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“The Practice” on ABC has
gone away quietly, and with far less acclaim than it arrived. The show
this season was an example of ABC’s bad luck with dramas, not only its
inability to come up with good new ones, but to maintain interest in good
old ones.
Numbers for “The Practice” have been off, yet ABC will still
take a stab at a spinoff next fall.
In 18-49s, “The Practice” finale on Sunday night drew
extremely lackluster numbers, a 3.5 average rating. To put that into
perspective, the show was tied for No. 31 in the demo with five other
programs, including a Carol Burnett special on CBS. The rating for “The
Practice” was only 0.2 higher than that earned by “The Restaurant”
on NBC, which has now been bumped for what remains of May sweeps.
The series-ender (or spinoff beginner) finished No. 21 in
households at 7.5/13. Not so bad until you consider that a preview for the
upcoming film “The Day After Tomorrow” earned a 9.3 rating and 15
share in households on Fox.
The once-hip law drama leftwith a small
fraction of the ratings the “Friends” sendoff received, although with
admittedly an equally unimpressive amount of publicity. But that could be
because the show was on a steady decline.
As of March, “The Practice” had dropped in households by 13
percent over the previous year, from a 7.0 average to a 6.1. Even Dylan
McDermott could only help the show muster a 7 percent improvement in its last episode ever.
The final episode of “The Practice” aired with the likes
of William Shatner as Denny Crane, Rebecca De Mornay as Hannah Rose, and
of course McDermott as Bobby Donnell. The doors of the firm closed forever and it’s time for the employees to move on.
That means spinoff land for James Spader. “The Practice:
Fleet Street” will take over the Sunday at 10 p.m. time slot next fall.
ABC says the show will be fast-paced and darkly comedic, and will confront
social issues of moral conscience, safe sex, pursuit of happiness and
money, with varying degrees of priority.
Hopefully for the alphabet network the slightly edgier
formula will translate to more than slightly higher ratings.
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PRIMETIME AVERAGES BY
NETWORK
Ranked on Households
Week Ending May 16 |
|
Network |
Households |
People 2+ |
Adults 18-49 |
|
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
|
CBS |
7.8 |
8500 |
13 |
4.3 |
11800 |
12 |
3.7 |
4770 |
11 |
|
NBC |
7.6 |
8240 |
13 |
4.1 |
11210 |
11 |
4.0 |
5180 |
12 |
|
FOX |
5.8 |
6260 |
10 |
3.3 |
9220 |
9 |
4.1 |
5290 |
12 |
|
ABC |
5.4 |
5900 |
9 |
3.0 |
8310 |
8 |
3.0 |
3910 |
9 |
|
WB |
2.8 |
2990 |
5 |
1.5 |
4050 |
4 |
1.8 |
2290 |
5 |
|
UPN |
2.3 |
2470 |
4 |
1.2 |
3270 |
3 |
1.3 |
1670 |
4 |
|
PAX |
0.6 |
650 |
1 |
0.3 |
860 |
1 |
0.2 |
250 |
1 |
|
* Each rating point is
equivalent to 1.084 million homes
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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SEASON-TO-DATE PRIMETIME AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on
Households
Week Ending May 16 |
|
Network |
Households |
