Flipping through the
Nielsen Ratings I noticed a trend very dangerous for a White House worried about bad coverage. 10 of the top 20 shows in America are crime dramas. Ratings in the extended...
2) CBS's CSI
9:00PM Thu
9,947,000 viewers
3) CBS's WITHOUT A TRACE
10:01PM Thu
8,774,000 viewers
4) CBS's CSI: MIAMI
10:00PM Mon
8,056,000 viewers
6) NBC's LAW AND ORDER
10:00PM Wed
7,384,000 viewers
10) CBS's CSI: NY
10:00PM Wed
5,938,000 viewers
12) CBS's 48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY
10:01PM Tue
5,819,000 viewers
13) NBC's LAW AND ORDER
9:00PM Wed
5,711,000 viewers
14) NBC's MEDIUM
10:00PM Mon
5,556,000 viewers
15) NBC's CROSSING JORDAN
10:00PM Sun
5,490,000 viewers
17) CBS's 48 HOURS MYSTERY
10:00PM Sat
5,387,000 viewers
Also, a crime drama is the number one show for 4 days of the week:
Mon - CSI miami
Tue - 48 hour mystery
Wed - Dancing w/the stars
Thu - CSI
Fri - 20/20
Sat - Daytona
Sun - Crossing Jordan
As the president's poll numbers hover below the 50 mark, one thing is certain: the big network audiences love a good who-dunnit story, and they vote with their remotes far more often then they take polls. This, perhaps more than most other reason, may forecast an on-coming media storm over the Rove investigation.
Of course, ABC's "Dancing With The Stars" is the #1 show, but I noticed Scott McClellan has been dancing at the podium lately...