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Friday, May 30, 2003 - 06:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This thread is waiting on Wilson to re-post the ratings from Thursday's premiere :)

Wilsonatmd

Friday, May 30, 2003 - 07:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The Ratings, taken from The Futon Critic,were good:

-The ratings for ep one were 15% better than episode one last season.

-Average was a 7.0/11, and the ratings went up every half hour, especially in the 9-9:30 hour (6.1/11,6.3/11,7.3/12). The series as a whole last season averaged about 5.4 or so, but remember it was a different time slot.

-That made it second in the timeslot, about a point behind NBC's Friends and Will and Grace reruns (6.5, 7.3, 7.9). 18-34's were also good (3.1,3.5,4.2), and help CBS tie NBC in that crucial category. It was also 2 full rating points in front of third place Fox (4.0,3.9,3.3). ABC was fifth for the night, behind UPN.....
Along with CSI, CBS won the night overall.


-As a reference BB3 was in this timeslot last year, and averaged around a 5.5 for the summer.
Compared to the rest of the week so far, it seems to be it will probably end up in the top 25 or so for the week- it outrated every show that aired Tuesday, for example.

Wilsonatmd

Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 02:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, it did better than top 25...top 20 in fact.
for the week ending Sunday from Zap2it

1 CSI CBS Thu 9:30PM 8.8/15.0
2 LAW AND ORDER NBC Wed 10:00PM 8.5/15.0
3 48 HOURS INVESTIGATES CBS Wed 10:00PM 8.3/14.0
4 CSI: MIAMI - SPCL(S) CBS Mon 10:00PM 7.9/13.0
5 WILL & GRACE NBC Thu 9:00PM 7.8/13.0
6 60 MINUTES CBS Sun 7:00PM 7.7/15.0
6 CBS SUNDAY MOVIE CBS Sun 8:00PM 7.7/13.0
6 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMND SP(S) CBS Mon 9:00PM 7.7/12.0
9 LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT NBC Sun 9:00PM 7.5/12.0
9 LAW AND ORDER:SVU NBC Fri 10:00PM 7.5/14.0
11 60 MINUTES II - 9PM CBS Wed 9:00PM 7.4/12.0
11 FRASIER-THU 9:30P NBC Thu 9:30PM 7.4/12.0
11 FRIENDS 5/29(S) NBC Thu 8:30PM 7.4/13.0
14 FAME NBC Wed 8:00PM 7.0/12.0
15 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT NBC Sun 10:00PM 6.6/11.0
15 FRIENDS NBC Thu 8:00PM 6.6/12.0
15 FUNNY FLUBS & SCREW UP 12(S) CBS Wed 8:00PM 6.6/12.0
18 AMAZING RACE: 4 CBS Thu 8:00PM 6.5/11.0
19 KING OF QUEENS SPECIAL(S) CBS Mon 8:00PM 6.4/11.0
19 YES, DEAR SPECIAL(S) CBS Mon 8:30PM 6.4/11.0
19 YES, DEAR CBS Mon 8:30PM 7.9/12.0

Hippyt

Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 03:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow,that's awesome! Maybe CBS will keep it around!

Wilsonatmd

Friday, June 06, 2003 - 10:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
episode 2:

Well, as expected, the ratings for after the premiere went down some. It averaged a 6.2/10 for the hour, again second in the timeslot. The good news is, the show went up considerably from the first to the second half hour,nearly a full point (5.1 to a 6.0), so it seems that a lot of people are switching over once Friends ends, as Scrubs went down by almost the same amount. The 18-49's did the same going from a 2.8 to a 3.6 from the first half hour to the second.

Wilsonatmd

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - 07:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well for last week, the show ended up in 36th place......There were quite a few specials on tho last week, so that might help, also some of the other reality shows have cooled off considerably.

Ryn

Thursday, June 12, 2003 - 08:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The way they were hyping it last night on TV I imagine they will get decent ratings.

