Monday 10/9/06 ratings

from Marc Berman at mediaweek

Lord Vader III...

Ratings aren't great for Studio 60 but its at least staying in 2nd
place. There is nothing that NBC can put here that will dethrone CSI:
Miami. As long as Studio 60 stays in 2nd, I think NBC will keep it.

Brian Thorn...

Maybe it's just me, but I think MEDIUM is a much better fit with
HEROES, and could well hold on to more of HEROES' audience.

I like STUDIO 60 alot, but it just feels out of place on Monday night.
If it were on opposite the fading LOST on Wednesday, I'm not sure I'd
even both to record LOST.

And I really like HEROES. A lot more than I expected to.

bklyntv...

I wouldn't count on it. It's gotta be an awfully pricey show for
middling ratings. Huge star salaries, I'm sure Sorkin's taking a big
cut, huge production costs with the ginormous studio and huge cast of
recurring and extras, little hope for back end return on syndicated
rerun deals.

Prime-Time Monday Ratings:
CBS Wins; NBC’s Heroes Strong; Disappointing What About Brian
Season-Opener on ABC

Monday 10/09/06
Metered Market Ratings

Household Rating/Share
CBS: 9.6/15, NBC: 8.6/13, ABC: 5.6/ 9, Fox: 3.5/ 5, CW: 2.0/ 3

-Percent Change From the Comparable Year-Ago Evening (Monday 10/10/05)
(*compared to the UPN’s combination of One On One, All of Us,
Girlfriends and Half & Half)
CBS: no change, NBC: - 3, CW: -31, ABC: -44, Fox: -64

Note: ABC aired Monday Night Football and Fox Game 5 of the American
League Division Series (N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Angels) on the year-ago
evening.