Top Rating Shows of the last two weeks
Note: Shows can only appear once in the top 10 list, if it appears twice, only the latest episode is included. Also football and other specials are excluded.
Top 13
1. CSI, 16th October (CBS): 18.84M
2. NCIS, 14th October (CBS) : 17.86M
3. Dancing with the Stars: Performance, 13th October (ABC): 17.66M
4. Criminal Minds, 9th October (CBS): 15.896M
5. CSI:NY, 9th October (CBS): 15.855M
6. Desperate Housewives, 12th October (ABC): 15.33M
7. The Mentalist, 14th October (CBS): 14.86M
8. Two and a Half Men, 13th October (CBS): 14.57M
8. Grey's Anatomy 16th October (ABC): 14.57M
10. Dancing with the Stars:Results: 14th October (ABC): 14.37M
11. CSI:Miami, 13th October (CBS): 13.00M
12. Survivor:Gabon, 16th October (CBS): 12.88M
13. House, 14th October (FOX): 12.82M
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8/13 shows listed air on CBS and skew old. Additionally most shows on this list are procedurals, conversely, the ratings for niche shows such as Heroes, Prison Break and Lost have been losing viewers from its premiere season and are on the verge of cancellation (Lost will finish up in the 2009–2010 season). This is disappointing as these figures do not encourage networks to produce niche shows. Unless viewers embrace these shows the networks will keep pumping out lame old crime/cop procedurals, evident from last night's figures with the terrible Eleventh Hour beating the decent Life On Mars. These will eventually drive younger viewers away from the box.
So does this mean that serialized shows are on the verge of extinction? What say you? Leave a comment and have your say in the poll.
1 comment:
Richie,
I do believe serialised dramas are dead, and this is completely due to the repeated tedious storylines that are coming out of Hollywood. Very few writers are willing to take risks with their scripts due to the cut-throat television industry and this has led to storylines looking similar. Too much effort is put into trying to elevate or jazz up the same storyline rather than trying something different.
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