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| Enterprise's viewership levels dropped for the fourth year in a row yesterday, as viewers turned out to be more compelled by the American presidential debate than by "Storm Front, Part One's" Alien Nazis. According to fast national ratings provided by Zap2It, Star Trek: Enterprise received a 2.0 rating with a 4 share, meaning that 2% of American households with televisions were tuned in to the show, as well as 4% of those actually watching TV at 8:00pm. The final ratings as well as the actual number of viewers for Enterprise will be available sometime next week, but historically, the fast national ratings are a good indication of these numbers. When these numbers become available, there is a possibility that "Storm Front, Part One" will beat "Damage's" unfortunate record of least-watched Star Trek episode ever. These ratings represent a drop of around 20% from last year's season average. The third season season finale, "Zero Hour," received a 2.5/4 fast national and a 2.7/4 final rating, while last year's season premiere scored a 2.6 final rating. Percentage-wise, the drop from last year is comparable to that between the second and the third seasons, but not as large as that between the first and the second seasons. In the 8pm timeslot, Star Trek: Enterprise still managed to tie for fourth place with FOX's The Complex: Malibu. The most-watched show of the hour was CBS's Joan of Arcadia, followed closely by NBC's Dateline and ABC's sitcom block. Last was the WB, which aired a combination of What I Like About You and Grounded For Life. Enterprise also was the most-watched UPN show of the night, as an America's Next Top Model ended up in last place in its timeslot with a 1.8 rating. Enterprise wasn't helped by the debate between President Bush and Senator Kerry, which in many markets aired directly opposite Enterprise. All four major networks as well as many cable channels aired the debate, with most attracting more viewers than they usually would for their normal programming. Enterprise also suffered from being pre-empted in several major markets, where local UPN affiliates decided to show coverage related to the presidential debate. |
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| The americains wouldnt know a good thing if it shit on their heads!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: |
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| Contrary to most media reports, which in last week's season premiere reviews had dire things to say about the future of Star Trek, Enterprise is alive and well, according to a Chicago Tribune writer. Maureen Ryan, one of few professional critics to praise "Storm Front, Part One" (story), wrote in the Tribune that Enterprise is "still alive and kicking", noting that while many prominent newspapers were writing about the show's likely cancellation, "'Enterprise' got good last season. Really good." New executive producer Manny Coto told Ryan that he was tired of seeing articles reciting the same information about the potential fate of Star Trek, though he said he understood fan resistance to prequels as he felt some of the same resistance to the new Star Wars films after loving the original trilogy. On the other hand, Brannon Braga said that while he concedes the validity of some complaints about the execution, the concept of a prequel was and remains sound. "We could have put [the series] further in the future...but then, what, are the spandex uniforms tighter?" asked Braga, who admitted that there does seem to be an impression that Star Trek has worn out its welcome. "We have a hard-core group of fans," he stated. "The question is, is that enough to keep a show on the air financially?" Meanwhile, star Scott Bakula (Archer) protested that he believes the third season of Enterprise to be as good as any other Trek series or other shows on television. Bakula complained about the fans as well as the professional critics, saying he was particularly disgusted by the bashing of Braga and Rick Berman that he has seen on Star Trek online sites. ""Why are you spending energy and time on 'Enterprise'? Move on to other shows," the actor recommended to unhappy fans. |
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| Star Trek: Enterprise was dealt a blow yesterday when nearly 26% of last season's viewers didn't return for the premiere- despite making a big improvement in the timeslot for UPN. According to Mediaweek's Programming Inside Marc Berman, final ratings saw the show take 2.9 million viewers, and a rating of 1.3/4 in the adults 18-49 demographic. This means that 1.3% of this audience watched the show, rising to 4% when factoring only in households watching TV at the time of airing. The previous season's finale, "Zero Hour", took home 3.91 million viewers and a 1.7/5 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic. This represents a significant loss of audience for the show. Whilst the number of viewers dropped significantly, the adults 18-49 category result for "Storm Front, Part I" (1.34) is comparable to results for some of the episodes in the latter half of the previous season- identical to results for "The Forgotten" and "E2". Only "Damage" scored lower at 1.2/4. That said, Enterprise made significant improvement on the 8:00pm timeslot, formerly used by the Friday night movie. This, combined with the extensive presidential debate coverage, pockets of pre-emption and coverage in only 81% of the country, may explain why Marc Berman chose not consign it to Friday's "Losers Column". Total viewers were 10% over the previous week's movie, with an 40% rise in adults 25-54 and third place in the hour for men aged 18-49. |
