Primetime Ratings: May 2011

[Toups]

Tuesday, May 10

Total Viewers

1. NCIS: 17.62 million (-250,000)

2. Dancing with the Stars (9pm): 17.54 million (+1,480,000)

3. NCIS: Los Angeles: 14.74 million (+580,000)

4. The Good Wife: 11.73 million (-650,000)

5. Dancing with the Stars (8pm): 11.28 million (+1,900,000)

6. The Voice: 10.45 million (-2,130,000)

7. Body of Proof: 10.11 million (-120,000)

8. Glee: 9.29 million (+440,000)

9. The Biggest Loser (120 mins): 6.96 million (-560,000)

10. Raising Hope: 5.05 million (+380,000)

11. Traffic Light: 3.05 million (+180,000)

12. One Tree Hill: 1.30 million (+60,000)

13. Hellcats: 1.18 million (+170,000)

Adults 18-49

1. The Voice: 4.7/12 (-1.0)

2. Glee: 3.7/11 (same)

3. NCIS: 3.5/11 (-.2)

4. Dancing with the Stars (9pm): 3.4/9 (+.4)

5. NCIS: Los Angeles: 2.8/7 (-.1)

6. The Biggest Loser (120 mins): 2.6/8 (-.1)

7. Dancing with the Stars (8pm): 2.1/7 (+.3)

7. Body of Proof: 2.1/5 (+.1)

9. The Good Wife: 2.0/5 (-.4)

9. Raising Hope: 2.0/5 (+.2)

11. Traffic Light: 1.3/3 (+.2)

12. One Tree Hill: 0.6/2 (same)

13. Hellcats: 0.5/1 (same)

[Toups]

Don't get me wrong, I understand what CBS is doing because it's all about what works and procedures work. It's just my personal taste. Sure I watch some CBS shows but I don't *need* to watch them. If I'm forced to chose between CBS drams or other-network-dramas, I can drop my CBS dramas.

Nope. I think I was too young to watch them. LOL

No 2.5 Men has been hurting CBS' Monday lineup big time.

[DRW50]

Yes but the ratings for Hawaii 5-0 weren't really up to par even before then were they?

[Toups]

Wednesday, May 11

Total Viewers

1. American Idol (91 mins): 23.05 million (+1,910,000)

2. Criminal Minds: 13.29 million (+390,000)

3. Survivor: 10.77 million (-220,000)

4. Modern Family: 10.15 million (+250,000)

5. Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior: 9.31 million (+480,000)

6. Law & Order: SVU: 8.10 million (-430,000)

7. The Middle: 7.25 million (+170,000)

8. Breaking In: 6.95 million (-120,000)

9. Cougar Town: 6.02 million (+530,000)

10. Better With You: 5.95 million (+540,000)

11. Happy Endings (10pm): 4.18 million (+300,000)

12. Minute to Win It (RR, 9pm): 3.58 million

13. Happy Endings (10:30pm): 3.46 million (+200,000)

14. Minute to Win It (8pm): 3.06 million (-360,000

15. America's Next Top Model (9pm): 2.03 million (+90,000)

16. America's Next Top Model (RR, 8pm): 1.20 million

Adults 18-49

1. American Idol (91 mins): 7.1/20 (+.5)

2. Modern Family: 4.3/11 (+.4)

3. Criminal Minds: 3.3/9 (+.1)

4. Survivor: 3.1/9 (same)

5. Law & Order: SVU: 2.4/7 (-.2)

6. Cougar Town: 2.3/6 (+.1)

6. Breaking In: 2.3/6 (-.1)

8. The Middle: 2.2/7 (+.2)

9. Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior: 2.1/6 (-.1)

10. Better With You: 2.0/6 (+.4)

11. Happy Endings (10pm): 1.7/4 (same)

12. Happy Endings (10:30pm): 1.4/4 (same)

13. Minute to Win It (RR, 9pm): 1.1/3

14. America's Next Top Model (9pm): 1.0/3 (+.1)

15. Minute to Win It (8pm): 0.9/3 (-.1)

16. America's Next Top Model (RR, 8pm): 0.5/2

[Toups]

The ratings were fine. At least fine enough to get a big syndication deal starting in 2014, so the show's not going anywhere for a long time.

http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/cbs-corp-1q-earnings-beat-expectations-with-help-from-strong-ad-market/

[Khan]

Yeah, CBS will do whatever they have to to keep "Hawaii Five-O" on-air long enough to justify the sweetheart syndication deal. (It used to be 88 episodes were enough for healthy runs; don't know if that's still the case.)

[wingwalker]

It always amuses me the amount of hate CBS gets from tv sites (not singling out this site, I mean on the web in general), a lot of people complain how reality is taking over for scripted shows yet CBS, the number 1 network in total viewers, number 2 in 18-49 has the most scripted shows of anyone, gets the most amount of criticism, most of which I find unwarranted. Procedurals it's what's been working for CBS, so I don't blame them. It's not like they don't have any non-procedural dramas, they do. They just haven't been as successful as their other dramas lately. I think CBS does plan to diverse it's lineup. It knows it's CSI shows don't have much left in them. Rumors have swirling that CBS really wants some medical dramas. Earlier this year, CBS hinted at reviving the Western and when it moved Big Bang to Thursday, network made hints they'd like to expand it 2 hours and have 4 hours of sitcoms. I think once it gets in Monday lineup back in order, they still have long term plans to do that. Which as a sitcom watcher, I welcome, cause I remember when networks used to have 4-6 hours of sitcoms, & like to see that return.