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JamesG · 10-23-2009, 07:55 PM

Ratings: Sons of Anarchy Rides High — And Over the Networks
Oct 23, 2009
by Adam Bryant

Sons of Anarchy isn't taking its hand off the throttle.

The FX biker drama has been averaging around 4 million viewers all season, but Tuesday's episode — which pulled in 3.7 million viewers to handily win the night among cable channels — was competitive with the major networks in the adults 18-49 demographic.

More significantly, Sons' 2.2 rating outperformed both The Jay Leno Show (1.8) and ABC's The Forgotten (2.0) in the demo.

NBC stands behind Leno's numbers. ""The Jay Leno Show" continues to top our expectations," a network spokesman told TVGuide.com. "And, as always, we are looking at this on a 52-week basis."

Calls to ABC for comment were not immediately returned.

Sons creator and executive producer Kurt Sutter wrote in his blog that networks have opened themselves up to being beaten by cable by producing the same shows over and over.

"I have a director friend... who says the job of a network executive is to turn everything to sh--," Sutter wrote.

"They hire you to stop them from doing that. Unfortunately, the sh---turners are winning. Nowadays it's all about formula.... [You] hope that no one notices that it's the same old crap repackaged. But folks always do. In recovery, the "definition of insanity" is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Primetime is an active asylum."

In other ratings news, ABC again dominated Thursday nights, with Grey's Anatomy taking the title of the night's most-watched show with 14.7 million viewers.

Survivor: Samoa, CBS' only non-repeat of the night, improved to 12.9 million viewers and a season-high rating in the demo.

Fox's coverage of the American League Championship Series averaged 10.3 million viewers for the night.

NBC's comedies saw improvement across the board:
Community (5.2 million viewers)
Parks and Recreation (5 million viewers)
The Office (8.5 million viewers)
30 Rock (6.7 million viewers)

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Ratings-...b&profileid=01

Mr. Television · 10-23-2009, 09:34 PM

I just started watching this and it's a great show. I'm glad to see that it's doing so well.

jimpickens · 12-04-2009, 02:48 AM

With great shows like this on cable I predict that at least the big three will go the way of the Dumont network.

10-23-2009, 07:55 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,117	"Anarchy" Continues To Ride High With The Ratings *Ratings: Sons of Anarchy* Rides High — And Over the Networks** Oct 23, 2009 by Adam Bryant Sons of Anarchy isn't taking its hand off the throttle. The FX biker drama has been averaging around 4 million viewers all season, but Tuesday's episode — which pulled in 3.7 million viewers to handily win the night among cable channels — was competitive with the major networks in the adults 18-49 demographic. More significantly, Sons' 2.2 rating outperformed both The Jay Leno Show (1.8) and ABC's The Forgotten (2.0) in the demo. NBC stands behind Leno's numbers. ""The Jay Leno Show" continues to top our expectations," a network spokesman told TVGuide.com. "And, as always, we are looking at this on a 52-week basis." Calls to ABC for comment were not immediately returned. Sons creator and executive producer Kurt Sutter wrote in his blog that networks have opened themselves up to being beaten by cable by producing the same shows over and over. "I have a director friend... who says the job of a network executive is to turn everything to sh--," Sutter wrote. "They hire you to stop them from doing that. Unfortunately, the sh---turners are winning. Nowadays it's all about formula.... [You] hope that no one notices that it's the same old crap repackaged. But folks always do. In recovery, the "definition of insanity" is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Primetime is an active asylum." In other ratings news, ABC again dominated Thursday nights, with Grey's Anatomy taking the title of the night's most-watched show with 14.7 million viewers. Survivor: Samoa, CBS' only non-repeat of the night, improved to 12.9 million viewers and a season-high rating in the demo. Fox's coverage of the American League Championship Series averaged 10.3 million viewers for the night. NBC's comedies saw improvement across the board: Community (5.2 million viewers) Parks and Recreation (5 million viewers) The Office (8.5 million viewers) 30 Rock (6.7 million viewers) http://www.tvguide.com/News/Ratings-...b&profileid=01 Attached Images

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Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,133	I just started watching this and it's a great show. I'm glad to see that it's doing so well.
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12-04-2009, 02:48 AM	#3
jimpickens Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 01, 2007 Location: weston,wv Posts: 1,389	With great shows like this on cable I predict that at least the big three will go the way of the Dumont network.