Dancing with the Stars made its return to ABC this week. It hasn’t gone head-to-head with American Idol yet, but which reality show would take home the gold this week? And would ABC get a BIG boost from its highest-rated show? Could it break out of its slump and defeat CBS and FOX for the #1 spot? Find out all of that and more as we begin the last two months of this television season…
Monday (3/19/07)
Overall:
#1 – ABC – 10.8
#2 – CBS – 7.7
#3 – NBC – 7.1
#4 – FOX – 6.1
#5 – The CW – 1.5
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – ABC – 5.2
#2 – FOX – 4.0
#3 – CBS – 3.9
#4 – NBC – 3.6
#5 – The CW – 1.0
Top Shows for Day:
#1 – Dancing with the Stars 4 (ABC) – 14.4
#2 – CSI: Miami (CBS) – 11.5
#3 – Deal or No Deal (NBC) – 9.2
#4 – Two and a Half Men (CBS) – 7.6
#5 – 24 (FOX) – 7.0
#6 – Rules of Engagement (CBS) – 6.0
#7 – Prison Break (FOX) – 5.3
#8 – What About Brian (ABC) – 5.2
#9 – How I Met your Mother (CBS) – 5.0
#10 – New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS) – 4.7
#11 – The Black Donnellys (NBC) – 3.9
#12 – Everybody Hates Chris (The CW) – 2.0
#13 – All of Us (The CW) – 1.8
#14 – Girlfriends (The CW) – 1.6
#14 – The Game (The CW) – 1.6
Tuesday (3/20/07)
Overall:
#1 – FOX – 17.2
#2 – CBS – 8.0
#3 – NBC – 4.6
#4 – ABC – 4.3
#5 – The CW – 1.7
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – FOX – 11.6
#2 – CBS – 3.3
#3 – NBC – 2.1
#4 – ABC – 1.9
#5 – The CW – 1.1
Top Shows for Day:
#1 – American Idol (FOX) – 18.4
#2 – NCIS (CBS) – 9.8
#3 – The Unit (CBS) – 7.3
#4 – CSI (RERUN) (CBS) – 7.0
#5 – Boston Legal (ABC) – 6.1
#6 – Law & Order: SVU (RERUN) (NBC) – 5.2
#7 – Dateline (NBC) – 4.1
#8 – Law & Order: Criminal Intent (RERUN) (NBC) – 3.6
#9 – Primetime (ABC) – 3.4
#10 – America’s Funniest Videos (RERUN) (ABC) – 3.5
#11 – Pussycat Dolls: Search for the Next Doll (The CW) – 2.0
#12 – Gilmore Girls (RERUN) (The CW) – 1.8
Wednesday (3/21/07)
Overall:
#1 – FOX – 9.5
#2 – CBS – 8.8
#3 – ABC – 5.0
#4 – NBC – 4.0
#5 – The CW – 2.7
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – FOX – 5.7
#2 – CBS – 4.2
#3 – ABC – 3.2
#4 – The CW – 2.0
#5 – NBC – 1.8
Top Shows for Day:
#1 – American Idol (FOX) – 15.8
#2 – Criminal Minds (CBS) – 9.7
#3 – CSI: NY (CBS) – 9.1
#4 – ‘Til Death (FOX) – 9.0
#5 – Survivor: Fiji (CBS) – 7.7
#6 – Lost (ABC) – 7.4
#7 – Bones (FOX) – 6.6
#8 – Medium (NBC) – 4.2
#9 – Crossing Jordan (NBC) – 4.0
#10 – George Lopez (ABC) – 3.9
#11 – Friday Night Lights (NBC) – 3.8
#12 – According to Jim (ABC) – 3.7
#13 – America’s Next Top Model (The CW) – 3.4
#14 – In Case of Emergency (ABC) – 3.3
Thursday (3/22/07)
Overall:
#1 – ABC – 10.0
#2 – CBS – 6.9
#3 – FOX – 4.7
#4 – NBC – 4.6
#5 – The CW – 2.4
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – ABC – 5.6
#2 – CBs – 3.9
#3 – FOX – 2.8
#4 – NBC – 2.5
#5 – The CW – 1.5
Top Shows for Day:
#1 – Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) – 14.3
#2 – October Road (ABC) – 8.3
#3 – NCAA March Madness Basketball Coverage (CBS) – 7.8
#4 – Ugly Betty (ABC) – 7.4
#5 – Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? (FOX) – 6.4
