Tuesday’s Numbers
By fred | September 10, 2008
Last night was pretty big for Fox : the series premiere of Fringe, the most anticipated series on this season, no less. And while I believe the episode did live up to the incredible amount of hype it generated, forced to say that the numbers are a little disappointing.
J.J. Abrams’ latest creation was followed by “only” 9 million viewers, which all things considered isn’t all that great. Of course, I know, pilot leaked on the Internet and all, but still that less than Prison Break in its time, or than last season’s most talked-about series, NBC’s Bionic Woman. Though the show got a 3.2 on the demo, making it the number one program on the demo for the entire the night, and Fox winner of the night on the demo.
So yeah, it’s not all bad, and I think it’s obviously a much better to start slow and grow week after week when people see there’s actual quality on the show, than pulling a Bionic Woman move with a great start, but a crappy show, loosing millions and millions of viewers every week. Fringe is (almost) guaranteed to see a boost last week with the season premiere of its lead-in House.
In fact, one has to wonder if it wouldn’t have been better for Fox to have a one-hour premiere for Fringe, and to start it off the same night as House was back ?
On The CW was a new episode of 90210, and now that the curiosity effect has worn off, the fact that the show isn’t good shows : 3.3 million viewers (1.7 on the demo), down almost by 2 million from last week ! Not good.
At 9.00 it was the debut of yet another teen show about rick kids, Privileged. With 2.9 million viewers it’s a somewhat good start I would say, but the lost was more important on the demo (1.3) and that might be trouble for The CW.
All numbers of the night below :
| Tuesday, September 9th | ||
| Show | Network | Viewers (18-49) |
| 8.00 | ||
| America’s Got Talent [8.0-10.00] | NBC | 11.6 M (2.6) |
| Fringe [8.00-9.30] | Fox | 9.0 M (3.2) |
| Wipeout [8.00-10.00] | ABC | 7.1 M (2.8) |
| Big Brother | CBS | 7.0 M (2.6) |
| 90210 | The CW | 3.3 M (1.7) |
| 9.00 | ||
| America’s Got Talent [8.0-10.00] | NBC | 11.6 M (2.6) |
| Fringe [8.00-9.30] | Fox | 9.0 M (3.2) |
| Wipeout [8.00-10.00] | ABC | 7.1 M (2.8) |
| Hole In The Wall [9.30] | Fox | 5.1 M (2.1) |
| Fashion Rocks [9.00-11.00] | CBS | 5.1 M (1.9) |
| Privileged | The CW | 2.9 M (1.3) |
| 10.00 | ||
| Law & Order: SVU (R) | NBC | 7.7 M (1.9) |
| Primetime: Medical Mysteries | ABC | 6.8 M (2.2) |
| Fashion Rocks [9.00-11.00] | CBS | 5.1 M (1.9) |
| Global | Adults 18-49 | ||
| NBC | 10.0 M | Fox | 2.9 |
| Fox | 8.0 M | ABC | 2.7 |
| ABC | 7.0 M | NBC | 2.4 |
| CBS | 5.7 M | CBS | 2.1 |
| The CW | 3.1 M | The CW | 1.5 |
Posted in Numbers/Ratings
Shows: 90210, Fringe, Privileged
