Thursday's Anatomy

Another Thursday and another victory for ABC and Grey's Anatomy. Although Grey's won the night, it lost a couple million viewers and some points in A18-49. CSI could maintain its numbers and only dropped 0.1 in A18-49. I wonder if FOX is happy with Fringe results though. I think Fringe would work much better on Mondays after House, but as long as they keep airing new episodes, I don't mind what they do. Flashforward still did good tying Survivor in A18-49 and almost in viewers. It was 10% in the demo against last week but still strong. Any bets on how much it will drop next week or how much it will raise? Having not Grey's Anatomy at 10pm was good for CBS and The Mentalist (up 12% from last week).

Scoreboard
Rating/Share: Adults 18-49	4.7/13	3.8/11	2.5/7	2.2/6	1.6/5	1.4/4
Rating/Share: Adults 18-34	4.4/14	2.2/7	2.0/6	2.3/7	1.7/5	1.6/5
Total Viewers (million)	12.55	14.17	7.60	5.46	4.08	3.04

Time	Net	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers Live+SD (Millions)
8:00	CBS	Survivor: Samoa	3.7	11	11.73
	ABC	FlashForward	3.7	11	10.78
	FOX	Bones	2.6	8	9.00
	NBC	SNL: Weekend Update	1.8	5	5.08
	CW	The Vampire Diaries	1.7	5	3.52
8:30	NBC	Parks & Recreation	1.9	5	4.63
9:00	ABC	Grey’s Anatomy	6.0	15	15.36
	CBS	CSI	4.0	10	15.60
	NBC	The Office	3.7	10	7.28
	FOX	Fringe	2.3	6	6.21
	CW	Supernatural	1.2	3	2.57
9:30	NBC	Community	2.9	7	5.84
10:00	ABC	Private Practice (season premiere)	4.5	13	11.50
	CBS	The Mentalist	3.7	10	15.18
	NBC	The Jay Leno Show	1.6	4	4.96

Epic!

Wow. I think Thursday's battles are going to be epic this year. First battle ended. Clear victory for ABC. More than clear! Yesterday night ABC was written all over the place. Grey's Anatomy return was big, and bigger than CSI (although CSI did better than last season finale). But what's more, Grey's Anatomy even did better than The Mentalist at 10 pm. The Mentalist was last year most watched new show and I think next week, without Grey's at 10pm, it will do much better. FOX couldn't do much better because Thursdays are a very difficult night and they behave pretty good against the premieres (FOX wasn't having any premiere yesterday). And lastly, Flashforward premiere did very good! Better than CBS Survivor in ratings and even viewers. That's pretty amazing for a new show. Hope next week it keeps doing good.

Scoreboard
Rating/Share: Adults 18-49	5.8/16	3.7/10	2.5/7	2.3/6	1.5/4	1.4/4
Rating/Share: Adults 18-34	5.6/16	2.2/6	2.1/6	2.4/7	1.6/5	1.6/5
Total Viewers (million)	15.33	13.97	7.33	5.26	3.77	3.22

Time	Net	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (Millons)
8:00	ABC	FlashForward (series premiere)	4.1/12	12.41
	CBS	Survivor: Samoa	3.7/11	11.87
	FOX	Bones	2..7/8	8.80
	NBC	SNL Weekend Update Thursday	1.8/5	4.66
	CW	The Vampire Diaries	1.7/5	3.81
8:30	NBC	Parks & Recreation	1.8/5	4.22
9:00	FOX	Fringe	2.3/6	5.85
	ABC	Grey’s Anatomy (season premiere)	6.6/17	17.06
	CBS	CSI (season premiere)	4.1/10	15.72
	NBC	The Office	3.8/10	7.33
	CW	Supernatural	1.2/3	2.62
9:30	NBC	Community	2.8/7	5.36
10:00	ABC	Grey’s Anatomy (season premiere)	6.7/18	16.52
	CBS	The Mentalist (season premiere)	3.4/9	14.33
	NBC	The Jay Leno Show	1.7/5	4.99

Update: It seems FOX is happy with Fringe results this season so far.

via FOX-->FRINGE:

* Week two of FRINGE posted a 2.3/6 among Adults 18-49. So far this season FRINGE shows substantial gains compared to FOX’s regular programming in the time period last Fall, increasing +37% among Adults 18-49 and +58% in Total Viewers.
* FRINGE ranked No. 4 in the 9p hour among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

Who the hell are these guys???

Two season finales. Two misteries to solve. Who the hell are these two guys? Will there be another misterious guy tomorrow in 24??? I hope so!

