Posted on 20 November 2009 by Robert Seidman
via press release:
November 20, 2009
Fringe Ratings Report: ABC Daytime Programming
Week of November 9, 2009
Delivering its Largest Weekly Audience in Over 2 Years in Women 18-34, “General Hospital” is the Week’s No. 1 Program in Daytime in the Key Demo
“General Hospital’s” Garners a 9-Month High in Women 18-49, With This Week
“All My Children’s” and “One Life to Live’s” Most-Watched Week in 5 Months
Read the full story
Posted on 20 November 2009 by Robert Seidman
via CBS press release:
“LATE SHOW” TOPS “THE TONIGHT SHOW” IN VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54, AND IS TIED IN ADULTS 18-49
“The Late Late Show” Wins in Viewers and Adults 25-54
CBS’s LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN beat “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” in viewers, adults 25-54 and finished in a tie in adults 18-49 while THE LATE LATE SHOW with CRAIG FERGUSON won its time period in viewers and adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Nov. 13.
LATE SHOW posted a 3.0/08 in households with an average of 4.13m viewers, up +15% in households (from 2.6/07) and +11% in viewers (from 3.73m) compared to the same week last year. LATE SHOW beat “The Tonight Show” in households by +88% (vs. 1.6/04), viewers by +81% (vs. 2.28m), adults 25-54 by +30% (vs. 1.0/04) and tied in adults 18-49.
Read the full story
Posted on 20 November 2009 by Robert Seidman
via press release:
SEASON SIX FINALE OF LIFETIME TELEVISION’S
IS SERIES’ HIGHEST RATED EPISODE OF SEASON
Hit Unscripted Program Wraps First Season on Lifetime with a
3.2 Among Women 18-49, 3.6 in Women 25-54, 2.9 in Women 18+
and 3.4 in Households, Averaging 4.2 Million Total Viewers
Read the full story
Posted on 20 November 2009 by Robert Seidman

via NBC press release:
NBC LATE-NIGHT RATINGS RESULTS FOR THE WEEK OF NOV. 9-13
CONAN TIES ‘LATE SHOW’ FOR THE WEEK IN 18-49 RATING, WINS DECISIVELY IN 18-34
JIMMY FALLON DEFEATS ‘LATE LATE SHOW’ AT 12:35 A.M. IN 18-49 AND OTHER KEY DEMOS
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – November 20, 2009 – NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” averaged a 0.9 rating, 4 share in adults 18-49 and 2.3 million viewers overall for the week of November 9-13, tying for #1 among the broadcast networks with CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman” in adult 18-49 rating and out-delivering the ABC combination of “Nightline” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
Read the full story
Posted on 20 November 2009 by Robert Seidman
via press release:
‘DAYS OF OUR LIVES’ MATCHES ITS HIGHEST WOMEN 18-49 RATING IN 11 MONTHS AND HITS A NEW FIVE-MONTH HIGH AMONG WOMEN 18-34
THIS SEASON, ‘DAYS’ IS GENERATING ITS BIGGEST AUDIENCES IN WOMEN 18-49 AND TOTAL VIEWERS IN THREE YEARS
FOR THE ‘09-10 SEASON TO DATE, ‘DAYS’ IS DELIVERING THE BIGGEST YEAR-TO-YEAR GAIN OF ANY MAJOR-NET DAYTIME SERIES IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND WOMEN 18-49
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – November 20, 2009 – For the week of November 9-13, “Days of our Lives” (1.4 rating, 8 share among women 18-49, 1.1/7 among women 18-34) tied for #3 among network daytime series in women 18-49 rating and tied for #2 in the women 18-34 demo. “Days” matched its highest women 18-49 rating in 11 months (since the week of December 8-12, 2008) and delivered its highest women 18-34 rating in five months (since the week of June 8-12). Note that “Days” was preempted in several markets on Tuesday due to coverage of the memorial service at Fort Hood.
Read the full story
Posted on 20 November 2009 by Bill Gorman
via press release:
ABC Finishes a Strong No. 2 in Viewers and Adults 18-49, while Ranking a
Dominant No. 1 on Thursday in Adults 18-34 and Among Key Women Demos
Read the full story
Posted on 20 November 2009 by Bill Gorman

While comparing a half hour Nightline to the hour long NBC and CBS shows is still apples to oranges, it’s closer than I’d have imagined.
via press release:
“NIGHTLINE” IS #1 FOR THE WEEK: BESTS “LETTERMAN” AND “TONIGHT SHOW” AMONG TOTAL VIEWERS, A25-54 & A18-49
“NIGHTLINE” POSTS BEST TOTAL VIEWER AND A25-54 DELIVERIES SINCE START OF THE SEASON
NIGHTLINE” GROWS +2% AMONG TOTAL VIEWERS YEAR TO YEAR WHILE “TONIGHT SHOW” DECLINES -56%
Read the full story
Posted on 20 November 2009 by Bill Gorman
via press release:
Growing in Adults 18-49 for the 4th Straight Week, ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel”
Marks its Top Viewer and Adult 18-49 Results Since Season-Premiere Week
Read the full story