The second week of any new TV season is more than likely the week that you judge the entire season on. Premiere week is watched by a lot more people, so obviously the numbers for every television show are a bit inflated. That was true again this year as pretty much every show took a loss in ratings this week. But it didn’t really affect the overall standings. The same shows and networks are up top again. Here is how the week went down…
Monday (10/1/07)
Overall:
#1 – ABC – 11.1
#2 – CBS – 7.6
#3 – NBC – 5.8
#4 – FOX – 4.2
#5 – The CW – 1.8
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – ABC – 4.7
#2 – NBC – 4.0
#2 – CBS – 4.0
#4 – FOX – 2.5
#5 – The CW – 1.1
Top Shows for Day:
#1 – Dancing with the Stars 5 (ABC) – 13.8
#2 – CSI: Miami (CBS) – 9.9
#3 – Two and a Half Men (CBS) – 8.4
#4 – Heroes (NBC) – 8.1
#5 – The Bachelor (ABC) – 6.8
#6 – Rules of Engagment (CBS) – 6.6
#7 – The Big Bang Theory (CBS) – 5.5
#8 – Journeyman (NBC) – 5.2
#9 – Chuck (NBC)) – 5.1
#9 – How I Met Your Mother (CBS) – 5.1
#11 – Prison Break (FOX) – 4.7
#12 – K-Ville (FOX) – 3.7
#13 – Girlfriends (The CW) – 1.8
#13 – The Game (The CW) – 1.8
#15 – Everybody Hates Chris (The CW) – 1.7
#16 – Aliens in America (The CW) – 1.6
Tuesday (10/2/07)
Overall:
#1 – ABC – 7.9
#2 – FOX – 7.7
#2 – CBS – 7.7
#4 – NBC – 5.6
#5 – The CW – 1.8
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – FOX – 5.0
#2 – ABC – 3.6
#3 – NBC – 3.5
#4 – CBS – 3.1
#5 – The CW – 1.3
Top Shows for Day:
#1 – Dancing with the Stars (ABC) – 10.4
#2 – House (FOX) – 10.3
#3 – NCIS (CBS) – 10.2
#4 – Law & Order: SVU (NBC) – 7.7
#5 – Boston Legal (ABC) – 7.4
#6 – The Unit (CBS) – 7.0
#7 – Cavemen (ABC) – 6.1
#8 – Cane (CBS) – 6.0
#9 – Carpoolers (ABC) – 5.9
#10 – Bones (FOX) – 5.0
#11 – The Biggest Loser (NBC) – 4.6
#12 – The Singing Bee (NBC) – 4.4
#13 – Reaper (The CW) – 1.8
#13 – Beauty and the Geek (The CW) – 1.8
Wednesday (10/3/07)
Overall:
#1 – ABC – 7.7
#2 – CBS – 7.5
#3 – NBC – 6.5
#4 – FOX – 4.0
#5 – The CW – 2.4
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – ABC – 4.1
#2 – CBS – 3.4
#3 – NBC – 3.3
#4 – FOX – 2.7
#5 – The CW – 1.7
Top Shows for Day:
#1 – Criminal Minds (CBS) – 9.4
#2 – Pushing Daisies (ABC) – 8.3
#2 – Private Practice (ABC) – 8.3
#2 – CSI: NY (CBS) – 8.3
#5 – Deal or No Deal (NBC) – 7.1
#6 – Bionic Woman (NBC) – 6.8
#7 – Dirty Sexy Money (ABC) – 6.7
#8 – Life (NBC) – 5.7
#9 – Kid Nation (CBS) – 5.4
#10 – Back To You (FOX) – 4.4
#11 – Kitchen Nightmares (FOX) – 4.2
#12 – ‘Til Death (FOX) – 4.0
#13 – America’s Next Top Model (The CW) – 3.0
#14 – Gossip Girl (The CW) – 1.8
Thursday (10/4/07)
Overall:
#1 – CBS – 10.2
#2 – ABC – 8.3
#3 – NBC – 5.3
#4 – FOX – 4.5
#5 – The CW – 2.4
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – CBS – 4.9
#2 – ABC – 4.8
#3 – NBC – 3.8
#4 – FOX – 2.1
#5 – The CW – 1.5
Top Shows for Day:
#1 – CSI (CBS) – 12.8
#2 – Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) – 12.3
#3 – Without A Trace (CBS) – 9.4
#4 – Survivor: China (CBS) – 8.5