Photoshoping photos....I don't want to spoil anyone :)

They keep coming

Scoreboard
Rating/Share: Adults 18-49	6.2/16	3.6/10	3.2/9	2.0/6	1.5/4	0.9/2
Rating/Share: Adults 18-34	4.8/15	2.9/9	2.1/7	1.5/5	1.6/5	1.1/3
Total Viewers (million)	16.538	9.252	14.906	7.825	3.863	1.892

Full details:

			18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	18-34 Rating	18-34 Share	Viewers Live+SD (000)
8:00	FOX	American Idol	8.1	23	6.1	19	22.638
	CBS	NCIS	3.4	9	2.3	7	16.276
	NBC	Biggest Loser: Couples	3.0	9	2.5	8	8.053
	ABC	Scrubs	1.5	4	1.5	5	3.830
	UNI	Cuidado con el Angel	1.4	4	1.5	5	3.772
	CW	Reaper	0.8	2	0.9	3	1.900
8:00	ABC	Better Off Ted (finale)	1.2	3	1.0	3	3.217
9:00	FOX	Fringe	4.3	11	3.5	10	10.438
	NBC	Biggest Loser: Couples	4.0	10	3.2	9	9.912
	CBS	The Mentalist	3.6	9	2.5	7	16.508
	ABC	Dancing With the Stars: Results	3.1	8	2.0	6	14.270
	UNI	Mañana Es Para Siempre	1.9	5	2.1	6	4.665
	CW	90210	1.0	2	1.4	4	1.885
10:00	NBC	Law & Order: SVU	3.7	10	2.9	9	9.791
	CBS	Without A Trace	2.6	7	1.6	5	11.933
	ABC	Cupid	1.7	5	1.3	4	5.682
	UNI	Aqui y Ahora	1.3	4	1.2	4	3.151

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TV by the numbers

'Fringe' gets a second season

"Fringe" fans won't have to sweat out the show's fate until FOX's schedule announcement in two weeks: The show will be back next season.

FOX confirmed what had been widely presumed on Monday by giving the official go-ahead to season two of "Fringe," which is the top-rated new series in the adults 18-49 demographic this season. The show ends its first season May 12 with an episode guest-starring "Star Trek's" Leonard Nimoy as William Bell, the mysterious founder of Massive Dynamic.

"'Fringe' proved to be a notable addition to our schedule all season, and it really has fans buzzing as it builds to a fantastic season finale," FOX Entertainment president Kevin Reilly says. "[Co-creator J.J. Abrams] and the whole Bad Robot team have been phenomenal partners, and we look forward to years of making great television with them."

Given the show's status as one of the season's few success stories -- it draws a 4.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic and about 10 million viewers overall -- the renewal falls into the no-brainer category. The show's producers have talked openly of their plans for next season, including a potential romantic liaison between Olivia (Anna Torv) and Peter (Joshua Jackson).

FOX will announce its full lineup for 2009-10 at its upfront presentation on Monday, May 18.

Source: Zap2it

BTW: May 18 is my birthday too, but FOX already gave me my present :)

FOX press release:

FOX PICKS UP SECOND SEASON OF “FRINGE”

No. 1 New Series Among Adults 18-49 Renewed for Full Season

Season Finale Guest-Starring Leonard Nimoy Airs

Tuesday, May 12, on FOX

FOX has renewed FRINGE, the No. 1 new series among Adults 18-49, with a full second season, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, President, Entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company.

“FRINGE proved to be a notable addition to our schedule all season and it really has fans buzzing as it builds to a fantastic season finale,” said Reilly. “J.J. and the whole Bad Robot team have been phenomenal partners, and we look forward to years of making great television with them.”

“FRINGE continues to gain momentum, creatively and with viewers,” said J.J. Abrams, series co-creator and executive producer. “We couldn’t be more thrilled that FRINGE will continue to freak people out for at least another season!”

FRINGE has captivated audiences this season, winning its Tuesday time period weekly among key demographics and ranks as the No. 1 new series in primetime among Adults 18-49.

Questions will be answered when the first season of FRINGE wraps up with two all-new episodes. First, on Tuesday, May 5 (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT), Olivia experiences “awake dreams,” Walter divulges key information about the Z.F.T. manifesto and Peter reveals a secret that yields unexpected results in a disturbing case. In the climactic finale airing Tuesday, May 12 (9:04-10:00 PM ET/PT), discoveries are made, loyalties are tested, otherworldly origins are discovered and guest star Leonard Nimoy debuts as a pivotal person of interest.

