by MICHAEL HINMAN
Source: Zap2it
Oct-26-2007
Either there is a strong contingent of Boston Red Sox fans who have been
tuning in to "Bionic Woman" each week, or the star of our cyborg woman
is rapidly fading.
"Bionic Woman" earned a 4.8 rating/7 share according to Fast National
ratings from Nielsen Media Research, putting in not only a series low,
but finishing almost last for the night (when removing The CW shows).
"Bionic" lost a good portion of its lead-in audience from the series
premiere of "Phenomenon" in the 8 p.m. hour, which received a 5.2/8.
That show finished well behind "Pushing Daisies" on ABC, which finished
second to the World Series with a 6.2/10, it's lowest rating of the
season, but not by much.
Luckily for "Bionic Woman," "Life" did worst, but it's not clear if the
shows really suffered too much from the Red Sox versus the Rockies, or
if viewers simply are losing interest in the show. Although "Pushing
Daisies" also was down, it's drop wasn't as significant, and is showing
signs of stabilizing from its 6.6/11 last week, according to Zap2it.
"Bionic," however, fell from a 5.5/9 last week, already significantly
down from its 8.4/13 premiere.
Don't worry about cancellation yet. NBC hired a new showrunner earlier
this week providing some indication that it's not quite ready to pull
the plug just yet.
NBC finished fourth for the night with a 4.9/8 while ABC was third with
a 6.8/11. The night was won easily by Fox and its World Series coverage
with a 10.5/17.
None of this is good news for NBC, which earlier this week saw its
Monday lineup hit new lows in the ratings as well.
Fast Nationals usually provide a snapshot of what Americans are watching
by pulling numbers from the top urban markets that includes both live
viewing and same-day timeshifted viewing. A rating point generally
represents more than 1.1 million households while the share indicates
the percentage of televisions turned on that was tuned to the specific
program. These numbers typically shift when final ratings are issued.
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