|
ABC,
more than any other network, has had difficulty in launching dramas
the past two years. It has introduced more than a half-dozen; none have
registered strong debuts, much less lasted.
But with the launch of "Stephen King's Kingdom
Hospital" last Wednesday, ABC at least broke the first part of
that pattern.
Without a lead-in of considerable note, "Hospital"
registered the
strongest drama debut of the season among viewers 18-49 with a 5.5
rating.
In fact, "Hospital" was the biggest debut for
a drama in the demo since CBS's "Without A Trace" followed
a season-premiere episode of "CSI" back in September 2002.
For ABC it was the strongest drama debut since
"Alias" first aired two and a half years ago.
Drawing on Lars Von Trier's Danish miniseries "Riget,"
"Kingdom Hospital" comes from one of the scariest guys on
the planet, Stephen King. The series focuses on a strange mix of both
patients and staff, with the sound of a girl's tortured voice
ringing through the hallways.
The cast includes Andrew McCarthy, Diane Ladd and Ed
Begley Jr. "Kingdom Hospital" was ABC's highest-rated
show in 18-49s last week and tied for 14th with NBC's "Las
Vegas," "Fear Factor" and "Law and Order: SVU."
ABC's next highest-rated show was budding Sunday
success "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," which finished
tied for 29th.
"Kingdom Hospital" will move to its regular time this week, Wednesday at 10 p.m., and will add to the
competition for drama viewers in that slot.
NBC's usually dependable "Law and Order," which
also airs on Wednesdays at 10 p.m., showed its age last week with
its lowest numbers for an original episode in years.
"Law and Order" tied for 19th with "Law
and Order: Criminal Intent" in 18-49s for the week, posting a 5.1 rating,
the show's second-lowest since February 1999.
At the top of the chart, Fox and "American
Idol" continued to do their thing, accounting for three of the
top five shows in 18-49s last week.
The Tuesday competition edition of "Idol" was
the week's most-watched show in 18-49s, attracting just over 14
million viewers and posting an 11.0 rating in the group. Tying for
fourth with an 8.5 rating were Wednesday's results edition of the
show and a Monday special, "American Idol: Uncut, Uncensored
and Untalented."
"Uncut" featured some of the best of the
worst tryouts in the show's history, including William Hung, the
"She Bangs" guy.
NBC's "The Apprentice" continued to
impress, finishing second last week in 18-49s with a 9.8 rating
against a rerun of CBS's "CSI."
The network also got strong numbers from the season
finale of "Average Joe: Hawaii" in the Monday 10 p.m.
