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Improved Start for NCAA Basketball on CBS

Marc Berman

March 20, 2009, 10:30 AM ET

THE PROGRAMMING INSIDER
Friday, March 20, 2009
  
ABC Wins; Improved Results for Basketball on CBS
  
Ratings Box:
What’s Hot/What’s Not
 
 
TV Tidbits:
Notes of Interest
 
TV Trivia Time:
_______________________________________________________________________
   
Prime-Time Metered Market Thursday Ratings:
 
Thursday 3/19/09
 
ABC 7.1/11
NBC 4.9/ 8
   
----------
 
 
----------
 
-Yesterday’s Winners:
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), ER (NBC)
 
-Honorable Mention:
Bones (Fox)
 
 
 
----------
 
-Ratings Breakdown:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
_______________________________________________________________________________
 
Ratings Box:
What’s Hot/What’s Not
 
-President Obama Ignites NBC in Late Night:
 
 
 
----------
 
-Lackluster Start for ABC’s Better Off Ted:
 
-Speaking of Wednesday, March 18:
 
Households:
 
Total Viewers:
 
Adults 18-49:
 
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-Season to-Date Prime Time Ranking Update:
Wondering what series in prime time are dominating? Here are the top 30 rated programs this season to-date (though March 15, 2009) based on total viewers and adults 18-49. All freshman shows (and there are very few) are bolded. 
 
Total Viewers:
American Idol – Wednesday (Fox): 26.04 million, American Idol – Tuesday (Fox): 25.97, Dancing With the Stars – Monday (ABC): 19.55, CSI (CBS): 18.13, Dancing With the Stars – Tuesday (ABC): 17.41, NCIS (CBS): 16.92, Sunday Night Football (NBC): 16.83, The Mentalist (CBS): 16.31, Desperate Housewives (ABC): 15.26, 60 Minutes (CBS): 14.76, Two and a Half Men (CBS): 14.23, Criminal Minds (CBS): 14.22, Grey’s Anatomy (ABC): 13.19, CSI: Miami (CBS): 13.07, Survivor: Gabon (CBS): 12.91, Survivor: Tocantins (CBS): 12.79, CSI: NY (CBS): 12.62, House (Fox): 12.02, Without a Trace (CBS): 11.94, 24 (Fox): 11.77, Lie to Me (Fox): 11.71, Cold Case (CBS): 11.60, Sunday Night Pre-Kick (NBC): 11.35, Eleventh Hour (CBS): 11.27, The OT (Fox): 11.14, The Bachelor (ABC): 11.12, Rules of Engagement (CBS): 10.88, Castle (ABC): 10.76, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC): 10.52, Ghost Whisperer (CBS): 10.27
 
Adults 18-49:
American Idol – Tuesday (Fox): 9.8 rating/25 share, American Idol – Wednesday (Fox): 9.7/25, Sunday Night Football (NBC): 6.5/16, Desperate Housewives (ABC): 5.6/13, Grey’s Anatomy (ABC): 5.0/12, CSI (CBS): 4.9/12, House (Fox): 4.7/13, Two and a Half Men (CBS): 4.7/11, Dancing With the Stars – Monday (ABC): 4.6/11, Lost (ABC): 4.5/11, The OT (Fox): 4.4/13, Survivor: Gabon (CBS), Lie to Me (Fox) and Sunday Night Pre-Kick (NBC): 4.2/11 each, Survivor: Tocantins (CBS): 4.1/12, Dancing With the Stars – Tuesday (ABC): 4.1/10, The Bachelor (ABC), Hell’s Kitchen (Fox) and The Office (NBC): 4.0/10 each, Heroes (NBC): 3.9/ 9, The Biggest Loser 7 (NBC): 3.8/10, 24 (Fox) and Rules of Engagement (CBS): 3.8/ 9 each, How I Met Your Mother (CBS): 3.7/ 9, Criminal Minds (CBS), CSI: Miami (CBS) and Brothers & Sisters (ABC): 3.6/ 9 each, The Big Bang Theory (CBS), The Mentalist (CBS), Fringe (Fox) and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC): 3.5/ 9 each, Family Guy (Fox): 3.5/ 8
 
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
________________________________________________________________________________
 
On the Air This Weekend:
Prime-Time Programming Options
 
Friday 3/20/09
 
10:00 p.m. 20/20
 
CBS:
 
NBC:
10:00 p.m. Dateline
 
Fox:
 
CW:
 
MNTV
 8:00 p.m. Friday Night Smackdown!
 