I had my vcr set to try to catch a Big Brother promo and I never did get one - but every 20 minutes there was a Amazing Race promo.

Wilsonatmd

Thursday, June 12, 2003 - 08:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
but you got a promo in the AR credits tho....

Wendo

Friday, June 13, 2003 - 01:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yeah, I got the BB promo twice in fact. Before TAR started and during the credits. Wish I had taped it, I'd send it to you.

Vsmart

Friday, June 13, 2003 - 08:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
In the San Francisco area AR4 was in 11th place!

Deedee

Friday, June 13, 2003 - 08:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
NBC won the 8 p.m. with "Friends," 7.4/14, and "Scrubs," 5.9/10. "The Amazing Race," 5.4/10, came in second for CBS. ABC's repeat of "That's Incredible: The Reunion" was third at 4.1/7, with UPN's "WWE Smackdown!" close behind. FOX averaged 3.6/6 with "Stupid Behavior Caught on Tape" and "30 Seconds to Fame," while The WB trailed with two episodes of "The O'Keefes."


http://tv.zap2it.com/news/dailynielsenrankings.html?31851

Wilsonatmd

Friday, June 20, 2003 - 11:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well the movie on ABC didn't hurt a lot...It averaged a 5.8/10 for the hour, beat Scrubs in the second half hour (again, there's a sharp increase in the 2nd half hour...seems a lot of people are tuning in once Friends is over)...18-49's were good as well, 2nd in both timeslots. (the zap2it information you might see is a little misleading, as the ABC rating given in that paragraph is the average for the entire two hours) this information is a bit more accurate....

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/gofuton.cgi?action=thisdayintv&id=20030620

Wilsonatmd

Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 09:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The show was pretty consistent again...it won the 8:30 halfhour, and got another 5.8/10....it was about top 25 for the week...the show seems to be building again....

Wilsonatmd

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 09:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
again, it did well last week... 6.0/10, won the second half hour....

Ok..I'm trying to figure out the remaining schedule. If they have a 2 hour finale, and there are no preemptions, the final episode should be August 15th. This date makes sense, as CBS has a NFL preseason game scheduled for the week after on the 22nd. If they have a preemption, it won't end till the 29th, or possibly even September 5th....

Wilsonatmd

Friday, July 18, 2003 - 12:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
the average was a 5.3/10 for the hour...it didn't win the 8:30 half-hour for the first time in a while, but the reason was that Friends reran one of their Supersized 40 minute episodes, and then Will and Grace started at 8:45.

and it also appears we are going to have a preemption sometime, or no 2 hour episode. I'm hearing now the finale is scheduled for August 21st, a Wednesday (probably at 8PM)...no confirmation yet tho.

Wilsonatmd

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 02:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
listed by: 8:00 rating (18-49), 8:30 rating (18-49)


AR4: 5.3(3.1),6.0(3.6) vs NBC's 6.1(3.3),5.1(2.7)

Wilsonatmd

Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 06:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
AR4 had it's best showing ever in the weekly ratings....14th for the week overall....

Sunshinemiss

Wednesday, July 30, 2003 - 10:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks, Wilson...interesting and informative!

Wilsonatmd

Friday, August 01, 2003 - 04:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
well, I suspect that since most people figured out this wasn't going to be an elimination round, I think some people decided to skip this week...the ratings were down a little.

same as last week, 8:00 half hour (18-49), 8:30 half-hour (18-49)

AR4: 5.4 (2.9), 5.8 (3.1)
NBC: 6.4 (4.1), 5.7 (3.7)

Lyn

Monday, August 04, 2003 - 10:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Question: I've been watching The Amazing Race this summer, and I'm completely in love. I can't believe I let the stigma of "reality TV" keep me from watching the first three seasons of this show! Now I've heard that once again The Amazing Race is on the brink of cancellation. Do you think its chances of survival will be helped by its Emmy nomination in the "reality competition" category, or will that prestige not be enough to balance some of the network's other concerns? Also, do you think it stands a chance of winning over Survivor and American Idol? — Molly

