TV Ratings (Thursday, 19th November)

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

Jax asked if someone could put the Thursday ratings up since he's not available to do so today, so here are the final broadcast ratings:

ABC

FlashForward
- 7.977 million viewers
- 5.1/8 HH
- 2.4/7 A18-49

Note: Another series low.

Grey's Anatomy (61 minutes)
- 14.070 million viewers
- 9.1/14 HH
- 5.1/13 A18-49

Private Practice (59 minutes)
- 8.926 million viewers
- 6.0/10 HH
- 3.1/9 A18-49

CBS

Survivor
- 12.327 million viewers
- 7.2/11 HH
- 3.8/11 A18-49

CSI
- 14.909 million viewers
- 9.2/14 HH
- 3.5/9 A18-49

The Mentalist
- 15.851 million viewers
- 10.0/17 HH
- 3.7/11 A18-49

NBC

Community
- 4.865 million viewers
- 3.1/5 HH
- 2.0/6 A18-49

Parks and Recreation
- 4.553 million viewers
- 3.0/5 HH
- 2.0/5 A18-49

The Office (31 minutes, 97% coverage NBC normally is 98%)
- 7.390 million viewers
- 4.5/7 HH
- 3.7/10 A18-49

30 Rock (97% coverage)
- 5.721 million viewers
- 3.6/6 HH
- 2.8/7 A18-49

The Jay Leno Show (59 minutes)
- 4.771 million viewers
- 3.1/5 HH
- 1.6/5 A18-49

Fox

Bones
- 9.880 million viewers
- 6.3/10 HH
- 2.7/8 A18-49

Fringe
- 5.900 million viewers
- 3.7/6 HH
- 2.0/5 A18-49

Note: down from 5.914 million viewers and 2.2 in the demo the week before.

The CW

The Vampire Diaries (93% coverage, CW normally is 94%)
- 3.567 million viewers
- 2.3/4 HH
- 1.6/5 A18-49
- 1.9/6 A18-34
- 2.7/8 W18-34

Note: down from 4.104 million viewers and 1.9 A18-49 the week before.

Supernatural (93% coverage)
- 2.514 million viewers
- 1.6/3 HH
- 1.2/3 A18-49
- 1.5/4 A18-34
- 1.5/4 W18-34

Note: down from 2.686 million viewers and 1.3 A18-49 the week before.

 

[LutherSloan]

Not good for FlashForward.

 

[bigdaddy]

FlashForward really should be a miniseries. It's clear the writers have no clue what they are doing even now nevermind for future seasons.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

If FF gets one season, good. They can barely figure out how to fill up that much airtime. The logic of the premise has already been pretty well destroyed and the characters are only marginally interesting in their own right. I'm watching just to see how big of a douche the writers make poor Mark. Usually writers are nicer to their lead character - aren't we supposed to want to like the guy so we'll keep watching?

 

[bigdaddy]

Usually writers are nicer to their lead character - aren't we supposed to want to like the guy so we'll keep watching?

Have never watched the show Weeds have you?

 

[BigFoot]

^ Yeah but at least Nancy is entertaining.

 

[Mr Light]

FF is interesting but it really feels like a one-season show. The FF comes true at the end of the season (it's only three months away right?) so what do you do after that? Do they get a new FF at the beginning of each season? That would be dumb. That would be like getting a prophetic vision of New York City getting destroyed at the start of every season

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Usually writers are nicer to their lead character - aren't we supposed to want to like the guy so we'll keep watching?

Have never watched the show Weeds have you?

I tried - didn't grab me - but I don't think it's because the main character was unlikable. I watch shows with serial killer, murderous bike gangs, meth dealers - far nastier types than a simple pot dealer. Yet all those guys have a certain logic and nobility to their actions. Mark is just an asshole for no good reason.

 

[wamdue]

FF is interesting but it really feels like a one-season show. The FF comes true at the end of the season (it's only three months away right?) so what do you do after that? Do they get a new FF at the beginning of each season? That would be dumb. That would be like getting a prophetic vision of New York City getting destroyed at the start of every season

I recall saying something similar before the show started, what long term future did the show have, if the flashforward was only 3 months in the future.

(it might not have been on this fourm, but it could have been)

 

[bigdaddy]

Usually writers are nicer to their lead character - aren't we supposed to want to like the guy so we'll keep watching?

Have never watched the show Weeds have you?

I tried - didn't grab me - but I don't think it's because the main character was unlikable. I watch shows with serial killer, murderous bike gangs, meth dealers - far nastier types than a simple pot dealer. Yet all those guys have a certain logic and nobility to their actions. Mark is just an asshole for no good reason.

You haven't watched the later seasons.

^ Yeah but at least Nancy is entertaining.

That's because she is hot, even I think that.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Well obviously if I bailed on it, I haven't watched the later seasons! And if one other show out of hundreds on TV has an unlikeable lead, it hardly represents any sort of trend.

 

[Jetfire]

I guess TVD could have used that extra 1% of coverage...