CW Ratings for Thursday, October 2, 2008

The CW aired all-new episodes of Smallville and Supernatural on Thursday, October 2, 2008. For the night the network averaged 2.4/4 in households/ratings share and a 1.5 in the adults 18-49 demo. This average is the same as this time last year, also.

At 8/7c was an all-new Smallville (”Toxic”). [HH: 2.5/4, #12; A18-49: 1.6, #12; 3,950,000 viewers]

• Last week comparison of Smallville (”Plastique) on Thursday, September 25, 2008. [HH: 2.7/4, #14; A18-49: 1.7, #14; 4,180,000 viewers]

At 9/8c was an all-new Supernatural (”In The Beginning”). [HH: 2.4/4, #13; A18-49: 1.5, #T13; 3,570,000 viewers]

• Last week comparison of Supernatural (”Are You There God? It’s Me, Dean Winchester”) on Thursday, September 25, 2008. [HH: 2.1/3, #15; A18-49: 1.3, #15; 3,180,000 viewers]

Smallville is crashing a little too fast. It is not cause for concern-yet.

CW Ratings for Wednesday, October 1, 2008

The CW aired its (personally) annoying mixture of an all-new America’s Next Top Model followed by an encore telecast of 90210 on Wednesday, October 1, 2008. For the night the CW averaged 2.0/3 household/share rating and a 1.4 in adults 18-49 demo.

At 8/7c was the all-new episode of America’s Next Top Model (”Natural Beauty”). [HH: 2.7/5, #13; A18-49: 1.9, #12; 4,010,000 viewers]

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  • Last week comparison of America’s Next Top Model (”Fierce Eyes”) on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. [HH: 2.8/5, #12; A18-49: 2.1, #T10; 4,070,000 viewers]

At 9/8c was an encore of Tuesday’s night episode of 90210 (”Model Behavior”). [HH: 1.3/2, #15; A18-49: 0.9, #15; 1,730,000 viewers]

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  • Last week comparison of 90210 (”Wide Awake And Dreaming”) on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. [HH: 1.6/2, #14; A18-49: 1.2, #14; 2,340,000 viewers]

I have vented enough about the CW’s Wednesday line-up. This Wednesday night’s results only reinforce my feelings about it.

CW Ratings for Tuesday, September 30, 2008

The CW aired its combo of 90210 and Privileged on Tuesday, September 30, 2008. For the night the CW averaged 1.8/3 household/share rating and a 1.3 in adults 18-49 demo, and although this is an improvement over last week, it is still nothing to boast about.

At 8/7c was an all-new episode of 90210 (”Model Behavior”). [HH: 2.2/4, #11; A18-49: 1.6, #11; 3,190,000 viewers]

• Last week comparison of 90210 (”Wide Awake And Dreaming”) on Tuesday, September 23, 2008. [HH: 2.1/3, #10; A18-49: 1.5, #10; 2,960,000 viewers]

And at 9/8c was an all-new Privileged (”All About The Power Position”). [HH: 1.3/2, #12; A18-49: 0.9, #12; 1,880,000 viewers]

• Last week comparison of Privileged (”All About What You Really, Really Want”) on Tuesday, September 23, 2008. [HH: 1.3/3, #11; A18-49: 0.9, #11; 1,860,000 viewers]

The CW put a lot on 90210 and therefore thought it could only help newcomer Privileged. However, 90210 is not helping Privileged. CW needs to try the show on another night.

CW Ratings for Monday, September 29, 2008

On Monday, September 29, 2008 the CW continued to soar with its highly compatible duo Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill.

At 8/7c was an all-new Gossip Girl (”The Serena Also Rises”). [A18-49: 1.9, #T13; 3,540,000 viewers]

• Last week comparison of Gossip Girl (”The Ex-Files”) on Monday, September 22, 2008. [HH: 2.3/3, #13; A18-49: 1.6, #13; 3,350,000 viewers]

And at 9/8c was a new episode of One Tree Hill (”You’ve Dug Your Own Grave, Now Lie In It”), which has not had demos this high in nearly two years! [A18-49: 1.9, #T13; 3,420,000 viewers]

• Last week comparison of One Tree Hill (”Bridge Over Troubled Waters”) on Monday, September 22, 2008. [HH: 2.1/3, #14; A18-49: 1.5, #14; 3,100,00 viewers]

Another great night of teen drama for the CW. I feel personally that not having an all-new episode is going to hurt this stride of ratings, but we’ll have to see.

