:mad: CBS Biggest hit shows Never Runs New Epsoides when the Olympics is on ABC & FOX Does why can cbs do it the only Big time hit show that has a new epsoide is survivor and it sweep peorid

Because it saves those new episodes for March and April when there's usually a lot of repeats. It allows them to compete with NBC's new Post-Olympics schedule and go head-to-head with ABC's new shows, rather than have a weaker repeat against it. ABC and FOX will have some repeats as well...

Unfortunatly those of us that don't watch the Olympics have to suffer through reruns.

Unfortunatly those of us that don't watch the Olympics have to suffer through reruns.

Your going to have to either suffer through them then or in March or April, so what's the big deal? I think what CBS is doing is smart. If they run new episodes against the Olympics, the ratings will be lower than normal.

Your going to have to either suffer through them then or in March or April, so what's the big deal? I think what CBS is doing is smart. If they run new episodes against the Olympics, the ratings will be lower than normal.
They got the NCAA Tournament in March too so a lot of them won't be seen until April at least the Thursday and Friday shows.

CBS skews a lot older than ABC or Fox, and the Olympics also skew older. ABC and Fox aren't in so much direct competition for viewers with the Olympics as if CBS.

I still think that it's foolish of ABC, however, to waste new episodes of DH, Grey's Anatomy and Lost opposite the games. Stupid, stupid.

I still think that it's foolish of ABC, however, to waste new episodes of DH, Grey's Anatomy and Lost opposite the games. Stupid, stupid.

I'm not big on it either...

I want my Housewives fix, but not at the expense of less people watching and still having several repeats in March and April.

Just for the record, I believe that Idol will be the only show to beat the Olympics(and I'm not 100% sure it will). I found some of the Primetime ratings from Athens and it was even bigger than I thought, considering it was tape-delayed like this will be.

CBS skews a lot older than ABC or Fox, and the Olympics also skew older. ABC and Fox aren't in so much direct competition for viewers with the Olympics as if CBS.

I still think that it's foolish of ABC, however, to waste new episodes of DH, Grey's Anatomy and Lost opposite the games. Stupid, stupid.
At least I'll have Lost and DH to watch.

I'll watch certain events, but DH, Lost, Veronica Mars & now Grey's Anatomy will all be must see.

The Winter games always do better than the summer. Last time they averaged something like 35 million viewers a night. So if you have NBC airing the Olympics and the rest of the networks (save CBS) all airing new programming, all series are going to be squeezed. I just really don't get the reasoning behind doing this, especially for ABC's big hits, which are all serialized and viewers missing an episode could lose them altogether.

I was reading though that ABC is going to watch the ratings for the first Sunday night and if they're too low (which I imagine would be below 18 or 19 million for GA and DH), they'll pull them for the second Sunday. "Lost" only has one new episode, the 22nd is a repeat of the pilot episode.

As for "Idol," Fox can't really pull the show as it runs on a tight schedule. Pulling those episodes and running 4 hours a week for two weeks after the games could really hurt the show by oversaturation. And as with any reality show, missing an episode or two is not detrimental, especially in the putrid audition rounds. Even if "Idol" slips to 20 million, it probably won't hurt the show in the long run and it'll be better than Fox would do any way.

I'll watch certain events, but DH, Lost, Veronica Mars & now Grey's Anatomy will all be must see.

The Winter games always do better than the summer. Last time they averaged something like 35 million viewers a night. So if you have NBC airing the Olympics and the rest of the networks (save CBS) all airing new programming, all series are going to be squeezed. I just really don't get the reasoning behind doing this, especially for ABC's big hits, which are all serialized and viewers missing an episode could lose them altogether.

I was reading though that ABC is going to watch the ratings for the first Sunday night and if they're too low (which I imagine would be below 18 or 19 million for GA and DH), they'll pull them for the second Sunday. "Lost" only has one new episode, the 22nd is a repeat of the pilot episode.

As for "Idol," Fox can't really pull the show as it runs on a tight schedule. Pulling those episodes and running 4 hours a week for two weeks after the games could really hurt the show by oversaturation. And as with any reality show, missing an episode or two is not detrimental, especially in the putrid audition rounds. Even if "Idol" slips to 20 million, it probably won't hurt the show in the long run and it'll be better than Fox would do any way.

