Sep 18 2008 08:42 PM ET

Healthy 'Bones' can't top 'America's Got Talent'

Categories: TV Ratings

The continued ratings power of America’s Got Talent almost makes you wonder why NBC didn’t just bring back David Hasselhoff to star in its upcoming Knight Rider update. Indeed, with an average 12 million viewers in the overnights, the Peacock’s bizarre, two-hour reality competition was the top-rated program of the night.

Over on Fox, the third episode of Bones‘ fourth season averaged 9.7 million viewers — up around 800,000 over last week’s telecast — and exactly the same number as its Sept. 3 season premiere. (All together now, in the voice of the Fox announcer dude: "BONES!") Coming out of the David Boreanaz-Emily Deschanel crime show, however, Fox’s sitcom pairing of ‘Til Death and newcomer Do Not Disturb dipped precipitously, averaging 5.1 and 4.1 million viewers respectively. Even more troubling, those numbers were off 1.3 million and 800,000, respectively, from last week’s season and series premieres for the shows.

Meanwhile, on The CW, America’s Next Top Model averaged 4.2 million viewers, besting last week’s 3.8 million. Perhaps more people are tuning in as they realize the weekly "My Life as a Cover Girl" has gotten a serious upgrade in the budget/quality department?

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Comments (1-12) of 12 Add your comment

  • MSF

    Why no more Bones recaps? The recaps were great last season!

  • Anonymous

    Its good to see such a great show like bones doing well.

  • Anonymous

    Its good to see such a great show like bones doing well.

  • Anonymous

    Its good to see such a great show like bones doing well.

  • Anonymous

    Its good to see such a great show like bones doing well.

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  • Anonymous

    Booth is the most handsome man on TV.
    Yet he never has any romantic interests.
    Brennan has sex with different men every week. The writers are making her to be a tranp.

  • mary

    i was very disapointed with last nights results on americas got talent. I think all the enteraining ones were eliminated. the others can sing but have no personality to make me pay to go see them.

  • tina damiano

    I just watched the episode where Joseph Hall got cut and i was soooooo upset!!!! He has awesome talent and now i never want to watch your show again!! The voters are idiots!!!!

  • Stef

    AND, all the Nielsen families in Houston didn’t watch. Imagine if they added in all those numbers.

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