TV Ratings for Apocalypse

[ClarkyBoy14]

Discuss the ratings for "Apocalypse." :)

[TheLastKryptonian]

Sleeper was a stinker and may have been a viewer turn off but this episode was featured in TVGuide, it's the 150th episode, TW is directing, promo for it was GOOD and more people are probably aware now that Smallville has some more episodes left for this season SO there's a good chance it will increase over last week's.

My prediction, around 4 million viewers

Though I hope it's higher. :D

[Thrill_Seeker]

Smallville DESERVES 50 MILLION !!!!!!!
although that'll never happen with any t.v show.......ever.
but smallville deserves it, I hope it gets above 4 million
the seasons started off at 5 and all in high 4's and very low 5's.
those stupid breaks are what did it !!!!!!

[SparkleforSmallville]

I'm hoping all the Behind the Scenes promos of Tom Directing, that TVGN did, will help raise the ratings. The pic in the TV guide, of Clark and Lois can't hurt, either. And come on, it is the 150th Episode! How many shows get one of those! I'm hoping over 4 mil.



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[Kalista]

How long does it usually take to find out what the ratings were for an episode?

[JEWCY]

How long does it usually take to find out what the ratings were for an episode?

noon for the preliminaries and around 6pm for the finals

[SparkleforSmallville]

Ratings are usually up, day after the episode, by 12 noon Eastern Standard Time.

[Kalista]

Thanks guys.

[Lis]

Apocalypse rating:
CW’s Smallville (Viewers: #5, 3.64 million; A18-49: #5, 1.5/ 5).
source: pifeedback (http://pifeedback.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/63310451/m/684105811/p/1)

[Jack-El49]

2007-2008
1.Bizarro............5.18 million*
2.Kara................4.59 million*
3.Fierce..............4.82 million*
4.Cure................5.18 million*
5.Action..............4.65 million*
6.Lara................4.38 million*
7.Wrath..............4.64 million*
8.Blue.................4.51 million*
9.Gemini.............3.71 million*
10.Persona............3.81 million*
11.Siren.................4.01 million*
12.Fracture..............3.67 million*
13.Hero...................3.81 million*
14.Traveler...............3.44 million*
15.Veritas.................3.86 million*
16.Descent................3.61 million*
17.Sleeper.................3.62 million*
18.Apocalypse............3.64 million

*-final numbers

It continues to creep upwards. I was worried that after last week, the numbers would drop. Any upward movement is positive and hopefully, the numbers will be better when the final figures come in.

Apocalypse was a really good episode - 150th and one of the best.

[Ilovebeinglost]

Great, slowly climbing back up. Let's hope it gets to at least 4 in the next 2 episodes

[ClarkyBoy14]

I'd like to see the finals. I hope there was a gain.

[SparkleforSmallville]

I can't find the Finals, maybe tomorrow:\

I know I rewatched Apocalypse today, I'm sure the Final will go up!

I saw things I missed the first time! What an Epic episode!!!

[LegendaryU2K]

I am positive we won't see over 4 million until the season finale.

[ClarkyBoy14]

I'm sure we won't see four million until next season. :(

[Jaderoyale]

At least the ratings are going up :\
Obviously the terribleness that was 'Sleeper' didn't effect the viewings.

[ClarkyBoy14]

I don't know if anybody realised this, but SV actually improved from the previous year.

As long as the final numbers hold steady, "Apocalypse" beat the year ago (May 3, 2007) episode ("Noir") by 50,000 viewers (3.64 vs. 3.59). I think that's something positive to look at.

And according to TFC, SV improved by over 9% in households from the first half hour to the second, and by a double digit % in the A18-49 demo.

[SparkleforSmallville]

Still no Finals, but I found this also:

"Smallville remains strong for the CW. It actually picked up steam in the second half hour." ~ TVByTheNumbers

With the exodus of the main Actors, do you think the CW will order less Season 8 episodes?
I'm feeling unsettled with the latest news of MR not returning and my insecurities are showing:\

[smvlgrannie]

Back when the wb left and the cw took over the cw was not available in my area. I cancelled my cable that I had for 20 years and found a satillite network that would offer the cw so I could watch smallville. I still had to pay extra for the channel which was well worth it. I LOVE SMALLVILLE. I believe the ratings would go way up now if the cw channel was offered in more areas. I know a lot of people who watched it on cable here who don,t get to watch it anymore but buy the season DVD,s.

