This is courtesy of the Hollywood Reporter. Can't format this any better, unfortunately. Viewership in millions, rating, share, rank in adults 18-49. American Idol (Tue) Fox 27.3 11.4/30 (1) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CBS 26.6 9.2/23 (4) American Idol (Wed) Fox 26.1 11.1/27 (2) Desperate Housewives ABC 23.7 10.4/23 (3) Survivor: Palau CBS 20.9 7.7/21 (7) Survivor: Vanuatu CBS 19.6 7.4/20 (8) CSI: Miami CBS 19 6.7/17 (10) Without a Trace CBS 18.9 6.0/16 (14) Grey's Anatomy NBC 18.5 8.1/20 (5) Everybody Loves Raymond CBS 17.4 5.7/13 (16) Two and a Half Men CBS 16.5 5.5/13 (17) Monday Night Football ABC 16.2 6.5/17 (11) The Apprentice 2 NBC 16.1 7.8/19 (6) Lost ABC 16 5.8/16 (15) Extreme Makeover: Home Ed. ABC 15.8 6.5/16 (11) ER NBC 15.5 7.2/19 (9) Cold Case CBS 15.1 3.5/9 (47) The Apprentice 3 NBC 14 6.4/16 (13) 60 Minutes CBS 13.9 3.1/9 (59) Medium NBC 13.9 5.4/13 (18) CSI: NY CBS 13.6 4.9/13 (23) NCIS CBS 13.6 3.1/8 (59) Law & Order: SVU NBC 13.5 5.1/13 (21) House, M.D. Fox 13.3 5.2/13 (20) Amazing Race 7 CBS 13 5.3/13 (19) Law & Order CBS 13 4.1/11 (36) Boston Legal ABC 12.5 4.9/12 (23) Law & Order: Criminal Intent NBC 12.1 3.9/9 (40) 24 Fox 11.9 5.0/12 (22) Crossing Jordan NBC 11.7 4.0/10 (37) Amazing Race 6 CBS 11.5 4.6/11 (25) Las Vegas NBC 11.4 4.3/10 (30) The West Wing NBC 11.1 3.3/8 (54) Numbers CBS 11.1 3.2/10 (57) Law & Order: Trial by Jury NBC 10.7 3.1/9 (59) Judging Amy CBS 10.6 2.9/8 (68) Revelations NBC 10.3 3.8/9 (43) The Biggest Loser NBC 10.3 4.3/11 (30) Alias ABC 10.3 4.2/10 (32) Fear Factor NBC 10.2 4.2/11 (32) Joey NBC 10.2 4.2/12 (32) NYPD Blue ABC 10.1 3.4/9 (51) Stacked Fox 10.1 4.6/12 (25) Will & Grace NBC 10 4.5/12 (27) According to Jim ABC 10 3.9/10 (40) Still Standing CBS 10 3.1/9 (59) JAG CBS 9.9 2.0/6 (105) The King of Queens CBS 9.8 3.6/9 (45) The Simple Life 3 Fox 9.6 4.4/11 (29) The Simpsons Fox 9.6 4.5/11 (27) Listen Up CBS 9.6 3.0/8 (65) Wife Swap ABC 9.3 4.0/10 (37) Life on a Stick Fox 9.2 4.2/10 (32) Yes, Dear CBS 9.2 3.3/8 (54) Third Watch NBC 9.2 2.9/9 (68) Center of the Universe CBS 9 3.4/8 (51) Rodney ABC 9 3.5/8 (47) Supernanny ABC 9 3.7/9 (44) Dateline NBC Friday NBC 8.8 2.3/8 (88) Medical Investigation NBC 8.7 3.0/9 (65) The Bachelorette ABC 8.7 3.9/9 (40) America's Funniest Home Videos ABC 8.5 2.7/8 (78) The Bachelor ABC 8.5 3.6/9 (45) 2O-2O ABC 8.5 2.8/8 (72) American Dad Fox 8.5 4.0/9 (37) Nanny 911 Fox 8.4 3.5/9 (47) 60 Minutes II CBS 8.4 1.9/5 (109) Blind Justice ABC 8.2 2.9/8 (68) Dr. Vegas CBS 8.2 2.1/7 (96) Joan of Arcadia CBS 8 2.1/7 (96) Dateline NBC-Sunday NBC 8 2.1/6 (96) Extreme Makeover: How'd They Do That? ABC 7.8 2.8/8 (72) Trading Spouses Fox 7.8 3.3/9 (54) Family Guy Fox 7.6 3.5/8 (47) Clubhouse CBS 7.5 2.0/5 (105) AMW: America Fights Back Fox 7.3 2.8/9 (72) Father of the Pride NBC 7.3 3.0/8 (65) 48 Hours Mysteries CBS 7.3 2.1/6 (96) George Lopez ABC 7.2 2.8/7 (72) American Dreams NBC 7.2 2.4/6 (84) The Swan 2 Fox 7.2 3.2/8 (57) Hawaii NBC 7.2 2.2/6 (92) My Wife and Kids ABC 7.2 2.6/7 (80) Eyes ABC 7.1 2.6/7 (80) That '70s Show Fox 7 3.4/10 (51) The O.C. Fox 7 3.1/9 (59) Primetime Live ABC 7 2.3/6 (88) Hope & Faith ABC 6.9 2.4/8 (84) Scrubs NBC 6.9 3.1/8 (59) Cops Fox 6.8 2.7/9 (78) 8 Simple Rules ABC 6.8 2.1/7 (96) Committed NBC 6.7 2.9/7 (68) LAX NBC 6.5 2.2/6 (92) The Contender NBC 6.2 2.8/7 (72) Less Than Perfect ABC 6.2 2.3/7 (88) Complete Savages ABC 6.1 2.1/7 (96) Arrested Development Fox 5.9 2.8/7 (72) Extreme Makeover ABC 5.9 1.9/5 (109) Malcolm in the Middle Fox 5.6 2.5/7 (82) Wickedly Perfect CBS 5.6 1.8/6 (116) Jake in Progress ABC 5.5 1.8/5 (116) The Office NBC 5.4 2.5/6 (82) 7th Heaven WB 5.3 1.9/5 (109) Quintuplets Fox 5.2 2.4/6 (84) Life of Luxury ABC 5.2 1.5/4 (128) America's Next Top Model 4 UPN 5.1 2.4/6 (84) WWE SmackDown! UPN 5.1 1.8/5 (116) Sports Illustrated: Model Search NBC 5 2.0/5 (105) America's Next Top Model 3 UPN 5 2.3/6 (88) King of the Hill Fox 4.8 2.2/7 (92) Gilmore Girls WB 4.8 2.1/5 (96) The Bernie Mac Show Fox 4.8 2.1/7 (96) The Next Great Champ Fox 4.5 2.2/6 (92) Kelsey Grammer's Sketch Show Fox 4.5 2.1/5 (96) The Benefactor ABC 4.4 1.6/5 (124) Smallville WB 4.4 2.0/5 (105) Renovate My Family Fox 4.3 1.9/5 (109) Everwood WB 4.3 1.6/4 (124) Reba WB 4.3 1.7/5 (123) One Tree Hill WB 4.3 1.9/5 (109) The Will CBS 4.2 1.2/3 (140) Tru Calling Fox 4.2 1.9/5 (109) The Rebel Billionaire Fox 4.1 1.8/5 (116) Point Pleasant Fox 4.1 1.8/4 (116) North Shore Fox 4.1 1.8/4 (116) My Big, Fat Obnoxious Boss Fox 4 1.9/4 (109) World's Craziest Videos Fox 3.9 1.5/5 (128) life as we know it ABC 3.8 1.4/4 (132) Totally Outrageous Behavior Fox 3.7 1.5/5 (128) Jonny Zero Fox 3.6 1.6/5 (124) Girlfriends UPN 3.6 1.5/4 (128) Charmed WB 3.5 1.6/4 (124) Britney & Kevin: Chaotic UPN 3.5 1.8/5 (116) Blue Collar TV WB 3.4 1.4/4 (132) Half and Half UPN 3.3 1.4/3 (132) Living With Fran WB 3.2 1.4/4 (132) Summerland WB 3.1 1.3/3 (135) One on One UPN 3.1 1.3/4 (135) Cuts UPN 3.1 1.2/3 (140) Second Time Around UPN 3 1.3/3 (135) The Road to Stardom UPN 3 1.3/3 (135) Kevin Hill UPN 2.8 1.2/3 (140) Eve UPN 2.8 1.1/3 (146) Star Trek: Enterprise UPN 2.8 1.1/4 (146) Drew Carey's Green Screen WB 2.7 1.1/3 (146) Grounded for Life WB 2.7 1.2/4 (140) All of Us UPN 2.6 1.0/3 (150) High School Reunion WB 2.5 1.2/3 (140) Steve Harvey's Big Time WB 2.5 1.0/2 (150) The Complex: Malibu Fox 2.5 1.2/4 (140) Veronica Mars UPN 2.5 1.0/2 (150) What I Like About You WB 2.5 1.1/4 (146) Jack & Bobby WB 2.2 0.9/2 (153) The Starlet WB 2.1 0.9/2 (153) The Mountain WB 1.9 0.8/2 (155) Big Man on Campus WB 1.7 0.7/2 (156)
