SGA Season 4 Ratings

prion · #1 October 2nd, 2007, 07:16 AM

No numbers yet, but here's a beginning:

http://josephmallozzi.blogspot.com/2...er-1-2007.html

Well, the ratings are in for the Atlantis’s season premiere, Adrift, and it looks like Rob’s cold realism won out over Brad’s bright optimism. We’ve done better. On the other hand, we did very well in some key demographics. So, is this good or bad news? Uh, both? Sure, people will find different ways to spin it - some doom and gloom here, a silver lining there - but, at the end of the day, all that matters is did we get that fifth season pick-up or not? No word on that yet and I’m still hopeful but, just in case, I wonder if Fondy may need a stock boy at her pet boutique.

from JM's September 25th blog re ratings

Well, I’m hopeful. We’ve produced what I know is our best season yet, have the full support of the MGM and SciFi machines, and, despite the fact that we’re 1) up against a network premiere, 2) airing in the Fall against the new network shows, 3) still suffering from DVR/Tivo bleed-off, 4) finally returning with new episodes after a fairly long hiatus - I’m feeling confident I’ll be able to feed the dogs for one more year. And that confidence is mirrored in the writer’s room where we have kicked off our annual pre-season premiere ratings predictions with participants ranging from the coldly realistic Rob Cooper to the brightly optimistic Brad Wright -and everyone in between.

Briangate78 · #2 October 2nd, 2007, 09:09 AM

And what does that tell us? Nothing really. The ratings could of been anywhere from a 1.3 to a 1.7! What were they expecting? What is considered good? What is considered bad? I am so sick of this. Just renew the show because Flash is not going to save this network.

prion · #3 October 2nd, 2007, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Briangate78

And what does that tell us? Nothing really. The ratings could of been anywhere from a 1.3 to a 1.7! What were they expecting? What is considered good? What is considered bad? I am so sick of this. Just renew the show because Flash is not going to save this network.

If JM doesn't tell us, eventually Skiffy is going to post the numbers on their

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php

site.

Pitry · #4 October 2nd, 2007, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by prion

If JM doesn't tell us, eventually Skiffy is going to post the numbers on their

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php

site.

Unfortunately, it'll take them a couple of weeks to publish it. By the time we know the numbers, we might already know whether SGA was cancelled or renewed to season 5.
Another place we cna keep an eyes on is the PI Feedback forum, last year they posted there the SciFi ratigns a couple of days afterwards.

prion · #5 October 2nd, 2007, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Pitry

Unfortunately, it'll take them a couple of weeks to publish it. By the time we know the numbers, we might already know whether SGA was cancelled or renewed to season 5.
Another place we cna keep an eyes on is the PI Feedback forum, last year they posted there the SciFi ratigns a couple of days afterwards.

Oh, new site. Thanks! Let's all keep an eye out

prion · #6 October 2nd, 2007, 03:00 PM

From Hollywood Reporter regarding the network competition on ADRIFT's premiere night

CBS continued its winning streak Friday with the season premiere of "Ghost Whisperer" (8.7 million, 2.4/9), which didn't have any serious competition for ratings against NBC's "Deal or No Deal" (7.4 million, 1.8/7), Fox's "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" (5.1 million, 1.4/5) or ABC's "Just For Laughs" (4.1 million, 1.1/4). "Ghost" was down from last year's season premiere of 10.3 million viewers and a 3.2/11, as was NBC's "Deal" (11.7 million, 3.4/12 on Sept. 22).

CBS won in the demo with the premiere of the vampire drama "Moonlight" (8.6 million, 2.5/8), though NBC won in viewership at 9 p.m. with the two-hour season premiere of "Las Vegas" (8.2 million, 2.4/8) and managed to edge out CBS' "Numbers" (9.2 million, 2.5/8) in both viewership and the demo at 10 p.m. Two hours of ABC's "20/20" didn't provide much competition, nor did Fox's repeat of "K-Ville."

"Moonlight" was down from last year's season premiere of "Close to Home" (11.9 million, 3.0/9). "Numbers" also was down from last year (11.3 million, 3.1/10).

