Amph The Nielsens: Shows that Nobody Admits to Watching

Not now that it has a post-Idol timeslot. It honestly isn't funny. I watched five minutes and had to change the channel because it was painstakingly unfunny and cheesy.

 

Oh yea, Fox could air a half hour of paint drying after Idol and it'd probably round up at least 10 million viewiers.

And according to the latest EW, 30 Rock is ranked 119th for the season in total viewers (averaging 5.8 million viewers a week) yet amazingly received an early second season pick-up.

 

Oh, I get it.

"'Til Death" sounded a lot like "Married, With Children" to me.

 

Again, nice to see Lost comfortably in the top 20. And actually, ratings are up slightly, the week that was skipped Lost had slipped below 12 million.

 

Yea, I dont think its a coincidence that the ratings have gone up as the quality of the episodes has been markedly improved since it returned in February.

 

Last week:

Chart of the top 20 TV shows this week. Top TV Shows Last
Week Viewers
in Millions
1 American Idol Fox, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 2 28.6
2 American Idol Fox, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 1 26.8
3 CSI CBS, Thursday, 9 p.m. 3 22.2
4 House Fox, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 4 21.6
5 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Monday, 8 p.m. 6 18.8
6 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Tuesday, 9:02 p.m. 9 17.3
7 Desperate Housewives ABC, Sunday, 9 p.m. 7 16.4
8 CSI: Miami CBS, Monday, 10 p.m. - 16.1
9 Shark CBS, Thursday, 10:01 p.m. 8 14.5
10 NCIS CBS, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 12 14.4
11 Without a Trace CBS, Sunday, 10 p.m. 10 14.3
12 Survivor: Fiji CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m. 13 14.2
13 Two and a Half Men CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. - 13.5
14 King of Queens CBS, Monday, 9:30 p.m. - 13.4
15 Criminal Minds CBS, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 26 12.8
16 CSI: NY CBS, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 26 12.6
17 Grey's Anatomy ABC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 35 12.6
18 60 Minutes CBS, Sunday, 7 p.m. 12 12.3
19 Cold Case CBS, Sunday, 9 p.m. 18 12.8
20 Lost ABC, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 16 12.1

 

Was Grey's Anatomy a repeat last week? If not, then damn that's a huge drop.

 

I can't believe Survivor still pulls in such high numbers.

Grey's Anatomy at 17? Must have been a repeat

LOST has been pretty stable at 12 million for about a month now.

I've never heard of "Shark"

 

Lost has been fairly steady around 12 million since they went to the later timeslot, going from about 12.8 to 11.5 (but the 11.5 was the Nikki/Paulo eppy, so who cares). And of course, once DVR and TIVO recordings are added in in the "+7" category, Lost's numbers jump up about 25% which is the highest jump any show gets from that tech.

 

Chart of the top 20 TV shows this week. Top TV Shows Last
Week Viewers
in Millions
1 American Idol Fox, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 1 28.9
2 American Idol Fox, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 2 26.5
3 House Fox, Tuesday, 9:01 p.m. 4 22.4
4 Grey's Anatomy ABC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 16 21.1
5 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Monday, 8 p.m. 5 18.9
6 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 6 16.5
7 Desperate Housewives ABC, Sunday, 9 p.m. 7 15.9
8 CSI: Miami CBS, Monday, 10 p.m. 8 15.4
9 Survivor: Fiji CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m. 12 13.3
10 Two and a Half Men CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 13 13.0
11 Shark CBS, Thursday, 10:01 p.m. 9 12.5
12 CSI CBS, Thursday, 9 p.m. 3 12.5
13 King of Queens CBS, Monday, 9:30 p.m. 14 12.2
14 Lost ABC, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 20 12.0
15 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC, Sunday, 8 p.m. - 11.6
16 24 Fox, Monday, 9 p.m. - 11.3
17 Deal or No Deal NBC, Monday, 8 p.m. - 11.2
18 NCIS CBS, Tuesday, 8 p.m. - 11.1
19 CSI: NY CBS, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 16 11.1
20 Hallmark Hall of Fame: Crossroads A Story of Forgiveness CBS,

 

Yup, everything seems about normal there.