[ClarkyBoy14]

With the exodus of the main Actors, do you think the CW will order less Season 8 episodes?
I'm feeling unsettled with the latest news of MR not returning and my insecurities are showing:\

I'm still holding out hope that S8 will be 23 episodes long or that the series finale is two-hours, but with the CW's financial woes I'm not too sure.

I'm sad that MR is leaving too, but TBH, Lex's journey in SV has pretty much been completed.

----- Added 6 Minutes later -----

That said, it would be great if he could make a guest appearance or two next season.

And with the introduction of Doomsday and a new villainess next season, I'm excited to see how that goes. And since it's the last season, maybe we can see Clark fly, more Clois, the return of Perry White, etc. I think S8 has a lot of potential. We'll just have to hope it lives up to that potential. :)

[jimmyolsenblues]

how sad on 3 million people watched some of the best episodes of the entire series the past couple weeks with the veritas theme.

[TheLeague]

how sad on 3 million people watched some of the best episodes of the entire series the past couple weeks with the veritas theme.

indeed the rest of the people who DIDNT see them are clearly FOOLS!!!:D

[jimmyolsenblues]

i mean only not on , i can't spell sorry :)

[bizzaroboy9]

final numbers?

[ClarkyBoy14]

I had forgotten about this, but something else that may have hurt ratings is that Iron Man opened to some theatres on Thursday. I'm sure there's a lot of shared audience there.

[SparkleforSmallville]

There were some Sports on also. And Smallville has a Worldwide fan base that isn't even counted. Seems like the Neilsen Ratings are outdated.

Finals are still eluding me :\

[6-Super-Man -5]

Is there any final numbers yet?

[ClarkyBoy14]

According to Sitcoms Online, it was 3.81 million. :)

[jimmyolsenblues]

only 3.8 million , its sad that more people do not watch the show.
and 24 million watch american idol. what a shame.

[Jaderoyale]

and 24 million watch american idol. what a shame.

I personally don't understand how :lol:


But 3.8 million isn't bad :)
Much better than the previous episodes before it.

[Dor el]

I personally don't understand how :lol:.

Me either. First, how can TPTB tell with any certainity about those kinds of numbers? Second, how can we be sure numbers aren't tweaked to increase ad revenues in specific areas? Third, who/how chooses which homes monitors will be in to provide statistical info with which to calculate viewership? I, have never known anyone or anyone who knows anyone who had had their tv viewing habits monitored. I would think it might be easy to skew the data. An easy way to do that, I would think, is to put the viewing monitors in specific populations. And lastly, many of the people, I know, who used to watch AI have stopped because they are bored with it, or feel the voting is crazy,

[Tatiana]

it doesn't surprise me more people watch American Idol, american people are suckers for that type of show where people can so called realize their dreams and of course they like to feel they are part of the outcome and vote for who looks better, they even treat their elections like that, who looks like they could do a better job.

[TheLeague]

only 3.8 million , its sad that more people do not watch the show.
and 24 million watch american idol. what a shame.

quite simply put because most people nowadays have no taste in GOOD television programmes FACT!

[SparkleforSmallville]

I'm happy with 3.81mil. with Live+7 it should be close to 5mil. Smallville is holding steady!

{As good as Apocalypse was it really deserved more Premiere type ratings.}

[6-Super-Man -5]

3.8 Million is pretty good.

[AlwaysRight]

I know, who used to watch AI have stopped because they are bored with it, or feel the voting is crazy,

I usually give up after the auditions part, although if there is an interesting contestant(Sanjaya for instance) i might continue watching till they get booted.

[Dor el]

{As good as Apocalypse was it really deserved more Premiere type ratings.}

I think there have been many episodes where the entertainment was so good that it was a shame to have been seen by so few viewers. There have been exceptions, I grant that.