So if you take the reality crap out of the mix, here's the scripted series rankings for the past season: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Desperate Housewives CSI: Miami Without a Trace Grey's Anatomy Everybody Loves Raymond Two and a Half Men Monday Night Football Lost ER Cold Case 60 Minutes Medium CSI: NY NCIS Law & Order: SVU House, M.D. Law & Order Boston Legal Law & Order: Criminal Intent 24 Crossing Jordan Las Vegas The West Wing Numbers Law & Order: Trial by Jury Judging Amy Revelations Alias Joey NYPD Blue Stacked Will & Grace According to Jim Still Standing JAG The King of Queens The Simpsons Listen Up Life on a Stick Yes, Dear Third Watch Center of the Universe Rodney Medical Investigation American Dad Blind Justice Dr. Vegas Joan of Arcadia Family Guy Clubhouse Father of the Pride George Lopez American Dreams Hawaii My Wife and Kids Eyes That '70s Show The O.C. Hope & Faith Scrubs Cops 8 Simple Rules Committed LAX The Contender Less Than Perfect Complete Savages Arrested Development Extreme Makeover Malcolm in the Middle Wickedly Perfect Jake in Progress The Office 7th Heaven Quintuplets Life of Luxury WWE SmackDown! King of the Hill Gilmore Girls The Bernie Mac Show Kelsey Grammer's Sketch Show Smallville Everwood Reba One Tree Hill Tru Calling Point Pleasant North Shore life as we know it Jonny Zero Girlfriends Charmed Blue Collar TV Half and Half Living With Fran Summerland One on One Cuts Kevin Hill Eve Star Trek: Enterprise Drew Carey's Green Screen Grounded for Life All of Us Steve Harvey's Big Time Veronica Mars What I Like About You Jack & Bobby The Mountain
http://www.thewb.com/Shows/Special/0,11116,171988,00.html for a description of this fine piece of tv excrement, er, excellence It lasted about a month or two.
Oh, it's sooooo horrible. Gimme a break. Your post tells me nothing. So none of those shows are good? Come on. And the reality shows have been excellent this past year.
Especially 'Who's Your Daddy' and 'Britney and Kevin: Chaotic', which made the XFL on NBC look like MASH, quality-wise, at its zenith.
Let me clarify, then. Obviously, not every single television program on network television is crap. But the "reality" shows are crap. If you want to watch people who should be singing at Disney World shows or on cruise ships compete for a record deal, or if you want to watch people eat elk penis souffle to win money, that's fine. I'd rather spend my tv time watching HBO or Comedy Central.
