ONGOING SHOWS:
90210 (CW, 2008-)
The Amazing Race (CBS, 2001-)
America's Next Top Model (UPN/The CW, 2003-)
American Dad! (Fox, 2005-)
American Idol (Fox, 2002-)
America's Got Talent (NBC, 2006-)
The Apprentice (NBC, 2004-)
Army Wives (Lifetime, 2007-)
The Bachelor/Bachelorette (ABC, 2002-)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 2007-)
Big Brother (CBS, 2000-)
The Biggest Loser (NBC, 2004-)
Bones (Fox, 2005-)
Burn Notice (USA, 2007-)
Castle (ABC, 2009-)
CSI (CBS, 2000-)
CSI: NY (CBS, 2004-)
Criminal Minds (CBS, 2005-)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC, 2005-)
Family Guy (Fox, 1999-2002; 2005-)
The Game (The CW/BET, 2006-)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC, 2005-)
Hell's Kitchen (Fox, 2005-)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 2005-)
Kitchen Nightmares (Fox, 2007-)
Law & Order: SVU (NBC, 1999-)
The Mentalist (CBS, 2008-)
NCIS (CBS, 2003-)
The Office (NBC, 2005-)
Parenthood (NBC, 2010-)
Parks and Recreation (NBC, 2009-)
Royal Pains (USA, 2009-)
Rules of Engagement (CBS, 2007-)
The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family, 2008-)
The Simpsons (Fox, 1989-)
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox, 2005-)
Sons of Anarchy (FX, 2008-)
Southland (NBC/TNT, 2009-)
Supernatural (The WB/The CW, 2005-)
Survivor (CBS, 2000-)
Two and a Half Men (CBS, 2003-)
True Blood (HBO, 2008-)
Wipeout (ABC, 2008-)
ENDED SHOWS:
24 (Fox, 2001-10)
30 Rock (NBC, 2006-)
According to Jim (ABC, 2001-09)
Boston Legal (ABC, 2004-08)
Brothers & Sisters (ABC, 2006-11)
Chuck (NBC, 2007-12)
Cold Case (CBS, 2003-10)
CSI: Miami (CBS, 2002-12)
Deal or No Deal (NBC, 2005-09)
Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime, 2009-12)
Desperate Housewives (ABC, 2004-12)
ER (NBC, 1994-2009)
Everybody Hates Chris (UPN/The CW, 2005-09)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC, 2003-12)
Flashpoint (CBS, 2007-11)
Friday Night Lights (NBC, 2006-11)
Fringe (Fox, 2008-13)
Ghost Whisperer (CBS, 2005-10)
Gossip Girl (The CW, 2007-)
Heroes (NBC, 2006-10)
House (Fox, 2004-12)
In Plain Sight (USA, 2008-12)
Jericho (CBS, 2006-08)*
Jersey Shore (MTV, 2009-)
Law & Order (NBC, 1990-2010)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC/USA, 2001-11)
Leverage (TNT, 2008-12)
Life (NBC, 2007-09)*
Lost (ABC, 2004-10)
Medium (NBC/CBS, 2005-11)
The Moment of Truth (Fox, 2008)*
My Name is Earl (NBC, 2005-09)
The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS, 2006-10)
Numb3rs (CBS, 2005-10)
One Tree Hill (The WB/The CW, 2003-12)
Prison Break (Fox, 2005-09)
Private Practice (ABC, 2007-)
Pushing Daisies (ABC, 2007-09)*
Reaper (CW, 2007-09)*
Scrubs (NBC/ABC, 2001-10)
Smallville (The WB/The CW, 2001-11)
Supernanny (ABC, 2005-11)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox, 2008-09)*
'Til Death (Fox, 2006-10)
Ugly Betty (ABC, 2006-10)
The Unit (CBS, 2006-09)
Wife Swap (ABC, 2004-10)
Without a Trace (CBS, 2002-09)
*- "flashback" post for shows with shorter runs/incomplete info
YEARLY INDICES:
The yearly index posts take the seasons' low/average/high numbers from all the above War of 18-49 show posts, line them up by year, and also link back to all the available weekly ratings posts. Prior to 2010-11, they're not comprehensive lists of every single show in primetime, but they should help give some perspective on relative ratings. (NOTE: Some of the War of 18-49 posts still refer back to the previous versions of these posts, called the War of 18-49 Battlegrounds. These posts linked below are "better," though.)
