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I’ve been doing complete season listings of all broadcast series ranked by adults 18-49 rating and total viewer average for years, and a lot of people in the TV industry have told me they find them very helpful. So here they are: the series rankers for the 2009-10 season in adults 18-49 and total viewers (scroll down for that). A few fun facts from the lists: The highest-rated new series this past season: CBS’ Undercover Boss. The highest-rated new scripted series: Fox’s Glee (in 18-49) and CBS’ NCIS: LA (in total viewers). The highest-rated series to get canceled: Fox’s 24. The lowest-rated scripted series to get renewed on the Big 4 networks: CBS’ Medium (in 18-49) and NBC’s Parks & Recreation (in total viewers).
2009-10 SERIES RANKER IN ADULTS 18-49 (rating/share) Live +7
1 AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX 9.1/24
2 AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX 8.4/22
3 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 7.2/18
4 UNDERCOVER BOSS CBS 6.2/15
5 THE BIG BANG THEORY CBS 5.3/13
6 GREY’S ANATOMY ABC 5.1/13
6 LOST ABC 5.1/12
8 HOUSE FOX 4.9/13
9 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ABC 4.8/11
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 4.8/12
11 THE OFFICE NBC 4.5/11
11 SURVIVOR: HEROES-VILLAINS CBS 4.5/13
13 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 4.4/11
13 THE BACHELOR ABC 4.4/10
15 SURVIVOR: SAMOA CBS 4.3/12
15 GLEE FOX 4.3/11
17 THE BIGGEST LOSER 8 NBC 4.2/11
18 NCIS CBS 4.0/11
18 HELL’S KITCHEN FOX 4.0/11
18 THE MENTALIST CBS 4.0/11
21 FAMILY GUY FOX 3.9/9
21 MODERN FAMILY ABC 3.9/10
21 CSI CBS 3.9/10
24 THE BIGGEST LOSER 9 NBC 3.8/10
25 THE AMAZING RACE 15 CBS 3.7/9
25 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 3.7/9
27 CSI: MIAMI CBS 3.6/10
28 24 FOX 3.5/9
28 NCIS: LOS ANGELES CBS 3.5/9
28 THE AMAZING RACE 16 CBS 3.5/9
28 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER CBS 3.5/9
28 PRIVATE PRACTICE ABC 3.5/9
33 V ABC 3.4/9
33 THE SIMPSONS FOX 3.4/9
33 BROTHERS & SISTERS ABC 3.4/9
36 30 ROCK NBC 3.3/8
36 PARENTHOOD NBC 3.3/9
36 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT CBS 3.3/9
39 DANCING W/STARS RESULTS ABC 3.2/8
40 THE APPRENTICE 9 NBC 3.1/8
40 COUGAR TOWN ABC 3.1/8
40 BONES FOX 3.1/9
40 THE CLEVELAND SHOW FOX 3.1/8
44 CSI: NY CBS 3.0/8
44 HEROES NBC 3.0/7
44 LAW AND ORDER:SVU NBC 3.0/7
47 LIE TO ME FOX 2.9/7
47 AMERICAN DAD FOX 2.9/7
47 HUMAN TARGET FOX 2.9 8 11
50 SO YOU THINK CAN DANCE-WED FOX 2.8/8
50 FLASHFORWARD ABC 2.8/8
50 SO YOU THINK CAN DANCE-TUE FOX 2.8/7
50 THE MARRIAGE REF NBC 2.8/8
50 FRINGE FOX 2.8/7
50 CASTLE ABC 2.8/7
56 ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE CBS 2.7/7
56 EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME EDITION ABC 2.7/7
56 THE GOOD WIFE CBS 2.7/7
59 ROMANTICALLY CHALLENGED ABC 2.6/7
60 COMMUNITY NBC 2.5/7
60 60 MINUTES CBS 2.5/7
62 CHUCK NBC 2.4/6
63 PARKS AND RECREATION NBC 2.3/6
63 COLD CASE CBS 2.3/6
63 THE MIDDLE ABC 2.3/6
66 GARY UNMARRIED CBS 2.2/6
67 GHOST WHISPERER CBS 2.1/7
67 SONS OF TUCSON FOX 2.1/5
