Due to the nature of live sports programming the ratings for NBC (Sunday Night Football) and Fox (NFL Overrun) (and possibly a CBS NFL overrun in some markets) are approximate and subject to significant revisions in the final numbers. See below for more information on these Fast Affiliate Ratings.
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| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 6.0/15 | 4.6/12 | 3.5/9 | 2.3/6 | 0.8/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 5.3/15 | 4.9/14 | 2.7/8 | 1.5/4 | 1.8/2 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 16.145 | 10.890 | 11.146 | 10.398 | 2.186 |
NBC didn’t need to go for it on 4th down, as the Patriots/Colts Sunday Night Football matchup easily got them the nightly ratings win. Boosted by a football overrun, Fox was a strong second place.
In preliminary numbers, NBC’s Sunday Night Football Game 10: Patriots vs. Colts delivered a 7.5 adults 18-49 rating /18 share from 830-11p, down slightly from Game 8 (Cowboys vs. Eagles) last Sunday, which posted a 7.6 rating /19 share in the Fast Nationals before rising to an 8.5/22 from 8:31-11:50p in the Finals. The Cowboys are a lot easier to beat on the football field than they are in the TV ratings.
Fox can thank the early NFL overrun for its great average from last night. Otherwise, its results were in line with recent results. The Simpsons were up 2% to a 4.2 adults 18-49 rating. The Cleveland Show was up 0.1 ratings point from its off-timed episode last Sunday to a 3.3 rating. Family Guy was flat with last week’s 4.1 rating, but that’s well below its season average of a 4.6 rating. American Dad was down 6% from its last regular timeslot telecast on October 18 to a 2.9 rating.
ABC’s lineup rebounded strongly from last Sunday’s lows, with every show up double digits. America’s Funniest Home Videos increased 20%+ to a 2.2 adults 18-49 rating. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was up 20% to a 3.6 rating which is a season high. Desperate Housewives was up 11% to a 49 rating. And Brothers & Sisters was up 10% to a 3.2 rating. ABC drew its biggest non-sports audience on the night (excluding the Oscars) in nearly 1 year and its best Adult 18-49 number in 6 months – since 11/30/08 and 5/17/09, respectively.
CBS’ weak late Sunday night bounced up as well, from pitiful to simply weak as Three Rivers was up to a series high 11% to a 2.0 2.1 rating, and Cold Case was up 24% to a 2.1 rating. Big increases, but still weak ratings. The Amazing Race was down 9% to a 3.2 rating, and without a football overrun, 60 Minutes fell way back to earth to a typically weak 2.2 rating.
Update: There are reports that some markets had a CBS football overrun. If so, the CBS numbers are liable to change more than usual in the final numbers.
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 7:00 | FOX | NFL Football | 8.0 | 23 | 22.04 |
| NBC | Football Night In America | 2.3 | 6 | 6.497 | |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | 1.9 | 5 | 10.981 | |
| ABC | America’s Funniest Home Videos | 1.9 | 5 | 7.407 | |
| 7:30 | FOX | NFL Overrun / The OT | 5.1 | 14 | 12.972 |
| NBC | Football Night In America | 3.0 | 8 | 8.243 | |
| ABC | America’s Funniest Home Videos | 2.5 | 7 | 9.559 | |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | 2.4 | 7 | 13.532 | |
| 8:00 | NBC | Football Night In America | 5.3 | 13 | 15.177 |
| FOX | The Simpsons | 4.2 | 10 | 9.041 | |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 3.3 | 8 | 10.916 | |
| CBS | Amazing Race | 3.2 | 8 | 12.24 | |
| 8:30 | NBC | Sunday Night Football: New England v. Indianapolis | 8.1 | 19 | 22.227 |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 3.9 | 9 | 12.251 | |
| FOX | The Cleveland Show | 3.3 | 8 | 7.011 | |
| CBS | Amazing Race | 3.2 | 8 | 11.049 | |
| 9:00 | NBC | Sunday Night Football: New England v. Indianapolis | 7.5 | 17 | 21.058 |
| ABC | Desperate Housewives | 4.9 | 11 | 14.434 | |
| FOX | Family Guy | 4.1 | 10 | 8.283 | |
| CBS | Three Rivers | 2.1 | 5 | 8.777 | |
| 9:30 | NBC | Sunday Night Football: New England v. Indianapolis | 7.8 | 18 | 20.766 |
| ABC | Desperate Housewives | 4.9 | 12 | 14.267 | |
| FOX | American Dad | 2.9 | 7 | 5.991 | |
| CBS | Three Rivers | 1.8 | 4 | 8.127 | |
| 10:00 | NBC | Sunday Night Football: New England v. Indianapolis | 7.0 | 18 | 17.877 |
| ABC | Brothers & Sisters | 3.3 | 8 | 10.421 | |
