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TELEVISION RATINGS 2011-2012 season
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Thursday, 29 September 2011 20:22

Dec 19-25

 

Average viewers

for the week:

CBS:   million
NBC:  million
FOX:   million
ABC:   million
Univision:  million
The CW:   million

 

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 [Source: Nielsen]

 

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Dec 12-18

 

Average viewers

for the week:

CBS:  11.4 million
NBC:  6.2 million
FOX:  5.6 million
ABC:  5.0 million
Univision:  3.3 million
The CW:  1.1 million

 

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 [Source: Nielsen]

 

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Dec 5-11

 

Average viewers

for the week:

CBS:  10.5 million
NBC:  7.3 million
ABC:  6.2 million
FOX:  6.0 million
Univision:  3.4 million
The CW:  1.3 million

 

HOW THE NEW SERIES DID:
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

7 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 12.8
8 Person of Interest CBS, Th 12.7
20 X Factor Fox, Wed 10.7
23 X Factor Results Show Fox, Wed 9.8
25 Once Upon a Time ABC, Sun 8.9
26 Last Man Standing ABC, Tue 8.8
31 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 8.0 (r)
31 Suburgatory ABC, Wed 8.0
35 Revenge ABC, Wed 7.3
45 New Girl Fox, Tue 6.8
56 I Hate My Teenage Daughter Fox, Wed 5.4
56 Grimm NBC, Fri 5.4
65 Up All Night NBC, Wed 5.0
68 Man Up! ABC, Tue 4.8
78 Whitney NBC, Th 4.1
91 You Deserve It ABC, Mon 3.6
94 Rock Center NBC, Mon 3.4
109 Hart of Dixie The CW, Mon 1.8
119 The Secret Circle The CW, Th 0.9 (r)
120 Ringer The CW, Tue 0.8 (r)
  Allen Gregory Fox, Sun pre-empted
  A Gifted Man CBS, Fri pre-empted
  Pan Am ABC, Sun pre-empted
  Prime Suspect NBC, Th pre-empted
Terra Nova Fox, Mon pre-empted
CANCELED SERIES:
Charlie's Angels ABC, Th aired 7 episodes
  Free Agents NBC, Wed aired 4 episodes
  H8R The CW, Wed aired 4 episodes
  How to Be a Gentleman CBS, Sat aired 3 episodes
  The Playboy Club NBC, Mon aired 3 episodes

 

 [Source: Nielsen]

 

NETWORK TOP 20,  December 5 -December 11, 2011
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

1 NBC Sunday Night Football: Giants v Cowboys NBC, Sun 24.5
2 Two and a Half Men CBS, Mon 15.2
3 60 Minutes CBS, Sun 14.7
4 The Big Bang Theory CBS, Th 14.0
5 Football Night in America pt. 3 NBC, Sun 13.3
6 The Mentalist CBS, Th 13.0
7 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 12.8
8 NCIS CBS, Tue 12.7 (r)
8 Person of Interest CBS, Th 12.7
8 Mike & Molly CBS, Mon 12.7
11 Criminal Minds CBS, Wed 12.4
12 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, Tue 12.2 (r)
12 Modern Family ABC, Wed 12.2
14 The Amazing Race CBS, Sun 11.7
15 The Good Wife CBS, Sun 11.6
15 Survivor: South Pacific CBS, Wed 11.6
17 How I Met Your Mother CBS, Mon 11.5
18 CSI CBS, Wed 11.1
19 Hawaii Five-O CBS, Mon 11.0
20 X Factor FOX, Wed 12.7

 

Nov 28-Dec 4

 

Average viewers

for the week:

CBS:  million
ABC:  million
NBC:  million
FOX:  million
Univision:  million
The CW:  million

 

HOW THE NEW SERIES DID:
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

7 X Factor Fox, Wed 11.0
12 X Factor Results Show Fox, Wed 10.3
12 Last Man Standing ABC, Tue 10.3
18 Once Upon a Time ABC, Sun 9.7
23 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 9.1 (r)
28 Person of Interest CBS, Th 8.2 (r)
30 A Gifted Man CBS, Fri 8.0
39 New Girl Fox, Tue 7.6
42 Terra Nova Fox, Mon 7.2
47 I Hate My Teenage Daughter Fox, Wed 6.8 (debut)
49 Man Up! ABC, Tue 6.6
59 Allen Gregory Fox, Sun 5.3
61 Suburgatory ABC, Wed 5.2 (r)
69 Prime Suspect NBC, Th 4.7
72 Pan Am ABC, Sun 4.6
78 Rock Center NBC, Mon 4.4
78 You Deserve It ABC, Mon 4.4 (debut)
83 Revenge ABC, Wed 4.0 (r)
85 Whitney NBC, Th 3.9
100 Hart of Dixie The CW, Mon 1.9
104 Ringer The CW, Tue 1.6
109 The Secret Circle The CW, Th 0.9 (r)
  Grimm NBC, Fri pre-empted
  Unforgettable CBS, Tue pre-empted
Up All Night NBC, Wed pre-empted
CANCELED SERIES:
Charlie's Angels ABC, Th aired 7 episodes
  Free Agents NBC, Wed aired 4 episodes
  H8R The CW, Wed aired 4 episodes
  How to Be a Gentleman CBS, Sat aired 3 episodes
  The Playboy Club NBC, Mon aired 3 episodes

 

 [Source: Nielsen]

 

NETWORK TOP 20,  November 28-December 4, 2011
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

1 NBC Sunday Night Football: Lions v Saints NBC, Sun 18.9
2 NCIS CBS, Tue 13.4 (r)
3 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer CBS, Tue 12.6 (r)
4 60 Minutes CBS, Sun 11.9
5 Football Night in America pt. 3 NBC, Sun 11.2
6 Blue Bloods CBS, Fri 11.1
7 Survivor: South Pacific CBS, Wed 11.0
7 X Factor FOX, Wed 11.0
9 The Big Bang Theory CBS, Th 10.5 (r)
10 CSI: Miami CBS, Sun 10.4
10 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show CBS, Tue 10.4
12 X Factor Results Show FOX, Th 10.3
12 Last Man Standing ABC, Tue 10.3
14 Harry's Law NBC, Wed 9.9
14 The Good Wife CBS, Sun 9.9
14 Law & Order: SVU NBC, Wed 9.9
17 CSI: NY CBS, Fri 9.8
18 Two and a Half Men CBS, Mon 9.7 (r)
18 Once Upon a Time ABC, Sun 9.7
20 The Amazing Race CBS, Sun 9.6

