Ratings update: “Jon & Kate” keep slipping (with a special episode forthcoming), “Real Housewives of New Jersey” gets huge numbers, top Atlanta radio songs
Because of the switch to digital last week, weekly local Atlanta TV ratings have been delayed until Monday.
But I’ve collected a few national nuggets.
“Jon & Kate Plus 8″ keeps losing steam. It fell from a monstrous 10 million viewers to 2.9 million viewers this Monday, a 70% dropoff in just three weeks. The brouhaha has subsided and people are probably just depressed watching this marriage fall apart and feel pity for the kids. Or after so many tabloid magazine covers, viewers are tired of the overexposure.
Perhaps to jumpstart ratings again, TLC is teasing about a “special” episode Monday with a big announcement:
Tuesday night’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey” season finale table-flipping drama drew 3.5 million viewers and more 18 to 49 year olds (2.5 million) than any other program that night. This was the most popular “Real Housewives” episode ever. The series also outdid the “Atlanta” version by 62 percent among 18 to 49 year olds (1.6 million vs. 990,000) and overall (2.17 million vs. 1.31 milllion). In other word, this franchise just keeps getting bigger.
Nationally, HBO’s “True Blood,” the second season debut Sunday, opened with 3.7 million viewers, plus another 1.4 million for the repeat. That is the best ratings for any HBO series since the finale of “The Sopranos.” This show is created by former Marietta resident Alan Ball (”American Beauty”).
Showtime should be thrilled that “Nurse Jackie,” episode two, jumped 8 percent to 1.1 million viewers. And counting repeats, 3.7 million people caught the premiere.
And while David Letterman beat out Conan O’Brien earlier this week in total viewers, Conan is drawing far more younger viewers which advertisers prefer.
To make up for the lack of TV ratings data, here’s an expanded list of top 5’s from various radio stations in town, courtesy of yes.com:
Top 5 songs with V-103
1. Drake – Best I Ever
2. Drake – Every Girl in the World (w/ Lil Wayne)
3. Jeremih – Birthday Sex
4. Keri Hilson - Knock You Down (w/ Ne-Yo & Kanye West)
5. Birdman – Always Strapped (W/ Lil Wayne)
Top 5 songs with Hot 107.9
1. Drake – Every Girl in the World (w/ Lil Wayne)
2. Keri Hilson - Knock You Down (w/ Ne-Yo & Kanye West)
3. Fast Life Yungstaz – Swag Surfin’
4. Drake – Best I Ever
5. Plies – Plenty Money
Top 5 songs at Kiss 104.1
1. Cheryl Lynn – Got To Be Real
2. Earth, Wind & Fire – Love’s Holiday
3. Rose Royce – Ooh Boy
4. Peabo Bryson – Feel the Fire
5. L.T.D. – Love Ballad
Top 5 songs at Majic 107.5
1. Charlie Wilson – There Goes My Baby
2. Raphael Saadiq – Never Give You Up (w/ Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton)
3. Musiq Soulchild – SoBeautiful
4. K-Jon – On the Ocean
5. Maxwell – Pretty Wings
Top 5 songs at 95.5/The Beat
1. Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow
2. Flo-Rida – Right Round (w/ Kesha)
3. T.I. – Dead and Gone (w/ Justin Timberlake)
4. Beyonce – Halo
5. Flo-Rida – Sugar (w/ Wynter Gordon)
Top 5 songs on Star 94
1. The Fray - You Found Me
2. Nickelback – If Today Was Your Last Day
3. Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You
4. Pink – Please Don’t Leave Me
5. Miley Cyrus – The Climb
Top 5 songs on Q100
1. Miley Cyrus – The Climb
2. Lady Gaga – Poker Face
3. The Fray – You Found Me
4. Matt Nathanson – Come On Get Higher
5. Shinedown – Second Chance
Top 5 songs on B98.5
1. Timbaland – Apologize
2. Daughtry – What About Now
3. Daughtry – Feels Like Tonight
4. Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
5. Fergie – Big Girls Don’t Cry
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28 comments Add your comment
Snoopermom
June 18th, 2009
2:27 pm
The upcoming “big announcement” on Jon & Kate is probably that one of the kids pooped in the toilet.
notes
June 18th, 2009
2:33 pm
These are simply, horrible songs that don’t mean much in the real musical world of creativity…
TRUTH
June 18th, 2009
2:39 pm
Atlanta Radio….Born to Be Casual. I can’t wait to leave the town!!! Jon & Kate plus Eight???!!! Are you serious??
