February “Sweeps” started on Thursday night, but that didn’t change things that much. The pattern that has developed over the past few weeks continued here. There was one exception and that exception was the only show that could beat American Idol this week. It may never happen again, but this week it did. Find out which show was #1 and what network ended up on top this week?
Monday (1/29/07)
Overall:
#1 – NBC – 7.8
#2 – FOX – 7.3
#3 – CBS – 7.1
#4 – ABC – 5.1
#5 – The CW – 1.8
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – FOX – 4.8
#2 – NBC – 4.6
#3 – CBS – 3.2
#4 – ABC – 3.1
#5 – The CW – 1.1
Top Shows for Day:
#1 – Deal or No Deal (NBC) – 10.4
#2 – CSI: Miami (RERUN) (CBS) – 9.1
#3 – 24 (FOX) – 8.5
#4 – Heroes (NBC) – 8.3
#5 – Two and a Half Men (RERUN) (CBS) – 8.2
#6 – The New Adventures of Old Christine (RERUN) (CBS) – 6.8
#7 – Prison Break (FOX) – 6.0
#8 – Supernanny (ABC) – 5.8
#9 – Wife Swap (ABC) – 5.5
#10 – How I Met Your Mother (RERUN) (CBS) – 5.2
#11 – The Class (RERUN) (CBS) – 5.0
#12 – Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC) – 4.8
#13 – What About Brian (ABC) – 4.0
#14 – Everybody Hates Chris (The CW) – 1.8
#14 – All of Us (The CW) – 1.8
#16 – Girlfriends (The CW) – 1.6
#16 – The Game (The CW) – 1.6
Tuesday (1/30/07)
Overall:
#1 – FOX – 17.2
#2 – CBS – 6.6
#3 – NBC – 4.8
#4 – ABC – 4.2
#5 – The CW – 2.3
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – FOX – 12.3
#2 – CBS – 2.4
#3 – NBC – 2.3
#4 – ABC – 1.9
#5 – The CW – 1.7
Top Shows for Day:
#1 – American Idol (FOX) – 18.6
#2 – House (FOX) – 15.9
#3 – NCIS (RERUN) (CBS) – 7.8
#4 – Boston Legal (ABC) – 6.3
#5 – 48 Hours (RERUN) (CBS) – 6.1
#6 – The Unit (RERUN) (CBS) – 5.8
#6 – Law & Order: SVU (RERUN) (NBC) – 5.8
#8 – Law & Order: Criminal Intent (RERUN) (NBC) – 4.6
#9 – Dateline (NBC) – 3.8
#10 – America’s Funniest Videos (RERUN) (ABC) – 3.7
#11 – Gilmore Girls (The CW) – 2.8
#12 – Big Day (ABC) – 2.4
#13 – Knights of Prosperity (RERUN) (ABC) – 2.3
#14 – Veronica Mars (The CW) – 1.8
Wednesday (1/31/07)
Overall:
#1 – FOX – 12.8
#2 – CBS – 6.4
#3 – NBC – 6.1
#4 – ABC – 3.9
#5 – The CW – 1.9
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – FOX – 8.8
#2 – NBC – 3.0
#3 – CBS – 2.8
#4 – ABC – 2.1
#5 – The CW – 1.4
Top Shows for Day:
#1 – American Idol (FOX) – 17.9
#2 – Bones (FOX) – 7.7
#3 – Deal or No Deal (NBC) – 7.2
#4 – CSI: NY (RERUN) (CBS) – 7.1
#5 – Medium (NBC) – 6.6
#6 – Criminal Minds (RERUN) (CBS) – 6.5
#7 – George Lopez (ABC) – 5.0
#8 – Friday Night Lights (NBC) – 4.5
#9 – Primetime (ABC) – 4.2
#10 – According to Jim (ABC) – 3.3
#10 – In Case of Emergency (ABC) – 3.3
#10 – Knights of Prosperity (ABC) – 3.3
#13 – Beauty and the Geek (The CW) – 2.6
#14 – One Tree Hill (The CW) – 2.4
Thursday (2/1/07)
Overall:
#1 – ABC – 10.5
#2 – CBS – 10.2
#3 – NBC – 5.9
#4 – FOX – 2.8
#5 – The CW – 2.5
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – ABC – 6.3
#2 – CBS – 4.7
#3 – NBC – 4.3
#4 – FOX – 1.8
#5 – The CW – 1.7
Top Shows for Day:
#1 – Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) – 14.9