| CBS | Cold Case | 2.1 | 5 | 9.434 | |
| 10:30 | NBC | Sunday Night Football: New England v. Indianapolis | 6.9 | 19 | 17.318 |
| ABC | Brothers & Sisters | 3.1 | 9 | 9.915 | |
| CBS | Cold Case | 2.0 | 6 | 9.042 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
Definitions:
Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings, including demographics, are available at approximately 11 AM (ET) the day after telecast, and are released to subscribing customers daily. These data, from the National People Meter sample, are strictly time-period information, based on the normal broadcast network feed, and include all programming on the affiliated stations, sometimes including network programming, sometimes not. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. For example, with a World Series game, Fast Affiliate Ratings would include whatever aired from 8-11PM on affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone, following the live football game, but not game coverage that begins at 5PM PT. The same would be true of Presidential debates as well as live award shows and breaking news reports.
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.)
Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs which are currently in approximately 24.4% of all U.S. TV households. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
For more information see Numbers 101 and Numbers 102.
Yay for DH and B&S! Both are up! Best figures since premiere?
nice to see the days of cleveland>simpsons are over, but sad to see FG in the low 4’s.
Also, American Dad below a 3 is pretty bad, even though it is already getting a sixth season.
How can there be less people watch the end of last night’s game than the beginning? That was one of the best ending to a game ever and I thought the ratings would go through the roof.
Any word on how “The Prisoner” did for AMC? I watched & thought it was very well done.
Wow, the Simpsons beat Family Guy, it did have a little help from what came before but nonetheless, very impressive.
Also, American Dad – the best animated comedy of the whole line up – below a 3.0, sad D:
Hey Pisher,
I know you post here and i don’t have an account at pifeedback.
Just saw your comment on how worrisome DH’s ratings are vs last year.
Uh everything is down vs. last year – DVR increased. In year 6 DH is #3 this week behind GA, and HOUSE. I don’t get you comment at all. Shows go down in the ratings as they get older, every show is down, the fact that it is still a top 3 show in year 6, how you can spin that is negative is fascinating to me. Every single network would want DH.
@Chuck C, those are cable numbers, this is broadcast. You’ll probably see them later today.
Apparently people didn’t have faith in Peyton Manning staging a comeback from 17 down =P
If I remember correctly, the game ended somewhere near midnight on the east coast. It could be that it got too late for some people.
About time Simpsons starts to regain itself as the best, kinda ashamed for American Dads ratings, they should be better. Cleveland should be even lower and Family Guy should at least beat the other two MacFarlene shows.
Go Simpsons!
cbs shows last nite here(central time) were 35 mins late …..??
Yay for Desperate Housewives! I think that is a tie in the demos but overall viewership is a season high. I hope the plane crash pulls in 16 million viewers. Housewives deserves it-it is still great TV!!!!!
Yay Housewives!!!!, FOX’s comedies improved compare to last sunday if i’m not wrong, the simpsons help a lot, and I never thought Family Guy would fall, when I saw the season beginning’s numbers
I’m surprised Three Rivers got a 2.0 average- I wonder if it will fall in finals.
@kenny
Simpsons beat Family Guy’s 8:00 ep, this weeks cleveland was below the comedy special, family guy’s 9:00 ep was up and American Dad did worse than the 9:30 Cleveland last week.
How’d the Colts/Pats game compare to the last time the Cowboys played a game on NBC? Was it better rated?
Just as an fyi fox in Cleveland is showing the Monday night game tonight.
Three Rivers despite up from last week is still doing appalling and I think CBS are just not going to extend it beyond 13 episodes and replace it in January.
The Animation Domination seemed down but I am thinkng that is due to the football.
The Cleveland Show the two times I’ve watched it is pretty boring to me.
