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With the Oscars airing a month
earlier this year, they could get a boost from the surprising
popularity of this year's Golden Globes.
After nearing record lows last
year against the AFC Championship game, this year's football-free
Sunday slot gave the Globes a big boost, indicating the same
big interest in multiple nominees "Lord of the Rings: The
Return of the King" and "Lost in Translation" could
feed into next month's Academy Awards.
NBC's telecast of the 61st
annual Golden Globes Sunday was the most-watched program on
television last week among households and total viewers. The
ceremony was watched by nearly 27 million total viewers.
This year's awards attracted
the most total viewers since debuting on NBC nine years ago and
bested last year's show by more than 6 million viewers. The
show also scored its best performance among adults 18-49 in five
years.
The Globes delivered an
impressive 16.9 household rating to top all three of last week's
"American Idol" telecasts. It was the most-watched Sunday
non-sports show on NBC since 1999.
The strong performance of this
year's "Golden Globes" ceremony could indicate renewed
interest among viewers for the never-ending cavalcade of Hollywood
award shows. Viewers' appetite for the ceremonies has waned in the
years following the terrorist attacks of 2001.
Last year marked a low point for
the Oscars, which was watched by only 33.1 million total viewers,
the smallest audience for the ceremony since Nielsen began tracking
it in 1974.
The Globes' strong showing
pushed NBC past all other networks in weekly household ratings,
while also allowing the peacock network to come in second behind
Fox's "American Idol"-laden schedule among total viewers
and adults 18-49.
The awards ceremony is put on by
the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. While the
organization has been criticized for being composed of part-time
journalists and entertainment industry outsiders, this has not
prevented the Hollywood establishment from embracing the Golden
Globes.
The awards show originally aired
on TBS, but nine years ago NBC negotiated a deal with the Hollywood
Foreign Press Association to bring the telecast to broadcast
television.
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PRIMETIME
AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked
on Households
Week
Ending Jan.25
|
|
Network
|
Households
|
People
2+
|
Adults
18-49
|
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr |
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr |
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr |
|
NBC |
8.2 |
8880 |
13 |
4.6 |
12740 |
11 |
5.0 |
6450 |
13 |
|
FOX |
7.5 |
8100 |
12 |
4.7 |
12830 |
11 |
5.6 |
7170 |
14 |
|
CBS |
7.3 |
7940 |
12 |
4.1 |
11260 |
10 |
3.1 |
4030 |
8 |
|
ABC |
4.9 |
5250 |
8 |
2.7 |
7470 |
7 |
2.6 |
3390 |
7 |
|
WB |
2.7 |
2910 |
4 |
1.5 |
4060 |
3 |
1.6 |
2100 |
4 |
|
UPN |
2.3 |
2540 |
4 |
1.3 |
3480 |
3 |
1.4 |
1850 |
4 |
|
PAX |
0.7 |
750 |
1 |
0.4 |
1000 |
1 |
0.2 |
290 |
1 |
|
*
Each
rating point is equivalent to 1.084 million
homes
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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|
