November 2007 Sweeps – Day 6: ‘Reaper’ Goes ‘Buffy’
CBS’ Ratings Spell Is Broken—Maybe
Nielsen’s Fast National numbers have been delayed all day, but there are figures available for total viewers in all but a handful of markets. As a result, take the following breakdown with even more caution than normal. Everything (but The CW’s last-place numbers, that is) may change in a flash as soon as the complete figures are dispersed.
8pm: Reliable Dancing with the Stars (13.4/20) helped give ABC an anticipated win for the night in total viewers. Monday’s episode was an extended 105 minutes instead of the previous 90 minutes, followed by a later Samantha Who?. In second place with less than half of ABC’s total was CBS’ paired sitcoms How I Met Your Mother (6.0/9) and The Big Bang Theory (6.2/9). The duo was trailed by NBC’s rookie Chuck and the first hour of Fox’s two-episode Prison Break, both of which drew a 4.7/7. The CW’s Everybody Hates Chris (2.4/4) and Aliens in America (1.8/3) rounded out the hour.
9pm: At 9pm, ABC continued its juggernaut pace, maintaining a slightly higher 13.8/9 for the last 45 minutes of Dancing, which dropped to a 9.0/13 for the first 15 minutes of Samantha. CBS came second once again with the comedy match-up of Two and a Half Men (9.1/13) and Rules of Engagement (7.2/10). NBC’s Heroes was next in line (6.2/9), with Fox’s final Prison Break installment (4.8/7) and The CW’s Girlfriends (2.4/3) and The Game (2.6/4) nipping at its heels.
10pm: The closing hour of the primetime period signaled a predictable shift in dominance from ABC to CBS with the broadcast of a new CSI: Miami (10.6/17). The last 15 minutes of Samantha Who? (8.0/12) and the shortened Bachelor episode (6.0/10) held ABC at second, while NBC placed third, with Journeyman managing only a 3.8/6, its lowest numbers to date.
Overall: ABC led the night with a 10.8/16, followed by CBS (8.3/12) at second, NBC (4.9/7) at a distant third, Fox (4.7/7) a close fourth, and The CW (2.3/3) dead last.
UPDATE: The overnight numbers are finally in, and the results for viewers aged 18–49 are predictable, based on the information already posted. ABC placed first on Monday night with a 4.7/11, and CBS was within spitting distance at second with a 4.1/10. The bottom three included a tied Fox and NBC with 3.4/8 each, and The CW left out in the brutal cold as always with a barely relevant 0.9/2. The one thing that everyone seems to agree on is that NBC’s Journeyman (3.4/6) and The CW’s Aliens in America (1.2/2) are the night’s biggest losers, something that I find odd given the overall quality of both shows.
November 2007 Sweeps: Day 6 Events
- ABC
- CARPOOLERS—Ugly Betty star Rebecca Romijn guests as the taxing ex-wife of her real-life hubby Jerry O’Connell‘s character. [8:30pm EST]
- ABC Family
- LINCOLN HEIGHTS—The second season winds down with major trauma and tragedy. [8pm EST]
- Bravo
- THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY—The rich broads (see—I can be nice) are back for a third season of wealth-infused reality angst. [10pm EST]
- The CW
- REAPER—The devil’s slacker bounty hunter takes on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel alum Mercedes McNab (Harmony Kendall). Now that’s something I can sink my teeth into. [8pm EST]
- ESPN
- THE CONTENDER—The third season closes with a two-hour send-off. [9pm EST]
- NBC
- THE BIGGEST LOSER—Starting tonight, The Biggest Loser will be airing the biggest two-hour weekly episodes. [8pm EST]
- PBS
- FRONTLINE/WORLD—The seventh season opens on an intriguing note as reporter Stephen Grey investigates CIA interrogation techniques employing kidnapping of suspected terror suspects. [9pm EST/Check your local listings]
DATA EXPLANATION: In the households figure 6.4/11, 6.4 is the household RATING that indicates what average percentage of U.S. households tuned into a particular show (6.4%), while 11 is the household SHARE that refers to what average percentage of televisions in use were tuned into a particular show (11%).
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Samantha Who? photo courtesy of ABC