69 EASTWICK ABC 2.0/5
69 MEDIUM CBS 2.0/6
69 JAMIE OLIVER’S FOOD REVOLUTION ABC 2.0/6
69 THE NEW ADVENTUES OF OLD CHRISTINE CBS 2.0/6
69 AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS ABC 2.0/6
69 THE JAY LENO SHOW-TUE NBC 2.0/5
75 NUMB3RS CBS 1.9/6
75 SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL ABC 1.9/6
75 THREE RIVERS CBS 1.9/5
75 TRAUMA NBC 1.9/5
75 THE FORGOTTEN ABC 1.9/5
75 MINUTE TO WIN IT NBC 1.9/5
75 COPS 2 FOX 1.9/6
82 UGLY BETTY ABC 1.8/5
82 AMERICA’S TOP MODEL 7 CW 1.8/5
82 LAW AND ORDER NBC 1.8/5
82 MERCY NBC 1.8/5
82 FIND MY FAMILY ABC 1.8/4
82 20/20-FRI ABC 1.8/6
88 HANK ABC 1.7/5
88 AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK FOX 1.7/5
88 AMERICA’S TOP MODEL-8 CW 1.7/5
88 THE DEEP END ABC 1.7/5
88 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES FOX 1.7/5
88 COPS FOX 1.7/6
88 SHARK TANK ABC 1.7/5
95 DATELINE FRI NBC 1.6/5
95 VAMPIRE DIARIES CW 1.6/4
95 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE NBC 1.6/6
95 SCRUBS ABC 1.6/4
95 HAPPY TOWN ABC 1.6/4
95 THE JAY LENO SHOW-THU NBC 1.6/4
101 THE JAY LENO SHOW-WED NBC 1.5/4
102 48 HOURS MYSTERY CBS 1.4/5
102 THE JAY LENO SHOW-MON NBC 1.4/4
102 PAST LIFE FOX 1.4/3
102 MIAMI MEDICAL CBS 1.4/5
102 SUPERNANNY ABC 1.4/4
102 THE JAY LENO SHOW-FRI NBC 1.4/4
108 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS NBC 1.3/5
108 WIFE SWAP ABC 1.3/5
108 BETTER OFF TED ABC 1.3/4
111 DOLLHOUSE FOX 1.2/4
111 SMALLVILLE CW 1.2/4
111 SUPERNATURAL CW 1.2/3
111 GOSSIP GIRL CW 1.2/3
115 ONE TREE HILL CW 1.1/3
115 LIFE UNEXPECTED CW 1.1/3
115 DATELINE SUN NBC 1.1/3
118 TIL DEATH FOX 1.0/3
119 BROTHERS FOX 0.9/3
119 90210 CW 0.9/2
121 MELROSE PLACE CW 0.6/2
122 BEAUTIFUL LIFE CW 0.5/1
122 FLY GIRLS CW 0.5/1
124 HIGH SOCIETY CW 0.4/1
2009-10 SERIES RANKER IN TOTAL VIEWERS (in 000) Live +7
1 AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX 24,714
2 AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX 23,461
3 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 19,725
4 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 18,782
5 NCIS CBS 18,699
6 UNDERCOVER BOSS CBS 17,732
7 THE MENTALIST CBS 16,828
8 CSI CBS 15,820
9 NCIS: LA CBS 15,667
10 DANCING WITH THE STARS RESULTS ABC 15,298
11 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 14,625
12 THE BIG BANG THEORY CBS 14,224
13 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ABC 14,058
14 SURVIVOR: HEROES-VILLAINS CBS 13,669
15 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 13,575
16 GREY’S ANATOMY ABC 13,552
17 SURVIVOR: SAMOA CBS 13,450
18 60 MINUTES CBS 13,269
19 THE GOOD WIFE CBS 12,771
20 CSI: MIAMI CBS 12,617
21 HOUSE FOX 12,614
22 CSI: NY CBS 12,292
23 THE BACHELOR ABC 12,227
24 THE AMAZING RACE 15 CBS 11,912
25 LOST ABC 11,613
26 THE AMAZING RACE 16 CBS 11,186
27 24 FOX 10,727
28 CASTLE ABC 10,541
29 BONES FOX 10,514
30 THE BIGGEST LOSER 8 NBC 10,412
31 BROTHERS & SISTERS ABC 10,360
32 COLD CASE CBS 9,864
33 GLEE FOX 9,772
34 HUMAN TARGET FOX 9,575
35 ROMANTICALLY CHALLANGED ABC 9,572
36 MODERN FAMILY ABC 9,488
37 THE BIGGEST LOSER 9 NBC 9,415
38 PRIVATE PRACTICE ABC 9,238
