"Ghost Whisperer" matches first week ratings in second week

10-01-2005, 11:53 AM

Last week, the final ratings for the pilot episode of Ghost Whisperer was a 7.2/13, the fast national ratings have it at a 7.3/13 for the second episode, so it held onto its entire audience from its first week, which is a good sign for the future!

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From: Zap2it.com

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Fast National ratings for Friday, Sept. 30, 2005

CBS got decent showings from all three of its dramas Friday night on its way to a sizable ratings win.

The Eye averaged a 6.9 rating/12 share for the evening, easily beating ABC's 5.1/9. NBC was third at 4.1/7, and UPN wasn't far behind at 3.7/7. FOX, 2.8/5, finished fifth, ahead of The WB, which came in at 1.7/3.
Among adults 18-49, CBS' 2.7 rating led the way, with ABC, 2.2, coming in second. UPN grabbed third in the ad-friendly demographic with a 2.0, and NBC and FOX tied for fourth at 1.6. The WB trailed with a 1.1.

"Ghost Whisperer" remained strong in its second week, scoring a 7.3/13 for CBS at 8 p.m. NBC's "Dateline" was second for the hour at 4.6/8, beating ABC's "Supernanny," 4.2/7. "Friday Night Smackdown!" put UPN in fourth, ahead of "The Bernie Mac Show," 2.6/5, and the season premiere of "Malcolm in the Middle," 2.4/4, on FOX. The WB was sixth with "What I Like About You" and "Twins."

CBS stayed in front at 9 p.m. with "Threshold," 5.7/10. ABC moved up to second with the hour-long season premiere of "Hope & Faith," 5.3/9. "Three Wishes" was third for NBC at 4.5/8, while "Smackdown!" wrapped up with a 4.0/7 for UPN. FOX's "Killer Instinct" was fifth, beating out The WB duo of "Reba" and "Living with Fran."

"Numb3rs," 7.6/14, posted the night's highest rating for CBS at 10 p.m. ABC's "20/20" averaged 5.9/11, while "Inconceivable" came in at 3.4/6 for NBC.

Mo · 10-01-2005, 12:20 PM

Thats great to hear thanx for the news Tc...

10-01-2005, 12:25 PM

I just read that too! I'm so excited, and happy for her. I really hope this show remains strong throughout the season. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Thanks for posting. I'm so glad it picked up a lot of viewers.

StarHawk221 · 10-01-2005, 12:28 PM

That's great news! Thanks for sharing it!

**andrew r** · 10-01-2005, 12:53 PM

That is good news. Hopefully it'll continue. I wonder if they'll show it over here? The most likely channel to show it I think will be Living Tv. Since they show Most Haunted, and the James van der Praagh show.

10-01-2005, 01:42 PM

But how stiff is the competition? That's important
---because a #1 win against low competition kind
of takes the value out of it...

JLH had the #1 movie in the country several
years ago (Heartbreakers) but there were almost
no other releases that week...

Still, this looks good...but I hope the novelty
doesn't wear thin...or, worse, off...

**Trotter** · 10-01-2005, 02:13 PM

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GREAT news TC thank-you for sharing it with us...... [img]smile.gif[/img]

Way to go Love........ :D

LOVE YOUNG GIFTED & GORGEOUS

All You Need Is... · 10-01-2005, 02:56 PM

People liked what they saw and they came back for more. This is a very good sign.
I hoped and I prayed but now I'm starting to believe! that Love has a hit show on her hands. Now I can stop being nervous and start being excited.

Yo Love. You did it!

i love love · 10-01-2005, 04:08 PM

Great news, you couldn't hope for much more, thanks for the news.

Quote:

Originally posted by ronald33:
a #1 win against low competition kind
of takes the value out of it

No it doesn't, if the rating is high in it's time/day slot it's high, no matter the competition no matter the day. Have you ever competed against anyone? When you labor and succeed do you care if someone else did it better or scored higher on another day, at another location? I certainly don't, I prefer to be happy with a success. Love's show may never get the ratings a show like Lost gets, comparisons and bean counting only matter to the marketing hatchet men/women. Ghost Whisperer may even capture a decent audience, it's already shown that progress in two weeks.