 

Not much in the way of comedy anymore is there? The usual medical dramas and cop shows are in of course. I have no idea what Shark even is.

 

Shark is an awesome show. It's about an ex-defense attorney(played by James Woods) who is extremely slick, and is known as "Shark" because D.A.s hate going against him, as he always wins in his client's favor.

Anyways, he gets this one client off in the pilot, that was being accused of beating his wife. The guy is all smarky, and Shark thought he'd had a good day, by winning the case. He gets a call later on that night, and is told that the man he'd gotten off, had killed his wife after after the fact. Therefore making Shark indirectly responsible for the woman's death.

He quit his practice, and joined the D.A.s office, over the matter.

It may sound a little cheesy, but it's a really good show, and James Woods is great as the title character.

It's not great quality, but here's the pilot, if anyone is interested.

http://www.veoh.com/static/flash/players/videodetails.swf?permalinkId=v398846eQfWzgY8

 

Chart of the top 20 TV shows this week. Top TV Shows Last
Week Viewers in Millions

1 American Idol Fox, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 1 28.8
2 American Idol Fox, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 2 26.7
3 Grey's Anatomy ABC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 5 21.2
4 House Fox, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 3 21.1
5 CSI CBS, Thursday, 9 p.m. 4 19.0
6 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Monday, 8 p.m. 6 19.0
7 CSI: Miami CBS, Monday, 10 p.m. 8 17.2
8 Desperate Housewives ABC, Sunday, 9 p.m. 7 17.2
9 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 9 16.3
10 Without a Trace CBS, Sunday, 10 p.m. 13 14.7
11 NCIS CBS, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 10 13.8
12 Survivor: Fiji CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m. 12 13.7
13 Two and a Half Men CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 15 13.7
14 Cold Case CBS, Sunday, 9 p.m. 16 13.7
15 Criminal Minds CBS, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 28 13.3
16 The King of Queens CBS, Monday, 9:30 p.m. 14 13.0
17 CSI: NY CBS, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 19 13.0
18 Shark CBS, Thursday, 10:01 p.m. 12.5 11
19 Lost ABC, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 18 12.3
20 Deal or No Deal NBC, Monday, 8 p.m. 21 12.1

 

Maybe Lost is building up a bit as it heads towards the season finale. But I sure think people will tune in now after what happened last night.

 

Chart of the top 20 TV shows this week. Top TV Shows Last
Week Viewers

in Millions

1 American Idol Fox, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 1 28.2
2 American Idol Fox, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 2 25.5
3 House Fox, Tuesday, 9:01 p.m. 4 21.4
4 Grey's Anatomy ABC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 3 19.6
5 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Monday, 8 p.m. 5 19.4
6 CSI CBS, Thursday, 9 p.m. 5 18.8
7 CSI CBS, Thursday, 9 p.m. 5 18.8
8 CSI: Miami CBS, Monday, 10 p.m. 7 17.2
9 Desperate Housewives ABC, Sunday, 9 p.m. 7 16.9
10 Without a Trace CBS, Sunday, 10:01 p.m. 10 14.3
11 NCIS CBS, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 11 13.9
12 Survivor: Fiji CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m. 12 13.8
13 Survivor: Fiji Finale CBS, Sunday, 8 p.m. - 13.6
14 The King of Queens CBS, Monday, 9:30 p.m. 16 13.4
15 Two and a Half Men CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 12 13.3
16 Criminal Minds CBS, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 12.9 15
17 CSI: NY CBS, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 16 12.8
18 Lost ABC, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 19 12.1
19 Brothers & Sisters ABC, Sunday, 10:02 P.M. 26 11.6
20 Survivor: Fiji Reunion CBS, Sunday, 10:09 p.m. 11.4 0