 

Nov 21-27

 

Average viewers

for the week:

CBS: 9.8 million
ABC: 8.7 million
NBC: 6.0 million
FOX: 5.5 million
Univision: 3.0 million
The CW: 1.2 million

 

HOW THE NEW SERIES DID:
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

10 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 11.3
13 Once Upon a Time ABC, Sun 10.7
15 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 10.4
19 X Factor Fox, Tue 9.4
20 Last Man Standing ABC, Tue 9.3
22 X Factor Results Show Fox, Wed 8.6
24 Suburgatory ABC, Wed 8.4
26 Person of Interest CBS, Th 8.0 (r)
32 Revenge ABC, Wed 7.3
37 Man Up! ABC, Tue 6.7
39 Terra Nova Fox, Mon 6.5
59 Up All Night NBC, Wed 4.3
74 Rock Center NBC, Mon 3.6
78 Allen Gregory Fox, Sun 3.2
92 Hart of Dixie The CW, Mon 1.8
104 The Secret Circle The CW, Th 0.8 (r)
  A Gifted Man CBS, Fri pre-empted
  Grimm NBC, Fri pre-empted
New Girl Fox, Tue pre-empted
Pan Am ABC, Sun pre-empted
Prime Suspect NBC, Th pre-empted
Ringer The CW, Tue pre-empted
Whitney NBC, Th pre-empted
CANCELED SERIES:
Charlie's Angels ABC, Th aired 7 episodes
  Free Agents NBC, Wed aired 4 episodes
  H8R The CW, Wed aired 4 episodes
  How to Be a Gentleman CBS, Sat aired 3 episodes
  The Playboy Club NBC, Mon aired 3 episodes

 

 [Source: Nielsen]

 

NETWORK TOP 20,  November 21-27, 2011
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

1 NBC Sunday Night Football: Steelers v Chiefs NBC, Sun 20.3
2 Dancing with the Stars Results Show ABC, Tue 19.6
2 Dancing with the Stars ABC, Mon 19.6
4 NCIS CBS, Tue 18.5
5 60 Minutes CBS, Sun 17.0
6 Two and a Half Men CBS, Mon 15.8
7 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, Tue 14.1
8 Mike & Molly CBS, Mon 13.1
9 Modern Family ABC, Wed 12.7
10 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 11.3
11 Castle ABC, Mon 10.9
12 Football Night in America pt. 3 NBC, Sun 10.8
13 Once Upon a Time ABC, Sun 10.7
14 Hawaii Five-O CBS, Mon 10.6
15 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 10.4
15 The Big Bang Theory CBS, Th 10.4
17 The Amazing Race CBS, Sun 10.9
18 How I Met Your Mother CBS, Mon 10.0
19 X Factor FOX, Tue 9.4
20 Last Man Standing ABC, Tue 9.3

 

Nov 14-20

With relatively few specials from its competitors and a full lineup of new episodes, CBS increased its lead over 2nd place ABC by almost 2 million viewers.  Two and a Half Men seems to have stabilized at just under 15 million viewers a week, but it looks as though The Big Bang Theory will reign as TV's top comedy for the foreseeable future.  Fox, meanwhile, slipped into fourth place due to the absense of football spillover into its Sunday night lineup and the slipping ratings of most of its series.  This allowed NBC to jump up to third place without gaining any viewers.

Over at ABC, Charlie's Angels was sent to cancellation heaven as of last week's episode.  It's 8th and final episode will not air.  The AMAs that aired Sunday saw an increase in viewers over last year's event and gave ABC a stronger Sunday than usual.  It will be interesting to see if the pre-emption of the network's surprise hit Once Upon a Time will have a negative effect on the ratings when the series returns.

 

Average viewers

for the week:

CBS: 11.4 million
ABC: 9.6 million
NBC: 6.8 million
FOX: 6.2 million
Univision: 3.8 million
The CW: 1.5 million

 

HOW THE NEW SERIES DID:
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

16 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 11.8
17 Person of Interest CBS, Th 11.7
20 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 11.4
21 X Factor Fox, Wed 11.3
30 X Factor Results Show Fox, Th 9.7
34 Last Man Standing ABC, Tue 9.1
36 Suburgatory ABC, Wed 8.2
36 A Gifted Man CBS, Fri 8.2
39 Revenge ABC, Wed 8.0
45 Terra Nova Fox, Mon 7.0
46 New Girl Fox, Tue 6.9
49 Man Up! ABC, Tue 6.3
57 Grimm NBC, Fri 5.4
61 Up All Night NBC, Wed 4.9
72 Prime Suspect NBC, Th 4.3
80 Whitney NBC, Th 4.0
83 Allen Gregory Fox, Sun 3.9
83 Rock Center NBC, Mon 3.9
104 Ringer The CW, Tue 1.8
107 Hart of Dixie The CW, Mon 1.6
Once Upon a Time ABC, Sun pre-empted
Pan Am ABC, Sun pre-empted
The Secret Circle The CW, Th pre-empted
CANCELED SERIES:
Charlie's Angels ABC, Th aired 7 episodes
  Free Agents NBC, Wed aired 4 episodes
  H8R The CW, Wed aired 4 episodes
  How to Be a Gentleman CBS, Sat aired 3 episodes
  The Playboy Club NBC, Mon aired 3 episodes

 

 [Source: Nielsen]

 

NETWORK TOP 20,  November 14-20, 2011
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

