Ratings: CSI vs ... Part 2

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  1. sarahvma

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    Thanks, Destiny and Waiting - hopefully it doesn't come to 7 games, but hell, by last night's ratings it won't look like it'll matter too much.
     
  2. sarahvma

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    FINAL NUMBERS

    Grey's: 18,175
    CSI: 14,958

    CSI Season 8
    Episode 1: 25.22 million viewers
    Episode 2: 20.97 million viewers - 16.8% drop
    Episode 3: 19.794 million viewers - 5.6% drop
    Episode 4: 21.22 million viewers - 6.7% gain

    average drop: 5.23%
    average viewers: 21.801

    Grey's Anatomy Season 4
    Episode 1: 20.93 million viewers
    Episode 2: 18.51 million viewers - 11.6% drop
    Episode 3: 19.036 million viewers - 2.9% gain
    Episode 4: 18.04 million viewers - 5.2% drop
    Episode 5: 18.175 million viewers - 0.7% gain

    average drop: 3.3%
    average viewers: 18.94 million viewers

    CSI 8 vs. Grey's 4
    Episode 1: CSI beats Grey's by 17%
    Episode 2: CSI beats Grey's by 11.7%
    Episode 3: CSI beats Grey's by 3.8%
    Episode 4: CSI beats Grey's by 15%

    average win: CSI with 11.875%

    CSI 8 vs. CSI 7

    Episode 1: 25.22 - 10.5% gain
    Episode 2: 20.97 - 11.8% drop
    Episode 3: 19.794 - 7.9% drop
    Episode 4: 21.22 - 1.7% drop

    average drop: 2.725%

    Grey's 4 vs. Grey's 3

    Episode 1: 20.48 - 19.4% drop
    Episode 2: 18.51 - 21.2% drop
    Episode 3: 19.036 - 16.5% drop
    Episode 4: 18.04 - 17.7% drop
    Episode 5: 18.175 - 13.3% drop

    average drop: 17.62%

    CSI Season 7 vs. Itself
    Season 7 Premiere: 22.58
    Episode 2: 23.77 - 5% gain from week before
    Episode 3: 21.51 - 9.5% drop
    Episode 4: 21.58 - 0.3% gain
    Episode 5: 20.49 - 5% drop
    Episode 6: 20.53 - 0.2% gain
    Episode 7: 20.83 - 1.5% gain
    Episode 8: 24.11 - 13.6% gain
    Episode 9: 17.171 - 28.8% drop
    Episode 10: 23.253 - 26.2% gain
    Episode 11: 26.116 - 11% gain
    Episode 12: 21.41 - 18% drop
    Episode 13: 21.172 - 1.1% drop
    Episode 14: 21.494 - 1.5% gain
    Episode 15: 22.522 - 4.6% gain
    Episode 16: 22.707 - 0.8% gain
    Episode 17: 21.780 - 4.1% drop
    Episode 18: 22.713 - 4.1% gain
    Episode 19: 21.689 - 4.5% drop
    Episode 20: 22.181 - 2.2% gain
    Episode 21: 20.202 - 8.9% drop
    Episode 22: 19.025 - 5.8% drop
    Episode 23: 18.751 -1.4% drop
    Episode 24: 20.447 - 8.3% gain

