Early Wednesday Ratings: Obama Ad Pushes Daisies Six Feet Under

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

Early Wednesday Ratings: Obama Ad Pushes Daisies Six Feet Under
Posted on 30 October 2008 by Robert Seidman

The Obama-mercial was fairly highly rated across the three broadcast networks (CBS, Fox and NBC) in the early metered market numbers. Between the three networks it scored an impressive combined 17.8/29 (household rating/share).

If ABC truly hoped that by being only scripted programming on broadcast for 8:00pm-8:30p, it would help out Pushing Daisies, that plan went awry. My guess is ABC was more likely just looking to burn off an episode. Daisies scored a 4.2/7, pretty much the identical rating it had a week ago up (4.2/6). The good news is things didn’t get worse. But, unless there was a major up tick of 18-49 viewers, not getting worse won’t help any.

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/10/30/early-wednesday-ratings-obama-ad-pushes-daisies-six-feet-under/7185

[rcrush]

1. What is Pushing Daises?

[Connie_Corleone]

3. A quirky show about a man who can bring people back to life with a touch.

I like the show, but it might be too weird for a lot of people.

[Milspec]

6. I love the show

But then I liked the movie "Howard the Duck"

[Delphinus]

2. Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

That's what ABC gets for refusing to run the ad.

[PatGund]

4. *Laugh*

The Bergbots, PUMAs, and other Freepers were all screaming to only watch ABC to drive down the ratings. Didn't seem to work

[BigD_95]

5. does anyone

know how many households that is?

[RubyDuby in GA]

7. I actually watched Pushing Daises instead

It's the only show I watch on a weekly basis and I knew I would be about to watch the infomercial later.
People need to stop hatin' on Pushing Daises. It's a cute show.

[No Elephants]

8. Please watch it next week, folks. My nephew's job depends on that show's success and the writer's

strike started almost as soon as the show made it to the air. Please?

[RubyDuby in GA]

9. Please tell your nephew I totally love that show and it is the only one

that I make a point to watch every week. I watched last night :)