» Ratings and Scheduling Issues: Fashion Critique Options

[Channel7]

Just how fashionable is Ugly Betty according to Nielsen and the network? Here's the place to talk it over.

[boilergal]

Does anyone know if they are going to re-air this show?

[kostgard]

You can see it online at ABC.com and I think ABC Family is airing it tonight.

[seffina]

Ratings for the premiere:

Zap2it:

The premiere of the critically hailed "Ugly Betty" scored a 10.7/17 for ABC at 8 p.m. "Survivor: Cook Islands," 9.6/15, was second in households for CBS but won the hour in viewers and adults 18-49.

First place!

(Mediaweek is not up yet)

This post has been edited by seffina: Sep 29, 2006 @ 11:11 am.

[MultiColoredGal]

Wow!!!!

She beat Survivor????

Talk about the triumph of the underdog!!


Yes, yes, I know ABC was full-speed-ahead promoting the heck out of it, but I was expecting a second place at most, behind the Survivor juggernaut!


I am very glad!!!

[seffina]

The number that matters to the execs is the demos where Survivor did beat UB. And it (Survivor) did have more total viewers as well. But still, not a bad day for Betty.

This post has been edited by seffina: Sep 29, 2006 @ 11:28 am.

[mtlchickie]

Ugly never looked so smashing, darling!

Mediaweek update:

Beginning with the show everyone was talking about, let’s just say the results for ABC’s Ugly Betty were anything but ugly. [The critically acclaimed one-hour comedy roared out of the gate with a 12.2/19 in the overnights (#1), 16.09 million viewers (#2) and a 4.9/14 among adults 18-49 (#2) at 8 p.m. Comparatively, that was an improvement over the year-ago season-premiere of former occupant Alias (Overnights: 6.4/10; Viewers: 8.21 million; A18-49: 2.5/ 7 on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005) of a whopping 91 percent in the overnights, 7.88 million viewers and 96 percent among adults 18-49. Survivor: Cook Islands, meanwhile, was down but not out with a 9.6/15 in the overnights (#2), 16.60 million viewers (#1) and a 5.8/16 among adults 18-49 (#1). While that is still worthy of a winner’s listing, am I the only one who feels ripped off that Survivor merged the teams already?

Edited to add link for babelfish...sorry about that!

This post has been edited by mtlchickie: Sep 29, 2006 @ 12:51 pm.

[babelfish]

mtlchickie, do you have the link to the Mediaweek article?

[Katz]

I am so excited about those numbers! Yeah for good ratings.

[DB in London]

I'm really surprised that UB drew such relatively weak numbers in adults 18-49. I would really like to see the A18-34 numbers, because I'm better than it skewed very young.

[jayseyfield]

Those are great numbers. Although I'm not a huge fan of the show I'm happy it did so well. I'd rather see a show like this than a show like The Nine or Six Degrees do well.

[Laguna]

Good for UB. I'm kind of over the numerous attempts at recreating 24, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, etc.

I love survivor, but I'm not worried about people not watching it. Also, if it ended after this season (which is a great season) I'd be okay with it.

[MultiColoredGal]

Good for UB. I'm kind of over the numerous attempts at recreating 24, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, etc.

And don't forget the million CSI wannabes.


But that's the way TV (and entertainment in general) works.

If these numbers for Ugly Betty hold for a substantial amount of time, get ready for plenty of quirky, campy shows based on telenovelas.
Not that I would complain, I would love to see an Americanized version of Cuna De Lobos (which in itself was based on an old, obscure Bette Davis film called The Anniversary)

[bookish girl]

Wow! I'm so glad it did well. Let's just hope that this keeps up since I really want to see Ugly Betty be a success. It'd be nice to see this concept be successful all over the world.

[crimsongrl]

According to my cable guide SoapNet is airing the pilot episode at 11am & 11pm (Central Time) on Saturday.


I’m wasn’t too thrilled with the pilot, but I’m glad ABC is giving UB a real chance to succeed with all the re-airings.

This post has been edited by crimsongrl: Sep 29, 2006 @ 6:33 pm.