Monday, May 19, 2008

Let's review

In looking at the ratings of the shows that ABC canceled, you will see that Women's Murder Club had far superior ratings to the other shows that were also canceled.

In looking at the ratings of shows that ABC renewed, you will notice several interesting items.
  • With the exception of a one-time showing on a Sunday after Desperate Housewives, Eli Stone's ratings have been moving in a steady downward trend.
  • Boston Legal started the season out with strong ratings, which quickly fell with the exception of a couple of April airings.
  • The ratings for Dirty Sexy Money may be the sharpest decline. Each week they lost viewers, ending with only 6.91 million viewers on their last airing.
  • Out of nine original episode airings, Pushing Daisies only shows three notable instances of having viewership numbers greater than Women's Murder Club.
  • In fact, Pushing Daisies numbers seem to be declining in the same manner as Dirty Sexy Money.
  • Ugly Betty had a strong start to the 2007-2008 season. By November, their numbers were closer to those of Women's Murder Club. In fact, new episodes since the writer's strike are actually having less viewers than Women's Murder Club post-strike episodes.
  • The only shows that showed a steady increase in the target 18-49 demographic post-strike are: Women's Murder Club. Yes, you read that correctly. Only one show and it was WMC.
  • Women's Murder Club did not suffer a decline in viewership numbers post-strike, despite a change in night and time.
  • Returning ABC shows that suffered from a decline in viewership numbers post-strike: Eli Stone, Boston Legal, Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, and Ugly Betty. Note that this includes all those that actually returned with new episodes after the strike.

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