  Net  Program                    SF/OAK/SJ     BOS       ATL     WSH DC      DET
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 8:00  ABC  20/20 Special Edition   (S)  3.3/ 7    6.5/11    6.2/11    5.6/10    6.1/12
 9:00  ABC  Presidential Debate          6.9/13^  10.9/16   10.3/17    7.4/11    8.8/14
10:39  ABC  Pres Debate Analysis         5.9/11^   8.9/14    9.6/16    6.2/10    8.2/13
11:35  ABC  Niteline                     1.4/ 4    2.3/ 5    3.8/ 9    3.2/ 6    5.4/11
12:05  ABC  Jimmy Kimmel            (R)  0.8/ 3    1.6/ 5    2.0/ 5    1.8/ 4    2.6/ 8

 8:00  CBS  The Mentalist           (R)  5.0/10    4.9/ 8    2.7/ 5    4.3/ 7    3.4/ 6
 9:00  CBS  Presidential Debate          4.0/ 8^   6.0/ 9    2.2/ 4    4.7/ 7    2.3/ 4
10:39  CBS  Pres Debate Analysis         5.0/ 9^   5.0/ 8    2.2/ 4    4.3/ 7    2.2/ 4
11:35  CBS  Late Show/David Letterman    3.6/12    2.7/ 7    1.5/ 4    2.7/ 5    1.8/ 4
12:37  CBS  Late Late Show/Ferguson      1.6/ 7    1.2/ 4    1.0/ 3    1.2/ 3    0.4/ 1

 8:00  NBC  America's Toughest Jobs      0.9/ 2#   1.3/ 2    0.8/ 1    2.2/ 4    1.2/ 2
 9:00  NBC  Presidential Debate          4.5/ 9^   4.7/ 7    3.7/ 6    9.0/14    7.3/12
10:39  NBC  Pres Debate Analysis         4.3/ 8^   5.1/ 8    3.6/ 6    8.0/13    6.3/10
11:35  NBC  Tonight Show with Jay Leno   2.4/ 8    4.0/10    2.2/ 5    5.6/11    3.9/ 9
12:37  NBC  Late Night/Conan O'Brien     0.9/ 4    2.1/ 7    1.3/ 4    3.2/ 9    1.7/ 5
 1:36  NBC  Last Call/Carson Daly   (R)  0.5/ 3    0.8/ 4    1.1/ 4    2.1/ 8    1.0/ 4
 2:05  NBC  Poker After Dark             0.7/ 5    0.8/ 5    0.5/ 2    1.6/ 7

 8:00  FOX  Smarter Than a 5th Grader    2.0/ 4    3.4/ 5    4.3/ 8    4.3/ 7    3.0/ 6
 9:00  FOX  Presidential Debate          2.3/ 4^   3.8/ 6    3.9/ 7    3.0/ 5    5.2/ 8

 8:00   CW  WWE Friday Night SmackDown!  1.7/ 4    1.6/ 3    2.2/ 4    1.4/ 2    2.8/ 5

 8:00  MNT  Tour/Gymnastic Superstars    0.6/ 2&             0.5/ 1    0.4/ 1!   0.4/ 1
 9:00  MNT  Celebrity Expose        (R)  0.7/ 3&             0.4/ 1    0.1/ 0!   0.2/ 0

 7:00  ION  Movie:Captains Courageous    0.2/ 0    0.1/ 0    0.3/ 1    0.2/ 0    0.1/ 0
 9:00  ION  Movie:The Inspectors 2       0.5/ 1    0.4/ 1    0.1/ 0    0.2/ 0    0.2/ 0

        #   Due to MLB: LAD @ SF (3.1/7), this NBC program aired on KICU (Ch. 36)
        &   Due to Presidential Debate (1.2/3), this MNT program aired in late night
        !   Due to MLB: WSH @ PHI (0.2/0), this MNT program aired in late night
        ^   West Coast markets aired this event live, before primetime


                                           #12       #13       #14       #15       #16
 Time  Net  Program                        PHX     TAM-StP   SEA-Tac  MIN-StPl   MIA-FtL
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 8:00  ABC  20/20 Special Edition   (S)  2.8/ 5    5.5/ 9^^  3.3/ 7    6.2/13    6.9/11
 9:00  ABC  Presidential Debate          2.8/ 5^   5.9/ 9^^  5.1/10^   6.0/11    9.3/13
10:39  ABC  Pres Debate Analysis         4.6/ 8^   4.6/ 8^^  4.2/ 8^   6.2/10    8.8/13
11:35  ABC  Niteline                     1.4/ 3    1.4/ 3^^  2.0/ 7    3.7/ 8    3.4/ 6
12:05  ABC  Jimmy Kimmel            (R)  0.4/ 1    0.6/ 1^^  1.2/ 5    0.3/ 2    2.4/ 5

