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[Hisgirlforevermore]

13 does seem to be an unlucky number for SVU. They came in third in their time slot. And compared to last season's 10PM season premiere ratings of 3.5, last night's 2.3 is just sad.

10PM
Revenge (ABC) had 10.02 million viewers with a 3.4 rating and a 9 share.
CSI (CBS) had 12.74 million viewers with a 3.2 rating and an 9 share.
SVU (NBC) had 7.63 million viewers with a 2.4 rating and a 6 share.

(updated with final ratings)

Edited by Hisgirlforevermore, 22 September 2011 - 04:16 PM.

[Wallyhorse]

Not really a surprise with "SVU's" numbers:

Revenge on ABC was the premiere was what was except for Pan Am (which debuts Sunday) ABC's most anticipated new show of the year.

CSI: NY has a very loyal following much like the Law & Order shows still do, just more of them.

Special Victims Unit was also hurt by the fact there was a rain delay before the Tampa Bay Rays-New York Yankees game (actually second game of a day-night doubleheader) that aired in New York on the YES Network, in Tampa on FSN Florida I believe and in the rest of the country on ESPN. That game, which officially gave the Yankees the American League East title ran until just past 11:00 PM ET. As "SVU's" best ratings traditionally are in New York, you likely had people in NYC watching the Yankees clinch the AL East when "SVU" was airing (and the game spilled over into what was supposed to be the second game of the ESPN doubleheader, Rangers-A's).

[Hisgirlforevermore]

Not really a surprise with "SVU's" numbers:

Revenge on ABC was the premiere was what was except for Pan Am (which debuts Sunday) ABC's most anticipated new show of the year.

CSI: NY has a very loyal following much like the Law & Order shows still do, just more of them.

Special Victims Unit was also hurt by the fact there was a rain delay before the Tampa Bay Rays-New York Yankees game (actually second game of a day-night doubleheader) that aired in New York on the YES Network, in Tampa on FSN Florida I believe and in the rest of the country on ESPN. That game, which officially gave the Yankees the American League East title ran until just past 11:00 PM ET. As "SVU's" best ratings traditionally are in New York, you likely had people in NYC watching the Yankees clinch the AL East when "SVU" was airing (and the game spilled over into what was supposed to be the second game of the ESPN doubleheader, Rangers-A's).

CSI:NY was not on last night. It is the original CSI that is now on Wednesdays at 10PM.

[Wallyhorse]

CSI:NY was not on last night. It is the original CSI that is now on Wednesdays at 10PM.

Thanks for the correction. As I was one of those watching the Yankees clinch the AL East, I would not have noticed.

Point was, Disney probably hurt "SVU" between Revenge (on ABC) and Rays-Yankees (nationally on ESPN and in New York on YES). Given the game also had potential playoff implications for the Rays and Red Sox (I'm sure Red Sox fans, in the odd position of rooting for the Yankees tuned in), I bet that took away more viewers from "SVU" than people would want to admit.

[Hisgirlforevermore]

SVU's ratings dropped 17% from last week's season premiere. It remained in third place for the 10PM time slot.

10PM
Revenge (ABC) had 8.54 million viewers with a 2.7 rating and a 7 share.
CSI (CBS) had 11.76 million viewers with a 3.1 rating and an 8 share.
SVU (NBC) had 7.24 million viewers with a 2.1 rating and a 5 share.

(Updated with final ratings)

Edited by Hisgirlforevermore, 29 September 2011 - 04:20 PM.

[Hisgirlforevermore]

SVU did the same as last week in the ratings.

10PM
Revenge (ABC) had 7.68 million viewers with a 2.4 rating and a 6 share.
CSI (CBS) had 11.98 million viewers with a 2.9 rating and an 8 share.
SVU (NBC) had 7.98 million viewers with a 2.1 rating and a 6 share.

(updated with final ratings)

Edited by Hisgirlforevermore, 06 October 2011 - 04:13 PM.

[Hisgirlforevermore]

SVU did the same ratings as last week but with fewer viewers.

10PM
Revenge (ABC) had 7.943 million viewers with a 2.7 rating and a 7 share.
CSI (CBS) had 10.77 million viewers with a 2.6 rating and a 7 share.
SVU (NBC) had 7.184 million viewers with a 2.1 rating and a 5 share.

[Mary82]

The ratings are down because not only is the writing bad but because one of the main characters is gone. You will see that once Mariska leaves, a lot more of the fans will follow. When the writers don't care about their fan base and take the show in a completely odd and different direction that a lot of fans wanted or expected then ratings are going to drop. The proof is in the numbers

[Hisgirlforevermore]

In final ratings SVU went up slightly in the ratings with an increased number of viewers. Numbers for the World Series on Fox were 14.17 million viewers with a 4.2 rating and a 12 share but that covers the entire game.

10PM
Revenge (ABC) had 7.99 million viewers with a 2.5 rating and a 7 share.
CSI (CBS) had 10.79 million viewers with a 2.6 rating and a 7 share.
SVU (NBC) had 7.66 million viewers with a 2.2 rating and a 6 share.

Edited by Hisgirlforevermore, 20 October 2011 - 04:01 PM.