---------------
 
Saturday 3/21/09
 
ABC:
 8:00 p.m. Movie: Flight Plan (R)
10:00 p.m. Castle (R)
 
CBS:
 8:00 p.m. 2009 NCAA Basketball: Second Round – Day 1
10:00 p.m. 48 Hours Mystery
 
NBC:
10:00 p.m. Law & Order (R)
 
Fox:
 
MNT
 
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Sunday 3/22/09
 
ABC:
10:00 p.m. Brothers & Sisters
 
CBS:
10:00 p.m. The Unit
 
NBC:
 
Fox:
 
CW:
 
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Improved Start for NCAA Basketball on CBS

Marc Berman

March 20, 2009, 10:30 AM ET

THE PROGRAMMING INSIDER
Friday, March 20, 2009
  
ABC Wins; Improved Results for Basketball on CBS
  
Ratings Box:
What’s Hot/What’s Not
 
 
TV Tidbits:
Notes of Interest
 
TV Trivia Time:
_______________________________________________________________________
   
Prime-Time Metered Market Thursday Ratings:
 
Thursday 3/19/09
 
ABC 7.1/11
NBC 4.9/ 8
   
----------
 
 
----------
 
-Yesterday’s Winners:
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), ER (NBC)
 
-Honorable Mention:
Bones (Fox)
 
 
 
----------
 
-Ratings Breakdown:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
_______________________________________________________________________________
 
Ratings Box:
What’s Hot/What’s Not
 
-President Obama Ignites NBC in Late Night:
 
 
 
----------
 
-Lackluster Start for ABC’s Better Off Ted:
 
-Speaking of Wednesday, March 18:
 
Households:
 
Total Viewers:
 
Adults 18-49:
 
---------------
 
-Season to-Date Prime Time Ranking Update:
Wondering what series in prime time are dominating? Here are the top 30 rated programs this season to-date (though March 15, 2009) based on total viewers and adults 18-49. All freshman shows (and there are very few) are bolded. 
 
Total Viewers:
American Idol – Wednesday (Fox): 26.04 million, American Idol – Tuesday (Fox): 25.97, Dancing With the Stars – Monday (ABC): 19.55, CSI (CBS): 18.13, Dancing With the Stars – Tuesday (ABC): 17.41, NCIS (CBS): 16.92, Sunday Night Football (NBC): 16.83, The Mentalist (CBS): 16.31, Desperate Housewives (ABC): 15.26, 60 Minutes (CBS): 14.76, Two and a Half Men (CBS): 14.23, Criminal Minds (CBS): 14.22, Grey’s Anatomy (ABC): 13.19, CSI: Miami (CBS): 13.07, Survivor: Gabon (CBS): 12.91, Survivor: Tocantins (CBS): 12.79, CSI: NY (CBS): 12.62, House (Fox): 12.02, Without a Trace (CBS): 11.94, 24 (Fox): 11.77, Lie to Me (Fox): 11.71, Cold Case (CBS): 11.60, Sunday Night Pre-Kick (NBC): 11.35, Eleventh Hour (CBS): 11.27, The OT (Fox): 11.14, The Bachelor (ABC): 11.12, Rules of Engagement (CBS): 10.88, Castle (ABC): 10.76, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC): 10.52, Ghost Whisperer (CBS): 10.27
 
Adults 18-49:
American Idol – Tuesday (Fox): 9.8 rating/25 share, American Idol – Wednesday (Fox): 9.7/25, Sunday Night Football (NBC): 6.5/16, Desperate Housewives (ABC): 5.6/13, Grey’s Anatomy (ABC): 5.0/12, CSI (CBS): 4.9/12, House (Fox): 4.7/13, Two and a Half Men (CBS): 4.7/11, Dancing With the Stars – Monday (ABC): 4.6/11, Lost (ABC): 4.5/11, The OT (Fox): 4.4/13, Survivor: Gabon (CBS), Lie to Me (Fox) and Sunday Night Pre-Kick (NBC): 4.2/11 each, Survivor: Tocantins (CBS): 4.1/12, Dancing With the Stars – Tuesday (ABC): 4.1/10, The Bachelor (ABC), Hell’s Kitchen (Fox) and The Office (NBC): 4.0/10 each, Heroes (NBC): 3.9/ 9, The Biggest Loser 7 (NBC): 3.8/10, 24 (Fox) and Rules of Engagement (CBS): 3.8/ 9 each, How I Met Your Mother (CBS): 3.7/ 9, Criminal Minds (CBS), CSI: Miami (CBS) and Brothers & Sisters (ABC): 3.6/ 9 each, The Big Bang Theory (CBS), The Mentalist (CBS), Fringe (Fox) and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC): 3.5/ 9 each, Family Guy (Fox): 3.5/ 8
 
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
________________________________________________________________________________
 
On the Air This Weekend:
Prime-Time Programming Options
 
Friday 3/20/09
 
10:00 p.m. 20/20
 
CBS:
 
NBC:
10:00 p.m. Dateline
 
Fox:
 
CW:
 
MNTV
 8:00 p.m. Friday Night Smackdown!
 
---------------
 
Saturday 3/21/09
 
ABC:
 8:00 p.m. Movie: Flight Plan (R)
10:00 p.m. Castle (R)
 
CBS:
 8:00 p.m. 2009 NCAA Basketball: Second Round – Day 1
10:00 p.m. 48 Hours Mystery
 
NBC:
10:00 p.m. Law & Order (R)
 
Fox:
 
MNT
 
---------------
 
Sunday 3/22/09
 
ABC:
10:00 p.m. Brothers & Sisters
 
CBS:
10:00 p.m. The Unit
 
NBC:
 
Fox:
 
CW:
 
________________________________________________________________________
 
 
 
 
 
 
___________________________________________________________________________
 
 
 
 
 
 
green
orange
pink
purple
yellow
 
 
http://www.yourprops.com/norm-4531b75c2c8dc-I+Dream+Of+Jeannie+(TV)+(1965).jpeg
 
 



 


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