Note: Any prior rating results are based on the final nationals. Also, since the level of DVR penetration has increased from 9 percent in early 2006-07 to approximately 20 percent at present, the overall results may be negatively impacted.
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-Yesterday’s Winners: Survivor: China (CBS), CSI (CBS), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), The Office (NBC), Without a Trace (CBS)
-Honorable Mention: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Fox)
-Yesterday’s Losers: Big Shots (ABC), ER (NBC)
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-Ratings Breakdown: ABC and CBS remained in the winner’s circle on this third Thursday of the 2007-08 season, with CBS the most-watched network and ABC No. 1 among adults 18-49. Third overall was NBC, followed by Fox and the CW.
CBS’ still potent Survivor: China opened the evening first in both total viewers (14.00 million) and adults 18-49 (4.5 rating/13 share). ABC’s second-place Ugly Betty was also on the map, with 10.35 million viewers and a 3.5/10 among adults 18-49. But compared to one year earlier (Viewers: 13.95 million; A18-49: 4.3/12 on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006) that was a loss of a hefty 3.60 million viewers and 19 percent in the demo. Comparably, Survivor: China was down by 1.84 million viewers and 18 percent among adults 18-49 from the Cook Islands edition one year earlier (Viewers: 15.84 million; A18-49: 5.5/15).
Also in the 8 p.m. hour was Fox sleeper Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Viewers: #3, 8.16 million; A18-49: #4, 2.3/ 7), which remains a vast improvement over anything the network has aired here in years, NBC duo My Name is Earl (Viewers: #3, 7.74 million; A18-49: #3, 3.1/ 9) and 30 Rock (Viewers: #4, 6.61 million; A18-49: #3, 3.0/ 8), and the CW’s Smallville (Viewers: #5, 4.75 million; A18-49: #5, 1.9/ 5). While the NBC comedies are certainly not mass appeal hits, almost full adult 18-49 retention for 30 Rock out of My Name is Earl is a positive worth noting.
Leadership, as usual, was shared at 9 p.m. as follows:
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) Viewers: 18.65 million (#2), A18-49: 7.7/18 (#1)
A one-hour edition of NBC’s competing The Office (Viewers: #3, 8.91 million; A18-49: #3, 4.7/11) got plenty of leverage among adults 18-49 despite facing the top two rated shows on television.
Also airing at 9 p.m. was Fox game show Don’t Forget the Lyrics (Viewers: #4, 5.60 million; A18-49: #4, 1.8/ 4), and the CW’s Supernatural (Viewers: #5, 3.23 million; A18-49: #5, 1.2/ 3), which managed to stay somewhat alive in the toughest hour in prime-time.
CBS’ veteran Without a Trace was first in the 10 p.m. hour in total viewers, but second behind ABC’s Big Shots among adults 18-49. Third overall was NBC’s needs-to-retire ER. Take a look:
Thursday 10 p.m. Without a Trace (CBS) Viewers: 13.63 million (#1), A18-49: 3.6/10 (#2)
Big Shots (ABC) Viewers: 9.26 million (#2), A18-49: 3.9/11 (#1)
ER (NBC) Viewers: 8.41 million (#3), A18-49: 3.4/ 9 (#3)
Big Shots remains in the loser’s circle despite the first-place finish among adults 18-49 because of a) poor retention out of Grey’s Anatomy of 50 percent in total viewers and 51 percent among adults 18-49, and b) a loss of audience in the second half hour of 3.02 million viewers (10.77 to 7.75 million) and 30 percent among adults 18-49 (4.6/12 to 3.2/ 9). Since part of the 10 p.m. half-hour included the last few minutes of Grey’s Anatomy, it is obvious this drama is a miss.
NBC, meanwhile, should be announcing the retirement of ER any day now.
CBS’ veteran Without a Trace was first in the 10 p.m. hour in total viewers, but second behind ABC’s Big Shots among adults 18-49. Third overall was NBC’s needs-to-retire ER. Take a look:
I don't know Marc...I think BIG SHOTS should have gotten honorable mention...unless its the overrun it picked up more viewers this week.
BIG SHOTS should get the WENDSDAY at 10PM slot where it would probably do a lot better than DSM which is an embarrsingly poor show.
Regarding Thursdays...would anyone care to speculate why CBS refuses to air TAR between the SURVIVORS editions when theoretically UGLY BETTY and THE NBC COMEDIES would be in reruns? Wouldn't viewers flock to fresh programming in that hour?
And a final plea if anyone has the half hour break downs on yesterdays DSM?
30 Rock's first two weeks have brought its highest demo broadcast ever and its tied-for-third highest demo broadcast ever. NBC is happy happy.
Big Shots' demo victory may see it join Cane and K-Ville in the "should've-been-canceled-last-week-but-probably-bought-another-week" column. I still say axe it, Cane, and K-Ville, but I'm not the one making the decisions.
Originally posted by Michele: NBC, meanwhile, should be announcing the retirement of ER any day now.
Marc-Is this true, or is it just your wish?
I haven't watched in years.... but why not send it out in 'style'.... it's obviously gone at the end of the year.. start the parade of ex stars and send it out with a bang....
Yes, I couldn't begin to tell you how much sleep I lost last night just thinking about it. Now I can relax and think about those great numbers as I have my morning coffee.
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Originally posted by mswood: Thank god, I was so worried about Supernatural (it still isn't good), but it's so much better.
So was the episode by the way
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