People 2+ |
Adults 18-49 |
|
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
|
CBS |
8.5 |
9160 |
14 |
4.8 |
13120 |
12 |
3.9 |
5030 |
11 |
|
NBC |
7.3 |
7930 |
12 |
4.0 |
11080 |
11 |
4.3 |
5520 |
12 |
|
FOX |
6.0 |
6510 |
10 |
3.5 |
9610 |
9 |
4.0 |
5150 |
11 |
|
ABC |
5.9 |
6380 |
10 |
3.3 |
9020 |
9 |
3.3 |
4190 |
9 |
|
WB |
2.5 |
2660 |
4 |
1.3 |
3650 |
3 |
1.5 |
1890 |
4 |
|
UPN |
2.3 |
2500 |
4 |
1.2 |
3400 |
3 |
1.4 |
1780 |
4 |
|
PAX |
0.7 |
710 |
1 |
0.4 |
980 |
1 |
0.2 |
290 |
1 |
|
* Each
rating point is equivalent to 1.084
million homes
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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NETWORK TV
Ranked on Households
Week Ending May 16
|
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
HOUSEHOLDS |
PERSONS 2+ |
|
Rtg% |
Shr |
(000) |
# |
Rtg% |
(000) |
|
1 |
FRASIER FINALE(S) |
NBC |
16.3 |
25 |
17670 |
1 |
9.2 |
25249 |
|
2 |
E.R. |
NBC |
15.7 |
25 |
17026 |
2 |
8.7 |
23882 |
|
3 |
CSI |
CBS |
14.2 |
22 |
15386 |
4 |
8.2 |
22525 |
|
4 |
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY |
FOX |
13.7 |
23 |
14804 |
3 |
8.4 |
23267 |
|
4 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
13.7 |
21 |
14825 |
5 |
8.1 |
22276 |
|
6 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
13.5 |
22 |
14636 |
6 |
7.6 |
20942 |
|
7 |
FRASIER CLIPSHOW SPCL(S) |
NBC |
11.8 |
20 |
12805 |
8 |
6.5 |
17929 |
|
8 |
WITHOUT A TRACE |
CBS |
11.7 |
19 |
12718 |
9 |
6.4 |
17725 |
|
9 |
SURVIVOR: ALL-STARS |
CBS |
11.6 |
19 |
12572 |
7 |
6.9 |
19109 |
|
10 |
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND |
CBS |
11.0 |
17 |
11937 |
10 |
6.1 |
16925 |
|
11 |
LAW AND ORDER |
NBC |
10.8 |
17 |
11662 |
11 |
5.8 |
15859 |
|
12 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
10.4 |
16 |
11256 |
11 |
5.8 |
16005 |
|
13 |
D VAN DYKE SHOW REVISTED(S) |
CBS |
9.9 |
15 |
10748 |
14 |
5.3 |
14565 |
|
14 |
DAY AFTER TOMORROW PRVW(S) |
FOX |
9.3 |
15 |
10075 |
13 |
5.4 |
14941 |
|
15 |
LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT |
NBC |
9.2 |
14 |
9922 |
15 |
5.0 |
13737 |
|
16 |
C BURNETT:BUMP UP LIGHTS(S) |
CBS |
9.1 |
14 |
9828 |
16 |
4.9 |
13610 |
|
17 |
JUDGING AMY |
CBS |
8.9 |
14 |
9668 |
18 |
4.5 |
12284 |
|
18 |
CROSSING JORDAN |
NBC |
8.8 |
15 |
9512 |
17 |
4.6 |
12643 |
|
19 |
LAW AND ORDER:SVU |
NBC |
8.7 |
14 |
9440 |
18 |
4.5 |
12277 |
|
20 |
BACHELOR, THE |
ABC |
8.4 |
13 |
9115 |
18 |
4.5 |
12453 |
|
21 |
PRACTICE, THE |
ABC |
7.5 |
13 |
8115 |
25 |
4.0 |
10905 |
|
22 |
STILL STANDING |
CBS |
7.4 |
12 |
8071 |
25 |
4.0 |
11084 |
|
23 |
24 |
FOX |
7.3 |
11 |
7879 |
21 |
4.4 |
12188 |
|
23 |
NAVY NCIS |
CBS |
7.3 |
12 |
7900 |
25 |
4.0 |
11074 |
|
23 |
SUPER MILLIONAIRE-5/16(S) |
ABC |
7.3 |
11 |
7931 |
22 |
4.2 |
11510 |
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Source: Nielsen Media Research
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TOP 30
PROGRAMS - BROADCAST AND CABLE
Adults 18-49
Week Ending May 16 |
|
Rank |
Program |
Net |
Rtg% |
In Millions |
|
1 |
E.R |
NBC |
11.3 |
14.56 |
|
2 |
AMERICAN IDOL – WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