However, in the 'good news' department - good, because ratings are down across the board so if SGA's #s are lower, so is everybody else's!

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...f6ec997ee75bd5

NEW YORK -- The first week of the 2007-08 TV season has left industry observers concerned about the absence of a breakout series.

Only two new shows, NBC's "Bionic Woman" and ABC's "Private Practice," have gotten out of the gate with enough ratings momentum to reach potential hit status.

Among returning series, such heavyweights as ABC's "Desperate Housewives" and "Grey's Anatomy" remained dominant yet down from last year's heights. A few shows struck record premiere lows, including CBS' "CSI: Miami" and NBC's "ER."

Briangate78 · #7 October 2nd, 2007, 03:22 PM

If SGA got a 1.3 or 1.4 I am not worried anymore. It would pull it into the number one spot for the network or at least the top 3. From what Joe M said the ratings were not low or high but average. Heck, it could of gotten a 1.5, and they were just hoping for more, who knows.

chocdoc · #8 October 2nd, 2007, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Briangate78

If SGA got a 1.3 or 1.4 I am not worried anymore. It would pull it into the number one spot for the network or at least the top 3. From what Joe M said the ratings were not low or high but average. Heck, it could of gotten a 1.5, and they were just hoping for more, who knows.

Well, now that you reported that Eureka got a 1.2 last week, I feel a little relieved. It makes sense, given that Eureka was up against the premiere of House. And if SGA is this low or near this, it would also make sense, given the two-hour premiere of Los Vegas, and the premiere of Numbr3s (sp?).

My guess is that Scifi will wait and see how SGA does in the next few weeks, because the premiere week is unique?

I hope SGA at least has a rating similar to Eureka because it has been doing fairly well until this week, and did get renewed.

Briangate78 · #9 October 2nd, 2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by chocdoc

Well, now that you reported that Eureka got a 1.2 last week, I feel a little relieved. It makes sense, given that Eureka was up against the premiere of House. And if SGA is this low or near this, it would also make sense, given the two-hour premiere of Los Vegas, and the premiere of Numbr3s (sp?).

My guess is that Scifi will wait and see how SGA does in the next few weeks, because the premiere week is unique?

I hope SGA at least has a rating similar to Eureka because it has been doing fairly well until this week, and did get renewed.

What's good about SGA, they can maintain their ratings and even rise during the season. I think a lot of people DVR'd last friday, and will hopefully watch live this friday. They said it was a big night for DVR/Tivo.

gange57 · #10 October 2nd, 2007, 10:04 PM

"Cable comings and goings
Showtime's Dexter (1 million viewers) and Brotherhood (371,000) and Sci Fi's Ghost Hunters (2 million) and Stargate: Atlantis (1.7 million) started new seasons."

Taken from http://www.usatoday.com/life/televis...remieres_N.htm

To put the numbers in perspective, GH's two million viewers drew a 1.44.

Darren · #11 October 2nd, 2007, 11:44 PM

1.2 rating for "Adrift" ... though this evening's press release from SCI FI Channel doesn't specify which rating it is (Live, Live + Same Day, etc.).

http://www.gateworld.net/news/2007/1...th_1.2_r.shtml

Konrad9 · #12 October 3rd, 2007, 01:45 AM

Don't show it at 10PM and more people will watch it.

PG15 · #13 October 3rd, 2007, 02:10 AM

Well, 1.2 does look to be not good, but then, Joe had this to say on today's blog:

Quote:

To all of you asking me to post the actual rating we received for our premiere - I can’t reveal that information because we don’t have a real number yet. What we have is the raw number before 3-day DVR is factored in

http://josephmallozzi.blogspot.com/2...er-2-2007.html

So that may be the "live" ratings.

prion · #14 October 3rd, 2007, 07:03 AM

Apparently USA Today disagrees with the 1.2 ratings...

http://www.usatoday.com/life/televis...remieres_N.htm

Cable comings and goings
Showtime's Dexter (1 million viewers) and Brotherhood (371,000) and Sci Fi's Ghost Hunters (2 million) and Stargate: Atlantis (1.7 million) started new seasons. TBS' House of Payne (3.3 million) and VH1's Rock of Love (a big 5.4 million) ended theirs (except for Rock's reunion Sunday, 8 ET/PT).