Reaaly, Jon K? I thought ABC always gets it in every market.
Yes! Simpsons are up!
Also I do like to add that I wish American Dad was up I like the show
oddly enough, Family Guy did the same numbers as the office this week, and American Dad did the same numbers as 30 rock. (I know the numbers changed in the finals, but in the prelims they were the same)
Note that we don’t yet have *any* numbers for the football game after 11pm Eastern.
Godfather, preliminary prime time comparison vs. Cowboys game now in the post.
Honestly…the Simpsons is simply amazing. 20 years and they’re pulling in a 4.2 demo that newly launched shows rarely see beyond their premiere. Kudos to team Simpson…I was watching early season reruns with friends this weekend and we were dying laughing.
Could Three Rivers run all 13 eps? Never thought it was possible but maybe.
i think three rivers spike might be the guest star last nite who used to be on criminal minds?? The promo made it look like a good episode…??
American Dad, as always, was the most hilarious show on Fox’s lineup last night.
How many episodes has Three Rivers had? I think it’s around 7 or 8 and next week both shows go on hiatus for a week for CBS’ annual Hallmark Movie.
When does CBS announce its midseason slate.
Wendy – Its good for FOX that they developed other animated series to compliment The SImpsons and now are airing them on one night.
Just added to the post: ABC drew its biggest non-sports audience on the night (excluding the Oscars) in nearly 1 year and its best Adult 18-49 number in 6 months – since 11/30/08 and 5/17/09, respectively. AFHV hit a season high for adults 18-49.
Thanks guys.
I almost wrote “How bout them Cowboys,” then I remembered how much I hate this team.
Just goes to show you that Texas isn’t just a state, it’s also a State of Mind.
Seriously though, how awesome would it be if the Cowboys faced the Texans in the Superbowl and the Texans beat them? The entire state would want to excise the city of Houston. It would be worse than the Mets beating the Yankees in the World Series, because Yankees fans don’t outnumber Mets fans 5:1 (like Cowboys fans outnumber Texans fans).
A season high in viewers for DH.
Three Rivers averaged only a 2.0 for the whole hour. Still a series high though
Jon – CBS should announce it around this time. Though like Trauma, Dollhouse, Brothers, and Eastwick, Three Rivers will likely just cap at 13 eps. It will possibly be replaced by Flashpoint or Miami Trauma by Jan. Im surprised it lasted this long.
Three Rivers rating corrected. I used some bad early averaging.
“American Dad was down 6% from its last telecast on October 18 to a 2.9 rating.”
American Dad aired a new episode last week (at a special 7:30pm EST time).
Sorry, I left out “regular timeslot” in the American Dad blurb. Editing it in.
Great football game last night, especially that fourth quarter! With Peyton Manning, you’re never out of the game. Biggest comeback in Monday Night Football against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with four minutes left. The biggest comeback in an AFC Chapionship game against the New England Patriots. And now, a great fourth quarter comeback against the New England Patriots, sending “DARTH HOODIE” and “GQ BOY,” whimpering back to New England crying for “MOMMIE!”
Great game COLTS! 18 straight wins!
Multiple reports of some CBS markets having an NFL overrun last night. In that case, their numbers are subject to more than typical revisions as well.
First time I watched Three Rivers last night and Mandy Patinkin (spelt wrong I think) was very good. The rest of the cast were so-so…
So Three Rivers probably didn’t do as well as it did in the Fast Nationals. Why doesn’t that surprise me?
Good showing for DH. The reports of it’s demise have been greatly exagerated. I bet NBC wishes it could give football a full season pick up. haha
BTW. I know this is about ratings but does anyone enjoy watching The Cleveland Show? I find it incredibly bad. I’m a fan of Family Guy and even more so of American Dad which I often find funnier than FG. The Cleveland Show is bad in so many ways. I’m still amazed they did a spin off of the worst character from Family Guy.
The Power of Patinkin Persuades You!!!!!
The ‘gimmick’ for THREE RIVERS was that Mandy Patinkin actually HAD a transplant. Still didn’t tempt me to watch that dreck, though.
I don’t catch up with network TV until “Dexter” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” are done. It gives me something to watch during repeat season.
simpsons for life!!..very good ratings:)
This is in Response to the Ted Comment. Not every show is down this year. NCIS is getting their highest ratings in its 6th season. DH is also in its 6th season and this is their lowest rated season yet. Also, House’s ratings are up by 26% compared to last year. and lets not forget the big story of the season which is the huge ratings increase for The Big Bang theory.