I Could understand tht ABC Has to air A new episode of Houewives beacuse it got pre-empted beacuse of the Super Bowl and the first post Olympics Sunday Free it going to be pre-empted by the Oscars and they should do Lost reurns to could helped the show in the long run as for Idol it a live event and Idol for the next two weeks will draw most likeley 25 Million that a a little lower but the Olympics on Tuesday Wednesday & Saturday will draw 25 Million put day well the rest of week will 30 Million

Apparently if you don't watch sports, you don't matter to the networks, which is why I wasn't watching anything Sunday night.

I also think it's funny when a few weeks into a new season, they promote a show by saying it's a "new episode." Well, it darn well SHOULD be!!:rolleyes:

The DWTS finale is airing on the 26th(the night of the Closing Ceremony) pre-empting EM: HE and DH(AGAIN!!! :mad: ).

The Winter games are higher-rated because of the time of year. It's cold out and dark early, so more people are home to begin with.

The DWTS finale is airing on the 26th(the night of the Closing Ceremony) pre-empting EM: HE and DH(AGAIN!!! :mad: ).

The Winter games are higher-rated because of the time of year. It's cold out and dark early, so more people are home to begin with.

Makes sense to save DH. DwtS finale will still score and ABC has 4 Grey's Anatomy episodes for sweeps. I don't think Olympics will do as well as you all think. CBS might be the only one in trouble. Fox, ABC will do well in sweeps, but CBS might not do as well as it should.

It dosen't bother me. I will be watching the Olympics on CBC (Canadian) because their coverage is about 200 times better. All I really care about is hockey though. I am even more obsessed with hockey than I am TV. I'd sell my favourite show of all time down the river for a good hockey game. (Wether it be my New Jersey Devils or not) And of course I am rooting for Canada! With Marty Brodeur back-stopping them, they are a shoe in. Sorry about that..lol

Makes sense to save DH. DwtS finale will still score and ABC has 4 Grey's Anatomy episodes for sweeps. I don't think Olympics will do as well as you all think. CBS might be the only one in trouble. Fox, ABC will do well in sweeps, but CBS might not do as well as it should.

CBS is running all repeats except for Survivor anyway.

Just for the record, I believe that Idol will be the only show to beat the Olympics(and I'm not 100% sure it will). I found some of the Primetime ratings from Athens and it was even bigger than I thought, considering it was tape-delayed like this will be.
I don't know about that. I love figure skating, and the pairs competition is supposed to finish on Monday, 2/13. On Monday, 2/20, it's ice dancing. If these two competitions happen between 9-10pm, I won't be seeing them. I will definitely be watching "24" on FOX. This show is a must-see-every-episode, and they do NOT show re-runs. Olympics lose.

I don't know about that. I love figure skating, and the pairs competition is supposed to finish on Monday, 2/13. On Monday, 2/20, it's ice dancing. If these two competitions happen between 9-10pm, I won't be seeing them. I will definitely be watching "24" on FOX. This show is a must-see-every-episode, and they do NOT show re-runs. Olympics lose.
Exactly Their's no way I would ever miss an episode of 24 no matter what was airing opposite it.

I don't know about that. I love figure skating, and the pairs competition is supposed to finish on Monday, 2/13. On Monday, 2/20, it's ice dancing. If these two competitions happen between 9-10pm, I won't be seeing them. I will definitely be watching "24" on FOX. This show is a must-see-every-episode, and they do NOT show re-runs. Olympics lose.

True... but 24 pulls in an 8 rating. The Olympics will get at least a 14-15 rating, maybe higher.

The only shows that have a chance IMO are DH, Grey's Anatomy, and Idol. Everything else would surprise me.

True... but 24 pulls in an 8 rating. The Olympics will get at least a 14-15 rating, maybe higher.

