February 8, 2007

Total Viewers

Grey’s Anatomy 25.0 million

CSI 22.3 million

Survivor: Fiji 16.8 million

Shark 14.6 million

Ugly Betty 14.3 million

ER 11.5 million

Men in Trees 10.9 million

My Name is Earl 9.6 million

The Office 8.9 million

Scrubs 6.2 million

Til Death 5.0 million

30 Rock 5.1 million

Smallville 4.7 million

The War at Home 4.4 million

The O.C. 3.6 million

Supernatural 2.8 million

Households

Grey’s Anatomy 16.0/23

CSI 14.2/21

Shark 10.1/16

Ugly Betty 9.9/15

Survivor: Fiji 9.6/15

ER 8.4/13

Men in Trees 7.3/12

My Name is Earl 6.4/10

The Office 6.0/9

Scrubs 4.5/6

Smallville 3.8/6

30 Rock 3.7/5

Til Death 3.3/5

The War at Home 3.0/4

Supernatural 2.4/4

The O.C. 2.3/3

Adults 18-49

Grey’s Anatomy 10.7/25

CSI 6.8/16

Survivor: Fiji 5.8/15

ER 4.8/13

Ugly Betty 4.7/12

The Office 4.4/11

My Name is Earl 4.2/11

Shark 4.1/11

Men in Trees 4.1/11

Scrubs 3.1/7

30 Rock 2.5/6

Til Death 2.0/5

The War at Home 1.9/5

Smallville 1.8/5

The O.C. 1.6/4

Supernatural 1.2/3

wow Men In Tree's is giving Shark a run for its money...interesting..My only complaint, i wish NBC would be higher...they have an excellent lineup...their comedies all are brilliant..i really hope 30 Rock is renewed for next year...the show just gets better and better..

I was hoping UGLY BETTY would beat SURVIVOR

Glad to see Gray's beating CSI

Wow! Grey's rocked Thursday so glad to see it get those high high numbers. CSI rocked tooo!

ER, wow how the mighty have fallen. I think its time they end it... before it totally falls into obscurity.

ER, wow how the mighty have fallen. I think its time they end it... before it totally falls into obscurity.

I agree Adam, I think NBC should put it out to pasture. Or just do a half season of 13 shows ala cable shows, and run it midseason 07-08

11.5 million viewers opposite two first season shows (Men in Trees/Shark) is not good at all.

I agree Adam, I think NBC should put it out to pasture. Or just do a half season of 13 shows ala cable shows, and run it midseason 07-08

11.5 million viewers opposite two first season shows (Men in Trees/Shark) is not good at all.

Isn't ER having a better ratings season then it has in recent years? Probably because Without A Trace moved but also because of creative changes? I doubt NBC will give up on a proven hit (even if it is aging). It is a franchise (like L&O). Also, NBC has to think about the all mighty dollar. Thursday is the last TV day before the weekend and advertisers try to covet that day before weekend shopping. If NBC has a hit why would it risk losing all those viewers and dollars for an unproven show? Especially given the fact that NBC hasn't been able to produce a solid hit drama (except Heros) in almost 5 years.

I stopped watching ER 7 years ago but I know the show does bring on new viewers, and it does have a built in audience who might pop in from time to time.

Isn't ER having a better ratings season then it has in recent years? Probably because Without A Trace moved but also because of creative changes? I doubt NBC will give up on a proven hit (even if it is aging). It is a franchise (like L&O). Also, NBC has to think about the all mighty dollar. Thursday is the last TV day before the weekend and advertisers try to covet that day before weekend shopping. If NBC has a hit why would it risk losing all those viewers and dollars for an unproven show? Especially given the fact that NBC hasn't been able to produce a solid hit drama (except Heros) in almost 5 years.

I stopped watching ER 7 years ago but I know the show does bring on new viewers, and it does have a built in audience who might pop in from time to time.

Dave, You make good points. Here are the numbers for ER since 2000

#2 2000-2001 22.4 million

#3 2001-2002 22.1 million

#7 2002-2003 20.1 million

#8 2003-2004 19.5 million

#16 2004-2005 15.5 million

#30 2005-2006 12.4 million

ER was averaging 14.8 million viewers through November sweeps, which is up quite a bit from last season, but since the show returned from winter hiatus, it's been in freefall. For the first 5 episodes of 2007 it's only pulling 11.6 million viewers. I don't know if that's good enough to warrant renewal? I'm sure it will, because it's still getting fairly good demos.

IMO, the only change to NBC's thursday night lineup will be the cancellation of 30 Rock, in favour of a more compatible comedy to go with Earl, The Office, and Scrubs.