Network Demo Averages

  
CBS	FOX	ABC	NBC	CW	
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2.1	2.8	2.2	1.6	0.5	Monday
1.4	1.3	1.6	2.1	0.4	Tuesday
1.4	1.2	1.1	1.8	0.4	Wednesday
2.4	2.6	1.3	1.4	0.8	Thursday
1.3	0.8	1.1	1.0	1.4	Friday
1.1	1.5	1.1	0.9		Saturday
1.7	2.2	1.3	1.4	0.5	Sunday
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1.6	1.8	1.4	1.5	0.7	

Ranking of shows in the 18-49 Demo
From Marc's Fast National Postings, with a little help from thefutoncritic.com

	Program                                     Demo	Net	Day	Time	Viewers
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1	Hell’s Kitchen                               3.8	FOX	Mon	9:00	7.88
2	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? [R]       2.8	FOX	Thu	9:00	8.82
3	CSI [R]                                      2.7	CBS	Thu	10:00	9.25
4	Big Brother                                  2.7	CBS	Thu	8:00	7.44
5	CSI: Miami [R]                               2.5	CBS	Mon	10:00	8.31

6	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? [R]       2.5	FOX	Thu	8:00	7.50
7	Family Guy [R] (1hr)                         2.5	FOX	Sun	9:00	6.07
8	The Simpsons [R]                             2.5	FOX	Sun	8:00	5.18
9	Two and a Half Men [R]                       2.4	CBS	Mon	9:00	8.06
10	American Dad [R]                             2.4	FOX	Sun	8:30	4.72

11	America's Got Talent                         2.3	NBC	Tues	9:00	N/A
12	Supernanny [R]                               2.3	ABC	Mon	10:00	5.58
13	Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular     2.2	NBC	Wed	9:00	8.02
14	Extreme Makeover                             2.2	ABC	Mon	9:00	6.08
15	Law & Order: SVU [R]                         2.1	NBC	Tues	10:00	N/A

16	Big Brother 8                                2.1	CBS	Sun	8:00	5.93
17	Dateline                                     2.0	NBC	Wed	10:00	6.73
18	Wife Swap [R]                                2.0	ABC	Mon	8:00	5.45
19	Primetime: Family Secrets                    1.9	ABC	Tues	10:00	N/A
20	Law & Order: SVU [R]                         1.9	NBC	Sun	10:00	6.56

21	How I Met Your Mother [R]                    1.9	CBS	Mon	9:30	6.03
22	The Office [R]                               1.9	NBC	Thu	9:00	4.22
23	America's Got Talent [R]                     1.8	NBC	Tues	8:00	N/A
24	Shaq's Big Challenge                         1.8	ABC	Tues	9:00	N/A
25	House [R]                                    1.8	FOX	Tues	9:00	N/A

26	Dateline                                     1.8	NBC	Mon	10:00	5.41
27	Pirate Master                                1.8	CBS	Thu	9:00	5.15
28	Age of Love                                  1.8	NBC	Mon	9:00	4.75
29	Hell’s Kitchen [R]                           1.8	FOX	Mon	8:00	3.96
30	Without a Trace [R]                          1.7	CBS	Sun	10:00	7.31

31	Cold Case [R]                                1.7	CBS	Sun	9:00	7.09
32	Extreme Makeover: Home Edition [R]           1.7	ABC	Sun	8:00	5.24
33	Grey’s Anatomy [R]                           1.7	ABC	Thu	9:00	4.97
34	48 Hours Mystery                             1.6	CBS	Tues	10:00	N/A
35	Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular            1.6	CBS	Wed	10:00	7.02

36	America’s Most Wanted                        1.6	FOX	Sat	9:00	4.90
37	My Name is Earl [R]                          1.6	NBC	Thu	8:00	4.39
38	Scrubs [R]                                   1.6	NBC	Thu	9:30	3.47
39	Criminal Minds [R]                           1.5	CBS	Wed	9:00	6.03
40	Law & Order                                  1.5	NBC	Sun	9:00	5.99

41	20/20                                        1.5	ABC	Fri	10:00	5.93
42	New Adventures/Old Christine [R] (1 hr)      1.5	CBS	Mon	8:00	5.22
43	America’s Funniest Home Videos [R]           1.5	ABC	Sun	7:00	5.12
44	NCIS [R]                                     1.4	CBS	Tues	8:00	N/A
45	60 Minutes [R]                               1.4	CBS	Sun	7:00	8.02

46	Numb3rs [R]                                  1.4	CBS	Fri	10:00	5.88
47	48 Hours Investigates                        1.4	CBS	Sat	9:00	5.82
48	Most Outrageous Moments [R] (1 hr)           1.4	NBC	Wed	8:00	4.64
49	Cops (1 hr)                                  1.4	FOX	Sat	8:00	4.31
50	Friday Night Smackdown                       1.4	CW	Fri	8:00	4.19