CW Ratings Catch-Up for September 25-28, 2008

Unfortunately, you’ll see this from time to time. I try my best to keep this blog up to date, but sometimes things just happen that I get behind. So instead of dreading getting back to blogging because I have hours of blogs to catch up on, I’ll just post a quick catch-up.

Thursday, September 25, 2008 the CW aired all-new Smallville (“Plastique”) [HH: 2.7/4, #14; A18-49: 1.7, #14; 4,100,000 viewers] and Supernatural (“Are You There God? It’s Me, Dean Winchester”) [HH: 2.1/3, #15; A18-49: 1.3, #15; 3,240,000 viewers].

Friday, September 26, 2008 the CW aired its final Friday Night Smackdown (“Episode 474″) [A18-49: 1.4, #T9; 4,410,000 viewers].

Sunday, September 28, 2008 the CW aired a night full of repeats including One Tree Hill (“Bridge Over Troubled Waters”) [HH: 0.9/2, #T20; A18-49: 0.6, #T20; 1,370,000 viewers], Privileged (“All About What You Really, Really Want”) [HH: 0.9/1, #T20; A18-49: 0.6, #T20; 1,220,000 viewers], and America’s Next Top Model (“Fierce Eyes”) [HH: 1.0/2, #19; A18-49: 0.7, #19; 1,440,000 viewers].

CW Ratings for Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The CW aired its mix of an all-new America’s Next Top Model followed by an encore of 90210 last night on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. For the night the CW averaged 2.1/3 household/share rating and a 1.6 in adults 18-49 demo.

At 8/7c was the all-new episode of America’s Next Top Model (”Fierce Eyes”). [HH: 2.8/5, #12; A18-49: 2.1, #T10; 4,070,000 viewers]

• Last week comparison of America’s Next Top Model (”You’re Beautiful, Now Change”) on Wednesday, September 17, 2008. [HH: 2.9/5, #11; A18-49: 2.1, #T5; 4,240,000 viewers]

At 9/8c was an encore of Tuesday’s night episode of 90210 (”Wide Awake And Dreaming”). [HH: 1.6/2, #14; A18-49: 1.2, #14; 2,340,000 viewers]

• Last week comparison of 90210 (”The Bubble”) on Wednesday, September 17, 2008. [HH: 1.6/2, #14; A18-49: 1.1, #14; 1,990,000 viewers]

America’s Next Top Model held its own, as always, against a very competitive night. Even the 90210 encore seemed to be uneffected by the competition. However, I still say its a waste of a lead-in. People know 90210 is on, people know 90210 is there. They just don’t care. How about promoting some of your other shows CW?

CW Ratings for Tuesday, September 23, 2008

The CW aired all-new episodes of 90210 and Privileged last night on Tuesday, September 23, 2008. For the night the CW averaged 1.7/3 household/share rating and a 1.2 in adults 18-49 demo.

Comparably, on this night of last year the CW averaged 2.0/3 household/share rating and a 1.5 in adults 18-49 demo with then qualified as low-rated Beauty And The Geek and Reaper.

At 8/7c was an all-new episode of 90210 (”Wide Awake And Dreaming”). [HH: 2.1/3, #10; A18-49: 1.5, #10; 2,960,000 viewers]

• Last week comparison of 90210 (”The Bubble”) on Tuesday, September 16, 2008. [HH: 2.4/4, #10; A18-49: 1.8, #T8; 3,330,000 viewers]

And at 9/8c was an all-new Privileged (”All About What You Really, Really Want”). [HH: 1.3/2, #11; A18-49: 0.9, #11; 1,860,000 viewers]

• Last week comparison of Privileged (”All About Honesty”) on Tuesday, September 16, 2008. [HH: 1.8/3, #11; A18-49: 1.1, #11; 2,430,000 viewers]

Where do I begin? How about with noting that both shows hit series lows last night. Second it is worth noting what is already stated above, 90210 couldn’t crack 3 million and Privileged couldn’t crack 2 million. It’s time for the CW to do some damage control. Especially considering that 1 year ago their ratings were higher than now, when they are trying to improve on their ratings from last year. Ouch.