1 NBC Sunday Night Football: Eagles v Giants NBC, Sun 20.3
2 NCIS CBS, Tue 20.0
3 Dancing with the Stars ABC, Mon 17.9
4 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, Tue 15.2
5 The Big Bang Theory CBS, Th 15.1
5 Dancing with the Stars Results Show ABC, Tue 15.1
7 Two and a Half Men CBS, Mon 14.8
8 60 Minutes CBS, Sun 14.5
9 Modern Family ABC, Wed 12.9
10 Criminal Minds CBS, Wed 12.7
11 20/20 ABC, Mon 12.4
11 Blue Bloods CBS, Fri 12.4
13 Mike & Molly CBS, Mon 12.2
13 The Mentalist CBS, Th 12.2
15 American Music Awards ABC, Sun 12.1
16 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 11.8
17 Hawaii Five-O CBS, Mon 11.7
17 Person of Interest CBS, Th 11.7
19 Survivor: South Pacific CBS, Th 11.6
20 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 11.4

 

Nov 7-13

ABC scored its best week in terms of average viewers thanks to a strong performance by this year's Country Music Association Awards, which the network's highest-rated show of the week and pre-empted its Wednesday night lineup.  ABC would likely have won the week if the CMAs were held on Thursday, a weaker night for the the network.  However, this Thursday's Grey's Anatomy episode did gets its best viewership of the season for its fall finale, which was up against a rerun of Person of Interest, which fell out of the top 30.  Once Upon a Time retained all of its viewers from last week and remains one of the few new fall series with any buzz although Revenge (pre-empted this week) is starting to heat up as well.

Elsewhere, there were no real surprises.  The new fall series seem to have found their audiences, for better or worse, and most notched similar ratings to last week's episodes.

In cancellation news, yet another NBC series, Prime Suspect, was announced as getting the axe after its 13th episode airs.  In January, The Firm, a sequel to the John Grisham novel and movie adaptation, will air in its timeslot on January 12, 2012 following a special two-hour premiere on Sunday, January 8.  Josh Lucas takes over the Tom Cruise role as lead protagonist Mitch McMeere.

 

Average viewers

for the week:

CBS: 10.8 million
ABC: 10.3 million
FOX: 7.8 million
NBC: 6.8 million
Univision: 3.8 million
The CW: 1.8 million

 

HOW THE NEW SERIES DID:
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

13 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 11.7
15 Once Upon a Time ABC, Sun 11.4
15 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 11.4
25 X Factor Fox, Wed 10.2
28 X Factor Results Show Fox, Th 10.1
32 Last Man Standing ABC, Tue 9.3
34 Person of Interest CBS, Th 9.1 (r)
38 A Gifted Man CBS, Fri 8.2
39 Terra Nova Fox, Mon 7.8
47 New Girl Fox, Tue 6.8
49 Man Up! ABC, Tue 6.2
55 Pan Am ABC, Sun 5.6
61 Grimm NBC, Fri 5.2
63 Charlie's Angels ABC, Th 5.1
64 Prime Suspect NBC, Th 4.9
67 Up All Night NBC, Wed 4.8
76 Whitney NBC, Th 4.3
78 Allen Gregory Fox, Sun 4.2
84 Rock Center NBC, Mon 3.5
95 The Secret Circle The CW, Th 2.2
101 Ringer The CW, Tue 1.7
104 Hart of Dixie The CW, Mon 1.4
  Suburgatory ABC, Wed pre-empted
  Revenge ABC, Wed pre-empted
CANCELED SERIES:
  Free Agents NBC, Wed aired 4 episodes
  H8R The CW, Wed aired 4 episodes
  How to Be a Gentleman CBS, Sat aired 3 episodes
  The Playboy Club NBC, Mon aired 3 episodes

 

 [Source: Nielsen]

 

NETWORK TOP 20,  November 7-13, 2011
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

1 NBC Sunday Night Football: Patriots v Jets NBC, Sun 20.9
2 NCIS CBS, Tue 20.4
3 Dancing with the Stars ABC, Mon 18.2
4 CMA Awards ABC, Wed 16.4
5 The Big Bang Theory CBS, Th 15.9
6 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, Tue 15.7
7 Dancing with the Stars Results Show ABC, Tue 15.1
8 Two and a Half Men CBS, Mon 14.7
9 60 Minutes CBS, Sun 13.1
10 Mike & Molly CBS, Mon 11.9
11 Football Night in America pt. 3 NBC, Sun 11.8
11 The OT Fox, Sun 11.8
13 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 11.7
14 Rules of Engagement CBS, Th 11.6
15 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 11.4
15 Once Upon a Time ABC, Sun 11.4
15 Criminal Minds CBS, Wed 11.4
18 Blue Bloods CBS, Fri 11.3
18 Grey's Anatomy ABC, Th 11.3
20 Castle ABC, Mon 11.1

 

 

Oct 31-Nov 6

With the World Series over, CBS reclaimed its usual number one spot in the weekly ratings with a season-best thanks to a special broadcast of NCAA football on Saturday, which drew 20 million viewers and was a hair's breadth away from being the number one show for the week.  It's been quite a long time since any Saturday show could make that claim.  Elsewhere, CBS's lineup remained strong, although Two and a Half Men continues to lose, with a single exception, at least a million viewers each week .  The Big Bang Theory, in contrast, soared to its second-highest audience level of the season, taking Men's place as America's top comedy.

Fox remained strong at number 2, but the shows pre-empted by the World Series did suffer ratings drops.  New Girl returned after 3 weeks off and lost 1.3 million viewers from its previous episode on October 4.  Terra Nova likewise lost a chunk of its audience – about 1.7 million viewers – from the last time it aired.  Glee's return after a month saw its lowest ratings in two years.  However, Bones returned to the lineup with its 7th season premiere and drew an audience of 10 million – about even with its season 6 premiere.

NBC saw its strongest weekly average in about a month, but its shows struggle every night.  Grimm is a relative bright spot as its second episode only lost 600,000 viewers from its premiere, but Chuck, in its last season, is dying a painful death in the Friday 8pm timeslot, coming in 97th place with 3.1 million viewers.  Brian Williams' debuting newsmagazine Rock Center brought in worse ratings than the premiere of the already-canceled The Playboy Club in the same timeslot.  Rock came in 80th place with 4.1 million viewers.  Besides football, only Harry's Law and Law & Order: SVU manage to crack the top 50 for NBC.

