or


[10/24/06 - 02:57 PM]
Through Five Weeks, the CW Posts Gains Over Over WB in Adults and Women 18-34
The CW spins the numbers for the week of October 16-22.

[via press release from The CW]

THROUGH FIVE WEEKS, THE CW POSTS GAINS OVER OVER WB IN ADULTS AND WOMEN 18-34

Move To Monday Boosts The CW Comedy Block

The CW Climbs to Season's Best Tuesday and Friday in Key Demos

"Gilmore Girls" Ranks Second in Time Period in Women 18-34 Three Weeks in a Row

"Top Model" Places Second in Women 18-34 and Women 18-49, Behind Only ABC

"SmackDown" Leads The CW to Friday Victory in Men 18-34

October 24, 2006 (Burbank, CA) -- Through five weeks of the season, The CW Network is out-performing The WB through the same point last year with regularly scheduled programming in the network's target demos of adults 18-34 (1.7/5, +6%) and women 18-34 (2.2/7, +5%). The CW mirrors The WB's scheduling model with 6 nights and 13 hours of primetime programming.

Season to date, The CW matches UPN, which only programmed 10 hours of prime time, with regularly scheduled programming in all demos, including adults 18-34 and women 18-34.

Monday 10/16/06

The move to Monday has given a dramatic boost to all of The CW comedies compared to their last two telecasts on Sunday night, including:

"Everybody Hates Chris" is up 75% in adults 18-34 (1.4/4), 50% in women 18-34 (1.8/5), 44% in adults 18-49 (1.3/4), 23% in women 18-49 (1.6/4) and 26% in viewers (3.0mil).

"All of Us" improved 56% in adults 18-34 (1.4/4), 36% in women 18-34 (1.9/5), 30% in adults 18-49 (1.3/3), 31% in women 18-49 (1.7/4) and 20% in viewers (2.8mil).

"Girlfriends" is up 42% in adults 18-34 (1.7/4), 35% in women 18-34 (2.3/6), 15% in adults 18-49 (1.5/3), 24% in women 18-49 (2.1/5) and 8% in viewers (3.1mil).

And "The Game" improved 25% in adults 18-34 (1.5/4), 18% in women 18-34 (2.0/5), 8% in adults 18-49 (1.3/3) and 6% in women 18-49 (1.7/4).

The CW's Monday block of comedies also improved over the last original Monday of "7th Heaven" and "Runaway" (10/2/06), with growth of 15% in adults 18-34 (1.5/4), 5% in women 18-34 (2.0/5), 8% in adults 18-49 (1.3/3), 6% in women 18-49 (1.8/4).

Tuesday 10/17/06

With "Gilmore Girls" and "Veronica Mars," The CW scored its best Tuesday to date in adults 18-34 (2.1/6), and tied its best Tuesday in adults 18-49 (1.7/4) and women 18-49 (2.5/6).

For the third consecutive week, "Gilmore Girls" ranked second in the hour with its target demo of women 18-34 (3.8/10), behind only "Dancing With The Stars." "Gilmore Girls" was third from 8:00-9:00PM among women 18-49 (3.2/8).

"Gilmore Girls" scored its most watched episode (4.8mil) of the season and matched last week's season highs in adults 18-34 (2.4/7), adults 18-49 (2.1/5) and women 18-49 (3.2/8).

"Veronica Mars" improved week to week by 13% in adults 18-34 (1.7/5), 8% in adults 18-49 (1.4/3) and 5% in viewers (3.1mil).

With this week's gains, "Veronica Mars" matched its season best adults 18-34 (1.7/5) and adults 18-49 (1.4/3). This matches its second best rating in the show's history in adults 18-49.

Wednesday 10/18/06

"America's Next Top Model" ranked second in its time period among women 18-34 (4.4/13) and women 18-49 (3.7/10), behind only ABC.

Friday 10/20/06

"Friday Night SmackDown" climbed to its largest audience on The CW in adults 18-34 (1.6/6-tie), men 18-34 (2.0/9-tie), adults 18-49 (1.5/5), men 18-49 (2.1/7), teens (2.7/12) and viewers (4.7mil). "SmackDown" scored week-to-week gains of 7% in adults 18-34, 5% in men 18-34, 7% in adults 18-49, 17% in men 18-49, 80% in teens and 22% in viewers.

"SmackDown" won Friday for The CW among men 18-34 and teens, and ranked second among men 18-49.

