Nov 17-23/03 ratings roundup/new shows scorecard

from Berman

National Ratings in Primetime: 
Week of Nov. 17, 2003

As the November sweeps concluded and holiday programming kicked in,
CBS won its fourth consecutive week in households, viewers and adults
25-54, while inching past the normally dominant NBC by one-tenth of a
rating point among adults 18-49. The Eye net was the most watched
network on five nights of the week, with eight of the 10 most watched
programs. Survivor: Pearl Islands, which aired on Wednesday, was the
top rated program overall in both viewers and adults 18-49. And the
man with the Harpo Marx-like curls, Jon from Survivor, is now
officially the most hated man in the world of reality television. 

In addition to a growing CBS, sister network UPN was on the
year-to-year plus side, beating last place the WB by 172,000 viewers.
Biggest year-to-year erosion was the frog net, which slid by
double-digit proportions in all key categories.

What follows are the weekly results (with change versus the year-ago
week in parentheses). 

Households:
CBS: 8.4/14 (+ 2), NBC: 6.4/11 (-10), ABC: 5.8/10 (- 3), Fox: 4.5/ 7
(- 8), UPN: 2.3/ 4 (+ 5), WB: 2.3/ 4 (-15)

Viewers:
CBS: 13.27 million (+ 6), NBC: 9.84 (-10), ABC: 8.99 (- 7), Fox: 7.30
(-11), UPN: 3.67 (+ 8), WB: 3.50 (-22)

Adults 18-49:
CBS: 3.8/11 (+ 6), NBC: 3.7/10 (- 5), ABC: 3.2/ 9 (- 9), Fox: 3.0/ 8
(-14), UPN: 1.5/ 4 (no change), WB: 1.3/ 4 (-28)

-Adults 18-34:
NBC: 3.1/10 (- 6), Fox: 3.1/10 (-16), ABC: 2.6/ 9 (-10), CBS: 2.5/ 8
(no change), UPN: 1.5/ 5 (no change), WB: 1.5/ 5 (-29)

-Adults 25-54:
CBS: 4.8/12 (+ 7), NBC: 4.2/10 (- 7), ABC: 3.7/ 9 (- 8), Fox: 3.0/ 7
(-17), UPN: 1.5/ 4 (no change), WB: 1.3/ 3 (-24)

-Nightly Winners:
Monday -- Viewers: CBS, A18-49: NBC
Tuesday -- Viewers: CBS, A18-49: ABC 
Wednesday -- Viewers: CBS, A18-49: CBS
Thursday -- Viewers: CBS, A18-49: CBS
Friday -- Viewers: ABC, A18-49: ABC
Saturday -- Viewers: NBC, A18-49: NBC
Sunday -- Viewers: CBS, A18-49: CBS

Worth Noting:

Trista and Ryan's Wedding (ABC)
Wednesday 9 p.m. (premiere)

Viewers: 12.12 million (#20 overall), A18-49: 5.0/14 (#10t)
Grade: A-

On last night's Larry King Live, Larry asked Trista what she plans on
doing after the wedding. Her response: "I want to decorate the house,
and maybe open a gift shop." My response: "Yeah, right!" 

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Shania Twain: Up Close (NBC)
Tuesday 9 p.m.

Viewers: 8.98 million (#49), A18-49: 3.5/ 9 (#36t)
Grade: C

Pretty but modest.

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Justin Timberlake: Down Home in Memphis (NBC)
Friday 8 p.m.

Viewers: 3.74 million (#92t), A18-49: 1.5/ 5 (#89t)
Grade: F

Why even bother giving Justin Timberlake a special if the network is
going to bury it on a night when his audience is out ringing in the
weekend?

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Christina Aguilera Stripped in London (WB)
Sunday 9 p.m.

Viewers: 2.74 million (#102), A18-49: 1.2/ 3 (#98t)
Grade: F

Am I the only one sensing a low rated pattern here?

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For the week:

-Top 10 Shows in Total Viewers:
Survivor: Pearl Islands (CBS: 20.06), CSI: Miami (CBS: 19.73),
Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS: 19.15), 60 Minutes (CBS: 19.14), Two and
a Half Men (CBS: 17.14), CSI R (CBS: 16.60), Cold Case (CBS: 16.47),
CBS Sunday Movie: Finding John Christmas (16.20), Monday Night
Football (ABC: 15.90), Fear Factor (NBC: 15.00)

-Top 10 Shows in Adults 18-49:
Survivor: Pearl Islands (CBS: 7.2/22), CSI: Miami (CBS: 6.7/17),
Monday Night Football (ABC, NY Giants/Tampa Bay: 6.4/17), Fear Factor
(NBC: 6.3/16), Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS: 5.9/14), Two and a Half
Men (CBS: 5.6/13), King of Queens (CBS: 5.2/15), The Simpsons (Fox:
5.2/13), 60 Minutes (CBS: 5.1/13), Trista and Ryan's Wedding (ABC:
premiere, 5.0/14)

And the Least Watched Show of the Week was ...
The repeat of the WB's Jamie Kennedy Experiment at 111 with 1.63
million viewers.

Source: Nielsen Media Research
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Fall 2003 New Series Scorecard:
What's In, What's Out 

As we enter what is fondly known as midseason (three new shows debuted
last night), here is an update on the fall debuting freshman class.

-Renewed for the Full Season:
All of Us (UPN), Arrested Development (Fox), Cold Case (CBS), Eve
(UPN), Happy Family (NBC), Hope & Faith (ABC), I'm With Her (ABC),
It's All Relative (ABC), Jake 2.0 (UPN), Joan Of Arcadia (CBS), Las
Vegas (NBC), Like Family (WB), Married to the Kellys (ABC), Navy NCIS
(CBS), The O.C. (Fox), One Tree Hill (WB), Rock Me Baby (UPN), Run of
the House (WB), 10-8 (ABC), Threat Matrix (ABC), Two and a Half Men
(CBS), Whoopi (NBC)

-Additional Episodes:
All About the Andersons (WB), The Handler (CBS), Miss Match (NBC),
Steve Harvey's Big Time (WB), Tru Calling (Fox)

-On Hiatus:
Karen Sisco (ABC), The Mullets (UPN)

-Just Returned From Hiatus:
The Lyons Den (NBC)

-ThisClose to Being Canceled:
A Minute With Stan Hooper (Fox)

-Canceled:
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire (CBS), Coupling (NBC), Luis
(Fox), Skin (Fox), Tarzan (WB)