Over at ABC, Tim Allen's sitcom return, Last Man Standing, continues to lose a noticeable amount of viewers each week, while Once Upon a Time and Revenge are holding their audiences.  Modern Family remains ABC's biggest hit entertainment series, but none of the other sitcoms around it are approaching its numbers.  Perhaps ABC should consider moving The Middle to the 9:30 slot to form a stronger one-hour block.  Happy Endings loses almost 6 million viewers from its Modern Family lead-in, and when Cougar Town returns mid-season, it will likely not fare much better.

 

Average viewers

for the week:

CBS: 13.0 million
FOX: 8.2 million
ABC: 8.1 million
NBC: 7.2 million
Univision: 3.3 million
The CW: 1.7 million

 

HOW THE NEW SERIES DID:
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

18 X Factor Fox, Wed 11.8
18 Person of Interest CBS, Th 11.8
21 X Factor Results Show Fox, Th 11.6
22 Once Upon a Time ABC, Sun 11.4
24 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 11.3
25 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 11.0
34 Last Man Standing ABC, Tue 9.4
39 Revenge ABC, Wed 8.6
39 A Gifted Man CBS, Fri 8.6
41 Suburgatory ABC, Wed 8.5
46 New Girl Fox, Tue 7.4
49 Terra Nova Fox, Mon 6.6
52 Man Up! ABC, Tue 6.4
55 Grimm NBC, Fri 6.0
60 Charlie's Angels ABC, Th 5.3
62 Pan Am ABC, Sun 5.2
63 Up All Night NBC, Wed 4.8
70 Prime Suspect NBC, Th 4.5
75 Allen Gregory Fox, Sun 4.3
75 Whitney NBC, Th 4.3
80 Rock Center NBC, Mon 4.1
102 The Secret Circle The CW, Th 2.3
110 Ringer The CW, Tue 1.8
  Hart of Dixie The CW, Mon pre-empted
CANCELED SERIES:
  Free Agents NBC, Wed aired 4 episodes
  H8R The CW, Wed aired 4 episodes
  How to Be a Gentleman CBS, Sat aired 3 episodes
  The Playboy Club NBC, Mon aired 3 episodes

 

 [Source: Nielsen]

 

NETWORK TOP 20,  October 31-November 6, 2011
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

1 NBC Sunday Night Football: Ravens v Steelers NBC, Sun 22.1
2 NCAA Football: LSU v Alabama CBS, Sat 22.0
3 NCIS CBS, Tue 19.7
4 Dancing with the Stars ABC, Mon 16.3
5 The Big Bang Theory CBS, Th 16.0
6 The OT Fox, Sun 15.7
7 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, Tue 15.5
8 Dancing with the Stars Results Show ABC, Tue 15.4
9 Two and a Half Men CBS, Mon 13.9
10 The Mentalist CBS, Th 13.7
11 60 Minutes CBS, Sun 13.4
11 Modern Family ABC, Wed 13.4
13 Football Night in America pt. 3 NBC, Sun 13.1
14 Criminal Minds CBS, Wed 12.9
15 Blue Bloods CBS, Fri 12.7
16 Castle ABC, Mon 12.6
17 Survivor: South Pacific CBS, Wed 12.0
18 Person of Interest CBS, Th 11.8
18 Rules of Engagement CBS, Th 11.8
18 X Factor Fox, Wed 11.8

 

 

Oct 24-30

Although this year's World Series started off weakly, it ended on a strong note as Friday's final game was the most watched Series game since 2004 thanks to a tight competiton that pushed the Series to a full 7 games – the first since 2002.  The Series has wreaked havoc with Fox's primetime lineup which had a ton of pre-emptions, but a second week at number one made up for that.  X Factor, airing a two-hour installment on Tuesday, ratched up its best ratings since its premiere episodes in September.  However, Sunday's premiere of Allen Gregory, the final piece of Fox's Sunday Animation Domination lineup, debuted weakly at number 60 with 4.8 million viewers.

In its second episode, ABC's Once Upon a Time held up nicely and remained in the top 20.  It was the highest-rated entertainment program on Sunday.  CBS remains strong every night of the week and has top 20 hits from Sunday to Thursday.  In contrast, NBC has problems every night and really doesn't have any blockbuster entertainment series to build on.  Grimm debuted on Friday to 6.6 million viewers – the second best debut for a new NBC series this season, but it was good for only 47th place.  Still, that was acceptable given that it was up against the final game of the World Series.  However, football remains NBC's only real ratings draw.

 

Average viewers

for the week:

FOX: 12.6 million
CBS: 11.0 million
ABC: 8.9 million
NBC: 6.5 million
Univision: 3.4 million
The CW: 1.8 million

 

HOW THE NEW SERIES DID:
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

14 X Factor Fox, Tue 12.1
17 Once Upon a Time ABC, Sun 11.7
18 Person of Interest CBS, Th 11.6
21 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 11.2
21 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 11.2
30 Last Man Standing ABC, Tue 9.9
33 Suburgatory ABC, Wed 9.7
37 Revenge ABC, Wed 8.7
46 Man Up! ABC, Tue 6.8
47 Grimm NBC, Fri 6.6
50 A Gifted Man CBS, Fri 5.8 (r)
53 Pan Am ABC, Sun 5.5
60 Allen Gregory Fox, Sun 4.8
71 Whitney NBC, Th 4.2
76 Prime Suspect NBC, Th 4.0
84 Up All Night NBC, Wed 3.5 (r)
96 The Secret Circle The CW, Th 2.3
104 Hart of Dixie The CW, Mon 2.0
116 Ringer The CW, Tue 0.8 (r)
Terra Nova Fox, Mon pre-empted
  New Girl Fox, Tue pre-empted
Charlie's Angels ABC, Th pre-empted
CANCELED SERIES:
  Free Agents NBC, Wed aired 4 episodes
  H8R The CW, Wed aired 4 episodes
  How to Be a Gentleman CBS, Sat aired 3 episodes
  The Playboy Club NBC, Mon aired 3 episodes

 

 [Source: Nielsen]

 

NETWORK TOP 20 October 24-30, 2011
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