39 EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME EDITION ABC 9,112
40 V ABC 8,767
41 THE OFFICE NBC 8,725
42 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER CBS 8,602
43 THREE RIVERS CBS 8,574
44 FLASHFORWARD ABC 8,537
45 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT CBS 8,479
46 NUMB3RS CBS 8,453
47 HELL’S KITCHEN FOX 8,416
48 LAW AND ORDER:SVU NBC 8,281
49 GHOST WHISPERER CBS 8,151
50 THE APPRENTICE 9 NBC 8,075
51 LIE TO ME FOX 8,028
52 MEDIUM CBS 7,959
53 FAMILY GUY FOX 7,732
54 PARENTHOOD NBC 7,715
55 AMERICAN FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS ABC 7,519
56 ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE CBS 7,453
57 COUGAR TOWN ABC 7,344
58 FRINGE FOX 7,344
59 SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED FOX 7,250
60 LAW AND ORDER NBC 7,216
61 THE SIMPSONS FOX 7,208
62 MIAMI MEDICAL CBS 7,172
63 DATELINE FRI NBC 7,115
64 SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-TUE FOX 6,892
65 THE FORGOTTEN ABC 6,804
66 HANK ABC 6,731
67 MERCY NBC 6,711
68 THE MIDDLE ABC 6,693
69 THE NEW ADVENTUES OF OLD CHRISTINE CBS 6,691
70 30 ROCK NBC 6,671
71 THE MARRIAGE REF NBC 6,658
72 GARY UNMARRIED CBS 6,651
73 FIND MY FAMILY ABC 6,635
74 20/20 ABC 6,543
75 HEROES NBC 6,538
76 WHO DO YOU THING YOU ARE NBC 6,465
77 CHUCK NBC 6,420
78 THE CLEVELAND SHOW FOX 6,333
79 48 HOURS MYSTERY CBS 6,289
80 SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL ABC 6,286
81 TRAUMA NBC 6,110
82 THE DEEP END ABC 6,052
83 THE JAY LENO SHOW-TUE NBC 6,016
84 AMERICAN DAD FOX 5,915
85 EASTWICK ABC 5,882
86 COPS 2 FOX 5,609
87 COMMUNITY NBC 5,594
88 UGLY BETTY ABC 5,508
89 JAMIE OLIVER’s FOOD REVOLUTION ABC 5,507
90 MINUTE TO WIN IT NBC 5,500
91 AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK FOX 5,372
92 THE JAY LENO SHOW-FRI NBC 5,318
93 THE JAY LENO SHOW-WED NBC 5,283
94 SHARK TANK ABC 5,099
95 COPS FOX 5,087
96 PARKS AND RECREATION NBC 5,001
97 PAST LIFE FOX 4,921
98 THE JAY LENO SHOW-THU NBC 4,911
99 DATELINE SUN NBC 4,889
100 SUPERNANNY ABC 4,830
101 THE JAY LENO SHOW-MON NBC 4,737
102 HAPPY TOWN ABC 4,670
103 SONS OF TUCSON FOX 4,332
104 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS NBC 4,075
105 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES FOX 4,005
106 SCRUBS ABC 3,862
107 WIFE SWAP ABC 3,807
108 AMERICA’S TOP MODEL 7 CW 3,806
109 AMERICA’S TOP MODEL-8 CW 3,703
110 VAMPIRE DIARIES CW 3,458
111 BETTER OFF TED ABC 3,122
112 DOLLHOUSE FOX 2,951
113 SMALLVILLE CW 2,747
114 SUPERNATURAL CW 2,635
115 BROTHERS FOX 2,447
116 TIL DEATH FOX 2,441
117 LIFE UNEXPECTED CW 2,344
118 ONE TREE HILL CW 2,255
119 GOSSIP GIRL CW 2,143
120 90210 CW 1,725
121 MELROSE PLACE CW 1,223
122 BEAUTIFUL LIFE CW 1,214
123 FLY GIRLS CW 1,056
124 HIGH SOCIETY CW 917
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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WHOA! – #50 THE APPRENTICE 9 NBC 8,075
Donald Trump won’t believe that. He’s going to have you fired Nellie
So, 90210 is doing barely better than Melrose Place, yet is in no danger of being canceled?