SEASON-TO-DATE
PRIMETIME AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on Households
Week Ending Jan.25
|
|
Network
|
Households
|
People
2+
|
Adults
18-49
|
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr |
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr |
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr |
|
CBS |
8.5 |
9200 |
14 |
4.7 |
13030 |
12 |
3.8 |
4840 |
10 |
|
NBC |
7.1 |
7740 |
12 |
3.9 |
10820 |
10 |
4.2 |
5370 |
11 |
|
ABC |
6.2 |
6770 |
10 |
3.5 |
9560 |
9 |
3.5 |
4500 |
9 |
|
FOX |
6.2 |
6720 |
10 |
3.6 |
9790 |
9 |
3.9 |
5080 |
11 |
|
WB |
2.5 |
2740 |
4 |
1.4 |
3800 |
3 |
1.5 |
1930 |
4 |
|
UPN |
2.3 |
2520 |
4 |
1.2 |
3430 |
3 |
1.4 |
1810 |
4 |
|
PAX |
0.8 |
820 |
1 |
0.4 |
980 |
1 |
0.2 |
310 |
1 |
|
*
Each
rating point is equivalent to 1.084 million
homes
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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NETWORK
TV
Ranked
on Households
Week
Ending Jan.25
|
| # |
PROGRAMS
|
Net
|
HOUSEHOLDS
|
PERSONS 2+
|
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr |
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr |
|
1 |
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS(S) |
NBC |
16.9 |
25 |
18347 |
4 |
9.7 |
26803 |
|
2 |
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY |
FOX |
16.2 |
24 |
17550 |
3 |
10.4 |
28561 |
|
2 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
16.2 |
25 |
17561 |
1 |
10.7 |
29433 |
|
4 |
AMERICAN IDOL-PRM SPEC(S) |
FOX |
15.9 |
23 |
17214 |
2 |
10.5 |
28964 |
|
5 |
FRIENDS |
NBC |
13.4 |
21 |
14488 |
5 |
7.5 |
20773 |
|
6 |
CSI |
CBS |
13.2 |
20 |
14285 |
5 |
7.5 |
20715 |
|
7 |
FRIENDS 1/22(S) |
NBC |
13.1 |
20 |
14218 |
5 |
7.5 |
20702 |
|
8 |
BIG FAT OBNOXIOUS FIANCE |
FOX |
11.6 |
17 |
12525 |
8 |
7.1 |
19649 |
|
9 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
10.6 |
17 |
11542 |
9 |
5.9 |
16308 |
|
10 |
WILL & GRACE |
NBC |
10.4 |
16 |
11305 |
10 |
5.7 |
15710 |
|
11 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
10.3 |
16 |
11183 |
10 |
5.7 |
15760 |
|
12 |
LAW AND ORDER |
NBC |
10.0 |
16 |
10802 |
14 |
5.3 |
14498 |
|
13 |
COLD CASE |
CBS |
9.8 |
14 |
10576 |
10 |
5.7 |
15754 |
|
14 |
WITHOUT A TRACE |
CBS |
9.5 |
16 |
10260 |
13 |
5.4 |
14781 |
|
15 |
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND |
CBS |
8.6 |
12 |
9341 |
15 |
5.0 |
13749 |
|
16 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
8.5 |
12 |
9219 |
16 |
4.8 |
13258 |
|
17 |
GOLDEN GLOBES ARRIVAL SPC(S) |
NBC |
8.4 |
13 |
9121 |
16 |
4.8 |
13129 |
|
18 |
E.R. |
NBC |
8.3 |
14 |
9043 |
24 |
4.1 |
11427 |
|
19 |
20/20-FRI |
ABC |
8.2 |
14 |
8880 |
21 |
4.4 |
12170 |
|
20 |
APPRENTICE |
NBC |
7.9 |
12 |
8518 |
20 |
4.5 |
12328 |
|
21 |
O.C. |
FOX |
7.7 |
12 |
8356 |
19 |
4.6 |
12716 |
|
21 |
SCRUBS |
NBC |
7.7 |
12 |
8336 |
24 |
4.1 |
11406 |
|
23 |
BACHELORETTE, THE |
ABC |
7.6 |
11 |
8192 |
23 |
4.2 |
11557 |
|
24 |
CBS SUNDAY MOVIE |
CBS |
7.3 |
11 |
7884 |
24 |
4.1 |
11366 |
|
24 |
KING OF QUEENS |
CBS |
7.3 |
11 |
7886 |
27 |
3.9 |
10874 |
|
Source:
Nielsen Media Research
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TOP 30