1 World Series, Game 7: Rangers v Cardinals Fox, Fri 25.4
2 NBC Sunday Night Football: Cowboys v Eagles NBC, Sun 23.0
3 World Series, Game 6: Rangers v Cardinals Fox, Th 21.1
4 NCIS CBS, Tue 19.4
5 60 Minutes CBS, Sun 18.6
6 Dancing with the Stars ABC, Mon 17.2
7 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, Tue 15.9
8 Two and a Half Men CBS, Mon 15.3
9 The Big Bang Theory CBS, Th 14.5
10 World Series, Game 5: Rangers v Cardinals Fox, Th 14.3
11 Dancing with the Stars Results Show ABC, Tue 14.1
12 The Mentalist CBS, Th 12.4
13 Mike & Molly CBS, Mon 12.2
14 X Factor Fox, Tue 12.1
15 Football Night in America pt. 3 NBC, Sun 11.9
16 Survivor: South Pacific CBS, Wed 11.8
17 Once Upon a Time ABC, Sun 11.7
18 Person of Interest CBS, Th 11.6
19 Criminal Minds (rerun) CBS, Wed 11.3
19 Modern Family (rerun) ABC, Wed 11.3

 

 

Oct 17-23

The World Series battle between the Rangers and the Cardinals, although relatively low-rated, led Fox to its first weekly win of the season.  Expect this to be a more regular occurrence once American Idol returns in January.

However, the other networks didn't seem phased by the Fall Classic at all as each network actually posted gains in audience over last week.  That is, except for NBC who basically sat in the dugout on Thursday by putting up a night of reruns against Game 2, which drove it to a season-low average of 5.3 million viewers for the week.  Once again, Harry's Law was the network's top scripted series, coming in at number 42 with 8.4 million viewers.

NCIS, now in its 9th season, remains the number 1 show for a second week, while Tim Allen's Last Man Standing lost about 3 million viewers and fell all the way to 30th place.  Man Up! debuted even more poorly: it muscled up a wimpy 7.8 million viewers – good for 46th.  Ratings declined from there in its second outing on October 25 (to be seen in next week's chart), so the series will likely be castrated shortly.  On the plus side, another ABC series, Once Upon a Time, debuted extremely well on Sunday in a difficult timeslot opposite both the fourth game in the World Series and NBC's Sunday Night Football.  If ratings hold, this could be the surprise breakout hit of the season as series that have been much more heavily hyped – Charle's Angels, Pan Am, Prime Suspect, and The Playboy Club – have all fizzled.

The Sheen-less Two and a Half Men loses a noticeable amount of viewers with each successive episode, but it's still the highest-rated comedy on television.  Another Chuck Lorre series, The Big Bang Theory, is nipping at its heels this week, though.

 

Average viewers

for the week:

FOX: 11.9 million
CBS: 11.0 million
ABC: 8.7 million
NBC: 5.3 million
Univision: 3.3 million
The CW: 1.8 million

 

HOW THE NEW SERIES DID:
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

13 Once Upon a Time ABC, Sun 12.9
17 Person of Interest CBS, Th 12.4
18 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 11.9
19 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 11.5
29 X Factor Fox, Tue 10.4
30 Last Man Standing ABC, Tue 10.3
39 Suburgatory ABC, Wed 8.8
41 A Gifted Man CBS, Fri 8.7
43 Terra Nova Fox, Mon 8.3
45 Revenge ABC, Wed 8.0
46 Man Up! ABC, Tue 7.8
53 Pan Am ABC, Sun 5.7
54 Charlie's Angels ABC, Th 5.6
54 Up All Night NBC, Wed 5.6
83 Prime Suspect NBC, Th 2.8 (r)
85 Whitney NBC, Th 2.6 (r)
93 The Secret Circle The CW, Th 2.1
100 Ringer The CW, Tue 1.8
101 Hart of Dixie The CW, Mon 1.7
  New Girl Fox, Tue pre-empted
CANCELED SERIES:
  Free Agents NBC, Wed aired 4 episodes
  H8R The CW, Wed aired 4 episodes
  How to Be a Gentleman CBS, Sat aired 3 episodes
  The Playboy Club NBC, Mon aired 3 episodes

 

 [Source: Nielsen]

 

NETWORK TOP 20,  October 17-23, 2011
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

1 NCIS CBS, Tue 19.4
2 Dancing with the Stars ABC, Mon 17.8
3 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, Tue 15.4
4 World Series, Game 4: Rangers v Cardinals Fox, Sun 15.2
5 Two and a Half Men CBS, Mon 15.1
6 The Big Bang Theory CBS, Th 14.9
7 The OT Fox, Sun 14.7
8 World Series, Game 2: Rangers v Cardinals Fox, Th 14.3
9 World Series, Game 1: Rangers v Cardinals Fox, Wed 14.2
10 Dancing with the Stars Results Show ABC, Tue 13.8
11 Criminal Minds CBS, Wed 13.2
12 Modern Family ABC, Wed 13.0
13 Once Upon a Time ABC, Sun 12.9
14 60 Minutes CBS, Sun 12.6
15 The Mentalist CBS, Th 12.5
15 NBC Sunday Night Football: Colts v Saints NBC, Sun 12.5
17 Person of Interest CBS, Th 12.4
18 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 11.9
19 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 11.5
19 Mike & Molly CBS, Mon 11.5

 

 

Oct 10-16

After a 12-year absence from network television, Tim Allen returned to prime time with the one-hour debut episode of his new series Last Man Standing and promptly landed right back in the top 10.  Only the premiere of 2 Broke Girls had more viewers for a sitcom premiere this season.  Speaking of Girls, the show has lost about 8.5 million viewers since it began, but is still one of the highest-rated comedies airing right now and builds on its lead-in, How I Met Your Mother.  Elsewhere at CBS, Person of Interest and Unforgettable have settled comfortably in the top 20 as has X Factor on Fox.  The news wasn't all good at CBS, however, as it canceled How to Be a Gentleman for a second time after its single airing in its new Saturday night timeslot drew only 2.4 million viewers.

Back at ABC, Charlie's Angels was given its pink slip after its October 13 episode aired.  However, an additional four episodes will be broadcast before the Angels are sent to cancellation heaven permanently.  Given that Pan Am performed even worse and has lost almost half its audience since its premiere last month, we think it likely that this period drama will be grounded once its initial order of episodes has run.

