Before we get to the season-to-date averages, here are the winners and losers of the last seven days — based on the 18-34 female demographic, as measured against the last original episode.
Week-to-Week Gains: Supernatural (+18.2%), 90210 (+7.1%), and Gossip Girl (+5.9%).
No Change: Smallville and Nikita.
Week-to-Week Losses: One Tree Hill (-45.8%), Hellcats (-14.3%), The Vampire Diaries (-16.7%).
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Below is a list of the regular CW TV shows and their 2010-11 season average ratings to date. It only incorporates the ratings for original episodes that have aired this season (no repeats). The data is sorted by the 18-34 female demographic averages, the group that the CW focuses on attracting and selling to advertisers. The “compared to” column reflects whether the demo average has gone up, down, or stayed the same.
W 18-34 demo rank |
TV Shows | Average viewership (in millions) |
Average 18-49 demo rating |
Average women 18-34 demo |
Compared to last week |
|
1 | The Vampire Diaries | 3.34 | 1.5 | 2.5 | --- | |
2 | America's Next Top Model (fall) | 2.87 | 1.3 | 2.2 | --- | |
2 | Gossip Girl | 1.80 | 1.0 | 2.2 | --- | |
4 | One Tree Hill | 1.92 | 0.9 | 1.8 | --- | |
4 | 90210 | 1.88 | 0.9 | 1.8 | --- | |
6 | Hellcats | 2.13 | 0.9 | 1.6 | --- | |
7 | Life Unexpected (cancelled) | 1.52 | 0.7 | 1.3 | --- | |
8 | Nikita | 2.49 | 0.9 | 1.2 | --- | |
9 | Supernatural | 2.36 | 1.0 | 1.1 | --- | |
10 | Smallville (ending) | 2.69 | 1.1 | 1.0 | --- | |
The closer a show is to the bottom of the list, the closer it is to being cancelled (if it hasn’t been cancelled already like Life Unexpected). If it’s closer to the top of the list, it’s more likely to be renewed. Shows that are in the middle (“on the bubble”) can be a little tougher to call. Their future typically comes down to other factors like overall costs, contracts, who produces the show, and what new shows are on the horizon.
It should be noted that Friday nights are one of the least watched evenings of television so ratings for shows on that night are lower. The network understands this and takes it into account. However, regardless of when a show is aired, its production costs remain the same. Ultimately, it must still be profitable enough for the network to keep ordering more episodes.
Raw data: © The Nielsen Company via Media Week.
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