    Average: 21.6 million viewers

    Average drop: 0.343%

    Grey's Season 3 vs. Itself

    Premiere: 25.4 million viewers
    Episode 2: 23.5 million viewers - 7.5% drop from week before
    Episode 3: 22.8 million viewers - 3% drop
    Episode 4: 21.93 million viewers - 4% drop
    Episode 5: 20.96 million viewers - 4.5% drop
    Episode 6: 21.03 million viewers - 0.3% gain
    Episode 7: 20.65 million viewers - 1.8% drop
    Episode 8: 20.92 million viewers - 1.3% gain
    Episode 9: 18.509 million viewers - 11.5% drop
    Episode 10: 24.01 million viewers - 22.9% gain
    Episode 11: 23.032 million viewers - 4.1% drop
    Episode 12: 21.942 million viewers - 4.7% drop
    Episode 13: 21.504 million viewers - 2.0% drop
    Episode 14: 24.18 million viewers - 11.1% gain
    Episode 15: 25.197 million viewers - 4% gain
    Episode 16: 25.759 million viewers - 2.2% gain
    Episode 17: 27.394 million viewers - 6% gain
    Episode 18: 22.677 million viewers - 17.2% drop
    Episode 19: 22.304 million viewers - 1.6% drop
    Episode 20: 21.125 million viewers - 5.3% drop
    Episode 21: 20.058 million viewers - 5% drop
    Episode 22: 21.228 million viewers - 5.5% gain
    Episode 23: 19.581 million viewers - 7.8% drop
    Episode 24: 22.572 million viewers - 13.2% gain

    Average: 22.4 million viewers

    Average drop: 0.61%
     
  3. Purejoylove

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    So, did Grey's Anatomy have a new ep last Thursday?
     
  4. Alyssa

    Alyssa CSI Level Two

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    Yup. Very highly publicized as well. I saw WAY too many Grey's commercials last week! LOL! But, you can't really blame them trying to up their ratings while their main competition has a rerun!
     
  5. Purejoylove

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    So, we didn't do too bad, considering that we had a rerun and they had a new ep... Right?

    I think we did alright.
     
  6. sarahvma

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    Baseball was on at the same time as well. Marc Berman put the repeat of CSI under the "Winners" category for the night in his blog (repeats never get included normally), and a lot of the regular posters seemed pretty shocked at how big CSI's numbers were.

    FWIW, Grey's aired a repeat on Friday and they got: fourth in total viewers (4.31 million) and third among adults 18-49 at 8 p.m., with a 1.3/ 5 in the demo.

    It was up against The Next Great American Band and Deal or No Deal = 13.5 million viewers.

    CSI was up against Grey's, The Office, Scrubs and baseball = 49 million viewers.

    CSI's repeat also beat a new episode of Without a Trace.
     
  7. GameFace

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    pretty impressive that a re-run did so well! I'd be a bit concerned if I where bothered (which I'm not ;) ) about some of those other shows, to get run so close by an episode that has already been on once!

    All in all, it says a lot for CSI, that in it's 8th season it's coming on so strongly against a whole load of newer shows. I'm a bit surprised Miami still does better than NY. So far this season - well first 3 eps (not seen the last 1 or 2 yet), has been really weak, whereas apart from the last episode, NY has been really strong.

    Anyway, back onto CSI - Kudos to the actors/writers/producers of the show, to be going so strong after 8 seasons is impressive.
     
  8. Destiny

    Destiny Still Sanity Challenged! Premium Member

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    For Informational purpose only The World Series is officially over Boston won. (Further discussion of Baseball can be done in the MISC forum thread).
     
  9. sarahvma

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    BIG thank-you to Travis Yanan for this - he even posted half-hour breakdowns!

    9:00 ABC 12.1/18 7.7/18 18,403,000
    9:00 CBS 11.7/17 5.5/13 18,602,000

    9:30 ABC 12.6/19 8.0/19 19,121,000
    9:30 CBS 11.9/18 5.7/13 18,895,000

    More people chose to watch GA in the half-hour change.


    GA: 18.762 million viewers (this WILL rise quite a bit, so they will win for sure)
    CSI: 18.749 million viewers

    Remember that since CSI aired a repeat last week, this is being compared to GA's ep from last week.