[ October 01, 2005, 03:54 PM: Message edited by: i love love ]

Figue · 10-01-2005, 06:25 PM

Yeah baby Yeah!!! [img]graemlins/nut.gif[/img]

Love is getting better and better every time!!!... [img]graemlins/orbit.gif[/img]

Thanks for the news TC Visitor!

[img]graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

10-01-2005, 07:29 PM

I was worried about the ratings for the second episode. You might get a nice season premiere, but a chunk of that audience doesn't like what they've seen and skip the second episode. The ratings TC posted are a big relief.

Kiz · 10-01-2005, 07:41 PM

Because Wentworth Miller is so popular right now, and overly excited teeny girls are so geeked over him, I was afraid a lot of the viewers from last week were watching for him, so I held my breath a bit. So hearing this is great news, and I'm really really glad to hear it.

10-01-2005, 08:03 PM

That is GREAT news... I really hope it keeps up. I was wondering how it would do in the second week... Thanks for sharing it with us!

Looking4Love · 10-01-2005, 08:10 PM

Thanks so much for the GREAT news [img]smile.gif[/img] !

I was a little worried that the show might taper off a bit in the ratings, but seeing that it hasn't is really encouraging. Our girl just might have something here ;) .

**Trotter** · 10-02-2005, 06:37 AM

[img]smile.gif[/img]
I like everyone was a bit worried about the ratings for the second show....but like everyone has already said this really is great news.... [img]smile.gif[/img]

LOVE YOUNG GIFTED & GORGEOUS

JeniLee · 10-02-2005, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ronald33:
But how stiff is the competition? That's important
---because a #1 win against low competition kind
of takes the value out of it...

JLH had the #1 movie in the country several
years ago (Heartbreakers) but there were almost
no other releases that week...

Still, this looks good...but I hope the novelty
doesn't wear thin...or, worse, off...

probably why they air it on Fridays. Which is fine by me though. I would rather she have a successful Friday show than be unsuccessful against all the other popular shows on Sunday through Thursday (7th Heaven, Gilmore Girls, Lost, OC, Desperate Housewives, Alias, CSI, etc etc)

[ October 02, 2005, 04:45 PM: Message edited by: JeniLee ]

10-02-2005, 09:20 PM

That's excellent news! Makes me happy and warm inside [img]smile.gif[/img] lol.

I haven't seen episode 2 yet but the 1st one was awesome! I really hope this show is a huge hit for her, she deserves it!

10-01-2005, 11:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
TC Visitor Posts: n/a	Last week, the final ratings for the pilot episode of Ghost Whisperer was a 7.2/13, the fast national ratings have it at a 7.3/13 for the second episode, so it held onto its entire audience from its first week, which is a good sign for the future! ----------------------------------------------- From: Zap2it.com LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Fast National ratings for Friday, Sept. 30, 2005 CBS got decent showings from all three of its dramas Friday night on its way to a sizable ratings win. The Eye averaged a 6.9 rating/12 share for the evening, easily beating ABC's 5.1/9. NBC was third at 4.1/7, and UPN wasn't far behind at 3.7/7. FOX, 2.8/5, finished fifth, ahead of The WB, which came in at 1.7/3. Among adults 18-49, CBS' 2.7 rating led the way, with ABC, 2.2, coming in second. UPN grabbed third in the ad-friendly demographic with a 2.0, and NBC and FOX tied for fourth at 1.6. The WB trailed with a 1.1. "Ghost Whisperer" remained strong in its second week, scoring a 7.3/13 for CBS at 8 p.m. NBC's "Dateline" was second for the hour at 4.6/8, beating ABC's "Supernanny," 4.2/7. "Friday Night Smackdown!" put UPN in fourth, ahead of "The Bernie Mac Show," 2.6/5, and the season premiere of "Malcolm in the Middle," 2.4/4, on FOX. The WB was sixth with "What I Like About You" and "Twins." CBS stayed in front at 9 p.m. with "Threshold," 5.7/10. ABC moved up to second with the hour-long season premiere of "Hope & Faith," 5.3/9. "Three Wishes" was third for NBC at 4.5/8, while "Smackdown!" wrapped up with a 4.0/7 for UPN. FOX's "Killer Instinct" was fifth, beating out The WB duo of "Reba" and "Living with Fran." "Numb3rs," 7.6/14, posted the night's highest rating for CBS at 10 p.m. ABC's "20/20" averaged 5.9/11, while "Inconceivable" came in at 3.4/6 for NBC.