slot, up 49 percent from NBC's average thus far this season. The
return of "Crossing Jordan" Sunday at 10 improved on the
network's average time slot rating by 20 percent.
That helped NBC to a 4.3 average for the week, good for
first and barely edging Fox's 4.2 average in 18-49s. CBS finished
third with a 3.6 average, and ABC's 3.0 average placed fourth
place.
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PRIMETIME AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on
Households
Week Ending March 7
|
|
Network
|
Households
|
People 2+
|
Adults 18-49
|
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
|
CBS
|
8.2
|
8870
|
13
|
4.5
|
12500
|
12
|
3.6
|
4620
|
10
|
|
NBC
|
7.4
|
7980
|
12
|
4.0
|
11060
|
10
|
4.3
|
5580
|
12
|
|
FOX
|
6.0
|
6480
|
10
|
3.6
|
9850
|
9
|
4.2
|
5470
|
12
|
|
ABC
|
5.6
|
6120
|
9
|
3.1
|
8640
|
8
|
3.0
|
3880
|
8
|
|
WB
|
2.5
|
2750
|
4
|
1.4
|
3780
|
3
|
1.5
|
1990
|
4
|
|
UPN
|
2.5
|
2710
|
4
|
1.3
|
3710
|
3
|
1.6
|
2030
|
4
|
|
PAX
|
0.7
|
730
|
1
|
0.4
|
1010
|
1
|
0.2
|
280
|
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 March 7
|
|
Network
|
Households
|
People 2+
|
Adults 18-49
|
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
|
CBS
|
8.8
|
9490
|
14
|
5.0
|
13660
|
13
|
4.0
|
5190
|
11
|
|
NBC
|
7.2
|
7830
|
12
|
4.0
|
10970
|
10
|
4.3
|
5480
|
12
|
|
ABC
|
6.2
|
6740
|
10
|
3.5
|
9540
|
9
|
3.5
|
4460
|
9
|
|
FOX
|
6.2
|
6690
|
10
|
3.6
|
9850
|
9
|
4.0
|
5200
|
11
|
|
WB
|
2.5
|
2750
|
4
|
1.4
|
3810
|
3
|
1.5
|
1950
|
4
|
|
UPN
|
2.4
|
2600
|
4
|
1.3
|
3550
|
3
|
1.5
|
1880
|
4
|
|
PAX
|
0.7
|
720
|
1
|
0.4
|
990
|
1
|
0.2
|
300
|
1
|
|
*
Each
rating point is equivalent to
1.084
million homes
Source: Nielsen Media Research
|
|
NETWORK
TV
Ranked on
Households
Week Ending March 7
|
|
#
|
PROGRAMS
|
Net
|
HOUSEHOLDS
|
PERSONS 2+
|
|
Rtg%
|
Shr
|
(000)
|
#
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
|
1
|
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
|
FOX
|
14.5
|
22
|
15718
|
1
|
9.2
|
25480
|
|
1
|
CSI
|
CBS
|
14.5
|
22
|
15695
|
3
|
8.3
|
22739
|
|
3
|
SURVIVOR: ALL-STARS
|
CBS
|
13.6
|
21
|
14745
|
2
|
8.5
|
23304
|
|
4
|
APPRENTICE
|
NBC
|
12.9
|
19
|
13974
|
4
|
7.3
|
20215
|
|
4
|
CSI: MIAMI
|
CBS
|
12.9
|
20
|
13955
|
5
|
7.2
|
19900
|
|
6
|
PRINCESS DIANA:SCRT TAPE1(S)
|
NBC
|
11.8
|
19
|
12833
|
12
|
6.1
|
16826
|
|
7
|
WITHOUT A TRACE
|
CBS
|
11.5
|
19
|
12481
|
9
|
6.3
|
17461
|
|
8
|
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
|
FOX
|
11.4
|
18
|
12348
|
7
|
7.0
|
19313
|
|
8
|
AMERICAN IDOL: UNCUT(S)
|
FOX
|
11.4
|
17
|
12333
|
6
|
7.1
|
