Sitcoms are hot, reality is not. That seems to be the
read after week two of the season. "Two And A Half
Men" remains number one; "2 Broke Girls," "New Girl,"
and "Suburgatory" remain strong; "How I Met Your
Mother," "Mike & Molly," The Big Bang Theory," "Modern
Family," and "The Middle" are all up as much as 20% over
last fall. On the other end, "Survivor," "Dancing With The
Stars," and "The Biggest Loser" are down 15% or more over
a year ago. Fox is the only network to gain audience over
a year ago, thanks to "The X Factor" and "Terra Nova," and
despite "Glee"'s being down 32%. But while "Unforgettable"
and "Person Of Interest" remain strong, "Pan Am"'s ratings
fell 30% in week 2; "Charlie's Angels" (48th out of 110 shows),
"Prime Suspect" (59th), and "A Gifted Man" (40th) are weak.
As you already know, "Playboy Club" is gone, to be replaced
by a newsmagazine hosted by Brian Williams beginning Oct. 31.
No real surprises: "2 Broke Girls" fell out of the top 10; "60 Minutes"
finished fourth as Andy Rooney signed off.
Again, I can't give the numbers since I don't have Nielsen's
permission, but the ratings shape up like this:
Networks: CBS remains a comfortable first, followed by ABC,
Fox, NBC, Univision, and the CW.
The top 20 by overall audience:
1. Two And A Half Men (CBS)
2. NCIS (CBS)
3. NFL: Jets-Ravens (NBC)
4. 60 Minutes (CBS)
5. NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
6. Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
7. Bing Bang Theory (CBS)
8. Dancing With The Stars Results (ABC)
9. Mike & Molly (CBS)
10. Modern Family (ABC)
11. The Mentalist (CBS)
12. Criminal Minds (CBS)
13. Person Of Interest (CBS)
14. Unforgettable (CBS)
15. X Factor (Thu., Fox)
16. X Factor (Wed., Fox)
17. 2 Broke Girls (CBS)
CSI (CBS)
19. Castle (ABC)
20. Blue Bloods (CBS)
Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
Among 18-49:
1. NFL: Jets-Ravens (NBC)
2. Two And A Half Men (CBS)
3. Modern Family (ABC)
4. The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
5. Mike & Molly (CBS)
6. 2 Broke Girls (CBS)
7. How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
8. New Girl (Fox)
9. NCIS (CBS)
10. X Factor (Wed., Fox)
11. X Factor (Thu., Fox)
12. Football Night Part 3 (NBC)
13. Glee (Fox)
14. Criminal Minds (CBS)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
17. 60 Minutes (CBS)
Family Guy (Fox)
19. The Office (NBC)
20. Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
Cable's top 15:
1. Redskins/Cowboys (ESPN)
2. Jersey Shore (MTV)
3. Tigers/Yankees Game 1 (TBS)
4. Jessie (Disney)
5. Pawn Stars (Mon 10:30) (History)
Tigers/Yankees Game 2 (TBS)
Phineas/Ferb (Disney)
WWE Raw (Mon 9:00) (USA)
9. WWE Raw (Mon 10:00) (USA)
10. Pawn Stars (Mon 10:00) (History)
NCIS (Wed 8:00) (USA)
12. iCarly (Nick)
Shake It Up (Disney)
Victorious (Nick)
15. Cardinals/Phillies Game 2 (TBS)
Top cable channels:
1. USA
2. Disney
3. TNT
4. History
5. ESPN
Fox News
7. A&E
8. FX
9. SyFy
ABC Family
read after week two of the season. "Two And A Half
Men" remains number one; "2 Broke Girls," "New Girl,"
and "Suburgatory" remain strong; "How I Met Your
Mother," "Mike & Molly," The Big Bang Theory," "Modern
Family," and "The Middle" are all up as much as 20% over
last fall. On the other end, "Survivor," "Dancing With The
Stars," and "The Biggest Loser" are down 15% or more over
a year ago. Fox is the only network to gain audience over
a year ago, thanks to "The X Factor" and "Terra Nova," and
despite "Glee"'s being down 32%. But while "Unforgettable"
and "Person Of Interest" remain strong, "Pan Am"'s ratings
fell 30% in week 2; "Charlie's Angels" (48th out of 110 shows),
"Prime Suspect" (59th), and "A Gifted Man" (40th) are weak.
As you already know, "Playboy Club" is gone, to be replaced
by a newsmagazine hosted by Brian Williams beginning Oct. 31.
No real surprises: "2 Broke Girls" fell out of the top 10; "60 Minutes"
finished fourth as Andy Rooney signed off.
Again, I can't give the numbers since I don't have Nielsen's
permission, but the ratings shape up like this:
Networks: CBS remains a comfortable first, followed by ABC,
Fox, NBC, Univision, and the CW.
The top 20 by overall audience:
1. Two And A Half Men (CBS)
2. NCIS (CBS)
3. NFL: Jets-Ravens (NBC)
4. 60 Minutes (CBS)
5. NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
6. Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
7. Bing Bang Theory (CBS)
8. Dancing With The Stars Results (ABC)
9. Mike & Molly (CBS)
10. Modern Family (ABC)
11. The Mentalist (CBS)
12. Criminal Minds (CBS)
13. Person Of Interest (CBS)
14. Unforgettable (CBS)
15. X Factor (Thu., Fox)
16. X Factor (Wed., Fox)
17. 2 Broke Girls (CBS)
CSI (CBS)
19. Castle (ABC)
20. Blue Bloods (CBS)
Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
Among 18-49:
1. NFL: Jets-Ravens (NBC)
2. Two And A Half Men (CBS)
3. Modern Family (ABC)
4. The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
5. Mike & Molly (CBS)
6. 2 Broke Girls (CBS)
7. How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
8. New Girl (Fox)
9. NCIS (CBS)
10. X Factor (Wed., Fox)
11. X Factor (Thu., Fox)
12. Football Night Part 3 (NBC)
13. Glee (Fox)
14. Criminal Minds (CBS)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
17. 60 Minutes (CBS)
Family Guy (Fox)
19. The Office (NBC)
20. Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
Cable's top 15:
1. Redskins/Cowboys (ESPN)
2. Jersey Shore (MTV)
3. Tigers/Yankees Game 1 (TBS)
4. Jessie (Disney)
5. Pawn Stars (Mon 10:30) (History)
Tigers/Yankees Game 2 (TBS)
Phineas/Ferb (Disney)
WWE Raw (Mon 9:00) (USA)
9. WWE Raw (Mon 10:00) (USA)
10. Pawn Stars (Mon 10:00) (History)
NCIS (Wed 8:00) (USA)
12. iCarly (Nick)
Shake It Up (Disney)
Victorious (Nick)
15. Cardinals/Phillies Game 2 (TBS)
Top cable channels:
1. USA
2. Disney
3. TNT
4. History
5. ESPN
Fox News
7. A&E
8. FX
9. SyFy
ABC Family
