Nielsen TV Ratings Top ABC Primetime Shows, May 12-18, 2008 including Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Lost, Samantha Who?, Bachelor:London Calling, Ugly Betty, Women's Murder Club, Boston Legal and Moonlight - TV Ratings, Nielsen Ratings, Television Show Ratings

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Posted on 20 May 2008 by Bill Gorman

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Dancing With The Stars Twirls for 18.5 Million

Rank	Show	R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere	Viewers, Live+SD (000)	HH Rating (LIVE+SD)
1	DANCING WITH THE STARS		18,469	11.9
2	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS		16,987	11.1
3	DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES		16,837	10.7
4	GREY’S ANATOMY		15,546	10.5
5	EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED.		11,217	7.0
6	LOST		10,962	6.9
7	SAMANTHA WHO?		10,241	7.1
8	BACHELOR: LONDON CALLING		8,855	6.2
9	UGLY BETTY		8,465	5.9
10	WOMEN’S MURDER CLUB		7,913	5.5
11	BOSTON LEGAL		7,797	4.8
12	EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-7P		7,675	5.0
13	AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS-FRI	P	6,818	4.2
14	WIFE SWAP		6,276	4.0
15	20/20-FRI		6,120	4.2
16	SUPERNANNY		5,893	3.8
17	ACCORDING TO JIM-TU 8:30P		4,452	3.0
18	ACCORDING TO JIM-TU 8PM		4,217	3.0
19	ABC SAT MOVIE OF THE WEEK		3,817	2.6

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Scott ATL

Even though the 18-49 demo was not perfect, they are still keeping that crappy/unfunny Jim crap as well. I think they are losing a great show that pretty much kept all eyes on them and was a great lead in for 20/20 on Fridays. I wasn't home watching on Fridays but I Tivo'd all season. Hate to see it go.

Bill Gorman

HD, as Robert said, we no longer get weekly adults 18-49 data for every show, so we cannot present it like we do the average viewer and HH rating data.

Robert Seidman

Supernanny costs less to make and performed better in the 18-49 demo which unfortunately we don't get to rank in these charts. While these charts are very useful for the participants playing the TV Bigshots game, they don't necessarily provide much insight into what shows will/should be cancelled. See Bill's "TV Cancellation Index Post" for much better information on that topic!

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/18/the-tv-sho...

HD

I don't understand why ABC would cancel Women's Murder Club which comes at number 10... While keeping such show as Super Nanny, Wife Swap which are viewed by even less people.