So, Gossip Girl, which I was under the mistaken impression was a hit for CW, is doing worse than the ancient Smallville, which has the worst time slot?
So, the CW’s prospective Friday night lineup has higher ratings than their prospective Tuesday night lineup? Why don’t they flip them for better across the board ratings? More males will tune in Tuesdays and females are available Fridays, especially with some of their favorites not returning next fall, like Ghost Whisperer.
Am I crazy? Is the CW crazy? Who is taking the crazy pills here?
You’re not crazy. Its the hype around Gossip Girl. CW wants to keep it because of that hype. I guess they figure it will cause more sampling/free promotion for other shows.
Smallville would have been canceled years ago … except that Time-Warner is in dispute with the Siegel and Schuster estates, and there was some interest in using the show to promote other DC heroes.
Smallville hasn’t been in danger. Been one of their strongest shows always and sells a lot of dvds for the studios.
SMALLVILLE has been cancelled effective the end of the 2010-2011 season. So it is beyond danger at this point. (I’m a fan and watch it live and not on DVR so I’m not sniping at it.)
Most people misunderstand the CW business model. It tries to get sweetheart deals on syndication and then keep shows alive long enough to profit from syndicating those series. It does not have that arrangement with all of the shows on its line up, including SMALLVILLE and SUPERNATURAL, so it doesn’t care as much for those shows.
That is why it will tolerate abysmal ratings from GOSSIP GIRL. Also it and some of the other shows do great in their target demographic.
I would like to hear that SMALLVILLE has been cancelled only to be replaced by a new show called METROPOLIS.
I watch 45 to 55 shows a year because I work within TV Studies. I find it amazing how few shows I watch in the Top 25. Nearly everything I watch either is relatively low rated or on cable. The only two shows I watched this year in the Top Ten were BIG BANG and LOST.
Smallville WASN’T cancelled. It was agreed upon that it would be the final season. Nobody pulled the plug on the show. It is just coming to a natural end.
Gossip Girl’s 18-49 #s are equal to that of Smallville n Supernatural. At this point, I think CW has given up on paying attention to total viewers except in cases of extreme flop-dom (MELROSE PLACE, HAH). GG also outdraws both Smallville and Supernatural in it’s more coveted female audience. CW is all about attracting it’s niche. It’s the only thing they have going for them at this point…
The article leaves out the 18-34 women rankings, which are most important for shows on the CW. There, Gossip Girl does very nicely. As for the person who claimed that GG is being kept because of its “hype,” that is a ridiculous statement. For one thing, the show is no longer hot (though I still love it). For another, hype does not translate to money. It’s still around because it has the proper viewership to justify it. And creaky Smallville is dead after next season no matter what. FINALLY. It really got lame after Lex left.
