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Overall
Monthly Averages (Total Viewers)
This
Season
Last
Season
%
Change
February
55.4mil
54.1
+0.5
Despite
a slow start for the broadcast nets, they picked up steam in February
and built momentum throughout the spring season. This year, the sweeps
months averaged 51.7 million viewers, while the non-sweeps months
averaged 48.0 million- 7% less. Last season, that difference was just
3.6%, which is probably explained by big event TV like "Lost" and
"Housewives" which went blank for many of the non-sweeps weeks.
January
51.9
53.1
-2.3
October
51.6
53.5
-3.5
November
50.2
50.3
-0.2
May
49.6
47.2
+5.1
March
47.6
46.8
+1.8
April
45.7
45.7
-
December
43.0
44.5
-3.4
Overall
Monthly Averages (Adults 18-49)
This
Season
Last
Season
%
Change
February
20.4
rating
20.3
rating
0.5%
Were
18-49ers particularly impressed by this season's crop of hot series?
Not particularly- ratings were basically flat over last season with a
few months showing worrying losses. The sweeps months averaged a 19.1
rating, compared to a 17.7 for the non sweeps months.
January
19.6
20.6
0.4
October
18.9
19.5
-3.2
November
18.5
18.4
0.3
May
18.3
18.1
1.3
March
17.6
17.4
0.5
April
16.6
16.5
0.2
December
15.7
15.9
-5.1
Overall
Monthly Averages (Adults 25-54)
This
Season
Last
Season
%
Change
February
23.0
rating
22.5
rating
2.0%
Ratings
were a bit more variable here, but nothing to write home about. The
sweeps months averaged a 21.3 rating, compared to a 20.1 for the non
sweeps months.
January
21.9
22.9
-4.5
October
21.3
21.7
-2.1
November
20.6
20.6
0.1
May
20.3
20.0
1.7
March
19.7
19.5
0.6
April
18.9
18.5
1.9
December
17.4
18.0
-3.7
Competition
Index
This
Season
Last
Season
%
Change
November
7.2
7.3
-0.1
In
case you
don't remember, this measure takes the difference between the first and
fourth rated networks and adds it to the difference between the UPN and
the WB. A lower number means that the competition was much tighter
during that particular month. This season, the competition index
averaged a 4.89, compared to a 5.0 last season, which means that this
season was slightly more competitive than last season.
December
6.0
5.4
+0.6
February
5.5
3.8
+1.7
May
4.9
4.8
+0.1
March
4.2
4.3
-0.1
April
3.9
4.2
-0.3
January
3.7
6.2
-2.5
October
3.7
4.0
-0.3
Average
Ranking
CBS
1.13
CBS
won the season, but did it win every month? No- thanks to the
Superbowl, Fox took February. Despite the fact that ABC was second on
the season, it averaged less than a third place ranking, while the UPN,
for the first time in years, ranked higher, on average, than the WB.
ABC
2.63
NBC
3.25
ABC
3.37
UPN
5.38
WB
5.50
Highest/Lowest
Month Quotient
This
Season
Last
Season
UPN
0.152
0.323
This one takes
the difference between a networks highest and lowest rated months, then
divides it by the overall season average. A lower number means that
ratings
were pretty stable, the higher the more peak and valley-ish. Just
like every season, Fox knew both feast and famine this season, while
the UPN was the most stable overall.
CBS
0.171
0.297
NBC
0.255
0.189
ABC
0.267
0.288
WB
0.393
0.333
Fox
0.949
0.547
Most
Skewing Towards Adults 18-49 Demo (non repeat series)
%
of total viewers in 18-49 demo
Next
Great Champ (Fox)
67.8%
Arrested
Development (Fox)
64.8
The
Complex: Malibu (Fox)
64.1
The
Benefactor (ABC)
63.8
My
Big Fat Obnoxious Boss (Fox)
63.1
The
Bernie Mack Show (Fox)
62.8
The
Apprentice 2 (NBC)
62.7
Big
Man On Campus (WB)
62.5
Malcolm
In The Middle (Fox)
62.4
ER
(NBC)
62.2
Most
Skewing Outside of Adults 18-49 Demo (non repeat series)
%
of total viewers in 18-49 demo
JAG
(CBS)
26.1%
60
Minutes (CBS)
29.0
NCIS
(CBS)
29.8
Cold
Case (CBS)
30.1
60
Minutes Wednesday (CBS)
30.7
dr.
