| Scoreboard |  |
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| Total Viewers (million) | 5.82 | 5.52 | 4.34 | 3.75 | 3.28 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 1.2/5 | 1.5/5 | 1.4/5 | 1.1/4 | 1.2/5 |
ABC’s new Dance Machine and the return of Duel were completely ignored by viewers on Friday night, particularly demo viewers where they both scored a 1.0 rating/4 share. Oops!
Still ABC wasn’t in the viewer basement, Fox was. All I can figure is that the movies Fox broadcasts on Friday nights must be very, very cheap, because they perform dreadfully.
The winners weren’t nearly as interesting as the losers. CBS reruns delivered the viewer win [5.82 million] on a typically light Summer Friday, but NBC took the demo crown with a 1.5 rating / 5 share. NBC’s Dateline took the show demo win with a 1.6/6, and CBS’s 10pm Numb3rs claimed the viewer win with but 6.23 million.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | Viewers Live+SD (Millons) | 18-49 Rating/Share |
| 8:00 | CBS | Ghost Whisperer (R) | 5.58 | 1.4/6 |
| NBC | Most Outrageous Moments x2 (R) | 4.53 | 1.2/5 | |
| CW | Friday Night Smackdown! (8p-10p) | 4.34 | 1.4/5 | |
| ABC | Dance Machine | 3.76 | 1.0/4 | |
| FOX | XXX:State of the Union (movie) | 3.28 | 1.2/5 | |
| 9:00 | NBC | Dateline NBC (9-11p) | 6.02 | 1.6/6 |
| CBS | Numb3rs (R) | 5.64 | 1.1/4 | |
| ABC | Duel | 3.27 | 1.0/4 | |
| 10:00 | CBS | Numb3rs (R) | 6.23 | 1.3/5 |
| ABC | 20/20 | 4.24 | 1.3/5 |
Nielsen Ratings Source: Nielsen Media Research. Via Marc Berman/Mediaweek.
Definitions:
Overnights: Local metered-market ratings service of Nielsen Station Index (NSI) in which household ratings and shares are provided to clients the morning following the day or evening of telecast.
Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.
Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)
LIVE+SD: The number that watched a program either while it was broadcast OR watched via DVR on the same day [through 3AM the next day] the program was broadcast.
For more information see Numbers 101.
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the CW is nutty for getting rid of smackdown from a ratings perspective … its almost like they are aiming to fail
i hope they have a good reason for getting rid of one of their 2 shows that can break 4 million viewers when their future may depend on their ability to do so this fall … i feel kind of bad for the network
as a casual WWE fan, i can tell you that smackdown ratings will go through the roof. The news going around is that WWE is trying to make smackdown an elite show, hence HHH, JR, and both chamionships being on smackdown at the moment. so CW will look even more dumb, now that smackdowns ratings will get even better. i think it would be interesting if MY netowork moves it back to thursdays. hmmmm…. just a thought.
I think wrestling would do just as well, if not better, on Thursdays. It was up against Survivor and CSI in their peaks and NBC back when they were must see, and still had its highest ratings.
Well you also gotta look at WWE for making the decision to jump to MyNetwork TV as it was as much there decision as the CW's I'd bet. Who ever made that decision or will ultimately face the task of being responsible for it should be fired. Stupid move indeed.