Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Repeats good enough to keep CBS in first place for the evening, beating out original episodes of new shows Duel on ABC and Clash of the Choirs on NBC.

CBS finished in first place for the evening with a 6.5/11 household rating/share, 10.04 million viewers and a 2.7/8 rating/share among adults 18-49.

• Last Week:
  • Households – 7.6/12 [#t1]
  • Viewers – 11.96M [#1]
  • Adults 18-49 – 3.3/9 [#t1]

• 8:00 p.m.: Repeats of Frosty the Snowman (4.5/8 HH rating/share, 7.57M viewers, 2.4/8 A18-49 rating/share) and Frosty Returns (4.0/7 HH rating/share, 6.96M viewers, 2.1/6 A18-49 rating/share).
  • Last week’s numbers (Kid Nation – season finale):
    • Households – 4.5/7
    • Viewers – 7.34M
    • Adults 18-49 – 2.2/6
• 9:00 p.m.: A repeat of Criminal Minds (7.4/12 HH rating/share, 11.64M viewers, 2.9/8 A18-49 rating/share).
  • Last week’s numbers (Criminal Minds):
    • Households – 9.0/14
    • Viewers – 14.17M
    • Adults 18-49 – 3.6/10
• 10:00 p.m.: And that was followed by a repeat episode of CSI: NY (7.7/13 HH rating/share, 11.21M viewers, 2.8/8 A18-49 rating/share).
  • Last week’s numbers (CSI: NY):
    • Households – 9.4/16
    • Viewers – 14.36M
    • Adults 18-49 – 4.1/11

NBC followed in second place for the evening with a 4.6/8 household rating/share, 7.05 million viewers and a 2.2/6 rating/share among among adults 18-49.

• Last Week:
  • Households – 7.6/13 [#t1]
  • Viewers – 11.65M [#2]
  • A18-49 – 3.3/9 [#t1]

• 8:00 p.m: A two-hour edition of Clash of the Titans (5.4/9 HH rating/share, 8.25M viewers, 2.4/7 A18-49 rating/share).
  • Last week’s numbers (Deal or No Deal):
    • Households – 8.4/14
    • Viewers – 13.18M
    • Adults 18-49 – 3.6/10
• 10:00 p.m: Journeyman (3.2/6 HH rating/share, 4.65M viewers, 1.8/5 A18-49 rating/share).
  • Last week’s numbers (Dateline):
    • Households – 5.9/10
    • Viewers – 8.60M
    • Adults 18-49 – 2.7/8

ABC finished in third place for the evening with a 4.1/7 household rating/share and 5.92 million viewers, but was fourth among adults 18-49 with a 1.7/5 rating/share.

• Last Week:
  • Households – 5.7/9 [#t2]
  • Viewers – 8.83M [#3]
  • A18-49 – 3.1/8 [#1]

• 8:00 & 8:30 p.m.: A new episode of Duel (4.9/8 HH rating/share, 7.42M viewers, 2.2/6 A18-49 rating/share).
  • Last week’s numbers (Pushing Daisies):
    • Households – 4.5/7
    • Viewers – 6.84M
    • Adults 18-49 – 2.4/7
• 9:00 p.m.: A repeat of Private Practice (3.9/6 HH rating/share, 5.46M viewers, 1.7/5 A18-49 rating/share).
• 10:00 (10:02) p.m.: The special Holiday Celebration at Ford’s Theatre (3.4/6 HH rating/share, 4.87M viewers, 1.2/4 A18-49 rating/share).

Fox followed in fourth place for the evening with a 3.2/5 household rating/share and 4.72 million viewers, but managed a third place finish among adults 18-49 with a 1.9/5 rating/share.

• Last Week:
  • Households – 3.4/5 [#4]
    
  • Viewers – 5.30M [#4]
  • Adults 18-49 – 2.2/6 [#4]

• 8:00 p.m.: Repeats of Back to You (3.3/6 HH rating/share, 4.76M viewers, 1.6/5 A18-49 rating/share) and ‘Til Death (3.5/6 HH rating/share, 5.17M viewers, 1.8/5 A18-49 rating/share).
• 9:00 p.m.: And that was followed by a repeat of Kitchen Nightmares (2.9/5 HH rating/share, 4.48M viewers, 2.0/6 A18-49 rating/share).
  • Last week’s numbers (Kitchen Nightmares):
    • Households – 4.0/6
    • Viewers – 6.10M
    • Adults 18-49 – 2.8/7

The CW finished in fifth place for the evening with a 1.3/2 household rating/share, 1.78 million viewers and a 0.8/2 rating/share among adults 18-49.

• Last Week:
  • Households – 2.6/5 [#5]
  • Viewers – 3.98M [#5]
  • Adults 18-49 – 1.8/5 [#5]

• 8:00 p.m.: Crowned: The Mother of all Pageants (1.2/2 HH rating/share, 1.77M viewers, 0.8/2 A18-49 rating/share).
  • Week-to-week numbers (9:00 p.m. – series premiere):
    • Households – 1.7/3 to 1.2/2
    • Viewers – 2.46M to 1.77M
    • Adults 18-49 – 1.1/3 to 0.8/2
  • Last week’s numbers (America’s Next Top Model):
    • Households – 3.6/6
    • Viewers – 5.50M
    • Adults 18-49 – 2.6/7
• 9:00 p.m.: Gossip Girl (1.3/2 HH rating/share, 1.80M viewers, 0.8/2 A18-49 rating/share).
  • Episode-to-episode numbers (December 5 – Gossip Girl):
    • Households – 1.7/3 to
    • Viewers – 2.44M to
    • Adults 18-49 – 1.2/3 to

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Also keep in mind that because these are fast national ratings, numbers may increase or decrease when the final nationals are released.

Source: Fast/Final National Ratings Data from Nielsen Media Research and PIFeedback