Major League Baseball playoffs on Fox pre-empted its shows on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, but vaulted its ratings over ABC to come in second place behind perennial front runner CBS.  NBC crashed with its worst ratings of the season drawing an average of only 6.4 million viewers for the week and landing with a thud in fourth place.  As can be seen in the charts below, NBC's highest-rated new series for the week was Up All Night, which only managed to come in 58th place.  NBC's ratings will look even worse after football seaon is over.  The Kathy Bates vehicle, Harry's Law, remains NBC top-rated scripted series landing in 40th place.

 

Average viewers

for the week:

CBS: 10.6 million
FOX: 9.0 million
ABC: 8.6 million
NBC: 6.4 million
Univision: 3.2 million
The CW: 1.7 million

 

HOW THE NEW SERIES DID:
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

9 Last Man Standing ABC, Tue 13.2
14 Person of Interest CBS, Th 12.0
15 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 11.7
17 X Factor Fox, Th 11.2
21 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 10.7
32 Suburgatory ABC, Wed 8.9
39 Revenge ABC, Wed 7.9
41 A Gifted Man CBS, Fri 7.7
46 Terra Nova Fox, Mon 7.0
51 Charlie's Angels ABC, Th 5.9
52 Pan Am ABC, Sun 5.8
58 Up All Night NBC, Wed 5.2
63 Prime Suspect NBC, Th 4.6
68 Whitney NBC, Th 4.3
90 How to Be a Gentleman CBS, Sat 2.4
93 The Secret Circle The CW, Th 1.9
97 Ringer The CW, Tue 1.7
  New Girl Fox, Tue pre-empted
CANCELED SERIES:
  Free Agents NBC, Wed aired 4 episodes
  H8R The CW, Wed aired 4 episodes
  The Playboy Club NBC, Mon aired 3 episodes

 

 [Source: Nielsen]

 

NETWORK TOP 20,  October 10-16, 2011
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

1 NCIS CBS, Tue 19.0
2 Dancing with the Stars Results Show ABC, Tue 16.9
3 Dancing with the Stars ABC, Mon 16.8
4 NBC Sunday Night Football: Bears v Vikings NBC, Sun 16.6
5 Two and a Half Men CBS, Mon 16.2
6 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, Tue 15.4
7 Modern Family ABC, Wed 13.6
7 The Big Bang Theory (8:00) CBS, Th 13.6
9 Last Man Standing ABC, Tue 13.2
10 Criminal Minds CBS, Wed 12.9
11 The OT Fox, Sun 12.8
12 The Mentalist CBS, Th 12.4
13 The Big Bang Theory (8:30) CBS, Th 12.1
14 Person of Interest CBS, Th 12.0
15 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 11.7
16 Mike & Molly CBS, Mon 11.6
17 Blue Bloods CBS, Fri 11.2
17 X Factor Fox, Wed 11.2
19 60 Minutes CBS, Sun 11.0
20 CSI CBS, Wed 10.9

 

Oct 3-9

In week 3, The Playboy Club aired its final episode on NBC, and notice came down that Free Agents, another NBC series, was canceled after its fourth episode aired on October 5.  Likewise, The CW canceled its ratings-anemic H8R after its fourth episode aired the same night.

CBS remains the number one network by a comfortable margin, and there's nothing on the horizon from any network that will unseat it from that position.  The Tiffany network is unstoppable on most nights with Tuesdays being particularly strong as its three series all land in the top 20.  However, there are some cracks in the armor: Person of Interest is not a worthy successor to CSI in the Thursday 9pm timeslot ratings-wise, and A Gifted Man provides only a mediocre lead in for CBS's Friday night lineup.

ABC has no breakout new hits, but its returning shows are still doing relatively well.  Modern Family has been firmly ensconced in the top 10 all season and is the network's highest-rated scripted series.  However, ABC's much-hyped Pan Am continues to hemorrage viewers.  It likely won't last past a single season.

 

Average viewers

for the week:

CBS: 11.3 million
ABC: 8.2 million
NBC: 7.3 million
FOX: 7.1 million
Univision: 3.9 million
The CW: 1.7 million

 

HOW THE NEW SERIES DID:
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

14 X Factor Fox, Wed 11.9
16 X Factor Results Show Fox, Th 11.7
17 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 11.6
17 Person of Interest CBS, Th 11.6
19 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 11.6
31 Suburgatory ABC, Wed 9.1
34 New Girl Fox, Tue 8.7
34 Terra Nova Fox, Mon 8.7
41 Revenge ABC, Wed 7.7
43 How to Be a Gentleman CBS, Th 7.6
44 A Gifted Man CBS, Fri 7.5
49 Pan Am ABC, Sun 6.4
53 Charlie's Angels ABC, Th 5.9
58 Up All Night NBC, Wed 5.6
62 Prime Suspect NBC, Th 5.0
64 Whitney NBC, Th 4.9
81 The Playboy Club NBC, Mon 3.5
86 Free Agents NBC, Wed 3.3
103 The Secret Circle The CW, Th 2.0
109 Ringer The CW, Tue 1.5
114 H8R The CW, Wed 1.1

 

 [Source: Nielsen]

 

NETWORK TOP 20,  October 3-9, 2011
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

1 NBC Sunday Night Football: Packers v Falcons NBC, Sun 22.0
2 NCIS CBS, Tue 19.3
3 Two and a Half Men CBS, Mon 17.7
4 Dancing with the Stars ABC, Mon 16.6
5 Dancing with the Stars Results Show ABC, Tue 15.3
6 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, Tue 14.8
7 The Big Bang Theory CBS, Th 13.9
8 Criminal Minds CBS, Wed 13.4
9 60 Minutes CBS, Sun 13.3
10 Modern Family ABC, Wed 13.2
10 The Mentalist CBS, Th 13.2
10 Mike & Molly CBS, Mon 13.2
13 CSI CBS, Wed 12.0
14 Football Night in America, part 3 NBC, Sun 11.9
14 X Factor Fox, Wed 11.9
16 X Factor Results Show Fox, Th 11.7
17 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 11.6
17 Person of Interest CBS, Th 11.6
19 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 11.4
20 Blue Bloods CBS, Fri 11.3

 

Sep 26-Oct 2

The second week's ratings are in, and the new series are starting to find their audiences for better or worse.  There are no breakout new hits this year as the sole new entry in the top 10 last week, 2 Broke Girls, has shed about 7.5 million viewers from its premiere and has dropped to number 17 this week.  That makes Person of Interest the current top new series, which comes in at number 13.  It's ratings are off slightly from CSI's 11th season average in that same timeslot, however.

