Update: full details now posted.
Based on the always very preliminary metered market ratings ABC’s FlashForward won the 8pm hour with a 7.6/13 (household rating/share), besting Survivor: Samoa (6.0/10) by over 25%
FOX’s Bones had a 5.6/9, but Fringe (3.6/6) wasn’t as lucky at 9pm facing off against Grey’s Anatomy & CSI (both with (9.9/16 between 9pm to 10pm). Fringe is down from last week’s 4.8/8 in the early metered markets.
Update: The Mentalist had a 10.0/16 at 10pm, and Vampire Diaries had a 2.4/4 (less than the premiere had, but 1/10th higher than last week.
It’s not possible to accurately convert the preliminary household ratings into viewers and demographic viewing, but all signs point to a very decent opening for FlashForward and lower numbers from Fringe than it got last week. By comparison, last week Survivor: Samoa had a 6.1/10 in the early metered markets and wound up with 11.5 million and a 3.5 adults 18-49 rating in the fast national overnight numbers. We’ll see those fast nationals for last night within a couple of hours, and will post the full night’s details with viewer and adults 18-49 rating in our normal overnight post once the information is available.
That sucks about Fringe. I really hope Fox isn’t expecting much and just better numbers than season’s past because of the competition. As for FlashForward, I hope the ratings were great because I thought the pilot was fantastic and I’m hooked. Absolutely loved it and I can’t wait to see more!
Glad to hear FlashForward seem to be getting good ratings was the best pilot i have seen since Lost
i sawFF last night. What a show. i think i watching most of it at the edge of my seat.That was the fastest 1 hour i had watching TV. im hooked
I agree with you two. Loved the pacing, questions kept coming, and I also think it’s the best pilot since Lost, maybe even *gasp* better. I’ve seen people nitpick at things that they found unrealistic but come on, the show’s premise is unrealistic. It’s SUPPOSED to be. This isn’t another boring procedural. It remains realistic enough to work and has enough weird things happening to be fresh and interesting.
Loved FlashForward, good to see it do well ratings wise. Hope it continues to entertain.
What about Vampire Diaries?
The viewer numbers should translate into Survivor losing its timeslot for the first time since “Friends” to regular competition.
I also watched Community, decided to give it more chances. It was better than the pilot, funnier, and not as cringe-inducing. Chevy Chase’s character was better this time but still pretty unbelievable. Unless he’s clinically insane, then it works, haha.
Still, I notice with comedies, and particularly my 2 all-time favorites (Seinfeld and The Office), it wasn’t until around their 12th episode that they started picking up steam. For both of those that meant they were in Season 2 since they had short Season 1 lengthes of only 6 episodes. I’m willing to give Community that type of a shot now.
Flash Forward was meh. I expected more.
I want Fringe to do well…I love Fringe! Last week’s premiere renewed my faith in the show! I hope that Fringe can muster up a 2.5-2.6 this week. I hope FOX wasn’t expecting much with the stiff competition.
FF, I haven’t watched it yet but it i heard it was flat out amazing.
Office was hilarious and Community was better than last week! I’m glad i didn’t base my opinion on the pilot
The only problem I have with FlashForward is the similar problem I have with LOST. I can’t pay attention to any other shows because I am to busy wondering what the heck just happened.
what did bones get in the peliminary ratings last week? just trying to figure if its up or down from last week
Good to see FF lookin like done amazing as this looks like it could of beat survivor in this time slot for what seems like forever as thought premier was great.
I hope Fox are not expecting much from fringe as i really have a grudge agaisnt them for putting it in this slot and hope and pray this doesnt lead to them axing it.
Happy for Flash forward. Good to know a show like that can do well.
Watched it, maybe not as good has fringe, but still entertaining, looking to see what’s coming.
Really sucks for Fringe. Hope Fox will be forgiving, I bet they will, they still invested a full season behind AI and house.
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At this point I’m REALLY afraid this might happen. I love “Fringe” very much, it’s one of my favorite shows…..but things are definitely not looking good.
Is it in danger? Any input?
I agree Steve. I have to think Fox isn’t expecting too much since they put it in a slot that competes with the same audience as other shows. I honestly wish they would’ve given this another year with House as a lead-in. Both fit well together in terms of audience and demos and it would’ve been a LOT easier on my DVR, haha. Plus the competition isn’t as fierce.
I checked out FlashForward…it showed the scene where the kid was being operated and showed what I did not want to see which made me have that feeling in my stomache, hot and also sweat…was I ever sweating, I just turned the tv off after the first 30 mins. Looks like there will be disturbing scenes in the show…I know the show looks interesting to watch so I think I’ll pass.
bones?maybe 9.4 mil?……flash forward was good…but WE need more!!
FF was okay, good acting good pace. Will watch again next week thanks to the acting and nothing better to watch in that timeslot.
Wow, it looks like Fringe felt the mighty pimp hand of CSI. I hope it still manages to pull a 2.5+ in the demo.