19687
|
|
10
|
FRIENDS
|
NBC
|
11.2
|
18
|
12128
|
10
|
6.2
|
17000
|
|
11
|
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
|
CBS
|
11.1
|
16
|
12000
|
8
|
6.5
|
17797
|
|
12
|
TWO AND A HALF MEN
|
CBS
|
10.8
|
16
|
11681
|
10
|
6.2
|
17100
|
|
13
|
COLD CASE
|
CBS
|
10.3
|
16
|
11130
|
13
|
5.8
|
15981
|
|
14
|
WILL & GRACE
|
NBC
|
10.2
|
15
|
11070
|
14
|
5.6
|
15323
|
|
15
|
LAW AND ORDER
|
NBC
|
10.0
|
17
|
10824
|
16
|
5.3
|
14607
|
|
16
|
LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT
|
NBC
|
9.6
|
15
|
10365
|
15
|
5.4
|
14992
|
|
17
|
AVERAGE JOE:HAWAII
|
NBC
|
9.3
|
15
|
10106
|
17
|
5.1
|
14070
|
|
18
|
S. KING'S KINGDOM HOSPTL
|
ABC
|
8.7
|
14
|
9449
|
17
|
5.1
|
14056
|
|
19
|
JUDGING AMY
|
CBS
|
8.5
|
14
|
9194
|
25
|
4.3
|
11986
|
|
20
|
CROSSING JORDAN
|
NBC
|
8.4
|
14
|
9143
|
22
|
4.6
|
12794
|
|
20
|
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
|
NBC
|
8.4
|
14
|
9109
|
23
|
4.5
|
12447
|
|
22
|
60 MINUTES
|
CBS
|
8.3
|
14
|
9011
|
24
|
4.4
|
12210
|
|
23
|
NAVY NCIS
|
CBS
|
8.2
|
13
|
8874
|
19
|
4.7
|
12819
|
|
24
|
LAS VEGAS
|
NBC
|
8.1
|
12
|
8742
|
19
|
4.7
|
12969
|
|
25
|
FEAR FACTOR
|
NBC
|
7.5
|
11
|
8170
|
19
|
4.7
|
12982
|
|
25
|
WEST WING
|
NBC
|
7.5
|
11
|
8094
|
27
|
4.1
|
11426
|
|
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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|
TOP 30 PROGRAMS - BROADCAST AND CABLE
Adults
18-49
Week Ending March 7
|
|
Rank
|
Program
|
Net
|
Rtg%
|
In Millions
|
|
1
|
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
|
FOX
|
11.1
|
14.17
|
|
2
|
APPRENTICE
|
NBC
|
9.8
|
12.68
|
|
3
|
SURVIVOR: ALL-STARS
|
CBS
|
8.8
|
11.38
|
|
4
|
AMERICAN IDOL: UNCUT
|
FOX
|
8.5
|
10.98
|
|
4
|
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
|
FOX
|
8.5
|
11.01
|
|
6
|
CSI
|
CBS
|
7.5
|
9.64
|
|
7
|
AVERAGE JOE: HAWAII
|
NBC
|
7.3
|
9.39
|
|
7
|
FRIENDS
|
NBC
|
7.3
|
9.35
|
|
7
|
CSI: MIAMI
|
CBS
|
7.3
|
9.43
|
|
10
|
PRINCESS DIANA: SECRET TAPES
|
NBC
|
7.2
|
9.33
|
|
11
|
WILL & GRACE
|
NBC
|
6.9
|
8.89
|
|
12
|
TWO AND A HALF MEN
|
CBS
|
6.4
|
8.30
|
|
13
|
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
|
CBS
|
6.2
|
8.02
|
|
14
|
S. KING?S KINGDOM HOSPITAL
|
ABC
|
5.5
|
7.07
|
|
14
|
LAS VEGAS
|
NBC
|
5.5
|
7.09
|
|
14
|
FEAR FACTOR
|
NBC
|
5.5
|
7.10
|
|
14
|
LAW & ORDER: SVU
|
NBC
|
5.5
|
7.07
|
|
18
|
WITHOUT A TRACE
|
CBS
|
5.3
|
6.81
|
|
19
|
LAW & ORDER
|
NBC
|
5.1
|
6.56
|
|
19
|
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT
|
NBC
|
5.1
|
6.57
|
|
21
|
CROSSING JORDAN
|
NBC
|
4.9
|
6.28
|
|
22
|
SIMPSONS
|
FOX
|
4.8
|
6.20
|
|
23
|
O.C.
|
FOX
|
4.7
|
