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Ratings: New Gladiators Is Weak

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American Gladiators by Peter Hopper Stone/NBC Photo
Monday's numbers:

8 pm/ET
DWTS was the night's most watched program, delivering 18.27 million total viewers (up 370K week-to-week). Bones rebounded from last week's slip to score 9.4 mil. CBS' Big Bang (7.88 mil, +320 thou) and Mother (9.02 mil, up 670K) both saw gains. American Gladiators returned to an audience of 4.9 mil, or 37 percent less than what Deal or No Deal was getting there. Gossip Girl (2.64 mil) added 530 thou.

9 pm
House surged 2.1 mil to deliver 14.84 mil, while CBS' Men (13.7 mil) and Rules (10.7 mil) enjoyed typical numbers. Samantha Who? did 11.03 mil, up 510 thou. One Tree Hill (2.65 mil) gained 450K.

10 pm
CSI: Miami dipped 200K but still trounced all comers with 13.65 mil. The Bachelor finale (9.18 mil) edged out Medium's own season-ender (8.57 mil, slipping almost a mil).


Posted by TV Guide News
May 13, 2008 3:49 PM
American Gladiator's low ratings: What do you expect from an 80's show taken out of syndication and stuck in the 2008 primetime line up?
Posted by topoopon
May 13, 2008 4:00 PM
I can't remember, do these include dvr playback?

On mondays, I watch Bones live and record Greek and Mother, then watch both of those after Bones.
Posted by Leah
May 13, 2008 4:43 PM
LOVED Gossip Girl and hope the ratings even better for the finale next week! Can't wait!
Posted by karaleefan
May 13, 2008 6:41 PM
I gotta question about American Gladiators....what was up the backpacks the contenders where wearing??
Posted by lizzybelle
May 13, 2008 11:04 PM
They're wearing cameras and microphones. The backpacks contain the batteries and transmitters.

Leah, the overnight ratings don't include DVR numbers. If you were a Nielsen household, you would have to watch a DVR recording within a certain number of days for it to be included in a show's numbers, and then it would have less weight (since it would be less valuable to the show's sponsors).
Posted by Sheldon
May 14, 2008 12:56 PM
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