PROGRAMS - BROADCAST TV
Adults
18-49
Week
Ending Jan.25
|
|
Rank
|
Program
|
Net
|
Rtg%
|
In Millions
|
|
1 |
AMERICAN IDOL-PRM SPEC(S) |
FOX |
12.9 |
16.56 |
|
2 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
12.7 |
16.34 |
|
2 |
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY |
FOX |
12.5 |
16.14 |
|
4 |
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS(S) |
NBC |
9.9 |
12.75 |
|
4 |
FRIENDS 1/22 |
NBC |
9.9 |
12.75 |
|
6 |
FRIENDS |
NBC |
9.7 |
12.46 |
|
7 |
BIG FAT OBNOXIOUS FIANCE |
FOX |
9.1 |
11.71 |
|
8 |
WILL & GRACE |
NBC |
7.6 |
9.81 |
|
9 |
CSI |
CBS |
6.8 |
8.77 |
|
10 |
AVERAGE JOE: HAWAII |
NBC |
5.6 |
7.23 |
|
10 |
O.C. |
FOX |
5.6 |
7.19 |
|
12 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
5.5 |
7.05 |
|
12 |
SCRUBS |
NBC |
5.5 |
7.02 |
|
12 |
FEAR FACTOR |
NBC |
5.5 |
7.12 |
|
15 |
BACHELORETTE, THE |
ABC |
5.2 |
6.69 |
|
15 |
LAW AND ORDER |
NBC |
5.2 |
6.68 |
|
17 |
E.R. |
NBC |
5.0 |
6.44 |
|
18 |
APPRENTICE |
NBC |
4.9 |
6.30 |
|
18 |
SIMPSONS |
FOX |
4.9 |
6.33 |
|
20 |
WITHOUT A TRACE |
CBS |
4.7 |
6.10 |
|
21 |
TWO AND HALF MEN |
CBS |
4.5 |
5.75 |
|
22 |
GOLDEN GLOBES ARRIVAL SPC(S) |
NBC |
4.4 |
5.70 |
|
22 |
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND |
CBS |
4.4 |
5.73 |
|
24 |
CELEBRITY MOLE: YUCATAN |
ABC |
4.0 |
5.15 |
|
24 |
20/20 FRI |
ABC |
4.0 |
5.18 |
|
26 |
COLD CASE |
CBS |
3.9 |
5.03 |
|
26 |
CBS SUNDAY MOVIE |
CBS |
3.9 |
5.03 |
|
28 |
MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE |
FOX |
3.7 |
4.83 |
|
29 |
BERNIE MAC |
FOX |
3.6 |
4.63 |
|
30 |
KING OF QUEENS |
CBS |
3.4 |
4.40 |
|
Source: ABC
Networks, based on data from Nielsen Media Research
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|
CABLE TV
Ranked
on Households
Week Ending Jan 25
|
|
BASIC CABLE
|
|
#
|
PROGRAM NAME
|
NET |
Households
|
Persons 2+
|
|
(000)
|
Rtg %
|
Rtg %
|
|
1 |
Spongebob |
NICK |
3730 |
3.5 |
5958 |
|
2 |
Monk |
USA |
3470 |
3.3 |
4941 |
|
3 |
Spongebob |
NICK |
3365 |
3.2 |
4779 |
|
4 |
Spongebob |
NICK |
3316 |
3.1 |
4357 |
|
5 |
St Union/Analysis |
FOXN |
2866 |
2.7 |
3741 |
|
6 |
Spongebob |
NICK |
2837 |
2.7 |
3593 |
|
7 |
WWE Entertainment |
SPK |
2688 |
2.5 |
3778 |
|
8 |
State Of The Union 2004 |
FOXN |
2591 |
2.4 |
3712 |
|
9 |
Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica |
MTV |
2545 |
2.4 |
3352 |
|
10 |
Spongebob |
NICK |
2531 |
2.4 |
3324 |
|
11 |
Fairly Odd Parents |
NICK |
2510 |
2.4 |
2883 |
|
12 |
Spongebob |
NICK |
2481 |
2.3 |
3232 |
|
13 |
Spongebob |
NICK |
2478 |
2.3 |
3453 |
|
14 |
Real World XIV |
MTV |
2462 |
2.3 |
2972 |
|
15 |
Spongebob |
NICK |
2456 |
2.3 |
3160 |
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PAY
CABLE
|
|
#
|
PROGRAM NAME
|
NET |
Households
|
Persons 2+
|
|
(000)
|
Rtg %
|
Rtg %
|
|
1 |
SEX AND THE CITY(S)-08/24/2003 |
HBO |
4914 |
4.6 |
6940 |
|
2 |
WIRE, THE |
HBO |
3204 |
3.0 |
4483 |
|
3 |
SOPRANOS, THE |
HBO |
2461 |
2.3 |
3286 |
|
4 |
PROJECT GREENLIGHT |
HBO |
1831 |
1.7 |
2558 |
|
5 |
SEX AND THE CITY(S)-08/20/2003 |
HBO |
1731 |
1.6 |
2304 |
|
*
Each rating point is equivalent to
108.4 million
homes
