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11/16: TV ratings - Atlanta up on CMAs, not so much with “NCIS”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlantans last week pretty much watched what the rest of the country was watching. Nine of the top 10 shows nationwide were also in the top 10 locally.
The only show that did significantly better nationally was CBS’s “NCIS,” a drama that tends to draw older viewers. It ranked No. 7 nationally but only No. 29 in metro Atlanta.
Both CBS shows “CSI” and “Without a Trace” drew their biggest Atlanta audiences this season thanks to a crossover special Nov. 8 in which the characters of each show worked together to solve a single case. Up against that special “Without a Trace,” aging medical drama “E.R.” hit a series low of 8.4 million viewers, ranking 43rd nationally, 39th locally.
And ABC’s “CMA Awards” Nov. 7 showed its Southern appeal, finishing at No. 4 locally but not even in the top 25 in New York or Los Angeles.
There are a few big discrepancies outside the top 10. The CW’s “The Game,” for instance, ranked 116 nationwide but a much better 53 here in Atlanta. And while CBS sitcom “Two & a Half Men” is a steady top 20 presence nationwide, averaging more than 13 million viewers, it’s a midlevel performer locally, drawing only about 130,000 viewers, on par with ABC’s “Cavemen” and “Men in Trees.”
On cable, the finale of the limited series “Next Iron Chef” (hosted by Atlantan Alton Brown) on Food Network drew 2.6 million viewers Sunday night, its best yet. Cleveland chef Michael Symon won.
Meanwhile, “Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is,” shot mostly in Atlanta, has been BET’s top show the past three weeks, averaging 1.4 million viewers — comparable to season one.
So far, the 2-week-old writers strike has not had any direct impact on prime-time TV. But that will start to change soon: NBC’s “The Office” will be the first scripted show to run out of fresh episodes. This past Thursday was the last original one available.
RATINGS
Rank, show, network, air date, viewers, national rank
“House” Fox Nov. 6 503,000 6
“Grey’s Anatomy” ABC Nov. 8 414,000 4
“Dancing With the Stars” ABC Nov. 5 364,000 3
“CMA Awards” CBS Nov. 7 358,000 10
“CSI” CBS Nov. 8 337,000 1
“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” ABC Nov. 11 335,000 11
Chargers/Colts NFL game NBC Nov. 11 335,000 8
“Desperate Housewives” ABC Nov. 11 330,000 5
“Dancing With the Stars (results)” ABC Nov. 6 325,000 9
“Without a Trace” CBS Nov. 8 324,000 2
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
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