Nielson Ratings Overnights — May 2, 2007

I was really surprised because these guys never win, but FOX comes in first with American Idol having 11.5/28. I know, I couldn’t believe it either. ABC had Lost coming in second with 5.2/14.

Not far behind in third was FOX’s Bones having 3.3/10. And rounding out forth place was CBS’s Criminal Minds having 3.3/9.

My Two Cents:

I know I hardly ever post fifth place names, but that’s got to hurt to see your name next to the fifth place in anything. Also, if I viewed any one of the contestants of American Idol singing on the corner for tips, then I’d give them two cents. Sorry, had to get one shot in.

For the complete ratings from last night and who won the night (in key demos), stick around after the jump. . .

Nielsen Fast Nationals

From Monday, May 2, 2007

* Signifies repeat

Who Won The Night

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.