FOX & CBS Have Plenty Of Reasons to Celebrate This Past TV Season...ABC & NBC Not So - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 05-22-2012, 10:28 PM

Although final tallies for the 2011-12 television season won't be available until Thursday, after the notable conclusions of American Idol and Dancing With the Stars, the year-end rankings should paint a familiar picture.

Among the all-important adults 18-49 demographic, Fox again topped the competition, averaging a 3.2 rating for the season, complementing American Idol with a steady fall showing from The X Factor. It posted the steepest drop of all networks, though, dropping three-tenths of a point (9 percent) from the previous season. ABC also slipped, though only by a tenth of a point to a 2.4. But that was enough to see it dip to fourth place behind NBC.

Riding The Voice, the Super Bowl and Sunday Night Football, which usurped Idol for the first time in eight seasons, the Peacock climbed to third place with the season's most ambitious growth: two-tenths of a point, for a 2.5 rating among adults 18-49.

NBC's advantage, however, only stands with all programming taken into account. Excluding specials, NBC and ABC are tied at a 2.5 rating. And NBC earned a whopping two-tenths of a point from its record-breaking broadcast of Super Bowl XLVI in February.

In second place, CBS added another tenth of a point for a 3.0 in the demo -- thanks in large part to its Monday night block, The Big Bang Theory and new series 2 Broke Girls and Person of Interest.

With overall viewers, CBS again topped the broadcast pack, boasting the widest margin of victory by a network in 23 years. The Eye posted a modest 1 percent bump for a primetime average of 11.75 million viewers. Fox remained in second place -- though, again, it suffered the most significant loss: more than 800,000 viewers. The network averaged 8.87 million viewers, down 8 percent, though the remaining two American Idol episodes likely will recover some of that loss.

ABC lost 1 percent of its audience for an average of 8.36 million, remaining in third place, while NBC narrowed the gap with a 5 percent bump. The network brought in an average 7.38 million viewers for the season.

The CW dropped a tenth of a point among adults 18-49 for a 0.8 rating and lost 300,000 viewers for an average audience of 1.7 million.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...h-place-327846

yankeesrj12 · 05-22-2012, 11:22 PM

NBC and the CW are in a huge mess. Without American Idol and The X-Factor, FOX would be in big trouble. If their new series don't click (and I don't expect them to) it's going to be a long road ahead for them.

Mr. Television · 05-22-2012, 11:43 PM

ABC did find some moderately successful shows this year so it wasn't all bad. It's clearly better than NBC and The CW.

yankeesrj12 · 05-23-2012, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

ABC did find some moderately successful shows this year so it wasn't all bad. It's clearly better than NBC and The CW.

Once Upon a Time and Revenge did very well for ABC. They found something to replace their old shows, but the same can't be said for NBC.

Jericho-79 · 05-23-2012, 05:58 PM

Funny how NBC used to be so dominant back in the day. How the mighty have fallen.

05-22-2012, 10:28 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	FOX & CBS Have Plenty Of Reasons to Celebrate This Past TV Season...ABC & NBC Not So Although final tallies for the 2011-12 television season won't be available until Thursday, after the notable conclusions of American Idol and Dancing With the Stars, the year-end rankings should paint a familiar picture. Among the all-important adults 18-49 demographic, Fox again topped the competition, averaging a 3.2 rating for the season, complementing American Idol with a steady fall showing from The X Factor. It posted the steepest drop of all networks, though, dropping three-tenths of a point (9 percent) from the previous season. ABC also slipped, though only by a tenth of a point to a 2.4. But that was enough to see it dip to fourth place behind NBC. Riding The Voice, the Super Bowl and Sunday Night Football, which usurped Idol for the first time in eight seasons, the Peacock climbed to third place with the season's most ambitious growth: two-tenths of a point, for a 2.5 rating among adults 18-49. NBC's advantage, however, only stands with all programming taken into account. Excluding specials, NBC and ABC are tied at a 2.5 rating. And NBC earned a whopping two-tenths of a point from its record-breaking broadcast of Super Bowl XLVI in February. In second place, CBS added another tenth of a point for a 3.0 in the demo -- thanks in large part to its Monday night block, The Big Bang Theory and new series 2 Broke Girls and Person of Interest. With overall viewers, CBS again topped the broadcast pack, boasting the widest margin of victory by a network in 23 years. The Eye posted a modest 1 percent bump for a primetime average of 11.75 million viewers. Fox remained in second place -- though, again, it suffered the most significant loss: more than 800,000 viewers. The network averaged 8.87 million viewers, down 8 percent, though the remaining two American Idol episodes likely will recover some of that loss. ABC lost 1 percent of its audience for an average of 8.36 million, remaining in third place, while NBC narrowed the gap with a 5 percent bump. The network brought in an average 7.38 million viewers for the season. The CW dropped a tenth of a point among adults 18-49 for a 0.8 rating and lost 300,000 viewers for an average audience of 1.7 million. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...h-place-327846
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Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	ABC did find some moderately successful shows this year so it wasn't all bad. It's clearly better than NBC and The CW.
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yankeesrj12 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 4,335	NBC and the CW are in a huge mess. Without American Idol and The X-Factor, FOX would be in big trouble. If their new series don't click (and I don't expect them to) it's going to be a long road ahead for them.

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Jericho-79 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 17, 2012 Location: New York City Posts: 133	Funny how NBC used to be so dominant back in the day. How the mighty have fallen.