Wednesday night’s sixth (and final) game of the World Series averaged 22 million in total viewership. Fox averaged nearly 20 million viewers for all six games, making it the most-viewed MLB series in five years. Meanwhile, CBS’ numbers for new episodes of Criminal Minds and CSI: NY were down slightly, and ABC’s Eastwick lost 17 percent of its viewership over the course of the 10 p.m. hour.
| Time | Show | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 p.m. | 2009 World Series (Fox) The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS) Mercy (NBC) Hank (ABC) America’s Next Top Model (The CW) |
22.0 7.0 6.6 5.3 4.0 |
| 8:30 | Gary Unmarried (CBS) The Middle (ABC) |
6.7 6.1 |
| 9:00 | Criminal Minds (CBS) Modern Family (ABC) Law & Order (NBC) The Vampire Diaries (The CW) |
12.0 8.6 8.0 1.4 (repeat) |
| 9:30 | Cougar Town (ABC) | 6.8 |
| 10:00 | CSI: NY (CBS) The Jay Leno Show (NBC) Eastwick (ABC) |
11.6 4.7 4.6 |
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It was a good game thanks to Hideki Matsui. Too bad he couldn’t play in the Phillies ballpark
Good job CM! Not easy going against the World Series!
How has Eastwick not been cancelled yet?
i think they are going to let it run the normal 13 episodes then cancel it probably
No way, it’s a good show…much better than Jay Leno or anything on the CW.
I’m almost certain Ugly Betty could pull better numbers than Eastwick. It’s a little light for a 10 oclock show though. ABC must have nothing else because I would think a low performance like that would get a show pulled during sweeps
I think the standard should be if you are beat by the Jay Leno Show you should be cancelled, this wouldn’t apply to the CW cause 4 million viewers is like 20mil to them. YANKS RULE!!!
ABC is so stupid. If they wanted Eastwick to succeed, they would have put it in on after Dancing with the Stars. Guaranteed it would be doing better right now. A lot of the people who watch DWTS would tune in. I wish some people would give Eastwick a chance. It’s actually a pretty solid show with a great cast, much better than ABC’s The Forgotten, yet The Forgotten is getting higher ratings. Why? Because it’s on after DWTS! And I’m fairly certain that Eastwick would hold on to more of the DWTS audience than The Forgotten does.
Eastwick needs to be canceled as it is humiliating to get beat by Jay Leno’s crappy show.
I LOVE Eastwick. IMO, BEST new series of the year, by far. It’s the only show I truly enjoy watching at the moment. L&O SVU is another fave, but starting to get repetitive. PLEASE, everyone start watching Eastwick!!!! It’s the ONLY unique series out there at the moment! I’m getting so sick and tired of all these crime dramas!
Agreed!!
No thanks, I think I’ll stick with CSI:NY.