Heroes was doing much better than Chuck in the demo, but NBC killed Heroes and saved Chuck. Was that really the right decision? Heroes was no doubt more expensive, but they could have always pared down the cast and cut costs.
It was the right call because Chuck still had most of its fans on board while Heroes was terminally declining. Mostly from soapy plots designed to appeal to female fans that turned off the core male audience.
Chuck had that in part … but not as bad and not as long.
Really, for a show about Superheroes, Heroes had almost no superheroics, instead artsy plots that went nowhere, like Lost but more incoherent, and soapy stuff. Which female viewers could get better done, and more soapy, on things like Desperate Housewives.
Ultimately no show is ever renewed based on fans, Heroes had more viewers and more 18-49 overall at the end of day. However the network felt Chuck could rebound better (even thought Heroes is big internationally, DVD sales and produced by Universal).
Fans make no difference, its the ratings. If one show has more viewers but less fans its gets renewed before the show with much less but lots of fans (Dollhouse, Moonlight, Pushing Daisies etc…).
To think fans will ever have anything to do with renewing a show is foolish (unless they buy massive amounts of DVDs but Chuck fans don’t seem to – at least no where near on the scale of Heroes or Lost. To the point that makes them exceptional), TV is a business, just liking a show is meaningless to the networks.
P.S. In my opinion the fall of quality in Chuck has been happening since the middle of the second season, there’s just not that much to tell. I didn’t like the third season much (though not to say it was bad), I preffered Heroes fourth season to that.
I wanted Heroes to continue more than anything but by the finale it hit a series low and did even worse than Chuck. I had hoped since it’s still an international sensation that it would still get renewed. It is really the one show that never recovered from the writers strike — it couldn’t air new episodes for 9 months and that is just too long of a break.
You’re right about Heroes being more expensive, which did play a part in it. That said, the main reason is because Heroes started out with big ratings and dropped drastically due to bad writing/storyline. Chuck, on the other hand, started out with very modest ratings and they are now gradually impoving. Chuck, whether you like it or not, is showing a lot of promise.
Cutting costs/cast on a dwindling show is certainly not going to turn it around. Heroes was just done. Maybe they will do some kind of movie/mini-series to give closure, but NBC made the right move here.
The buzz was not in its favor. Chuck still gets positive headlines, whereas the story for Heroes for three years running has been about how much it sucks. Add a much higher cost to that, and it’s a sensible decision.
Keep in mind that the ratings that determine these rankings are *averages* over the course of the season. The simple fact of the matter is that the ratings for Heroes in both demos and total Households collapsed in the second half of its season. For example, the overnight ratings for Feb. 8, a regular episode of Chuck and the season/series finale of Heroes, Chuck’s ratings were: Demo — 2.3 million/6, and Total Viewers: 6.60 million), while Heroes scored: Demo — 2.1 million/5 and Total Viewers: 4.41 million.
Chuck is 1) a less expensive show that b) is firing on all cylinders creatively and 3) less importantly, but still significantly, is attracting viewers outside the demo.
Heroes is 1) a more expensive show that b) was not well-received by critics or viewers (I liked it, but still . . . be honest, it was underwhelming) and 3) less importantly, but still significantly, it was alienating viewers outside the demo. It had no remaining potential whatsoever to grow its audience.
The decisions to renew Chuck and to cancel Heroes were no-brainers.
