Overnight Rankings
|
|
Saturday
7/04/09
-Total Viewers:
CBS: 4.29 million, NBC: 3.69,
Fox: 2.59, ABC: 2.59
-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 0.9 rating/5 share, NBC:
0.8/ 4, ABC and CBS: 0.6/ 3 each
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Note: Any prior rating results
are based on the final
nationals. Since the level of
DVR penetration has increased
from 20 percent at this same
point last year to approximately
28 percent at present, the
overall results may be
negatively impacted.
Ratings Breakdown:
There were no rating fireworks
on this 4th of July, with CBS
the most-watched network (at
just 4.29 million viewers) and
Fox No. 1 among adults 18-49
(with just a 0.9 rating/5
share). Fox’s demo victory comes
as a result of four repeat
episodes of Cops at an average
2.59 million viewers and the
aforementioned 0.9/ 5 in the
demo from 8-10 p.m. CBS aired 48
Hours Mystery (Viewers: #1, 3.01
million; A18-49: #3, 0.5/ 3), a
repeat of canceled Harper’s
Island (Viewers: #3, 2.66
million; A18-49: #2t, 0.5/ 2),
and annual holiday special
Boston Pops Fireworks
Spectacular (Viewers: #1, 6.61
million; A18-49: #2, 0.9/ 5),
which was the most-watched show
of the evening.
Elsewhere, ABC opened this first
Saturday in July with a repeat
of Wipeout (Viewers: #2, 2.59
million; A18-49: #2, 0.8/ 4),
followed by a repeat of Castle
(Viewers: #4, 2.52 million;
A18-49: #3t, 0.5/ 3), and
canceled Eli Stone (Viewers; #3,
2.65 million; A18-49: #3, 0.6/
3). Over at NBC, another
burn-off episode of drama Kings
(Viewers: #4, 1.30 million;
A18-49: #4, 0.3/ 1 at 8 p.m.)
led into The Macy’s 4th of July
Fireworks Spectacular at 5.36
million viewers (#1) and a 1.0/
6 among adults 18-49 (#1t).
Needless to say, these firework
specials skew older. A repeat of
overused Law & Order: SVU capped
off the evening for NBC with
4.43 million viewers (#2) and a
1.1/ 5 in the demo (#1) at 10
p.m.
Source: Nielsen Media Research -
pifeedback.com
TV Ratings Update
NBC has been
stuck in last place among the
Big Four networks for so many
seasons that it seems it’ll
never reclaim its one-time lock
on No. 1 in the 18-49
demographic.
So any blip that sees it soar
into first place comes as
something of a surprise.
That was the case last week,
when the network ranked No. 1 in
18-49s on the back of its hit
summer series “America’s Got
Talent,” the scripted show “The
Philanthropist” and specials
remembering actress Farrah
Fawcett and singer Michael
Jackson.
NBC ranked No. 1 with a 1.6
rating in the demographic for
the week ending June 28.
Fox was No. 2 with a 1.5. ABC
and CBS tied at No. 3, each with
a 1.3 rating.
The prior week, NBC ranked No. 3
behind Fox and CBS with a 1.3
rating.
Much of NBC’s bump this past
week came from the return of
“Talent,” a competition show
from the producers of Fox’s
“American Idol.”
“Talent’s” Tuesday and Wednesday
episodes were the week’s
highest-rated shows in 18-49s.
The show launched with a slew of
publicity surrounding “Britain’s
Got Talent,” which generated
worldwide attention for its
recent season, when runner-up
Susan Boyle became an internet
sensation. Boyle, a frumpy
middle-aged woman with an
astonishing voice, barely missed
out on being named that show's
top contender.
NBC also did well with two
“Datelines” on Thursday and
Friday, remembering Fawcett and
Jackson.
In 18-49s, the two episodes tied
at No. 16 and No. 10,
respectively.
Perhaps most encouraging for
NBC, though, was the debut of
“The Philanthropist,” a scripted
series that performed well at a
time of year when original
scripted series often slump. The
show, about a wealthy
businessman helping people in
Africa, tied at No. 12 in
18-49s.
