Every year there’s a show that
gains momentum during the slow summer months and becomes a
hit when new episodes return come fall. Two years ago it was CBS’s
“Without a Trace.” Last year it was ABC’s “Extreme Makeover:
Home Edition.”
This year's summer sleeper may be CBS’s “NCIS.”
Repeats of the show are gaining in total viewers and
adults 18-49 compared with last summer. It’s one of CBS’s only
shows to do so this summer, with most of the network’s schedule in
a slump compared with last year.
“NCIS” averaged a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating last
week, compared with a 1.9 rating the same week last year. It was up
26 percent. It also rose among total viewers, from 7.95 million to
9.39 million, good for a tie for No. 4 for the week.
Tuesday, where “NCIS” anchors CBS’s lineup at 8
p.m., is one of only two nights the network is not falling
compared with last year among 18-49s. It is flat, even though 9 p.m.’s
“Big Brother” is down from last season.
“NCIS” has gotten lots of buzz this summer after
unexpectedly killing off one of its main characters in the season
finale. That has driven casual fans to catch up this summer and try
to spot any clues that Sasha Alexander was on her way out.
“NCIS” has received lots of press coverage because
of that death, including the recent announcement that “Picket
Fences’” Lauren Holly will join the cast this fall as a
potential love interest for lead actor Mark Harmon.
The second-year “JAG” spinoff may also be grabbing
“JAG” viewers looking for a new military forensics fix now that
their show is off the air.
“NCIS” bettered its first-year numbers
substantially last season, averaging a 3.1 18-49 rating, up 19
percent from its year one average of 2.6. Among total viewers it
averaged 12.8 million, also up from year one.
If it can move up to 15 million this coming season, it
would go from a top 20 show to top 15, putting it in TV’s elite
tier.
Meanwhile, in other broadcast ratings for the week
ended Aug. 7:
Among adults 18-49,
CBS finished first with a 2.4 average rating and 7 share. Fox was
second at 2.3/7, followed by ABC at 2.0/6, NBC at 1.8/6, UPN at
1.0/3 and the WB at 0.7/2.
Among adults 18-34,
Fox took first for the 30th straight week, a network record, at
2.4/9, followed by CBS at 1.8/6, ABC at 1.5/5, NBC at 1.3/5, UPN at
1.0/4 and the WB at 0.7/3.
Among adults 25-54,
CBS placed first at 2.9/8. ABC and Fox tied for second at 2.3/7,
followed by NBC at 2.2/6, UPN at 1.0/3 and the WB at 0.7/2.
Top five (18-49s):
1. “CSI” (CBS) and “Hell’s Kitchen” (Fox) 4.4; 3. “Big
Brother” (CBS) 3.6; 4. “Without a Trace” (CBS) 3.4; 5. “CSI:
Miami” (CBS) 3.2
Top five (total viewers):
1. “CSI” (CBS) 13.94 million; 2. “Without a Trace” (CBS)
11.82 million; 3. “CSI: Miami” (CBS) 10.22 million; T4. “Two
and a Half Men” and “NCIS” (CBS) 9.39 million
Bottom five (18-49s):
101. “Law & Order: Trial by Jury” (NBC) 0.7; 105. “UPN’s
Friday Night Movie” (UPN), “One Tree Hill” (WB), “Summerland”
(WB) 0.6; 108. “Everwood” (WB) 0.4
Bottom five (total viewers):
111. “Arrested Development” (Fox) 1.80 million; 106. “Charmed”
(WB) 1.68 million; 106. “Summerland” (WB) 1.66 million; 107. “One
Tree Hill” (WB) 1.35 million; 108. “Everwood” (WB) 1.19
million
Show on the rise:
“Hell’s Kitchen,” Fox, Monday 9 p.m. The season finale of
Gordon Ramsay’s bakeoff averaged a series-best 4.4 among 18-49s,
putting the show atop the week’s rankings for the first time.
Not surprisingly, Fox quickly cooked up another season order.
Show on the decline:
“Law & Order: Trial by Jury,” NBC, Saturday, 9 p.m. Disorder
in the court? The now-canceled show was the lowest-rated program on
the Big Four networks last week, averaging a 0.6 rating and falling
behind even UPN’s “R U the Girl,” CBS’s “The Cut” and
the WB’s “Charmed.”