10.0 |
12.90 |
|
3 |
FRASIER FINALE |
NBC |
9.8 |
12.57 |
|
4 |
AMERICAN IDOL – TUESDAY |
FOX |
9.6 |
12.40 |
|
5 |
CSI |
CBS |
8.2 |
10.58 |
|
6 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
7.6 |
9.74 |
|
7 |
DAY AFTER TOMORROW PREV. |
FOX |
7.5 |
9.70 |
|
8 |
SURVIVOR: ALL-STARS |
CBS |
7.4 |
9.47 |
|
9 |
THE BACHELOR |
ABC |
6.0 |
7.77 |
|
10 |
FRASIER CLIPS SHOW |
NBC |
5.9 |
7.66 |
|
10 |
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND |
CBS |
5.9 |
7.61 |
|
12 |
THAT 70’S SHOW |
FOX |
5.8 |
7.52 |
|
12 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
5.8 |
7.52 |
|
14 |
WITHOUT A TRACE |
CBS |
5.7 |
7.40 |
|
15 |
LAW & ORDER |
NBC |
5.6 |
7.17 |
|
16 |
24 |
FOX |
5.3 |
6.78 |
|
17 |
LAW & ORDER: SVU |
NBC |
5.0 |
6.47 |
|
18 |
FEAR FACTOR |
NBC |
4.7 |
6.08 |
|
19 |
LAS VEGAS |
NBC |
4.6 |
5.93 |
|
20 |
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME |
ABC |
4.4 |
5.69 |
|
20 |
LAW & ORDER: CI |
NBC |
4.4 |
5.66 |
|
22 |
CROSSING JORDAN |
NBC |
4.3 |
5.48 |
|
22 |
THE SIMPSONS |
FOX |
4.3 |
5.56 |
|
24 |
BACHELOR: WOMEN TELL ALL |
ABC |
4.2 |
5.43 |
|
25 |
CBS SUNDAY MOVIE |
CBS |
4.1 |
5.25 |
|
25 |
THAT 70’S SHOW 5/16 8:30 |
FOX |
4.1 |
5.30 |
|
25 |
THE SWAN |
FOX |
4.2 |
5.23 |
|
28 |
STILL STANDING |
CBS |
3.8 |
4.84 |
|
28 |
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE |
FOX |
3.8 |
4.89 |
|
30 |
THE SIMPSONS 5/16 9:30 |
FOX |
3.6 |
4.66 |
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Source: ABC Networks, based on
data from Nielsen Media Research
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CABLE TV
Ranked on Households
Week Ending May 9
|
|
BASIC CABLE |
|
# |
PROGRAM NAME |
NET |
Households |
Persons 2+ |
|
(000) |
Rtg % |
(000) |
|
1 |
NBA PLAYOFFS (LAKERS/SPURS) |
TNT |
4395 |
4.1 |
5925 |
|
2 |
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW
ZONE) |
SPIKE |
3553 |
3.3 |
4664 |
|
3 |
S TIMMY JIMMY POWER HOUR |
NICK |
3442 |
3.2 |
4956 |
|
4 |
NBA PLAYOFFS (KINGS/TIMBERWOLVES) |
TNT |
3402 |
3.1 |
4240 |
|
5 |
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) |
SPIKE |
3260 |
3.0 |
4396 |
|
6 |
REAL WORLD XIV |
MTV |
3182 |
2.9 |
3937 |
|
7 |
DANNY PHANTOM |
NICK |
2893 |
2.7 |
4152 |
|
8 |
S TIMMY JIMMY POWER HOUR |
NICK |
2889 |
2.7 |
4377 |
|
9 |
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS |
NICK |
2884 |
2.7 |
3702 |
|
9 |
JIMMY NEUTRON |
NICK |
2884 |
2.7 |
3711 |
|
11 |
JIMMY NEUTRON |
NICK |
2863 |
2.6 |
3759 |
|
12 |
SPONGEBOB |
NICK |
2847 |
2.6 |
3487 |
|
13 |
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS |
NICK |
2840 |
2.6 |
3637 |
|
14 |
NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L
(KINGS/TIMBERWOLVES) |
ESPN |
2776 |
2.6 |
3660 |
|
15 |
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS |
NICK |
2726 |
2.5 |
3503 |
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PAY CABLE |
|
# |
PROGRAM NAME |
NET |
Households |
Persons 2+ |
|
(000) |
Rtg % |
(000) |
|
1 |
SOPRANOS, THE |
HBO |
5471 |
5.0 |
8481 |
|
2 |
DEADWOOD |
HBO |
2593 |
2.4 |
3884 |
|
3 |
IN-LAWS, THE |
HBO |
1540 |
1.4 |
2198 |
|
4 |
WCB: 5/8/04 (MARQUEZ VS.
