So much of CBS's concern on Monday night, with "Everybody
Loves Raymond” in its last season, has been over what it could slide into its place
to keep the network competitive. But that's less and less a concern, and credit goes to
the rising strength of second-year lead-out “Two and a Half
Men.”
So far this season “Two and a Half
Men” has retained just over 96 percent of “Raymond’s” 18-49 audience
at 9:30 and actually held on to it all the last time each aired an original episode.
On Oct. 18, new episodes of “Raymond” and
“Men” each posted a 5.7 18-49 rating.
For the season "Men" is averaging a 5.8 18-49 rating, just 0.1
behind "Raymond."
“Men” revolves around brothers
Charlie and Alan, played by Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer, trying to raise Alan’s son
Jake, the amusing Angus T. Jones.
This past Monday CBS aired a super-sized
edition of “CSI: Miami” that began at 9:30 p.m., leaving only
“Raymond’s” usual 9 p.m. half-hour open. The network chose to air a new
episode of “Men” in the slot, sort of a gauge as to what it could do if it were
to move to that slot permanently next season.
The show responded by posting a respectable 5.4 18-49 rating.
That, along with the 8.1 “CSI: Miami”
averaged over its hour and a half, helped CBS finish first for the night in 18-49s with a
6.1 average.
Further, "Men" won up against “Monday
Night Football,” which ABC will certainly have to renew if it wants to remain as
competitive among viewers 18-49, as it has so far this season.
In a Media Life reader poll last month, several respondents tabbed
"Men" as the year's most impressive returning performer.
Sure, CBS could use some help with the
comedies it currently airs during the 8 p.m. hour—“Still Standing” and
“Listen Up” have yet to catch on with viewers. But that hour almost always
belongs to NBC’s “Fear Factor” anyway, especially among 18-49s.
So with the always strong “CSI:
Miami” just a lock to return to its Monday 10 p.m. slot next season, look for CBS to
post “Two and Half Men” in the 9 p.m. slot and build around it, just as it has
done over the past few years with “Raymond.”
Elsewhere on broadcast last week, ABC’s “Desperate Housewives”
continued its rise in ratings. Sunday’s episode was last week’s No. 1 show of
the week on all of broadcast among viewers 18-49, averaging an 11.1 rating.
That number represented ABC’s highest in that demo for a scripted
series since Michael J. Fox’s farewell episode of “Spin City” in May 2000.
PRIMETIME AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 6 |
Network |
Households |
People 2+ |
Adults 18-49 |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
| CBS |
8.5 |
9310 |
13 |
4.7 |
12930 |
12 |
4.1 |
5280 |
11 |
| NBC |
7.4 |
8120 |
12 |
4.1 |
11290 |
10 |
4.2 |
5400 |
11 |
| ABC |
7.1 |
7820 |
11 |
3.9 |
10970 |
10 |
4.2 |
5460 |
11 |
| FOX |
4.1 |
4460 |
6 |
2.3 |
6310 |
5 |
2.8 |
3610 |
7 |
| WB |
2.7 |
2980 |
4 |
1.5 |
4070 |
3 |
1.7 |
2200 |
4 |
| UPN |
2.5 |
2690 |
4 |
1.3 |
3570 |
3 |
1.5 |
1960 |
