Oh what a Monday it was last night, shows were aired, people watched and when all was said and done there were few surprises. DEAL OR NO DEAL won its time slot, though THE CLASS which everyone gives me $#!t for watching pulled an impressive 3.1/9 despite going up against DOD & PRISON BREAK. HEROES easily flew into first place in its time slot, and apparently someone out there still has love for, yawn, THE BACHELOR: ROME which is about as innovative and entertaining as ball hair. The shock of the night for me was CSI: MIAMI, which despite being riddled with vomitacious dialogue and one liners, killed in the top spot for the ten o'clock hour.
Below, please find 7 minutes of CSI: MIAMI cheese spun into internet brilliance, and then after the jump find the complete Neilsen ratings for last night (18-49). . .
How do I read these ratings?
A Nielsen rating may look like this:
8pm - NBC - TVgasm The TV Show - 10.0/18
Focus on the 10.0/18. The RATING, 10.0, on the left represents the actual number of households that watched a show. One rating point equals 1,102,000 households. The SHARE, 18, on the right represents the show's proportion of the total households watching television at that time.
For example, TVgasms TV Show has a 10 rating/18 share. That means 11,020,000 households are tuned in to the show and 18% of all the households with a TV turned on are watching that show.
Ratings and Share are customarily broken down for various DEMOs -- a demographic grouping of viewers, like 18-49 adults or 2-12 children or 18-34 women, etc. Advertisers, and therefore networks, covet the 18-49 adult demo, and so tend to concentrate on that number.
Comments (6)
I saw a commercial on CBS that claimed CSI: Miami was the most watched tv show on Monday nights. I'm assuming they meant on CBS 'cause it looks like Heroes is the most watched to me.
1 of 6 | Posted by zevonia![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.tvgasm.com/newsgasm/nav-commenters.gif)
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Posted on November 28, 2006 9:57 AM
I just watched the clip. I wonder if Mr. Caruso would be able to act if they took his sunglasses away?
2 of 6 | Posted by zevonia![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.tvgasm.com/newsgasm/nav-commenters.gif)
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Posted on November 28, 2006 10:10 AM
Zevonia,
This shows the 18-49 demo. if you include 12 - 19 or 49+ demo it could bump CSI into the number one slot. Unfortunately, I dont get the overall numbers, only the 18 - 49 (which many argue is the most important). The reality is, there are so many varied demographics people can distort the numbers to serve whatever claim they wish to make. Im sure a Ron Popeil Pasta maker informercial could find a way to say it was #1 in the night if they pulled the right demo. I'm working on getting overall ratings to put on here, but so far have had no luck.
MYL
3 of 6 | Posted by Madeyoulaugh![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.tvgasm.com/newsgasm/nav-commenters.gif)
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Posted on November 28, 2006 10:11 AM
comic sans? seriously?
4 of 6 | Posted by dubbledubs![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.tvgasm.com/newsgasm/nav-commenters.gif)
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Posted on November 28, 2006 11:18 AM
I now hate the Who.
Let's try that Caruso style:
I now...(puts glasses on) hatetheWho.
I've always...hated Caruso.
5 of 6 | Posted by Ms. Tumnus![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.tvgasm.com/newsgasm/nav-commenters.gif)
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Posted on November 28, 2006 12:35 PM
Thanks for the explanation, MYL. I would rather watch a a Ron Popeil Pasta maker informercial than CSI: Miami.
Ms. Tumnus, don't hate the Who, just hate the suits that ruined their music by using it for a tv show theme. Think of the poor people who write tv themes for a living: out of work and panhandling on a hot LA day.
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Posted on November 28, 2006 1:15 PM