 8:00  CBS  The Mentalist           (R)  4.1/ 7    4.7/ 8    4.5/ 9    5.5/12    4.0/ 6
 9:00  CBS  Presidential Debate          1.7/ 3^   3.9/ 6    4.0/ 8^   6.8/12    3.4/ 5
10:39  CBS  Pres Debate Analysis         2.2/ 4^   3.4/ 6    3.3/ 6^   6.7/11    2.8/ 4
11:35  CBS  Late Show/David Letterman    1.5/ 4    2.0/ 5    1.6/ 6    2.9/ 7    1.8/ 3
12:37  CBS  Late Late Show/Ferguson      0.9/ 4    1.6/ 5    0.6/ 3    0.8/ 3    1.0/ 3

 8:00  NBC  America's Toughest Jobs      1.9/ 3    2.2/ 4    3.4/ 7    2.0/ 4    2.0/ 3
 9:00  NBC  Presidential Debate          5.1/10^   6.6/10    9.1/17^   5.8/10    4.4/ 6
10:39  NBC  Pres Debate Analysis         5.0/ 9^   5.6/ 9    9.6/18^   5.1/ 9    4.8/ 7
11:35  NBC  Tonight Show with Jay Leno   3.5/ 9    3.5/ 8    3.2/12    4.8/12    2.8/ 5
12:37  NBC  Late Night/Conan O'Brien     1.1/ 4    1.2/ 4    1.5/ 8    1.8/ 6    1.4/ 3
 1:36  NBC  Last Call/Carson Daly   (R)  0.9/ 5    1.0/ 4    0.9/ 6    1.1/ 5    0.7/ 2
 2:05  NBC  Poker After Dark             0.8/ 5    0.7/ 3    0.4/ 3    0.8/ 6    0.5/ 2

 8:00  FOX  Smarter Than a 5th Grader    3.9/ 7    4.1/ 7    2.7/ 5    5.1/11    4.3/ 7
 9:00  FOX  Presidential Debate          4.2/ 8^   4.4/ 7              4.5/ 8    4.4/ 6

 8:00   CW  WWE Friday Night SmackDown!  1.9/ 3    2.1/ 3    1.5/ 3    1.6/ 3    4.0/ 6

 8:00  MNT  Tour/Gymnastic Superstars    0.5/ 1    0.9/ 2    0.6/ 1    1.0/ 2    1.3/ 2
 9:00  MNT  Celebrity Expose        (R)  0.8/ 1    0.1/ 0    0.6/ 1    1.1/ 2    1.2/ 2

 7:00  ION  Movie:Captains Courageous    0.6/ 1    -.-/--$   0.2/ 0    0.2/ 0    0.3/ 0
 9:00  ION  Movie:The Inspectors 2       0.5/ 1    -.-/--$   0.4/ 1    0.5/ 1    0.2/ 0

        $   Due to MLB: TB @ DET (6.0/10), this ION program never aired on this date
        ^   West Coast markets aired this event live, before primetime
        ^^  Combined rating of this market's two ABC affilates


                                           #17       #18       #19       #20       #21
 Time  Net  Program                      CLE-Akr     DEN    ORL-Dyta  SAC-Stkn     StL
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 8:00  ABC  20/20 Special Edition   (S)  5.0/ 9    6.0/11    7.9/12    4.2/ 8    2.3/ 4
 9:00  ABC  Presidential Debate          5.8/10    4.3/ 7^  10.3/16    4.2/ 7^   2.4/ 4
10:39  ABC  Pres Debate Analysis         4.7/ 8    4.0/ 6^   8.3/13    4.2/ 7^   2.1/ 3
11:35  ABC  Niteline                     2.9/ 7    3.6/ 8    3.3/ 8    1.6/ 4    1.1/ 2
12:05  ABC  Jimmy Kimmel            (R)  1.4/ 4    1.8/ 6    2.3/ 6    1.4/ 5    0.9/ 2

 8:00  CBS  The Mentalist           (R)  6.7/12    6.1/11    3.9/ 6    5.1/ 9    6.7/12
 9:00  CBS  Presidential Debate          3.9/ 6    5.1/ 8    3.7/ 6    3.4/ 6^   6.6/10
10:39  CBS  Pres Debate Analysis         2.7/ 5    4.1/ 6    3.1/ 5    3.7/ 6^   6.7/10
11:35  CBS  Late Show/David Letterman    1.9/ 5    3.0/ 8    3.7/ 8    3.2/ 8    4.2/ 8
12:37  CBS  Late Late Show/Ferguson      1.1/ 4    2.4/ 9    2.0/ 6    1.6/ 5    1.6/ 4

