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Reality TV Television Ratings News - June 2003
Ratings: ABC's 'The Dating Experiment' premieres to 4.9 million viewers
June 26, 2003
ABC's long-delayed "The Dating Experiment" finally premiered last evening and the ratings results weren't very pretty. The series premiere of "The Dating Experiment" attracted 4.9 million viewers and a 2.4 rating, 7 share among Adults 18-49, placing 3rd (and last) in its 10PM ET timeslot but taking second in its hour in the key adult demographic
NBC's 'Fame' beats FOX's 'American Juniors' head-to-head in Adults 18-19 ratings
June 26, 2003
According to updated in-home viewing statistics from Nielsen Media Research, Wednesday night’s 8-9 PM ET telecast of “Fame” (2.4 rating, 9 share among adults 18-49, 6.6 million viewers overall) beat Fox’s “American Juniors” for second place (trailing CBS' "60 Minutes II") during the 8:30-9PM ET half-hour, wiping out a 30 percent lead-in advantage “American Juniors” inherited from “That ’70s Show.”
Ratings: First 'Last Comic Standing' comedy face-off episode draws 8 million viewers
June 26, 2003
According to updated in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research, Tuesday night’s 9M ET telecast of the third week of NBC's “Last Comic Standing” (3.6/11 in 18-49, 8.0 million viewers overall) dominated its timeslot, winning among adults 18-49 by a 29 percent margin.
'Dog Eat Dog' drawing closer to 'American Juniors' in ratings timeslot competition
June 26, 2003
According to updated in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research, Tuesday night’s 8-9 PM ET telecast of “Dog Eat Dog” (3.1 rating, 11 share among adults 18-49, 7.6 million viewers overall) rose to within a tenth of a rating point of Fox’s “American Juniors” among adults 18-49, reducing “Juniors’” margin from 46 percent last week to just 3 percent this week. And during their second head-to-head half-hour, “Dog Eat Dog” pulled into a tie with “American Juniors” for the first time in the four weeks the two shows have aired in the same time period.
Ratings: Conclusion of 'Meet My Folks' Erin Schmidt two-parter draws 8.3 million viewers
June 24, 2003
According to preliminary “fast affiliate” in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research, last night’s 10PM ET telecast of “Meet My Folks" scored a 4.0/11 rating in Adults 18-49 and drew 8.3 million viewers overall. The finale of the two-part Erin Schmidt swimsuit model edition tied for #1 in its timeslot in Adults 18-49 and led the hour outright among adults, men and women 18-34 and women 18-49.
'For Love Or Money' ratings increase 8% versus previous week
June 24, 2003
According to preliminary “fast affiliate” in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research, last night’s 9PM ET telecast of “For Love Or Money” scored a 3.9/11 rating in Adults 18-49 and drew 8.3 million viewers overall.
FOX's 'Paradise Hotel' debuts to lackluster ratings
June 20, 2003
MediaWeek reports that the Wednesday 9PM premiere of "Paradise Hotel" placed fourth overall in it's time slot ratings with 5.1/ 8 from 9-10 p.m. -- six percent below its disappointing "American Juniors" lead-in ("Juniors" was #2: 5.4/ 9 at 8:30 PM).
Ratings: Second week of 'Last Comic Standing' draws 8.6 million viewers
June 18, 2003
According to updated in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research, Tuesday night’s 9-10 PM ET telecast of the second week of “Last Comic Standing” (3.5 rating, 10 share among adults 18-49, 8.6 million viewers overall) delivered a 25 percent increase over the network’s 18-49 slot result for the same Tuesday last year. The stand-up comedy competition, created and hosted by Jay Mohr, finished a close #2 for its time period in 18-49 and conquered the hour among adults, men and women 18-34, men 18-49, men 25-54 and total viewers.
Ratings: 'Meet My Folks' premiere draws 7.4 million viewers, wins timeslot demos
June 17, 2003
Monday night's return of the NBC reality-relationship series “Meet My Folks” finished a strong #2 in its hour among adults 18-49 and grabbed the #1 position among adults, men and women 18-34.
'The Osbournes' premiere ratings down almost 50% from last season
June 14, 2003
The Hollywood Reporter reports that MTV's hit "The Osbournes" plummeted in its third-season premiere, drawing just more than half the audience that tuned in to last season's debut episode.
Ratings: NBC's double-size 'Last Comics Standing' premiere wins timeslots, draws 9.7 viewers overall
June 11, 2003
NBC has scored its fourth successful launch of a summer reality series over the past two weeks with last night’s strong debut of “Last Comic Standing.” The stand-up comedy competition, created and hosted by Jay Mohr, dominated its time period last night, winning in all key categories, jumping 50 percent above NBC’s adult 18-49 rating on the same night last year and grabbing the Peacock’s highest rating in the time period in the nine weeks since the “Cher: The Farewell Tour” special aired April 8.
Ratings: Second episode of NBC's 'For Love Or Money' draws 8.9 million viewers
June 10, 2003
According to updated in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research, the "expanded" 9-10:08 PM ET telecast of “For Love Or Money” (yes, it wasn't just you, the episode *DID* annoyingly run a few minutes into the 10PM hour) received a 4.2 rating, 11 share among adults 18-49 and drew 8.9 million overall vewers. The 8.9 million total viewers figure is a significant drop from the 10.2 million viewers that tuned into last week's special two hour premiere.
Second episode of 'The Amazing Race 4' draws 230,000 more viewers than previous edition's Episode 2
June 9, 2003
CBS has announced that although the second episode of "The Amazing Race 4" finished second in its timeslot to repeats of NBC's "Friends" and "Scrubs," the series was first in men 25-54 (3.1/10), tied for first in boomers (3.9/12, with NBC), second in households (5.3/10), viewers (8.27m), adults 25-54 (3.7/12) and adults 18-49 (3.2/11).
Ratings climb for second episode of NBC's 'Fame'
June 6, 2003
According to updated in-home viewing statistics from Nielsen Media Research, Wednesday June 4th's 8PM ET telecast of the second episode of “Fame” (3.3 rating, 11 share among adults 18-49, 9.9 million viewers overall) delivered strong second-place results in 18-49 and won the hour among adults 25-54, women 25-54, women 18-49 and overall total viewers.
'American Juniors' premiere wins timeslot, averages 11.7 viewers in overnight ratings
June 4, 2003
TV Week reports that the premiere of "American Idol" spinoff "American Juniors" came through for Fox last night.
Ratings: 'For Love Or Money' cashes in, premieres well, draws 10+ million viewers
June 4, 2003
Tuesday's 9-11 PM. ET premiere of NBC's new “For Love Or Money” reality program has generated strong numbers, equaling the network's second-highest adult 18-49 rating in that time period in the eight weeks since April 2.