4 |
| PAX |
0.4 |
490 |
1 |
0.2 |
660 |
1 |
0.2 |
200 |
0 |
* Each
rating point is equivalent to 1.096 million homes
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
SEASON-TO-DATE PRIMETIME AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 6 |
Network |
Households |
People 2+ |
Adults 18-49 |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
| CBS |
8.5 |
9330 |
14 |
4.7 |
12980 |
12 |
4.0 |
5250 |
11 |
| FOX |
6.8 |
7420 |
11 |
3.8 |
10550 |
10 |
4.0 |
5130 |
11 |
| NBC |
6.7 |
7330 |
11 |
3.6 |
10080 |
9 |
3.8 |
4960 |
10 |
| ABC |
6.6 |
7190 |
11 |
3.6 |
10070 |
9 |
3.9 |
5030 |
11 |
| WB |
2.6 |
2870 |
4 |
1.4 |
3980 |
4 |
1.7 |
2160 |
4 |
| UPN |
2.4 |
2680 |
4 |
1.3 |
3560 |
3 |
1.5 |
1920 |
4 |
| PAX |
0.4 |
460 |
1 |
0.2 |
590 |
1 |
0.1 |
180 |
0 |
* Each rating point is equivalent
to 1.096 million
homes
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
NETWORK TV
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 6 |
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
HOUSEHOLDS |
PERSONS 2+ |
Rtg% |
Shr |
(000) |
# |
Rtg% |
(000) |
1 |
CSI |
CBS |
18.8 |
28 |
20626 |
1 |
11.0 |
30578 |
2 |
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES |
ABC |
14.9 |
21 |
16341 |
2 |
8.9 |
24604 |
3 |
WITHOUT A TRACE |
CBS |
14.2 |
23 |
15549 |
3 |
7.8 |
21772 |
4 |
SURVIVOR: VANUATU |
CBS |
12.0 |
18 |
13184 |
4 |
7.3 |
20244 |
5 |
E.R. |
NBC |
11.7 |
18 |
12770 |
9 |
6.1 |
17010 |
6 |
EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM
ED-8P |
ABC |
11.5 |
17 |
12593 |
4 |
7.3 |
20175 |
7 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
11.4 |
17 |
12531 |
8 |
6.3 |
17589 |
7 |
COLD CASE |
CBS |
11.4 |
16 |
12459 |
7 |
6.4 |
17662 |
9 |
LOST |
ABC |
11.3 |
17 |
12429 |
6 |
6.7 |
18729 |
10 |
APPRENTICE 2 |
NBC |
10.5 |
15 |
11481 |
10 |
5.8 |
16056 |
11 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
10.3 |
17 |
11261 |
15 |
5.2 |
14527 |
12 |
EVERYBODY LOVES
RAYMOND |
CBS |
9.8 |
14 |
10788 |
12 |
5.3 |
14722 |
13 |
CSI: NY |
CBS |
9.7 |
16 |
10597 |
12 |
5.3 |
14708 |
13 |
NFL MONDAY NIGHT
FOOTBALL |
ABC |
9.7 |
16 |
10660 |
12 |
5.3 |
14797 |
15 |
CROSSING JORDAN |
NBC |
9.5 |
15 |
10459 |
15 |
5.2 |
14378 |
15 |
DECISION '04
PRIME(S) |
NBC |
9.5 |
14 |
10448 |
11 |
5.4 |
15047 |
17 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
9.2 |
13 |
10057 |
19 |
4.9 |
13671 |
18 |
NFL MONDAY SHOWCASE |
ABC |
9.1 |
14 |
10023 |
17 |
5.0 |
13819 |
19 |
WEST WING |
NBC |
8.9 |
13 |
9711 |
17 |
5.0 |
13824 |
20 |
DALLAS REUNION:RET
STHFRK(S) |
CBS |
8.5 |
14 |
9280 |
21 |
4.6 |
12733 |
21 |
JOEY |
NBC |
8.3 |
13 |
9129 |
22 |
4.5 |
12560 |
22 |
SNL PRESIDENTIAL
BASH '04(S) |
NBC |
8.2 |
13 |
9011 |
20 |
4.7 |
13007 |
23 |
WILL & GRACE |
NBC |
8.0 |
12 |
8761 |
25 |
4.3 |
11874 |
24 |
LAS VEGAS |
NBC |
7.9 |
11 |
8651 |
22 |
4.5 |
12517 |
24 |
LAW AND ORDER:CRIM
INTENT |
NBC |
7.9 |
11 |
8613 |
29 |
4.1 |
11533 |
| Source:
Nielsen Media Research |
TOP 25 PROGRAMS – BROADCAST
Adults 18-49
Week Ending November 6 |
Rank |
Program |