vegas (CBS)
33.3
Joan
Of Arcadia (CBS)
33.3
Dateline
NBC Friday (NBC)
33.4
Little
House On The Prairie (ABC)
33.4
Dateline
NBC Sunday (NBC)
34.3
Top
10 New Series (Viewers)
Overall
Rank
Viewers
Desperate
Housewives (ABC)
4th
23.7mil
Grey's
Anatomy (ABC)
9th
18.5
Lost
(ABC)
13th
16.0
Medium
(NBC)
19th
13.9
CSI
New York (CBS)
21st
13.6
House
(Fox)
24th
13.1
Boston
Legal (ABC)
27th
12.5
Num3ers
(CBS)
35th
11.1
The
Biggest Loser (NBC)
36th
11.0
Law
& Order: TBJ (NBC)
37th
10.7
Top
10 New Series (Adults)
Overall
Rank
Rating
Desperate
Housewives (ABC)
3rd
10.4
Grey's
Anatomy (ABC)
5th
8.2
Lost
(ABC)
15th
5.8
Medium
(NBC)
18th
5.4
House
(Fox)
18th
5.4
Boston
Legal (ABC)
20th
5.2
CSI
New York (CBS)
24th
4.8
Stacked
(Fox)
24th
4.8
The
Biggest Loser (NBC)
29th
4.3
Joey
(NBC)
32nd
4.2
Top
10 Gainers in Viewers (Returning Series, versus last season average)
Overall
Rank
%
Gain
Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
13th
+44.9
Alias
(ABC)
43rd
23.6
24
(Fox)
27th
20.7
One
Tree Hill (WB)
136th
19.8
NCIS
(CBS)
21st
14.4
Gilmore
Girls (WB)
127th
11.6
American
Idol (Wednesday) (Fox)
3rd
11.4
Without
A Trace (CBS)
7th
10.9
America's
Funniest Videos (ABC)
67th
7.3
Two
& A Half Men (CBS)
11th
7.0
Top
10 Gainers in Adults (Returning Series, versus last season average)
Overall
Rank
%
Gain
Extreme
Makeover Home Edition (ABC)
11th
+49.1
One
Tree Hill (WB)
129th
32.8
Gilmore
Girls (WB)
120th
19.9
NCIS
(CBS)
63rd
19.6
Alias
(ABC)
29th
18.8
Reba
(WB)
142nd
17.6
America's
Most Wanted (Fox)
77th
15.1
Judging
Amy (CBS)
70th
12.7
Without
A Trace (CBS)
14th
12.7
One
On One (UPN)
155th
8.8
Top
10 Losers in Viewers (Returning Series, versus last season average)
Overall
Rank
%
Loss
The
Bernie Mack Show (Fox)
132nd
-41.0
Will
& Grace (NBC)
43rd
-35.5
The
Bachelor 6 (ABC)
61st
-34.5
Malcolm
In The Middle (Fox)
112th
-32.7
That
70s Show (Fox)
91st
-31.1
8
Simple Rules (ABC)
96th
-30.8
Scrubs
(NBC)
91st
-30.7
King
of The Hill (Fox)
127th
-30.4
Totally
Outrageous Behavior (Fox)
149th
-30.4
Less
Than Perfect (ABC)
105th
-29.7
Top
10 Losers in Adults (Returning Series, versus last season average)
Overall
Rank
%
Loss
8
Simple Rules (ABC)
110th
-40.4
Scrubs
(NBC)
59th
-39.7
The
Bachelor 6 (ABC)
44th
-38.8
Will
& Grace (NBC)
27th
-38.7
Less
Than Perfect (ABC)
98th
-38.1
The
Bernie Mack Show (Fox)
105th
-36.6
The
Bachelor 7 (ABC)
56th
-35.8
Extreme
Makeover (ABC)
120th
-35.6
The
Apprentice 3 (NBC)
12th
-35.0
That
70s Show (Fox)
56th
-33.2
Top
10 Gainers in Viewers (All Series, versus last season timeslot average)
Overall
Rank
%
Gain
Desperate
Houswives (ABC)
4th
188.7
American
Idol Wednesday (Fox)
3rd
137.6
Grey's
Anatomy (ABC)
9th
100.1
America's
Next Top Model 4 (UPN)
121st
89.7
Eyes
(ABC)
89th
84.9
Lost
(ABC)
13th
78.0
Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
13th
70.1
CSI
New York (CBS)
21st
57.8
America's
Next Top Model 3 (UPN)
121st
53.5
Medium
(NBC)
19th
52.6
Top
10 Gainers in Adults (All Series, versus last season timeslot average)
Overall
Rank
%
Gain
Desperate
Houswives (ABC)
3rd
+191.1
The
Amazing Race 7 (CBS)
20th
140.7
Grey's
Anatomy (ABC)
5th
132.9
American
Idol Wednesday (Fox)
2nd
123.3
Britney
& Kevin: Chaotic
142nd
100.0
The
Amazing Race 6 (CBS)
28th
96.1
CSI
New York (CBS)
24th
90.9
Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
11th
88.9
Eyes
(ABC)
77th
82.9
Lost
(ABC)
15th
72.8
Top
10 Losers in Viewers (All Series, versus last season timeslot average)
Overall
Rank
%
Loss
Joey
(NBC)
41st
-51.8
Next
Great Champ (Fox)
130th
-50.0
The
Complex: Malibu
171st
-49.9
My
Big Fat Obnoxious Boss (Fox)
141st
-49.5
The
Starlet (WB)
174th
-48.6
The
Simple Life 3 (Fox)
64th
-46.6
The
Mountain (WB)
176th
-44.5
Life
On A Stick (Fox)
64th
-43.7
The
Rebel Billionaire (Fox)
141st
-42.5
Road
To Stardom (R) (UPN)
183rd
-42.4
Top
10 Losers in Adults (All Series, versus last season timeslot average)
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