 8:00  NBC  America's Toughest Jobs      2.2/ 4    4.8/ 8    3.7/ 6    3.3/ 6    5.2/ 9
 9:00  NBC  Presidential Debate          7.1/12   10.7/18^   5.5/ 8   11.3/20^  13.7/21
10:39  NBC  Pres Debate Analysis         5.2/ 9   11.3/18^   4.3/ 7    9.2/15^  15.3/24
11:35  NBC  Tonight Show with Jay Leno   3.1/ 7    4.6/12    3.3/ 7    3.5/10    9.1/17
12:37  NBC  Late Night/Conan O'Brien     1.6/ 5    1.7/ 6    1.4/ 4    2.3/ 9    5.1/11
 1:36  NBC  Last Call/Carson Daly   (R)  1.0/ 4    0.9/ 4    0.8/ 2    1.9/ 9    3.5/ 9
 2:05  NBC  Poker After Dark             0.7/ 3    0.3/ 2    0.5/ 2    0.8/ 4    2.3/10

 8:00  FOX  Smarter Than a 5th Grader    5.6/10    2.0/ 4    4.1/ 7    3.7/ 7    8.4/15
 9:00  FOX  Presidential Debate          4.6/ 8    2.4/ 4^   2.7/ 4    0.8/ 1^   6.6/10

 8:00   CW  WWE Friday Night SmackDown!  3.6/ 6    1.7/ 3    2.9/ 5    1.6/ 3    4.2/ 7

 8:00  MNT  Tour/Gymnastic Superstars    1.0/ 2    0.5/ 1    1.1/ 2    0.5/ 1    0.7/ 1
 9:00  MNT  Celebrity Expose        (R)  0.9/ 2    0.1/ 0    1.0/ 1    0.7/ 1    0.7/ 1

 7:00  ION  Movie:Captains Courageous    0.3/ 1    0.4/ 1    -.-/--$$  0.5/ 1
 9:00  ION  Movie:The Inspectors 2       1.0/ 2    0.3/ 1    -.-/--$$  1.1/ 2

        $$  Due to MLB: TB @ DET (0.5/1), this ION program never aired on this date
        ^   West Coast markets aired this event live, before primetime


                                           #22       #23       #25       #26       #44       #63
 Time  Net  Program                        PIT       POR      CHAR       IND    ALBQ-SFe  FtMY-Npl
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 8:00  ABC  20/20 Special Edition   (S)  5.2/ 9    3.3/ 7    9.0/14    5.2/ 9    4.5/ 7    3.4/ 6
 9:00  ABC  Presidential Debate          7.2/11    6.7/13^  12.8/18    6.8/11    4.5/ 7^   4.5/ 7
10:39  ABC  Pres Debate Analysis         7.8/12    6.0/11^  10.6/15    5.5/10    4.4/ 7^   4.2/ 7
11:35  ABC  Niteline                     4.8/ 9    1.1/ 5    3.5/ 8    2.6/ 6    1.8/ 4    1.4/ 3
12:05  ABC  Jimmy Kimmel            (R)  2.1/ 5    0.7/ 4    2.3/ 7    1.2/ 3    1.1/ 3    0.5/ 2

 8:00  CBS  The Mentalist           (R)  7.4/13    7.2/14    7.3/11    9.2/17    6.4/10    6.3/10
 9:00  CBS  Presidential Debate          7.2/11    3.5/ 7^  10.5/15    7.9/13    5.5/ 9^   6.0/ 9
10:39  CBS  Pres Debate Analysis         6.6/11    3.6/ 6^   7.7/11    6.9/12    5.2/ 8^   5.4/ 9
11:35  CBS  Late Show/David Letterman    4.0/ 9    2.3/ 9    2.0/ 6    4.9/11    2.4/ 5^   2.7/ 7
12:37  CBS  Late Late Show/Ferguson      2.9/ 8    0.6/ 3    0.8/ 3    2.9/ 9    2.2/ 7^   1.8/ 7

 8:00  NBC  America's Toughest Jobs      3.8/ 6    4.9/ 9    2.5/ 4    3.2/ 6    3.7/ 6    4.2/ 7
 9:00  NBC  Presidential Debate          4.9/ 8   10.9/21^   5.0/ 7    6.7/11    6.7/10^   7.3/11
10:39  NBC  Pres Debate Analysis         4.9/ 8   10.4/19^   5.1/ 7    6.9/12    5.8/ 9^   5.7/ 9
11:35  NBC  Tonight Show with Jay Leno   6.8/15    2.8/11    2.6/ 6    3.4/ 8    2.6/ 6    3.0/ 7
12:37  NBC  Late Night/Conan O'Brien     3.9/11    0.5/ 3    1.4/ 4    1.2/ 4    0.9/ 3    1.3/ 5
 1:36  NBC  Last Call/Carson Daly   (R)  2.9/10    0.3/ 2    1.4/ 5    1.4/ 5    0.6/ 3    1.2/ 5
 2:05  NBC  Poker After Dark             1.9/ 8    0.2/ 1    0.5/ 2    1.2/ 5    0.3/ 2