That sucks about Fringe, but theres no point in FOX replacing it. They may as well stick with the Bones/Fringe combo. Anything else is just gunna do worse.
As long as the demo is good FOX will be content. They did note that CSI, Grey’s The Office, and 30 Rock were dwindling in recent seasons.
Did anyone NOT see FRINGE dropping. It was always a timeslot dependant “hit” last year anyway.
Thursday night at 9 PM is turning into the NFC East division in football. Everyone is strong enough that they beat each other up and make the numbers look worse than they really are, haha.
I can’t believe FOX did not expect a dip when they moved Fringe to what is probably the thoughest timelot of the week
Private Practice tramples The Mentalist 6.7 demo vs. 3.4 demo ratings.
Of course Fox expected a dip with Fringe and I’m sure they don’t expect to beat GA and CSI.
I can’t imagine Fox is happy when Bones is getting close to half the audience at 8pm that the Mentalists gets at 10pm. The demo numbers could even the odds a little (Fox usually does well there while CBS not so much) but it still seems a little embarrasing.
(rick – Bones got a 6.3/11 last week compared to it’s 5.6/9 this week)
Bill, That wasn’t Private Practice. Grey’s had a 2-hour premiere.
Wow. I’m honestly shocked that Grey’s did that well in the demo. I don’t know why I was expecting it to be under 6.0.
FlashForward was solid. I just hope they dont make another Lost. I don’t want to see a million twists that make ZERO sense. Stick to a theme stay with it.
on a positive note, anyway you look at it the first season will be great. the problem will be the following seasons. Many shows try to get to cute. They spin out of control and end up being a massive smelly pile of crap.
Am I the only one that thinks Lie to Mie makes more sense in Fringe’s spot and Fringe’s in Lie to Me’s?
@tom—bones is STRONG…….8-10 mil in this timeslot is veeeery good!!
Supernatural? Not to gripe but could we generate some buzz for the underdog especially when it’s a really good show.
Timmy, from what I understand the FlashForward in the book was 20 years in the future so I’m sure they can easily pull off more seasons and make it believable to the shows mythology. They aren’t following the book too closely either so they have material to work with. The first season should be fun and should they get there, the finale should be great. This also might be one of those shows that, if they hold up for more seasons, they could have an end date much the same way Lost does and Heroes should.
Grey’s had 6.7, I wonder if it beat House…
Tom 8-10 mill in that slot is very good and the mentalist had probable a massive lead in of csi.
Liban, House had a 6.9 demo rating in the overnight, Grey’s a 6.7. It’s possible that closes in the final ratings.
Bill, those are both just for the second hour (Grey’s quarter hours put it at 6.6 for the hour). House had 6.6 average in the overnights and 6.7 in the finals. This is going to be close.
FlashForward was great! I am so glad that it did well. The cast was amazing & the special effects were something else!
I thought Community was okay. However, I am still pulling for that show.
So bummed I missed FlashFoward last night. Got home a bit too late.
I’ll have to see if I can catch it somewhere else…
Jenna, it’s on again tonight at 8pm on ABC.
Vader:
I don’t know if it makes more sense, but as a Fringe fan I wholeheartedly welcome the idea!
I guest it show what descent promotion does for a show because FF was a terrible pilot and certainly not worth half the hype its getting. Worst one I scene in a long time. Shame Defying Gravity did not get the same.
Shame about Fringe but I guest a few people got turn off by the fact that it did not open with a few answers an pretty much ignore last season ending, for now anyway, so it not surprising its numbers are.
Shame stupid survivors still get the numbers it does not deserve.
Guest I have to wait until next week to see a descent pilot, Stargate Universe.
Good start for the show indeed. It will be interesting how the numbers will be after the next few weeks. But beating Survivor is a good sign.
Note that Simcoe is the name of a character in the book, and “Benford” is the name of a famous SF author (Greg Benford).
As for why she sleeps with this guy, please note that the Flash Forward (“FF”) did not show her actually sleeping with him, just seeming real familiar, while her husband at the same time is about to be attacked in his office.
She may not ever have actually slept with him in the future. So, given that she in the future is surely aware of what she knew 6 months earlier, why is she there? And for the FBI agent, 6 months earlier he knew he was about to be ambushed by far superior firepower, why didn’t he prepare better? Here are my suggested answers:
What is seen, must be. All else is speculation. Wifey does not sleep with kid’s father. However, they are not allowed to vary from the pattern of what was to be, and will be. So, she proceeds like she did. When the time period for the FF is over, she wishes the kid’s father a good night (though it seems he’s been preparing for a good time). As for the FBI agent, he does not have superior firepower shooting these attackers during the vision because that never happened. However, AFTER the 2m 17sec, out of nowhere come some really overwhelming firepower that snuffs out these laser rifle toting nuts, that he has prepared. And the attackers did not see it coming and prepare themselves because it was out of their own FF.
I love Fringe…They are making alot of people pick between several good shows on Thursday Nights….Anyway I’m watching Fringe….The BEST of The BEST.