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TV ratings: Spirits are with CBS Friday
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Fast National ratings for Friday, Oct. 23, 2009CBS kept hold of its usual spot in the ratings lead on Friday, while "Dateline" put up decent numbers for NBC.
The Eye's drama lineup averaged 8.3 million viewers and a 5.2 rating/9 share in households in primetime. NBC (7.1 million, 4.7/8) took second. There was a pretty big drop from there to third-place ABC (4.9 million, 3.4/6). FOX (2.2 million, 1.3/2) edged The CW (1.8 million, 1.2/2) for fourth.
CBS also led the adults 18-49 demographic with a 2.0 rating. NBC's 1.6 was good enough for second, followed by ABC at 1.3. FOX and The CW tied for fourth at 0.8.
Friday's hourly results:
8 p.m.
CBS: "Ghost Whisperer" (8.5 million viewers, 5.3/10 households)
NBC: "Law & Order" (7.2 million, 4.7/8)
ABC: "Supernanny" season premiere (4.7 million, 3.3/6)
The CW: "Smallville" (2.5 million, 1.6/3)
FOX: "Brothers" (2.4 million, 1.4/3)/"'Til Death" (2 million, 1.2/3)
18-49 leader: "Ghost Whisperer" (2.1)
9 p.m.
CBS: "Medium" (8.4 million, 5.1/9)
NBC: "Dateline" (7.9 million, 5.2/9)
ABC: "Ugly Betty" (4.5 million, 3.1/5)
FOX: "Dollhouse" (2.1 million, 1.3/2)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" rerun (1.1 million, 0.8/1)
18-49 leader: "Medium" (2.2)
10 p.m.
CBS: "Numb3rs" (8.1 million, 5.1/9)
NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (6.1 million, 4.1/7)
ABC: "20/20" (5.6 million, 3.8/7)
18-49 leader: "Numb3rs" (1.8)
Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.
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ABC is really going down in flames, leno beat ABC at 10 PM and it looks like Ugly Betty's Ratings are getting Uglier by the Second.
White Collar on USA was GREAT!!!! That's my new Friday @10 show.
So whats the odds of Dollhouse coming back after its "break"??
Now this is why Leno should only be on Friday nights, rather than the entire week. Beating 20/20, which has gotten so rotten that even the coyotes won't give it a sniff, is no big shakes, but at least Leno has one night where he's not gasping for air in last place. If NBC had any brains in their midst (and they don't), they'd have Leno only on Friday nights, where he could actually become a staple of the schedule.
As for the rest, ABC really needs to put Ugly Betty to bed now. The show was cute for a couple seasons, but now that the charm has mostly worn off, the episodes have become redundant and rather dull. I still enjoy the show, but I won't be bothered if I miss a week.
CBS needs to start bringing in new shows at some point, because every one of their mainstays are starting to show their age. Medium is the exception of the bunch, only because new viewers are just now discovering it, but both Ghost Whisperer and Numbers aren't as much fun as they used to be.
As for Law & Order? Didn't NBC get rid of Matlock because it skewed old? Now that the show actually IS old, it needs to go away. Actually, I'd like to see all the L&O shows go bye-bye, same with the CSIs. Time for some new stuff.
FYI, no word yet on the ratings for "White Collar" (probably will come Monday). But I wouldn't be surprised if it beat Leno and "20/20" at 10.
Rick : i don't think so "white Collar" could beat Jay Leno ( 6.1 million) but i hope so!^^this new drama seems amazing , and Monk at 9 beat Dollhouse & America's Next Top Model and maybe Ugly Betty , last week Monk (4 million) and yesterday SHARONA WERE BACK!!!
Otherwise , Dollhouse is piteous!!
ABC numbers are really bad specially bettys which is sad because this season actually looks like it might be as good as the first. I hope those numbers improve so atleast they could finish this season and give the series a proper ending. On another note NBC should eat its heart out as Medium has the best numbers on friday!!!
I am so sad to see this playing out this way. I much prefer Ugly Betty to Medium. Too bad I am in the minority. I would hate to see Betty canceled. I still believe that if it was paired with something other than Supernanny, things might not be quite so pathetic.
I agree, Sean, that pairing Ugly Betty with Supernanny is akin to placing a slice of American cheese on filet mignon. Still, I think Ugly Betty has run its course. I just hope that ABC cancels it before the ratings gets even worse.
Sure, i can say boring, but i say it as ABC.
Ugly Betty needs to pack it up because its not coming back next year since it is so god awfu.