At 9 p.m., CBS’ Criminal Minds actually moved ahead of ABC’s Lost in the overnights, while trailing in total viewers by just 180,000 — an amazing accomplishment (and a cause of great concern for ABC once new Taye Diggs drama Day Break temporarily steps in for three months in November). Take a look:
Wednesday 9 p.m.
Lost (ABC)
Overnights: 11.4/17 (#2), Viewers: 16.66 million (#1); A18-49: 6.7/17 (#1)
Criminal Minds (CBS)
Overnights: 11.9/17 (#1), Viewers: 16.48 million (#2), A18-49: 4.4/11 (#2)
While Lost is certainly still is garnering attention, notice the erosion from the year-ago evening:
Lost (ABC)
10/12/05 – Overnights: 14.0/20 (#1), Viewers: 21.66 million (#1), A18-49: 9.4/22 (#1)
10/11/06 – Overnights: 11.4/17 (#2), Viewers: 16.66 million (#1), A18-49: 6.7/17 (#1)
Percent Change – Overnights: -19, Viewers: -23, A18-49: -28
And, to make matters worse, Lost declined from the second half of Dancing With the Stars (Overnights: 13.6/20, Viewers: 19.52 million; A18-49: 5.1/14 at 8:30 p.m.) by 16 percent in the overnights and 2.96 million viewers. Should ABC be concerned? Personally, I would be.
Marc Berman
Wow! I am blown away by the numbers and not the referring to 4-8-15-16-23-42, but you know the show is not as good as the first season when it was all about the original survivors of Flight 815!
