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Titolo: [JOEY] Ratings 1.02

JOEY STRUGGLES IN WEEK TWO AGAINST THE SURVIVOR PREMIERE, PLACING
SIXTH FOR THE NIGHT WITH JUST 15.4 MILLION VIEWERS
 
September 16, 2004: Fast National Ratings from Nielsen Media Research
 
      In terms of the ratings, while still a success, it is clear that
Joey is no Friends.  After premiering with 18.6 million viewers last
week, the spin-off faced off against the premiere of Survivor:
Vanuatu, Islands of Fire and struggled in its second week.  The final
results show the episode, which aired from 8:00 to 8:35, with just
15.4 million viewers, a drop of 17 percent from the premiere and 0.2
million viewers below the least-watched Friends episode of all time,
which aired in May 2001.  Meanwhile, the "supersized" season premiere
of Will & Grace, which aired from 8:35 to 9:20, improved on Joey's
audience but still failed to impress.  On the other hand, a lengthened
episode of The Apprentice, which aired from 9:20 to 11:00, did manage
to increase its rating from last week, when it was up against NFL
Football.
      The preliminary ratings are reported in half-hour intervals, so
because of the scheduling maneuvers utilized by NBC, accurate numbers
for the network's programs cannot be determined based on the fast
national ratings.  Planet Dan has compared the preliminary timeslot
ratings with retention rates from the overnight ratings to form
estimates for the ratings of NBC's shows, and while the numbers will
likely turn out to be reasonably accurate, they should not be assumed
correct.  Despite airing a repeat, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation won
the night with ease, foreshadowing a potentially dominating season
premiere next week.
1. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Repeat): 13.9/22
2. Survivor: Vanuatu, Islands of Fire: 11.5/19
3. The Apprentice: 10.6/18 [Planet Dan Estimate]
3. Without a Trace (Repeat): 10.6/18
5. Will & Grace: 10.4/17 [Planet Dan Estimate]
6. Joey: 9.7/16 [Planet Dan Estimate]
      Overall, CBS won the night with a 12.0/20 average, well ahead of
NBC's 10.4/17.  This should be of grave concern to NBC, considering
that two of CBS's three programming hours were repeats, while NBC's
lineup was entirely new.  Since the television season does not
officially begin until this Monday, the first two Joey episodes will
not be included in Joey's season-to-date ratings for the 2004-2005
season.  However, because of the abnormal nature of this year's
season, Planet Dan will still include them in its own numbers.  Next
week marks the official beginning of the television season, with a new
Joey leading off NBC's lineup against CBS's first Thursday night of
entirely new programming.
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SIXTH FOR THE NIGHT WITH JUST 15.4 MILLION VIEWERS
Temevo un risultato poco soddisfacente. Lo show è divertente, carino,
curato, ma si sente la mancanza di qualcosa.
Guy ed io ne discutevamo ieri sera dopo la visione del secondo
episodio, probabilmente una soluzione potrebbe essere l'introduzione
di nuovi personaggi. Magari ci hanno già pensato, ma non lo so perchè
non ho letto gli spoiler per i prossimi episodi.
Mavi
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