Created by J.J. Abrams & Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci, FRINGE stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Lance Reddick, Kirk Acevedo, Blair Brown and Jasika Nicole. The series is produced by Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Abrams, Jeff Pinkner, Bryan Burk and J.H. Wyman serve as executive producers, while Kurtzman and Orci are consulting producers. Additionally, Pinkner and Wyman serve as the series’ showrunners.

Tuesday Ratings

Scoreboard
Rating/Share: Adults 18-49	6.1/16	3.8/10	3.2/8	2.0/5	1.7/4	0.8/2
Rating/Share: Adults 18-34	4.8/14	3.1/9	2.1/6	1.4/4	1.8/5	0.9/3
Total Viewers (million)	16.576	9.784	15.192	7.997	4.081	1.809

Full details:

			18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	18-34 Rating	18-34 Share	Viewers Live+SD (000)
8:00	FOX	American Idol	7.3	22	5.6	19	21.020
	CBS	NCIS	3.2	9	2.0	7	15.555
	NBC	Biggest Loser: Couples	2.9	9	2.4	8	7.994
	UNI	Cuidado con el Ángel	1.4	4	1.6	5	3.519
	ABC	According to Jim	0.9	3	0.5	2	3.427
	CW	Reaper	0.8	2	0.7	2	1.953
8:30	FOX	American Idol	8.4	22	6.3	19	24.059
	CBS	NCIS	3.6	10	2.3	7	17.091
	NBC	Biggest Loser: Couples	3.3	9	2.7	8	8.704
	UNI	Cuidado con el Ángel	1.7	4	1.7	5	4.121
	ABC	According to Jim	1.0	3	0.6	2	3.707
	CW	Reaper	0.6	2	0.5	2	1.684
9:00	FOX	Fringe	4.6	12	3.7	10	11.836
	NBC	Biggest Loser: Couples	4.0	10	3.1	9	10.189
	CBS	The Mentalist	3.5	9	2.3	6	16.667
	ABC	Dancing With the Stars: Results	3.1	8	2.1	6	13.489
	UNI	Mañana Es Para Siempre	1.9	5	2.0	6	4.555
	CW	90210	0.9	2	1.1	3	1.761
9:30	NBC	Biggest Loser: Couples	4.4	11	3.4	9	10.816
	FOX	Fringe	3.9	9	3.1	9	9.389
	CBS	The Mentalist	3.8	9	2.4	7	17.142
	ABC	Dancing With the Stars: Results	3.3	8	2.2	6	15.044
	UNI	Mañana Es Para Siempre	2.0	5	2.1	6	4.779
	CW	90210	0.9	2	1.2	3	1.838
10:00	NBC	Law & Order: SVU	3.8	10	3.4	10	10.288
	CBS	Without A Trace	2.6	7	1.6	5	12.561
	ABC	Cupid	2.0	5	1.6	5	7.255
	UNI	Aqui y Ahora	1.8	5	1.9	5	4.236
10:30	NBC	Law & Order: SVU	4.0	11	3.4	10	10.172
	CBS	Without A Trace	2.5	7	1.6	5	12.137
	ABC	Cupid	1.5	4	1.2	4	5.057
	UNI	Aqui y Ahora	1.3	4	1.4	4	3.277

Last Tuesday results, here.

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TV by the numbers

Does bad retention mean the end of a show?

Yesterday night American Idol led into Fringe, which dipped to third at 9 p.m. with a disappointing 10.52 million viewers (#3) and a 4.1/10 among adults 18-49 (#2). Retention out of the second half of lead-in American Idol (Viewers: 24.38 million; A18-49: 8.4/22 at 8:30 p.m.) was only 43 percent in total viewers and 49 percent in the demo. Do you think this could mean Fringe is in trouble?
Anyway, FOX had a great night with another edition of American Idol scoring 23.25 million viewers and an 8.0 rating/22 share among adults 18-49 from 8-9 p.m.