51	According to Jim [R]                         1.3	ABC	Tues	8:30	N/A
52	Ghost Whisperer [R]                          1.3	CBS	Fri	8:00	4.95
53	American Inventor                            1.3	ABC	Wed	9:00	3.70
54	Age of Love [R]                              1.3	NBC	Mon	8:00	3.61
55	30 Rock [R]                                  1.3	NBC	Thu	8:30	3.12

56	According to Jim [R]                         1.2	ABC	Tues	8:00	N/A
57	The Unit [R]                                 1.2	CBS	Tues	9:00	N/A
58	Dateline                                     1.2	NBC	Sun	7:00	5.12
59	Law & Order: CI                              1.2	NBC	Fri	10:00	4.70
60	Monsters, Inc. [R]                           1.2	ABC	Sat	8:00	4.70

61	The Next Best Thing [R]                      1.2	ABC	Wed	8:00	4.26
62	Ugly Betty [R]                               1.2	ABC	Thu	8:00	3.96
63	Men in Trees [R]                             1.2	ABC	Thu	10:00	3.70
64	Anger Management [R]                         1.2	FOX	Wed	8:00	3.14
65	Jericho [R]                                  1.1	CBS	Fri	9:00	4.74

66	America’s Funniest Home Videos [R]           1.1	ABC	Sat	10:00	3.56
67	George Lopez [R] (1 hr)                      1.1	ABC	Fri	8:00	3.06
68	ER [R]                                       1.1	NBC	Thu	10:00	2.89
69	King of the Hill [R]                         1.1	FOX	Sun	7:30	2.44
70	CSI: NY [R]                                  1.0	CBS	Wed	8:00	5.05

71	1 vs. 100 [R]                                1.0	NBC	Fri	8:00	4.53
72	Bones [R]                                    1.0	FOX	Fri	8:00	3.47
73	Desperate Housewives [R]                     1.0	ABC	Sun	9:00	3.33
74	On the Lot                                   0.9	FOX	Tues	8:00	N/A
75	Las Vegas [R]                                0.9	NBC	Fri	9:00	3.60

76	Traveler [R]                                 0.9	ABC	Wed	10:00	2.84
77	Brothers & Sisters [R]                       0.9	ABC	Sun	10:00	2.77
78	Live Earth Concert                           0.9	NBC	Sat	8:00	2.75
79	The War at Home [R]                          0.9	FOX	Sun	7:00	2.08
80	Kyle XY [R]                                  0.8	ABC	Fri	9:00	2.66

81	Smallville [R]                               0.8	CW	Thu	8:00	1.97
82	Supernatural [R]                             0.8	CW	Thu	9:00	1.95
83	Cold Case [R]                                0.7	CBS	Sat	8:00	4.00
84	Standoff                                     0.7	FOX	Fri	9:00	2.99
85	Reba [R] (1hr)                               0.7	CW	Sun	7:00	1.90

86	Gilmore Girls [R]                            0.5	CW	Tues	8:00	N/A
87	Everybody Hates Chris [R]                    0.5	CW	Mon	8:00	1.55
88	All of Us [R]                                0.5	CW	Mon	8:30	1.45
89	Girlfriends [R]                              0.5	CW	Mon	9:00	1.32
90	The Game [R]                                 0.5	CW	Mon	9:30	1.31

91	Veronica Mars [R]                            0.4	CW	Tues	9:00	N/A
92	America’s Next Top Model [R]                 0.4	CW	Wed	9:00	1.11
93	7th Heaven [R]                               0.4	CW	Sun	8:00	1.11
94	Supernatural [R]                             0.4	CW	Sun	9:00	1.04
95	Hidden Palms                                 0.3	CW	Wed	8:00	0.97

Average show Demo was a 1.4 rating

This message has been edited. Last edited by: TV-aholic,

CBS is having a pretty good summer so far. It only has (now) two new shows in production, yet still leads in viewers and is usually 2nd in the demo.

The procedurals are really helping the bottom line with strong numbers and the need to NOT increase productions on new summer programming.

On the other hand, FOX's new Summer line up is leading the way for FOX to take the Summer. Production cost are over CBS, but they are getting a return on that investment.

NBC started strong this summer, but has cooled off the last few weeks.

ABC is... well... ABC. They have premired more new shows than anyone yet, not one "Must See" show has come out of them. All those dramas that dont repeat well is REALLY dragging down the numbers (especially in the demo). All that momentum from the May Sweeps may have just been lost.