These are ALL of the top Fox shows in order from http://www.sfgate.com/tvradio/nielsens/
Prime-time ratings compiled by Nielsen Media Research for April 29 to May 5. Top 20 listings include the week’s ranking, with rating for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses.
37. “The Simpsons,” Fox, 6.7
45. “Malcolm in the Middle,” Fox, 6.2
48. “Boston Public,” Fox, 5.9
52. (X) “Bernie Mac,” Fox, 5.3
52. (X) “That '70s Show,” Fox, 5.3
55. “The X-Files,” Fox, 5.1
56. “Ally McBeal,” Fox, 5.0
56. “Bernie Mac,” Fox, 5.0
60. “That '70s Show,” Fox, 4.9
63. (X) “That '70s Show,” Fox, 4.8
65. “America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back,” Fox, 4.7
71. “Cops 2: Animals,” Fox, 4.5
71. (X) “Fox Movie Special-Thursday: Star Wars: Return Of the Jedi,” Fox, 4.5
74. “Cops: Coco the Clown,” Fox, 4.3
77. “King Of the Hill,” Fox, 4.1
78. (X) “Malcolm in the Middle,” Fox, 3.9
79. “Dark Angel,” Fox, 3.7
79. “Grounded For Life,” Fox, 3.7
Okay, so my hope is failing over here…
BUT I guess if you don’t count the double entries (for those shows that ran more than once) and the movie in there that makes Dark Angel # 12 and two of those shows (X-Files and Ally McBeal) have already been cancelled for next season. So that makes Dark Angel #10 in popularity, and it only runs ONCE a week, whereas the simpsons are on twice a day M-F with the new episodes on Sunday. Same thing with that new Bernie Mac show. I think every time they have an open slot they just throw that show in there (I myself run for the remote control when it starts).
Soooo… as of right now Dark Angel is at #10 even though it’s on only once a week and scheduled in the WORSE time slot a show can be in when your “target audience” is out at keggers and trying to get laid (not speaking from experience here, but it seems to me that is the audience that fox is usually shooting for, LOL)
Curious as to what were the top shows that week?
- “ER,” NBC, 16.6, 17.5 million homes.
- “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” CBS, 15.9, 16.8 million homes.
- “Friends,” NBC, 15.4, 16.3 million homes.
- “Friends 8:30pm,” NBC, 13.1, 13.8 million homes.
- (X) “NBC: 75th Anniversary,” NBC, 12.7, 13.4 million homes.
- “Law and Order,” NBC, 12.5, 13.2 million homes.
- “West Wing,” NBC, 11.4, 12.0 million homes.
- “Survivor: Marquesas,” CBS, 11.3, 12.0 million homes.
to put the ratings into perspective, check this out…
- “World Wrestling Federation Smackdown!,” UPN, 2.9
Dark Angel scored higher than wrestling. Do you know how many people watch that?