Skip to main content

RATINGS RECAP: 5/8/12

ABC
8:00 Last Man Standing
Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
8:30 Cougar Town
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 Dancing with the Stars Results
Viewers: 13.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
10:00 Private Practice
Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 18.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 14.6 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
10:00 Unforgettable
Viewers: 10.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0

NBC
8:00 Fashion Star
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 The Voice
Viewers: 11.9 million, 18-49 demo: 4.4

FOX
8:00 Glee
Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
9:00 New Girl
Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
9:30 New Girl (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

On Tuesday night, the finale of The Voice stood tall against everything else. But first on NBC, Fashion Star aired at 8pm for the first time and was up a tenth in viewers but down two tenths in the demo for a series low. Too bad NBC wasted its Voice lead-in on this show during the spring. At 9pm, the finale of The Voice was up a big 3 million viewers and 1.3 demo points. Despite the fact that it dropped all spring, this was a really nice showing and perk up for the finale. Now the question is, does it return in the fall or the spring? Most signs point to fall right now. 

On CBS, NCIS was up six tenths in viewers and even in the demo while NCIS: Los Angeles was down six tenths in viewers but even in the demo as it was only a tenth behind NCIS with tougher competition in the timeslot. This show is clearly ready to move away from its cushy lead-in. At 10pm, the season (and most likely series) finale of Unforgettable was up a tenth in viewers and two tenths in the demo. The demo is its best showing since March 27 but it's most likely too little, too late for this show because CBS can definitely do better in this timeslot, whether it's NCIS: Los Angeles, Person of Interest, or a new show. 

Over on ABC, the season finale of Last Man Standing started off the night up a tenth in viewers and two tenths in the demo. Despite the spring drop, there's no way this isn't coming back. The question is will it be on Tuesdays again or Fridays? At 8:30pm, Cougar Town was down two tenths in viewers but up two tenths in the demo. At 9pm, the results edition of Dancing with the Stars was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. At 10pm, Private Practice took a huge tumble against The Voice as it was down 1.6 million viewers and a very rough seven tenths in the demo for a series low. It may have done enough on Tuesdays to get renewed one final time but this was a bad showing before upfronts.

Finally on FOX, Glee started off the night up seven tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. The season finale of New Girl followed and it was up 1.2 million viewers and a very impressive six tenths in the demo. This is a big rebound from last week's series low and ends the season on a good note. Now the big question is, will it be trusted to be the anchor in a night of sitcoms with no Glee? It seems like FOX is headed in that direction. 
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

EPISODE GUIDES: That 70s Show Season Seven

On Thursdays, I go through classic series with a critical look at each season. Today I am looking at Season Seven of  That 70s Show ! THAT 70s SHOW: SEASON SEVEN 2004-2005 25 episodes The seventh season of  That 70s Show  is the final season with Topher Grace as a series regular and also the final full season for Ashton Kutcher. Despite still having both of those cast member, the show finds itself flailing especially with Topher Grace's Eric, who is stuck in a terrible arc for most of the season. The show also brings many characters back at one point or another but everything just feels tired. This season actually graded out the worst for me. Even worse than the often maligned final season (more on that next week). Every title this season is named for a Rolling Stones song. Starring Topher Grace as Eric Forman  (25 episodes) Mila Kunis as Jackie Burkhart  (25 episodes) Ashton Kutcher as Michael Kelso  (25 episodes) Danny Masterson as Steven Hyde  (25 e...
Post a Comment
Read more

EPISODE GUIDES: Rhoda Season Five

On Thursdays, I go through classic series with a critical look at each season. Today I am looking at Season Five (the final season) of  Rhoda ! RHODA: SEASON FIVE 1978 13 episodes Rhoda' s final season was a truncated one as the show was cancelled in December 1978 after only 13 episodes had been produced (and only nine had aired). This feels like a continuation from season four in many ways except with the ill-advised split between Ida and Martin (more on that below). While  Rhoda  has an occasional good moment and even a couple decent episodes, it is a show that seems so wildly different from season one and not in a good way.  Rhoda  could never figure out what it fully wanted to be and only made it four and a half seasons as a result. Starring Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern  (13 episodes) Julie Kavner as Brenda Morgenstern  (13 episodes) Ray Buktenica as Benny Goodwin  (11 episodes) Kenneth McMillan as Jack Doyle  (9 episodes) Nancy Wa...
Post a Comment
Read more

SCHEDULES OF THE PAST: 1995-1996 Thursdays

On Tuesdays, I take a look at schedules from yesteryear. Here's a look at Thursdays in the 1995-96 season! ABC 8:00 8:30 9:00 10:00 Sep Charlie Grace The Monroes Various Programs Oct Murder One Nov Various Programs Dec Various Programs Thursday Night Movie Jan Feb World’s Funniest Videos Before They Were Stars! Mar Apr May NBC was the powerhouse on Thursday nights but ABC still gave it the old college try in the Fall of 1995 with a trio of new dramas that they hoped would help them cut into the Peacock's dominance. Headlining their night was Murder One , a high profile new show from Steven Bochco that received much of the network's attention before the season started. The series focused on one murder case for an entire season, whi...
Post a Comment
Read more