 8:00  FOX  Smarter Than a 5th Grader    5.1/ 9    2.6/ 5    4.0/ 6    3.6/ 6    3.1/ 5    5.5/ 9
 9:00  FOX  Presidential Debate          2.4/ 4    1.7/ 3^   1.5/ 2    3.5/ 6    2.3/ 4^   3.7/ 6

 8:00   CW  WWE Friday Night SmackDown!  2.7/ 4    2.3/ 4    4.8/ 7    2.9/ 5    2.9/ 4    3.8/ 6

 8:00  MNT  Tour/Gymnastic Superstars    0.9/ 2    1.8/ 4    0.7/ 1    1.2/ 2    1.0/ 2
 9:00  MNT  Celebrity Expose        (R)  0.3/ 1    0.9/ 2    1.0/ 1    1.0/ 2    0.8/ 1

 7:00  ION  Movie:Captains Courageous              0.2/ 0    0.5/ 1    0.4/ 1
 9:00  ION  Movie:The Inspectors 2                 0.6/ 1    1.1/ 2    0.0/ 0

        ^   West Coast markets aired this event live, before primetime

-.-/-- = household rating was not registered for this program

#22 #23 #24 #25 #26
Time Net Program PIT POR BAL CHAR IND
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8:00 ABC 20/20 Special Edition (S) 5.2/ 9 3.3/ 7 5.8/ 9 9.0/14 5.2/ 9
9:00 ABC Presidential Debate 7.2/11 6.7/13^ 6.5/ 9 12.8/18 6.8/11
10:39 ABC Pres Debate Analysis 7.8/12 6.0/11^ 5.4/ 8 10.6/15 5.5/10
11:35 ABC Niteline 4.8/ 9 1.1/ 5 2.5/ 5 3.5/ 8 2.6/ 6
12:05 ABC Jimmy Kimmel (R) 2.1/ 5 0.7/ 4 1.3/ 3 2.3/ 7 1.2/ 3

8:00 CBS The Mentalist (R) 7.4/13 7.2/14 7.9/13 7.3/11 9.2/17
9:00 CBS Presidential Debate 7.2/11 3.5/ 7^ 8.5/12 10.5/15 7.9/13
10:39 CBS Pres Debate Analysis 6.6/11 3.6/ 6^ 6.4/10 7.7/11 6.9/12
11:35 CBS Late Show/David Letterman 4.0/ 9 2.3/ 9 3.3/ 7 2.0/ 6 4.9/11
12:37 CBS Late Late Show/Ferguson 2.9/ 8 0.6/ 3 2.5/ 6 0.8/ 3 2.9/ 9

8:00 NBC America's Toughest Jobs 3.8/ 6 4.9/ 9 4.0/ 7 2.5/ 4 3.2/ 6
9:00 NBC Presidential Debate 4.9/ 8 10.9/21^ 10.1/14 5.0/ 7 6.7/11
10:39 NBC Pres Debate Analysis 4.9/ 8 10.4/19^ 10.7/16 5.1/ 7 6.9/12
11:35 NBC Tonight Show with Jay Leno 6.8/15 2.8/11 7.8/16 2.6/ 6 3.4/ 8
12:37 NBC Late Night/Conan O'Brien 3.9/11 0.5/ 3 4.0/10 1.4/ 4 1.2/ 4
1:36 NBC Last Call/Carson Daly (R) 2.9/10 0.3/ 2 2.3/ 7 1.4/ 5 1.4/ 5
2:05 NBC Poker After Dark 1.9/ 8 0.2/ 1 1.7/ 6 0.5/ 2 1.2/ 5

8:00 FOX Smarter Than a 5th Grader 5.1/ 9 2.6/ 5 2.6/ 4 4.0/ 6 3.6/ 6
9:00 FOX Presidential Debate 2.4/ 4 1.7/ 3^ 2.2/ 3 1.5/ 2 3.5/ 6

8:00 CW WWE Friday Night SmackDown! 2.7/ 4 2.3/ 4 1.8/ 3 4.8/ 7 2.9/ 5

8:00 MNT Tour/Gymnastic Superstars 0.9/ 2 1.8/ 4 1.1/ 2 0.7/ 1 1.2/ 2
9:00 MNT Celebrity Expose (R) 0.3/ 1 0.9/ 2 0.9/ 1 1.0/ 1 1.0/ 2

7:00 ION Movie:Captains Courageous 0.2/ 0 0.5/ 1 0.4/ 1
9:00 ION Movie:The Inspectors 2 0.6/ 1 1.1/ 2 0.0/ 0

^ West Coast markets aired this event live, before primetime
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-.-/-- = household rating was not registered for this program