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>> On May 23, 10:41 pm, number6 aol.com> wrote:

>>> On May 23, 10:05 pm, "Ar Q" hottmail.com> wrote:

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>>>> TVR YAR   TVM  YAR*
>>>>     8    13    16.9     4.9    CBS     CSI
>>>>   12    12    15.2     5.1    CBS     Survivor: China
>>>>   14    60    14.2     3.0    CBS     NCIS
>>>>   15    20    13.8     4.2    CBS     CSI: Miami
>>>>   16    16    13.6     4.8    CBS     Two and a Half Men
>>>>   16    17    13.6     4.6    CBS     Survivor: Micronesia
>>>>   18    39    13.3     3.5    CBS     Without a Trace
>>>>   22    74    12.9     2.6    CBS     60 Minutes
>>>>   23    43    12.7     3.4    CBS     Criminal Minds
>>>>   25    30    11.8     3.9    CBS     The Amazing Race
>>>>   27    46    11.7     3.3    CBS     CSI: NY
>>>>   29    56    11.2     3.1    CBS     The Unit
>>>>   31    72    11.1     2.7    CBS     Cold Case
>>>>   33    25    10.8     4.0    CBS     Rules of Engagement
>>>>   37    33    10.4     3.8    CBS     Old Christine
>>>>   39    81    10.3     2.4    CBS     Shark
>>>>   47    81      9.2     2.4    CBS     Numbers
>>>>   52    81      8.9     2.4    CBS     Cane
>>>>   56    81      8.7     2.4    CBS     Ghost Whisperer
>>>>   60    46      8.3     3.3    CBS     The Big Bang Theory
>>>>   63    46      8.2     3.3    CBS     How I Met Your Mother
>>>>   73    78      7.8     2.5    CBS     Kid Nation
>>>>   76    98      7.5     2.1    CBS     Moonlight
>>>>   78    81      7.1     2.4    CBS     Jericho
>>>>   85    81      6.6     2.4    CBS     Big Brother

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>>>> The above list is for CBS shows only. In 2007-2008 season, TAR is the
>>>> 10th
>>>> ranked CBS show. It improves to the 6th on young adults. Also, you can
>>>> see
>>>> CBS shows skewed to old audience. For example, while Cold Case is
>>>> ranked
>>>> 31th on total viewers, it is the 72th among young viewers [aged
>>>> 18 -49]. If
>>>> CBS needs to cut some old shows, things like Cold Case, even Numb3rs,
>>>> will
>>>> be up in the front of the list.

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>>> Big Brother last ... That does my heart good as much as Amazing Race
>>> doing well ...

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>> Me too.

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> BB is not a winter show and no one was expecting it to bring in good
> ratings. It's job was to help fill the schedule during the writer's strike
> and it did a great job of that. If it had been a disaster they would have
> sped up the game immensely and ended the season. It'll be more interesting
> to see how BB10 does this summer.
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> Brian-