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After watching its new shows flop and its
returning ones sink this season, NBC has many problems heading into
next season. But “ER”
is not one of them.
When
final remaining original cast member Noah Wyle left the
show last week, people began speculating that CBS’s competing
“Without a Trace” will finally pass “ER” among adults 18-49
next season at 10 p.m. Thursday. That’s not going to happen.
Yes, “Trace” has grown considerably over the last three
years, passing “ER” among total viewers. But it also seems to
have hit a saturation point, where it’s not really retaining much more of its “CSI” lead-in week to week.
And “ER” is quite far ahead among 18-49s, farther than
most people think.
Last week’s season finale averaged an 8.6 rating among
18-49s, easily bettering “Without a Trace,” which averaged a 6.8
rating, 21 percent less than “ER.”
And "Trace" got a boost from a 10.6
"CSI" lead-in compared with a 6.3 for "ER" from
"Apprentice." If "Trace" can't beat
"ER" when "CSI" is at its peak, it may never do
it.
"ER" averaged a 7.3 18-49 rating this year.
That's down 20 percent from last year, but it's also about 20
percent ahead of "Trace."
For the two weeks leading up to the season finale, “ER”
averaged an 8.0 and a 7.1 18-49 rating, versus “Trace’s” 5.9
and 5.2, respectively.
It seems every season there’s talk of when “ER”
will fail. It may fail some day, but there’s no reason to believe
it will be next season. The show has weathered many cast departures
over the years, and Wyle will actually return for several episodes
next year.
In other broadcast ratings for the week
ended May 22:
Ranking in adults 18-49: CBS came in first with a 4.4
rating and 12 share, followed closely by Fox at 4.3/12. ABC was
third with 3.8/11, NBC fourth with 3.0/9, UPN fifth with 1.6/4 and
WB sixth with 1.5/4.
Top five shows (18-49s): 1. ABC’s “Desperate Housewives”
13.4; 2. Fox’s “American Idol” (Wednesday) 11.8; 3. CBS’s
“Everybody Loves Raymond” 11.2; 4. CBS’s “CSI” 10.6; 5.
Fox’s “American Idol” (Tuesday) 10.4
Top five shows (total viewers): 1. CBS’s “Everybody
Loves Raymond” 32.9 million; 2. CBS’s “CSI” 30.7 million; 3.
ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” 30.6 million; 4. Fox’s “American
Idol” (Wednesday) 27.9 million; 5. Fox’s “American Idol”
(Tuesday) 24.98 million
Bottom five shows (18-49s): 94. WB’s “Reba” 0.9; 95. WB’s
“What I Like About You” 0.9; 96. UPN’s “America’s Next Top
Model” (Encore) 0.8; 97. WB’s “Charmed” 0.7; 98. UPN’s “America’s
Next Top Model” (Encore) 0.6
Bottom five shows (total viewers): 94. WB’s “Reba” 2.5
million; 95. WB’s “What I Like About You” 1.9 million; 96. WB’s
“Charmed” 1.7 million; 97. UPN’s “America’s Next Top Model”
(Encore) 1.7 million; 98. UPN’s “America’s Next Top Model”
(Encore) 1.3 million
Show on the rise: “America’s Next Top Model,” UPN,
Wednesday 8 p.m. Last week’s season finale scored a 3.0 18-49
rating, the highest in that time period for the network since Oct.
2002. That rating earned the show the No. 3 spot for that time
period, ahead of “Smallville,” “60 Minutes” and “Dateline.”
The fourth season finished up 2 percent in total viewers and 4 percent in
18-49s compared with last season.
Show on the decline: “Will & Grace,” NBC, Thursday 8
p.m. The show’s seventh season finale averaged a 3.5 among adults
18-49,
65 percent less than last season’s 10.0 average. It drew 7.9 million total
viewers, down 52 percent from last year’s 16.4 million finale average. The
finale was also down 23 percent from the 10.3 million viewers it’s
averaged so far this season.