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PRIMETIME
AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on Households
Week Ending August 7 |
|
Network |
Households |
People 2+ |
Adults
18-49 |
|
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
|
CBS |
4.9 |
5400 |
9 |
2.6 |
7270 |
8 |
2.4 |
3060 |
7 |
|
NBC |
4.2 |
4620 |
8 |
2.1 |
5900 |
6 |
1.8 |
2320 |
6 |
|
ABC |
3.8 |
4150 |
7 |
2.0 |
5600 |
6 |
2.0 |
2570 |
6 |
|
FOX |
3.4 |
3670 |
6 |
1.9 |
5190 |
6 |
2.3 |
2980 |
7 |
|
UPN |
1.8 |
1980 |
3 |
1.0 |
2650 |
3 |
1.0 |
1280 |
3 |
|
WB |
1.2 |
1370 |
2 |
0.6 |
1780 |
2 |
0.7 |
970 |
2 |
|
PAX |
0.5 |
520 |
1 |
0.2 |
670 |
1 |
0.2 |
200 |
0 |
|
* Each rating point is
equivalent to 1.096 million homes
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
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SEASON-TO-DATE
PRIMETIME AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on Households
Week Ending August 7 |
|
Network |
Households |
People 2+ |
Adults
18-49 |
|
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
Rtg% |
(000) |
Shr |
|
CBS |
7.6 |
8350 |
13 |
4.2 |
11660 |
11 |
3.6 |
4650 |
10 |
|
NBC |
6.0 |
6600 |
10 |
3.2 |
8920 |
9 |
3.2 |
4120 |
9 |
|
ABC |
5.9 |
6510 |
10 |
3.3 |
9130 |
9 |
3.4 |
4370 |
9 |
|
FOX |
5.5 |
6050 |
9 |
3.2 |
8940 |
8 |
3.7 |
4790 |
10 |
|
UPN |
2.2 |
2360 |
3 |
1.1 |
3190 |
3 |
1.3 |
1680 |
4 |
|
WB |
2.0 |
2240 |
3 |
1.1 |
3040 |
3 |
1.3 |
1630 |
3 |
|
PAX |
0.4 |
460 |
1 |
0.2 |
610 |
1 |
0.1 |
180 |
0 |
|
*
Each rating point is equivalent to 1.096
million homes
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
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NETWORK
TV
Ranked on Households
Week Ending August 7 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
HOUSEHOLDS |
PERSONS
2+ |
|
Rtg% |
Shr |
(000) |
# |
Rtg% |
(000) |
|
1 |
CSI |
CBS |
9.5 |
16 |
10456 |
1 |
5.0 |
13944 |
|
2 |
WITHOUT A TRACE |
CBS |
8.2 |
15 |
9032 |
2 |
4.3 |
11825 |
|
3 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
6.8 |
11 |
7432 |
3 |
3.7 |
10219 |
|
4 |
NCIS |
CBS |
6.5 |
12 |
7148 |
4 |
3.4 |
9391 |
|
5 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
6.4 |
11 |
7042 |
4 |
3.4 |
9385 |
|
6 |
LAW AND ORDER |
NBC |
6.1 |
11 |
6735 |
10 |
3.1 |
8699 |
|
6 |
LAW AND ORDER:CRIM
INTENT |
NBC |
6.1 |
10 |
6710 |
6 |
3.2 |
9022 |
|
8 |
LAW AND ORDER WED 9PM |
NBC |
5.9 |
10 |
6442 |
12 |
3.0 |
8223 |
|
9 |
CBS SUNDAY MOVIE |
CBS |
5.7 |
10 |
6241 |
6 |
3.2 |
8930 |
|
9 |
COLD CASE |
CBS |
5.7 |
10 |
6228 |
6 |
3.2 |
8775 |
|
11 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
5.6 |
11 |
6144 |
13 |
2.9 |
8182 |
|
11 |
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND |
CBS |
5.6 |
10 |
6147 |
13 |
2.9 |
8153 |
|
11 |
LAW AND ORDER:SVU |
NBC |
5.6 |
9 |
6116 |
16 |
2.8 |
7768 |
|
14 |
