forza juve
Hit and Run
For an episode that was around 40 minutes late I guess 10 million is good. When I heard it was delayed by that much I actually thought it might end up being around 8 to 9 million.
Season 10 Ratings Thread
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spencerreidfan
Police Officer
CSI Files puts the final number at 10.16 million and a 2.1 in the demo. Pretty awesome considering it was delayed so long 
Mac&Adam Fan
Pathologist
Well, no football tonight! And no football next Sunday night either.
Mac&Adam Fan
Pathologist
Doesn't matter though because those who missed the ending will watch it again. That is if they air the S. 10 episodes.
Jonathan said in an interview a while back that they were only getting 19 episodes this season (as opposed to their usual 22-24). I believe CSI Vegas is only getting 22 (as opposed to their usual 23-24). But NY got only 18 (as opposed to their usual 22). As far as I know, Miami is still getting the 19 that Jonathan mentioned. I don't think they've cut it any shorter than that.
It does look like the CSI franchises are getting cut back. Was afraid of that.
It was done because of budget issues (due to the economy), or so they said. With the exception of CSI NY (not sure if they ever got more than 22 eps per season), the other two shows always got over the standard 22 eps per season (22 is what most, if not all other scripted CBS shows get), so that's why there was only the cut on them.
I would guess that Miami's was cut shorter than 22 because of the time slot its in and with all the interruptions, they wanted to make sure the ratings would be okay before committing to more. Although now that AMC has bought the rights to air all past seasons, the current season (when its done) and at least two more future seasons, perhaps CBS will have more money for Miami now and next season will be back to at least 22 episodes, if not a couple more.
As for NY, my guess is that since it was almost canceled last season, CBS didn't want to commit to a full 22 episodes not knowing how the ratings would go.
As for LV, ratings were slipping last season somewhat and they weren't sure how another cast change would go, so they just ordered a normal season amount rather than a couple of additional eps like usual. Now that its seens that the show has done well, LV may be back to normal amount next season. We'll see.
mulder42
Corpse
This is exactly what happened on NY. TPTB weren't sure they were coming back, they made a season finale that could've passed for a series finale, then they got the news they were saved, with a shorter (18 episodes) season. All the CSIs seem to be in the same boat these days.
You'd think that would have been a good time to air two new episodes given that there's supposedly no football, and then air the series of re-runs afterward. :shifty: Seems pointless to do it the other way around (for the record, I don't follow football so I have no idea if the games continue leading-in Miami in the next couple of weeks anyway).
GregNickRyanFan said:
I have to wonder if part of the reason may be related to some CW (which I believe belongs to CBS) shows receiving extra episodes (ie: funds) this year. Not that I think CBS is entirely interested in investing too much into a mostly laughable network, and I have no idea how involved CBS is with the CW, but it's at least an interesting observation that CBS' veteran shows lost some, while the CW gained some.
That being said, I'm surprised how well Miami is doing despite the football overruns (the demo doesn't look too hot, but the numbers clearly show that people are watching). Go, Miami, Go! Even if your days may or may not be numbered.
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Oh yeah, it's sweeps time. :lol: I totally forgot about that.
So that will give us episodes that differ in no way from regular episodes and will eventually get similar ratings as the rest of the year anyway, making sweeps rather pointless for Miami as it a) stays at one level (extreme) all year 'round and b) at this stage will produce a negligible rise in viewership because of its age and reputation. Blerg. It's hard to get excited about it these days. I know, I'm a grumple today.
Then again, I'm of the opinion that the Nielsen ratings process has to change (combine officially with other mediums: DVR, internet usage, social media, domestic and international DVD sales; have the Nielsen box or similar standard with all new televisions) in order to paint a more accurate picture of viewership. I've read about their extrapolation process, but it doesn't seem to be as effective as it could be these days when you see how many shows have been cancelled that didn't really need to be ('Star Trek' and 'Family Guy' are prime examples, and arguably 'Jericho').
So that will give us episodes that differ in no way from regular episodes and will eventually get similar ratings as the rest of the year anyway, making sweeps rather pointless for Miami as it a) stays at one level (extreme) all year 'round and b) at this stage will produce a negligible rise in viewership because of its age and reputation. Blerg. It's hard to get excited about it these days. I know, I'm a grumple today.
Then again, I'm of the opinion that the Nielsen ratings process has to change (combine officially with other mediums: DVR, internet usage, social media, domestic and international DVD sales; have the Nielsen box or similar standard with all new televisions) in order to paint a more accurate picture of viewership. I've read about their extrapolation process, but it doesn't seem to be as effective as it could be these days when you see how many shows have been cancelled that didn't really need to be ('Star Trek' and 'Family Guy' are prime examples, and arguably 'Jericho').
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