As we stated in our Fall TV Preview article, period dramas tend not to do well on network television, and that has borne out as The Playboy Club became the first casualty of the season.  It's third episode, which aired Monday, October 3, was its last.  Production will continue until the sixth episode has wrapped, and then NBC will try to see if it can be sold to another network like Bravo (also an NBCUniversal company).  The other period drama, Pan Am, has also seen its ratings decline about 3.5 million viewers in its second week.

Three new series debuted this week, and two of those managed to attract a decent sized sampling: Fox's Terra Nova landed at number 33 with 9.2 million viewers opposite longtime favorites Dancing with the Stars (ABC) and How I Met Your Mother (CBS).  On ABC, Suburgatory did better, nabbing 9.8 million viewers – more than three times its direct timeslot competition, NBC's Free Agents (3.1 million).  Free Agents was NBC's lowest-rated series for the week, and we predict it will be quietly removed from the schedule shortly.  The other debut this week, The CW's Hart of Dixie, starring The OC's Rachel Bilson, caught the attention of 1.9 million viewers – about what could be expected from a CW series.

 

Average viewers

for the week:

CBS: 12.2 million
ABC: 8.7 million
FOX: 7.4 million
NBC: 7.1 million
Univision: 4.0 million
The CW: 1.8 million

 

HOW THE NEW SERIES DID:
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

13 Person of Interest CBS, Th 12.5
14 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 12.4
15 X Factor Results Show Fox, Th 12.2
16 X Factor Fox, Wed 11.9
17 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 11.8
29 Suburgatory ABC, Wed 9.8
32 New Girl Fox, Tue 9.3
33 Terra Nova Fox, Mon 9.2
35 Revenge ABC, Wed 8.5
36 How to Be a Gentleman CBS, Th 9.0
40 A Gifted Man CBS, Fri 8.2
41 Pan Am ABC, Sun 7.8
48 Charlie's Angels ABC, Th 7.1
59 Prime Suspect NBC, Th 5.7
62 Whitney NBC, Th 5.4
64 Up All Night NBC, Wed 5.3
81 The Playboy Club NBC, Mon 4.0
90 Free Agents NBC, Wed 3.1
101 The Secret Circle The CW, Th 2.1
102 Ringer The CW, Tue 2.0
110 H8R The CW, Wed 1.4

 

 [Source: Nielsen]

 

NETWORK TOP 20, September 26- October 2, 2011
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

1 Two and a Half Men CBS, Mon 20.5
2 NCIS CBS, Tue 19.5
3 NBC Sunday Night Football: Jets v Ravens NBC, Sun 18.9
4 60 Minutes CBS, Sun 17.1
5 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, Tue 16.3
6 Dancing with the Stars ABC, Mon 16.2
7 The Big Bang Theory CBS, Th 14.7
8 Dancing with the Stars Results Show ABC, Tue 14.4
9 Mike & Molly CBS, Mon 13.9
10 Modern Family ABC, Wed 13.4
11 The Mentalist CBS, Th 12.9
12 Criminal Minds CBS, Wed 12.6
13 Person of Interest CBS, Th 12.5
14 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 12.4
15 X Factor Results Show Fox, Th 12.2
16 X Factor Fox, Wed 11.9
17 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 11.8
17 CSI CBS, Wed 11.8
19 Castle ABC, Mon 11.7
20 Blue Bloods CBS, Fri 11.3
20 Hawaii Five-O CBS, Mon 11.3

 

Sep 19-25

Sunday, September 25 ended the first official week of the new television season, and on the surface, not a lot changed from last season: CBS was still the number one network, and NBC was still number four.  Of the new network offerings, 2 Broke Girls, Unforgettable, and Person of Interest – all on CBS – cracked the top 20 as did Simon Cowell's X Factor (both episodes) on Fox. 

In spite of a change in management, NBC's fortunes continued to dwindle.  Its top rated series were The Office and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – both tied for 46th place with 7.6 million viewers each.  That a major network cannot place a single entertainment series in the top 45 is astonishing.  NBC was putting a lot of marketing muscle behind its adaptation of the British hit, Prime Suspect, but it pulled in fewer than half the viewers of its timeslot competitor, The Mentalist, which entered its fourth season on CBS.  Football remains NBC's only bright spot as this week's showdown between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Indianapolis Colts was the number 2 watched broadcast.

Over at Fox, X Factor, while much hyped, underwhelmed.  The reunion of Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul only mustered up 12.5 million viewers on each of its two airings this week.  Cowell himself had gone on record saying that anything less than 20 million viewers would be a disappointment.  Perhaps he meant the two installments added together?  Still, the series is Fox's top-rated entry right now as Glee began its third season with 9.2 million viewers and a #41 rank.

Speaking of much hyped, ABC had solid-if-unspectacular starts for its soaps, Pan Am (#26 for the week) and Revenge (#35).  Desperate Housewives entered its 8th and final season ranked #36.  The network's remake of its 1970s classic Charlie's Angels was its lowest-rated new series coming in at #44.  Thursdays at 8pm has been a difficult timeslot for ABC since forever, so if ratings hold steady, there's still a chance the series could get a full season pickup.

Based on this week's ratings, we'd predict quick cancellations for NBC's The Playboy Club and Free Agents.  Watch them now while you can.  Up All Night will likely hang around a little longer as it has gotten good reviews. 

The CW continues to be a non-factor in the ratings as it is routinely beaten by Spanish-language network Univision.  The CW's highest-rated series was The Vampire Diaries with 2.5 million viewers coming in at #98 – its only series to crack the top 100.  America hates H8R – its second episode, which aired September 21, was the lowest-ranking new episode of any series on any network.