#2 – CSI (CBS) – 13.4
#3 – Shark (CBS) – 9.3
#3 – Ugly Betty (ABC) – 9.3
#5 – ER (NBC) – 7.8
#6 – CSI (RERUN) (CBS) – 7.5
#7 – Men in Trees (ABC) – 7.3
#8 – My Name Is Earl (NBC) – 6.3
#9 – The Office (NBC) – 5.8
#10 – Scrubs (NBC) – 4.1
#11 – 30 Rock (NBC) – 3.6
#12 – ‘Til Death (FOX) – 3.2
#12 – The War at Home (FOX) – 3.2
#14 – Smallville (The CW) – 3.0
#15 – The O.C. (FOX) – 2.5
#16 – Supernatural (The CW) – 2.4
Friday (2/2/07)
Overall:
#1 – CBS – 6.6
#2 – NBC – 6.1
#3 – ABC – 5.0
#4 – FOX – 3.3
#5 – The CW – 3.1
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – CBS – 3.2
#2 – NBC – 2.7
#3 – ABC – 2.3
#4 – FOX – 2.2
#5 – The CW – 1.6
Top Shows for Day:
#1 – Numb3rs (CBS) – 6.8
#2 – Ghost Whisperer (CBS) – 6.7
#3 – 1 Vs. 100 (NBC) – 6.3
#4 – Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials Special (CBS) – 6.2
#5 – Law & Order (NBC) – 6.1
#6 – Las Vegas (NBC) – 6.0
#7 – 20/20 (ABC) – 5.6
#8 – Grey’s Anatomy (RERUN) (ABC) – 4.4
#9 – Trading Spouses (FOX) – 3.6
#10- WWE Friday Night Smackdown (The CW) – 3.3
#11 – Nanny 911 (FOX) – 3.2
Sunday (2/4/07)
Overall:
#1 – CBS – 34.6
#2 – ABC – 3.0
#3 – NBC – 2.3
#4 – FOX – 1.9
#5 – The CW – 0.8
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – CBS – 28.0
#2 – ABC – 1.8
#3 – FOX – 1.1
#4 – NBC – 1.0
#5 – The CW – 0.5
Top Shows for the Day:
#1 – NFL Super Bowl XLI (CBS) – 40.4
#2 – Criminal Minds (CBS) – 9.9
#3 – Old School (MOVIE) (ABC) – 3.4
#4 – America’s Funniest Home Videos (RERUN) (ABC) – 3.1
#5 – Grease: You’re the One That I Want (NBC) – 3.0
#6 – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (RERUN) (ABC) – 2.6
#7 – X2: X-Men United (MOVIE) (FOX) – 2.1
#8 – Beauty and the Geek (RERUN) (The CW) – 1.0
Networks:
#1 – CBS
#2 – FOX
#3 – NBC
#4 – ABC
#5 – The CW
Top 10 Shows:
#1 – NFL Super Bowl XLI (CBS)
#2 – American Idol (FOX)
#3 – House (FOX)
#4 – Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
#5 – CSI (CBS)
#6 – Deal or No Deal (NBC)
#7 – Criminal Minds (CBS)
#8 – Shark (CBS)
#9 – Ugly Betty (ABC)
#10 – 24 (FOX)
No surprise here. The Super Bowl is the only show that can beat American Idol at this point. CBS already had this week wrapped up, but with the Super Bowl being on CBS as well, it just made it a no contest. CBs easily takes the top spot and FOX was just able to hold off NBC for #2. Despite the fact that ABC won the first night of “Sweeps” and was a solid second on Super Bowl Sunday, that still wasn’t enough for them to rise above #4. How the mighty have fallen?
The most surprising thing this week is House. It was FOX’s #1 show before American Idol came back. House had the biggest numbers of the season for that show, with the help of AI being a lead-in for House. Grey’s Anatomy was better than average this week, but still not good enough to get above #4. Shark and Ugly Betty continue to be the most watched new shows on TV, despite the hype behind Heroes. Things really begin to heat up as every network brings out their best from now until the end of February!
