TV Ratings: Grammys Reign Supreme On CBS, "Housewives" Rise
The Grammy Awards ceremony on CBS ruled Sunday night averaging a very respectable 20,06 million viewers during its three-hour telecast, pushing a normally dominant ABC to the second place. The show grew 18% as opposed to last year and had the biggest audience since 2004.
In the meantime, ABC's "Desperate Housewives" continue to score less than 20 million viewers, well below its average last fall. Last night's episode however drew 18,13 million viewers, up a million from the last new episode in January.
"Brothers & Sisters" Valentine's Day episode averaged 11,32 million viewers at 10pm. Although the drama has slipped only 600,000 viewers from last new episode, it began the hour with over 12 million viewers, losing over 1,5 million in the second half-hour.
Over on NBC, "The Apprentice" hit a new series low of 6,43 million viewers finishing behind animation on FOX. Meanwhile, a new episode of "The Simpsons" on FOX pulled in less than 9 million total viewers.
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posted by Justin Van De Kamp at
4:07 PM
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Aww... well hopefully next week ratings will rise even more. This week's was fantastic! Best episode since "Bang." Next week looks incredible - so much is gonna happen! I think DH will be able to get a lot of buzz from now until next week to make ratings rise more. *Cross fingers*
I don't know Justin.... I'm still really worry about the numbers... I mean 18 million??? doesn't sound like Housewives' numbers.. for this episode I expected at least 20 million.... and since March we'll see all that Bree-less episodes that could erode ratings even more.... Cancellation at the end of the season seems like a real posibility now.... I'm also worry about Brothers & Sisters... I love that show!!!! Why do you think it lose so much viewers during the episode? You think We'll get a 2nd season of Brothers & Sisters and a 4th season of Housewives?? I'M FREAKIN' OUT!
18 Million still usually dominates the timeslot and at worst gets second place. I doubt ABC would cancel Housewives as they know it's too good.
There is really no need to panic. Canceling "Desperate Housewives"? ABC would be shooting themselves in the foot. Big time! No, no, Gonzalo, even if it were 11-13 million, the show would still be considered a hit, although that would of course be very alarming. Let's see what they've got up their sleeve in March and how that affects the ratings. Btw, "Housewives" rose despite airing opposite "Grammys". That's still a winner in my book. Next week, there will be a really huge episode (as metalaznwarrior said) and the competition won't be stunt programming as it's been in recent weeks, so I hope the numbers will perk up even more. After all, we're getting the resolution to this year's big mystery.
Don't forget...B&S is doing very well retention wise. It has always kept about 63%-70% of DH lead in. It has never dipped below 60% ever. This is a good sign that people are staying up late to watch B&S despite there being work on Monday morning.
ABC will announce a 2nd season for B&S. I'm sure of it. :)
KC
Maintainer of Luke MacFarlane Fansite
I do hope so. Some believe ABC should move "Brothers & Sisters" away from Sundays to conclude another night of programming and use "Desperate Housewives" as a launching pad once again, while the show is still hot. The move did work out for "Boston Legal" and "Grey's Anatomy". I wonder what impact it would have on "Brothers & Sisters", though.
I say move B&S over behind Grey's Anatomy. You then have two great soap dramas back-to-back. :)
KC
Maintainer of Luke MacFarlane Fansite
I hope ABC gives the ax to "Men In Trees." I personally can't believe it's still on...
But yes, after "Grey's Anatomy" would be a nice home for "Brothers & Sisters" and solidify ABC's Thursdays. Perhaps, ABC could use it for Wednesdays instead of doing the 'sitcom' thing which isn't working. But I really hope it will stay on Sundays as I really, really love the DH/B&S combo.
I think ratings for DH are 'low' these days because of too many pre-empts/re-runs/what not's. People don't know when a new episode is on... GA always seems to have a new episode. :\ It just doesn't make sense why ratings are under 20 million because the quality of the show is still top-notch.
ABC put DH on hiatus for too long...
Ratings are also low, I believe, due to all the "big" things that have been airing on Sundays. Last week would have crossed the 20Mil mark had it not been for the Grammy's...thats a fact.
Yes, all the stunt programming in recent weeks definitely deflated the figures of all regular series on Sundays.
Next Sunday should be the real test for "Desperate Housewives". There won't be any special programming and the episode will be huge.
As for B&S, I'm afraid ABC would not put such a hit next to Grey's, but rather try to launch a new series on Thursday nights.
I suppose "What About Brian" will not survive the current season and "Brothers and Sisters" may move there, although it's too early to speculate.
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