PACQUIAO) |
HBO |
1526 |
1.4 |
2244 |
|
5 |
WCB: 5/8/04 (POST) |
HBO |
1336 |
1.2 |
1945 |
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* Each rating point is
equivalent to 108.4 million homes
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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SYNDICATION
Ranked on
Households
Week Ending May 9 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Syndicator |
Households |
|
US Rtg% |
(000) |
|
1 |
WHEEL OF FORTUNE |
KIN |
8.2 |
8866 |
|
2 |
OPRAH WINFREY SHOW (AT) |
KIN |
6.9 |
7522 |
|
3 |
JEOPARDY |
KIN |
6.6 |
7176 |
|
4 |
SEINFELD (AT) |
SPT |
6.0 |
6455 |
|
5 |
FRIENDS-SYN (AT) |
WB |
5.8 |
6295 |
|
6 |
SEINFELD-WKND (AT) |
SPT |
5.7 |
6229 |
|
7 |
EVRY LVS RAYMOND-SYN (AT) |
KIN |
5.4 |
5871 |
|
7 |
DR. PHIL SHOW |
KIN |
5.4 |
5846 |
|
9 |
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT(AT) |
PRM |
5.0 |
5431 |
|
10 |
JUDGE JUDY (AT) |
PRM |
4.8 |
5162 |
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Source: Nielsen Media Research
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SPANISH-LANGUAGE
TELEVISION
Ranked on Households
Week Ending May 16
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|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
NHTI |
(000) |
|
1 |
MARIANA DE LA NOCHE TUE |
UNI |
23.4 |
2472 |
|
2 |
MARIANA DE LA NOCHE WED |
UNI |
23.3 |
2463 |
|
3 |
MARIANA DE LA NOCHE MON |
UNI |
21.8 |
2309 |
|
4 |
MARIANA DE LA NOCHE THU |
UNI |
21.5 |
2278 |
|
5 |
BAJO LA MISMA PIEL TUE |
UNI |
20.9 |
2211 |
|
6 |
BAJO LA MISMA PIEL WED |
UNI |
20.3 |
2141 |
|
7 |
BAJO LA MISMA PIEL MON |
UNI |
20.2 |
2139 |
|
8 |
BAJO LA MISMA PIEL THU |
UNI |
19.9 |
2107 |
|
9 |
AMAR OTRA VEZ TUE |
UNI |
19.8 |
2093 |
|
10 |
MARIANA DE LA NOCHE FRI |
UNI |
19.6 |
2072 |
|
11 |
AMAR OTRA VEZ MON |
UNI |
19.4 |
2054 |
|
11 |
AMAR OTRA VEZ WED |
UNI |
19.4 |
2053 |
|
13 |
AMAR OTRA VEZ THU |
UNI |
18.6 |
1970 |
|
13 |
BAJO LA MISMA PIEL FRI |
UNI |
18.6 |
1970 |
|
15 |
CRISTINA-MON |
UNI |
17.6 |
1865 |
|
16 |
AMAR OTRA VEZ FRI |
UNI |
17.1 |
1810 |
|
17 |
AQUI Y AHORA-THU |
UNI |
16.1 |
1703 |
|
18 |
DON FRANCISCO PRESENTA-WE |
UNI |
16.0 |
1696 |
|
19 |
ESCUELITA VIP FRI |
UNI |
14.4 |
1521 |
|
20 |
AL FILO DE LA LEY TUE |
UNI |
13.9 |
1469 |
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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
Ranked on Households
Week Ending May 9 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
Episode |
Households |
Persons 2+ |
|
US
Rtg% |
Shr |
(000) |
(000) |
|
1 |
NBA
PLAYOFFS
ON ABC
SUN 1 |
ABC |
SAN ANT.
AT LA |
4.7 |
13 |
5147 |
7092 |
|
2 |
WACHOVIA CHAMPS
SU(S)-5/9 |
CBS |
|
3.6 |
10 |
3915 |
5087 |
|
3 |
WWE
SMACKDOWN! |
UPN |
|
2.8 |
4 |
3015 |
4352 |
|
4 |
WACHOVIA
CHAMPS
SA(S)-5/8 |
CBS |
|
2.7 |
8 |
2918 |
3460 |
|
5 |
MARSHALL'S
WRLD
SKTNG CH(S)-5/9 |
ABC |
|
1.4 |
5 |
1535 |
1998 |
|
6 |
NHL PLYFFS ON
ABC-SAT 5(S)-5/8 |
ABC |
PHILA AT
TAMPA |
1.1 |
3 |
1235 |
1517 |
|
7 |
NBC SPORTS
SPEC. 5/8-B(S) |
NBC |
VANS SLAM
JAM |
1.1 |
3 |
1214 |
1443 |
|
8 |
NBC SPORTS
SPEC. 5/8-A(S) |
NBC |
BOXING |
1.0 |
3 |
1078 |
1323 |
|
9 |
NBC SPORTS
SPEC. 5/9(S) |
NBC |
GOLD
GLOVES |
0.9 |
3 |
1006 |
1134 |
|
10 |
PGA TOUR
2004
SAT(S)-5/8 |
CBS |
PGA 18:
ULTIMATE
ROAD TRIP-1 |
0.7 |
2 |
721 |
764 |
|
11 |
NBC ARNA
FOOTBALL |
NBC |
VAR.
TEAMS
AND TIMES |
0.7 |
2 |
801 |
938 |
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Source: Nielsen Media Research |
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