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TOP 25 PROGRAMS –
BROADCAST
Ranked on Households
Week Ending June 28
|
|
#
|
PROGRAMS
|
Net
|
HOUSEHOLDS
|
PERSONS 2+
|
|
Rtg%
|
Shr
|
(000)
|
#
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
|
1
|
NCIS
|
CBS
|
7.1
|
13
|
8158
|
2
|
3.8
|
11087
|
|
2
|
AMERICA'S
GOT TALENT-TUE
|
NBC
|
6.8
|
12
|
7820
|
1
|
4.0
|
11462
|
|
3
|
AMERICA GOT
TALENT-WED 9P
|
NBC
|
6.1
|
10
|
7020
|
3
|
3.6
|
10399
|
|
4
|
MENTALIST,
THE - TUESDAY
|
CBS
|
5.9
|
10
|
6763
|
4
|
3.2
|
9146
|
|
5
|
60 MINUTES
|
CBS
|
5.8
|
12
|
6640
|
5
|
3.0
|
8794
|
|
6
|
TWO AND A
HALF MEN
|
CBS
|
5.7
|
9
|
6502
|
5
|
3.0
|
8686
|
|
7
|
20/20 SP
EDITION-6/25 10P(S)
|
ABC
|
5.6
|
10
|
6382
|
8
|
2.8
|
8172
|
|
7
|
CSI
|
CBS
|
5.6
|
10
|
6418
|
5
|
3.0
|
8739
|
|
9
|
CSI: MIAMI
|
CBS
|
5.3
|
9
|
6034
|
8
|
2.8
|
8012
|
|
10
|
CRIMINAL
MINDS
|
CBS
|
5.0
|
9
|
5744
|
11
|
2.6
|
7558
|
|
11
|
CBS NEWS:
MICHAEL JACKSON(S)
|
CBS
|
4.9
|
9
|
5631
|
11
|
2.6
|
7468
|
|
11
|
CSI: NY
|
CBS
|
4.9
|
9
|
5581
|
11
|
2.6
|
7429
|
|
13
|
48 HOURS
MYSTERY TUESDAY
|
CBS
|
4.8
|
8
|
5511
|
17
|
2.4
|
6957
|
|
13
|
BIG BANG
THEORY, THE
|
CBS
|
4.8
|
8
|
5527
|
15
|
2.5
|
7228
|
|
15
|
BACHELORETTE, THE
|
ABC
|
4.7
|
8
|
5358
|
19
|
2.3
|
6759
|
|
15
|
SO YOU
THINK CN DANCE-WED
|
FOX
|
4.7
|
8
|
5370
|
11
|
2.6
|
7616
|
|
17
|
PHILANTHROPIST
|
NBC
|
4.6
|
8
|
5265
|
15
|
2.5
|
7119
|
|
18
|
DATELINE
FRI
|
NBC
|
4.5
|
9
|
5148
|
19
|
2.3
|
6745
|
|
19
|
MENTALIST,
THE - 6/25 SPC(S)
|
CBS
|
4.4
|
8
|
5021
|
21
|
2.2
|
6414
|
|
20
|
WIPEOUT
|
ABC
|
4.3
|
8
|
4930
|
10
|
2.7
|
7796
|
|
21
|
20/20-FRI
|
ABC
|
4.2
|
8
|
4830
|
24
|
2.1
|
6128
|
|
21
|
SO YOU
THINK CN DANCE-THU
|
FOX
|
4.2
|
7
|
4804
|
17
|
2.4
|
6894
|
|
23
|
COLD CASE
|
CBS
|
4.1
|
7
|
4712
|
21
|
2.2
|
6416
|
|
23
|
MILLION
DOLLAR PASSWORD
|
CBS
|
4.1
|
7
|
4732
|
21
|
2.2
|
6333
|
|
25
|
20/20 SP
EDITION-6/25 9P(S)
|
ABC
|
3.9
|
7
|
4426
|
25
|
2.0
|
5718
|
|
Source:
Nielsen Media Research
|
Cable TV Update
USA just keeps
setting new standards on cable.
The network delivered the
best-ever second quarter for a
basic cable network,
outperforming the CW in
primetime by large margins,
according to ratings released
yesterday by Nielsen.
USA averaged a record 3.17
million total viewers in
primetime, 77 percent better
than the CW, and 1.37 million
adults 18-49, 36 percent better
than the CW.
The network also finished first
among adults 25-54 with 1.47
million. It has now finished
first in those demos for 12
straight quarters.
USA received a big boost from
the new show “Royal Pains,” the
most-watched scripted series
during second quarter with an
average 2.78 million 18-49s,
finishing second behind only ABC
in the 10 p.m. Thursday
timeslot.
