Estimated 18.6M Watch 'Joey' Debut on NBC
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NEW YORK - Based on its series premiere, Joey Tribbiani is missing a few viewers along with his "Friends." An estimated 18.6 million people watched the first episode of "Joey" Thursday, the spinoff of "Friends" that NBC was counting on to keep its Thursday night lineup strong, according to Nielsen Media Research.    That's lower than any original episode of Matt LeBlanc's old series drew last season, including the 24.5 million people who saw the season debut...
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A month after Katie Couric's heavily promoted debut as anchor of the "CBS Evening News," the viewership
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Drawing an average of 24.6 million viewers, âAmerican Idolâ on Fox dominated Wednesday nightâs ratings.
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NBC led every hour of prime time in Monday nightâs ratings, buoyed by the successful combination of its new hit âAmerican Gladiatorsâ followed by the game show âDeal or No Deal.â Those shows earned the nightâs top ratings among adults 18 to 49, according to Nielsenâs estimates, with âDeal or No Dealâ also drawing the largest audience of the night, 14.1 million viewers at 9 p.m. âAmerican Gladiators,â meanwhile, delivered a more modest 10.1 million viewers at 8. NBCâs âMedium,â which also drew 10.1 million viewers, led the 10 p.m. hour in the 18-to-49 group. Fox finished second for the night in that demographic, thanks to its new show âTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,â which attracted 8.6 million viewers while tying CBSâs comedy repeats in the 9 p.m. hour among adults 18 to 49. CBS, which broadcast reruns all night long, ranked third in that age group, but second in total viewers behind NBC. ABC was a distant fourth. Its âDance Warâ averaged 9.8 million viewers from 8 to 9:30, but its âOctober Roadâ continued to struggle during the 10 p.m. time slot with just 5 million viewers.
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Some 18.6 million people in the United States watched the NBC pilot episode of Joey, a spin-off of Friends. The BBC reported Saturday that NBC-TV said Joey was its best-rated comedy premiere in the Thursday 8 pm time slot in 14 years.
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âHollywood Weekâ on âAmerican Idolâ had a promising start on Tuesday as a two-hour edition of that Fox talent competition trounced its competitors in the ratings, drawing 29.9 million viewers, according to Nielsenâs estimates. Although Tuesdayâs âIdolâ audience grew by 2 million compared with last weekâs, the first installment of âHollywood Weekâ last year attracted 31.2 million viewers. Trailing far behind Fox in the nightâs ratings, CBS drew the second most viewers, earning a solid 11.7 million at 8 p.m. for a rerun of âNCIS.â Later in the night, however, a more modest 7.3 million viewers tuned in at 9 for the premiere of âBig Brother: âTil Death Do You Part,â the first winter edition of that CBS summer mainstay. At 10 the second season debut of âJerichoâ attracted 7.2 million viewers, tying ABCâs âBoston Legal,â but trailing a repeat of NBCâs âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ (8.3 million). NBC finished third for the night while edging past CBS for second place among adults 18 to 49 thanks to âThe Biggest Loser,â from 8 to 10 (7.5 million). ABC was a distant fourth overall.
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It must have felt like the good ol' days at NBC: the three most-watched prime-time programs and "Nightly News" back on top of the ratings. Too bad it's the middle of summer, when few people are paying attention.
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More than 13.3m viewers see the debut of Band Aid 20's Do They Know It's Christmas? on the five main TV networks.
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Tuesday might have been an important night for the presidential primary process, but Fox came away the big winner in the television ratings race, easily outpacing its rivalsâ election coverage. As usual, âAmerican Idolâ led over all, drawing 27.8 million viewers at 8, according to Nielsenâs estimates. At 9, Foxâs âHouseâ earned a similarly dominant 23.2 million viewers. Meanwhile, ABC, the only network to broadcast three full hours of election returns, ranked fourth over all with an average of 5.3 million viewers during prime time. CBS, which broadcast presidential primary results from 9 to 11, finished third (4.7 million). NBCâs election coverage won the 10 oâclock time slot (5.6 million), possibly benefiting from higher ratings leading into the hour. NBCâs âBiggest Loserâ averaged eight million viewers in second place from 8 to 10, behind Fox. NBC also led Monday nightâs ratings, thanks to âAmerican Gladiatorsâ (nine million) followed by âDeal or No Dealâ at 9:30 (13.2 million). Also on Monday, at 10 p.m., ABCâs â20/20â special on the death of Natalee Holloway drew 12.7 million viewers, the largest audience for â20/20â in more than a year.
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This season âHouseâ has reached as many as 17.5 million viewers a week. And those numbers were scored before the show enjoyed what it will enjoy again, starting Tuesday â the adjacency to âIdol.â
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LOS ANGELES  - As NBC continues its  post-Olympics fall season rollout, the heavily promoted  computer-animated comedy "Father of the Pride" got off to a  modest start in its premiere Tuesday.
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Despite a stellar turnout, Saturday night's Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope was not a ratings blockbuster. The two-hour, mostly live show averaged 5.7 million viewers on NBC, according to preliminary estimates, which showed Fox's football telecast averaging 21.5 million.
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The "Biggest Loser" finale and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" led NBC to a strong victory Tuesday night in total viewers and adults 18-49, according to preliminary data released Nielsen Media Research.
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NBC is sticking with "Joey" &#151; and several other new series &#151; despite modest ratings. "We knew we were going to be in for a tough year this year in the post-`Friends' era," Jeff Zucker, NBC Universal Television Group president, said Friday. "It turned out to be tougher than we expected."
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LOS ANGELES  - There was no question  about how NBC's "Joey" was doin' in its debut Thursday.
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If David Letterman hoped a deal with striking writers would help him in his battle for late-night supremacy with Jay Leno, it hasn't happened yet. Leno's NBC "Tonight" show averaged 5.17 million viewers last week, despite its writers being on strike and big-name celebrities being encouraged not to cross the picket line.
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Indeed, if you&#39;ve been fretting over the creative fate of this Friends spinoff, relax. Joey seems set to provide a haven for one of TV&#39;s most likable actors, Matt LeBlanc, and most lovable characters, Joey Tribbiani.