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Fast National ratings for Monday, Feb. 15, 2010The audience for the Winter Olympics fell off a little on Monday night, but even so, no one else came close to threatening NBC's dominance.
NBC averaged 25.5 million viewers and a 14.4 rating/22 share in households for the night, down a touch from Sunday's 26.3 million viewers. ABC was the best of the rest, drawing 9.6 million viewers and a 6.1/9. CBS (8.1 million, 5.2/8) came in third, followed by FOX (7.7 million, 4.6/7). The CW (1.8 million, 1.2/2) trailed.
In the adults 18-49 demo, NBC was actually up a bit on Monday, scoring a 7.2 rating compared to Sunday's 7.0. ABC, 3.2, finished a distant second. CBS, 2.6, edged FOX, 2.5, for third, while The CW came in at 0.9.
Monday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
NBC: Winter Olympics (26.35 million viewers, 14.8/22 households)
ABC: "The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love" (11.2 million, 7.2/11)
FOX: "House" rerun (6.8 million, 4.2/6)
CBS: "How I Met Your Mother" rerun (5.9 million, 3.8/6)/"Accidentally on Purpose" rerun (5.5 million, 3.5/6)
The CW: "One Tree Hill" (1.9 million, 1.3/2)
18-49 leader: Winter Olympics (7.3)
9 p.m.
NBC: Winter Olympics (25.7 million, 14.2/21)
ABC: "The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love" (11.8 million, 7.4/11)
CBS: "Two and a Half Men" rerun (10.55 million, 6.6/10)/"The Big Bang Theory" rerun (10 million, 6.1/9)
FOX: "24" (8.5 million, 5.0/7)
The CW: "Life Unexpected" (1.8 million, 1.2/2)
18-49 leader: Winter Olympics (7.3)
10 p.m.
NBC: Winter Olympics (24.5 million, 14.1/23)
CBS: "CSI: Miami" rerun (8.4 million, 5.5/9)
ABC: "Castle" rerun (5.7 million, 3.8/6)
18-49 leader: Winter Olympics (7.0)
Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company.
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Of interest are the 10 million plus gotten by Two and a Half Men and Big Bang Theory with re-runs against the Olympics (two shows shot on film in spite of CBS requesting they shoot on video - no coincidence there).
24 keeps disappointing, coming in 4th on the tail of a huge marketing push but FOX will call it a smash hit of course, and the press will make sure to repeat this "information"...
Oh my God, you're an idiot...so let me help you. The Olympics are NOT "reality" programming in the sense of ABCs craptacular Bachelor junk. Just making sure you understand!
life unexpected is in trouble...another good show will get cancelled
NBC has got to be just giddy about the Olympic TV ratings. Four nights of trashing the competition and counting. In addition, their coverage has been getting rave reviews from the media. Quite a change for them after this season of misery.
Does anyone want to join my Street Team?
We'll go around and bully passersby to watch boring old CBS crime dramas and dumb reality tv.
The Olympic news is the tonic the beleagured network needed. At least they can hold their chin up for a couple of weeks.
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24 was great last night!! Also, the ratings lacked due to Olympics and no lead in. Even though they did go down, they still are solid numbers. Too bad because yesterday was great. I know it will probably be the most watched thing on HULU though.
Melrose Place is definitely not going to return and based on the last few weeks of ratings I worry that Life Unexpected is shaping up to be another Privileged. A show critics and the network like that has difficulty gaining any traction with viewers. At this point the best hope for Life Unexpected (besides a pick up in the ratings) is probably a very weak development season for CW.
well glad to see you leave Pablo B and by the way, its ERICinHB not ERICinHD. Oh by the way.....
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