1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13
UPDATES:
With most of the covered shows having established pages already, the majority of War of 18-49 posts these days are "War of 18-49 Updates," posts in which I give a letter grade to the ratings for the most recent season of a show. At the same time, I also add those new numbers into the previously existing War of 18-49 post. Each show's update posts are also available on its show page; if the season number is clickable, there's an update.
War of 18-49 Update Rubric (explanation of my letter grading)
All War of 18-49 Updates
BUREAUCRATIC:
Summer 2010 Intro 1
Summer 2010 Intro 2
Summer 2010 Post-mortem
Winter 2010 Intro
Summer 2011 Intro
MISCELLANEOUS:
Final Battlegrounds color-coded by genre (summer 2010, numbers now out of date)
Some War of 18-49 Fun Facts (summer 2010, numbers now out of date)
16 comments:
It's possible to get the ratings [adults 18-49] of Friends?
Wow. This is amazing. I've always wanted to know the 18-49 series high's for shows like CSI and Idol. Thankyou!
I have one question. What's the highest 18-49 you have recorded (Excluding sports). Survivors 22.8 may be the highest I've seen so far.
Thanks for the kind words! I believe the highest rating out of the War of 18-49 shows is a 25.8 for the season 4 finale of ER. I know Friends got a 28.2 after the Super Bowl.
Could you possibly do a post on Friends!? I know that show used to pull HUGE numbers.
I might try to do something on Friends at some point, although I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to find the 18-49 ratings on a consistent basis beyond the last season or two.
That would be great! Do you know what Friends' highest rating was for a regularly scheduled episode? (ie. not including the 28.2 for the Super Bowl and the 24.9 for the series finale).
Now that it's got a year under its belt, could you include "Person of Interest" (full ratings for last season) on your list? I think it's going to be around for awhile. Great site! Thanks.
Still researching, but I'm pretty sure the answer here is "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby," the season 8 finale (17.0 on 5/16/02)
I don't do full-fledged War of 18-49 posts till the show has aired four seasons, but you can get all the PoI ratings here: http://www.spottedratings.com/2012/09/spotvault-person-of-interest-cbs-2012.html
I don't know where to ask this, so I'll post it around!
I have two questions:
1. In September 2005, as you know, Desperate Housewives premiered to an 8.9 adults 18–49 rating. What would that equate to in terms of today's ratings? I wonder the same thing about Grey's Anatomy, which premiered to a 7.2 adults 18–49 rating in March 2005. I understand you may only be able to come up with a ballpark estimate, but I'd be pleased with just that.
2. I know that Super Bowl XLVI in February 2012 stands as the most-viewed telecast in television history, but what is the highest-rated (adults 18–49) telecast in television history?
I'd be thrilled if you can answer these questions!
The following shows will have aired four seasons by the end of the 2012-13 season:
Shark Tank
Modern Family
The Middle
Cougar Town
NCIS: Los Angeles
The Good Wife
Undercover Boss
The Vampire Diaries
The Cleveland Show
Glee
The Voice
Community
Will you be doing War of 18-49 posts for these shows? I'm sure there's more on cable, but these are all I can think of.
Yes
Okay, good! :-)
I recently came across an Ad Age article that says the 1993 Cheers series finale got a 42.6/76 A18-49 rating and the 1998 Seinfeld series finale got a 38.7/72 A18-49 rating. Are these whopping numbers accurate? That 42.6 is the highest A18-49 rating I've ever seen!
I'm flattered that you would ask me to verify numbers in Ad Age! :) If they're there, they are almost certainly correct. I don't have any other info dating that far back.
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