Overnight Ratings - Tuesday 3/14/06

Last week's Metered Market Ratings came from Marc Berman.

karl...

(.....)

Last night's data from The Programming Insider: Wednesday 3/15/06
By Marc Berman

Overnight Ratings - Tuesday 3/14/06

Metered Market Ratings

FOX: 19.2 rating/28 share (15.8/23)
CBS: 9.8/15 (10.0/15)
NBC: 5.5/8 (5.1/8)
ABC: 5.2/8 (6.2/9)
UPN: 1.9/3 (1.7/2)
WB: 1.8/3 (2.1/3)

-Percent Change From the Year-Ago Evening (Tuesday, March 15, 2005):
Fox: +30, CBS: +13, UPN: + 6, NBC: - 4, ABC: -13, WB: -33

Fast National Ratings:

-Total Viewers:
FOX: 32.53 million (24.45)
CBS: 14.99 (14.94)
NBC: 7.37 (6.64)
ABC: 7.31 (8.40)
UPN: 2.06 (1.68)
WB: 1.97 (2.36)

-Adults 18-49:
FOX: 13.5/32 (10.0/25)
CBS: 4.4/11 (4.2/11)
NBC: 2.8/7 (2.6/7)
ABC: 2.3/6 (2.9/8)
UPN: 0.9/2 (0.7/2)
WB: 0.8/2 (1.0/3)

-Yesterday's Winners:
American Idol (Fox), NCIS (CBS),
The Unit (CBS), Law & Order: SVU R (NBC)

-Disappointing:
The Amazing Race 9 (CBS)

-Yesterday's Losers (excluding repeats):
According To Jim (ABC), Most Outrageous TV Moments (NBC),
Sons & Daughters (ABC)

8PM - FOX - "American Idol" (2 hrs) - 19.2/28
(1 hour, 17.7/26; "House", 13.8/20)
CBS - "NCIS" - 11.5/17 (11.7/17)
ABC - "According To Jim" (2 eps, repeat/new) - 3.9/6
(new, 4.1/6 and 4.1/6)
NBC - "Most Outrageous TV Moments" (2 eps, new/repeat) - 3.7/5
("Joey", 2 eps, new/repeat, 2.9/5)
WB - "Gilmore Girls" (repeat) - 2.2/3 (2.5/4)
UPN - "America's Next Top Model" (season premiere repeat) - 1.9/3
("America's Next Top Model", repeat, 1.7/2;
"Everybody Hates Chris", repeat, 1.8/3;
"Girlfriends", repeat, 1.6/2)

9PM - CBS - "The Unit" - 11.2/16
(debut, 11.9/17)
ABC - "Sons & Daughters" - 4.2/6
(debut, 6.2/9)
NBC - "Scrubs" (2 eps, new/repeat) - 4.1/6 (4.3/6)
WB - "Supernatural" (repeat) - 1.4/2 (1.2/2)

karl...

Hard to believe Scrubs doesn't do better. It is the class show of the
timeslot. Makes me wonder about the accuracy of the ratings systems.... or
maybe my tastes are that far removed from the masses.

Taylor...

Could it be... I don't know... perhaps the series?

karl...

Then... that would mean.... I don't know... my tastes ARE removed from the
masses.

9:30PM - ABC - "Sons & Daughters" - 4.0/6 (5.5/8)

10PM - NBC - "Law & Order: SVU" (repeat) - 8.7/14 (8.1/13)
ABC - "Boston Legal" - 7.6/12 (8.4/14)
CBS - "The Amazing Race 9" - 6.6/10 (6.5/10)

karl...

A rerun SVU beat a new Boston Legal?

I usually do watch SVU but skipped it because it was a rerun and in general
it is getting tired as a series.

Boston Legal I've watched rarely. It was a surprise. I expected a more
Kelly-like level of absurdity. It was almost a straight legal procedural.
Kinda boring though the fake cop plotline was amusing.

Shows ranked by Adults 18-49:

FOX - "American Idol" (2 hrs) - 13.5/32
CBS - "The Unit" - 4.9/11
CBS - "NCIS" - 4.5/12
NBC - "Law & Order: SVU" (repeat) - 4.1/11
CBS - "The Amazing Race 9" - 4.0/10
ABC - "Boston Legal" - 3.1/8
NBC - "Scrubs" (2 eps, new/repeat) - 2.7/6
ABC - "According To Jim" (2 eps, repeat/new) - 1.9/5
ABC - "Sons & Daughters" - 1.9/4 (both eps)
NBC - "Most Outrageous TV Moments" (2 eps, new/repeat) - 1.8/4
WB - "Gilmore Girls" (repeat) - 1.0/3
UPN - "America's Next Top Model" (season premiere repeat) - 0.9/2
WB - "Supernatural" (repeat) - 0.6/1

Shows ranked in order of ratings:

FOX - "American Idol" (2 hrs) - 19.2/28 (32.53 million)
CBS - "NCIS" - 11.5/17 (17.61 million)
CBS - "The Unit" - 11.2/16 (17.78 million)
NBC - "Law & Order: SVU" (repeat) - 8.7/14 (11.22 million)
ABC - "Boston Legal" - 7.6/12 (10.63 million)
CBS - "The Amazing Race 9" - 6.6/10 (9.59 million)

Lord Vader III...

I always get confused. What are the networks looking at more? The
Adults ratings or the total ratings? I also don't know if TAR can
actually be considered "disappointing". CBS had to know their ratings
were going to drop. What can you expect by putting a family show on at

Ian J. Ball...

Hey! Somewon's stealing my lines!!1!

Ian (Costanza: George is gettin' frustrated!!)

10pm?

ABC - "Sons & Daughters" (9PM) - 4.2/6 (5.71 million)
NBC - "Scrubs" (2 eps, new/repeat) - 4.1/6 (5.46 million)
ABC - "Sons & Daughters" (9:30PM) - 4.0/6 (5.01 million)
ABC - "According To Jim" (2 eps, repeat/new) - 3.9/6 (5.94 million)
NBC - "Most Outrageous TV Moments" (2 eps, new/repeat) - 3.7/5 (5.25 million)
WB - "Gilmore Girls" (repeat) - 2.2/3 (2.39 million)
UPN - "America's Next Top Model" (season premiere repeat) - 1.9/3 (2.06 million)
WB - "Supernatural" (repeat) - 1.4/2 (1.55 million)

Cheers,

TD (aka Rhonda)

I'm so sick of dud TV
Next time you switch on
You might see me
Oh, what a thrill for you!
from Pete Townshend's "Empty Glass"

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