- 8pm
- NBC: Animal Practice (5.188)
- CBS: Survivor (10.158)
- FOX: The X Factor (9.446)
- ABC: The Middle (8.973)
- 8:30pm
- NBC: Guys With Kids (4.782)
- 9pm
- NBC: Law & Order: SVU (7.097)
- CBS: Criminal Minds (11.588)
- ABC: Modern Family (14.208)
- 9:30pm
- ABC: The Neighbors (9.276)
- 10pm
- CBS: CSI (10.658)
- ABC: Revenge (recap episode) (5.385)
ABC: Both "The Middle" and "Modern Family" dropped from last year, which is to be expected for shows entering their fourth year. New sitcom "The Neighbors" debuted decently with 9 million viewers. I expected the show to flop given it's about aliens, but with these ratings it could last until the Spring.
CBS: The premier of "Criminal Minds" was down far from last year, when it debuted to a 18-49 ratings average of 4.1, while this year it was down a full point to 3.1. That doesn't bode well towards the show's future beyond this year, and Criminal Minds could be winding down. CSI premiered to a 2.5 ratings point, but it's always been a show that skews older, as over 66% of it's audience is over 50 years old.
FOX: "The X Factor" earned a 3.3 rating points, down from last week's 3.6, and considerably down from last year when it was still averaging 4.0 ratings points. "Factor" is still lagging behind NBC;s "The Voice" in viewership.
Gee, this sounds like a bad week for TV, huh? This is my first time reading your blog and it is really interesting. I actually used to watch about half of the shows you mentioned, but unfortunately I no longer have the time so I stopped watching TV altogether. It's a good thing your blog is another resource to know how the shows are still doing on air. Considering you said in a previous post that you watch a considerable amount of TV, so have you noticed a particular trend to determine how long a show would last? Does it depend on the station as well?
ReplyDeleteA TV show's lifespan depends on the network it is on. Shows don't necessarily have to have more viewers than shows at the same time on other networks, they need to have more viewers than other shows on their own network to survive. The threshold for success is different on all the networks. CBS has the highest bar, as their shows are the most watched on TV. NBC is at the bottom end, and FOX/ABC are in the middle. As for the trend, it's just observing how much shows keep shedding viewers weekly, and how they compare to the average number of viewers for that network.
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