Full details:

Scoreboard
Rating/Share: Adults 18-49	6.0/16	3.4/9	2.4/6	1.9/5	1.6/4	1.0/3
Rating/Share: Adults 18-34	4.4/13	3.0/9	1.6/5	1.3/4	1.7/5	1.6/4
Total Viewers (million)	16.88	8.58	10.36	8.17	4.05	2.34

Time			18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	18-34 Rating	18-34 Share	Viewers Live+SD (000)
8:00	FOX	American Idol	7.5	22	5.5	18	22,109
	NBC	Biggest Loser: Couples	3.0	9	2.5	8	8,033
	CBS	Big Bang Theory (repeat)	1.6	5	1.2	4	6,067
	UNI	Cuidado con el Angel	1.3	4	1.5	5	3,615
	CW	Reaper	1.0	3	0.9	3	2,550
	ABC	According to Jim	1.0	3	0.7	2	3,730
8:30	FOX	American Idol	8.4	22	6.0	18	24,385
	NBC	Biggest Loser: Couples	3.4	9	3.0	9	8,656
	CBS	Two and A Half Men (repeat)	1.8	5	1.2	4	6,754
	UNI	Cuidado con el Angel	1.5	4	1.6	5	3,978
	ABC	According to Jim	1.1	3	0.7	2	3,705
	CW	Reaper	1.0	3	0.9	3	2,351
9:00	FOX	Fringe	4.4	11	3.4	9	11,653
	NBC	Biggest Loser: Couples	4.1	10	3.6	10	9,844
	ABC	Dancing With the Stars: Results	3.0	8	2.1	6	13,754
	CBS	NCIS (repeat)	2.7	7	1.6	5	11,899
	UNI	Mañana Es Para Siempre	1.9	5	2.1	6	4,690
	CW	90210	1.1	3	1.4	4	2,257
9:30	NBC	Biggest Loser: Couples	4.5	11	4.0	11	10,675
	FOX	Fringe	3.7	9	2.8	7	9,378
	ABC	Dancing With the Stars: Results	3.3	8	2.3	6	15,177
	CBS	NCIS (repeat)	2.9	7	1.8	5	12,778
	UNI	Mañana Es Para Siempre	2.1	5	2.3	6	5,038
	CW	90210	1.1	3	1.4	4	2,208
10:00	NBC	Law & Order: SVU (repeat)	2.8	7	2.5	7	7,191
	CBS	The Mentalist (repeat)	2.8	7	1.9	5	12,582
	ABC	The Unusuals	1.8	5	1.2	3	7,304
	UNI	Aqui y Ahora	1.6	4	1.7	5	3,866
10:30	CBS	The Mentalist (repeat)	2.7	8	1.8	5	12,060
	NBC	Law & Order: SVU (repeat)	2.6	7	2.2	6	7,062
	UNI	Aqui y Ahora	1.3	4	1.2	4	3,092
	ABC	The Unusuals	1.3	4	0.8	2	5,327

Last Tuesday results, here.

Thanks to: TV by the numbers

FOX'd

FOX led an easy night as every Tuesday's nights are for them. Not too much to mention though. Only remark that American Idol saw its audience improved in almost 2 million viewers and 0.3 in the demos while Fringe saw its audience increased more or less (American Idol overrun for 2 minutes) in two million and 0.8 in the demos. Nice data for the CW too. Due to Tori Spelling come-back to the show they saw their best numbers in over 2 months.

Scoreboard
Rating/Share: Adults 18-49	6.4/16	3.3/9	2.7/7	2.2/6	1.7/5	1.0/3
Rating/Share: Adults 18-34	4.8/14	2.8/8	1.7/5	1.6/5	1.9/5	1.4/4
Total Viewers (million)	17.49	8.21	12.88	8.61	4.39	2.09

Time	Net	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	18-34 Rating/Share	Viewers (Millons)
8:00	FOX	American Idol	8.2/23	6.2/19	23.48
	NBC	The Biggest Loser: Couples	3.3/9	2.7/8	8.20
	CBS	NCIS (Repeat)	2.5/7	1.6/5	13.37
	UNI	Cuidado con el Ángel	1.7/5	2.0/6	4.48
	ABC	According to Jim	1.2/4	0.8/3	4.70
	CW	Reaper	0.9/2	0.9/3	2.05
8:30	ABC	According to Jim	1.2/3	0.8/2	4.25
9:00	FOX	Fringe	4.5/11	3.3/9	11.50
	NBC	The Biggest Loser: Couples	4.2/10	3.4/9	9.95
	ABC	Dancing With the Stars Results	3.4/8	2.5/7	14.76
	CBS	The Mentalist (Repeat)	2.4/6	1.5/4	12.10
	UNI	Mañana Es Para Siempre	2.0/5	2.3/6	4.99
	CW	90210	1.2/3	1.8/5	2.13
10:00	CBS	Without a Trace	3.0/8	2.0/6	13.17
	NBC	Law & Order: SVU (Repeat)	2.4/6	2.3/6	6.50
	ABC	Cupid	1.8/5	1.4/4	6.60
	UNI	Aquí y Ahora	1.5/4	1.5/4	3.711

Last Tuesday results, here.

Thanks to:
TV by the numbers