    CSI Season 8
    Episode 1: 25.22 million viewers
    Episode 2: 20.97 million viewers - 16.8% drop
    Episode 3: 19.794 million viewers - 5.6% drop
    Episode 4: 21.22 million viewers - 6.7% gain
    Episode 5: 18.749 million viewers - 11.6% drop

    average drop: 6.825%
    average viewers: 21.191

    Grey's Anatomy Season 4
    Episode 1: 20.93 million viewers
    Episode 2: 18.51 million viewers - 11.6% drop
    Episode 3: 19.036 million viewers - 2.9% gain
    Episode 4: 18.04 million viewers - 5.2% drop
    Episode 5: 18.175 million viewers - 0.7% gain
    Episode 6: 18.762 million viewers - 3.1% gain

    average drop: 2.02%
    average viewers: 18.91 million viewers

    CSI 8 vs. Grey's 4
    Episode 1: CSI beats Grey's by 17%
    Episode 2: CSI beats Grey's by 11.7%
    Episode 3: CSI beats Grey's by 3.8%
    Episode 4: CSI beats Grey's by 15%
    Episode 5: CSI beats Grey's by 3.1%

    average win: CSI with 10.12%

    CSI 8 vs. CSI 7

    Episode 1: 25.22 - 10.5% gain
    Episode 2: 20.97 - 11.8% drop
    Episode 3: 19.794 - 7.9% drop
    Episode 4: 21.22 - 1.7% drop
    Episode 5: 18.749 - 8.5% drop

    average drop: 3.88%

    Grey's 4 vs. Grey's 3

    Episode 1: 20.48 - 19.4% drop
    Episode 2: 18.51 - 21.2% drop
    Episode 3: 19.036 - 16.5% drop
    Episode 4: 18.04 - 17.7% drop
    Episode 5: 18.175 - 13.3% drop
    Episode 6: 18.762 - 10.8% drop

    average drop: 16.48%

    CSI Season 7 vs. Itself
    Season 7 Premiere: 22.58
    Episode 2: 23.77 - 5% gain from week before
    Episode 3: 21.51 - 9.5% drop
    Episode 4: 21.58 - 0.3% gain
    Episode 5: 20.49 - 5% drop
    Episode 6: 20.53 - 0.2% gain
    Episode 7: 20.83 - 1.5% gain
    Episode 8: 24.11 - 13.6% gain
    Episode 9: 17.171 - 28.8% drop
    Episode 10: 23.253 - 26.2% gain
    Episode 11: 26.116 - 11% gain
    Episode 12: 21.41 - 18% drop
    Episode 13: 21.172 - 1.1% drop
    Episode 14: 21.494 - 1.5% gain
    Episode 15: 22.522 - 4.6% gain
    Episode 16: 22.707 - 0.8% gain
    Episode 17: 21.780 - 4.1% drop
    Episode 18: 22.713 - 4.1% gain
    Episode 19: 21.689 - 4.5% drop
    Episode 20: 22.181 - 2.2% gain
    Episode 21: 20.202 - 8.9% drop
    Episode 22: 19.025 - 5.8% drop
    Episode 23: 18.751 -1.4% drop
    Episode 24: 20.447 - 8.3% gain

    Average: 21.6 million viewers

    Average drop: 0.343%

    Grey's Season 3 vs. Itself

    Premiere: 25.4 million viewers
    Episode 2: 23.5 million viewers - 7.5% drop from week before
    Episode 3: 22.8 million viewers - 3% drop
    Episode 4: 21.93 million viewers - 4% drop
    Episode 5: 20.96 million viewers - 4.5% drop
    Episode 6: 21.03 million viewers - 0.3% gain
    Episode 7: 20.65 million viewers - 1.8% drop
    Episode 8: 20.92 million viewers - 1.3% gain
    Episode 9: 18.509 million viewers - 11.5% drop
    Episode 10: 24.01 million viewers - 22.9% gain
    Episode 11: 23.032 million viewers - 4.1% drop
    Episode 12: 21.942 million viewers - 4.7% drop
    Episode 13: 21.504 million viewers - 2.0% drop
    Episode 14: 24.18 million viewers - 11.1% gain
    Episode 15: 25.197 million viewers - 4% gain
    Episode 16: 25.759 million viewers - 2.2% gain
    Episode 17: 27.394 million viewers - 6% gain
    Episode 18: 22.677 million viewers - 17.2% drop
    Episode 19: 22.304 million viewers - 1.6% drop
    Episode 20: 21.125 million viewers - 5.3% drop
    Episode 21: 20.058 million viewers - 5% drop
    Episode 22: 21.228 million viewers - 5.5% gain
    Episode 23: 19.581 million viewers - 7.8% drop
    Episode 24: 22.572 million viewers - 13.2% gain