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PRIMETIME
AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on Households
Week Ending May 22 |
|
Network |
Households |
People 2+ |
Adults
18-49 |
|
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
|
CBS |
9.1 |
9950 |
15 |
5.1 |
14080 |
14 |
4.4 |
5680 |
12 |
|
ABC |
6.4 |
7020 |
11 |
3.6 |
9920 |
10 |
3.8 |
4990 |
11 |
|
FOX |
6.3 |
6930 |
11 |
3.7 |
10220 |
10 |
4.3 |
5640 |
12 |
|
NBC |
6.0 |
6600 |
10 |
3.2 |
8770 |
8 |
3.0 |
3960 |
9 |
|
WB |
2.4 |
2660 |
4 |
1.3 |
3700 |
3 |
1.5 |
1980 |
4 |
|
UPN |
2.4 |
2590 |
4 |
1.3 |
3500 |
3 |
1.6 |
2030 |
4 |
|
PAX |
0.4 |
410 |
1 |
0.2 |
540 |
1 |
0.1 |
150 |
0 |
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* Each rating point is
equivalent to 1.096 million homes
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
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SEASON-TO-DATE
PRIMETIME AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on Households
Week Ending May 22 |
|
Network |
Households |
People 2+ |
Adults
18-49 |
|
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
|
CBS |
8.4 |
9170 |
14 |
4.7 |
12940 |
12 |
4.0 |
5210 |
11 |
|
NBC |
6.5 |
7160 |
11 |
3.5 |
9780 |
9 |
3.5 |
4590 |
9 |
|
ABC |
6.5 |
7110 |
11 |
3.6 |
10050 |
9 |
3.7 |
4860 |
10 |
|
FOX |
6.1 |
6650 |
10 |
3.6 |
9900 |
9 |
4.1 |
5270 |
11 |
|
UPN |
2.3 |
2490 |
4 |
1.2 |
3360 |
3 |
1.4 |
1780 |
4 |
|
WB |
2.2 |
2450 |
4 |
1.2 |
3350 |
3 |
1.4 |
1790 |
4 |
|
PAX |
0.4 |
460 |
1 |
0.2 |
610 |
1 |
0.1 |
180 |
0 |
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*
Each rating point is equivalent to 1.096
million homes
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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NETWORK
TV
Ranked on Households
Week Ending May 22 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
HOUSEHOLDS |
PERSONS
2+ |
|
Rtg% |
Shr |
(000) |
# |
Rtg% |
(000) |
|
1 |
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND |
CBS |
20.2 |
29 |
22097 |
1 |
11.9 |
32940 |
|
2 |
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES |
ABC |
18.7 |
28 |
20453 |
3 |
11.0 |
30621 |
|
3 |
CSI |
CBS |
18.5 |
30 |
20278 |
2 |
11.1 |
30726 |
|
4 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
16.4 |
25 |
17992 |
4 |
10.1 |
27933 |
|
5 |
RAYMOND: LAST LAUGH(S) |
CBS |
15.3 |
24 |
16815 |
6 |
8.8 |
24523 |
|
6 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
15.0 |
22 |
16431 |
7 |
8.7 |
24237 |
|
7 |
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY |
FOX |
14.9 |
24 |
16300 |
5 |
9.0 |
24976 |
|
8 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
14.6 |
23 |
15971 |
8 |
8.3 |
22983 |
|
9 |
GREY'S ANATOMY |
ABC |
13.8 |
23 |
15129 |
9 |
8.0 |
22218 |
|
9 |
WITHOUT A TRACE |
CBS |
13.8 |
22 |
15087 |
10 |
7.7 |
21425 |
|
11 |
E.R. |
NBC |
12.2 |
20 |
13422 |
11 |
6.7 |
18759 |
|
12 |
LAW AND ORDER:SVU |
NBC |
11.1 |
18 |
12199 |
15 |
5.8 |
16209 |
|
13 |
LOST |
ABC |
11.0 |