Net |
Rtg% |
(000) |
1 |
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES |
ABC |
11.1 |
14458 |
2 |
CSI |
CBS |
10.8 |
13962 |
3 |
EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM
ED-8P |
ABC |
8.5 |
10986 |
4 |
E.R. |
NBC |
8.3 |
10761 |
5 |
APPRENTICE 2 |
NBC |
7.8 |
10106 |
6 |
SURVIVOR: VANUATU |
CBS |
7.6 |
9928 |
7 |
WITHOUT A TRACE |
CBS |
7.2 |
9373 |
8 |
LOST |
ABC |
6.7 |
8711 |
9 |
NFL MONDAY NIGHT
FOOTBALL |
ABC |
6.0 |
7755 |
10 |
SNL PRESIDENTIAL
BASH '04(S) |
NBC |
5.8 |
7597 |
11 |
SIMPSONS |
FOX |
5.6 |
7234 |
12 |
CSI: NY |
CBS |
5.5 |
7123 |
13 |
CROSSING JORDAN |
NBC |
5.3 |
6885 |
14 |
DECISION '04
PRIME(S) |
NBC |
5.2 |
6760 |
14 |
JOEY |
NBC |
5.2 |
6713 |
14 |
WILL & GRACE |
NBC |
5.2 |
6788 |
17 |
EVERYBODY LOVES
RAYMOND |
CBS |
5.1 |
6587 |
17 |
NFL MONDAY SHOWCASE |
ABC |
5.1 |
6645 |
19 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
5.0 |
6542 |
20 |
BOSTON LEGAL |
ABC |
4.8 |
6199 |
20 |
FEAR FACTOR |
NBC |
4.8 |
6251 |
20 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
4.8 |
6259 |
23 |
LAS VEGAS |
NBC |
4.7 |
6141 |
23 |
WIFE SWAP |
ABC |
4.7 |
6149 |
25 |
COLD CASE |
CBS |
4.5 |
5781 |
25 |
EXTRM MAKEOVER:HM
ED-11/7(S) |
ABC |
4.5 |
5865 |
| Source:
Nielsen Media Research |
CABLE TV
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 6 |
BASIC CABLE |
# |
PROGRAM NAME |
NET |
Households |
Persons
2+ |
(000) |
Rtg
% |
(000) |
1 |
NFL
REGULAR SEASON L (BROWNS/RAVENS) |
ESPN |
5931 |
5.4 |
7713 |
2 |
YOU
DECIDE 2004-ELECTION(S)-11/02/2004 |
FOXNC |
5311 |
4.8 |
8274 |
3 |
YOU
DECIDE 2004-ELECTION(S)-11/02/2004 |
FOXNC |
5265 |
4.8 |
8341 |
4 |
YOU
DECIDE 2004-ELECTION(S)-11/02/2004 |
FOXNC |
4964 |
4.5 |
7494 |
5 |
YOU
DECIDE 2004-ELECTION(S)-11/02/2004 |
FOXNC |
4941 |
4.5 |
7541 |
6 |
SR/ELECTION
2004 AM VOTES(S)-11/02/2004 |
CNN |
4816 |
4.4 |
7111 |
7 |
YOU
DECIDE 2004-ELECTION(S)-11/02/2004 |
FOXNC |
4586 |
4.2 |
6721 |
8 |
SR/ELECTION
2004 AM VOTES(S)-11/02/2004 |
CNN |
4415 |
4.0 |
6699 |
9 |
SR/BUSH
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH(S)-11/03/2004 |
FOXNC |
4401 |
4.0 |
5744 |
10 |
SR/ELECTION
2004 AM VOTES(S)-11/02/2004 |
CNN |
4237 |
3.9 |
6340 |
11 |
THE
OREILLY FACTOR |
FOXNC |
3888 |
3.5 |
5369 |
12 |
SR/ELECTION
2004 AM VOTES(S)-11/02/2004 |
CNN |
3834 |
3.5 |
5405 |
13 |
SR/ELECTION
2004 AM VOTES(S)-11/02/2004 |
CNN |
3824 |
3.5 |
5549 |
14 |
YOU
DECIDE 2004-ELECTION(S)-11/02/2004 |
FOXNC |
3810 |
3.5 |
5492 |
15 |
YOU
DECIDE 2004-ELECTION(S)-11/02/2004 |
FOXNC |
3731 |
3.4 |
5278 |
PAY CABLE |
# |
PROGRAM NAME |
NET |
Households |
Persons
2+ |
(000) |
Rtg
% |
(000) |
1 |
CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN |
HBO |
2006 |
1.8 |
3446 |
2 |
REAL TIME WITH BILL
MAHER |
HBO |
1025 |
0.9 |
1452 |
3 |
GOTHIKA |
HBO |
970 |
0.9 |
1195 |
4 |
SEX AND THE
CITY(S)-11/07/2004 |
HBO |
947 |
0.9 |
1169 |
5 |
FAMILY
BONDS(S)-11/07/2004 |
HBO |
927 |
0.8 |
1208 |
*
Ratings based on 109.6 million U.S. TV homes. One ratings point represents 1.096 million
homes.