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| it wouldn't shatter my world anymore. |
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| If Eastenders were made in America would they have cancelled it by now? |
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| Star Trek: Enterprise had another dismal ratings night, though part two of the season premiere narrowly beat What I Like About You and Grounded For Life on the WB. The fast national ratings at Zap2It indicate that Enterprise brought in a 1.7 rating/3 share for UPN. This means that 1.7% of American households with televisions were tuned in to "Storm Front, Part Two", representing 4% of homes with televisions turned on during the 8 p.m. hour. Last week the show received a 2.0 rating/4 share in the fast national ratings despite pre-emptions in several areas for major league baseball coverage. Last night's Yankees-Red Sox playoff game was rained out. NBC's Dateline won Enterprise's time slot with a 6.4/12. These ratings suggest that Enterprise has lost nearly a third of its viewers since the third season finale, "Zero Hour", which earned a 2.5/4 fast national rating. It also represents nearly a fifteen percent drop from last week's season premiere, "Storm Front, Part One." Although UPN finished ahead of the WB for the 8 p.m. hour, it finished last for the night with a 1.5 overall fast national rating. The WB brought in a 2.1. Final ratings will be available sometime next week. |
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Updated numbers for Part 2;
This really isn't looking good. There was no Presidential debate last night, and the baseball was rained out, and it still loses a further 15% from the previous week ?? :( |
| QUOTE (ken1701e @ Oct 16 2004, 08:52 PM) |
| Lets see what happens in the coming weeks. |
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If the numbers keep dropping, cancellation :( |
| QUOTE (Angel @ Oct 16 2004, 10:33 PM) |
| Ken, I've gotta ask, but who are these Americains of whom you speak ?? :lol: |
| QUOTE (Angel @ Oct 17 2004, 01:18 PM) |
| Presumably this would be the Americans then ?? Americains just had me thinking of them as McCain's oven chips every time you mentioned them :lol: |
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ok, very funny so I spelt it wrong - look I said I had an English degree I never said I could spell :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: |
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| LARGEST GAINS FOR RETURNING SERIES IN NEW TIME SLOTS VS. ITS CURRENT TIME SLOT AVERAGE FROM THE PREVIOUS SEASON +55.44% - Reba (The WB, vs. Grounded for Life) +25.00% - Star Trek: Enterprise (UPN, vs. UPN's Night at the Movies) +9.80% - Third Watch (NBC, vs. Boomtown/Law & Order: SVU) |
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| There was good news for Star Trek: Enterprise in the fast national ratings this week, as the series rose .2, nearly back to the numbers for its season premiere. Zap2It reports that Enterprise brought in a 1.9 rating/4 share for UPN. This means that 1.9% of American households with televisions were tuned in to "Home", representing 4% of homes with televisions turned on during the 8 p.m. hour. The show beat the WB's What I Like About You and Grounded for Life for the 8 p.m. hour. Last week the show earned only a 1.7/3, yet total audience numbers grew from the week previously, so the total ratings for "Home" might be higher still. Competition from major league baseball broadcast has significantly affected regular television series ratings, but last night there was no game on Fox. NBC swept the night with fast national ratings averaging a 6.2/11, beating second-place CBS in all three hours. Overall UPN managed a 1.6/3 for the night, putting it behind the WB's 2.3/4. Final audience numbers will be available sometime next week. |
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| Star Trek: Enterprise tied its season premiere numbers in the fast national ratings last night with Brent Spiner and "Borderland", rising .1 from the week before. Zap2It reports that Enterprise brought in a 2.0 rating/4 share for UPN. This means that 2% of American households with televisions were tuned in to "Borderland", representing 4% of homes with televisions turned on during the 8 p.m. hour. The show tied with the WB's What I Like About You and A Scooby-Doo Halloween for the 8 p.m. hour. Last week the show earned a 1.9/4, up from the 1.7/3 brought in the week before that. Total audience numbers have reflected higher viewership than the ratings predicted earlier in the season. Last night NBC's Dateline won the eight o'clock hour with a 6.2/12, a slightly higher share than last week. Unfortunately UPN averaged only a 1.6/3 for the night, behind Fox's 2.1/4 and the WB's 2.3/4. However, Enterprise receives the credit for much of that rating as the rerun of America's Next Top Model at 9 brought in only a 1.3/2. |
