ABC's 'Pan Am' slides
27 percent Sunday
Other shorts: NBA nixes first two weeks of season
By Louisa Ada Seltzer
Oct 11, 2011
ABC's 'Pan Am' slides 27 percent Sunday
ABC's "Pan Am" seems to be caught in a tailspin.
The new drama about stewardesses and pilots in the 1960s slid yet again in its third outing after a decent premiere two weeks ago.
"Pan" averaged a 1.9 adults 18-49 rating in the 10 p.m. timeslot Sunday night, according to Nielsen overnights, down 27 percent from the previous week's 2.6.
That was off by more than a third from the 3.1 it drew in its premiere.
Most new shows slide a bit in their second and third weeks, but dipping below the 2.0 mark is not a good sign for any new show, and "Pan" lost 30 percent of "Desperate Housewives'" lead-in.
"Housewives" tied a series low with a 2.7 rating, though it remained ahead of the other female-skewing drama in the timeslot, CBS's "The Good Wife," which drew a 2.2 after being delayed 35 minutes by football.
As usual, NBC was an easy winner on Sunday night with "Sunday Night Football." The network averaged a 6.5 adults 18-49 rating and 16 share in primetime, well ahead of second-place CBS at 3.2/8. ABC was third at 2.0/5, followed by Univision in fourth at 1.1/3.
Fox, whose coverage of the American League Championship Series between the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers was rained out, posted a fifth-place 1.0/3 with reruns subbing in at the last minute. And Telemundo finished sixth with a 0.5/1. (Note: Programming information for Telemundo and Univision was unavailable at press time.)
As a reminder, all ratings are based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Forty-two percent of Nielsen households have DVRs.
Also, ratings for NBC's football and CBS's football-delayed shows are approximate as fast nationals measure timeslot and not actual program data.
CBS led at 7 p.m. with a 5.4 for NFL overrun and the start of "60 Minutes." NBC was second with a 3.1 for "Football Night in America," with ABC in third with a 1.4 for "America's Funniest Home Videos." Fox placed fourth with a 0.8 for repeats of "The Cleveland Show." Univision averaged a 0.6 and Telemundo drew a 0.5.
NBC moved into the lead at 8 p.m. with a 7.0 for the end of "FNIA" and start of "SNF." CBS was second with a 3.0 for the end of "Minutes" and start of "The Amazing Race," while ABC placed third with a 2.0 for "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." Univision was fourth with a 1.2, followed by Fox's repeat of "The X Factor" with a 1.0 and Telemundo with a 0.5.
At 9 p.m. NBC's "SNF" continued to dominate with a 7.8. ABC pushed into second with a 2.7 for "Housewives," followed by CBS in third with a 2.4 for the end of "Race" and start of "Wife." Univision placed fourth with a 1.5, followed by Fox with a 1.3 for the last hour of the "Factor" rerun. Telemundo was sixth with a 0.5.
At 10 p.m. NBC maintained its lead with a 7.9 for "SNF." CBS moved back into second with a 2.1 for the end of "Wife" and start of "CSI: Miami," with ABC third with a 1.9 for "Pan." Univision placed fourth with a 1.2 and Telemundo was fifth with a 0.6.
Among households, NBC led the night with a 9.9/16. CBS was second at 7.7/12, ABC third at 4.5/7, Univision fourth at 1.6/3, Fox fifth at 1.6/2 and Telemundo sixth at 0.6/1.
Air ball: NBA nixes first two weeks of season
The NBA has canceled the first two weeks of the season with no progress made on ending the labor dispute that's been going on since July. NBA commissioner David Stern said yesterday that the two sides remain far apart in their $4 billion dispute, throwing two major cable networks' schedules into disarray. TNT and ESPN were both scheduled to air a handful of games during those opening two weeks. Now ESPN is moving to contingency plans to broadcast college football and basketball instead, while TNT has not said what will replace its regularly scheduled NBA broadcasts. Now the earliest that the season could tip off is Nov. 14, but analysts are not optimistic that will happen. The players and owners remain far apart on terms at a time when a majority of teams have been losing money. Owners are advocating a hard salary cap, which players oppose. The NBA lost roughly a third of its season during the 1998-'99 lockout, the last time the league dealt with a major labor dispute. The two sides have not yet scheduled their next round of talks.
Saturday overnights: Fox wins with ALCS
Fox's coverage of game one of the American League Championship Series on Saturday night led the network to a first-place finish for the night among 18-49s.
The game saw two rain delays but pushed Fox to a 1.8 18-49 rating and 6 share in primetime, according to Nielsen overnights, with ABC second at 1.6/5, CBS third at 1.1/3, Univision fourth at 0.9/3, NBC fifth at 0.5/2 and Telemundo sixth at 0.2/1.
