THE PROGRAMMING INSIDER
Friday, May 1, 2009
CBS Wins; Overall Network Performance Continues to Erode
Ratings Box:
What’s Hot/What’s Not
On the Air This Weekend:
Prime-Time Programming Options
TV Tidbits:
Notes of Interest
TV Trivia Time:
TV Locations
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Prime-Time Metered Market Thursday Ratings:
CBS Wins; Overall Network Performance Continues to Erode
Thursday 4/30/09
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Rtg/Shr
CBS 7.7/12
ABC 6.5/11
Fox 5.2/ 8
NBC 3.9/ 6
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-Percent Change From the Year-Ago Evening (Thursday, May 1, 2008):
Fox: + 8, ABC: -16, CBS: -17, NBC: -19, CW: -20
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-Yesterday’s Winners:
Survivor: Tocantins (CBS), CSI (CBS), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), Criminal Minds R (CBS)
-Honorable Mention:
Bones (Fox)
-Disappointing:
Smallville (CW), 30 Rock (NBC)
-Losing Steam:
Southland (NBC)
-Yesterday’s Losers (excluding repeats):
My Name is Earl (NBC), Parks and Recreation (NBC)
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-Ratings Breakdown:
CBS led the overnight troops on this below-average Thursday, followed by ABC, Fox, NBC and the CW.
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