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| Star Trek: Enterprise reached its highest fast national ratings of the season last night, rising .1 for the second week in a row to numbers higher than those for the season premiere. Zap2It reports that Enterprise brought in a 2.1 rating/4 share for UPN. This means that 2.1% of American households with televisions were tuned in to "Cold Station 12", which represents 4% of homes with televisions turned on during the 8 p.m. hour. In that time slot, Enterprise finished ahead of the WB's recently cancelled but not yet off-the-air What I Like About You as well as Grounded For Life. "Borderland", the first episode in the arc with Brent Spiner, had earned a 2.0/4 last week, so the elevated numbers at the start of sweeps month are encouraging. "Home" brought in only a 1.9/4 in the fast national ratings though its total viewership reflected a greater audience overall. Though NBC's Dateline continued to dominate the hour with a 6.9/12 rating, UPN has consistently beaten the WB at 8 p.m., despite a lower average for Friday nights overall because reruns of America's Next Top Model have failed to compete in the 9 p.m. hour. |
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| Star Trek: Enterprise tied its rating for "Cold Station 12" with "The Augments", the final installment in the Brent Spiner arc, coming in fourth place in the 8 p.m. hour ahead of shows on Fox and the WB. Zap2It reports that Enterprise brought in a 2.1 rating/4 share for UPN. The numbers indicate that 2.1% of American households with televisions were tuned in to "The Augments", representing 4% of homes with televisions on during the 8 p.m. hour. Enterprise beat both Fox's World's Craziest Videos and the WB's What I Like About You and Grounded For Life. "Borderland", the first episode in the Augments arc, had brought in a 2.0/4 rating two weeks ago, meaning that Enterprise's fast national ratings are not only up but holding steady during this sweeps month thus far. A Friday night repeat of CSI: NY - scheduled after the original broadcast two days earlier was abbreviated in many markets when the news cut in - enabled CBS to win the night, though NBC's Dateline won the 8 p.m. hour with a 7.3/3 rating. UPN finished last for the night with only a 1.7/3 overall average due to weak ratings on the part of an encore America's Next Top Model broadcast. |
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| The Forge" brought Star Trek: Enterprise back to Vulcan, yet its ratings were only lukewarm last night. Zap2It reports that Star Trek: Enterprise brought in a 1.9 rating/3 share for UPN. These numbers mean that 1.9% of American households with televisions were estimated to have tuned in to "The Forge", representing 3% of homes with televisions on during the 8 p.m. hour. The show finished in last place for the hour behind the WB's What I Like About You and Grounded For Life, which earned a combined 2.0/3 rating. UPN had only a 1.6/3 total rating for the night and a 1.0. among adults 18-49 year olds, brought down by low ratings for the encore of America's Next Top Model. Last week, "The Augments" earned a 2.1/4 in the fast national ratings, as did "Cold Station 12" the week before. As usual, NBC won the 8 p.m. hour with Dateline, closely followed by CBS' Joan of Arcadia. FOX got a boost from a repeat of the premiere of its new show House. |
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| The post-Thanksgiving night's episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, "Awakening", brought in fast national ratings that were slightly lower than the week before. Zap2It reports that Enterprise brought in a 1.8 rating/3 share for UPN, putting the show in fifth place out of six in the time slot. These numbers mean that 1.8% of American households with televisions were estimated to have tuned in to "Awakening", representing 3% of homes with televisions on during the 8 p.m. hour. Though Thanksgiving weekend has historically brought in lower ratings as audiences turn off the television to spend time traveling and with family, overall viewership was not particularly low on Friday night. CBS had the highest rating of the night for a CSI: Crime Scene Investigation rerun at 10. NBC won the 8 o'clock time slot with Dateline, which brought in a slightly-lower-than-average but still competitive 5.9/11, while CBS' Joan of Arcadia in second place earned a 5.5/10. Enterprise did beat the WB's What I Like About You and Grounded For Life. But last week The Forge earned a slightly higher rating, a 1.9/3, while "The Augments" brought in a 2.1/4 the week before that. A UPN WWE special failed to raise the ratings at 9, putting the network in last place for the night. |
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| Though the middle installment of the Vulcan arc brought in low numbers on the night after Thanksgiving, "Kir'Shara" raised Star Trek: Enterprise's ratings to the level it achieved several weeks earlier. Zap2It reports that Enterprise brought in a 2.1 rating/4 share for UPN. These numbers mean that 2.1% of American households with televisions were estimated to have tuned in to "Kir'Shara", representing 4% of homes watching television during the 8 p.m. hour. Though UPN continued to trail the other five networks for the night as a rerun of America's Next Top Model failed to hold he audience, Enterprise again beat the WB's What I Like About You and Grounded For Life in an hour dominated by NBC's Dateline and CBS's seasonal broadcast of Frosty the Snowman and its sequel. Last week "Awakening" earned only a 1.8 rating/3 share in the fast national ratings, which predict total ratings. Two weeks earlier, "The Augments" brought in a 2.1/4. |