HELL'S KITCHEN |
FOX |
5.5 |
9 |
6032 |
6 |
3.2 |
8941 |
|
15 |
BIG BROTHER 6-TUE |
CBS |
5.4 |
9 |
5969 |
10 |
3.1 |
8555 |
|
16 |
BIG BROTHER 6-THU |
CBS |
5.2 |
10 |
5645 |
16 |
2.8 |
7704 |
|
17 |
BRAT CAMP |
ABC |
5.1 |
9 |
5557 |
13 |
2.9 |
8007 |
|
17 |
DATELINE FRI |
NBC |
5.1 |
10 |
5593 |
21 |
2.5 |
7001 |
|
17 |
DATELINE SUN-7PM |
NBC |
5.1 |
9 |
5561 |
21 |
2.5 |
7050 |
|
20 |
MOST OUTRAG MOMTS LIVE
TV |
NBC |
5.0 |
9 |
5438 |
19 |
2.6 |
7319 |
|
20 |
PRIMETIME |
ABC |
5.0 |
9 |
5444 |
21 |
2.5 |
6917 |
|
22 |
CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL(S) |
ABC |
4.9 |
8 |
5361 |
18 |
2.7 |
7588 |
|
22 |
CROSSING JORDAN |
NBC |
4.9 |
8 |
5336 |
21 |
2.5 |
6837 |
|
22 |
KING OF QUEENS |
CBS |
4.9 |
9 |
5402 |
21 |
2.5 |
7037 |
|
25 |
CSI: NY |
CBS |
4.8 |
8 |
5260 |
21 |
2.5 |
6812 |
|
25 |
HOUSE |
FOX |
4.8 |
8 |
5252 |
19 |
2.6 |
7284 |
|
1 |
CSI |
CBS |
9.5 |
16 |
10456 |
1 |
5.0 |
13944 |
|
Source: Nielsen Media
Research
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TOP 25
PROGRAMS – BROADCAST
Adults 18-49
Week Ending August 7 |
|
Rank |
Program |
Net |
Rtg% |
(000) |
|
1 |
CSI |
CBS |
4.4 |
5665 |
|
1 |
HELL'S KITCHEN |
FOX |
4.4 |
5706 |
|
3 |
BIG BROTHER 6-TUE |
CBS |
3.6 |
4677 |
|
4 |
WITHOUT A TRACE |
CBS |
3.4 |
4461 |
|
5 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
3.2 |
4177 |
|
5 |
FAMILY GUY |
FOX |
3.2 |
4102 |
|
7 |
CBS SUNDAY MOVIE |
CBS |
3.1 |
4030 |
|
7 |
HELL'S KITCHEN SP-8/1
8P(S) |
FOX |
3.1 |
4031 |
|
7 |
SIMPSONS-SUN 8:30P |
FOX |
3.1 |
4036 |
|
10 |
SO YOU THINK YOU CN
DANCE |
FOX |
3.0 |
3949 |
|
11 |
BRAT CAMP |
ABC |
2.9 |
3761 |
|
11 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
2.9 |
3798 |
|
13 |
BIG BROTHER 6-THU |
CBS |
2.8 |
3617 |
|
13 |
ROCK STAR: INXS-TUE |
CBS |
2.8 |
3682 |
|
15 |
EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM
ED8/7(B) |
ABC |
2.7 |
3571 |
|
15 |
SIMPSONS |
FOX |
2.7 |
3544 |
|
17 |
AMERICAN DAD |
FOX |
2.6 |
3440 |
|
17 |
HOUSE |
FOX |
2.6 |
3359 |
|
17 |
LAW AND ORDER |
NBC |
2.6 |
3327 |
|
17 |
PRIMETIME |
ABC |
2.6 |
3399 |
|
21 |
ABC MON MOVIE OF THE
WEEK |
ABC |
2.5 |
3216 |
|
21 |
CSI: NY |
CBS |
2.5 |
3247 |
|
23 |
20/20-FRI |
ABC |
2.4 |
3063 |
|
23 |
CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL(S) |
ABC |
2.4 |
3154 |
|
23 |
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND |
CBS |
2.4 |
3172 |
|
23 |
EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM
ED8/7 |
ABC |
2.4 |
3121 |
|
23 |
LAW AND ORDER:CRIM
INTENT |
NBC |
2.4 |
3093 |
|
23 |
NCIS |
CBS |
2.4 |
3150 |
|
Source: Nielsen Media
Research
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CABLE
TV
Ranked on Households
Week Ending August 7 |
|
BASIC
CABLE |
|
# |
PROGRAM
NAME |
NET |
Households |
Persons
2+ |
|
(000) |
Rtg % |
(000) |
|
1 |
CLOSER, THE |
TNT |