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
SYNDICATION
Ranked on Households
Week Ending October 31 |
# |
PROGRAMS |
Syndicator |
Households |
US
Rtg% |
(000) |
1 |
WHEEL OF FORTUNE |
KIN |
8.9 |
9723 |
2 |
JEOPARDY |
KIN |
8.7 |
9535 |
3 |
OPRAH WINFREY SHOW
(AT) |
KIN |
7.6 |
8332 |
4 |
EVRY LVS RAYMOND-SYN
(AT) |
KIN |
6.6 |
7277 |
5 |
ESPN NFL REGULAR
SEASON |
ESP |
6.3 |
6931 |
6 |
SEINFELD (AT) |
SPT |
5.5 |
6049 |
6 |
FRIENDS (AT) |
WB |
5.5 |
6012 |
8 |
DR. PHIL SHOW |
KIN |
5.2 |
5696 |
9 |
CSI-SYN (AT) |
KIN |
5.1 |
5607 |
9 |
SEINFELD-WKND (AT) |
SPT |
5.1 |
5598 |
11 |
ENTERTAINMENT
TONIGHT(AT) |
PRM |
4.8 |
5245 |
12 |
JUDGE JUDY (AT) |
PRM |
4.7 |
5148 |
13 |
LIVE WITH REGIS AND
KELLY |
BV |
3.4 |
3772 |
14 |
WILL & GRACE-SYN
(AT) |
WB |
3.3 |
3624 |
14 |
INSIDE EDITION |
KIN |
3.3 |
3610 |
14 |
MILLIONAIRE (AT) |
BV |
3.3 |
3600 |
14 |
CENTURY 19 |
2/T |
3.3 |
3592 |
18 |
JUDGE JOE BROWN (AT) |
PRM |
3.2 |
3498 |
19 |
MALCOLM IN-MIDDLE
SYN(AT) |
2/T |
3.1 |
3370 |
19 |
EVBDY LVS
RAYMOND-WKD-SYN |
KIN |
3.1 |
3366 |
21 |
THAT 70S SHOW-MF-SYN
(AT) |
2/T |
3 |
3307 |
22 |
HOME IMPROVEMENT
(AT) |
BV |
2.7 |
2968 |
22 |
MAURY (AT) |
NBU |
2.7 |
2936 |
24 |
COPS-SYN (AT) |
2/T |
2.6 |
2903 |
24 |
KING OF THE
HILL-SYN(AT) |
2/T |
2.6 |
2890 |
| Source:
Nielsen Media Research |
SPANISH-LANGUAGE TELEVISION
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 6 |
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
NHTI |
(000) |
1 |
RUBI M-F |
UNI |
23.5 |
2568 |
2 |
AMOR REAL M-F |
UNI |
19.8 |
2156 |
3 |
MUJER DE MADERA M-F |
UNI |
18.1 |
1972 |
4 |
CRISTINA-MON |
UNI |
17.2 |
1873 |
5 |
NOCHE ELECCIONES1
11/2(S)-11/02/2004 |
UNI |
16.1 |
1754 |
6 |
DON FRANCISCO
PRESENTA-WE |
UNI |
16.0 |
1740 |
7 |
ESCUELITA VIP FRI |
UNI |
15.9 |
1739 |
8 |
SABADO GIGANTE-SAT |
UNI |
15.3 |
1666 |
9 |
HORA
PICO...EXTRA-SUN |
UNI |
15.1 |
1643 |
10 |
AQUI Y AHORA-THU |
UNI |
14.4 |
1569 |
11 |
CASA DE LA RISA FRI |
UNI |
13.9 |
1518 |
12 |
PARODIA-SUN |
UNI |
11.3 |
1228 |
13 |
VER PARA CREER-SUN |
UNI |
11.1 |
1212 |
14 |
HORA DERBEZ SAT |
UNI |
10.0 |
1096 |
15 |
GITANAS M-F |
TEL |
6.9 |
750 |
16 |
PRISIONERA M-F |
TEL |
6.6 |
715 |
17 |
FUTBOL LIGA MEX WED |
TF |
6.4 |
700 |
18 |
ANITA NO TE RAJES
M-F |
TEL |
5.8 |
638 |
19 |
RIPLEY'S |
TEL |
5.6 |
610 |
19 |
CINE LAS ESTREL1 SUN |
TF |
5.6 |
608 |
19 |
CINEMUNDO PREMIER |
TEL |
5.6 |
608 |
22 |
SIN FRONTERAS |
TEL |
5.3 |
576 |
23 |
TE VOY-ENSENAR A
QUERER M-F |
TEL |
5.2 |
571 |
24 |
100 MEXICANOS
DIJERON M-F |
TF |
5.0 |
545 |
25 |
CINEMUNDO DEL SABADO |
TEL |
4.9 |
536 |
*
Nielsen Hispanic Television Index; ratings based on 9.7 million Hispanic TV homes.