Matt: The Emmy nomination can't hurt, but I'm not sure it's enough. Talking to CBS execs last month, I didn't get a very optimistic sense about this show's future. It's very disappointing. But not yet a lost cause. As for winning the Emmy, I think that's an even longer shot. I would probably cast my own vote for Race, but it's hard to argue against American Idol as deserving of an Emmy for its impact and its astonishing ability to galvanize a mass audience. Yes, it's cheesy and corny (and the less said about American Juniors the better), but there's something about Idol that's irresistibly addictive. Race is the genre's class act, but Idol was last year's head of the class.

:(

Ask Matt

Vsmart

Monday, August 04, 2003 - 11:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Part of the problem for filming another season is that there are fewer new places safe enough to visit.

Crazydog

Monday, August 04, 2003 - 12:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I really hope there is a TAR5. But there are plenty of places they haven't been that I'd like to see them go to. Start in Minnesota. Then go to Belize, Virgin Islands, Iceland, Ireland, two or three legs in Scandinavia, Greece, Russia, Nepal, Japan, a few legs in Canada, then the finish line in Chicago.

Pannie

Monday, August 04, 2003 - 10:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Crazydog, I really hope there is a TAR5 too. Great suggestions for your route: I'd watch that, for sure.

Belize: wild jungles & and snorkeling; Iceland: lots of fire & ice; Greece: run with Olympians; Nepal: amazing scenery & sherpas.

As Vsmart says, there are fewer safe places. I like the 'around-the-world' aspect of TAR. If need be though, they could have plenty of challenges in a large country like Russia or Canada, eh?

Wilsonatmd

Saturday, August 09, 2003 - 06:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
AR4: 5.4 (2.7), 6.0 (3.4)
NBC: 5.9 (3.6), 4.7 (3.1)

Wilsonatmd

Friday, August 15, 2003 - 10:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
well, the ratings news is that there are no ratings apparently...since so many large cities were hit by the blackout (and since ABC didn't show their regular schedule, but instead did news), Nielsen looks like they will throw the night out, which of course means the week will probably be affeced as well.

Wilsonatmd

Friday, August 15, 2003 - 11:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
scratch that...they released the ratings, but they excluded New York, Detroit, Buffalo, Cleveland and Hartford in the ratings...and there are no demo breakdowns. But it messed them up as NBC for an 8.0 for Friends and a 6.9 for Scrubs, while AR4 only got a 6.6 for the hour. The fact that ABC did news most of the night and Fox had a football game on might have also messed the numbers up.

Wilsonatmd

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 03:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
the special Saturday rerun...despite no advance promotion other than the website it still beat a network....


"America's Most Wanted" (FOX) - 5.1/9
"Movie: Mission to Mars" (R, ABC) - 3.2/6
"The Amazing Race 4" (SR, CBS) - 2.6/4
"Battle of the Network Stars" (NBC) - 2.5/5

Sunshinemiss

Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 12:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for the info, Wilson. Appreciate your staying on top of it weekly for us.

Wilsonatmd

Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 04:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ok....the final word on the ratings is they aren't going to count Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night in the ratings at all for the week, so it won't be in the weekly ratings ranking. If they had counted, it would have probably been in the top 20.

Wilsonatmd

Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 01:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well tonight is it.....I doubt we'll hear anything on a possible AR5 until midseason, for the simple reason it's basically too late for them to set one up for even January (logistics and all)....If you see something on the CBS site about applications around the first of the year, that should be a good sign for next summer...

I won't be here to post the ratings till Sunday sometime...

Wilsonatmd

Sunday, August 24, 2003 - 02:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
final ep

CBS: 5.5 (3.1), 6.7 (4.1)
NBC: 6.5 (4.1), 5.8 (3.8)