It’s a shame too. Privileged was really good. See my post. As for 90210, yeah I was rooting for it in the beginning, but they already ruined their potential fanbase with the horrible 2nd and 3rd episodes. So now they are going to have to start all over again.

CW Ratings for Monday, September 22, 2008

Last night, Monday, September 22, 2008, marked the official beginning of the 2008-2009 television season. And good news, the CW held up with previous Monday nights with its perfect (yes, I’m now calling it perfect) combination of Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill. For the night the network averaged 2.2/3 in the households/share rating and a whopping 1.5 in the coveted adults 18-49 demo.

At 8/7c was an all-new Gossip Girl (”The Ex-Files”), which saw series highs last night. [HH: 2.3/3, #13; A18-49: 1.6, #13; 3,350,000 viewers]

• Last week comparison of Gossip Girl (”The Dark Knight”) on Monday, September 15, 2008. [HH: 2.6/4, #12; A18-49: 1.9, #T7; 3,730,000 viewers]

And at 9/8c was a new episode of One Tree Hill (”Bridge Over Troubled Waters”). [HH: 2.1/3, #14; A18-49: 1.5, #14; 3,100,000 viewers]

• Last week comparison of One Tree Hill (”Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly”) on Monday, September 15, 2008. [HH: 2.3/3, #13; A18-49: 1.8, #T11; 3,350,00 viewers]

I am very pleased, and frankly surprised, with the CW’s performance last night. I thought for sure we’d see both Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill in the 2-2.5 million viewers range last night but both programs exceeded my expectations and even up against a night pact full of premieres Gossip Girl managed to beat every episode of its first season in the adults 18-49 demo, with the exception of the series premiere.

CW Ratings for Sunday, September 21, 2008

The CW reverted back to its typical low-rated Sunday last night on Sunday, September 21, 2008. The network aired an encore of last week’s One Tree Hill, an encore of the last week’s Privileged, and finally an encore of last week’s America’s Next Top Model. For the night the CW averaged 1.0/2 household/share rating and a 0.6 in adults 18-49 demo.

At 7/6c was an encore episode of last Monday’s One Tree Hill (”Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly”). [HH: 0.9/2, #22; A18-49: 0.5, #22]

• Last week comparison of One Tree Hill (”One Million Billionth of a Millisecond on a Sunday Morning”) on Sunday, September 14, 2008. [HH: 0.9/2, #22; A18-49: 0.5, #22]

At 8/7c was an encore of the series premiere of the new series Privileged (”All About Honesty”). [HH: 1.3/2, #21; A18-49: 0.9, #21; 2,010,000 viewers]

• Last week comparison of Privileged (”Pilot”) on Sunday, September 14, 2008. [HH: 1.3/2, #21; A18-49: 0.9, #21; 2,010,000 viewers]

And finally At 9/8c was an encore of America’s Next Top Model (”You’re Beautiful, Now Change”). [HH: 1.8/3, #20; A18-49: 1.2, #20; 2,730,000 viewers]

• Last week comparison of America’s Next Top Model (The Ladder of Model Success”) on Sunday, September 14, 2008. [HH: 1.8/3, #20; A18-49: 1.2, #20; 2,730,000 viewers]

Nothing good lasts forever right? I suspect the CW will have a big dip in ratings this week as the big 4 broadcast networks bring out their new and returning shows.

CW Ratings for Friday, September 19, 2008

The CW aired its penultimate installment of Friday Night Smackdown on Friday, September 19, 2008.

At 8/7c through 9/8c was an all-new Friday Night Smackdown (”Episode 473”). [A18-49: 1.4, #T6; 4,390,000 viewers]

• Last on comparison of Friday Night Smackdown (”Episode 473″) on Friday, September 12, 2008. [A18-49: 1.3; 4,180,000 viewers]

With no Friday Night Smackdown on the CW, the network is sure to feel the burn in the ratings.