 

Chart of the top 20 TV shows this week. Top TV Shows Last
Week Viewers in Millions


1 American Idol Fox, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 1 28.1
2 American Idol Fox, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 2 24.2
3 Grey's Anatomy ABC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 4 22.5
4 House Fox, Tuesday, 9:02 p.m. 3 21.2
5 CSI CBS, Thursday, 9 p.m. 6 20.4
6 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Monday, 8 p.m. 5 19.6
7 Desperate Housewives ABC, Sunday, 9 p.m. 9 18.8
8 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 8 18.4
9 CSI: Miami CBS, Monday, 10 p.m. 7 16.6
10 Bob Barker: 50 Years CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m. - 14.3
11 The Price Is Right Million Dollar Spectacular CBS, Wednesday, 8 p.m. - 14.0
12 The King of Queens CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 14 13.6
13 CSI (R) CBS, Thursday, 10:01 p.m. - 13.3
14 Criminal Minds CBS, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 16 13.2
15 CSI: NY CBS, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 17 13.1
16 Law and Order: SVU NBC, Tuesday, 10 p.m. 22 12.8
17 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC, Sunday, 8 p.m. 27 12.6
18 Lost ABC, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 18 12.3
19 Brothers & Sisters ABC, Sunday, 9 p.m. 19 12.3
20 Heroes NBC, Monday, 9 p.m. 21 11.5

A week full of season finales

 

Chart of the top 20 TV shows this week. Top TV Shows Last
Week Viewers
in Millions
1 House Fox, Tuesday, 9 p.m. - 17.2
2 CSI CBS, Thursday, 9 p.m. 17 12
3 CSI: NY CBS, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 17 10
4 Two and a Half Men CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 12 10.8
5 Boston Legal ABC - 9.9
6 NCIS CBS, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 5 10
7 So You Think You Can Dance Fox, Thursday, 9 p.m. 20 10.6
8 Shark CBS, Thursday, 10:01 p.m. 14 9.3
9 CSI: Miami CBS, Monday, 10 p.m. 13 9.4
10 Cold Case CBS, Sunday, 9 p.m. 23 9.0
11 Criminal Minds CBS, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 19 8.8
12 Without a Trace CBS, Sunday, 10 p.m. 21 8.8
13 60 Minutes CBS, Sunday, 7 p.m. 30 8.8
14 Law and Order: SVU NBC, Tuesday, 10 p.m. 16 8.5
15 So You Think You Can Dance Fox, Wednesday, 8 p.m. - 9.3
16 The King of Queens CBS, Monday, 9:30 p.m. 36 8.6
17 Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? Fox, Thursday, 8 p.m. - 8.9
18 Law and Order: Criminal Intent NBC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 22 7.4
19 Without a Trace CBS, Sunday, 8 p.m. - 7.7
20 The Next Best Thing ABC, Wednesday, 8 p.m. - 7.7


Wow! "House" in first place!

 

I watch house every week, great show.

 

Lord, this is depressing.

Also, I'm really sad that I missed the Bob Barker special I would have loved to see that, but since I never ever watch CBS I guess I never saw a promo or anything. Maybe I can download it somewhere.

I'm mad at myself for not having tried to get down to a taping of The Price is Right in my last 2 years in school in SoCal. Now I'll never be able to say, "One dollar, Bob"

-sj loves kevin spacey

 

The network TV summer is pathetic. I watch Studio 60 and CSI repeats. That is about it.

 

You forgot to mention 30 rock?

Which is in your signature..

 

Already seen every episode of it, so I rarely watch.

Not anymore.

 

QFT; re-runs get boring. The only good thing (and the only reality TV I'll ever sit down an watch) is "America's Got Talent" just because the judges make me laugh (and there's some cool stuff on the show, too).

 

Clever