Week of October 9th-15th/2006 complete ratings
David
New Sitcoms' Plight No Laughing Matter
"Help Me Help You" with Ted Danson leads new comedies.
From City News Service
New half-hour comedies continued to be a turnoff to viewers last week,
according to figures released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research.
ABC's "Help Me Help You" was the most-watched new half-hour comedy
among the five broadcast by the five major networks between Oct. 9 and
Sunday, finishing 39th for the week with 9.89 million viewers.
The comedy starring Ted Danson as a psychotherapist treating an
eccentric collection of patients in group therapy finished fourth in
its 9:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesday time slot, both among all viewers and
those ages 18 to 49, the group ABC, Fox and NBC target.
There were mixed results for the premieres of the NBC comedies "30
Rock" and "Twenty Good Years."
"30 Rock," which stars Tina Fey as the head writer of a TV variety
show, was third in its Wednesday 8 to 8:30 p.m. time slot and 58th for
the week with 8.13 million viewers, but drew 32% more viewers between
the ages of 18 and 49 than the short-lived Pentagon drama "E-Ring" did
in the same time period a year ago.
"Twenty Good Years," which stars John Lithgow and Jeffrey Tambor as
two New Yorkers who vow to live each day as if it were their last, was
fourth from 8:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 67th for the week with 7.05
million viewers.
NBC had a winner with the premiere of the game show "1 vs. 100," which
was Friday's most-watched program with 12.77 million viewers and
finished 26th for the week. The audience was NBC's largest in the
Friday 9 to 10 p.m. time period, other than for Olympics telecasts,
since the March 19, 2004 episode of "Dateline NBC."
As the TV season completed its fourth week, CBS was the week's
most-watched network for the fourth time in a row. It tied ABC for
first among viewers ages 18 to 49, a group ABC had won in each of the
first three weeks of the season.
ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" was the week's most-watched program for the
third time this season, with 22.88 million viewers nationally. The
steamy medical drama was also the most-watched program in the Los
Angeles market for the fourth consecutive week, drawing 1.28 million
viewers.
The CBS legal drama "Shark" was the week's most-watched new program,
with 14.15 million viewers, 19th overall. Cable's most-watched program
of the week was ESPN's "Monday Night Football" game between the
Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos, drawing 12.51 million viewers,
which would have placed it 27th for the week among the programs shown
on the broadcast networks.
The "CBS Evening News" with Katie Couric was in third place in the
weekly ratings for the third consecutive week, averaging 7.33 million
viewers. The "NBC Nightly News" averaged 8.84 million viewers for its
115th weekly victory in the last 119 weeks.
Prime-Time TV Rankings
Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television last
week (Oct. 9-15) as compiled by Nielsen Media Research. They are based
on the average number of people who watched a program from start to
finish. Nielsen estimates there are 283.5 million potential viewers in
the U.S. ages 2 and older. Viewership is listed in millions.
Program Network Viewers
1 Grey's Anatomy (Thu.) ABC 22.88
2 CSI (Thu.) CBS 21.85
3 Desperate Housewives ABC 20.64
