(Source: EW.com)
ABC's Top Ten Shows
(percentage is change in viewership from previous year)
3. Dancing with the Stars 5 - 21.7 million viewers / +5%
4. Dancing with the Stars 6 - 19.6 / -2%
5. Dancing with the Stars 5 Results - 19.6 / +1%
6. Desperate Housewives - 18.2 / +3%
8. Dancing with the Stars 6 Results - 17.5 / -4%
11. Grey's Anatomy - 15.6 / -20%
19. Extreme Makeover Home Edition - 13.1 / -2%
21. Lost - 13.0 / -12%
26. Samantha Who? - 11.8 / -
32. Oprah's Big Give - 11.2 / -
ABC's Bottom Four Shows
130. Notes from the Underbelly - 5.1 / -9%
131. Just for Laughs - 5.0 / -
133. ABC Saturday Movie - 4.7 / -11%
140. Duel - 3.8 / -
CBS's Top Ten Shows
9. CSI - 16.9 / -18%
12. Survivor 15: China - 15.2 / -4%
14. NCIS - 14.2 / -2%
15. CSI: Miami - 13.8 / -19%
16. Two and a Half Men - 13.6 / -6%
17. Survivor 16: Micronesia - 13.6 / -9%
18. Without a Trace - 13.3 / -10%
22. 60 Minutes - 12.9 / -2%
23. Criminal Minds - 12.7 / -10%
25. The Amazing Race 12 - 11.8 / +3%
CBS's Bottom Four Shows
109. Big Brother (Wed) - 6.2 / -
121. CBS Saturday Movie - 5.6 / -
124. Power of 10 - 5.3 / -
135. Secret Talents of the Stars - 4.7 / -
NBC's Top Ten Shows
10. Sunday Night Football - 15.9 / -4%
20. Heroes - 13.1 / -10%
28. Deal or No Deal (Mon) - 11.6 / -22%
29. Law & Order: SVU - 11.5 / -4%
36. Law & Order - 10.8 / +19%
40. Medium - 10.4 / +21%
41. Deal or No Deal (Wed) - 10.3 / +5%
43. Celebrity Apprentice - 9.8 / +13%
45. Bionic Woman - 9.8 / -
46. Deal or No Deal (Fri) - 9.7 / -15%
NBC's Bottom Four Shows
122. Monk - 5.4 / -
129. Amnesia - 5.1 / -
138. Most Outrageous Moments - 4.0 / -
139. Psych - 3.9 / -
FOX's Top Eight Shows
1. American Idol - 28.8 / -4%
2. American idol Results - 27.4 / -11%
7. House - 17.6 / -10%
13. The Moment of Truth - 14.7 / -
24. Hell's Kitchen - 11.9 / -
34. Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles - 10.8 / -
48. Bones - 9.7 / +2%
53. Are You Smarter Than 5th Grader? - 9.0 / -29%
FOX's Bottom Three Shows
144. The Return of Jezebel James - 3.3 / -
146. The Next Great American Band - 2.9 / -
149. Nashville - 2.5 / -
The CW's Top Eight Shows
128. America's Next Top Model 9 - 5.2 / -4%
136. Friday Night Smackdown - 4.6 / +4%
137. America's Next Top Model 10 - 4.2 / -23%
141. Smallville - 3.8 / -8%
143. One Tree Hill - 3.3 / 13%
145. Beauty & the Geek 4 - 3.1 / -
147. Supernatural - 2.7 / -13%
148. Reaper - 2.6 / -
The CW's Bottom Three Shows
159. Life Is Wild - 1.1 / -
160. Online Nation - 0.8 / -
161. CW Now - 0.8 / -
The Highest Rated Shows Getting Cancelled
ABC
32. Oprah's Big Give - 11/2 / -
CBS
38. Shark - 10.4 / -28%
NBC
45. Bionic Woman - 9.8 / -
FOX
57. New Amsterdam - 8.9 / -
The CW
153. Farmer Wants a Wife - 2.2 / -
The Lowest Rated Shows Not Getting Cancelled
ABC
126. According to Jim - 5/3 / -21%
CBS
109. Big Brother 9 (Wed) - 6.2 / -
NBC
119. Dateline (Sun) - 5.9 / -5%
FOX
120. Cops - 5.6 / +4%
The CW
152. Everybody Hates Chris - 2.4 / -13%
Where Some Other Shows Rank
27. CSI: NY (CBS) - 11.7 / -16%
30. The Unit (CBS) - 11.2 / +1%
33. Brothers & Sisters (ABC) - 11.1 / +0%
37. Private Practice (ABC) - 10.8 / -
50. Ugly Betty (ABC) - 9.3 / -18%
51. Numb3rs (CBS) - 9.2 / -13%
52. ER (NBC) - 9.2 / -21%
59. Ghost Whisperer - 8.7 / -12%
66. Family Guy (FOX) - 8.2 / -1%
68. Prison Break - 8.2 / -12%
73. The Office (NBC) - 8.0 / -4%
74. The Simpsons (FOX) - 8.0 / -8%
78. The Bachelor 12: London Calling - 7.8 / -8%
83. My Name Is Earl (NBC) - 7.3 / -18%
84. Jericho (CBS) - 7.1 / -25%
95. Cavemen (ABC) - 6.6 / -
102. 30 Rock (NBC) - 6.4 / +12%
110. Friday Night Lights (NBC) - 6.2 / +2%
156. Beauty & the Geek 5 (CW) - 1.9 / -53%
Oprah's Big Give was cancelled at Oprah's request, and while it ranked high overall, it lost viewers steadily from its debut. Bionic Woman was the same way. It debuted strong and faded quickly, but looking at ratings and timeslot, it still probably deserved another chance by NBC. Maybe the show's budget was a factor. NBC meanwhile keeps giving chances to critically acclaimed shows with very low viewership (30 Rock, Friday Night Lights...) but as the fourth-place network, there's not much choice. Meanwhile the CW cancelled its second highest rated show (Smackdown) and ruined Beauty & the Geek by making it Beauty vs. Geek for season 5. They changed it back after three weeks, but after losing mroe than half its viewers, it was too late. I don't see how much longer this network can survive.
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