Now, back to the ratings decline of DH. DH has fallen out of the Top 10 for a good reason, the show just isnt as good anymore. the writing is way off and is Mediocre this season. there are way too many stories going on and some of the plotlines and dialogue is just plain silly. I still watch it but they better up their game in the next couple of weeks or I will just watch something else. just too many choices on tv today to have to settle for mediocrity!
I believe there was only one late game on CBS (KC @ Oak). It seems that the SF market wouldn’t be impacted since it’s WC, but I could be wrong. Not sure what the coverage was for that game, but I suspect limited to those teams’ territories. Regardless, it seems that CBS has just decided to punt Sunday evenings this fall. It’s too bad.
DenverDean, and the game was blacked out in San Francisco, so that likely means only the KC markets saw an overrun.
It looks like Three Rivers will make it to January and who knows what will happen then. The storylines are getting better and more people are tuning in on Sunday. They need to focus more on the personal relationships to create drama.
Haha! All those people that tuned out over the course of the Pats/Colts game missed one of the most extraordinary finishes of the season, if not the last decade!
Creatively, Three Rivers was the best episode yet. Nothing glaringly bad screamed out at me except for its usual predictability, e.g. the patients who need transplants always get transplants and the transplant operations are always successful.
Mandy Patinkin was good. I’m guessing that the ratings bump had to do with him. It’s too bad there’s no new episode next week. Anyone persuaded to start watching after this episode, will probably forget about the show when they don’t see it next week. So in two weeks, I expect the ratings will go back to previous levels.
tom,
year 6 – #3 show in the demo this week after GA, and HOUSE. I don’t know how you cna spin that as negative. It will be a 5.0 in the finals if it follows the normal pattern of going up in 10th. Outside of TBBT no CBS show this season gets a 5.0 Oustide of HOUSE no FOX show gets a 5. No NBC show gets a 5.
NCIS bucks every trend of normal ratings patterns – that is the exception, not the rule.
You are entitled to your opinion, however I think you are in the minority on the quality of DN this season. It’s a moot point because any net would love to put on a show with those #’s opposite a hige Football game
May have been the dumbest move ever by a coach. If the pats miss the playoffs by one game(doubtful) blame the coach. Total arrogance.
yeah DH looks really bad – not:
DEMO Rankings for the Week:
1 Sunday Night Football 7.5 NBC Sunday
2 Grey’s Anatomy 5.6 ABC Thursday
3 CMA Awards 5.3 ABC Wednesday
4 House 5.3 FOX Monday
5 Football Night in America Part 3 5.3 NBC Sunday
6 The O.T. 5.1 FOX Sunday
7 Desperate Housewives 4.9 ABC Sunday
8 The Big Bang Theory 4.7 CBS Monday
9 Two and a Half Men 4.6 CBS Monday
10 NCIS 4.4 CBS Tuesday
11 The Office 4.2 NBC Thursday
12 The Simpsons 4.2 FOX Sunday
13 Family Guy 4.1 FOX Sunday
14 CSI 4.1 CBS Thursday
15 CSI: Miami 4.0 CBS Monday
16 Survivor: Samoa 4.0 CBS Thursday
17 Private Practice 3.9 ABC Thursday
18 CSI: NY 3.8 CBS Wednesday
19 V 3.8 ABC Tuesday
20 Biggest Loser 3.8 NBC Tuesday
With an excellent episode starring Mr. Mandy Patinkin, ‘Three Rivers’ moves above the 2.0 A18-49 threshold in the second toughest timeslot of the week (second only to Thursday 9-10 pm). Hopefully this series high gives CBS pause for reflection as they ponder their mid-season choices.
After 18 nights of the November Sweep, FOX holds a wide lead in A18-49, while CBS is most watched by P2+ viewers:
Rank Net A18-49 P2+
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1. FOX 3.5 10,048,000
2. ABC 2.9 9,763,000
3. CBS 2.7 10,827,000
4. NBC 2.5 7,464,000
5. UNI 1.2 3,227,000
5. CW 1.2 2,410,000
7. ION 0.3 896,000
I look for CBS to air all 13 episodes of Three Rivers and not order those additional back nine episodes. Which in my opinion us CBS doing the same thing for Three Rivers that FOX is doing for Dollhouse. My thinking is in January they will replace Three Rivers with either episodes of Flashpoint or Jerry Bruckheimer’s Miami Trauma.
