2007/2008 TV Season Ratings Report – Week of 1/14-1/20/08

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Monday (1/14/08)

Overall:

#1 NBC (7.1)
#2 CBS (7.0)
#3 FOX (5.6)
#4 ABC (5.2)
#5 CW (1.1)

Adults 18-49:

#1 NBC (4.3)
#2 FOX (3.8)
#3 CBS (3.5)
#4 ABC (2.4)
#5 CW (0.7)

Monday’s Top Shows:
Dance War, ABC
American Gladiators, NBC
Deal or No Deal, NBC
Two and a Half Men(R), CBS
Sarah Connor Chronicles, FOX
CSI: Miami, CBS
Medium, NBC

My Thoughts: NBC prevails on a relatively quiet night of viewing. FOX has to be a little disappointed with the drop-off for Sarah Connor Chronicles. And Prison Break returns to limited fanfare as well…

Tuesday (1/15/08)

Overall:

#1 FOX (17.8)
#2 CBS (8.7)
#3 NBC (5.8)
#4 ABC (3.4)
#5 CW (1.4)

Adults 18-49:

#1 FOX (13.8)
#2 NBC (3.5)
#3 CBS (2.6)
#4 ABC (1.4)
#5 CW (1.0)

Tuesday’s Top Shows:
American Idol, FOX
NCIS, CBS
Comanche Moon, CBS
Law & Order: SVU, NBC

My Thoughts: As expected, it was no contest. But Idol’s numbers were down 11% from last year’s debut. CBS placed a solid, if
modest, second place. As for ABC’s contribution of According to Jim and Carpoolers: why bother?

Wednesday (1/16/08)

Overall:

#1 FOX (16.8)
#2 NBC (7.2)
#3 CBS (6.1)
#4 ABC (3.8)
#5 CW (0.9)

Adults 18-49:

#1 FOX (12.6)
#2 NBC (3.0)
#3 ABC (2.2)
#4 CBS (2.0)
#5 CW (0.6)

Wednesday’s Top Shows:
American Idol, FOX
Deal or No Deal, NBC
Comanche Moon, CBS
Law & Order, NBC

My Thoughts: FOX rules again, while NBC pairs the busy Deal or No Deal with Law & Order. Meanwhile, Comanche Moon‘s finale concludes a successful story for CBS…

Thursday (1/17/08)

Overall:

#1 CBS (8.0)
#2 FOX (6.1)
#3 NBC (5.1)
#4 ABC (5.0)
#5 CW (1.7)

Adults 18-49:

#1 FOX (3.5)
#2 NBC (3.2)
#3 CBS (2.9)
#4 ABC (2.5)
#5 CW (1.0)

Thursday’s Top Shows:
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader, FOX
Ugly Betty, ABC
CSI(R), CBS
Without a Trace, CBS

My Thoughts: Thursday night probably hasn’t seen numbers this small in quite a while. CW saw a positive spike with Smallville‘s ratings. It will be interesting to see what Lost does here next week…

Friday (1/18/08)

Overall:

#1 CBS (5.9)
#2 NBC (4.2)
#3 FOX (4.0)
#4 ABC (3.2)
#5 CW (2.8)

Adults 18-49:

#1 CBS (2.5)
#2 FOX (1.9)
#3 NBC (1.8)
#4 CW (1.5)
#5 ABC (1.4)

Friday’s Top Shows:
Ghost Whisperer, CBS
Moonlight, CBS
Numb3rs, CBS

My Thoughts: Pretty much the same as last Friday. But why doesn’t anybody watch Friday Night Lights? After going through a slight sophomore-slump back in the fall, it’s getting really good again…

Sunday (1/20/08)

Overall:

#1 FOX (26.3)
#2 CBS (5.2)
#3 ABC (4.8)
#4 NBC (3.1)
#5 CW (0.5)

Adults 18-49:

#1 FOX (18.6)
#2 ABC (2.8)
#3 CBS (2.0)
#4 NBC (1.2)
#5 CW (0.2)

Sunday’s Top Shows:
Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants, FOX
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC

My Thoughts: The NFC Championship delivered big-time for FOX, with some of the largest numbers ever for a non-Super Bowl game…
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Week of 1/14 Overall

#1 FOX (76.6)
#2 CBS (40.9)
#3 NBC (32.5)
#4 ABC (25.4)
#5 CW ( 8.4)

Top 10 Shows:
#1 Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants, FOX
#2 American Idol (Tue), FOX
#3 American Idol (Wed), FOX
#4 NCIS, CBS
#5 CSI: Miami, CBS
#6 CSI(R), CBS
#7 Deal or No Deal, NBC
#8 Without a Trace, CBS
#9 Comanche Moon, CBS
#10 Law & Order: SVU, NBC

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FOX was so far ahead last week it wasn’t even funny…except for FOX executives, I suppose. Meanwhile: CBS stays afloat, NBC treads water and ABC continues to drown in 2008. Here’s hoping for ABC’s sake that Lost can fix what is a pretty big hole…