6.08
|
|
24
|
FOREVER EDEN-MONDAY
|
FOX
|
4.6
|
5.96
|
|
25
|
THAT ?70S SHOW
|
FOX
|
4.5
|
5.85
|
|
26
|
FOREVER EDEN-TUESDAY
|
FOX
|
4.4
|
5.72
|
|
27
|
KING OF QUEENS
|
CBS
|
4.2
|
5.40
|
|
28
|
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND-SPEC
|
CBS
|
4.1
|
5.31
|
|
29
|
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION
|
NBC
|
3.9
|
5.07
|
|
29
|
CSI-WEDNESDAY
|
CBS
|
3.9
|
5.03
|
|
29
|
STILL STANDING
|
CBS
|
3.9
|
5.02
|
|
29
|
WEST WING
|
NBC
|
3.9
|
5.00
|
|
Source: ABC Networks, based on data from Nielsen Media
Research
|
|
CABLE TV
Ranked on
Households
Week Ending March 7
|
|
BASIC CABLE
|
|
#
|
PROGRAM NAME
|
NET
|
Households
|
Persons 2+
|
|
(000)
|
Rtg %
|
Rtg %
|
|
1
|
SPONGEBOB
|
NICK
|
4118
|
3.8
|
5957
|
|
2
|
SPONGEBOB
|
NICK
|
3829
|
3.5
|
5398
|
|
3
|
MONK (1415 MONK GOES TO JAIL)
|
USA
|
3518
|
3.2
|
5506
|
|
4
|
SPONGEBOB
|
NICK
|
3509
|
3.2
|
5116
|
|
5
|
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW ZONE)
|
SPIKE
|
3381
|
3.1
|
4765
|
|
6
|
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS
|
NICK
|
3214
|
3.0
|
4512
|
|
7
|
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
|
SPIKE
|
3201
|
3.0
|
4591
|
|
8
|
SPONGEBOB
|
NICK
|
3048
|
2.8
|
4151
|
|
9
|
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS
|
NICK
|
3006
|
2.8
|
4225
|
|
10
|
SPONGEBOB
|
NICK
|
2964
|
2.7
|
4497
|
|
11
|
SPONGEBOB
|
NICK
|
2915
|
2.7
|
4157
|
|
12
|
SPONGEBOB
|
NICK
|
2890
|
2.7
|
3931
|
|
13
|
AMERICAN CHOPPER
|
DISC
|
2837
|
2.6
|
3718
|
|
14
|
REAL WORLD XIV
|
MTV
|
2778
|
2.6
|
3600
|
|
15
|
SPONGEBOB
|
NICK
|
2767
|
2.6
|
3877
|
|
PAY CABLE
|
|
#
|
PROGRAM NAME
|
NET
|
Households
|
Persons 2+
|
|
(000)
|
Rtg %
|
Rtg %
|
|
1
|
SOPRANOS, THE
|
HBO
|
7530
|
6.9
|
12142
|
|
2
|
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
|
HBO
|
2915
|
2.7
|
4360
|
|
3
|
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
|
HBO
|
1885
|
1.7
|
2799
|
|
4
|
PHONE BOOTH
|
HBO
|
1836
|
1.7
|
2336
|
|
5
|
SIX FEET UNDER
|
HBO
|
1588
|
1.5
|
2036
|
|
* Each rating point is equivalent to 108.4
million
homes
Source: Nielsen Media Research
|
|
SYNDICATION
Ranked on
Households
Week Ending Feb. 29
|
|
#
|
PROGRAMS
|
Syndicator
|
Households
|
|
US Rtg%
|
(000)
|
|
1
|
WHEEL OF FORTUNE
|
KIN
|
9.3
|
10123
|
|
2
|
JEOPARDY
|
KIN
|
7.7
|
8387
|
|
3
|
OPRAH WINFREY SHOW (AT)
|
KIN
|
7.5
|
8123
|
|
4
|
SEINFELD (AT)
|
SPT
|
6.7
|
7254
|
|
5
|
FRIENDS-SYN (AT)
|
WB
|
6.3
|
6843
|
|
6
|
SEINFELD-WKND (AT)
|
SPT
|
6.2
|
6768
|
|
6
|
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT(AT)
|
PRM
|
6.2
|
6704
|
|
8
|
EVRY LVS RAYMOND-SYN (AT)
|
KIN
|
5.8