Though USA was well ahead of the
competition on most measures, it
wasn’t the only network to set
second quarter records.
TNT, which finished second
behind USA in most major demos,
had the best-ever second quarter
for basic cable among 18-34s in
primetime, averaging 645,000,
mostly on the strength of its
huge NBA postseason.
Fox News Channel, on pace for
its best year ever, placed third
to USA and TNT in total viewers
and adults 25-54 in primetime,
outdelivering the combined cable
news competition, CNN and MSNBC.
FNC had the quarter’s top 10
news shows among total viewers,
led as usual by “The O’Reilly
Factor,” with nearly 3.2 million
total viewers.
The most-watched show of the
quarter among total viewers
overall was TLC’s “Jon & Kate
Plus 8,” which drew 10.656
million viewers last month for
the episode in which the
Gosselins decided to separate.
The “BET Awards” ranked second
with 10.653 million viewers,
followed by another episode of
“Kate.”
Six NBA postseason games made
the top 10 in total viewers.
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TOP 25
AD-SUPPORTED CABLE
PROGRAMS
Ranked on
Total Viewers
Second Quarter 2009 |
|
Rank
|
Program
|
Net
|
(000)
|
|
1
|
Jon & Kate
Plus 8
|
TLC
|
10656
|
|
2
|
BET Awards
Show
|
BET
|
10653
|
|
3
|
Jon & Kate
Plus 8
|
TLC
|
10605
|
|
4
|
Cavaliers/Magic
|
TNT
|
10104
|
|
5
|
Magic/Cavaliers
|
TNT
|
10016
|
|
6
|
Lakers/Nuggets
|
ESPN
|
9764
|
|
7
|
Lakers/Nuggets
|
ESPN
|
9257
|
|
8
|
Cavaliers/Magic
|
TNT
|
9011
|
|
9
|
Lakers/Nuggets
|
ESPN
|
8490
|
|
10
|
The Closer
|
TNT
|
8448
|
|
11
|
Cavaliers/Magic
|
TNT
|
8394
|
|
12
|
Magic/Celtics
|
TNT
|
8384
|
|
13
|
Nuggets/Lakers
|
ESPN
|
8131
|
|
14
|
Nuggets/Lakers
|
ESPN
|
7908
|
|
15
|
Burn Notice
|
USA
|
7499
|
|
16
|
Lakers/Rockets
|
ESPN
|
7368
|
|
17
|
Magic/Cavaliers
|
TNT
|
7333
|
|
18
|
WWE
Entertainment
|
USA
|
7298
|
|
19
|
iCarly
Movie:iDate a Bad Boy
|
NICK
|
7172
|
|
20
|
Bulls/Celtics
|
TNT
|
7011
|
|
21
|
Magic/Cavaliers
|
TNT
|
6933
|
|
22
|
Royal Pains
|
USA
|
6916
|
|
23
|
Royal Pains
|
USA
|
6856
|
|
24
|
Jon & Kate
Plus 8
|
TLC
|
6841
|
|
25
|
Burn Notice
|
USA
|
6627
|
|
Source:
Turner Research from
Nielsen Media Research
data
. |
Source: Media Life Magazine
THE TOP 20 ALBUMS FROM THE
BILLBOARD CHART
FOR WEEK ENDING 07-11-09
1.
The Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.
2. The Jonas Brothers, Lines,
Vines & Trying Times
NEW -3. Regina Spektor, Far
4. Dave Matthews Band, Big
Whiskey & The GrooGrux King
5. Eminem, Relapse
NEW - 6. Dream Theater, Black
Clouds & Silver Linings
NEW - 7. Transformers,
Soundtrack
8. Lady GaGa, The Fame -
Certified Platinum
NEW - 9. Ginuwine, A Man's
Thoughts
10. Hannah Montana, The Movie -
Certified Platinum
11. Taylor Swift, Fearless
NEW - 12. The Mars Volta,
Octahedron
13. Kings Of Leon. Only By Night
- Certified Gold
14. Green Day, 21st Century
Breakdown - Certified Gold
15. Chickenfoot, Chickenfoot
16. Zac Brown Band, The
Foundation - Certified Gold
17. Kenny Chesney, Greatest Hits
2
18. Nickelback, Dark Horse -
Certified 2x Platinum
19. Jason Aldean, Wide Open -
Certified Gold
20. Rascal Flatts, Unstoppable
The Top 20 Network Primetime
Report - Based On Nielsen
Ratings
Network Primetime Averages by
Viewers
Week of
06-22-09 /
06-28-09
[Show, Network, Total Viewers in
millions]
1.