Oops, see this got posted already!

SGFerrit · #15 October 3rd, 2007, 07:04 AM

Has the point threshold been raise possibly?

prion · #16 October 3rd, 2007, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Darren

1.2 rating for "Adrift" ... though this evening's press release from SCI FI Channel doesn't specify which rating it is (Live, Live + Same Day, etc.).

http://www.gateworld.net/news/2007/1...th_1.2_r.shtml

What did the press release say? I mean, as in a verbatim copy? MediaSavant could probably tell you then.

Darren · #17 October 3rd, 2007, 07:27 AM

From what Joe said and from the way that MediaSavant explained the new "3 day commercial" ratings number, I would guess that SCI FI went ahead and used the Live (or "Live + Same Day," assuming it's still reported by Nielsen) in their press release. Since the release went out on Monday evening, the 3-day report wouldn't have been available to them quite yet.

According to the release, the 1.2 rating (rounded up or down, we don't know) = 1.698 million viewers, which would be where USA Today got the 1.7 million number.

Darren · #18 October 3rd, 2007, 08:45 AM

Here is the full text of SCI FI's press release:

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SCI FI CHANNEL HAS BEST 3RD QUARTER EVER AMONG YOUNGER VIEWERS
Eureka, Ghost Hunters and Stargate Atlantis Continue to Drive Viewership

SCI FI Ranks 6th Overall for Month of September

New York, NY – October 2, 2007 – As the SCI FI Channel approaches the 15-year milestone, the Channel's audience continues to get younger enjoying its best 3rd quarter ever among younger viewers averaging 222,000 adults 18-34 and 100,000 women 18-34. The Channel is also up this quarter in key female demos: +8% among women 18-49 and +5% among those 25-54.

For the quarter SCI FI averaged a .9 HH rating, 567,000 Adults 18-49, 634,000 Adults 25-54, and 1,186,000 total viewers.

SCI FI was the 6th ranked basic cable entertainment network for the month of September averaging a 1.0 HH rating, 581,000 Adults 18-49, 647,000 Adults 25-54, and 1,232,000 total viewers and was up in key female demos (+19% F18-34, +9% F1849, +5% F25-54).

Program Highlights
The fall season premiere of Ghost Hunters on September 26th at 9PM averaged a 1.4 HH rating (+13% vs. last year's season premiere on 10/11/06), 544,000 Adults 18-34 (+85%), 1,240,000 Adults 18-49 (+31%), 1,147,000 Adults 25-54 (+14%) and 2,015,000 total viewers (+32%)

The Season 2 premiere of Eureka on July 10th was the # 1 program of the day among Adults 25-54 (+4% vs. the Season 1 average), bringing in 1,579,000 impressions (+3%). It also claimed a 2.0 HH rating, 1,492,000 Adults 18-49 (+14%), and 2,859,000 total viewers. Eureka's Season 2 debut is SCI FI's # 1 telecast in 2007 for Adults 18-49.

Eureka is SCI FI's top series in 2007 to-date in total viewers, averaging 2.54 MM total viewers.

The 3rd season premiere of Stargate Atlantis on Friday, September 28 at 10PM delivered a 1.2 HH rating, 1.698 million total viewers, 896,000 Adults 18-49, and 962,000 Adults 25-54. Compared to the show's season 3.5 performance (April-June 2007), the premiere is up +7% in Adults 18-49, +6% in total viewers and +2% in Adults 25-54.

Briangate78 · #19 October 3rd, 2007, 09:19 AM

Hey Darren, that makes me feel better. Mind if i share it on the Sci-fi forums? You just gave more hope by posting that.

Darren · #20 October 3rd, 2007, 10:21 AM

Not at all -- it's a public release. You'll start seeing it at various news outlets today, I'm sure.