Yes, Fox did have some
monters shows during sweeps,
but they were all confined to the beginning of the week. Thursday &
Fridays were a disaster thay dragged Fox down, and Sundays tooka
huge nosedive opposite stiff competition. One thing is clear: when
"Idol"
finally cools down, which it will, Fox is going to be a complete mess.
NBC
Viewers:
12.0miil (2)
Adults:
4.8/13 (1)
Why It's A
Loser:
You know, I've never been a
fan of "Fraiser,"
but the network's treatment of the show has singlehandedly won it a
spot
on the losers list. NBC announces that it will end in May, then only
airs
the once-powerful show twice during sweeps. Shameful.
24
Viewers:
10.5mil (39)
Adults:
4.6 (24)
Why It's A
Loser:
"24" did get off to a rough
start to the season,
but it was expected to rebound once "Idol" took up residence at 8pm.
While
numbers did increase, every week it lost about 60% of its lead-in,
something
that doesn't bode well for the show's future.
Happy
Family
Viewers:
5.7mil (92)
Adults:
1.9 (85)
Why It's A
Loser:
This show was showing some
promise when NBC has
it at 9:30pm, but skeptical NBC had to ruin that by moving it up an
hour
and effectively killing the show.
8
Simple Rules
Viewers:
8.5mil (56)
Adults:
2.8 (57)
Why It's A
Loser:
This show had huge buzz as
the season started,
but numbers have faded fast and its adults rating has sunk to third in
its slot, sometimes below "Navy NCIS." For shame...
What
I Like About You
Viewers:
3.3mil (103)
Adults:
1.2 (103)
Why It's A
Loser:
Why exactely did the WB
keep this show after
a mediocre first season? Who knows, but its curentely losing a third of
its generous lead-in and is crippling "Gounded For Life," which airs
right
after it.
The
Tracey Morgan Show
Viewers:
3.5mil (101)
Adults:
1.4 (101)
Why It's A
Loser:
NBC's great hope for a hit
family sitcom went
down in flames after this show moved the Saturdays. Simply awful, it'll
be gone befoe you know it.
ABC
Monday Movie
Viewers:
7.9mil (66)
Adults:
2.4 (72)
Why It's A
Loser:
Despite titles like "The
Fast And The Furious,"
ABC's Monday movie franchise sparked little interest in February, most
likely leading the network to come up with a new game plan for next
season.
I'm
With Her
Viewers:
6.2mil (77)
Adults:
2.4 (72)
Why It's A
Loser:
While "8 Simple Rules"
shrunk, this show died.
It's third in its timeslot only because "Happy Family" sucks more, and
that's not saying much. It probably won't be around for the next sweeps
period.
The
Bernie Mack Show
Viewers:
6.8mil (76)
Adults:
3.1 (46)
Why It's A
Loser:
Fox thought that moving
this show to Sundays
would do the trick, but it obviously hasn't as "Bernie" has squandered
it's "Simpsons" lead-in and had led the Fox network down on the night.
Will it be back next season? It's looking increasingly unlikely.
JustTV: February Sweeps 2004 Recap