"JERICHO" GROWS,
"KIDNAPPED" IS TOAST
Ratings for Wednesday,
September 27, 2006

The CBS post-apocalyptic drama "Jericho" surprised TV ratings analysts today as despite mixed critical reviews it actually managed to grow in its second week by over 6%. New series normally drop following the initial sampling by about 10-15%.

Also worth noting was the improvement for the last episode of FOX's "Justice" before the play-offs hiatus. The network shelved the new drama one week earlier cancelling next week's episode due to its lackluster performance thus far, but now it seems it may still live.

That can't be said of NBC's new Dana Delany drama "Kidnapped". The series was the lowest rated new show during The Premiere Week and now it sank even further scoring mere 6,31 mil viewers, which is about 20% less than last week. May "Kidnapped" get cancelled even earlier than "Happy Hour"?

The most watched program of the evening was once again CBS's 9pm drama "Criminal Minds" with over 16 mil viewers. An all-new "Lost" may put a dent into those figures next week. CSI: NY did equally well at 10pm, as did ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" earlier in the evening.