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TV ClubHouse: Archive: USA 2002: Outside the House: The Ratings are in.........: Archive through August 04, 2002

Gadzooks

Friday, July 12, 2002 - 12:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Looks like Big Brother did well on its first night out......even with the stiff competition from American Idol ...it still came out on top...check out the link

http://tv.zap2it.com/news/dailynielsenrankings.html?26910

Remus

Friday, July 12, 2002 - 04:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
That's pretty good considering American Idol is a popular reality show

Espen

Friday, July 12, 2002 - 04:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
It was about 0.1 ratings points behind on average in the key 18-49 rating, though it was better even in that for the first half hour.. And yes, since Idol is considered a "success" I think that is a good sign for BB.. It will be interesting to see what last night's ratings were, since it was in the "survivor" slot, before CSI, which wasn't on yet last year, but is now doing better than any other show in reruns..

Missy666

Friday, July 12, 2002 - 06:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I hope the ratings continue to be good, this is such a great show they need to keep it every year

Joan

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 04:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They were smart to air it on a non-voting day for American Idol.

Wilsonatmd

Monday, July 15, 2002 - 12:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well here are the overnight ratings for week 1:

Wed: 6.1/11- Won the timeslot; Beat American Idol

Thurs: 5.3/10- 2nd in timeslot to NBC's combo of Friends and Scrubs

Sat: 3.6/8- 2nd in timeslot to COPS

The Saturday rating is a little misleading. Saturdays are usually the worst rating night of the week, and there were pre-emptions for baseball in major markets (Baltimore for sure, and I heard about a couple of others), and thus BB was shown in timeslots from 11:35PM to 3:35AM in those places.

This second week should prove more telling, as Wednesday they only have a half-hour of American Idol to deal with, and Thursday is the first live eviciton.

Ryn

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 10:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
ok - table time?? - Fast Affiliate Ratings via zap2it


rating/share

Wednesday 7-17-02

"Big Brother 3" (5.8/10) kept CBS in the top spot at 9 p.m. as NBC's "The West Wing" drew 5.3/9 to take second.


Thursday 7-18-02

At 8 p.m., "Friends" (7.1/12) dominated the first half-hour of CBS' "Big Brother 3" (5.3/9), with "Scrubs" (5.9/10) losing the upper hand to "BB3" as audiences checked out the last thirty minutes of the show (6.3/11).

Ave for the hour CBS - 5.8/10 second to NBC 6.5/11

Saturday 7-20-02

FOX led Saturday night (July 20) with repeats of "Cops" with a 4.5 rating/ 10 share while "Big Brother 3" took a second place on CBS with 3.6/8, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Ryn

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 10:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
DayDateRatingSharePlace
Wednesday07/106.1111st (2nd Fox - American Idol)
Thursday07/115.3102nd (NBC - Friends/Scrubs)
Saturday07/133.682nd (Fox - Cops)
Wednesday07/175.8101st (2nd NBC - West Wing)
Thursday07/185.8102nd (NBC - Friends/Scrubs)
Saturday07/203.682nd (Fox - Cops)


#'s compiled by digging around here: http://tv.zap2it.com/news/dailynielsenrankings.html

Ryn

Thursday, July 25, 2002 - 07:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
No ratings yet for last night...

Espen

Thursday, July 25, 2002 - 10:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ratings are in for Wednesday.. And they are on the way up!
6.4/11 for BB3, which beat West Wing (6.3/10) for the third time. Adittedly, a half hour of American Idol did have 7.1/11, though Bernie Mac pulled Fox' average for the your down to 6.1/10. Pretty close between all three though

In the key 18-49 demographic, it had a strong 4.4, beating American Idol by 0.1..

Here is a little excerpt from medialifemagazine.com:
"This may be the summer of Fox’s “American Idol,” but CBS’s third installment of “Big Brother” is quietly emerging as a breakout hit in its own right. “Big Brother 3” not only ranked as the highest-rated show with a 4.4 rating in the adult 18-49 demographic on Wednesday but it beat “American Idol” by one-tenth of a rating point in head-to-head competition. CBS, in fact, was No. 1 in the demo for the night with a 3.3 rating. NBC had a 3.2, Fox had a 3, and ABC had a 2.4, based on preliminary Nielsen data"

Ryn

Thursday, July 25, 2002 - 10:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Access Hollywood just reported that Big Brother had 10 million viewers last night

Ryn

Thursday, July 25, 2002 - 10:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Posted this elsewhere this AM - forgot to get it up here....