[Jack-El49]

2007-2008
1.Bizarro............5.18 million*
2.Kara................4.59 million*
3.Fierce..............4.82 million*
4.Cure................5.18 million*
5.Action..............4.65 million*
6.Lara................4.38 million*
7.Wrath..............4.64 million*
8.Blue.................4.51 million*
9.Gemini.............3.71 million*
10.Persona............3.81 million*
11.Siren.................4.01 million*
12.Fracture..............3.67 million*
13.Hero...................3.81 million*
14.Traveler...............3.44 million*
15.Veritas.................3.86 million*
16.Descent................3.61 million*
17.Sleeper.................3.62 million*
18. Apocalypse............3.81 million*

* Final numbers

Not as good as I hoped but a pretty darn good jump from the previous week. Hopefully, the momentum will continue.

Dare I suggest that perhaps the iconic Clois shots being used to advertise this eppy had a positive effect?

[RichardMarx]

Me either. First, how can TPTB tell with any certainity about those kinds of numbers? Second, how can we be sure numbers aren't tweaked to increase ad revenues in specific areas? Third, who/how chooses which homes monitors will be in to provide statistical info with which to calculate viewership? I, have never known anyone or anyone who knows anyone who had had their tv viewing habits monitored. I would think it might be easy to skew the data. An easy way to do that, I would think, is to put the viewing monitors in specific populations. And lastly, many of the people, I know, who used to watch AI have stopped because they are bored with it, or feel the voting is crazy,

1. I'm not sure I understand the question. 2. Nielsen numbers are not "tweaked". They measure the exact number of viewers with Nielsen boxes that are watching (or have their TV tuned to a specific channel). Then those numbers are used to estimate "actual" viewers. Based on statistics, about 5000 homes have Nielsen boxes, which is "equivalent" to about 100 million people. 3. They are chosen at random, but must meet certain requirements and fit into certain categories (age, gender, salary, race, etc...).

I will never understand why fans care about the ratings. Smallville is already renewed for it's last season. The only one who should care is the network. Based on the Nielsen numbers, they charge more or less money to advertisers. 3 million viewers, 4 million, 5 million....doesn't really matter. And DVR numbers mean even less, because advertisers don't care about people who fast forward through their commmercials.

[Dor el]

I was just thinking that if the Nielson boxes are truly randomly selected versus being selected for certain demographics, it could impact the validity of the information. Are the boxes placed nationwide or or they located in population heavy cities? I truly don't know. I'm just saying, I've never met one of the chosen "5000" nor have I ever talked to an individual who knew someone in that group. But, considering the population of the US and how relatively few boxes are in play, that's not that unusual. It's kind of like these political polls. Depending on where and of whom you ask the survey questions, the researcher can pretty much get the answers he may be looking for. I just find it difficult to believe that a study group of 5000 among millions of viewers would give an accurate picture of the viewing habits overall. But, I am not a statistician, even though I have conducted experimental research in college and was taught that a larger study population is more likely to yield results more representative of the general population.

But, you are right, SV is renewed for season 8 even though we can't be sure it won't get canceled before the season begins or shortly after it begins. LnC was renewed for another season and then was abruptly canceled prior to the beginning of the season. At least that's what I have read.

[Lara Lane]

Dare I suggest that perhaps the iconic Clois shots being used to advertise this eppy had a positive effect?

You may :p

[STFanatic]

Here is a look into how the Nielsen system works.

How it works Nielsen (http://www.howstuffworks.com/question433.htm)

[ShelbyKent]

3.81 M is good! Yay!

[Best Episode - 321]

Live +7 are in:

SMALLVILLE, 4,294 million

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/19/the-office-leads-broadcast-shows-w-419-time-shifting-gain/3823

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Season 7 Live +7 ratings

Bizarro.............5.59 million*
Kara................5.04 million*
Fierce..............5.20 million*
Cure................5.61 million*
Action..............5.08 million*
Lara................4.75 million*
Wrath..............5.12 million*
Blue.................4.90 million*
Gemini.............4.05 million*
Persona............4.34 million*
Siren...............4.53 million*
Fracture...........4.18 million*
Hero................4.40 million*
Traveler...........4.13 million*
Veritas.............4.39 million*
Descent............4.19 million*
Sleeper.............4.19 million*
Apocalypse........4.29 million*

Season Average - 4.67 million

[SparkleforSmallville]

Thanks, Smallville gained 896,000 viewers! That's good, I had a feeling it would be:)