18 |
12025 |
11 |
6.7 |
18624 |
|
14 |
HOUSE |
FOX |
10.9 |
17 |
11919 |
13 |
6.4 |
17678 |
|
15 |
EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM
ED-8P |
ABC |
10.5 |
18 |
11505 |
13 |
6.4 |
17801 |
|
16 |
COLD CASE |
CBS |
9.5 |
16 |
10391 |
16 |
5.3 |
14597 |
|
17 |
APPRENTICE 3 |
NBC |
9.1 |
14 |
10011 |
17 |
5.0 |
14016 |
|
18 |
LAW AND ORDER |
NBC |
8.4 |
14 |
9237 |
18 |
4.5 |
12413 |
|
19 |
CSI: NY |
CBS |
8.2 |
14 |
9029 |
19 |
4.4 |
12301 |
|
20 |
ACM AWARDS(S) |
CBS |
7.7 |
12 |
8477 |
20 |
4.3 |
11950 |
|
21 |
CSI SUNDAY SPECIAL(S) |
CBS |
7.5 |
11 |
8251 |
23 |
4.1 |
11450 |
|
22 |
STACKED |
FOX |
7.3 |
11 |
7987 |
21 |
4.2 |
11570 |
|
23 |
CSI: MIAMI SUN SP(S) |
CBS |
7.2 |
12 |
7853 |
24 |
3.8 |
10632 |
|
24 |
24 |
FOX |
6.9 |
10 |
7612 |
21 |
4.2 |
11669 |
|
24 |
DATELINE FRI |
NBC |
6.9 |
13 |
7592 |
28 |
3.4 |
9490 |
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Source: Nielsen Media
Research
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TOP 25
PROGRAMS – BROADCAST
Adults 18-49
Week Ending May 22 |
|
Rank |
Program |
Net |
Rtg% |
(000) |
|
1 |
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES |
ABC |
13.4 |
17398 |
|
2 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
11.8 |
15361 |
|
3 |
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND |
CBS |
11.2 |
14561 |
|
4 |
CSI |
CBS |
10.6 |
13814 |
|
5 |
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY |
FOX |
10.4 |
13490 |
|
6 |
GREY'S ANATOMY |
ABC |
9.8 |
12669 |
|
7 |
E.R. |
NBC |
8.6 |
11120 |
|
8 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
8.1 |
10462 |
|
8 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
8.1 |
10574 |
|
10 |
RAYMOND: LAST LAUGH(S) |
CBS |
7.5 |
9792 |
|
11 |
EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM
ED-8P |
ABC |
7.1 |
9171 |
|
12 |
HOUSE |
FOX |
7.0 |
9116 |
|
13 |
WITHOUT A TRACE |
CBS |
6.8 |
8822 |
|
14 |
LOST |
ABC |
6.7 |
8672 |
|
15 |
APPRENTICE 3 |
NBC |
6.3 |
8161 |
|
16 |
LAW AND ORDER:SVU |
NBC |
5.7 |
7467 |
|
17 |
24 |
FOX |
5.3 |
6831 |
|
17 |
STACKED |
FOX |
5.3 |
6856 |
|
19 |
CSI: NY |
CBS |
4.5 |
5873 |
|
20 |
THAT '70S SHOW |
FOX |
4.3 |
5570 |
|
21 |
AMER IDOL: WORLD'S
WORST(S) |
FOX |
4.0 |
5170 |
|
21 |
EXTRM MAKEOVER:HM
ED-5/22(S) |
ABC |
4.0 |
5178 |
|
21 |
LAW AND ORDER |
NBC |
4.0 |
5153 |
|
24 |
BACHELOR, THE |
ABC |
3.9 |
5104 |
|
25 |
ACM AWARDS(S) |
CBS |
3.8 |
4905 |
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Source: Nielsen Media
Research
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CABLE
TV
Ranked on Households
Week Ending May 22 |
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BASIC
CABLE |
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# |
PROGRAM
NAME |
NET |
Households |
Persons
2+ |
|
(000) |
Rtg % |
(000) |
|
1 |
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE
RAW ZONE) |
SPIKE |
4049 |
3.7 |
5682 |
|
2 |
NEXTEL CUP RACE (NEXTEL
ALL STAR- CHARLTTE) |
FX |
3691 |
3.4 |
5484 |
|