As a reminder, all ratings are based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Forty-two percent of Nielsen households have DVRs.
Also, ratings for ABC's college football and Fox's baseball coverage are approximate as fast nationals measure timeslot and not actual program data.
At 8 p.m. Fox was first with a 1.7 for baseball, followed by ABC with a 1.3 for its first hour of college football. CBS was third with a 1.1 for repeats of "Mike & Molly" and "2 Broke Girls," Univision fourth with a 0.7 for the first of three hours of "Sabado Gigante," NBC fifth with a 0.4 for a "Harry's Law" rerun and Telemundo sixth at 0.2.
Fox was first again at 9 p.m. with a 1.8 for baseball, while ABC remained second with a 1.6 for football. CBS and Univision tied for third at 0.9, CBS for "48 Hours Mystery" and Univision for "Sabado Gigante," with NBC fifth with a 0.5 for more "Harry's Law" and Telemundo sixth at a 0.2.
ABC moved to first at 10 p.m. with a 2.0 for football, followed by CBS with a 1.3 for another hour of "48 Hours Mystery." Univision was third with a 1.0 for "Sabado," NBC fourth with a 0.7 for still more "Harry's Law" and Telemundo fifth at 0.2.
Fox finished first for the night among households with a 3.8 average overnight rating and a 7 share. ABC was second at 3.2/6, CBS third at 3.0/5, NBC fourth at 2.5/4, Univision fifth at 1.4/2 and Telemundo sixth at 0.3/0.
Friday overnights: 'Bloods' leads CBS
CBS's 10 p.m. drama "Blue Bloods" lead the network to a first-place finish among viewers 18-49 on Friday night.
The program was the top show of the night in the demo with a 1.9 rating, according to Nielsen overnights, boosting CBS to a 1.6 rating and 5 share for the night.
Fox and Univision tied for second at 1.4/5, with NBC fourth at 1.2/4, ABC fifth at 1.0/3, CW sixth at 0.6/2 and Telemundo seventh at 0.4/1.
As a reminder, all ratings are based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Forty-two percent of Nielsen households have DVRs.
Fox started the night in the lead with a 1.5 at 8 p.m. for "Kitchen Nightmares," followed by Univision with a 1.4 for "Una Familia con Suerte." CBS was third with a 1.2 for "A Gifted Man." ABC and NBC tied for fourth at 0.9, ABC for repeats of "Modern Family" and "Suburgatory" and NBC for "Up All Night" and "Whitney" reruns. The CW was sixth with a 0.5 for "Nikita" and Telemundo seventh with a 0.4 for "Mi Corazon Insiste."
At 9 p.m. CBS and Univision tied for the lead at 1.6, CBS for "CSI: NY" and Univision for "La Fuerza del Destino." NBC and Fox tied for third at 1.3, NBC for "Dateline" and Fox for "Fringe," with ABC fifth with a 0.9 for a repeat of "Revenge," CW sixth with a 0.7 for "Supernatural" and Telemundo seventh with a 0.4 for "Flor Salvaje."
CBS led at 10 p.m. with the 1.9 for "Blue Bloods," with NBC second with a 1.5 for more "Dateline." Univison was third at 1.3 for "Rosa de Guadalupe," ABC fourth with a 1.1 for "20/20" and Telemundo fifth with a 0.5 for "La Casa de al Lado."
Among households, CBS led the night with a 6.0 average overnight rating and an 11 share. NBC was second at 3.4/6, ABC third at 2.2/4, Fox fourth at 2.1/4, Univision fifth at 1.7/3, CW sixth at 1.1/2 and Telemundo seventh at 0.6/1.
Netflix quits Qwikster before it even launches
It was a very quick run for Qwikster. Netflix has backtracked on its much-questioned decision to separate its DVD rental and online video streaming services, a plan under which the DVD portion of the business would have been spun off as a new service called Qwikster. In a blog post Netflix chief executive officer Reed Hastings wrote, "It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for streaming and DVDs. This means no change: one website, one account, one password… in other words, no Qwikster." The reversal comes less than a month after Netflix announced the split, which frustrated subscribers already angry over a new price hike. As it stands now Netflix's streaming video service costs $8 per month, while the DVD service ranges from $5 to $44 per month. There was a huge public outcry over that price change, and while Netflix did not reverse itself, it did apologize to customers for how it was handled, at the same time introducing the new Qwikster. But that played just as disastrously with customers and on Wall Street, where Netflix stock has taken a beating, hitting a 52-week low yesterday.
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