4406 |
4.0 |
6125 |
|
2 |
REAL WORLD XVI |
MTV |
4249 |
3.9 |
5681 |
|
3 |
MONK |
USA |
3822 |
3.5 |
5378 |
|
4 |
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE
RAW ZONE) |
SPIKE |
3540 |
3.2 |
5203 |
|
5 |
HARRY POTTER &
CHAMBER |
DSNY |
3308 |
3.0 |
4824 |
|
6 |
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE
RAW) |
SPIKE |
3220 |
2.9 |
4658 |
|
7 |
FAMILY GUY |
ADSM |
3069 |
2.8 |
4072 |
|
8 |
LAW & ORDER |
TNT |
2753 |
2.5 |
3435 |
|
9 |
SPONGEBOB |
NICK |
2720 |
2.5 |
3583 |
|
10 |
THATS SO RAVEN |
DSNY |
2718 |
2.5 |
3662 |
|
11 |
SCOOBY-DOO MOVIE |
NICK |
2664 |
2.4 |
3923 |
|
12 |
FAMILY GUY |
ADSM |
2647 |
2.4 |
3543 |
|
13 |
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS |
NICK |
2646 |
2.4 |
3602 |
|
14 |
LAW & ORDER: SVU |
USA |
2588 |
2.4 |
3108 |
|
15 |
FAMILY GUY |
ADSM |
2585 |
2.4 |
3564 |
|
PAY CABLE |
|
# |
PROGRAM
NAME |
NET |
Households |
Persons
2+ |
|
(000) |
Rtg % |
(000) |
|
1 |
SIX FEET UNDER |
HBO |
2092 |
1.9 |
2851 |
|
2 |
ENTOURAGE |
HBO |
1617 |
1.5 |
2213 |
|
3 |
SPIDER-MAN 2 |
HBO |
1480 |
1.4 |
2155 |
|
4 |
CATHOUSE: THE SERIES |
HBO |
1055 |
1.0 |
1188 |
|
5 |
SOPRANOS, THE |
HBO |
1005 |
0.9 |
1208 |
|
* Ratings based on 109.6
million U.S. TV homes. One ratings point represents 1.096
million homes.
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
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SYNDICATION
Ranked on Households
Week Ending July 31 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Syndicator |
Households |
|
US Rtg% |
(000) |
|
1 |
WHEEL OF FORTUNE |
KIN |
7.3 |
7960 |
|
2 |
JEOPARDY |
KIN |
6.0 |
6530 |
|
3 |
OPRAH WINFREY SHOW (AT) |
KIN |
5.7 |
6283 |
|
3 |
EVRY LVS RAYMOND-SYN
(AT) |
KIN |
5.7 |
6254 |
|
5 |
SEINFELD (AT) |
SPT |
5.3 |
5846 |
|
6 |
FRIENDS (AT) |
WB |
5.2 |
5648 |
|
7 |
SEINFELD-WKND (AT) |
SPT |
4.9 |
5361 |
|
8 |
JUDGE JUDY (AT) |
PRM |
4.5 |
4933 |
|
9 |
DR. PHIL SHOW |
KIN |
4.2 |
4632 |
|
10 |
CSI-SYN (AT) |
KIN |
4.1 |
4505 |
|
10 |
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT(AT) |
PRM |
4.1 |
4468 |
|
12 |
WHEEL OF FORTUNE WKND |
KIN |
3.8 |
4212 |
|
13 |
LIVE WITH REGIS AND
KELLY |
BV |
3.3 |
3632 |
|
14 |
JUDGE JOE BROWN (AT) |
PRM |
3.2 |
3527 |
|
15 |
WARNER BROS. VOL 33 |
WB |
3.1 |
3433 |
|
15 |
EVBDY LVS RAYMOND-WKD-SYN |
KIN |
3.1 |
3401 |
|
17 |
MILLIONAIRE (AT) |
BV |
3.0 |
3316 |
|
17 |
MAURY (AT) |
NBU |
3.0 |
3263 |
|
19 |
INSIDE EDITION |
KIN |
2.9 |
3177 |
|
20 |
KING OF THE HILL-SYN(AT) |
2/T |
2.8 |
3105 |
|
20 |
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
WKD |
PRM |
2.8 |
3081 |
|
22 |
THAT 70S SHOW-MF-SYN
(AT) |
2/T |
2.7 |
2980 |
|
22 |
COPS-SYN (AT) |
2/T |
2.7 |
2973 |
|
22 |
WARNER BROS. VOL 36 |
WB |
2.7 |
2964 |
|
22 |
MALCOLM IN-MIDDLE SYN(AT) |
2/T |
2.7 |
2918 |
|
Source: Nielsen Media
Research |
