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NFL Telecasts Top C3 Ratings for Week 1 of 2010-11 TV Season

admin — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:40:15 +0000

National Football League telecasts topped the rankings of C3 commercial ratings among persons 18-49 in the first week of the new TV season, according to data released today by The Nielsen Company.

The NFL claimed the top four spots in the rankings for C3, which measures the commercials watched both live and with three days of DVR playback. C3 is commonly known as the metric under which much of primetime advertising is bought and sold.

ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” is the first non-sports telecast to appear on the list, coming in at #5 for the week with a 5.1 C3 rating among persons 18-49. The show’s C3 rating was 30% higher than its live-only commercial rating. On average, the C3 rating for the top 20 shows on this list was 8% higher than its live-only commercial rating.

CBS’s “Hawaii Five-O” and “$#*! My Dad Says” were the season’s only two new shows to crack the top 20 in the first week. Each show’s C3 rating was 0.6 points higher than its live-only commercial rating

Top C3 Ratings, Persons 18-49 – Week of 9/20/10
RANK	PROGRAM NAME	NETWORK	DATE OF AIR	LIVE+3 COMMERCIAL RATING (C3)	LIVE-ONLY COMMERCIAL RATING
1	FOX NFL SUNDAY-SINGLE	FOX	9/26/10	7.9	7.7
2	CBS NFL NATIONAL	CBS	9/26/10	7.7	7.5
3	NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	NBC	9/26/10	6.9	6.7
4	NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ESPN	9/20/10	5.8	5.5
5	GREY’S ANATOMY	ABC	9/23/10	5.1	3.9
6	GLEE	FOX	9/21/10	5.0	3.9
7	SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK*	NBC	9/26/10	5.0	4.8
8	FAMILY GUY	FOX	9/26/10	4.7	3.7
9	MODERN FAMILY	ABC	9/22/10	4.7	3.4
10	CBS NFL REGIONAL	CBS	9/26/10	4.6	4.5
11	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	9/20/10	4.5	3.8
12	DANCING WITH THE STARS	ABC	9/20/10	4.4	4.0
13	THE BIG BANG THEORY	CBS	9/23/10	4.3	3.3
14	FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA PT 3	NBC	9/26/10	4.1	4.0
15	OFFICE	NBC	9/23/10	4.1	3.0
16	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	ABC	9/21/10	4.0	3.7
17	HOUSE	FOX	9/20/10	4.0	2.9
18	HAWAII FIVE-0	CBS	9/20/10	3.9	3.3
19	DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	ABC	9/26/10	3.9	3.1
20	$#*! MY DAD SAYS	CBS	9/23/10	3.7	3.1
Source: The Nielsen Company Note: Rankings for September 20-26, P18-49 * – 11 minute pre-game show before Sunday Night Football

“Lost” Is Found By Online Viewers

Nielsen Wire — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:50:09 +0000

Nielsen today released its first public rankings of online individual TV programs, and ABC.com’s “Lost” led the way with 1.4 million unique viewers in December. NBC.com’s “Saturday Night Live” was close behind with 1.1 million unique viewers, followed by “Grey’s Anatomy” on ABC.com with 879,000 unique viewers.

Top 10 Online Broadcast TV Network Entertainment Programs* for December 2008 ranked by Unique Viewers (U.S.)


Rank	Program	Network	Unique Viewers
1	Lost	ABC.com	1,425,000
2	Saturday Night Live	NBC.com	1,111,000
3	Grey’s Anatomy	ABC.com	879,000
4	Desperate Housewives	ABC.com	723,000
5	Heroes	NBC.com	685,000
6	Ugly Betty	ABC.com	631,000
7	Samantha Who?	ABC.com	560,000
8	Scrubs	ABC.com	519,000
9	Survivor	CBS Television	496,000
10	True Beauty	ABC.com	462,000
“Source: Nielsen Online, VideoCensus *Reflects video content on ABC.com, CBS Television, CWTV.com, FOX Broadcasting, and NBC.com, along with their respective embedded video players. Programs are client-defined.

The rankings are based on broadcast networks that tag their online offerings. Hulu.com was excluded from the survey as it does not currently report VideoCensus data at the program level. Web sites included in the survey are: ABC.com, CBS Television, CWTV.com, Fox Broadcasting and NBC.com.

Watch a video from John Burbank, CEO, Nielsen Online

To read more about Nielsen’s VideoCensus, including additional rankings for top entertainment programs ranked by time spent online and information on our methodology, view the entire release here.

Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: Nov. 10 – Nov. 16, 2008

Nielsen Wire — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:40:43 +0000

RANK	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	60 MINUTES	CBS	25,104,000
2	DANCING WITH THE STARS	ABC	18,693,000
3	CSI	CBS	19,050,000
4	NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	NBC	19,272,000
5	NCIS	CBS	18,745,000
6	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	ABC	16,521,000
7	DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	ABC	16,842,000
8	THE MENTALIST	CBS	16,516,000
9	GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM	ABC	14,902,000
10	CMA AWARDS(S)	ABC	15,905,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (November 10-16, 2008).

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, November 6, 2008

admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:16:50 +0000

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Gabon” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, November 6, 2008.

ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was sandwiched in between the two, in second place.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	CSI	CBS	18,175,000
2	GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM	ABC	15,740,000
3	SURVIVOR: GABON	CBS	12,013,000
4	ELEVENTH HOUR	CBS	10,902,000
5	UGLY BETTY	ABC	8,917,000
6	LIFE ON MARS	ABC	8,711,000
7	E.R.	NBC	8,608,000
8	OFFICE	NBC	8,545,000
9	30 ROCK	NBC	8,069,000
10	MY NAME IS EARL	NBC	6,700,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (November 6, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 13.7 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 11.2 million average viewers. NBC and Univision claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.7 million and 4.6 million average viewers, respectively. FOX and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.6 million and 3.8 million average viewers, respectively.

Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: Oct. 27 – Nov. 2, 2008

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:01:07 +0000

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	FOX WRLD SERIES GM5 CONCL(S)	FOX	19,844,000
2	CSI	CBS	19,098,000
3	DANCING WITH THE STARS	ABC	18,876,000
4	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	ABC	17,445,000
5	NCIS	CBS	17,258,000
6	NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	NBC	16,741,000
7	MENTALIST, THE	CBS	16,073,000
8	DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	ABC	15,933,000
9	GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM	ABC	15,319,000
10	60 MINUTES	CBS	14,322,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 27, 2008 – November 2, 2008).

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 30, 2008

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:00:02 +0000

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Gabon” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, October 30, 2008.

ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was sandwiched in between the two, in second place.

The season premiere of NBC’s “30 Rock” also made the top 10.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	CSI	CBS	19,098,000
2	GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM	ABC	15,319,000
3	SURVIVOR: GABON	CBS	13,015,000
4	ELEVENTH HOUR	CBS	11,248,000
5	OFFICE	NBC	9,514,000
6	E.R.	NBC	9,192,000
7	30 ROCK	NBC	8,663,000
8	UGLY BETTY	ABC	8,550,000
9	LIFE ON MARS	ABC	8,139,000
10	MY NAME IS EARL	NBC	6,269,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 30, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 14.5 million viewers, while ABC took second place with just over 10.7 million average viewers. NBC and Univision claimed third and fourth places with roughly 8 million and 4.5 million average viewers, respectively. The CW and FOX followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 3.9 million and 3.7 million average viewers, respectively.

Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: October 13 – 19, 2008

admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:05:15 +0000

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	CSI	CBS	19,275,000
2	NCIS	CBS	18,038,000
3	DANCING WITH THE STARS	ABC	17,765,000
4	DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	ABC	15,485,000
5	MENTALIST, THE	CBS	14,935,000
6	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	ABC	14,816,000
7	GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM	ABC	14,803,000
8	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	14,719,000
9	60 MINUTES	CBS	14,533,000
10	HOUSE	FOX	13,269,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 13, 2008 – October 19, 2008).

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 16, 2008

admin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:59:05 +0000

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Gabon” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, October 16, 2008.

ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.

RANK	PROGRAM	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	CSI	CBS	19,275,000
2	GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM	ABC	14,803,000
3	SURVIVOR: GABON	CBS	12,807,000
4	ELEVENTH HOUR	CBS	11,907,000
5	E.R.	NBC	8,961,000
6	SNL:WKND UPDT 10/16(S)-10/16/2008	NBC	8,832,000
7	UGLY BETTY	ABC	8,327,000
8	OFFICE	NBC	8,276,000
9	LIFE ON MARS	ABC	8,220,000
10	MY NAME IS EARL	NBC	6,722,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 16, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of 14.7 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 10.5 million average viewers. NBC and Univision claimed third and fourth places with roughly 8.0 million and 4.5 million average viewers, respectively. The CW and FOX followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 3.62 million and 3.56 million viewers, respectively.

Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: October 6 – 12, 2008

admin — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:22:53 +0000

RANK	PROGRAM	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	CSI	CBS	23,485,000
2	DANCING WITH THE STARS	ABC	18,592,000
3	NCIS	CBS	16,288,000
4	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	16,185,000
5	CSI: NY	CBS	15,873,000
6	DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	ABC	15,505,000
7	DANCING W/STARS RESULT SP(S)	ABC	15,065,000
8	GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM	ABC	14,797,000
9	OT, THE	FOX	14,232,000
10	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	14,073,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 6, 2008 – October 12, 2008).

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 9, 2008

admin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:44:19 +0000

The season premiere of CBS’s “CSI” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Thursday, October 9, 2008.

ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” claimed the number two slot, and CBS’s “Survivor: Gabon” rounded out the top three.

Premiere episodes of CBS’s “Eleventh Hour,” ABC’s “Life on Mars,” and “SNL on Thursday Night” also made the top ten.

RANK	NAME	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	CSI	CBS	23,485,000
2	GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM	ABC	14,797,000
3	SURVIVOR: GABON	CBS	13,278,000
4	ELEVENTH HOUR	CBS	11,373,000
5	LIFE ON MARS	ABC	11,333,000
6	SNL:WKND UPDT 10/9(S)-10/09/2008	NBC	10,850,000
7	E.R.	NBC	9,408,000
8	OFFICE	NBC	9,245,000
9	UGLY BETTY	ABC	8,521,000
10	FOX MLB NLCS GAME 1(S)-10/09/2008	FOX	7,735,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 9, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 16.1 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 11.6 million average viewers. NBC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 8.9 million and 7.4 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.8 million and 3.6 million viewers, respectively.