3 |
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE
RAW) |
SPIKE |
3618 |
3.3 |
5030 |
|
4 |
NBA PLAYOFFS
(MAVERICKS/SUNS) |
TNT |
3305 |
3.0 |
4146 |
|
5 |
SPONGEBOB |
NICK |
3195 |
2.9 |
4310 |
|
6 |
NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS
L (SUNS/MAVERICKS) |
ESPN |
3052 |
2.8 |
3975 |
|
7 |
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS |
NICK |
3036 |
2.8 |
3983 |
|
8 |
NBA PLAYOFFS
(SUPERSONICS/SPURS) |
TNT |
2994 |
2.7 |
3956 |
|
9 |
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS |
NICK |
2905 |
2.7 |
3830 |
|
10 |
SPONGEBOB |
NICK |
2830 |
2.6 |
3724 |
|
11 |
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS |
NICK |
2827 |
2.6 |
3518 |
|
12 |
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS |
NICK |
2779 |
2.5 |
3505 |
|
13 |
LAW & ORDER: SVU |
USA |
2745 |
2.5 |
3440 |
|
14 |
SPONGEBOB |
NICK |
2504 |
2.3 |
3186 |
|
15 |
RWRR CHALLENGE INFERNO
II |
MTV |
2457 |
2.2 |
3136 |
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PAY CABLE |
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# |
PROGRAM
NAME |
NET |
Households |
Persons
2+ |
|
(000) |
Rtg % |
(000) |
|
1 |
DEADWOOD |
HBO |
1657 |
1.5 |
2416 |
|
2 |
WCB: 5/21/05 (Pre-show
2) |
HBO |
1410 |
1.3 |
1837 |
|
3 |
WCB: 5/21/05 (Trinidad
vs. Wright) |
HBO |
1171 |
1.1 |
1422 |
|
4 |
SHREK 2 |
HBO |
1157 |
1.1 |
1790 |
|
5 |
WCB: 5/21/05 (Post) |
HBO |
1103 |
1.0 |
1481 |
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* Ratings based on 109.6
million U.S. TV homes. One ratings point represents 1.096
million homes.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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SYNDICATION
Ranked on Households
Week Ending May 15 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Syndicator |
Households |
|
US Rtg% |
(000) |
|
1 |
WHEEL OF FORTUNE |
KIN |
8.1 |
8830 |
|
2 |
OPRAH WINFREY SHOW (AT) |
KIN |
8 |
8752 |
|
3 |
JEOPARDY |
KIN |
7.1 |
7769 |
|
4 |
EVRY LVS RAYMOND-SYN
(AT) |
KIN |
6.6 |
7186 |
|
5 |
SEINFELD-WKND (AT) |
SPT |
6.2 |
6786 |
|
6 |
DR. PHIL SHOW |
KIN |
5.7 |
6225 |
|
7 |
SEINFELD (AT) |
SPT |
5.6 |
6124 |
|
8 |
CSI-SYN (AT) |
KIN |
5.4 |
5942 |
|
9 |
FRIENDS (AT) |
WB |
5.3 |
5783 |
|
10 |
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT(AT) |
PRM |
5.1 |
5555 |
|
11 |
JUDGE JUDY (AT) |
PRM |
4.7 |
5155 |
|
12 |
WHEEL OF FORTUNE WKND |
KIN |
3.7 |
4084 |
|
13 |
LIVE WITH REGIS AND
KELLY |
BV |
3.4 |
3754 |
|
14 |
INSIDE EDITION |
KIN |
3.3 |
3657 |
|
14 |
MILLIONAIRE (AT) |
BV |
3.3 |
3653 |
|
14 |
EVBDY LVS RAYMOND-WKD-SYN |
KIN |
3.3 |
3650 |
|
14 |
JUDGE JOE BROWN (AT) |
PRM |
3.3 |
3606 |
|
18 |
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
WKD |
PRM |
3.1 |
3395 |
|
19 |
MAURY (AT) |
NBU |
3 |
3234 |
|
20 |
THAT 70S SHOW-MF-SYN
(AT) |
2/T |
2.9 |
3140 |
|
20 |
COPS-SYN (AT) |
2/T |
2.9 |
3139 |
|
20 |
MALCOLM IN-MIDDLE SYN(AT) |
2/T |
2.9 |
3124 |
|
23 |
KING OF THE HILL-SYN(AT) |
2/T |
2.8 |
3080 |
|
24 |
