The 2005-06 Season Results

Just saw a piece in my local paper in which a media reporter from the Dallas Morning News giving the stats. His name is Ed Bark but I am not going to point out his opinions.

CBS:
Number 1 with Total Viewers and 25-54 years olds. Number 3 with 18-49 and 18-34. CBS has been doing well with this thing called the "Crime Drama." Three CSI's plus an NCIS, losts of 'Criminal Minds,' and people missing 'Without A Trace.' Lets not forget lots of 'Cold Cases' and lots of 'Numb3r' crunching too. Six out of ten freshmen shows will return, and that includes the Court Room Drama 'Close to Home,' and the midseason milltary drama 'The Unit.' CBS did a great job on counter programing on Tuesdays with NCIS and The Unit, espcially NCIS which shares the time with 'American Karaoke.' CBS in spite of having shows that lean young still is the network for the older audience. Speaking of American Karaoke.

FOX:
Number 3 with Total Viewers and 25-54. Number one with 18-49 and 18-34. Yep 'American Karaoke' really helps and look how it helped '24,' 'House,' and to a lesser degree 'Bones.' The game/reality show 'Unan1mous' also benefited from 'Karaoke.' However one show was able to get a audience without ANY help from that beloved singing contest. That show was 'Prison Break' and coming this fall FOX will try to create new hits hopfuly for their sake that can stand on their own but believe me that House and 24 can hold their own now.

ABC:
Number 2 with Total Viewers, 25-54, 18-49, 18-34. The Rose Bowl, and Super Bowl helped this year in spite of Alphabet/Mouse Network losing Monday Night Football. The Super Bowl really boosted Sophmore drama 'Grey's Anatomy' and thinks it can cut into CSI now. 'Dancing with the Stars' proved it can work during the regular TV season with its second series. Still ABC could not build on new shows these season with only two out of 13 freeshmen show returning this fall. Yes 'Maddam President' got mucked with, and it might pull a Police Squad/Naked Gun on us soon, and that might give this beloved concept the last laugh.

NBC:
Poor Peacock, in spite of hits like 'My Name is Earl' and 'Deal or No Deal' they are in 4th place with Total Viewers, 25-54, 18-49, 18-34. Will & Grace and West Wing have been retired, and I am hoping that 'The Office' can make it pased 100 episodes (it needs a total of six seasons to do that and 22 episodes in the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons). One thing that might help NBC is NFL Sunday Night Football and John Maden is going to be a part of it. Maybe one night DoND is not so bad. It will get squezed by CBS and ABC for sure this fall on Thursday nights. But hey isn't that want you elites in media want??? They want to protect their new SCRIPTED SHOWS and give them a chance to live. But can they live???

We shall see people, we shall see.

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