4 Dancing With the Stars ABC 20.10
5 Dancing With the Stars Results ABC 18.21
6 CSI: NY CBS 17.97
7 "NFL Post-Game" CBS 17.95
8 CSI: Miami CBS 17.60
9 60 Minutes CBS 17.28
10 Lost ABC 16.89
11 Criminal Minds CBS 16.73
12 Two and a Half Men CBS 16.38
13 NCIS CBS 15.86
14 Survivor: Cook Islands CBS 15.83
15 Deal or No Deal (Mon.) NBC 15.41
16 Without a Trace CBS 15.16
17 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC 14.90
18 E.R. NBC 14.57
19 Shark CBS 14.15
20 Cold Case CBS 13.97
21 Ugly Betty ABC 13.95
22 Law & Order: SVU NBC 13.89
23 Heroes NBC 13.34
24 The Unit CBS 13.03
25 Old Christine CBS 12.88
26 "1 vs 100" NBC 12.77
27 Sunday Night Football NBC 12.32
28 Brothers & Sisters ABC 12.14
29 Amazing Race 10 CBS 11.65
30 Deal or No Deal (Fri.) NBC 11.52
31 Law & Order: Criminal Intent NBC 11.47
32 Close to Home CBS 10.95
33 Numb3rs CBS 10.89
34 Jericho CBS 10.86
35 Deal or No Deal (Thu.) NBC 10.31
36 Ghost Whisperer CBS 10.18
37 Boston Legal ABC 10.08
38 CSI (Tue.) CBS 10.07
39 Help Me Help You ABC 9.88
40 "Baseball: ALCS, Game 2: Tigers-A's" (Wed.) FOX 9.87
41 My Name Is Earl NBC 9.84
42 America's Funniest Home Videos ABC 9.81
43 Law & Order NBC 9.43
44 The Class CBS 9.34
45 48 Hours Mystery CBS 9.18
46 How I Met Your Mother CBS 9.09
47 "Baseball: NLCS, Game 2: Cardinals-Mets" (Fri.) FOX 9.01
48 The Office NBC 8.83
49 "NFL Pre-Game" NBC 8.70
50 Six Degrees ABC 8.69
51 Studio 60 on Sunset Strip NBC 8.66
52 "Baseball: ALCS, Game 1: Tigers-A's" (Tue.) FOX 8.59
53 "Baseball: NLCS, Game 4: Mets-Cardinals" (Sun.) FOX 8.57
54 "Baseball: NLCS, Game 1: Cardinals-Mets" (Thu.) FOX 8.51
55 Dateline: NBC (Wed.) NBC 8.41
56 Crimetime Saturday (9 p.m.) CBS 8.39
57 The Nine ABC 8.25
58 30 Rock NBC 8.13
59 Football Night America, Part 3 NBC 7.97
60 Bachelor: Rome ABC 7.92
61 "Lowe's 500" NBC 7.80
62 Wife Swap ABC 7.61
63 "Baseball: NLCS, Game 3: Mets-Cardinals" (Sat.) FOX 7.51
64 20/20 ABC 7.42
65 Biggest Loser 3 NBC 7.23
66 Men in Trees ABC 7.13
67 20 Good Years NBC 7.05
68 What About Brian ABC 7.00
69 Crimetime Saturday (8 p.m.) CBS 6.62
70 Saturday Night Football ABC 6.21
71 Friday Night Lights NBC 5.87
72 Grey's Anatomy (Fri.) ABC 5.79
73 America's Next Top Model (Wed.) CW 5.50
74 Football Night America, Part 2 NBC 5.48
75 La Fea Más Bella (Tue.) UNI 4.96
76 Smallville CW 4.88
77 La Fea Más Bella (Mon.) UNI 4.85
78 Gilmore Girls CW 4.71
79 La Fea Más Bella (Wed.) UNI 4.59
80 La Fea Más Bella (Thu.) UNI 4.26
81 "College Football Pre-Game" ABC 4.22
82 Prison Break FOX 4.07
83 Mundo de Fieras (Wed.) UNI 3.87
La Fea Más Bella (Fri.) UNI 3.87
85 Friday Night Smackdown CW 3.83
86 Supernatural CW 3.78
87 Mundo de Fieras (Mon.) UNI 3.69
88 Mundo de Fieras (Tue.) UNI 3.66
89 Justice FOX 3.58
90 Mundo de Fieras (Thu.) UNI 3.48
91 One Tree Hill CW 3.25
92 7th Heaven CW 3.17
93 Mundo de Fieras (Fri.) UNI 3.06
94 Everybody Hates Chris CW 3.03
95 Cristina UNI 2.97
96 Veronica Mars CW 2.96
97 Heridas de Amor (Tue.) UNI 2.83
98 Heridas de Amor (Mon.) UNI 2.77
99 Don Francisco Presenta UNI 2.67
100 Heridas de Amor (Wed.) UNI 2.55
Aqui y Ahora (Thu.) UNI 2.55
102 Heridas de Amor (Thu.) UNI 2.54
103 All of Us CW 2.51
104 Girlfriends CW 2.47
105 Cantando por Sueno UNI 2.46
106 Heridas de Amor (Fri.) UNI 2.28
107 Hora Pico UNI 2.24
108 Casos Vida UNI 2.19
109 Sabado Gigante UNI 2.17
110 The Game CW 2.14
111 Ver Para Creer UNI 2.06
112 America's Top Model (Sun.) CW 2.01
113 Runaway CW 1.79
114 Casos Familia UNI 1.39
115 Tierra de Pasiones (Mon.) TEL 1.21