DIVORCE COURT (AT) |
2/T |
2.7 |
2949 |
|
24 |
WILL & GRACE-SYN
(AT) |
WB |
2.7 |
2928 |
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Source: Nielsen Media
Research
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SPANISH-LANGUAGE
TELEVISION
Ranked on Households
Week Ending May 22 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
NHTI |
(000) |
|
1 |
MADRASTRA M-F |
UNI |
25.2 |
2744 |
|
2 |
APUESTA POR UN AMOR M-F |
UNI |
22.4 |
2442 |
|
3 |
DON FRANCISCO PRESENTA-WE |
UNI |
20.8 |
2271 |
|
4 |
INOCENTE DE TI M-F |
UNI |
19.7 |
2154 |
|
5 |
AQUI Y AHORA-THU |
UNI |
17.7 |
1936 |
|
6 |
CASOS VIDA R: ED. ESP
TUE |
UNI |
17.4 |
1901 |
|
7 |
CRISTINA-MON |
UNI |
16.3 |
1782 |
|
8 |
HOSPITAL EL PAISA FRI |
UNI |
15.0 |
1635 |
|
9 |
SABADO GIGANTE-SAT |
UNI |
14.4 |
1571 |
|
10 |
PAR DE ASES FRI |
UNI |
12.4 |
1351 |
|
11 |
PREMIOS OYE '05
5/22(S)-05/22/2005 |
UNI |
12.3 |
1341 |
|
12 |
PREMIOS OYE 05 A
AZUL5/22(S)-05/22/2005 |
UNI |
10.1 |
1106 |
|
13 |
FUTBOL LIGA MEX THUR |
TF |
8.4 |
913 |
|
14 |
ASI ES GILBERTO GLESS
SAT |
UNI |
7.1 |
774 |
|
15 |
CINE LAS ESTREL2 SUN |
TF |
6.8 |
740 |
|
16 |
CINE LAS ESTREL1 SUN |
TF |
6.0 |
653 |
|
16 |
MUJER EN EL ESPEJO M-F |
TEL |
6.0 |
651 |
|
18 |
PLATEADOS M-F |
TEL |
5.0 |
549 |
|
18 |
AMARTE ASI M-F |
TEL |
5.0 |
538 |
|
20 |
CINEMUNDO PREMIER |
TEL |
4.8 |
524 |
|
21 |
DECISIONES M-F |
TEL |
4.4 |
482 |
|
22 |
FUTBOL - SAT |
AZA |
4.2 |
462 |
|
22 |
ESCANDALO T.V. NOCHE THR |
TF |
4.2 |
456 |
|
24 |
FUTBOL - WED1 |
AZA |
4.0 |
435 |
|
24 |
CINEMUNDO DEL SABADO |
TEL |
4.0 |
432 |
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* Nielsen Hispanic
Television Index; ratings based on 9.7 million Hispanic TV
homes.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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NETWORK SPORTS PROGRAMS
Ranked on
Households
Week Ending May 15 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
Episode |
Households |
Persons 2+ |
|
US Rtg% |
Shr |
(000) |
(000) |
|
1 |
NBA PLAYOFFS
ON ABC-SUN 1 |
ABC |
DETROIT
AT INDIANA |
3.4 |
8 |
3732 |
4694 |
|
2 |
WWE SMACKDOWN! |
UPN |
|
3.1 |
5 |
3396 |
5000 |
|
3 |
NBA PLAYOFFS ON
ABC-SAT 3(S)-5/14 |
ABC |
MIAMI
AT WASH |
3.0 |
6 |
3268 |
4451 |
|
4 |
BYRON NELSON
GOLF-SU(S)-5/15 |
CBS |
|
2.5 |
6 |
2731 |
3487 |
|
5 |
BYRON NELSON
GOLF-SA(S)-05/14 |
CBS |
|
2.0 |
6 |
2186 |
2635 |
|
6 |
NBC POKER SERIES |
NBC |
HEADS-UP POKER CHAMP |
1.5 |
4 |
1633 |
1930 |
|
7 |
NBC SPORTS
SPEC. 5/15(S) |
NBC |
MCDOUGLAS
FRIENDS GOLF |
1.1 |
3 |
1212 |
1521 |
|
8 |
NBC ARENA
FOOTBALL |
NBC |
NY AT
TAMPA BAY |
1.0 |
3 |
1130 |
1304 |
|
9 |
INDY 500 TIME
TRIALS
RAIN(S)-5/14 |
ABC |
|
0.7 |
2 |
747 |
824 |
|
10 |
NBC SPORTS
SPEC. 5/14(S) |
NBC |
NAT'L LACROSSE LEAGUE CHAMP |
0.5 |
2 |
597 |
689 |
|
11 |
REAL PRO
WRESTLING |
PAX |
|
0.1 |
0 |
144 |
421 |
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Source: Nielsen Media Research |
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