Best ratings so far - will be interesting to see if they can beat friends - they WILL beat scrubs again for sure.

West wing #'s were 6.3/11 so it was close....

DayDateRatingSharePlace
Wednesday07/106.1111st (2nd Fox - American Idol)
Thursday07/115.3102nd (NBC - Friends/Scrubs)
Saturday07/133.682nd (Fox - Cops)
Wednesday07/175.8101st (2nd NBC - West Wing)
Thursday07/185.8102nd (NBC - Friends/Scrubs)
Saturday07/203.682nd (Fox - Cops)
Wednesday07/246.4111st (2nd NBC - West Wing)


#'s compiled by digging around here: http://tv.zap2it.com/news/dailynielsenrankings.html

Espen

Friday, July 26, 2002 - 12:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
And yes, they did indeed beat Friends and Scrubs, in both households and the 18-49 demographic.

In households, BB3 had a 6.0/11, compared to Friends' 5.9/11 and Scrubs 5.0/9. In the 18-49, it beat the duo by one tenth (Though I don't yet know what the rating was).. Either way, that is the second week in a row where the ratings have either stayed the same or improved every night (not counting the wed after the premiere).. Not bad!

Ryn

Friday, July 26, 2002 - 03:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
yup- here is a clip from zap2its site:

"At 8 p.m., the eviction of Tonya Paoni on "Big Brother 3" earned a 6.0/11 for CBS. Repeats of "Friends," 5.9/11, and "Scrubs," 5.0/9, put NBC in second."

http://tv.zap2it.com/news/dailynielsenrankings.html?27191

Ryn

Friday, July 26, 2002 - 03:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
DayDateRatingSharePlace
Wednesday07/106.1111st (2nd Fox - American Idol)
Thursday07/115.3102nd (NBC - Friends/Scrubs)
Saturday07/133.682nd (Fox - Cops)
Wednesday07/175.8101st (2nd NBC - West Wing)
Thursday07/185.8102nd (NBC - Friends/Scrubs)
Saturday07/203.682nd (Fox - Cops)
Wednesday07/246.4111st (2nd NBC - West Wing)
Thursday07/256.0111st (2nd NBC - Friends/Scrubs)


#'s compiled by digging around here: http://tv.zap2it.com/news/dailynielsenrankings.html

Ryn

Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Heeey = 1st place all 3 nights this week!!

Saturday:

CBS took the 8 p.m. hour with "Big Brother 3," 3.9/9. Two episodes of "Cops" finished a close second, averaging 3.8/9.

http://tv.zap2it.com/news/dailynielsenrankings.html?27225

Ryn

Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
DayDateRatingSharePlace
Wednesday07/106.1111st (2nd Fox - American Idol)
Thursday07/115.3102nd (NBC - Friends/Scrubs)
Saturday07/133.682nd (Fox - Cops)
Wednesday07/175.8101st (2nd NBC - West Wing)
Thursday07/185.8102nd (NBC - Friends/Scrubs)
Saturday07/203.682nd (Fox - Cops)
Wednesday07/246.4111st (2nd NBC - West Wing)
Thursday07/256.0111st (2nd NBC - Friends/Scrubs)
Saturday07/273.991st (2nd Fox - Cops)


#'s compiled by digging around here: http://tv.zap2it.com/news/dailynielsenrankings.html

Sunshinemiss

Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for keeping track of all this guys, looks good for a BB4!

Espen

Monday, July 29, 2002 - 08:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
BB3 has now improved over the prior weeks same day rating for *every* show except the wed after the premiere.. This is very promising for the ratings in August and September.. If I remember correctly, (maybe someone can find them in the archives?) the ratings were up in the 7s and 8s by the end of the summer last year, though I seem to recall the other networks doing better.. This year, it sure is doing well in comparison, both in households and 18-49..