|
6278
|
|
9
|
DR. PHIL SHOW
|
KIN
|
5.7
|
6194
|
|
10
|
JUDGE JUDY (AT)
|
PRM
|
5.4
|
5899
|
|
Source: Nielsen Media Research
|
|
SPANISH-LANGUAGE TELEVISION
Ranked on
Households
Week Ending March 7
|
|
#
|
PROGRAMS
|
Net
|
NHTI*
Rtg%
|
Projection
(000)
|
|
1
|
VELO DE NOVIA THU
|
UNI
|
25.9
|
2734
|
|
2
|
VELO DE NOVIA TUE
|
UNI
|
23.5
|
2483
|
|
3
|
VELO DE NOVIA MON
|
UNI
|
23.1
|
2440
|
|
4
|
VELO DE NOVIA WED
|
UNI
|
23.0
|
2431
|
|
5
|
AMAR OTRA VEZ MON
|
UNI
|
19.1
|
2015
|
|
6
|
AMAR OTRA VEZ TUE
|
UNI
|
18.9
|
2002
|
|
7
|
BAJO LA MISMA PIEL THU
|
UNI
|
18.8
|
1991
|
|
8
|
BAJO LA MISMA PIEL MON
|
UNI
|
18.4
|
1945
|
|
9
|
BAJO LA MISMA PIEL TUE
|
UNI
|
18.3
|
1933
|
|
10
|
AMAR OTRA VEZ THU
|
UNI
|
18.1
|
1910
|
|
11
|
AMAR OTRA VEZ WED
|
UNI
|
18.0
|
1899
|
|
12
|
VELO DE NOVIA FRI
|
UNI
|
17.2
|
1820
|
|
13
|
BAJO LA MISMA PIEL WED
|
UNI
|
16.3
|
1727
|
|
13
|
SABADO GIGANTE-SAT
|
UNI
|
16.3
|
1724
|
|
13
|
AQUI Y AHORA-THU
|
UNI
|
16.3
|
1721
|
|
16
|
BAJO LA MISMA PIEL FRI
|
UNI
|
15.8
|
1669
|
|
17
|
AMAR OTRA VEZ FRI
|
UNI
|
15.6
|
1650
|
|
18
|
DON FRANCISCO PRESENTA-WE
|
UNI
|
15.3
|
1620
|
|
19
|
CASOS VIDA R: ED. ESP TUE
|
UNI
|
14.7
|
1555
|
|
19
|
CASOS VIDA R: ED. ESP FRI
|
UNI
|
14.7
|
1549
|
|
* Nielsen Hispanic Television Index; ratings based on 9.7
million Hispanic TV homes.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
|
|
NETWORK SPORTS
Ranked on
Households
Week Ending Feb. 22
|
|
#
|
PROGRAMS
|
Net
|
Episode
|
Households
|
Persons 2+
|
|
US Rtg%
|
Shr
|
(000)
|
(000)
|
|
1
|
FOX NASCAR
NEXTEL CUP
|
FOX
|
SUBWAY 400
RCKGHM
|
6.6
|
16
|
7160
|
10730
|
|
2
|
NISSAN
OPEN-2/22(S)
|
ABC
|
|
3.9
|
9
|
4262
|
5593
|
|
3
|
WWE SMACKDOWN!
|
UPN
|
|
3.5
|
5
|
3795
|
5488
|
|
4
|
NISSAN
OPEN-2/21(S)
|
ABC
|
|
2.8
|
7
|
2993
|
3730
|
|
5
|
NBA ON
ABC-SUN 1
|
ABC
|
CLEVE.
AT NY
|
2.4
|
6
|
2656
|
3155
|
|
6
|
NCAA BBALL
SUN-2
|
CBS
|
MD. AT
DUKE
|
2.0
|
4
|
2125
|
2840
|
|
7
|
ABC NCAA
BBALL-SAT.
|
ABC
|
VAR.
TEAMS AND
TIMES
|
1.6
|
5
|
1752
|
2217
|
|
8
|
NCAA
BBALL-SAT-2
|
CBS
|
STAN AT
UCLA/BAMA AT MISS ST
|
1.6
|
4
|
1715
|
2158
|
|
9
|
NBC SPORTS
SPEC. 2/22(S)
|
NBC
|
PRO BULL
RIDING
|
1.5
|
4
|
1614
|
2162
|
|
10
|
NBC SPORTS
SPEC. 2/21-B(S)
|
NBC
|
SNOWBOARD
GRAND PRIX
|
1.4
|
4
|
1562
|
2356
|
|
11
|
NBC ARENA
FOOTBALL
|
NBC
|
VAR.
TEAMS AND
TIMES
|
1.4
|
3
|
1536
|
1867
|
|
12
|
NCAA BBALL-SAT-1
|
CBS
|
NOTRE DAME
AT UCONN
|
1.2
|
3
|
1260
|
1604
|
|
13
|
NCAA BBALL-SUN-1
|
CBS
|
WISC AT
MICH.
|
1.2
|
3
|
1335
|
1748
|
|
14
|
NBC SPORTS
SPEC. 2/21-A(S)
|
NBC
|
FREESTYLE
SKIING
|
1.2
|
3
|
1265
|
1657
|
|
Source: Nielsen Media Research
|
|