#6 – Raines (NBC) – 5.9
#7 – My Name Is Earl (RERUN) (NBC) – 4.2
#8 – Scrubs (NBC) – 4.1
#9 – Andy Barker, P.I. (NBC) – 3.5
#10 – Family Guy (RERUN) (FOX) – 3.1
#10 – American Dad (RERUN) (FOX) – 3.1
#12 – Smallville (The CW) – 2.6
#13 – Supernatural (The CW) – 2.4
Friday (3/23/07)
Overall:
#1 – CBS – 6.2
#2 – NBC – 4.7
#3 – FOX – 4.3
#4 – ABC – 4.0
#5 – The Cw – 2.9
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – CBS – 3.1
#2 – NBC – 2.1
#3 – FOX – 2.0
#4 – ABC – 1.8
#5 – The CW – 1.7
Top Shows for Day:
#1 – NCAA March Madness Basketball Coverage (CBS) – 6.9
#2 – Miss USA Pageant (NBC) – 5.4
#3 – 20/20 (ABC) – 5.1
#4 – House (RERUN) (FOX) – 5.0
#5 – Identity (NBC) – 4.2
#6 – Grey’s Anatomy (RERUN) (ABC) – 4.0
#7 – The Wedding Bells (FOX) – 3.6
#8 – Six Degrees (ABC) – 3.3
#9- WWE Friday Night Smackdown (The CW) – 3.2
Sunday (3/25/07)
Overall:
#1 – CBS – 8.2
#2 – ABC – 4.9
#3 – NBC – 4.7
#4 – FOX – 3.5
#5 – The CW – 1.1
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – CBS – 3.6
#2 – FOX – 2.8
#3 – ABC – 2.6
#4 – NBC – 2.1
#5 – The CW – 0.7
Top Shows for the Day:
#1 – Without a Trace (CBS) – 9.3
#2 – 60 Minutes (CBS) – 9.0
#3 – Cold Case (CBS) – 7.2
#4 – The Amazing Race: All-Stars (CBS) – 7.1
#5 – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (RERUN) (ABC) – 7.0
#6 – Deal or No Deal (SUNDAY) (NBC) – 6.2
#7 – Family Guy (FOX) – 5.0
#8 – America’s Funniest Home Videos (RERUN) (ABC) – 4.8
#9 – The Apprentice (NBC) – 4.7
#10 – Grease: You’re the One That I Want (NBC) – 4.5
#11 – Dateline (NBC) – 4.4
#12 – American Dad (FOX) – 4.2
#13 – The Simpsons (FOX) – 4.1
#14 – King of the Hill (FOX) – 3.7
#15 – Brothers and Sisters (RERUN) (ABC) – 3.1
#16 – The War at Home (FOX) – 2.1
#17 – 7th Heaven (The CW) – 1.8
#18 – America’s Next Top Model (RERUN) (The CW) – 1.3
Networks:
#1 – CBS
#2 – FOX
#3 – ABC
#4 – NBC
#5 – The CW
Top 10 Shows:
#1 – American Idol (FOX)
#2 – Dancing with the Stars 4 (ABC)
#3 – Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
#4 – CSI: Miami (CBS)
#5 – NCIS (CBS)
#6 – Criminal Minds (CBS)
#7 – Without a Trace (CBS)
#8 – Deal or No Deal (NBC)
#9 – CSI: NY (CBS)
#10 – ‘Til Death (FOX)
#10 – 60 Minutes (CBS)
Dancing with the Stars provided ABC with a boost, but it wasn’t enough for ABC to get out of third place. CBS continued to be its consistent self. It only came in first place for two nights this week with FOX and ABC each taking two nights themselves. However, the difference between CBS and FOX and ABC is that the nights where CBS didn’t finish #1, it finished a strong second. FOX and ABC often found itself in third and fourth place. Not going to cut it. NBC was just horrible this week as it was firmly in 4th place, even losing a night to The CW! Ouch! Dancing with the Stars also wasn’t good enough to defeat American Idol for the #1 show either this week. It ended up #2, just ahead of another ABC show, Grey’s Anatomy. Overall the numbers were solid for most shows. Things are really starting to heat up now as we make our final push to the season finales. Stay tuned…