Why are they crap, cause they aren't what you like? That's moronic. Television is entertainment. Be it people eating elk penis for cash as you say or people reading lines they didn't write to portray a dramatic story, or some crack head comedian swearing up a storm in the name of comedy. It's all just entertainment. People like different things. We have dramas, comedies, sports, reality, news, documentary and others that are all just simple entertainment. None are better than the other just because you don't like it. It's entertainment. Lots of people have proven day after day that reality programming is entertaining. And since it obviously accomplishes what it set out to do, you really can't say that reality programming is any crappier than anything HBO or Comedy Central puts out. In fact, it many of thoise shows seem to be doing a much better job entertaining the most people than anything HBO or Comedy Central has ever put out.
dude, you do the same exact thing to people all the time - you can thumpity dump all you like, but let's all face it: most reality tv shows are utter cack horded up by people too uninspired to go live a reality show of their own "american idol" is one thing... "wife swap" is quite another
But people watch them. You can't deny it. People go out of their way to watch wife swap. They are thoroughly entertained by it. How can it be crap when it does exactly what it is designed for?
I don't know why I needed to make these lists, but here they are nonetheless. --edit: I figured out why I made the list. I made the list to demonstrate that there are plenty of shows on TV that are worth watching (to me or my wife), and that is actually sort of surprising. Of course don't forget to throw in the most important TV shows of all: SOCCER! It's probably 1/3 of my season passes on both Tivo's Shows I or my wife watch CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Desperate Housewives CSI: Miami Grey's Anatomy ER Medium CSI: NY Boston Legal Law & Order: Criminal Intent Will & Grace Third Watch Medical Investigation The O.C. Less Than Perfect America's Next Top Model Charmed Shows we watched and gave up on, or were cancelled Cold Case (gave up) House, M.D. (gave up) Numbers (gave up) The Simple Life (gave up) Hawaii (cancelled) What I Like About You (gave up) Britney & Kevin: Chaotic (gave up after 1 episode) Jack & Bobby (cancelled) The Mountain (cancelled) Shows we watch that aren't on this list of rated shows Deadwood Carnivale Six Feet Under Starting Over North Shore Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares Lots of crappy home improvement and home buying shows (worse than ANY reality show) Lots of cooking shows.
Jack and Bobby was a great show, but I now know why it was cancelled. I'm suprised to see Scrubs with such low ratings....anyone know if it's been renewed?
people watch jerry springer too, people buy lots of 50 cent records, millions eat at chili's... meanwhile hardly anybody watches arrested development, ben folds five split up because they weren't selling records and i know 100 great restaurants that always seem practically empty ummm yeah i think i can promise you popularity and quality are not inherently linked
So basically, if you don't like them, then it's crap. That's your entire argument. You're smrt. S-M-R-T smrt. It's entertainment. That's all. If millions and millions of people are tuning in to see Jerry Springer instead of the morning news or whatever else may be on, it's because they choose to do so. They enjoy watching it. If people go to Chili's and stand in line insterad of going to one of your great 100 restaurants where nobody is eating, then clearly they chose to go there because they like what the restaurant offers. If Fiddy Cent is selling platinum record after platinum record and Ben Fold has done just that, then clearly people would rather hear Fiddy Cent. They have that option. They choose the one that they like better. How is that so hard to understand? Why is it crap if so, so many people like it so much better than what you think is great?
You want to make sure your favorite shows stay and you get rid of "crappy' shows? Get rid of your TiVo and campaign for every other person you know to get rid of it, too. TiVo is what's killing your television programming. You say you love Arrested Development. Great. I do too. But yet it sits sitting at the bottom ready to get cancelled. Yet at the same time, it's the most TiVoed comedy on television. But do you think a single time that that show is viewed after being recorded is counted for it's ratings? Hell no. You know how shows stay on the air? The ratings system. Love it or hate it, it's there. And TiVo ruins shows in the ratings game, plain and simple.
You do know that you don't count in the ratings unless you are one of the pre-selected Nielsen households, right? RS
Even if a Nielson Household had TIVO, it would still count the show as "watched" because the tuner would have to record the show at it's proper time. How would TIVO ruin this rating? Maybe I'm missing your point.
I hope coming in #102 is good enough to get The Office renewed. At least it is encouraging that it is #82 in the more prized demographics.