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| Total Viewers (million) | 32.62 | 5.35 | 3.78 | 2.46 | 1.65 | .72 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 11.1/30 | 1.3/4 | 1.1/3 | 1.1/3 | 0.7/2 | 0.3/1 |
There can be no doubt that the peacocks are beyond pleased so far. It would be one thing if it was just the primetime ratings for the opening ceremonies that did well and then poof — everyone went away. But so far, that’s not happening. NBC averaged 32.64 million and a 11.1/30 share completely destroying everything else that was on the air in primetime last night.
Better news still for NBC, the 18-34 demographic is watching — last night’s primetime viewing averaged 9.4/29 (ratings/share) among 18-34 year olds. The Olympics were being viewed in almost 19% of the households in the US, and if people were home and watching TV there was nearly a one in three chance they were watching the olympics.
Which is to say, as great as these ratings are — and clearly it’s the biggest game in town — most people aren’t watching it, even when they are watching television (though the opening ceremonies did have nearly a 50% share).
Big Brother fans are loyal, it didn’t take a huge hit in total viewers really. It was the third most-watched program of the evening behind the Olympics and 60 Minutes. FOX had a rerun of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles at 9pm, we’re sure it will do better in the fall..,
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | Viewers (Millons) | 18-49 Rating/Share |
| 7:00 | ABC | America’s Funniest Home Videos (R) | 4.48 | 1.2/4 |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | 6.63 | 1.3/4 | |
| NBC | Olympics: Women’s Gymnastics/Swimming | 23.56 | 7.4/24 | |
| FOX | Til Death (R) 8p-9p | 1.56 | 0.6/2 | |
| UNI | Hora Pico/Familia P.Luche | 1.85 | 0.8/2 | |
| CW | One Tree Hill (R ) | 0.57 | 0.2/1 | |
| 8:00 | NBC | Olympics: Women’s Gymnastics/Swimming | 34.08 | 11.0/31 |
| CBS | Big Brother 10 | 6.08 | 1.5/4 | |
| FOX | The Simpsons (R) | 3.15 | 1.4/4 | |
| UNI | Noche de Estrellas | 1.39 | 0.5/2 | |
| CW | Everybody Hates Chris (R) | 0.71 | 0.3/1 | |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Ed. (R) | 3.46 | 1.0/3 | |
| 8:30 | CW | Aliens in America (R) | 0.68 | 0.2/1 |
| FOX | Family Guy (R) | 3.69 | 1.8/5 | |
| 9:00 | CBS | Million Dollar Password (R) | 4.74 | 1.6/4 |
| NBC | Olympics: Women’s Gymnastics/Swimming | 37.64 | 13.0/32 | |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Ed. (R) | 4.72 | 1.4/4 | |
| FOX | Terminator: Sarah Connor Chron | 2.39 | 0.9/2 | |
| CW | The Game (R) | 0.84 | 0.4/1 | |
| UNI | Noche de Estrellas | 1.54 | 0.6/1 | |
| 9:30 | CW | Girlfriends (R) | 0.93 | 0.4/1 |
| 10:00 | ABC | Desperate Housewives (R) | 2.46 | 0.8/2 |
| UNI | El Pantera | 1.81 | 0.8/2 | |
| NBC | Olympics: Women’s Gymnastics/Swimming | 35.22 | 12.9/32 | |
| CBS | Cold Case (R) | 3.96 | 1.0/3 |
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.
TV Ratings Data Via Nielsen Media Research (C) 2008
Do you have cable ratings for Friday, Sat and Sun?
Big Brothers fans loyal?
Tuesday: 2.5
Thursday: 1.9
Sunday: 1.5
OUCH!
Mabirdy,
No, the Womens Gymnastics was taped for USA Primtime broadcast. The Announcers said a few times that it was Sunday Afternoon (China Time), or close to 18 hours before the primetime window.
When NBC is live, you will see the LIVE graphic next to the NBC logo in the upper right of the screen.
i hope TSCC doesnt get those numbers in the fall
Thanks, TVa.
Mabirdy/TVa (and everyone else), there apparently are some issues with how NBC uses the LIVE tage on the west coast. See this post from James Hibberd for more info: http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/08/nbc-fake-olympi….
I am so excited for Terminator to be back this fall!
I hope that people who are tired of the olympics will get to catch up this week and get into it!
TSCC will still beat the CBS 8:00 Monday night comedies this fall. Prison Break will be axed in May. So will 24.