10-01-2005, 12:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mo LH/FH.Com 0ld Skool Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,449 My Profile	Thats great to hear thanx for the news Tc...

10-01-2005, 12:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
m14 Posts: n/a	I just read that too! I'm so excited, and happy for her. I really hope this show remains strong throughout the season. [img]smile.gif[/img] Thanks for posting. I'm so glad it picked up a lot of viewers.

10-01-2005, 12:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
StarHawk221 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,371 My Profile	That's great news! Thanks for sharing it!

10-01-2005, 12:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
andrew r Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: England Posts: 31,548 My Profile	That is good news. Hopefully it'll continue. I wonder if they'll show it over here? The most likely channel to show it I think will be Living Tv. Since they show Most Haunted, and the James van der Praagh show.

10-01-2005, 01:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
ronald33 Posts: n/a	But how stiff is the competition? That's important ---because a #1 win against low competition kind of takes the value out of it... JLH had the #1 movie in the country several years ago (Heartbreakers) but there were almost no other releases that week... Still, this looks good...but I hope the novelty doesn't wear thin...or, worse, off...

10-01-2005, 02:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
Trotter JLH Nut Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sydenham,London Posts: 28,982 My Profile	[img]smile.gif[/img] GREAT news TC thank-you for sharing it with us...... [img]smile.gif[/img] Way to go Love........ :D LOVE YOUNG GIFTED & GORGEOUS

10-01-2005, 02:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
All You Need Is... Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Roseville,Minnesota Posts: 2,121 My Profile	People liked what they saw and they came back for more. This is a very good sign. I hoped and I prayed but now I'm starting to believe! that Love has a hit show on her hands. Now I can stop being nervous and start being excited. Yo Love. You did it!

10-01-2005, 06:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
Figue Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,334 My Profile	Yeah baby Yeah!!! [img]graemlins/nut.gif[/img] Love is getting better and better every time!!!... [img]graemlins/orbit.gif[/img] Thanks for the news TC Visitor! [img]graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

10-01-2005, 07:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
Xator Posts: n/a	I was worried about the ratings for the second episode. You might get a nice season premiere, but a chunk of that audience doesn't like what they've seen and skip the second episode. The ratings TC posted are a big relief.

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10-01-2005, 07:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
Kiz Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 106 My Profile	Because Wentworth Miller is so popular right now, and overly excited teeny girls are so geeked over him, I was afraid a lot of the viewers from last week were watching for him, so I held my breath a bit. So hearing this is great news, and I'm really really glad to hear it.

10-01-2005, 08:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
MCfan4eaa Posts: n/a	That is GREAT news... I really hope it keeps up. I was wondering how it would do in the second week... Thanks for sharing it with us!

10-01-2005, 08:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
Looking4Love Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A. Posts: 7,700 My Profile	Thanks so much for the GREAT news [img]smile.gif[/img] ! I was a little worried that the show might taper off a bit in the ratings, but seeing that it hasn't is really encouraging. Our girl just might have something here ;) .

10-02-2005, 06:37 AM	#15 (permalink)
Trotter JLH Nut Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sydenham,London Posts: 28,982 My Profile	[img]smile.gif[/img] I like everyone was a bit worried about the ratings for the second show....but like everyone has already said this really is great news.... [img]smile.gif[/img] LOVE YOUNG GIFTED & GORGEOUS

10-02-2005, 09:20 PM	#17 (permalink)
Jack Jeckel Posts: n/a	That's excellent news! Makes me happy and warm inside [img]smile.gif[/img] lol. I haven't seen episode 2 yet but the 1st one was awesome! I really hope this show is a huge hit for her, she deserves it!