Primetime Ratings: ‘Three Rivers' Swims Upstream
New CBS medical drama remains in fourth but shows improvement over debut
By David Tanklefsky -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/12/2009 1:24:43 PM
CBS' freshman medical drama Three Rivers, which debuted with a disappointing 2.0/5 on Oct. 11, remained in fourth place in the 9 p.m. hour Sunday night, though it rose half a point to 2.5/6.CBS was first at 7 p.m. with overrun of NFL games followed by 60 Minutes. The network registered a 6.6/19 and 20.7 million viewers. ABC and NBC were tied for second at 2.3/7. NBC aired Football Night in America while ABC aired the final stretch of its NASCAR coverage. Reruns of the Cleveland Show (1.1/3) and American Dad (1.7/5) gave Fox a 1.4/4. The CW came in at 0.4/1 with syndicated fare.
The beginning of the Colts/Titans Sunday Night Football matchup delivered a 4.9/13 for NBC at 8, followed by Fox's The Simpsons (3.6/10) and the Cleveland Show (3.8/10). CBS' The Amazing Race was next at 3.4/9. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition came in at 3.0/8 for ABC. The CW's Sunday night movie, A View to a Kill, was even at 0.4/1.
The second hour of Colts/Titans came in at 5.9/14 with 15.7 million viewers. ABC's Desperate Housewives moved up to second at 4.4/10. Fox was next at 4.0/9 for Family Guy (4.5/11) and American Dad (3.4/8). Three Rivers was next, followed by the CW Sunday night movie at 0.4/1.
At 10, NBC remained in first with football at 5.0/13 and 12.8 million tuning in. Brothers & Sisters on ABC was second with a 2.9/8. Cold Case on CBS turned in a 1.7/4.
NBC won the night with a 4.5/12, down from last week's 5.1/13 for the Chargers/Steelers matchup. CBS was second at 3.6/9 and first in viewers with 12.5 million. ABC finished third with a 3.2/8, followed closely by Fox with a 3.0/8. The CW was fifth at 0.4/1.
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Please bring Back Moonlight.
Shelle Rowe - 10/31/2009 8:43:27 PM EDT -
I agree with your comments. Moonlight had that something special and CBS really dropped the ball on cancelling that show. They had a winner and didn't know it. Now they spent millions of dollars that critics say won't be around past the fourth episode. Poor Alex. Someone read what the viewers want and bring Moonlight back.
laura cassano - 10/13/2009 9:41:24 PM EDT -
Three Rivers is a good show with a very important message to send out, but as for being as interesting as Moonlight it is not. I am watching it and will continue to do so but my reason for tuning in is Alex. I think cbs had a winner and top notch show with Moonlight and I will never understand why it got cancelled. I will also tell you that I have a best friend that got a kidney transplant 3 years ago so I believe the shows message is VERY important but the story in Moonlight was drama, action, who done it?, and romance, the show with it all and there had never been another one like it. A vampire PI living in LA! Helping humans because he hates what he is! Sooooo COOL!!! Moonlight is the best show that was ever created and if TR tanks they should bring back Moonlight. In fact as I have been checking out the comments on the net about TR most of them mention Moonlight and how much better it was. Amazing that after 2 years being cancelled and winning the Saturn Award this past summer the viewing public is still talking about that show and still wanting it returned. Maybe cbs will eventually get the point we are all trying to make. BRING BACK MOONLIGHT!!!!!!!
Vampire Addicted - 10/13/2009 10:24:48 AM EDT
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