Axiom’s Edge Network Ratings Tracker

By John J. Joex

The first week back from the Winter hiatus had only three network shows with new episodes, several with repeats, and several more still on break.  The Mentalist returned and continued its momentum with huge numbers (19.39 million viewers and a 3.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic).  The Ghost Whisperer also continued with the upward trend it experienced in late Fall pulling 10.63 million viewers and a 2.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic.  On the other hand, Knight Rider continued to fade as few paid attention to its return with only 5.7 million viewers and a 1.7 rating in the 18-49 demo.  Expect this one to zoom off into the sunset after it wraps up its Spring run.

Jericho has yet to do much with its second (third?) chance, pulling only a fraction of a rating point each week for its Sunday night CW encore run.  Fans should not expect a much hoped for third season to arise from this.

Even though Pushing Daisies and Eli Stone have been cancelled, they still have a few more episodes in the can, but no word on when they will air.  We will post updates when we find out the status of these remaining episodes.

Ratings Results:

The Cancellation Alert column is based on season to date performance and my assessment of how likely the network is to cancel the show.  TVbytheNumbers.com also provides their Renew/Cancel Index which tracks the likelihood of cancellation on a weekly basis.