TV Ratings (Monday 8th March) + Academy Awards

[Jax]

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 13.01 million, Fox: 10.83, ABC: 9.20, NBC: 5.42, CW: 1.87

-Adults 18-49:
CBS: 4.3 rating/12 share, Fox: 3.8/10, ABC: 2.6/7, NBC: 1.7/5, CW: 0.9/2

CBS

How I Met Your Mother - 10.32 million & 3.9/11

Rules of Engagement - 10.15 million & 3.6/9

Two and a Half Men - 17.54 million & 5.8/15

The Big Bang Theory - 16.26 million & 5.8/15

CSI: Miami - 11.89 million & 3.3/10

FOX

House - 12.75 million & 4.8/13

24 - 8.91 million & 2.8/8

ABC

The Bachelor: Jason and Molly’s Wedding (2 hour) - 9.26 million & 2.8/7

Castle - 9.09 million & 2.4/7

NBC

Chuck - 6.31 million & 2.3/6

Trauma - 4.78 million & 1.4/4

Law & Order - 5.18 million & 1.5/5

CW

Life Unexpected - 1.99 million & 0.9/3

Gossip Girl - 1.76 million & 1.0/3

Also...

I’m not sure if we’ll see the fast national numbers for adults 18-49 later, but the local People meters were so close that it’s possible that Letterman could win that demo once a broader section of the population is counted in. Especially with NBC performing much worse in prime time than last Monday night, the gap narrowing is no surprise. But with adults 18-49, it might have gone away completely!

Sundays numbers...

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards averaging a mammoth (and approximate) 39.24 million viewers and a 12.5/30

Factoring in the 11 p.m. hour (when available) will lower these stellar results due to the later HUT levels. One year earlier, The 81st Annual Academy Awards averaged 36.31 million viewers, with a 12.1/29

Earlier in the evening on ABC was the final Oscar themed Barbara Walters Special (20.97 million & 5.4/16) followed by the half-hour Oscar Red Carpet Special at a very dominant 31.60 million viewers and an 8.9/23 in the demo at 8 p.m. Keep in mind these results could partially include The Academy Awards in the Central Time Zone

 

[Othello]

Any context on what those numbers are for the shows other than we all know CBS did well as usual? LOL

 

[Scout101]

Rules of Engagement seems to be doing a lot better than Accidentally on purpose, though, which is worth noting. Happy that MIMYM's ratings and demo just seem to keep going up, love that show

 

[Jax]

Been a while since I did one of these...

Winners...

CBS Lineup and House

Honorable Mentions...

Castle and The Bachelor

Should be doing better...

Chuck and 24

Losers...

Trauma, Law & Order, Gossip Girl and Life Unexpected

Round-Up...

CBS rules the night and I don't have a clue why CBS refuses to make Rules of Engagement a full season show since the last two new shows on the monday slot they have tried have failed. CSI Miami is down by over 2 million viewers from one year ago and the question has to be asked is CSI:Miami becoming the first CSI to begin to burn out or is it just a blip ? If it wasn't a CSI show would there be rumors about it being canned because CBS shows under 12 million have seen many an axe swing just because they can afford to cut such shows...Or does CSI get special treatment due to being on a night full of comedy shows that doesn't exactly share the same audiences as the sun lovin glasses crime drama.

House continues to do a brilliant job of anchoring the night for FOX but lets face it while other FOX shows may get away with those ratings, 24 in its 8th season does not. Serious questions will be asked of the show and it looks like the winter games did a number on the show, whicg might of benefited from a fall run if that was even possible. For the first time I believe 24 could be cancelled but for now I say its just safe...Tick Tock.

ABC's milking of The Bachelor somehow grabs good ratings and at the same time drains the pool of viewers the CW would like to get. Next week there is a 20/20 The Bachelor special but at least it provides good lead in for Castle which is a solid enough show to keep around for years.

Chuck on NBC is safe but its going to drop below under 6 million at this rate and really I wonder if this show would be stronger on the dead wide open wednesday 8pm slot. Why Trauma run was extended is beyond me and that lead in killed L&O, which must be suicidal to go up against fellow older skewing CSI:Miami...tut tut NBC just a really bad amateur move.

CW paid the price for so many repeats as it looks like no one knew Gossip Girl was back, which should of lead the night anyway since it has more weight normally in its CW ratings. Under 2 million and 1.0 demo means Life Unexpected is now in danger.

 

[Tomato]

Jax what is your thought on Castle. Isn't it getting lower and lower each week?

 

[Jax]

Castle has had a lame timetable with originals/repeats in 2010 and any source I read seems to indicate ABC is very happy with the show and I agree. ABC has a hit n miss record with 10pm shows over the past few years and Castle seems like a slightly weaker Boston Legal with a low demo but solid viewer total. Castle is of course alot cheaper to make than BL ever was so it has a great shot of matching the 5 year BL run so no need to worry imo.

 

[Aragorn]

Castle had a few weeks of reruns, a new episode this week, and another rerun next week! The last time I saw that was with CBS when they were trying to kill The Unit (and succeeded).

 

[Tomato]

^ Sweet another castle fan!!

It's my new HIMYM.

 

[Bad Bishop]

I have been enjoying Life Unexpected. I know its ratings are not good, but I hope the show's good reviews will be taken into consideration before it is cancelled.

 

[bigdaddy]

I have been enjoying Life Unexpected. I know its ratings are not good, but I hope the show's good reviews will be taken into consideration before it is cancelled.

It's ratings suck, but it's on The CW so it's fine, fits right in.