    Average: 22.4 million viewers

    Average drop: 0.61%
     
  10. mrb105

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    I understand the ratings drop, I thought this episode was about as weak as any episode in the past 4 Seasons.
     
  11. Adzix

    Adzix CSI Level Three

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    wait, you're saying that GA had a repeat this week so you're comparing CSI to their last weeks' ratings. sooo, shouldn't CSI ratings be corrected since GA's are known for about 6 days already and CSI was only yesterday? in other words, shouldn't CSI's ratings raise from what you've shown, not GA's, and in the end it's going to be CSI who wins the battle?
     
  12. sarahvma

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    No - GA has not yet had a repeat. CSI had a repeat last week. Because of that, GA's episode 5 aired last week, and CSI's episode 5 aired this week. Obviously I have to compare episode-to-episode rather than airdate-to-airdate. And if you compare CSI's Episode 5 to GA's episode 5, they actually won, even though CSI lost to GA last night.

    FINAL RATINGS

    GA: 19.31 million viewers
    CSI: 19.06 million viewers

    CSI Season 8
    Episode 1: 25.22 million viewers
    Episode 2: 20.97 million viewers - 16.8% drop
    Episode 3: 19.794 million viewers - 5.6% drop
    Episode 4: 21.22 million viewers - 6.7% gain
    Episode 5: 19.06 million viewers - 10.2% drop

    average drop: 6.475%
    average viewers: 21.25

    Grey's Anatomy Season 4
    Episode 1: 20.93 million viewers
    Episode 2: 18.51 million viewers - 11.6% drop
    Episode 3: 19.036 million viewers - 2.9% gain
    Episode 4: 18.04 million viewers - 5.2% drop
    Episode 5: 18.175 million viewers - 0.7% gain
    Episode 6: 19.31 million viewers - 5.9% gain

    average drop: 1.46%
    average viewers: 19.0 million viewers

    CSI 8 vs. Grey's 4
    Episode 1: CSI beats Grey's by 17%
    Episode 2: CSI beats Grey's by 11.7%
    Episode 3: CSI beats Grey's by 3.8%
    Episode 4: CSI beats Grey's by 15%
    Episode 5: CSI beats Grey's by 4.6%

    average win: CSI with 10.42%

    CSI 8 vs. CSI 7

    Episode 1: 25.22 - 10.5% gain
    Episode 2: 20.97 - 11.8% drop
    Episode 3: 19.794 - 7.9% drop
    Episode 4: 21.22 - 1.7% drop
    Episode 5: 19.06 - 6.9% drop

    average drop: 3.56%

    Grey's 4 vs. Grey's 3

    Episode 1: 20.48 - 19.4% drop
    Episode 2: 18.51 - 21.2% drop
    Episode 3: 19.036 - 16.5% drop
    Episode 4: 18.04 - 17.7% drop
    Episode 5: 18.175 - 13.3% drop
    Episode 6: 19.31 - 8.2% drop