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
NETWORK SPORTS PROGRAMS
Ranked on Households
Week Ending October 31 |
| # |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
Episode |
Households |
Persons
2+ |
US
Rtg% |
Shr |
(000) |
(000) |
1 |
WORLD
SERIES
GAME
4(S)-10/27 |
FOX |
BOSTON
AT ST LO |
18.2 |
28 |
19930 |
28844 |
2 |
WORLD
SERIES
GAME
3(S)-10/26 |
FOX |
BOSTON
AT ST LO |
15.7 |
24 |
17156 |
24422 |
3 |
CBS NFL
NAT |
CBS |
VAR. TEAMS
AND TIMES |
13.8 |
27 |
15130 |
21329 |
4 |
NFL MON
NIGHT FTBLL |
ABC |
DEN AT
CINC |
11.0 |
18 |
12093 |
17002 |
5 |
FOX NFL
SUN-SINGLE |
FOX |
VAR. TEAMS
AND TIMES |
10.0 |
22 |
10915 |
14872 |
6 |
CBS NFL
REG |
CBS |
VAR. TEAMS
AND TIMES |
7.8 |
17 |
8536 |
11904 |
7 |
CBS NFL REG BONUS(S)
-10/31 |
CBS |
IND AT
KC |
7.2 |
15 |
7920 |
10684 |
8 |
ABC CLLG
FTBL GM-LATE |
ABC |
VAR. TEAMS
AND TIMES |
5.3 |
12 |
5768 |
7476 |
9 |
ATL 500(S)
10/31 |
NBC |
NASCAR:
NEXTEL |
4.6 |
10 |
5066 |
7399 |
10 |
ABC CLLG FTBL
GM-EARLY |
ABC |
VAR. TEAMS
AND TIMES |
4.5 |
12 |
4980 |
6599 |
11 |
WWE SMACKDOWN! |
UPN |
|
3.5 |
5 |
3879 |
5069 |
12 |
HOME DEPOT
CLLG FTBLL2 |
CBS |
GA.
VS FLA |
2.9 |
7 |
3129 |
4083 |
13 |
NBC SPORTS
SPEC. 10/31(S) |
NBC |
PRO
BLLRIDING |
2.8 |
6 |
3079 |
4425 |
14 |
BREEDERS
CUP(S)-10/30 |
NBC |
|
1.4 |
4 |
1586 |
1915 |
15 |
SKATE
AMER.
-10/31(S) |
ABC |
|
1.1 |
2 |
1174 |
1332 |
16 |
CHRYSLER
CHAMP
-10/31(S) |
ABC |
|
0.9 |
2 |
1029 |
1224 |
17 |
CBS SPORTS
SPECT-SA |
CBS |
PRO RODEO
PACE CLASSIC |
0.7 |
2 |
786 |
1086 |
18 |
PURINA DOG
CHLG-10/30(S |
PAX |
|
0.5 |
1 |
529 |
721 |
| Source:
Nielsen Media Research |
|
