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Ratings Rat Race: ‘Men’ Tops, ‘Mike & Molly’ Pops, ‘Mad Love’ Slow, ‘Chicago Code’ Down

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday February 15, 2011 @ 9:22am PSTTags: ABC Ratings, Castle, CBS Ratings, Chuck, Fox Ratings, Harry's law, Mad Love, Mike & Molly, NBC Ratings, Ratings Rat Race, Rules of Engagement, The Bachelor, The Cape, The Chicago Code, TV, TV Ratings, Two and a Half Men
Nellie Andreeva

Most programs were down last night, as overall TV viewership was impacted by the Valentine’s Day holiday. (Adult 18-49 TV usage was off by 6% from last week.) Most affected was Fox, which had gotten a post-Super Bowl boost last Monday. Veteran House (3.4/10, 9.9 million) was down 21% in the demo, while new cop drama The Chicago Code (2.0/5) was down 17% from its premiere last Monday.

The last original episode (for now) of CBS’ Two and a Half Men (4.2/11, 14.5 million) was down 5% from last week and tied as a season low. But the comedy starring Charlie Sheen was far and away the highest-rated program on the night in 18-49 and total viewers. (CBS plans to air Men reruns in the 9 PM slot for the foreseeable future while the show is on hiatus.) Men‘s lead-out, Mike & Molly (3.8/10, 13.1 million) bucked the down trend on the night, up 9% in the demo, and posted its largest audience ever.

News wasn’t as great for CBS’ other new half-hour entry on Monday, Mad Love. In its premiere last night (3.0/8, 8.8 million), the midseason comedy did OK by holding onto 81% of its How I Met Your Mother (3.7/11, down 3%; 9.6 million) demo lead-in. But it didn’t improve CBS’ performance in the 8:30 PM slot, as it was flat with the season premiere of Rules of Engagement in September and down 10% from the veteran sitcom’s recent airings in the time period. At 10 PM, Hawaii Five-0 was flat with last week, tied as its series low.CBS won the night in 18-49 (3.4/10) and total viewers (11.2 million)

NBC’s The Cape (1.2/3, 4.1 million) continues to test NBC brass’ patience, dropping another 8% in 18-49 for a new series low. Despite the drop-off for its lead-in, midseason dramedy Harry’s Law (1.7/5, 8.5 million) held steady with last week and was the only 10 PM show not to go down at the half-hour mark. Also even with last week was dramedy Chuck (1.7/5, 5.5 million), tied for a series low. All of NBC’s Monday series once again finished last in their time slots among the major broadcast competition.

With many women out celebrating Valentine’s Day, ABC’s The Bachelor (2.9/8) was down 9% from last week, while Castle (2.2/7) was down 12%.

Things were even worse for the CW’s dramas catering to young women. 90210 (1.0 in 18-34) was down 33% from last week, Gossip Girl (1.3) dropped 28%.

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RATINGS RAT RACE: So-So Start For ‘Chicago Code’, ‘Harry’s Law’ Down

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday February 8, 2011 @ 9:33am PSTTags: ABC Ratings, CBS Ratings, David E. Kelly, Fox Ratings, Harry's law, Mike & Molly, NBC Ratings, Ratings Rat Race, The Bachelor, The Cape, The Chicago Code, TV, TV Ratings, Two and a Half Men
Nellie Andreeva

First, the good news. In its premiere last night, midseason Fox drama The Chicago Code (2.4/6 in 18-49, 9.4 million) did far better than the network’s other new drama this season, Lone Star, did in its debut in the … Read More »

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NBC Cuts Back Order For ‘The Cape’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday February 1, 2011 @ 5:54pm PSTTags: NBC, NBC Programming, NBC Scheduling, The Cape, The Cape Ratings Slide, The Event, TV
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Things are not looking good for midseason drama The Cape. NBC just cut the order to the comic book-inspired series from 13 to 10. That means stop of production for the show, which is now wrapping Episode 10. After … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: NBC’s ‘Harry’s Law’ Holds, Fox’s ‘Lie To Me’ Pops

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 9:57am PSTTags: ABC Castle, ABC Ratings, ABC The Bachelor, CBS Ratings, Fox Ratings, Harry's law, Harry's law Ratings, Hawaii Five-0, Lie To Me, NBC Ratings, Ratings Rat Race, The Cape, TV, TV Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

David E. Kelley’s new legal drama Harry’s Law (2.1/6 in 18-49, 10.6 million) held up well in its second week, down only a tenth from last week’s premiere to score the best Week 1-to-Week 2 retention for a new drama this season. Read More »

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Ratings Rat Race: ‘Harry’s Law’ Debut OK, ‘Cape’ Falls, CBS Sitcoms Hit Viewer Highs

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday January 18, 2011 @ 9:40am PSTTags: ABC Ratings, Alex O'Loughlin, CBS Ratings, Fox Ratings, Harry's law, Hawaii Five-0, Kathy Bates, NBC Ratings, The Cape, TV, TV Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

It almost feels like Premiere Week Monday, with the Big 4 networks finally all returning to originals after a winter hiatus. In its debut, David E. Kelley’s latest legal drama, NBC’s Harry’s Law (2.1/6 in 18-49. 11 million) did a … Read More »

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‘SNL’ Features ‘Cape’ Parody, Pee-wee Short

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Sunday January 16, 2011 @ 3:29pm PSTTags: Andy Samberg, Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Video, The Cape, TV, Video
Nellie Andreeva

Saturday Night Live last night took on the new NBC superhero drama The Cape with fake promos for other NBC series about “superheroes who get their superpowers from items of clothing,” including The Scarf, The Scrunchy and The Spanx. Meanwhile, Paul Reubens is already getting online support for a hosting … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ABC Wins Quiet Monday

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday January 11, 2011 @ 10:13am PSTTags: ABC Ratings, ABC The Bachelor, Castle, CBS Ratings, Fox Ratings, Lie To Me, NBC Ratings, Ratings Rat Race, The Cape, TV, TV Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

Only ABC and Fox served originals last night. ABC’s The Bachelor (2.8/7 in adults 18-49) was on par with its season premiere last week, down just a tenth. Recently renewed dramedy Castle (2.1/5) was down 13%. ABC won the night … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Has Big NFL-boosted premiere, ‘Cape’ Debut OK

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday January 10, 2011 @ 9:59am PSTTags: ABC Ratings, Bob's Burgers, CBS Ratings, Fox Ratings, NBC Ratings, Sunday Night Football Ratings, The Cape, TV, TV Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

With NBC’s Sunday Night Football ending its season last week and Fox getting a massive NFL Wild Card runover, Fox posted its first Sunday ratings victory this season highlighted by the strong premiere of new animated comedy Bob’s Burgers. Bob’s … Read More »

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Big Ratings For NBC’s ‘SNL’, NFL Wild Card Games. Will That Help ‘The Cape’ Premiere?

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Sunday January 9, 2011 @ 9:33am PSTTags: Jim Carrey, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Video, SNL, The Cape, TV, TV Ratings, Video
Nellie Andreeva

Yesterday was a big day for NBC ratings-wise. The first original Saturday Night Live of the year, hosted by Jim Carrey, drew a 7.8 rating/18 share in the metered-market households, a season high for the veteran late-night sketch show and the highest rating since the big Betty White/Jay-Z episode on … Read More »

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