    average drop: 16.05%

    CSI Season 7 vs. Itself
    Season 7 Premiere: 22.58
    Episode 2: 23.77 - 5% gain from week before
    Episode 3: 21.51 - 9.5% drop
    Episode 4: 21.58 - 0.3% gain
    Episode 5: 20.49 - 5% drop
    Episode 6: 20.53 - 0.2% gain
    Episode 7: 20.83 - 1.5% gain
    Episode 8: 24.11 - 13.6% gain
    Episode 9: 17.171 - 28.8% drop
    Episode 10: 23.253 - 26.2% gain
    Episode 11: 26.116 - 11% gain
    Episode 12: 21.41 - 18% drop
    Episode 13: 21.172 - 1.1% drop
    Episode 14: 21.494 - 1.5% gain
    Episode 15: 22.522 - 4.6% gain
    Episode 16: 22.707 - 0.8% gain
    Episode 17: 21.780 - 4.1% drop
    Episode 18: 22.713 - 4.1% gain
    Episode 19: 21.689 - 4.5% drop
    Episode 20: 22.181 - 2.2% gain
    Episode 21: 20.202 - 8.9% drop
    Episode 22: 19.025 - 5.8% drop
    Episode 23: 18.751 -1.4% drop
    Episode 24: 20.447 - 8.3% gain

    Average: 21.6 million viewers

    Average drop: 0.343%

    Grey's Season 3 vs. Itself

    Premiere: 25.4 million viewers
    Episode 2: 23.5 million viewers - 7.5% drop from week before
    Episode 3: 22.8 million viewers - 3% drop
    Episode 4: 21.93 million viewers - 4% drop
    Episode 5: 20.96 million viewers - 4.5% drop
    Episode 6: 21.03 million viewers - 0.3% gain
    Episode 7: 20.65 million viewers - 1.8% drop
    Episode 8: 20.92 million viewers - 1.3% gain
    Episode 9: 18.509 million viewers - 11.5% drop
    Episode 10: 24.01 million viewers - 22.9% gain
    Episode 11: 23.032 million viewers - 4.1% drop
    Episode 12: 21.942 million viewers - 4.7% drop
    Episode 13: 21.504 million viewers - 2.0% drop
    Episode 14: 24.18 million viewers - 11.1% gain
    Episode 15: 25.197 million viewers - 4% gain
    Episode 16: 25.759 million viewers - 2.2% gain
    Episode 17: 27.394 million viewers - 6% gain
    Episode 18: 22.677 million viewers - 17.2% drop
    Episode 19: 22.304 million viewers - 1.6% drop
    Episode 20: 21.125 million viewers - 5.3% drop
    Episode 21: 20.058 million viewers - 5% drop
    Episode 22: 21.228 million viewers - 5.5% gain
    Episode 23: 19.581 million viewers - 7.8% drop
    Episode 24: 22.572 million viewers - 13.2% gain

    Average: 22.4 million viewers

    Average drop: 0.61%
     
  13. Adzix

    Adzix CSI Level Three

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    oh ok, i get it now. thanks sarah.
     
  14. sarahvma

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    Irony time: as is always the nature with two-hour specials, the second hour did better than the first. Meaning that WAT beat CSI this week. lol.

    Again, keep in mind (like with last week's major screw-up) that these are just the metered markets, but so long as things haven't been switched like last time, they should still be fairly accurate:

    Top overnight honors at 9 p.m. fell in CBS’ corner, with CSI (a cross-over episode with lead-out Without a Trace) at a solid 14.1/21. But a 12.0/18 for Grey’s Anatomy on ABC should still be enough for the medical drama to easily win the 9 p.m. hour among adults 18-49.

    Crossing over with CSI lifted CBS’ Without a Trace to a season-high (and easily dominant) 14.8/24 in the overnights at 10 p.m.

    If these numbers are accurate, they should put CSI at around 21-22 million viewers. Not a smash-hit, but still good. WAT probably got around 22-23.

    GA is likely in the 18-19 range.
     
  15. sarahvma

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    Well, it may have gotten higher household numbers, but CSI still beat WAT in viewers as well as the 18-49s.

    Thursday 9 p.m.
    CSI (CBS)
    Viewers: 21.92 million (#1), A18-49: 6.4/15 (#2)

    Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
    Viewers: 19.30 million (#2), A18-49: 7.9/19 (#1)

    Crossing over with CSI lifted CBS’ Without a Trace to a season-high (and easily dominant) 21.39 million viewers and a 6.3/17 among adults 18-49 at 10 p.m.
     

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