TV NEWS ON OCTOBER 14

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/10/week-3-tv-ratings-and-analysis-how.html 2012-13 Week 3 TV Ratings (first four nights, Mon-Thu): Households: #1. CBS 7.2/11.0 (rating/share); #2. ABC 6.5/10.0; #3. NBC 4.7/7.3; #4. Fox 3.9/6.0; #5. The CW 1.3/1.9 Total Viewers: #1. CBS 11.21 million; #2. ABC 9.88 million; #3. NBC 7.64 million; #4. Fox 6.53 million; #5. The CW 2.0 million. Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 2.8/7.5 (rating/share); #2. NBC 2.7/7.4; #3. Fox 2.4/6.4; #4. ABC 2.3/6.1; #5. The CW 0.8/2.2 Week 3 (Oct. 8-14) Analysis: This week saw another debate cause primetime to be messed up on Thursday. Through the first four nights, CBS has the lead in all categories but it is very close, especially in 18-49. ABC is in second in HH/viewers but fourth in 18-49, but only a half a point behind CBS who is #1. NBC is third in HH/viewers, but second in 18-49, but that will change after tonight's NFL game and they could take the week again. They were actually helped out on Thursday as two-hours of the low rated Thursday line-up was preempted for the debate. Fox is in fourth in HH/total viewers and third in 18-49, but it could challenge NBC for the week with an NFL overrun tonight and MLB NLCS Game 1. I expect CBS to take the week in HH/viewers for sure. ABC will likely remain second in HH/viewers, with NBC third and Fox in fourth. Among adults 18-49, we can see some big changes after tonight once again, especially if Fox has a huge NFL overrun tonight. More on that later. As for last week, week 2, NBC won the week again among adults 18-49 thanks to the NFL game. CBS was second, while Fox and ABC trailed. Among total viewers, CBS took that crown again followed by ABC in second. NBC was a close third again, followed by Fox. Monday started off week three and it was the same as previous two weeks...NBC on top in 18-49 and ABC in total viewers. Starting with ABC, a two-hour Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars did 13.55 million and a 2.2 18-49 rating, up a tenth in 18-49 from previous week. Hopefully it will continue to go up and Paula Abdul will be a guest fourth judge tomorrow night. Competing against The Voice has hurt it. A new episode of Castle followed with a first place 10.61 million and a second place 2.2 18-49 rating, up three tenths in 18-49 from the previous week. Solid. For NBC, a two-hour The Voice, which is in week five actually, did 12.89 million and a night best 4.8 18-49 rating, up again two tenths in 18-49 from previous week. At 10pm, week four of Revolution did well for NBC with a third place 8.01 million but a first place 3.0 18-49 rating, but again down two tenths in 18-49 from previous week. It's been picked up for a full season, though. Next up was CBS with its comedies and the slumping Hawaii Five-0. How I Met Your Mother started it off with 7.82 million and a 3.1 18-49 rating, down two tenths from previous week. Week three of Partners followed with just 5.71 million and a 1.9 18-49 rating, also down two tenths in 18-49 from previous week. Not good for a CBS Monday comedy! If it goes any lower, it will be gone I think. Then it was 2 Broke Girls at 9pm doing 9.42 million and a 3.4 18-49 rating, down a tenth in 18-49 from previous week. Not as strong as the previous CBS Monday 9pm anchors, is it? A new Mike & Molly followed with 8.67 million and a 2.8 18-49 rating, also down a tenth in 18-49 week-to-week. A new Hawaii Five-0 was next doing a second place 8.39 million but a third place 1.9 18-49 rating, down a tenth in 18-49 from previous week. Fox was next with week four of Bones doing 7.2 million and a 2.0 18-49 rating at 8pm, down three tenths in 18-49 from previous week. Is this show quietly dying? Then the fourth episode of The Mob Doctor did only 3.36 million and 0.9 18-49 rating, down a tenth in 18-49 from premiere week. Fox says they will air all 13 episodes, which is very strange. It will not get any more than those 13 episodes obviously. The CW aired season premieres, with 90120 starting it off with just 940,000 viewers and a 0.4 18-49 rating. Ouch! And Gossip Girl followed with just 780,000 viewers and a 0.4 18-49 rating. Time for these to go already! Horrible. On Tuesday, it was CBS with the victory in total viewers but NBC sneaked by for an 18-49 win. CBS had the always reliable NCIS opening the night off with 18.51 million and a 3.4 18-49 rating, down three tenths in 18-49 from previous week. It has gone down seven tenths though since its season premiere, concerning, but still solid. A new NCIS: Los Angeles was next and did 15.18 million and 3.0 18-49 rating, down a tenth in 18-49 from previous week. And finally CBS aired week three of new series Vegas and did 11.78 million and a 2.0 18-49 rating, on par in 18-49 from previous week, but had to settle for a tie for first place at 10. ABC was next with a special Dancing with the Stars All-Stars recap episode doing 8.25 million and a 1.3 18-49 rating, down a tenth from previous week's episode. The live Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars: The Results followed with 13.33 million and a 2.2 18-49 rating, up a tenth in 18-49 from previous week. That was an action packed results show (loved the stars picking the dances for others)...one of the best ones ever. We sadly said goodbye to Drew Lachey and Helio Castroneves in a double elimination. A new episode of Private Practice followed and did 6.0 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating, which was on par in 18-49 from previous week. NBC started off solidly with week 5 of The Voice in the 8pm hour doing 12.19 million and a 4.5 18-49 rating, up 1.5 18-49 ratings point from previous week's recap episode. New comedy Go On followed with 6.65 million and a 2.6 18-49 rating, up five tenths in 18-49 from previous week but it still lost to the competing Fox comedy again despite a larger lead-in. Concerning, but it was picked up for a full season. And week five of The New Normal did 4.86 million and a 2.0 18-49 rating, which was up three tenths in 18-49 from previous week. And it beat the new Fox comedy. A new Parenthood at 10pm did 4.95 million and a 2.0 18-49 rating, up a solid four tenths in 18-49 week-to-week. Seems like this show goes up and down a lot. Fox started it off with a new Raising Hope at 8pm doing 4.03 million and a 1.8 18-49 rating, which was actually up a tenth in 18-49 from the previous week's season premiere. Then week three of Ben & Kate followed doing only 3.23 million and a 1.5 18-49 rating, down a tenth in 18-49 from previous week. No matter how you spin it, that's not good news...but Fox picked-up six more episodes. That's So Fox. At 9pm, we had a new New Girl doing 4.94 million and a 2.7 18-49 rating, down a tenth in 18-49 from previous week. Low total viewers but still a solid 18-49 rating. Week three of the big disappointment The Mindy Project at 9:30pm did 3.55 million and a 1.9 18-49 rating, but on par in 18-49 from previous week. Once again, That's So Fox, cause they picked-up nine more episodes. The CW aired a new Hart of Dixie at 8pm and did 1.19 million and a 0.5 18-49 rating, which was down two tenths in 18-49 from the season premiere the previous week. New series Emily Owens MD launches this Tuesday at 9pm.