Sunday, February 17, 2013

TV NEWS ON FEBRUARY 17

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2013/02/week-21-tv-ratings-and-analysis-how.html

2012-13 Week 21 TV Ratings (first four nights, Mon-Thu): 

Households: #1. CBS 6.4 rating/10.2 share; #2. Fox 5.5/8.5; #3. ABC 4.8/7.6; #4. NBC 3.0/4.8; #5. The CW 1.2/1.8
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 10.21 million; #2. Fox 9.11 million; #3. ABC 7.25 million; #4. NBC 4.6 million; #5. The CW 1.78 million.
Adults 18-49: #1. Fox 2.8 rating/8.1 share; #2. CBS 2.5/7.2; #3. ABC 2.2/6.3; #4. NBC 1.5/4.3; #5. The CW 0.7/1.9

Week 21 (Feb. 11-17) Analysis: Like the previous week, we see Fox with the edge so far over CBS in 18-49. This week CBS doesn't have a big event on Sunday, so can Fox hang on to first? Through the first four night averages, CBS has the lead in HH/total viewers, while Fox is on top in adults 18-49. CBS is a close second place in 18-49, followed closely by ABC, then NBC is a very distant fourth. Fox is second in HH/viewers, followed by ABC. Then NBC is a distant fourth and it continues to be a long winter for them. When the week is done, I think Fox will hang on and take the week in 18-49. More on that later. As for last week, week 20, CBS easily took home first in adults 18-49 thanks to the Grammys, crushing second place Fox. Then ABC was close behind Fox, but  NBC was way back there. Among total viewers, it was the same way, with of course CBS on top easily over Fox. ABC was a close third (it beat Fox in HH rating) and NBC was way back behind in fourth.

Monday saw CBS take the night over a surging ABC. Starting with ABC, a two-hour The Bachelor from 8-10pm did 8.48 million and a 2.7 18-49 rating, which is up three tenths in 18-49 from previous week and a season high. This has been a solid season because we have seen the growth each week. At 10pm, Castle was new and did 8.97 million and a 2.0 18-49 rating, up two tenths in 18-49 from previous week. Hilarious episode, but now a HUGE two-part event starts tomorrow night. Maybe close to season highs? For NBC, they had a two-hour The Biggest Loser from 8-10pm doing 5.58 million and a 2.0 18-49 rating, which is down a tenth in 18-49 from previous week for a season low. This series is going the opposite direction it seems. At 10pm, week six of new drama dud Deception didn't do much with 3.23 million and a 1.2 18-49 rating, but up a tenth in 18-49 from previous week. CBS was all-new with its comedies, as a new How I Met Your Mother did 8.98 million and a 3.2 18-49 rating, which was down a big eight tenths in 18-49 from previous week, which I'm guessing was up because of the Super Bowl the previous night. A new Rules of Engagement at 8:30pm did 8.39 million and a 2.8 18-49 rating, which is solid but down three tenths in 18-49 from previous week's season premiere. At 9pm, a new 2 Broke Girls followed with 10.9 million and a 3.6 18-49 rating, down a tenth in 18-49 from previous week and not nearly as strong as a CBS Monday anchor should be. Next, a new Mike & Molly did 10.5 million and a 3.0 18-49 rating, down two tenths in 18-49 week-to-week. A new Hawaii Five-0 at 10pm did 9.64 million and a 2.1 18-49 rating, which was good for first place by just a tenth in 18-49 and down two tenths in 18-49 from previous week. It might be second place tomorrow night. Fox aired an all-new episode of Bones at 8 and it did 8.82 million and a 2.2 18-49 rating, which was again down two tenths in 18-49 from previous week. At 9pm, week four of new drama The Following at 9pm did 7.79 million and a 2.4 18-49 rating, which is down five tenths in 18-49 from previous week. It has gone down nine tenths in 18-49 since week two, so a little concerning but still doing decent. The CW aired week five of The Carrie Diaries at 8 and did 1.2 million and a 0.5 18-49 rating, which is back down two tenths in 18-49 from the previous week.  At 9, 90210 was new and did only 0.66 million and a 0.3 18-49 rating, down a tenth from previous week in 18-49. If it's not canceled, then I have no idea what The CW is doing.

On Tuesday, it was an typical night with the State of the Union preempting network programming. On CBS, NCIS was preempted at 8, so a repeat of NCIS: Los Angeles aired at 8 and did 9.23 million and a 1.5 18-49 rating. CBS also preempted the struggling Vegas at 10, as the State of the Union Address aired from 9pm-10:17pm but doesn't count in the ratings since there are no commercials. An analysis aired at 10:17pm and did 5.9 million and a 1.2 18-49 rating. CBS decided to more analysis at 10:30pm with it doing 4.18 million and a 0.8 18-49 rating. Onto ABC, at 8pm week four of The Taste did 4.58 million and a 1.5 18-49 rating, down three tenths in 18-49 from previous week. But keep in mind that aired out of its normal time in some of the country. At 9, ABC preempted Happy Endings for the State of the Union Address, which doesn't count in the ratings. The Bachelor: Sean Tells All specials airs this Tuesday at 9 followed by the season premiere of Body of Proof at 10pm. Back to this night, an analysis aired at 10:16pm ET and did 4.92 million and a 1.2 18-49 rating, followed by a special Modern Family repeat at 10:46pm doing 2.93 million and a 0.8 18-49 rating. NBC aired Betty White's Off Their Rockers from 8-9pm as the first half-hour was a repeat doing 4.78 million and a 1.1 18-49 rating, followed by a new episode at 8:30pm that didn't do much with 4.91 million and a 1.3 18-49 rating. At 9pm, Go On and The New Normal were preempted for the State of the Union address, as was Smash at 10pm. NBC aired  an analysis of the address doing 5.75 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating at 10:16pm. More analysis aired at 10:30pm doing 4.22 million and a 1.0 18-49 rating. Fox aired comedies as a repeat of Raising Hope at 8pm did 2.63 million and a 1.1 18-49 rating. A repeat of New Girl followed at a special time of 8:30pm doing 2.38 million and a 1.1 18-49 rating. Fox aired the State of the Union coverage at 9pm ET, so The Mindy Project was preempted. The CW preempted Hart of Dixie and Emily Owens MD for the movie When In Rome that did 1.47 million and only a 0.5 18-49 rating. New series Cult will premiere this Tuesday at 9. 

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