Yanks in the UK-RATINGS

by willgirl Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:44 pm

Ratings will be posted here!

by marymageli Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:25 am

Guys! Good news! Even if people weren't satisfied with S3 finale, it seems the S4 premiere did something magical to ratings!! Have a look. Read Nielsen's Ratings provided by Zap2It. Yay for BONES!! I only hope viewers will stick to our beloved show!!

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Ratings: 'Bones' premiere scores Wednesday win for FOX

By Rick Porter

September 04, 08:49 AM

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008

Bones' trip across the pond carried FOX to a ratings win Wednesday, while the intense media scrutiny of Sarah Palin provided a big boost to the networks covering the Republican National Convention.

FOX averaged a 6.0 rating/9 share for the night, narrowly beating NBC's 5.9/9. CBS was a fairly distant third at 3.5/5. ABC, 2.8/4, came in fourth, and The CW trailed with a 2.4/4.

The adults 18-49 lead also went to FOX, which earned a 3.3 rating in the key ad demographic. NBC finished second at 2.6. The CW, 1.7, grabbed third, followed by CBS, 1.4, and ABC, 1.3.

NBC led at 8 p.m. thanks to America's Got Talent, 6.0/10. The fourth-season premiere of Bones drew a 5.7/9 for FOX. Greatest American Dog, 3.3/5, put CBS in third. A Wife Swap repeat on ABC was fourth, edging the season premiere of America's Next Top Model, 2.2/4, on The CW.

America's Got Talent improved to 6.7/10 at 9 p.m., topping the 6.3/9 for the second hour of Bones. A Criminal Minds encore kept CBS in third. Top Model ticked up to 2.5/4. ABC slid to fifth with a Supernanny rerun, 2.3/3.

Ratings for the Republican convention improved across the board as vice-presidential nominee Palin made her prime-time debut. NBC led the way with a 4.9/8, followed by ABC, 3.4/5, and CBS, 3.1/5.

Ratings information is taken from fast national data, which includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.

by willgirl Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:26 am

Thanks for the post!

by marymageli Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:32 am

Matt Mitovich at TV Guide provides more info. The S4 opener has performed the best so far among the 4 premieres and there has been a 17% improvement comparing S3 and S4 openers. Yay!! Three times hurray for BONES!! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!

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Ratings: Bones-in-the-UK Does More than OK!

David Boreanaz and Emily Deshanel in Bones by Jay Maidment/Fox
Nothing was lost in translation Wednesday night, as Bones' trip across the pond averaged 9.7 million total viewers, a 17 percent improvement on the Fox series' year-ago season opener and its best premiere audience since it debuted in 2005. Bones was also the night's best performer in the key 18-49 demo.

Things didn't look as pretty for America's Next Top Model. Cycle 11 kicked off with 3.49 million viewers, an eight percent drop from the last opener and the series' lowest-rated première since its '03 launch.

In total viewers, Wednesday's most-watched program was America's Got Talent (10.15 mil). NBC thus again led the Big Three's coverage of the Republican Convention Starring Tina Fey, delivering a 10 o'clock hour audience of 7.6 mil. — Matt Mitovich