— Rob
If you want to compare ratings, then look at each season finale. While at one point Chuck was better than Heroes, it seems that Chuck panned out much like Heroes’s fourth season. Eventually falling below the show on average ratings (in fact Chuck had higher earlier ratings to begin with so its average should be higher than Heroes – which means Chuck had to fall quite a bit to loose to the show). I mean Heroes may have finaled with a 2.0 in the demo, but Chuck’s two-hour finale (not even against House) pulled in a lowly 1.7 in the demo. Heroes overall had a better season. However The network must feel that Chuck has a higher chance of rebounding, both shows were evenish (in fact its arguable that Heroes large international status, DVD sales and being produced by NBC’s family company that it should have been renewed).
Sadly the ratings above for all shows factor in DVR, which means the 18-49 are relatively useless because Heroes won’t get much money on the extra few demo points. I think on a live viewing basis Heroes averaged a 2.3, Chuck slightly below. However it does show Heroes still has a bigger overall audience that Chuck.
Sadly I will miss Heroes. Though I will also miss Chuck when it is likely cancelled this fall or next may.
Wasn’t American Dad the series that was part of the legal battles between Cory Edwards (music producer), and Seth Macfarlane?
YES. It’s a GOOD decision.
Lost wasn’t getting exciting anymore.
I hope The Good Wife can increase in viewership this year. It’s such a good show, deserves more attention.
Also I hope CBS moving Medium to 8 PM will help its ratings.
Also, these are ranked on total viewers. Not that it doesn’t mean anything, but most networks care more about reaching the 18-49 year old demographic. Ranking them with that demo would definitely change the rankings a lot. Advertisers pay a price based on how many 18-49 year olds a show reaches, which dictates how much profit a show makes. Which in turn is how networks decide whether or not a show gets renewed or cancelled.
oops, nevermind. I see them now.
Not sure I beleive that House beat 2.5 in the 18 – 49, not even by .1 Men is usual one of the two or three highest in that demo. House was down for at least half the season in particular the last six weeks.
No Monday Night Football?
And 6,016,000 people will never get this hour back: THE JAY LENO SHOW-TUE NBC 6,016
wait… i think they changed MNF to Sundays…oops.
Ummm, didn’t Supernatural get renewed, and wouldn’t THAT be the lowest rated scripted show to be renewed?
No, 90210 would be the lowest rated to be renewed.
Supernatural is fantastic. Actors and scrips great. This show should be at the top of the list.
I totally agree, I almost vomit after going through this list. I am a woman (a very feminine woman) and I am sick and tired of the horrible whining gossipy, way too talkative soapy shows. I am fed up with shows where teenagers in their 14-19s are completely whipped out of innocence, naivety, freshness, joy and are rather tired, schemy, and manipulative, like they are in there 40s. What is wrong with America? Kids here in Scandinavia are nothing like it. But I’m afraid Hollywood is going to brainwash them soon enough. Supernatural is entertaining, unique, and with great actors. It has action, it has thriller, it has comedy, it has tears, it has love, and it has hot guys and girls in it without the very long tiring conversations about petty stuff. And they introduce you to the word of supernatural in a very believable manor. Shows like the bachelor/bachelorette, Gossip girl, Melrose Place, One tree Hill, Dawson’s creek, and Desperate housewives should be shown in daytime with The bold and the beautiful, and Days of our lives- to home sitting housewives who doesn’t have all that nastiness in their life and can dream away about cheating on their husbands with the pool guy, or the handy man or gossip all day about how their life sucks. (Yekk Yekk Yekk!!!) Damn I can hardly turn on a channel without facing one lame, boring, soapy show after another, that makes me want to hang the whole human race.
Now these are some of the entertaining shows: (not necessarily in this order though)
Supernatural, Lie to me , Bones , CSI , CSI Miami, So You Think You Can Dance , American idol, The big bang theory, The Simpsons, Cougar town, Castle, The mentalist, The Good Wife, Medium, 60 Minutes, Haven (promising), and last but not least The Closer.