DuMont, yes Three Rivers had some of it’s best ratings last night. But even with it’s best ratings, the ratings are still horrible. I wouldn’t be surprised if the show gets canceled any day now. They could also let the 13 episode order air out, and then let the show fade out without ever announcing anything.
I live in Michigan so we got the late game here as well, not sure where the game was being shown but TR’s numbers are probably exaggerated by that? So what’s the overall thinking? Just the 13 eps or will CBS add more?
Shaz, I think there is still an ep of TR on 11/22 but not on 11/29. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
Is there a deadline by which CBS would need to order the back nine if it intends for Three Rivers to continue? I think 3R filming the 10th or 11th episode now.
Marie, someone posted upthread that the Hallmark movie is next week. I just checked TV Guide listings and you’re right – there’s a new episode next week. So next Sunday we’ll see if the Mandy Patinkin ratings bump has any lasting effect.
Marie – Theres eps scheduled for Nov 22, Dec 6 and Dec 13. That gives 10 eps to be broadcast. The other 3 could turn up on Jan 2, 10, and 17 should the series last until then. I guess it proves wrong everyone who didnt think the series would air all eps, even me.
Shaz – I dont think theres a definite deadline but it would be around now to late Nov that CBS would announce the series fate. Though the series is more likely to be axed, they dont necessarily need to announce it. They could just air all 13 eps.
Dan, I don’t think CBS will announce a cancelation; they’ll just let it fade after 10 or 13 eps. I was just wondering if there’s a date where you could say, for example, “Ah, it’s Dec 1 and CBS hasn’t ordered a back nine, so 13 episodes is definitely all that will be filmed.”
Shaz, there will be a date (and it will be soon) when CBS will announce its mid-season schedule. If/when Three Rivers isn’t on it, that might be the only official confirmation.
We got a NFL overrun on CBS in Charlotte. My mom and dad wanted to watch 60 minutes during dinner but we all we got was the Oakland Raiders game somehow…Had to watch Bride Wars instead.
“The Cowboys are a lot easier to beat on the football field than they are in the TV ratings.”
Got that right! Go Pack!
O and the Colts-Pats game was awesome. You don’t even make that call in Madden…
All these had kc/oak:
KBAK Bakersfield CA
KHSL Chico CA
KVIQ Eureka CA
KGPE Fresno CA
KION Monterey CA
KOVR Sacramento CA
KPIX San Francisco CA
KCOY Santa Maria CA
WINK Fort Myers FL
WFOR Miami FL
WTSP Tampa FL
WPEC West Palm Beach FL
WGCL Atlanta GA
KMEG Sioux City IA
KOAM Pittsburg KS
WIBW Topeka KS
KWCH Wichita KS
WWL New Orleans LA
WBKB Alpena MI
WWTV Cadillac MI
WWJ Detroit MI
WNEM Flint MI
WWMT Kalamazoo MI
WLNS Lansing MI
WWUP Sault Saint Marie MI
KDLH Duluth MN
KEYC Mankato MN
WCCO Minneapolis MN
KFVS Cape Girardeau MO
KHQA Hannibal MO
KRCG Jefferson City MO
KCTV Kansas City MO
KOLR Springfield MO
KMOV St. Louis MO
WBTV Charlotte NC
KGIN Grand Island NE
KOLN Lincoln NE
KMTV Omaha NE
KTVN Reno NV
Know why cold case was up? because it actually started on time, which is extremely rare!!!
Jared, believe it or not, the stats favored going for it:
http://www.advancednflstats.com/2009/11/belichicks-4th-down-decision-vs-colts.html
romo, thanks for the list. Lots more markets in the East than I would have anticipated.
That is crazy with all the KC/Oak markets! I totally forgot the NFL rule that doesn’t allow a game to air opposite home team, if it’s not a doubleheader week for network. (For example in Denver, we got both Fox games because Broncos were on road.) Since CBS had one game — all those NFC got stuck with this dog in their window. Next week, a ton of big markets will get Rams/Cardinals on FOX since CBS has DH. Yikes!
