May Sweeps 2009 Week Three Analysis by timeslot

Previous timeslot lists: Week 2 | Week 1

BY TIMESLOT
8:00 HOUR
BBT +28%
NCIS +10%
Ghost Whisperer +5%
(Reaper 8pm vs. year-ago Reaper 9pm) even
Gossip Girl even
Smallville even
HIMYM -5%
Survivor -7%
American Idol (Tues.) -11%
Ugly Betty -13%
Simpsons -14%
America's Next Top Model -17%
(House 8pm vs. year-ago House 9pm) -20%
According to Jim (8:00) -23%
King of the Hill -24%
According to Jim (8:30) -27%
(Thursday Bones vs. year-ago Monday Bones) -30%
My Name is Earl -35%
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition -35%

9:00 HOUR
Supernatural +20%
30 Rock +12%
Criminal Minds +10%
The Office +8%
American Idol (Wed.) -5%
(Wednesday 9-10pm Lost vs. year-ago Thursday Lost) -6%
One Tree Hill -8%
American Dad -11%
2.5 Men -12%
Rules -12%
Grey's Anatomy -16%
DWTS (Tues.) -24%
Desperate Housewives -27%
CSI -28%
(Thursday Hell's Kitchen vs. year-ago Tuesday Hell's Kitchen) -47%

10:00 HOUR
CSI: NY even
CSI: Miami -5%
Numb3rs -9%
Law & Order -15%
Brothers & Sisters -21%
Medium (10-11pm) -23%
(Tuesday Without a Trace vs. year-ago Thursday WAT) -26%
20/20 -37%

ANALYSIS: 8:00 may have made the pass this week, and definitely would have if not for a few comedy hours completely stinking up the joint. No positives at 10:00, and half of that list has gone down at least 20% this week.