Friday’s Numbers [10.03.2008]
By fred | October 4, 2008
Well, that was a bad Friday night in TV land, ratings-wise. CBS was unsurprisingly the most-watched network, averaging only 8 million viewers and 2.2 on the demo. The only program that didn’t disappoint was Ghost Whisperer, most-watched program of the night both in viewers as well as on the demo with 9.31 million viewers and a 2.5 — thus improving from last year’s season premiere, with 8.91 million viewers at the time.
At 9.00 was the series premiere of The Ex List, which I have yet to watch, and it wasn’t a good start at all. Despite a strong lead-in (for the night), the show dropped about two and a half million viewers, with 6.85 million viewers and a 2.0 on the demo. For the record, last season Moonlight premiered on September 28, 2007 with 8.54 million viewers, and (sadly) ended its run earlier this year (on May 16), after the strike and no support from its network, with still 7.47 million fans.
I guess what I’m saying here is: good move CBS, you really know your shit! I can’t wait for the new series that will replace the soon-to-be-canceled The Ex List and debut with less than 5 million viewers at best.
Anyways, at 10.00 Numb3rs was the winner of the slot, as expected, but with only 8.13 million viewers and 2.1 on the demo this is a disappointing performance. Last year the show had 9.76 million viewers and a 2.8 on the demo.
But the really sad news was Life. Only 5.44 million viewers for this new & awesome episode, much less than Monday’s episode (6.92 million viewers) and a series-low. In fact, this was the first time ever Life did not get at least a 2.0 on the demo (1.7) I guess when they call Friday nights the “death slot” there’s a reason for it…
Still, it should be noted that lead-in Deal Or No Deal only had 6.26 million viewers and 1.5 on the demo, meaning Life had a pretty good retention out of it (87%) and managed to improve on the demo. Also, while it was a series-low for Life, the show was the best-performing program of the entire night on the demo for NBC - In other words: it’s not the show, it’s the slot!
All numbers of the night below :
| Friday, October 3rd | ||
| Show | Network | Viewers (18-49) |
| 8.00 | ||
| Ghost Whisperer | CBS | 9.31 M (2.5) |
| Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader | Fox | 5.81 M (1.3) |
| Wife Swap | ABC | 3.76 M (1.3) |
| America’s Toughest Jobs | NBC | 3.42 M (1.0) |
| Everybody Hates Chris | The CW | 2.10 M (0.8) |
| The Game [8.30] | The CW | 1.91 M (0.8) |
| 9.00 | ||
| The Ex List | CBS | 6.85 M (2.0) |
| Deal Or No Deal | NBC | 6.26 M (1.5) |
| Don’t Forget The Lyrics | Fox | 4.41 M (1.4) |
| Supernanny | ABC | 4.20 M (1.5) |
| America’s Next Top Model (R) | The CW | 1.49 M (0.7) |
| 10.00 | ||
| Numb3rs | CBS | 8.13 M (2.1) |
| 20/20 | ABC | 6.81 M (1.9) |
| Life | NBC | 5.44 M (1.7) |
| Global | Adults 18-49 | ||
| CBS | 8.10 M | CBS | 2.2 |
| Fox | 5.11 M | ABC | 1.5 |
| NBC | 5.04 M | NBC | 1.4 |
| ABC | 4.91 M | Fox | 1.4 |
| The CW | 1.74 M | The CW | 0.7 |
Posted in Numbers/Ratings
Shows: Everybody Hates Chris, Ghost Whisperer, Life, Numb3rs, The Ex List, The Game