Earthmother

Wednesday, July 31, 2002 - 12:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Do you think it's because Wed. is just recaps? I don't really fall apart if I miss Wed.(even though I really want to see how it's edited) because I already know what has happened. I would die if I missed Thurs or Sat though.

Espen

Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 09:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Actually, Wednesday has been the highest rated episode (or tied) every week, and according to Zap2it.com today, yesterday's ratings was again 6.4/11, again #1 (though American Idol did have 0.3M more viewers, with 10M, in the half hour they overlap). So no growth on wednesdays this week, but no drop either, so it will be interesting to see if BB can improve on last week's Thursday rating..

We will know later today how it did in the key 18-49 demographic, though I did note with interest that BB3 was #5 (Wed) and #10 (Thu) for the week last week.. Not bad at all!
Even in total household ratings, last wed episode was #11, and this week was just as good.. If I recall correctly, in prior years, BB had a hard time making the top 20 for households, though I do think competition is slightly weaker this year..

Ryn

Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 11:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
DayDateRatingSharePlace
Wednesday07/106.1111st (2nd Fox - American Idol)
Thursday07/115.3102nd (NBC - Friends/Scrubs)
Saturday07/133.682nd (Fox - Cops)
Wednesday07/175.8101st (2nd NBC - West Wing)
Thursday07/185.8102nd (NBC - Friends/Scrubs)
Saturday07/203.682nd (Fox - Cops)
Wednesday07/246.4111st (2nd NBC - West Wing)
Thursday07/256.0111st (2nd NBC - Friends/Scrubs)
Saturday07/273.991st (2nd Fox - Cops)
Wednesday07/316.4111st (2nd NBC - West Wing)


#'s compiled by digging around here: http://tv.zap2it.com/news/dailynielsenrankings.html

Kaili

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 10:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yipee...and remember the fear of the show not coming back after the first season?! They have to keep it now!!! Yay!!!!

Espen

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 11:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Unfortunately, ratings were down slightly this thursday (probably partially because "fans" knew the outcome of the eviction), at 5.7/11.. This was #2 to both Friends and Scrubs, but still not bad, and as good as two weeks ago, and maybe tied with last week after all, given the final figures below. Medialifemagazine.com doesn't have the 18-49 for BB3 specifically, but says it did well, so that is good news.

On a side note, apparently ratings do change when they finalize them at the end of each week.
Here are the "final" (as opposed to "overnight") ratings for each episode. Note that "share" (the second number) is not available for Thursdays and Saturdays, but it seems to be less variable (since it is only one decimal), from boxofficemojo.com:

Wed 7/10: 6.0/11 (9.2M viewers,#1 slot, #14 week)[was 6.1/11, #1]
Thu 7/11: 5.1/na (7.6M viewers, #2/#1 slot, #32 week) [was 5.3/10 #2/#1]
Sat 7/13: na/na (5.3M viewers, na, na) [was 3.6/8, #2]
Wed 7/17: 5.9/10 (8.9M viewers, #1 slot, #17 week) [was 5.8/10, #1]
Thu 7/18: 5.3/na (na, na, #2/#1 slot, #29 week)[was 5.8/10, #2/#1]
Sat 7/20: na/na (na, na, na) [was 3.6/8, #2]
Wed 7/24: 6.6/11 (10.2M viewers, #1 slot, #11 week) [was 6.4/11, #1]
Thu 7/25: 5.8/na (na, #2/#1, #22 week) [was 6.0/11, #1]
Sat 7/27: 4.0/na (na, na, #58 week) [was 3.9/9, #1]

Just looking at Wednesdays (the show that is in the top 20, it looks like BB has added about a million viewers since the premiere.. Not bad..

Ryn, maybe you can replace premliminary numbers with final by indicating them in bold? that way the rating can be updated and indicated even if there was no "final" data on the share..

Gadzooks

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 12:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm so thrilled that the show is getting decent ratings.....it makes me anticipate next year's bunch ever more. I'm not thrilled with some of the players this year....but I have settled on rooting for Danielle, Jason, and Marcellas. Hopefully, the ratings will keep going up with the new twists that are coming up. My thought is that Hardy is coming back ....the foreshadowing was very hard to miss on last night's episode.