116 Tierra de Pasiones (Thu.) TEL 1.13
117 Tierra de Pasiones (Wed.) TEL 1.06
118 Tierra de Pasiones (Tue.) TEL 1.03
119 Viuda de Blanco (Thu.) TEL 0.99
120 Tierra de Pasiones (Fri.) TEL 0.96
Amores (Thu.) TEL 0.96
Viuda de Blanco (Mon.) TEL 0.96
123 Decisiones (Wed.) TEL 0.95
Viuda de Blanco (Wed.) TEL 0.95
125 Amores (Wed.) TEL 0.93
126 Viuda de Blanco (Tue.) TEL 0.92
127 Decisiones (Tue.) TEL 0.89
Amores (Tue.) TEL 0.89
129 "Vas O No Vas (Mon.) TEL 0.87
130 Decisiones (Thu.) TEL 0.86
131 Cinemundo Premier TEL 0.78
Viuda de Blanco (Fri.) TEL 0.78
Decisiones (Fri.) TEL 0.78
134 Amores (Fri.) TEL 0.76
135 Vas O No Vas (Sun.) TEL 0.72
136 Decisiones (Mon.) TEL 0.64
137 Cinemundo del Sabado TEL 0.50
138 Quinceanera TEL 0.41
139 Que Hay de Nuevo TEL 0.35
WQ
David wrote:
> from the L.A. Times
>
> New Sitcoms' Plight No Laughing Matter
> "Help Me Help You" with Ted Danson leads new comedies.
>
> among the five broadcast by the five major networks between Oct. 9 and
> Sunday, finishing 39th for the week with 9.89 million viewers.
> Program Network Viewers
> 4 Dancing With the Stars ABC 20.10
> 39 Help Me Help You ABC 9.88
--- That's not saying much when you see that it loses over half the
viewers from its lead-in. In fact, by comparison, Earl and AFHV are
bigger hits, with just about the same number of viewers, because they
manage to get that number without any network lead-in at all. Put HMHY
anywhere else on the schedule and it's guaranteed to lose another 50%
of viewers, so it probably won't live out the season.
Steven L.
> Program Network Viewers
> 1 Grey's Anatomy (Thu.) ABC 22.88
> 2 CSI (Thu.) CBS 21.85
> 3 Desperate Housewives ABC 20.64
> 4 Dancing With the Stars ABC 20.10
> 5 Dancing With the Stars Results ABC 18.21
>
> 6 CSI: NY CBS 17.97
> 7 "NFL Post-Game" CBS 17.95
> 8 CSI: Miami CBS 17.60
> 9 60 Minutes CBS 17.28
> 10 Lost ABC 16.89
>
> 11 Criminal Minds CBS 16.73
> 12 Two and a Half Men CBS 16.38
> 13 NCIS CBS 15.86
> 14 Survivor: Cook Islands CBS 15.83
> 15 Deal or No Deal (Mon.) NBC 15.41
And after all that hype and industry buzz about "Kidnapped" and "Studio
60" and "Friday Night Lights," we see that "Deal or No Deal" is once
again NBC's top rated show. Just like last season.
That is so weird, it could almost be an episode of "Lost."
>
> 51 Studio 60 on Sunset Strip NBC 8.66
Ouch.
> 57 The Nine ABC 8.25
Double ouch.
> 58 30 Rock NBC 8.13
Triple ouch.
>
> 66 Men in Trees ABC 7.13
Dying before our eyes.
>
> 71 Friday Night Lights NBC 5.87
Dying before our eyes.
If its ratings fall any further, it will get beaten by America's Next
Top Model, a CW show. It might even get beaten by La Fea Mas Bella, a
Univision show.
--
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> > 51 Studio 60 on Sunset Strip NBC 8.66Ouch.
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> > 58 30 Rock NBC 8.13Triple ouch.
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> > 66 Men in Trees ABC 7.13Dying before our eyes.
The show is not doing that bad ( I don't watch it ) but considering
it's on Fridays it seems to be pretty stable given that its lead-in has
been nothing but repeats.
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> > 71 Friday Night Lights NBC 5.87Dying before our eyes.
> If its ratings fall any further, it will get beaten by America's Next
> Top Model, a CW show. It might even get beaten by La Fea Mas Bella, a
> Univision show.
>
> --
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