Thursday’s Numbers
By fred | May 16, 2008
Last night was all about finales, and the winner was clearly NBC. I mean, of course only two networks passed the 10 million viewers, CBS and ABC, and of course CBS was winner in total viewers while ABC won in the demo, hands down. But NBC had a pretty good night and was able to come second on the demo, beating CBS. Good night, for sure.
At 8.00 there was no Survivor last night, but a repeat of CSI instead. So ABC took the lead with a new Ugly Betty and half a million more viewers than a week ago (8.5 million). Then came Fox’s game, then the repeat of CSI (7.8 million), and only then was the season finale of My Name Is Earl on NBC, with 7.1 million viewers. But don’t be fooled, My Name Is Earl scored a 3.0 on the demo and was the winner there at that time !
Meanwhile on The CW, another show was having its finale : Smallville. And it lost 200 000 viewers (3.8 vs 4.0 million) while doing better on the demo (1.7 vs 1.5)
At 9.00 CSI lost 100 000 viewers for its finale, with 17.7 million viewers. Same goes for Grey’s Anatomy, loosing 400 000 viewers with 15.2 million viewers. Both shows also went down a little on the demo ; also down a lot from one year ago, when CSI had 20.5 million viewers and Grey’s Anatomy 22.6 million viewers (9.1 on the demo). Though they still easily remain the two best performers of the night.
For its big finale, The Office was up close to a million viewers, with 8.1 million viewers and a nice 4.1 on the demo ! Another fantastic finale was taking place on The CW, and Supernatural had 400 000 more viewers than a week ago with 2.9 million and 1.2 on the demo.
Finally at 10.00 and for its finale Without A Trace won the slot with 14.5 million viewers, loosing a 100 000 viewers who went to ABC, where Lost had 100 000 viewers more and won on the demo with a nice 5.0
E.R. was ending its season as well on NBC, and was up by 800 000 viewers to 8.4 million.
All numbers of the night below :
| Thursday, May 15th | ||
| Show | Network | Viewers (18-49) |
| 8.00 | ||
| Ugly Betty | ABC | 8.5 M (2.7) |
| Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? | Fox | 8.3 M (2.2) |
| CSI (R) | CBS | 7.8 M (1.8) |
| My Name Is Earl | NBC | 7.1 M (3.0) |
| Smallville | The CW | 3.8 M (1.7) |
| 9.00 | ||
| CSI | CBS | 17.7 M (4.7) |
| Grey’s Anatomy | ABC | 15.2 M (5.9) |
| The Office | NBC | 8.1 M (4.1) |
| Don’t Forget The Lyrics | Fox | 6.7 M (2.3) |
| Supernatural | The CW | 2.9 M (1.2) |
| 10.00 | ||
| Without A Trace | CBS | 14.5 M (3.6) |
| Lost | ABC | 11.4 M (5.0) |
| E.R. | NBC | 8.4 M (3.3) |
| Global | Adults 18-49 | ||
| CBS | 13.4 M | ABC | 4.5 |
| ABC | 11.7 M | NBC | 3.5 |
| NBC | 7.9 M | CBS | 3.4 |
| Fox | 7.5 M | Fox | 2.3 |
| The CW | 3.3 M | The CW | 2.1 |
Posted in Numbers/Ratings
Shows: CSI, E.R., Grey's Anatomy, Lost, My Name Is Earl, Smallville, Supernatural, The Office, Ugly Betty, Without A Trace
