Wednesday’s Numbers [11.12.2008]
By fred | November 13, 2008
ABC has been struggling with its Wednesday lineup, so lats night they could breathe a little and relax, as once again The CMA Awards ensured the Alphabet a night of success. Averaging 15.87 million viewers and a 5.0 on the demo, ABC was an obvious & happy winner.
Definitely Fox most underrated show, Bones didn’t bother the competition, and while the CMA Awards won the slot (15.40 million viewers, 4.5 on the demo) the show managed to grow and score a new season high, with 10.87 million viewers and 3.5 on the demo. On CBS things were up as well, New Adventures Of Old Christine with 6.88 million viewers and 2.0 on the demo, and an excellent retention for Gary Unmarried with 6.71 million viewers, and up with a 2.1 on the demo (but why??).
On NBC Knight Rider only had 5.37 million viewers, which still manages to be 200 000 more viewers than last week’s series low, but don’t be fooled : on the demo the show only scored a 1.5 which is a new series low. How come this crap gets picked up and promoted while Lipstick Jungle gets canned ? NBC.
At 9.00 Criminal Minds was up half a million viewers, with 14.80 million viewers and a 3.8 on the demo. If you forget about ABC and the CMA Awards, that was the best performance of the night. Meanwhile on NBC, Life stayed stable in viewers (5.83 million) but was down on the demo (1.8 vs 2.0 last week). It’s not good, obviously, but the show still manages to improve from its crappy lead-in.
At 10.00 CSI: New-York didn’t do as the others and went down (-200 000) with 11.62 million viewers and a 3.1 on the demo. Law & Order clearly isn’t what it once was, but with 7.91 million viewers and 2.2 on the demo it was the best performer on the night on NBC - which would probably have better nights switching Law & Order and Life.
All numbers of the night below :
| Wednesday, November 12th | ||
| Show | Network | Viewers (18-49) |
| 8.00 | ||
| 42nd Annual CMA Awards | ABC | 15.40 M (4.5) |
| Bones | Fox | 10.87 M (3.5) |
| New Adventures Of Old Christine | CBS | 6.88 M (2.0) |
| Gary Unmarried [8.30] | CBS | 6.71 M (2.1) |
| Knight Rider | NBC | 5.34 M (1.5) |
| America’s Next Top Model | The CW | 3.71 M (1.9) |
| 9.00 | ||
| 42nd Annual CMA Awards | ABC | 16.69 M (5.4) |
| Criminal Minds | CBS | 14.80 M (3.8) |
| House (R) | Fox | 6.22 M (2.4) |
| Life | NBC | 5.83 M (1.8) |
| Stylista | The CW | 1.73 M (0.9) |
| 10.00 | ||
| 42nd Annual CMA Awards | ABC | 15.53 M (5.2) |
| CSI: New-York | CBS | 11.62 M (3.1) |
| Law & Order | NBC | 7.91 M (2.2) |
| Global | Adults 18-49 | ||
| ABC | 15.87 M | ABC | 5.0 |
| CBS | 11.07 M | CBS | 2.9 |
| Fox | 8.54 M | Fox | 2.9 |
| NBC | 6.36 M | NBC | 1.8 |
| The CW | 2.72 M | The CW | 1.4 |
Posted in Numbers/Ratings
Shows: Bones, Criminal Minds, CSI: New-York, Gary Unmarried, Knight Rider, Law & Order, Life, New Adventures Of Old Christine
