Jaynestown: Nielsen Ghost Town

POSTED BY: NewsAdmin
UPDATED: Monday, October 28, 2002 21:25
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Originally posted by MadDog:
Has anyone compared the ratings for Firefly with the original ratings for Dark Angel during it's initial season??

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"Dark Angel" last season vs. "Firefly" this season as both aired Fridays at 8:00/7:00c:

"Firefly" - Week 1
Actual no. of viewers: 6.2 million
National rating/share: 4.0/8
Overnight rating/share: 4.9/8

"Dark Angel" - Week 1
Actual no. of viewers: 7.4 million
National rating/share: 4.7/9
Overnight rating/share: 5.9/10

"Dark Angel" wins in all categories.

"Firefly" - Week 2
Actual no. of viewers: 5.5 million
National rating/share: 3.6/7
Overnight rating/share: 4.3/7

"Dark Angel" - Week 2
Actual no. of viewers: 6.6 million
National rating/share: 4.4/8
Overnight rating/share: 5.1/9

"Dark Angel" wins in all categories.

"Firefly" - Week 3
Actual no. of viewers: 4.9 million
National rating/share: 3.3/6
Overnight rating/share: 3.9/7

"Dark Angel" - Week 3
Actual no. of viewers: 7.6 million
National rating/share: 4.4/8
Overnight rating/share: 5.1/9

"Dark Angel" wins in all categories.

"Firefly" - Week 4
Actual no. of viewers: 4.3 million
National rating/share: 2.7/5
Overnight rating/share: 3.4/6

"Dark Angel" - Week 4
Actual no. of viewers: 6.0 million
National rating/share: 3.7/7
Overnight rating/share: 4.6/8

"Dark Angel" wins in all categories.

Also keep in mind that like "Firefly," "Dark Angel" had its run interrupted by baseball.

Again, I'm not some "DA" troll here, just stating the facts.

Brian Ford Sullivan
Editor-In-Chief
The Futon Critic
http://www.thefutoncritic.com

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