 

Average viewers

for the week:

CBS: 12.1 million
ABC: 9.9 million
FOX: 8.4 million
NBC: 7.5 million
Univision: 3.7 million
The CW: 1.6 million

 

HOW THE NEW SERIES DID:
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

3 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 19.4
12 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 14.1
15 Person of Interest

CBS, Th

13.3
18 X Factor Results Show Fox, Th 12.5
18 X Factor Fox, Wed 12.5
26 Pan Am ABC, Sun 11.1
33 New Girl Fox, Tue 10.3
35 Revenge Wed, ABC 10.0
39 A Gifted Man CBS, Fri 9.4
42 Charlie's Angels ABC, Th 8.8
50 Whitney NBC, Th 6.8
54 Prime Suspect NBC, Th 6.1
56 Up All Night NBC, Wed 6.0
65 The Playboy Club NBC, Mon 5.0
83 Free Agents NBC, Wed 3.9
102 The Secret Circle The CW, Th 2.1
104 Ringer The CW, Tue 1.9
111 H8R The CW, Wed 1.0

 

 [Source: Nielsen]

 

NETWORK TOP 20, September 19-25, 2011
RANK SERIES NETWORK

VIEWERS

(millions)

1 Two and a Half Men CBS, Mon 28.7
2 NBC Sunday Night Football: Steelers v Colts NBC, Sun 20.4
3 NCIS CBS, Tue 20.0
4 2 Broke Girls CBS, Mon 19.4
5 Dancing with the Stars ABC, Mon 19.0
6 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, Tue 16.7
7 The Big Bang Theory (8:30 special episode) CBS, Th 16.9
8 Dancing with the Stars Results Show ABC, Tue 14.8
9 Modern Family (9:00 episode) ABC, Wed 14.5
9 Modern Family (9:30 special episode) ABC, Wed 14.5
11 The Big Bang Theory (8:00 episode) CBS, Th 14.3
12 Criminal Minds CBS, Wed 14.1
12 Unforgettable CBS, Tue 14.1
14 The Mentalist CBS, Th 13.6
15 Castle ABC, Mon 13.3
15 Person of Interest CBS, Th 13.3
17 CSI CBS, Wed 12.7
18 X Factor Results Show Fox, Th 12.5
18 X Factor Fox Wed 12.5
20 60 Minutes CBS, Sun 12.3

 

 

 

 
Primetime Nielsen TV Ratings: November 1-7, 2010
Written by US Townhall staff   
Sunday, 14 November 2010 22:52

With only one game of the World Series left to play this week, and Glee in reruns due to Election Night coverage, Fox fell back to its customary fourth place in average viewers for the week.  Although NBC's Monday night lineup was displaced by a Saturday Night Live special, The Women of SNL, and its Tuesday night lineup was similarly disrupted due to election coverage, it gained 800,000 viewers over last week's average now that Fox's baseball was no longer a factor.  This also allowed CBS to pick up 700,000 viewers even though its top-rated NCIS franchise was in reruns.

Click here to view the Nielsen Ratings for November 1-7, 2010
 
Primetime Nielsen TV Ratings: October 25-31, 2010
Written by US Townhall staff   
Thursday, 04 November 2010 00:11

The combination of the World Series (albiet relatively low rated) and a fresh episode of Glee propelled Fox to the top of the weekly ratings where they gained 4.5 million viewers over last week's average.  Fox's gain seemed to be NBC's loss as the peacock network, who aired reruns of both of its Law & Order series, fell to a season low of 6.6 million, down 1.4 million from last week.  CBS also lost viewers, down 600,000 from last week.

NBC's shows continue to perform poorly – only a measly three of its shows landed in the top 40 including the holiday special, Scared Shrekless at number 37.  The other two were football related.  Something needs to be done at that network and fast.  Even former hit series, The Apprentice, seems to have been fired by the American public.  Its ratings are so low that it threatens to be taken over by Univision's Rosa de Guadalupe.

CBS's new series continue to perform relatively well although only Tom Selleck's Blue Bloods has managed to become a top 20 hit.  Former CBS champ, Hawaii Five-O, bleeds viewers each week and will fall out of the top 30 on next week's chart unless it stabilizes its ratings slide. 

Over at ABC, its fortunes rise and fall with Dancing with the StarsModern Family, and Castle which now outperforms both Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy.  We'll see if that continues in the weeks ahead now that the November sweeps stories are set to begin.

 

Click here to view the Nielsen Ratings for October 25-31, 2010
 
Primetime Nielsen TV Ratings: October 18-24, 2010
Written by US Townhall staff   
Thursday, 28 October 2010 01:38

Thanks to a supercharged game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers, NBC increased its average viewership over last week by 900,000 people, enough to bounce back into third place and unseat ABC from the top of the leaderboard as Dancing with the Stars waltzed into third position.  Football also enabled Fox to lose only 100,000 viewers over last week in spite of a rerun of its top series, Glee.

As for the new series, they seem to have stabilized somewhat and, for better or worse, have found their audiences.  All are ranked very closely to what they were last week, although Blue Bloods has now surpassed Hawaii Five-O as the top new network series and the only new series to appear in the top 20 this week.  ABC announced its cancellation the other day – the legal drama, The Whole Truth.  Despite strong performances and good chemistry between its stars Rob Morrow and Maura Tierney, the show just couldn't find an audience up against the more heavily promoted The Defenders on CBS and Law & Order: Los Angeles on NBC.

Beyond football, NBC is still having major problems on pretty much every night of the week as only two other of its series land in the top 40 shows – both from the Law & Order franchise on Wednesday nights.

 

Click here to see the Nielsen Primetime ratings chart for October 18-24, 2010
 
Primetime Nielsen TV Ratings: October 11-October 17, 2010
Written by US Townhall staff   
Friday, 22 October 2010 03:36

NBC continues to perform poorly, and had a terrible week last week.  It sank to fourth place behind Fox.  What's worrisome about this is that while NBC has often been in fourth place during the last few seasons, this most often happens when Fox's American Idol is airing.  To be behind Fox without being able to blame it on Idol and while Fox's own schedule is not exactly setting records only underscores just how broken things are at NBC.

NBC has only two shows – both Football – in all the top 35.  It's final debuting new series of the season, School Pride, landed with a thud in 92nd place with a paltry 2.9 million viewers.

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