"ER" finale watched by 16.2 million

Post by David
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/04/nbcs_er_finale_draws_162_milli.php
NBC's 'ER' Finale Pulls in 16.2 Million Viewers
By Sergio Ibarra
Thursday night’s series finale of “ER” on NBC drew more than 16
million viewers.
The two-hour finale averaged a 6.0 rating/16 share among adults 18 to
49 and 16.2 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen Media
Research figures. The show dominated the 9-11 p.m. hours across the
broadcast networks.
At 8 p.m., NBC aired a retrospective special, which scored a 3.5/10 in
the demo and 10.6 million viewers.
“ER” ended its run after 15 season and 123 Emmy Award nominations. In
its final season the series was averaging a 3.2 rating in the demo.

And it beat CSI!

Ellen K Hursh

2009-04-04 02:41:56 UTC

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And it beat CSI!

I thought about which one I wanted to watch (and which one I wanted to
catch online) all the way up to the last minute, but went with CSI...
which was pretty good (directed by William "French Connection"
Friedkin). Well... I say pretty good. I mean not bad. Well... I say
not bad. Anyway! *g* Still, they actually dispensed with the magic
"enlarge a single pixel into the Last Supper" computer this week.

KStahl

2009-04-03 15:55:19 UTC

Maybe since it got such great ratings on the finale they'll do some
encore episodes.

Patient Zero 2.03.....The one true Elder

2009-04-03 21:42:46 UTC

Post by David
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/04/nbcs_er_finale_draws_162_milli.php
NBC's 'ER' Finale Pulls in 16.2 Million Viewers
By Sergio Ibarra
Thursday nights series finale of ER on NBC drew more than 16
million viewers.
The two-hour finale averaged a 6.0 rating/16 share among adults 18 to
49 and 16.2 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen Media
Research figures. The show dominated the 9-11 p.m. hours across the
broadcast networks.
At 8 p.m., NBC aired a retrospective special, which scored a 3.5/10 in
the demo and 10.6 million viewers.
ER ended its run after 15 season and 123 Emmy Award nominations. In
its final season the series was averaging a 3.2 rating in the demo.

Maybe since it got such great ratings on the finale they'll do some encore
episodes.People watched the finale for all the possible stunt casting....

Taylor

2009-04-03 21:51:40 UTC

Sure a different world from the 1998 'Seinfeld' finale. Or the 2004
'Friends' finale. TV sure has deteriorated that 16 mill for a 15-year-
old show is considered great.

MDH

2009-04-03 22:00:43 UTC

Post by Taylor
Sure a different world from the 1998 'Seinfeld' finale. Or the 2004
'Friends' finale. TV sure has deteriorated that 16 mill for a 15-year-
old show is considered great.

More competition these days, and more time shifting. I know a good number
of people who recorded it in some fashion and won't get to watch it until
this weekend.

David

2009-04-04 01:08:55 UTC

Post by MDH

Post by Taylor
Sure a different world from the 1998 'Seinfeld' finale. Or the 2004
'Friends' finale. TV sure has deteriorated that 16 mill for a 15-year-
old show is considered great.

More competition these days, and more time shifting. I know a good number
of people who recorded it in some fashion and won't get to watch it until
this weekend.

16 million is impressive enough for a show down to 7 million, airing
on a network whosepromotions aren't seen by a lot of people. I think
"Lost"s finale may reach 25 million.

Cory

2009-04-03 23:33:37 UTC

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Post by David
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/04/nbcs_er_finale_draws_162_milli.php
NBC's 'ER' Finale Pulls in 16.2 Million Viewers
By Sergio Ibarra
Thursday night?s series finale of ?ER? on NBC drew more than 16
million viewers.
The two-hour finale averaged a 6.0 rating/16 share among adults 18 to
49 and 16.2 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen Media
Research figures. The show dominated the 9-11 p.m. hours across the
broadcast networks.
At 8 p.m., NBC aired a retrospective special, which scored a 3.5/10 in
the demo and 10.6 million viewers.
?ER? ended its run after 15 season and 123 Emmy Award nominations. In
its final season the series was averaging a 3.2 rating in the demo.

Sure a different world from the 1998 'Seinfeld' finale. Or the 2004
'Friends' finale. TV sure has deteriorated that 16 mill for a 15-year-
old show is considered great.

I was actually just gonna ask if 16 million viewers is a high number or
not (I have no clue what the population of the US and the parts of
Canada that can watch NBC would be).

--- Cory

sharon

2009-04-04 02:37:58 UTC

Post by Cory
In article <1bb48c00-602f-4ef6-a4ef-1ee75b087658
@k41g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>, ***@gmail.com says...

Sure a different world from the 1998 'Seinfeld' finale. Or the 2004
'Friends' finale. TV sure has deteriorated that 16 mill for a 15-year-
old show is considered great.

I was actually just gonna ask if 16 million viewers is a high number or
not (I have no clue what the population of the US and the parts of
Canada that can watch NBC would be).
--- Cory

It's a high number for ER in this season, but nothing compared to the heyday
of the show when every eppy drew about 30 million viewers. The past couple
seasons, the show's audience has dwindled to 7 million or so, and, in that
context, the finale did very well.

Sharon

Obveeus

2009-04-04 02:55:36 UTC

Post by Cory
I was actually just gonna ask if 16 million viewers is a high number or
not (I have no clue what the population of the US and the parts of
Canada that can watch NBC would be).

It's a high number for ER in this season, but nothing compared to the
heyday of the show when every eppy drew about 30 million viewers. The
past couple seasons, the show's audience has dwindled to 7 million or so,
and, in that context, the finale did very well.

This TV season, only the post Superbowl episode of The Office has had more
viewers among the NBC scripted series. Did any scripted series on NBC last
season get 16.3+ million viewers?