America's Got Talent (Tuesday),
NBC, 11.5
2. NCIS, CBS, 11.1
3. America's Got Talent
(Wednesday), NBC ,10.4
4. The Mentalist, CBS, 9.1
5. 60 Minutes, CBS, 8.8
6. CSI, CBS, 8.7
6. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 8.7
8. 20/20, ABC, 8.2
9. CSI: Miami, CBS, 8.0
10. Wipeout, ABC, 7.8
11. Criminal Minds, CBS, 7.6
12. So You Think You Can Dance
(Wednesday), Fox, 7.6
13. Michael Jackson, CBS, 7.5
14. CSI: NY, CBS, 7.4
15. Big Bang Theory, CBS, 7.2
16. Philanthropist, NBC, 7.1
17. 48 Hours Mystery, CBS, 7.0
18. So You Think You Can Dance
(Thursday,) Fox, 6.9
19. The Bachelorette, ABC, 6.8
20. Dateline, NBC, 6.7
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TOP 10 MUSIC VIDEO
FROM BILLBOARD'S TOP MUSIC VIDEO
CHART
FOR WEEK ENDING 07-10-09
1.
Michael Jackson: Number Ones -
Certified 4x RIAA Platinum Video
Sales
2. CMT Crossroads
3. Iron Maiden: Flight 666 - The
Film
4. Michael Jackson: Live In
Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour -
Certified RIAA Gold Video Sales
5. Clapton & Winwood: Live From
Madison Square Garden
6. Michael Jackson: Greatest
Hits - History - Certified 5x
RIAA Platinum Video Sales
7. Chess: In Concert
8. Michael Jackson: History On
Film - Vol 2
9. Stevie Wonder: Live At Last
10. The Temptations: Get Ready -
Definitive Performances
1965-1972 - Certified 2x RIAA
Platinum Video Sales
Weekend Movie Leaders ...
In a rare tie,
reigning champ "Transformers:
Revenge of the Fallen" and the
new cartoon "Ice Age: Dawn of
the Dinosaurs" shared the top
spot at the holiday weekend box
office in North America.
According to studio estimates
issued Sunday, the movies each
sold about $42.5 million worth
of tickets during the three-day
U.S. Independence Day holiday
weekend.
But "Ice Age: Dawn of the
Dinosaurs," the third movie in
20th Century Fox's family
franchise, was clearly the top
pick on a worldwide basis. It
earned $148 million from 101
foreign markets, which the News
Corp-owned studio said was the
sixth-biggest opening overall.
Including its North American
tally of $67.5 million since
opening Wednesday, the global
total stands at $215.5 million.
Paramount's "Transformers"
sequel earned $55 million from
62 markets during its second
weekend, taking the foreign haul
to $298 million. The global
total stands at $591 million,
taking the robot sequel past
Columbia Pictures' "Angels &
Demons" ($474 million) to become
the biggest film of the year.
In North America, the lucrative
summer season is 5 percent ahead
of last year's record-setting
haul in terms of ticket sales
with $2.3 billion banked so far,
said industry analyst Paul
Dergarabedian, president of
Hollywood.com Box-Office. But he
doubted the number of tickets
sold (currently 319 million)
would exceed the modern record
of 653 million set in 2002.
He said it appeared to be
unprecedented for two films to
be tied, but noted that an
eventual victor will be
determined on Monday, when the
studios release their final
data.
Johnny Depp's gangster saga
"Public Enemies" got off to a
strong start at No. 3 with $26.2
million, a rare adult-oriented
drama in a summer field
dominated by effects-driven
action movies. As with "Ice
Age," Universal Pictures' $100
million release opened Wednesday
to get a foothold ahead of
holiday distractions. Its
five-day total stands at $41
million.
Both Fox and Universal declared
themselves thrilled with the
initial results. Comparisons
with the first two "Ice Age"
movies, released in 2002 and
2006, are difficult because they
came out on Fridays in March.
They eventually earned $176
million and $195 million
domestically, respectively. The
new film cost $90 million to
make, said Fox.
