First Two Weeks, A Preview of "The System"

Won't have the official post with more explanation up until over the weekend, but in case you don't check by here over the weekend, just wanted to give a quick peek at what "the system" will look like through two weeks of Fall 2010.  The reason this is preliminary is because the Thursday ratings are still preliminary at this point. That could be significant because stuff like $#*! and Outsourced which are currently on the border between the second and third levels in the retention category might see a points adjustment.

Here's the final edition of the 2009 version along with a look at what went into some of the tweaks for 2010.

And a first look at the 2010 version:

SAMPLING
 $#*! My Dad Says 4.0
Hawaii Five-0 3.9
Mike & Molly 3.9
The Event 3.6
Outsourced 3.6
Raising Hope 3.1

---

Hellcats (3.1)*
The Defenders 2.9
Nikita (2.7)*
Better with You 2.5
Running Wilde 2.4
Chase 2.3

---

Outlaw 2.3
Detroit 1-8-7 2.3
Undercovers 2.1
My Generation 1.6
The Whole Truth 1.5
Lone Star 1.3

*- CW shows' sampling number is equal to 1.5x their W18-34 sampling. Will explain that multiplier in the weekend post.

RETENTION
Raising Hope even
Mike & Molly -5%
Hawaii Five-0 -8%
Chase -9%
Detroit 1-8-7 -9%
Better with You -12%

---

The Defenders -14%
Nikita -17%
Hellcats -19%
The Event -19%
$#*! My Dad Says -20%
The Whole Truth -20% 

---

Running Wilde -21%
Outsourced -22%
Lone Star -23%
Undercovers -24%
My Generation -31%
Outlaw -52%

EXCELLENT (5-6 points): Hawaii Five-0, Mike & Molly, Raising Hope (6 points), The Event, $#*! My Dad Says (5 points)
BORDERLINE (3-4 points): Better with You, Chase, Outsourced (4 points), Hellcats, The Defenders, Nikita (3 points)
IN TROUBLE (0-2 points): Running Wilde, Detroit 1-8-7 (2 points), The Whole Truth (1 point), Outlaw, Undercovers, My Generation, Lone Star (0 points)

The three sampling categories are worth 4/2/0 points, the retention worth 2/1/0 points. Will have a graphic that lays that out over the weekend.