#5 – Ugly Betty (ABC) – 6.6
#6 – ER (NBC) – 6.1
#6 – Big Shots (ABC) – 6.1
#8 – Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader (FOX) – 5.3
#9 – My Name is Earl (NBC) – 5.1
#10 – The Office (NBC) – 5.0
#11 – 30 Rock (NBC) – 4.8
#12 – Kitchen Nightmares (FOX) – 4.8
#13 – Smallville (The CW) – 2.9
#14 – Supernatural (The CW) – 2.0
Friday (10/5/07)
Overall:
#1 – CBS – 5.7
#2 – NBC – 4.9
#3 – ABC – 3.8
#4 – FOX – 2.7
#5 – The CW – 2.5
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – CBS – 2.4
#2 – NBC – 2.1
#3 – ABC – 1.8
#4 – The CW – 1.4
#4 – FOX – 1.4
Top Shows for Day:
#1 – Numb3rs (CBS) – 6.2
#2 – Ghost Whisperer (CBS) – 5.6
#3 – Deal or No Deal (NBC) – 5.5
#4 – Moonlight (CBS) – 5.4
#5 – 20/20 (ABC) – 5.1
#6 – Las Vegas (NBC) – 5.0
#7 – Friday Night Lights (NBC) – 4.2
#8 – Private Practice (RERUN) (ABC) – 3.4
#9 – Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? (FOX) – 3.2
#10 – Pushing Daisies (RERUN) (ABC) – 2.8
#11 – WWE Friday Night Smackdown (The CW) – 2.7
#12 – K-Ville (RERUN) (FOX) – 1.8
Sunday (10/7/07)
Overall:
#1 – NBC – 8.4
#2 – ABC – 7.8
#3 – CBS – 7.6
#4 – FOX – 3.7
#5 – CW – 0.9
Adults 18-49 Demographic:
#1 – NBC – 5.6
#2 – ABC – 4.4
#3 – FOX – 2.9
#4 – CBS – 2.6
#5 – The CW – 0.4
Top Shows for the Day:
#1 – Desperate Housewives (ABC) – 11.1
#2 – Sunday Night Football (NBC) – 10.3
#3 – Cold Case (CBS) – 8.3
#4 – Brothers and Sisters (ABC) – 8.2
#5 – Shark (CBS) – 7.4
#6 – 60 Minutes (CBS) – 7.2
#7 – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) – 7.1
#8 – America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC) – 5.1
#9 – Family Guy (FOX) – 4.9
#10 – Football Night in America (NBC) – 4.5
#11 – The Simpsons (FOX) – 4.3
#12 – American Dad (FOX) – 3.9
#13 – King of the Hill (FOX) – 3.5
#14 – Life Is Wild (The CW) – 1.2
Week 2 Rankings
Networks:
#1 – ABC
#2 – CBS
#3 – NBC
#4 – FOX
#5 – The CW
Top 10 Shows:
#1 – Dancing with the Stars 5 (ABC)
#2 – CSI (CBS)
#3 – Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
#4 – Desperate Housewives (ABC)
#5 – Sunday Night Football (NBC)
#5 – House (FOX)
#7 – NCIS (CBS)
#8 – CSI: Miami (CBS)
#9 – Criminal Minds (CBS)
#9 – Without A Trace (CBS)
ABC continue to dominate this week. CBS was never that close to them. CBS did dominate Thursday and Friday nights, but it’s really getting hurt by its sub-par Sunday night performance. ABC once again had 3 of the top 4 shows this week and that was enough for them to take this week. It will be interesting to see how this plays out when the “reruns” start coming back around.
Dancing with the Stars is back on top this week. CSI took a big hit and fell back to earth and finished in second. You will also notice that no new shows made the top ten this week. However, Pushing Daisies made its series premiere and it tied for #1 of all the new shows with another ABC show on the same night, Private Practice. That show should drop next week, but for now ABC has some of the highest-rated new shows on television right now. Stay tuned as always, though…