Oh, and most of the reality shows, like Paradise Hotel, Or those morally challenges rich teenagers on their 16th birthdays with distasteful parties, Vacation on Ibiza or Cruise or those horrible bradzilla (bride) shows makes me want to shoot myself or the TV.
The more I come across these shows, the less I want to watch TV.
What numbers are these? If they are live, or live same day then they aren’t accurate at all. Now the coulb be c3, or live plus 7, as I don’t get those.
This is the first time I have ever seen this list, very cool information. Is this info compiled using just Nielsen ratings or are Tivo and other DVR device statistics being used?
I noticed that there was not a single cable television program listed. Is that because they are not ‘broadcast?’ The lack of Monday Night Football, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and The Colbert Report is kind of glaring.
Makes me wonder if network ratings are even relevant anymore.
Wildly distorted by lead-ins, among other factors. For example, Glee got a huge boost in the second half of the season by following American Idol.
Not bad by Supernatural, I hope when the storyline gets back to like it was in season 1 it does better!
I honestly think that shows like 90210, GG and Supernatural are still in because the CW gets a ton of money from them. Those three are internationally successful and also bring money from syndication. I honestly love the CW, because its a young network and wants to attract the younger audiences with shows aimed to them, and also the females. But I agree that the Friday and Tuesday schedules should be switched, but a show like LUX won’t be able to survive on a Friday night and OTH will be doomed, if it happens.
Just wanted to say, I love the show “Medium” I stay up late Mon. thru Fri. watching the reruns. It’s great. Patricia Arquette is great, the whole crew of actresses and actors are great as well!!!!
Well all I know is that I’m 49 and a woman, and the only “show” that was number 1 to me was Supernatural. All the others I could careless for. I usually watch TNT mostly anyways, then CW and ION, CBS for Criminal Minds and Cold Case. I like sometimes Dancing with the Stars. but that’s about it.
So I hope they stay! GG and Melrose Place and 90310 to me are a waste of time and boring. But I’m not into soaps either. I like crime dramas mostly.
I’m 52 and don’t even fall into the 18-49 category. Supernatural is number 1 with me followed by True Blood on cable. I also watch The Vampire Diaries, Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Lost, Big Bang and Fringe. I don’t like what the normal populous watches and that’s what seems to get the biggest ratings. I think that shows like Supernatural have an excellent following and even though there may not be as many people watching the show, its ratings are just as high for the smaller audience who do watch it. Ratings, schmatings!
What matters is now where Supernatural ranks over all but where it ranks against other CW shows – and from that perspective Supernatural Kicks it in the Butt
Zaz
Ok don’t live in America however you cancel shows which are pulling in higher viewers? & actually deserve to come back – ie Rob Morrow, David K (NUMB3RS)
Very sad when its just for commercial reasons to take them down or expense. This year I got to agree you guys are cancelling way to many good shows.
Supernatural deserves a better place.
I”m 42 and a woman and THE ONE ONLY show that is NUMBER 1 in my books is SUPERNATURAL.All the other i could careless for…………so I’m very up set that my show is that low in the rating???? They have a geat cost and story lines….
How come Cold Case was cancelled when it was doing better than some of these shows that were saved? It’s messed up that’s how I see it!
Can’t Believe Supernatural is so low!!!!!!!!!!
It Tps most other shows out there and its far better than American Idol. It deservesa top rankng. People know good shows from the bad. Also Vampire Diaries deserves better as well.!!!!!!!
The only show I have found people watching consistantly through different demographics is Supernatural. People I would have never expected to even know what the show was are faithful to it & can’t wait until the next season starts. I know I just can’t seem to get enough!!
Seriously, all I get from this comments is people just love Supernatural, like I do. So I really don’t get how can it be so low in the rankings. <3 Supernatural!!
That rating is limited to demographic US right? You’d be surprised how popular Supernatural is in other countries. DVD sells great as well. Given that, I don’t think Supernatural is in any danger.