LOL. You all said TR was going to be gone by now , and this week even got more viewers and a 2.0 demo.
Soon , CBS will pick up the Back 9 , and after that a second season.
TR is the new ER for CBS .
TR is the most compelling new TV drama this year.
Just wait for The Emmy Awards
I want what Dana’s smoking.
This article about networks talking about midseason lineups has this line “…and the network has no plans to yank Three Rivers, according to [Kelly] Kahl.” This is encouraging for TR lovers
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/389062-The_Networks_Take_Out_the_Trash.php
Read that Shaz?
Who is smoking now?
Three Rivers will have a second season because CBS and K. Kahl care about the show , Alex fans and the organ Donation cause.
Dana, either you’re trolling or are seriously deluded about Three Rivers.
Dana, saw that Broadcasting & Cable article and in fact, I posted that link here last week. All the article says is that CBS is not going to pull the 13 episodes already ordered for Three Rivers. It says nothing about letting the show go beyond 13 episodes.
If CBS has already decided to order the back nine, why haven’t they announced it when EVERY OTHER SCRIPTED CBS SHOW that debuted this fall already has full-season pickups? Even with the ratings bump this week, the only shows that got lower ratings than Three Rivers is 60 Minutes and America’s Funniest Home Videos.
At best, CBS hasn’t made a decision yet on Three Rivers’ future. Claiming that CBS has already decided to give the show a second season (not to mention the show getting an Emmy Award) is delusional.
housewives was great last night… the show is really back on track this season.
20+ million watched my Colts beat the Pats
I like the whole animation block. American Dad will be fine if stays around a 3. The Cleveland Show has improved in quality the last 2 weeks. If you missed Cleveland’s rap song last week- youtube it. It’s amazingly clever and the best Macfarlane song yet.
Yay Housewives! I’m hoping the plane crash episode pulls 16 million viewers!
“Three Rivers will have a second season because CBS and K. Kahl care about the show ”
I really don’t want to bust your chops, but what networks and its representatives say is in the 99% of cases PR stunts.
They will always have something nice to SAY about their shows, even if they yank them the next day.
Robert, ya I know. But there are “lies, damn lies, and statistics”
Patriots game = millions of viewers.
November 16, 2009
CBS to swap ‘Three Rivers,’ ‘Cold Case’
CBS is going to re-arrange Sunday night next week.
http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/11/cbs-to-s … case-.html
Here’s what the link says from THR, somehow it didn’t post correctly…Sorry:
“CBS is going to re-arrange Sunday night next week.
As a little experiment, the network is going to swap 9 p.m.’s “Three Rivers” and 10 p.m.’s “Cold Case” to see if either show is improved by the change.
The one-time scheduling switch comes as rumors circulate that CBS is contemplating an additional script order for “Three Rivers” (two) and possibly even ordering additional episodes (five). The network may be waiting for nationals to come in tomorrow for Sunday’s episode (which hit a season high in the preliminary ratings) before making a decision.
As noted in that ratings post, “Rivers” tends to get blamed for the performance of “Case,” which rose last year when it had a better lead-in from “Without a Trace.” CBS probably figures they’ll give “Case” the stronger “Amazing Race” lead in and push “Rivers” to where there’s less competition at 10 p.m. and see what happens. Worth a shot.”
Dana – I don’t mean to rain on your parade, but what Kelly Kahl said in regards to Three Rivers was not anywhere near an official confirmation that a second season was inevitable. Or even that a back 9 would be ordered. Ms Kahl might very well been referring to CBS airing all 13 episodes, and not having plans to pull the show off the air until then.
It sounds as if you really love Three Rivers, you’re certainly giving it some high praise. Nothing wrong with that, nothing wrong at all. We all like what we like. I watch the show myself. I enjoy it. But let’s get some perspective here. Mandy Patinkin might have a shot at an Emmy for the performance he put in last night, but Three Rivers itself? Not a hope in hell. I’m sorry, Three Rivers is just nowhere near emmy award standard. It’s not even in the same ballpark. Heck it’s not even the same game.
