Posted on 05/25/2008 3:44:27 PM PDT by abb
NBC is limping to the close of the prime-time TV season.
Only one of the network's shows, "Law & Order: SVU," finished among the 25 most-watched shows last week, ranking No. 16, according to Nielsen Media Research. "Shark," a drama that CBS is canceling, was seen by more people last week than any other NBC show but "SVU."
The network's prime-time average of 5.5 million viewers last week, was just more than half of first-place CBS' average.
The showing during a ratings "sweeps" month points to the challenge NBC has in the next few months. One advantage is the network's coverage of the Summer Olympics in China, which should give promoters the chance to remind people of upcoming shows.
The prime-time performance makes it all the more impressive that NBC has managed to stay in first place for its evening news, late-night lineup and early morning.
For the week, CBS averaged 10.3 million viewers (6.7 rating, 11 share), ABC had 9.6 million (6.2, 11), Fox 9.2 million (5.6, 9), NBC 5.5 million (3.6, 6), the CW 2.7 million (1.7, 3), My Network TV 1.2 million (0.8, 1) and ION Television 320,000 (0.2, 0).
Among the Spanish-language networks, Univision averaged 3.6 million (1.8, 3), Telemundo had 990,000 (0.6, 1), TeleFutura 820,000 (0.4, 1) and Azteca 160,000 (0.1, 0).
NBC's "Nightly News" topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.2 million viewers (5.6, 12). ABC's "World News" was second with 7.9 million (5.5, 12) and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.7 million viewers (4, 8).
A ratings point represents 1,128,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation's estimated 112.8 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show.
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HA! Who the heck is going to watch the Olympics in China?
As for me, I am now down to only three shows, and they are Grey’s Antatomy, House, and Desperate Housewives.
I like The Office.
Interesting that their only ranked show is women & children who are mutilated and dismembered and hacked to death by sex perverts.
Kinduva fitting commentary on the greater decline & death of Blue State Caucasian America in general.
Interesting that their only ranked show is about women & children who are mutilated and dismembered and hacked to death by sex perverts.
Kinduva fitting commentary on the greater decline & death of Blue State Caucasian America in general.
Poker after Dark; that’s about all I watch NBC for anymore.
Funniest show on TV...
I love The Office, although I’ll miss Toby and Ryan.
It’s weird, Toby and Ryan are two of their main writers, and they both wrote themselves out acting in The Office...
Ed
Sorry, Corner Gas is way funnier! WGN Superstation. My whole family is hooked on it!
Yes, CG is hilarious.
Hop in, Katie. Before it's too late.
Who in their right mind bothers to watch network programming with all the porn on satellite? HBO Rules!
I think next season will see Toby return as Pam’s new boyfriend. It turns out that Michael was right about him—he is a weasel after all. He tried to get Jim fired, so that he could move in on Pam. The Jim/Pam relationship was going too well, so they have to get separated for at least a season, to keep people watching.
That’s a remarkable decline by NBC. I’m surprised GE hasn’t gone all chainsaw on NBC Entertainment yet.
Funny how Letterman used to complain that CBS wasn’t helping him with their weaker prime time shows. Yet, he still can’t beat Leno even with NBC tanking to historic lows.
There have been rumors floating around over the past couple of weeks that Time Warner may be in talks with GE concerning NBC/U. How lucky could we get - if that happened either CNN or NBC News would disappear.
You will. US olympic tv coverage has always been about covering US athletes winning medals, watching old glory go up the flag pole and to hell with anyone else (exceptions are made for tear jerk stories like abc from albania was an orphan and blah blah blah).
You will. US olympic tv coverage has always been about covering US athletes winning medals, watching old glory go up the flag pole and to hell with anyone else (exceptions are made for tear jerk stories like abc from albania was an orphan and blah blah blah).
NOOO!!
Jim and Pam have to get married!
I’ve wanted that since season 1!
See ya’,
Ed
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