The Ratings Game – FlashForward

FlashForward has had an interesting run in its first three episodes. After being one of the most hyped shows leading into the season, the show kicked things off with 12.47 million viewers and a 4 demo.  Those numbers are of particular note, as both of them topped perennial Thursday at 8 champ, Survivor. Week two brought the expected drop, and found the show with 10.73 million viewers and a 3.7. Still solid, but it fell behind Survivor in viewers. Week three is where things get really interesting.

With the show falling to 9 million viewers and a 3 demo, Survivor reclaimed the top spot, and Bones moved to number two in viewers. The iffy bit here is that week three also had playoff baseball to contend with, which could have contributed to those lower than expected numbers. That leaves week four up in the air. Which way will the numbers go? As CJ suggested, it sounds like a good idea for another ratings game. I believe the 9 million viewers was an anomaly, and the number will bounce back this week. So, I’m setting the over/under at 10.25 million. You make the call in the poll, and leave your best guess for the viewer number in the comments. Winner can pick the show for the next ratings game.

As with game one, we’ll go with the overnight numbers that come out Friday morning. Make your guess to two decimal places (ex. 14.79). The only restriction on the show picked for the next ratings game is that it be on one of the five broadcast networks. Cable numbers are hit and miss in a timely fashion. Of course, nobody would complain if you picked the return of Dollhouse on the 24th. I’m just sayin’….

Update: The numbers are in, and the 37% that took the under were right. It’s a trend! FlashForward was up over last week’s series low, but just barely, finishing with 9.12 million viewers. That means bsgfan2003 wins again, missing by just .34, just edging out Oreo who was off by only .36. Impressive predictions.

Clacked by Brett Love
on Oct 15, 2009 @ 10:00 EST5EDT