I do want Three Rivers to succeed, and I’m assuming you do too. Personally I don’t believe that hiding one’s head in the sand, and going ‘OMG, BEST SHOW EVAH!!!!11111′ (Hyperbole
) is conducive to this end. At the end of the day it comes down to ratings, and Three Rivers needs to improve in order to attract more viewers. How can anyone expect this improvement to take place if noone is willing to step up and say, ‘This is what is wrong with the show, this is what needs to be fixed’.
Just my opinion of course, take care. I shall continue to keep my fingers crossed for Three Rivers future success.
Shameless promotion time
Fans of Three Rivers Organ Donor Campaign.
http://www.fanstrdonorcampaign.com/
http://www.myspace.com/trfansorgandonorcampaign
http://twitter.com/trdonorcampaign
Yes, that’s right, a bunch of Loonies for O’Loughlin
have gotten together to help promote awareness of Organ Donation and to support donor families, and transplant recepients. Feel free to join us, we don’t ask much. Just your left kidney, blind unwavering devotion to Alex, and first born child. Money for skywriting and giant billboards gratefully accepted. *grin*
I’m just kidding, obviously. This is actually a legitimate fan based campaign.
From the mission statement…
We are here to assist the Transplant Community in every way possible:
By educating the public as to the importance of organ donation.
By assisting the public to register as organ donors.
By assisting transplant recipients to obtain the help they need to insure a successful transplant.
We wish to conduct ourselves in every way so that our activities reflect positively on the efforts of the physicians, nurses, educators, other professionals, and their portrayers within and surrounding the Transplant Community.
We do not raise money or ask for donations, and anyone representing themselves as doing so is not associated with the Fans of Three Rivers Organ Donor Campaign. Anyone wishing to make donations will be sent directly to the donor organization they wish to support.
Check it out if you’re interested
Kelly Kahl is a man.
Kelly Kahl is a man.
Doh! whoopsa daisy. *LOL* I don’t actually live in America (is Australian) so I wouldn’t know. Then again I suppose I could have done the sensible thing and looked it up before arbitarily assigning a gender.
Thanks for letting me know. You learn something new everyday
CBS has been promoting and advertising Three Rivers. There will absolutely be a new episode Sunday, Nov. 22. I hope people know about the important life saving message Three Rivers sends out, because CBS has partnered with Donate Life America. This speaks volume.
wow, who the hell is in charge of CBS.
I mean if it was a good show with potential, or on NBC, i’d say keep it on. But your CBS with limted slots available for improvement. A series high of 2.0 isn’t getting it done.
Three Rivers = 13 weeks (and that is it.)
I always thought “American Dad” was the weakest of the FOX cartoon block. Just my opinion…
Anyone think 60 minutes will be pulled soon? I remember when it used to be the top rated show of the whole season.
Finally, hows about a slice of Boston cream pie (off of Bill’s nose)?
Yes Tom DH premired pretty low and I can abtribute that to the low quality of the last season they premired at #16 but has since then been growing with viewers on are ranked #10 so saying they are no longer in the top 10 is not factual. DH is great and keeps getting better this season I think they realized they needed to step their game up when ratings fell last season. DH is really back this season.
HERE THE LINK IN CASE YOU DONT KNOW TOM:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/nielsens-charts.htm
Three Rivers sucks. The acting is horrible. There’s too much drama. There is no storyline. It will be yanked so fast it will make your head spin. Monkeys fly out of my butt!
At this time, Hibberd is saying that adjusted ratings are showing 3 River’s ratings at it’s “normal” 1.8 rating for the night.
So much for “season highs”.
Better check your facts on Three Rivers …final numbers are in and it only did the usual 1.8…no increase…Cbs…end the misery of the TR actors and end the show…it reeks
So, just 1.8 .
This explains now the move of Three Rivers to 10 pm.
Well, I guess the campaign going on for CBS to pick up more episodes needs more work now.
Well those Alex fangirls maybe a small group but they do a lot of noise.Maybe CBS will give them their wish.
And what about Cold Case? Which demo Cold Case got at the end?
Kim, Cold Case was at 2.1, which is the highest it has been since the second episode this season.
I’m not shocked by Three Rivers 1.8 rating.
Thanks Julia.
I do love Cold Case , and I hope the show to do better next week.
I could not believe Cold Case’s numbers were worse than Three Rivers.
So Cold Case was the winner last Sunday , not Three Rivers.
Poor Cold case , the show even is able to get some numbers back after that terrible Three Rivers scares all viewers away.