2007/2008 TV Season Ratings Report – Week 6 (10/29/07 11/4/07)

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2007/2008 TV Season Ratings Report – Week 6 (10/29/07 11/4/07)

Monday (10/29/07)

Overall:

#1 ABC (11.3)
#2 CBS (7.7)
#3 NBC (4.7)
#4 FOX (3.3)
#5 CW (1.6)

Adults 18-49:

#1 ABC (4.7)
#2 CBS (4.3)
#3 NBC (3.3)
#4 FOX (1.7)
#5 CW (1.0)

Monday Night Rankings:
#1 Dancing with the Stars, ABC
#2 Samantha Who?, ABC
#3 CSI: Miami, CBS
#4 Two and a Half Men, CBS
#5 The Bachelor, ABC
#6 Rules of Engagement, CBS
#7 Heroes, NBC
#8 The Big Bang Theory, CBS
#9 How I Met Your Mother, CBS
#10 Chuck, NBC
#11 Journeyman, NBC
#12 K-ville, FOX
#13 The Game, CW
#14 Everybody Hates Chris, CW
#15 Girlfriends, CW
#16 Aliens in America, CW

My Thoughts: CBS’s days of owning Monday are a thing of the past. As a result, How I Met Your Mother might be the first casualty. And Heroes sophomore slump continues

Tuesday (10/30/07)

Overall:

#1 ABC (8.9)
#2 FOX (8.0)
#3 CBS (7.6)
#4 NBC (4.6)
#5 CW (1.6)

Adults 18-49:

#1 FOX (5.1)
#2 ABC (3.7)
#2 CBS (2.7)
#4 NBC (2.7)
#5 CW (1.1)

Tuesday Night Rankings:
#1 Dancing with the Stars, ABC
#2 NCIS, CBS
#3 House, FOX
#4 Boston Legal, ABC
#5 The Unit, CBS
#6 Charlie Brown Special, ABC
#7 Law & Order: SVU, NBC
#8 Bones, FOX
#9 Cane, CBS
#10 The Biggest Loser, NBC
#11 The Singing Bee, NBC
#12 Beauty and the Geek, CW
#13 Reaper, CW

My Thoughts: Boston Legal took full advantage of an SVU repeat. Meanwhile, NBC’s 8-10 programming needs major work

Wednesday (10/31/07)

Overall:

#1 CBS (7.5)
#2 ABC (6.4)
#3 NBC (3.8)
#4 FOX (2.9)
#5 CW (1.6)

Adults 18-49:

#1 CBS (3.1)
#1 ABC (3.1)
#3 NBC (2.2)
#4 FOX (1.7)
#5 CW (1.1)

Wednesday Night Rankings:
#1 Criminal Minds, CBS
#2 CSI: NY, CBS
#3 Private Practice, ABC
#4 Dirty Sexy Money, ABC
#5 Pushing Daisies, ABC
#6 Kid Nation, CBS
#7 Phenomenon, NBC
#8 Life, NBC
#9 Back to You, FOX
#10 ‘Til Death, FOX
#11 Kitchen Nightmares, FOX
#12 Top Model, CW
#13 Gossip Girl, CW

My Thoughts: Halloween obviously scared away some viewers, and most of the networks aired repeats accordingly. For FOX, this could have been Game 6 of the Word Series. Instead, they will continue to be a non-factor ‘til the new year

Thursday (11/1/07)

Overall:

#1 CBS (10.0)
#2 ABC (8.4)
#3 FOX (5.2)
#4 NBC (5.0)
#5 CW (2.3)

Adults 18-49:

#1 ABC (5.0)
#2 CBS (4.8)
#2 NBC (3.7)
#4 FOX (2.5)
#5 CW (1.5)

Thursday Night Rankings:
#1 Grey’s Anatomy, ABC
#2 CSI, CBS
#3 Without a Trace, CBS
#4 Survivor: China, CBS
#5 Ugly Betty, ABC
#6 ER, NBC
#7 Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, FOX
#8 Big Shots, ABC
#9 The Office, NBC
#10 My Name is Earl, NBC
#11 Scrubs, NBC
#12 Smallville, CW
#13 Supernatural, CW

My Thoughts: ABC and CBS continue to duke it out: with CBS winning overall viewers and ABC capturing the coveted 19-49 demo. Smallville leads CW to its best numbers of the week. And how can Big Shots and The Office possibly have comparable numbers?

Friday (11/2/07)

Overall:

#1 CBS (5.7)
#2 ABC (5.2)
#3 NBC (4.8)
#4 CW (2.8)
#5 FOX (1.4)

Adults 18-49:

#1 CBS (2.3)
#2 NBC (1.9)
#3 ABC (1.8)
#4 CW (1.4)
#5 FOX (1.0)

Friday Night Rankings:
#1 Women’s Murder Club, ABC
#2 Numb3rs, CBS
#3 Deal or No Deal, NBC
#4 Ghost Whisperer, CBS
#5 20/20, ABC
#6 Moonlight, CBS
#7 Las Vegas, NBC
#8 Men in Trees, ABC
#9 Friday Night Lights, NBC
#10 Friday Night Smackdown!, CW
#11 The Next Great American Band, FOX

My Thoughts: CBS still has the most consistent Friday night lineup, but its ABC’s Women’s Murder Club making the most noise: Think they can get Jessica Fletcher to join their team?

Sunday (11/4/07)

Overall:

#1 CBS (10.6)
#2 ABC (8.2)
#3 NBC (7.8)
#4 FOX (5.3)
#5 CW (0.8)

Adults 18-49:

#1 NBC (5.0)
#2 CBS (4.8)
#3 ABC (4.7)
#4 FOX (4.4)
#5 CW (0.5)

Sunday Night Rankings:
#1 NFL Football: Colts vs. Patriots, CBS
#2 Desperate Housewives, ABC
#3 60 Minutes, CBS
#4 Sunday Night Football, NBC
#5 Brothers & Sisters, ABC
#6 Cold Case, CBS
#7 The Amazing Race, CBS
#8 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC
#9 Shark, CBS
#10 The Simpsons, FOX
#11 Family Guy, FOX
#12 America’s Funniest Home Videos, ABC
#13 American Dad, FOX
#14 CW Now/Aliens in America/Life is Wild, CW

My Thoughts: The much-hyped “Game of the Decade” lived up to its name, and will most likely be more entertaining than the Super Bowl.
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Week 6 Rankings

Networks:

#1 CBS
#2 ABC
#3 NBC
#4 FOX
#5 CW

Top 10 Shows:
#1 Dancing with the Stars (Mon), ABC
#2 Grey’s Anatomy, ABC
#3 Dancing With the Stars (Tue), ABC
#4 60 Minutes, CBS
#4 CSI, CBS
#6 Desperate Housewives, ABC
#7 NCIS, CBS
#8 House, FOX
#9 Sunday Night Football, NBC
#10 CSI: Miami, CBS

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Now that the World Series is history, it’s back to the weekly battle between CBS and ABC. And the difference-maker this week was most likely the Sunday afternoon clash between the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots, which spilled into Sunday evening – pushing CBS over the top. Meanwhile, FOX free-falls from second to fourth with House and little else. NBC gained some ground, thanks to the return of Sunday Night Football