Top-5 New TV Shows This Season (TV Ratings)
Which 5 shows got the hottest ratings during the premiere week and, if all goes well, may escape the cancellation button and get full season renewal?
It is, of course, a tad too early to make assumptions about full season renewals. First of all, the networks are still waiting to hear the numbers for the delayed DVR viewing.
The penetration of DVRs in the US has increased from a little over 9% to almost 20% in only one year, so that may have a significant impact on the final ratings numbers.
Second, many of the freshman shows are known to decrease dramatically in their second week following the initial sampling of the pilot episode (as FOX's "K-Ville" and "Back To You" as well as The CW's "Gossip Girl," which all premiered a week early, can confirm).
But, just to get some idea of what the viewers wanted to watch the most during the first official week of the new TV season, here are the top-5:
1. The Bionic Woman (NBC): 5.5 rating
2. Private Practice (ABC): 5.1
3. Life (NBC): 4.1
4. The Big Bang Theory (CBS): 3.7
5. Chuck (NBC) and
Dirty Sexy Money (ABC): 3.6 each
The chart is based upon ratings in the 18-49 demo, the one which is normally the most important to advertisers.
In total viewers, "Private Practice" is the #1 new show with 14.41 million viewers, while "The Bionic Woman" scored 13.91 million (final Wednesday data).
Personally, I am somewhat appalled by the surprisingly strong results for the critically-panned (for good reason) NBC drama "Life." Then again, stranger things have happened on TV.
Labels: Private Practice, Ratings, The Bionic Woman
posted by Justin Van De Kamp at
9:30 AM
5 Comments:
I'm already a fan of Private Practice...
No Journeyman?! :(
why is it that it has been years since a show premiered to over 20 million viewers? "Desperate Housewives" managed that in its premiere, thus giving it a higher chance to be a huge hit for the network. Nowadays, 'hits' only manage to lure an audience of 14 to 16 million viewers for its pilot.
Well, I think we need to wait 1 more week before finalizing this Top-5 list as 1 highly acclaimed and talked about show has yet to premiere, and that is Pushing Daisies. It's by far the best show premiering this year and could very well secure a large audience.
Uh, Life wasn't panned. It's gotten generally mixed to positive reviews. Just because YOU didn't like it doesn't mean many other feel the same way, and the ratings prove it.
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