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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SYNDICATION
Ranked on Households
Week Ending Jan 11
|
|
#
|
PROGRAMS
|
Syndicator |
Households
|
|
US
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
|
1
|
WHEEL OF FORTUNE
|
KIN
|
10.1
|
10931
|
|
2
|
JEOPARDY
|
KIN
|
8.0
|
8703
|
|
2
|
FRIENDS-SYN (AT)
|
WB
|
6.7
|
7294
|
|
2
|
SEINFELD (AT)
|
SPT
|
6.7
|
7247
|
|
5
|
OPRAH WINFREY SHOW (AT)
|
KIN
|
6.6
|
7111
|
|
6
|
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT(AT)
|
PRM
|
6.3
|
6831
|
|
6
|
EVRY LVS RAYMOND-SYN (AT)
|
KIN
|
5.9
|
6370
|
|
8
|
SEINFELD-WKND (AT)
|
SPT
|
5.5
|
5941
|
|
9
|
DR. PHIL SHOW
|
KIN
|
5.3
|
5757
|
|
10
|
JUDGE JUDY (AT)
|
PRM
|
5.3
|
5693
|
|
Source:
Nielsen Media Research
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SPANISH-LANGUAGE
TELEVISION
Ranked on Households
Week Ending Jan
25
|
|
#
|
PROGRAMS
|
Net |
NHTI*
Rtg%
|
Projection
(000) |
|
1 |
VELO DE NOVIA FRI |
UNI |
21.5 |
2278 |
|
2 |
VELO DE NOVIA THU |
UNI |
21.5 |
2268 |
|
3 |
VELO DE NOVIA MON |
UNI |
21.4 |
2257 |
|
4 |
VELO DE NOVIA WED |
UNI |
21.1 |
2235 |
|
5 |
AMAR OTRA VEZ FRI |
UNI |
20.1 |
2123 |
|
6 |
AMAR OTRA VEZ THU |
UNI |
18.9 |
1995 |
|
6 |
AMAR OTRA VEZ WED |
UNI |
18.7 |
1976 |
|
8 |
TE AMARE EN SILENCIO FRI |
UNI |
18.6 |
1962 |
|
9 |
VELO DE NOVIA TUE |
UNI |
18.2 |
1923 |
|
10 |
TE AMARE EN SILENCIO WED |
UNI |
18.1 |
1916 |
|
11 |
AMAR OTRA VEZ MON |
UNI |
18.1 |
1914 |
|
12 |
TE AMARE EN SILENCIO THU |
UNI |
17.7 |
1875 |
|
13 |
TE AMARE EN SILENCIO TUE |
UNI |
17.4 |
1840 |
|
14 |
TE AMARE EN SILENCIO MON |
UNI |
17.2 |
1821 |
|
15 |
CRISTINA-MON |
UNI |
16.0 |
1696 |
|
16 |
CASOS VIDA R: ED. ESP FRI |
UNI |
15.8 |
1673 |
|
17 |
DON FRANCISCO PRESENTA-WE |
UNI |
15.7 |
1660 |
|
18 |
SABADO GIGANTE-SAT |
UNI |
15.7 |
1658 |
|
18 |
JOAN SEB:TRAYECTORIA
1/25(S)-01/25/2004 |
UNI |
15.4 |
1628 |
|
20 |
CASA DE LA RISA SUN |
UNI |
14.4 |
1527 |
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* Nielsen
Hispanic Television Index; ratings based on 9.7 million Hispanic
TV homes.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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NETWORK
SPORTS
Ranked
on Household
Week Ending Jan.
18
|
| # |
PROGRAMS
|
Net
|
Episode
|
Households
|
Persons
2+ |
|
US
Rtg%
|
Shr |
(000) |
(000)
|
|
1 |
AFC CHAMP
ON CBS(S)-1/18 |
CBS |
IND. @ NEW ENG. |
24.7 |
46 |
26786 |
40115 |
|
2 |
FOX NFC
CHAMP(S) 1/18 |
FOX |
CAR. @ PHILA |
23.2 |
35 |
25118 |
40444 |
|
3 |
WWE SMACKDOWN! |
UPN |
|
3.4 |
5 |
3701 |
5011 |
|
4 |
NBA ON
ABC-SUN 1 |
ABC |
SAN ANT. @
BOSTON |
2.5 |
6 |
2752 |
3487 |
|
5 |
NCAA B'BALL
SAT-2 |
CBS |
UCONN AT UNC/MICH AT MICH ST |
2.2 |
5 |
2378 |
3128 |
|
6 |
ABC NCAA
B'BALL-SAT. |
ABC |
VAR. TEAMS
AND TIMES |
2.1 |
5 |
2278 |
3175 |
|
7 |
NBA ON
ABC-1/17(S) |
ABC |
MINN. AT
HOUSTON |
1.9 |
5 |
2047 |
2789 |
|
8 |
NBC SPORTS
SPEC. 1/17-B(S) |
NBC |
PRO
NATIONALS
SNWBRDING |
1.6 |
4 |
1686 |
2325 |
|
9 |
WRLD SPEED
SKTNG CH-1/18(S) |
ABC |
|
1.3 |
3 |
1357 |
1714 |
|
10 |
NBC SPORTS
SPEC. 1/17-A(S) |
NBC |
CHAMPIONS TOUR SPEC. |
0.8 |
2 |
883 |
946 |
|
Source:
Nielsen Media Research
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