[Hisgirlforevermore]

There was no SVU last night, new or a repeat. So here is some sobering news about SVU and their ratings for this season.

A recent Wall Street Journal article talked about the problems of NBC in their ratings. In particular, “Among the shows demonstrating particularly severe declines are long-running programs like "Law & Order: SVU" and "The Biggest Loser," each of which lost one of its stars. The 18-to-49-year-old audiences for those shows have fallen 20% to 3.4 million and 23% to 3 million, respectively, this season compared to last season, according to Nielsen.”
http://online.wsj.co...0250372076.html

The other piece of news is from AdAge. It lists the estimated price of advertising on network shows. The rate for SVU (Wed 10PM) is $104,528. If you look at the cost of some of the other shows, even on NBC, SVU isn’t even close to being a top earner.
http://adage.com/art...tv-spot/230547/

[Hisgirlforevermore]

The ratings for True Believers (11/2/2011) were down 9% from the previous week. Not a good sign for the beginning of November Sweeps. It tied for the record series low in ratings.

10PM
Revenge (ABC) had 8.58 million viewers with a 3.0 rating and an 8 share.
CSI (CBS) had 10.79 million viewers with a 2.7 rating and a 7 share.
SVU (NBC) had 7.10 million viewers with a 2.0 rating and a 5 share.

[Hisgirlforevermore]

The ratings for Russian Brides (11/9/2011) dropped even further than last week to a new series low. This may be in part due to the Country Music Awards program.

10PM
CMA(ABC) had 15.59 million viewers with a 4.7 rating and a 12 share.
CSI (CBS) had 10.09 million viewers with a 2.5 rating and a 7 share.
SVU (NBC) had 6.64 million viewers with a 1.9 rating and a 5 share.

[Hisgirlforevermore]

For its last episode in the November sweeps, SVU remained tied with with last week's series low. While it did go up in total viewers, the demo numbers remained the same.

10PM
Revenge (ABC) had 7.945 million viewers with a 2.6 rating and a 7 share.
CSI (CBS) had 10.506 million viewers with a 2.6 rating and a 7 share.
SVU (NBC) had 7.255 million viewers with a 1.9 rating and a 5 share.

[Hisgirlforevermore]

In the November 30 episode Lost Traveler, SVU actually managed to win its time slot. Of course it was up against a repeat of Revenge and the Grammy nominations concert.

10PM
Revenge[R] (ABC) had 4.05 million viewers with a 1.2 rating and a 3 share.
Grammy Nomination Concert(CBS) had 5.68 million viewers with a 1.9 rating and a 5 share.
SVU (NBC) had 9.9 million viewers with a 2.2 rating and a 6 share.

[Hisgirlforevermore]

Against new episodes on the competition, SVU dropped back to third place for its last new episode of 2011. It once again tied its series low.

10PM
Revenge (ABC) had 7.305 million viewers with a 2.4 rating and a 6 share.
CSI (CBS) had 11.066 million viewers with a 2.5 rating and a 7 share.
SVU (NBC) had 6.932 million viewers with a 1.9 rating and a 5 share.

[Hisgirlforevermore]

Once again SVU came in third place for its time slot but the ratings did go up slightly.

10PM
Revenge (ABC) had 7.51 million viewers with a 2.4 rating and a 6 share.
People's Choice Awards(CBS) had 7.91 million viewers with a 2.3 rating and a 6 share.
SVU (NBC) had 8.36 million viewers with a 2.0 rating and a 5 share.

[Hisgirlforevermore]

SVU came in third place despite a huge media campaign for this episode. It set a new series low.

10PM
Revenge (ABC) had 7.582 million viewers with a 2.5 rating and a 6 share.
CSI (CBS) had 11.808 million viewers with a 2.8 rating and a 7 share.
SVU (NBC) had 6.409 million viewers with a 1.8 rating and a 5 share.

[Hisgirlforevermore]

There's good news and bad news. SVU still came in third for the hour. But the ratings are up slightly although the number of viewers is still low. [The numbers listed reflect the final ratings which saw SVU adjusted down from 2.2]

10PM
Revenge (ABC) had 7.70 million viewers with a 2.5 rating and a 7 share.
CSI (CBS) had 10.88 million viewers with a 2.5 rating and a 7 share.
SVU (NBC) had 6.55 million viewers with a 2.0 rating and a 5 share.

Edited by Hisgirlforevermore, 09 February 2012 - 05:20 PM.

[Hisgirlforevermore]

SVU hit a new ratings low last night. It still came in third for the 10PM hour.

10PM
Revenge (ABC) had 7.60 million viewers with a 2.4 rating and a 6 share.
CSI (CBS) had 11.06 million viewers with a 2.7 rating and a 7 share.
SVU (NBC) had 5.85 million viewers with a 1.7 rating and a 4 share.

[Hisgirlforevermore]

There's good news and bad news. SVU came in second for the hour due to no new Revenge episode. But it hit a season/series low.

10PM
20/20 Special(ABC) had 4.81 million viewers with a 1.4 rating and a 4 share.
CSI (CBS) had 11.77 million viewers with a 2.8 rating and an 8 share.
SVU (NBC) had 5.94 million viewers with a 1.6 rating and a 4 share.