Source: NTI, week of 10/16/06-10/22/06

Season to Date: 9/18/06-10/22/06 v. 9/19/05-10/23/05 (regularly scheduled programming)





  [october 2006]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S


· ALL OF US (CW)
· AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL (VH1)
· DANCING WITH THE STARS (ABC)
· EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS (CW)
· GAME, THE (BET)
· GILMORE GIRLS (CW)
· GIRLFRIENDS (CW)
· RUNAWAY (CW)
· SEVENTH HEAVEN (CW)
· VERONICA MARS (HULU)
· WWE SMACKDOWN (USA)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[08/26/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of August 18: "KPop Demon Hunters" Reigns as Netflix's Most Popular Film, Claims No. 1 in Top 10
"Wednesday" stayed on top of the English TV list for a third week with Wednesday Season 2, Part 1 claiming another 13.4 million views.

[08/26/25 - 08:24 AM]
"Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One": Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees Draws ESPN's Second-Largest Audience of MLB Season: 2,572,000 Viewers
The game peaked with 2,889,000 viewers at 8:15 p.m. ET, according to Nielsen.

[08/20/25 - 11:07 AM]
Alicia Silverstone-Led Crime Drama "Irish Blood" Is the Biggest New Series Premiere in Acorn TV History
The August 11 premiere also drove the biggest day of subscriber sign-ups on Acorn TV's direct-to-consumer platforms in nearly two years.

[08/19/25 - 04:03 PM]
FX's "Alien: Earth" Premiere Episode Launches with 9.2 Million Views Globally After Six Days of Streaming
Future episodes of the eight-episode season will premiere each following Tuesday on Hulu beginning at 8 p.m. ET and on FX at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

[08/19/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of August 11: "Wednesday" Charms at No. 1 For Another Top 10 Week
"Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser," a three-part documentary exploring the reality show's biggest scandals, debuted at No. 2 in English TV with 7.5 million views.

[08/19/25 - 10:13 AM]
NBC Sports Delivers Most-Watched Premier League Opening Weekend in U.S., Headlined by Record-Setting Manchester United-Arsenal Match on NBC & Peacock
The Manchester United-Arsenal match on NBC, Peacock, and NBC Sports Digital platforms on Sunday, featuring 2024-25 PL runner-up Arsenal earning a 1-0 victory, averaged 2.0 million viewers.

[08/19/25 - 09:03 AM]
FOX Sports Delivers Network's Most-Watched NFL Preseason Game Since 2021
This past Sunday, 5.1 million viewers tuned in to FOX's preseason coverage of the Chicago Bears 38-0 victory over the Buffalo Bills.

[08/14/25 - 01:33 PM]
With 5 Million Cross-Platform U.S. Viewers in Its First Three Days, Sunday's Season Finale Episode of "The Gilded Age" Is the Fifth Consecutive Episode to Clinch a Series High
This season is well on track to become the most watched of the series.

[08/12/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of August 4: "Wednesday" Wins the Week - Season 2 Snaps Its Way to No. 1 in Top 10
Like the view from the top of El Capitan, "Untamed" held its place among the metaphorical clouds of the English TV List, now in the No. 3 spot with 7.2 million views.

[08/12/25 - 07:44 AM]
August 10 Edition of ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One" Draws Nearly Two Million Viewers for Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals Game
The audience peaked with 2,115,000 viewers at 9:15 p.m. ET.

[08/08/25 - 09:10 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Notches Summertime Win with Best Total Viewer Audience in Over Three Months
In addition, the show earned its best rating among Households in nine weeks and its best numbers among both Women 18-49 and Women 25-54 in five weeks.

[08/05/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 28: "Happy Gilmore 2" Continues to Swing Big at No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
The Yosemite National Park-set thriller "Untamed" maintained the No. 1 spot on the English TV List for a third week with another 12.2 million views added to its accumulated 59.6 million total.

[08/05/25 - 11:01 AM]
ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Featuring the Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies Averaged 2 Million Viewers - Up 72% from Last Year's Comparable Game
"Sunday Night Baseball" is averaging 1,680,000 million viewers, up seven percent from last year.

[08/05/25 - 10:27 AM]
ABC Airs One of Its Most-Watched WNBA Games This Season
The Indiana Fever's win over the Seattle Storm averaged 1.6 million viewers, peaking with 2.0 million.

[08/01/25 - 01:56 PM]
Matt Damon and Ken Jennings' Million Dollar Win Scores Big in Ratings for "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"
The series owns ABC's top two entertainment telecasts in Total Viewers summer to date with its week 2 episode (4.46 million) and season premiere (4.24 million).