The only shows that have a chance IMO are DH, Grey's Anatomy, and Idol. Everything else would surprise me.Frankly, I don't have a clue about ratings, nor do I care about them. They rarely represent my viewing habits. I wonder just what that 8 rating means. 8 vs 100? 8 vs 10? I honestly have no idea what "8 rating" means. 24 is a successful franchise, in its 5th year and with a movie in the works. Yet "8 rating" makes it sound like a failure.

24 may not gain viewership during the Olympics, but I doubt that it will lose any either.

Frankly, I don't have a clue about ratings, nor do I care about them. They rarely represent my viewing habits. I wonder just what that 8 rating means. 8 vs 100? 8 vs 10? I honestly have no idea what "8 rating" means. 24 is a successful franchise, in its 5th year and with a movie in the works. Yet "8 rating" makes it sound like a failure.

24 may not gain viewership during the Olympics, but I doubt that it will lose any either.

Oh it's defintely not going to be cancelled... it's a pretty big hit for a Monday and for FOX(compared to most of their other shows except for Idol and House). I was just making a point that 24 won't beat the Olympics, which is true. Hey, I know it has fans. I'll be watching DH, Commander-in-Chief, and Survivor instead of the Olympics, but will be watching a LOT of the Olympics as well.

Here was the Top 20 last week from Zap2it, the bolded numbers is number of viewers in Millions.

Top 20 Network Primetime Series: Total Households
Rank Program Name Net Day Time Household Viewers
Rating/Share Audience
1 SUPER BOWL XL(S) ABC Sun 6:26 PM 41.6/62.0 45,867,000 90,745,000
2 SUPER BOWL POST GUN(S) ABC Sun 10:05 PM 34.6/51.0 38,114,000 74,026,000
3 SUPER BOWL POST GAME(S) ABC Sun 10:10 PM 29.0/44.0 31,936,000 59,799,000
4 GREY'S ANATOMY ABC Sun 10:27 PM 21.0/34.0 23,106,000 37,881,000
5 AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX Wed 8:00 PM 17.4/27.0 19,173,000 30,399,000
6 CSI CBS Thu 9:01 PM 17.1/25.0 18,858,000 28,365,000
7 AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX Tue 8:00 PM 16.9/25.0 18,599,000 30,178,000
8 WITHOUT A TRACE CBS Thu 10:02 PM 13.5/22.0 14,884,000 20,800,000
9 CSI: MIAMI CBS Mon 10:01 PM 13.2/21.0 14,550,000 20,431,000
10 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC Thu 8:00 PM 12.3/18.0 13,525,000 18,834,000
11 CSI: NY CBS Wed 10:01 PM 10.7/18.0 11,782,000 16,421,000
11 SURVIVOR:PANAMA-EXILE IS. CBS Thu 8:00 PM 10.7/16.0 11,752,000 19,195,000
13 DANCING W/STARS RESULTS ABC Fri 8:00 PM 10.2/17.0 11,231,000 16,041,000
14 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS Mon 9:00 PM 9.7/14.0 10,643,000 15,042,000
15 E.R. NBC Thu 9:59 PM 9.1/15.0 9,998,000 13,763,000
16 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS Wed 9:00 PM 8.7/13.0 9,545,000 13,062,000
17 COURTING ALEX CBS Mon 9:32 PM 8.6/13.0 9,511,000 13,271,000
17 NUMB3RS CBS Fri 10:00 PM 8.6/15.0 9,479,000 13,314,000
19 24 FOX Mon 9:00 PM 8.0/12.0 8,868,000 13,822,000
19 NCIS CBS Tue 8:00 PM 8.0/12.0 8,796,000 12,071,000

I think CBS is smart. I think it will obviously frustrate fans of those shows who DON'T watch the Olympics. Either way no one is ever going to be happy. Why bicker about it?

FOX won't be hurting too badly, IMO. If CBS/ABC, etc. are in reruns, I think it could only HELP Fox, and The WB, etc. Idol will still get huge numbers. 24 will still do well. Survivor will still do well. Grey's will still do well.

It's not the end of the world. Ratings will probably drop a bit but they won't be anemic.

An 8 rating means that 8% of all households in the US were watching 24 (out of 110 million households). It's definitely not a failure.