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SPANISH-LANGUAGE
TELEVISION
Ranked on Households
Week Ending August 7 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
NHTI |
(000) |
|
1 |
MADRASTRA M-F |
UNI |
26.4 |
2878 |
|
2 |
APUESTA POR UN AMOR M-F |
UNI |
23.5 |
2567 |
|
3 |
CRISTINA-MON |
UNI |
21.2 |
2310 |
|
4 |
INOCENTE DE TI M-F |
UNI |
20.6 |
2245 |
|
5 |
DON FRANCISCO PRESENTA-WE |
UNI |
19.6 |
2140 |
|
6 |
CASOS VIDA R: ED. ESP
TUE |
UNI |
17.6 |
1917 |
|
7 |
AQUI Y AHORA-THU |
UNI |
17.0 |
1855 |
|
8 |
CASA DE LA RISA FRI |
UNI |
15.6 |
1705 |
|
9 |
SABADO GIGANTE-SAT |
UNI |
13.9 |
1522 |
|
10 |
HORA PICO-SUN |
UNI |
12.3 |
1344 |
|
10 |
PAR DE ASES FRI |
UNI |
12.3 |
1340 |
|
12 |
VER PARA CREER-SUN |
UNI |
12.2 |
1333 |
|
13 |
PARODIA-SUN |
UNI |
8.7 |
947 |
|
14 |
CASOS FAMILIA ED ESP SAT |
UNI |
7.6 |
827 |
|
15 |
CUERPO DEL DESEO M-F |
TEL |
6.0 |
658 |
|
16 |
AMARTE ASI M-F |
TEL |
5.3 |
583 |
|
17 |
DECISIONES M-F |
TEL |
5.2 |
572 |
|
17 |
SIN FRONTERAS |
TEL |
5.2 |
566 |
|
19 |
PLATEADOS M-F |
TEL |
4.7 |
509 |
|
20 |
FUTBOL LIGA MEX SAT |
TF |
4.3 |
472 |
|
21 |
CINE LAS ESTREL2 SUN |
TF |
4.2 |
453 |
|
22 |
CINEMUNDO PREMIER |
TEL |
4.1 |
445 |
|
23 |
RIPLEY'S SUN |
TEL |
4.0 |
434 |
|
24 |
CANTINFLEANDO
8/6(S)-08/06/2005 |
TEL |
3.6 |
392 |
|
25 |
CINE LAS ESTREL1 SUN |
TF |
3.3 |
363 |
|
* Nielsen Hispanic
Television Index; ratings based on 9.7 million Hispanic TV
homes.
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
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NETWORK
SPORTS
Ranked on Households
Week Ending July 31 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
Episode |
Households |
Persons 2+ |
|
US Rtg% |
Shr |
(000) |
(000) |
|
1 |
LINCOLN FIN.
BATTLE(S)-7/25 |
ABC |
WOODS/
DALY VS
MICKELSON/
GOOSEN |
3.6 |
6 |
3900 |
5187 |
|
2 |
BUICK OPEN
SUN(S)-7/31 |
CBS |
|
3.6 |
9 |
3973 |
5074 |
|
3 |
WWE
SMACKDOWN! |
UPN |
|
3.3 |
6 |
3650 |
5077 |
|
4 |
BUICK OPEN
SAT(S)-7/30 |
CBS |
|
2.8 |
8 |
3097 |
3812 |
|
5 |
FOX SAT.
BASEBALL |
FOX |
VAR. TEAMS
AND TIMES |
2.7 |
8 |
2979 |
3593 |
|
6 |
WOMEN'S BRIT.
OPEN
SUN(S)-7/31 |
ABC |
|
1.5 |
4 |
1682 |
2096 |
|
7 |
FIRESTONE INDY
400(S)-7/31 |
ABC |
|
1.3 |
3 |
1387 |
1825 |
|
8 |
WOMEN'S BRIT.
OPEN
SAT(S)-7/30 |
ABC |
|
1.1 |
3 |
1168 |
1366 |
|
9 |
NBA INSIDE
STUFF-ABC |
ABC |
|
0.8 |
2 |
847 |
960 |
|
10 |
WEEK IN
BASEBALL |
FOX |
|
0.8 |
2 |
857 |
1036 |
|
11 |
US SR. OPEN
SAT(S)-7/30 |
NBC |
|
0.8 |
2 |
843 |
1042 |
|
12 |
US SR. OPEN
SUN(S)-7/31 |
NBC |
|
0.8 |
2 |
912 |
1110 |
|
13 |
ML SOCCER
ALL-STAR
GAME(S)-7/30 |
ABC |
FULHAM VS
MLS ALL
STARS |
0.7 |
2 |
713 |
807 |
|
14 |
TOPSPIN:USTA
KID'S SHOW |
CBS |
TENNIS
ANTH. |
0.7 |
2 |
811 |
1012 |
|
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
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