Overnight Ratings - Wednesday 3/1/06

Last week's Metered Market Ratings from Marc Berman.
Last night's Fast Nationals and affiliates data from:

Overnight Ratings - Wednesday 3/1/06

FOX: 14.5 rating/22 share (18.6/27)
CBS: 7.3/11 (6.5/10)
ABC: 6.9/11 (4.5/7)
NBC: 6.8/11 (11.3/17)
WB: 2.1/3 (1.6/2)
UPN: 1.2/2 (1.1/2)

-Total Viewers:
FOX: 25.5 million (31.43)
CBS: 11.1 (9.43)
ABC: 10.8 (6.07)
NBC: 10.4 (15.54)
WB: 3.0 (2.02)
UPN: 1.7 (1.54)

-Adults 18-49:
FOX: 10.6/27 (13.4/32)
ABC: 4.3/11 (2.4/6)
CBS: 3.3/9 (2.8/7)
NBC: 3.2/8 (4.5/11)
WB: 1.2/3 (0.7/2)
UPN: 0.7/3 (0.6/1)

TD Note: Again, Zap2it split FOX's "American Idol" into two ratings.
They got a 16.0/25 from 8-9PM, and a 17.4/26 from 9-9:30PM.
I averaged it out to 16.7/26.

Rick Kissell's Note: From 8 to 9, NBC's "Deal or No Deal" (3.3/9 in
18-49, 10.6 million viewers overall) placed second to "Idol" with the
net's best series showing opposite "Idol" in the hour since May 2004.

8PM - FOX - "American Idol" (90 mins) - 16.7/26
(2 hrs, 18.6/27)
NBC - "Deal or No Deal" - 6.5/10
("XX Olympic Winter Games", 11.3/17)
CBS - "Still Standing" (2 eps) - 4.7/7 (4.0/6)
ABC - "George Lopez" - (no data) (4.5/7)
WB - "One Tree Hill" - 2.5/4
("Orange County", 1.6/2)
UPN - "America's Next Top Model: Where The Girls Are" - (no data)
("South Beach", 1.1/2)

8:30PM - ABC - "Freddie" - (no data) (3.7/5)

9PM - ABC - "Lost" (new) - 9.9/15
(pilot repeat, 2 hrs, 4.7/7)
CBS - "Criminal Minds" (new) - 8.0/12
(repeat, 6.5/9)
NBC - "Law & Order" (repeat) - 5.6/8
("XX Olympic Winter Games", 11.3/17)
WB - "Beauty and the Geek" (repeat) - (no data)

Obveeus...

I know it wasn't a real episode of ANTM and it was just a rerun of VM, but I
was hoping to see if there was a bump up in the ratings this week.

("Orange County", 1.6/2)
UPN - "Veronica Mars" (repeat) - (no data) (1.1/2)

9:30PM - FOX - "Free Ride" (debut) - 8.6/13
("American Idol", 18.6/27)

Laddy...

I thought this show was awful. I wonder what kind of ratings it'll get in
its regular Sunday spot? I'd guess quite a bit less than following AI.

I'm beginning to think VM won't see a third season. Coming from
CBS/VIACOM/UPN might help since those people are running the new net for the
most part I think.

10PM - CBS - "CSI: NY" (new) - 9.1/15
(repeat, 8.8/14)
NBC - "Law & Order" - 8.2/13
("XX Olympic Winter Games", 11.3/17)
ABC - "The Barbara Walters Oscars Special" - 7.0/12
("Lost", pilot repeat, 4.7/7)

Shows ranked by Adults 18-49 (where available):

FOX - "American Idol" (90 mins) - 12.1/31
ABC - "Lost" - 6.9/16
FOX - "Free Ride" (debut) - 6.1/14
CBS - "CSI: NY" - 4.4/12
NBC - "Law & Order" - 4.0/11
ABC - "The Barbara Walters Oscars Special" - 3.8/10
CBS - "Criminal Minds" - 3.6/9
NBC - "Deal or No Deal" - 3.3/9

Shows ranked in order of ratings:

FOX - "American Idol" (90 mins) - 16.7/26 (29.4 million)
ABC - "Lost" - 9.9/15 (16.5 million)

altec3220...

That is pretty low for an episode of Lost.

Steven L....

Not when American Idol has crushed everything else in its path,
including the Olympics. Despite its first half hour being up against
American Idol, Lost is down less than 10% from previous first-run episodes.

CBS - "CSI: NY" - 9.1/15 (13.7 million)
FOX - "Free Ride" (debut) - 8.6/13 (13.5 million)
NBC - "Law & Order" - 8.2/13 (12.4 million)
CBS - "Criminal Minds" - 8.0/12 (12.4 million)
ABC - "The Barbara Walters Oscars Special" - 7.0/12 (9.8 million)
NBC - "Deal or No Deal" - 6.5/10 (10.6 million)
NBC - "Law & Order" (repeat) - 5.6/8
CBS - "Still Standing" (2 eps) - 4.7/7
ABC - "George Lopez" - (no data)
ABC - "Freddie" - (no data)
WB - "One Tree Hill" - 2.5/4
WB - "Beauty and the Geek" (repeat) - (no data)
UPN - "America's Next Top Model: Where The Girls Are" - (no data)
UPN - "Veronica Mars" (repeat) - (no data)

Cheers,

TD (aka Rhonda)

Oh baby, I think you are lost in the seventies
Oh baby, the music she ain't what she used to be
from Billy Joel's "All You Wanna Do Is Dance"

for a good time call

The Original Sesame Street Lyrics and Sounds Archive
http://www.tinyd.net/sesame1.html