Yes, for NBC this was a big ratings number...and one they will likely never
reach again.

David

2009-04-04 03:04:58 UTC

Post by Obveeus

Post by Cory
I was actually just gonna ask if 16 million viewers is a high number or
not (I have no clue what the population of the US and the parts of
Canada that can watch NBC would be).

It's a high number for ER in this season, but nothing compared to the
heyday of the show when every eppy drew about 30 million viewers. The
past couple seasons, the show's audience has dwindled to 7 million or so,
and, in that context, the finale did very well.

This TV season, only the post Superbowl episode of The Office has had more
viewers among the NBC scripted series. Did any scripted series on NBC last
season get 16.3+ million viewers?

NBC's press-release called it the biggest drama finale since 1996*.
That struck me that it's been that long since a major drama ended. One
that comes to mind is "NYPD Blue" but I don't recall there being much
hoopla.

*That finale? "Murder, She Wrote." Yep, "Murder, She Wrote."

MDH

2009-04-04 03:57:55 UTC

Post by sharon
It's a high number for ER in this season, but nothing compared to the
heyday of the show when every eppy drew about 30 million viewers. The
past couple seasons, the show's audience has dwindled to 7 million or
so, and, in that context, the finale did very well.

I over heard I think it was Extra, or one of those shows in the back room
mention that it was the highest number of viewers for a Series Finale since
Murder, She Wrote.

Hunter

2009-04-04 23:05:58 UTC

Post by Cory
In article <1bb48c00-602f-4ef6-a4ef-1ee75b087658
@k41g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>, ***@gmail.com says...

Sure a different world from the 1998 'Seinfeld' finale. Or the 2004
'Friends' finale. TV sure has deteriorated that 16 mill for a 15-year-
old show is considered great.

I was actually just gonna ask if 16 million viewers is a high number or
not (I have no clue what the population of the US and the parts of
Canada that can watch NBC would be).
--- Cory

--
Yeah, it is a combination of new technology TiVO and TiVO like
devices that time shifts viewing along with the old standby the VCR;
DVDs, increased basic and premium cable availability, ever increasing
internet uses-including bit torrent downloads to increase the time
shifting effect-and yes the show isn't as good as it once was (but I
think not as bad as some would have it). Here is a real reliable look
at ER viewership, at least among USENET users:

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.er/about

That and other factoids are in my reply to the thread "Has anyone
been here from "the beginning"? The activity simply plumitted, You
can see when things went south April 2004. What was the plotlines
then? Let's see. In "Just a Touch" (first aired April 22, 2004) Pratt
got hit with a sexual harassment suit; Chen was having problems with
her bed ridden father who is loosing touch with reality and Weaver
was fighting for custody of her son. In the next episode "Abby
Normal" (April 29, 2004) Abby tries to help a seizer patient; and
Alex's dad complicates things between Kovac and Sam Taggert and her
son. Correlation? Were it these plot lines that spelled the beginning
of the end?

In a few more days, maybe a week, no one will be here, not even spam
(at least at my end my internet provider seems to be good at keeping
spam at bay). That is one of the sad things about a long running TV
show ending, the gang breaks up.

So Sharon, any other TV shows that you like to talk about on USENET
groups? If not, I'll say "see ya" now in case I don't get a chance
again.

--
----->Hunter

"No man in the wrong can stand up against
a fellow that's in the right and keeps on acomin'."

-----William J. McDonald
Captain, Texas Rangers from 1891 to 1907

sharon

2009-04-05 01:05:11 UTC

Post by Hunter

Post by Cory
In article <1bb48c00-602f-4ef6-a4ef-1ee75b087658
@k41g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>, ***@gmail.com says...

Sure a different world from the 1998 'Seinfeld' finale. Or the 2004
'Friends' finale. TV sure has deteriorated that 16 mill for a 15-year-
old show is considered great.

I was actually just gonna ask if 16 million viewers is a high number or
not (I have no clue what the population of the US and the parts of
Canada that can watch NBC would be).
--- Cory

--
Yeah, it is a combination of new technology TiVO and TiVO like
devices that time shifts viewing along with the old standby the VCR;
DVDs, increased basic and premium cable availability, ever increasing
internet uses-including bit torrent downloads to increase the time
shifting effect-and yes the show isn't as good as it once was (but I
think not as bad as some would have it). Here is a real reliable look
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.er/about
That and other factoids are in my reply to the thread "Has anyone
been here from "the beginning"? The activity simply plumitted, You
can see when things went south April 2004. What was the plotlines
then? Let's see. In "Just a Touch" (first aired April 22, 2004) Pratt
got hit with a sexual harassment suit; Chen was having problems with
her bed ridden father who is loosing touch with reality and Weaver
was fighting for custody of her son. In the next episode "Abby
Normal" (April 29, 2004) Abby tries to help a seizer patient; and
Alex's dad complicates things between Kovac and Sam Taggert and her
son. Correlation? Were it these plot lines that spelled the beginning
of the end?
In a few more days, maybe a week, no one will be here, not even spam
(at least at my end my internet provider seems to be good at keeping
spam at bay). That is one of the sad things about a long running TV
show ending, the gang breaks up.
So Sharon, any other TV shows that you like to talk about on USENET
groups? If not, I'll say "see ya" now in case I don't get a chance
again.
--
----->Hunter
"No man in the wrong can stand up against
a fellow that's in the right and keeps on acomin'."

Speaking for this Sharon, nope. Don't follow any other usenet groups and I
doubt I'll ever become as deeply involved with another TV show fandom as I
have with ER.

Sharon AKA The Doc

Post by Hunter
-----William J. McDonald
Captain, Texas Rangers from 1891 to 1907

Hunter

2009-04-15 12:39:14 UTC

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