The
end of 2002 has come and the 2002/2003 tv season has just about come to
the half way point. So to commenorate this joyous event, I would like
to
hand out some awards to the best and the worst of the season.
The Quickest New Implosion: "Push,
Nevada." The show premiered to 12.4mil viewers. It drew 4.1mil for its
finale. What else is there to say? Runner-up "Birds of Prey."
The Quickest Returning
Implosion: "Just
Shoot Me." The show has lost 57% of its audience from last season.
Runner
up: "The Drew Carey Show" at 46%.
The Biggest New Break Out: "The
Bachelor II." Since it did air last fall, I can count it here. It's
increased
its timeslot by an incredible 67% from last fall. Runners up: "CSI
Miami"
(57%); "8 Simple Rules" (38%) & "Hack" (37%)
The Biggest Old Break Out: "According
To Jim." It's up 22% so far this season. Though "Scrubs" is up 47%,
it's
in a much cushier timeslot.
Timeslot Most Improved: ABC,
Friday 10pm. Runners up: WB, Sunday 8pm, ABC, Wednesday 9pm, CBS,
Monday
10pm, ABC Tuesday 8:30pm.
Timeslot Most Ruined: WB,
Thursday 9pm. With "JKX" down 48% and "Off Centre" down 64% from
"Charmed"
last season, the WB is officially the owner of the newest ruined
timeslot.
New Series Performance compared to
last season:
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13.0% (average) |
6.2 |
16.1 |
-1.4 |
-6.0 |
-38.8 |
Most Changed Luck With New Series
(for the worse):
UPN.
It's only new hit is "Half & Half," and even that's not averaging
300
points.
Most Changed Luck With New Series
(for the better):
CBS.
Thanks to series like "Hack" and "CSI Miami," CBS has its best new
crops
of shows in a while.
Returning Series performance
compared to last season:
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9.9% (average) |
-2.4 |
10.8 |
-8.0 |
24.0 |
-14.0 |
Most Changed Luck With Returning
Series (for the
worse): UPN.
Can it get any worse? This is the worst season since 1998/1999 when it
lost a third of its audience.
Most Changed Luck With Returning
Series (for the
better): ABC.
While it's still down in the ratings compared to last season, at least
its going in the right direction.
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