Some question marks did surround
director Michael Mann's "Public
Enemies," in which Depp plays
Depression-era bank robber John
Dillinger, because moviegoers
have opted for fantasy over
serious dramas in recent months.
"Good news for people who like
films about grown-ups. The genre
is not dead," said Adam Fogelson,
Universal's president of
marketing and distribution.
"Transformers" has earned $293
million after 12 days of release
in the United States and Canada,
about $100 million more than its
2007 predecessor had earned in
the same period. The sequel also
surpassed Paramount's "Star
Trek" ($250 million) to become
the biggest movie of the year in
the markets.
(Source -
Reuters)
|
TW |
LW |
Title (click to view) |
Studio |
Weekend Gross |
Total Gross |
Week # |
|
1 |
N |
Ice Age: Dawn of the
Dinosaurs |
Fox |
$42,500,000 |
$67,506,000 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
Transformers: Revenge
of the Fallen |
P/DW |
$42,500,000 |
$293,459,000 |
2 |
|
3 |
N |
Public Enemies |
Uni. |
$26,172,000 |
$41,044,000 |
1 |
|
4 |
2 |
The Proposal |
BV |
$12,779,000 |
$94,233,000 |
3 |
|
5 |
3 |
The Hangover |
WB |
$10,415,000 |
$204,197,000 |
5 |
|
6 |
4 |
Up |
BV |
$6,579,000 |
$264,873,000 |
6 |
|
7 |
5 |
My Sister's Keeper |
WB |
$5,255,000 |
$25,964,000 |
2 |
|
8 |
7 |
The Taking of Pelham 1
2 3 |
Sony |
$2,500,000 |
$58,471,000 |
4 |
|
10 |
9 |
Night at the Museum:
Battle of the
Smithsonian |
Fox |
$2,100,000 |
$167,763,000 |
7 |
|
9 |
6 |
Year One |
Sony |
$2,100,000 |
$38,088,000 |
3 |
|
11 |
8 |
Star Trek |
Par. |
$1,815,000 |
$249,847,000 |
9 |
|
12 |
10 |
Away We Go |
Focus |
$1,100,000 |
$6,074,000 |
5 |
|
13 |
19 |
Whatever Works |
SPC |
$1,067,000 |
$2,017,000 |
3 |
|
- |
17 |
Cheri |
Mira. |
$388,000 |
$1,024,000 |
2 |
|
- |
20 |
X-Men Origins:
Wolverine |
Fox |
$315,000 |
$178,358,000 |
10 |
|
- |
31 |
Moon |
SPC |
$300,000 |
$983,000 |
4 |
|
- |
11 |
Land of the Lost |
Uni. |
$293,000 |
$47,613,000 |
5 |
|
- |
14 |
Imagine That |
Par. |
$285,000 |
$14,786,000 |
4 |
|
- |
15 |
Drag Me to Hell |
Uni. |
$258,000 |
$41,063,000 |
6 |
|
- |
18 |
Monsters Vs. Aliens |
P/DW |
$251,000 |
$196,553,000 |
15 |
|
- |
21 |
Food, Inc. |
Magn. |
$240,000 |
$1,275,000 |
4 |
|
- |
27 |
The Hurt Locker |
Sum. |
$126,000 |
$365,000 |
2 |
|
- |
24 |
Easy Virtue |
SPC |
$106,000 |
$2,266,000 |
7 |
|
- |
N |
Girl from Monaco |
Magn. |
$90,000 |
$90,000 |
1 |
|
- |
22 |
Dance Flick |
Par. |
$74,000 |
$25,281,000 |
7 |
|
- |
32 |
The Stoning of Soraya
M. |
RAtt. |
$73,800 |
$293,000 |
2 |
|
- |
28 |
The Brothers Bloom |
Sum. |
$73,000 |
$3,267,000 |
8 |
|
- |
29 |
The Soloist |
P/DW |
$71,000 |
$31,673,000 |
11 |
|
- |
38 |
Tetro |
AZoe. |
$26,900 |
$235,000 |
4 |
|
- |
39 |
Every Little Step |
SPC |
$24,600 |
$1,476,000 |
12 |
|
- |
67 |
Herb & Dorothy |
Arth. |
$7,900 |
$71,900 |
5 |
|
- |
68 |
Sin Nombre |
Focus |
$3,880 |
$2,528,000 |
16 |
|
Source:boxofficemojo.com
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