Mike Hunt
June 18th, 2009
2:46 pm
The big announcement will probably be that John has finally “grown a pair” and told Kate to “shut the H up”.
Carlos
June 18th, 2009
2:51 pm
I am sure people are saying “what in the world” when they see Timbaland number #1 on lite music station B98.5. Its actually One Republic who sings the song and Timbaland produce it.
Peri
June 18th, 2009
2:52 pm
Jon and Kate are having more babies? Triplets this time?
Zach
June 18th, 2009
2:58 pm
I’m 20 and I love to watch the ‘Real Housewives’ shows, because I love me some cougars. Been caught a couple in Dunwoody.
Mike
June 18th, 2009
3:21 pm
To the members of the Fray: We found you. You found us. You got airplay five times an hour on everything remotely resembling a Top 40 station. Please release another single or go away. Thanks!
JJ
June 18th, 2009
3:28 pm
This list is exactly why I don’t listen to Atlanta radio anymore. I have an iPod…..
We need a blues station here in Atlanta.
And who in the he!! told Miley she could sing? She’s horrible!!!!
Tom Davis
June 18th, 2009
3:33 pm
Special Episode: John is actually a woman.
Mac
June 18th, 2009
3:37 pm
There’s a classic R&B station in Macon that kicks butt. Magic-something. Love it when I’m driving I-75 through there.
Bubba
June 18th, 2009
3:44 pm
Atlanta radio is terrible, and certainly doesn’t merit extra attention by putting it in print. “Atlanta” will never be synonomous with “creativity.”
Boss Hogg
June 18th, 2009
3:58 pm
Who cares about J & K +8. She’s a diva & he’s a pantywaist.
Nancy
June 18th, 2009
4:29 pm
Jon & Kate…a “FAMILLY” in turmoil…Hire a spell checker, TLC!!!
B Ray
June 18th, 2009
4:47 pm
Just wanted to post something that wasn’t negative…..what a pretty day outside eh?
AJCsucks!
June 18th, 2009
4:50 pm
Wow, That radio list sucks. I guess the person who made the list only listens to hip-hop? Way to over look rock you putz.
Texas Boy
June 18th, 2009
4:55 pm
who listens to that BS kind of music anyway. It’s all garbage.
” I got plenty monay!!!!” LOL
Emjay
June 18th, 2009
4:56 pm
Is it any coincidence that the top 5 songs from B98.5 are the songs that are in the daily rotation for “big money song of the day”?? LOL
catlady
June 18th, 2009
5:10 pm
Get that show off the air. Give us some class! Put on Octomom!
Marie
June 18th, 2009
5:13 pm
Wow, I’m apparently out of touch. I’ve either never heard of or never seen just about every group or show on this page. Good News, I am 100% sure I’m not missing out on anything.
sofia
June 18th, 2009
5:13 pm
Hopefully Kate will make an announcement that she is fianlly changing her hairstylist! She looks like a chicken.
Marie
June 18th, 2009
5:16 pm
B-Ray: Nice attempt at writing something positive, I applaud your efforts. Problem is, have you actually been outside today?!!! It is like 100 degrees!
Vexorg
June 18th, 2009
5:27 pm
On the next Jerry Springer….Special guests Jon & Kate !
Selfishness and GREED is the only thing I see on that show. An overbearing wife that browbeats her husband into being less of a man, for the sake of “the children”……
JRocThaPrez08
June 18th, 2009
7:36 pm
@Mac you mean Magic 100.1 and yes, Atlanta radio blows!!! I got a radio on my iTunes so I listen to that instead.
t
June 18th, 2009
7:48 pm
I think all of the shows with people having a bunch of kids should be canceled. They are just pimping their kids.
Lynn
June 18th, 2009
8:38 pm
I’m sure that the BIG announcement will be what’s already happened, but made to appear as if they just decided this: Jon is moving out so they can both clear their heads, go to marriage counseling and/or personal counseling to work on themselves individually, and put the focus of the show back on the kids without all the bickering to get the ratings back (after a 70% drop), then have them work it out and they renew their vows (on TV) and move back together again to be a happy family.
Deana
June 18th, 2009
8:41 pm
I think Lynn’s comment is dead on, but also that they will keep showing Jon and Kate each with the kids on their own (showing Kate being a great mom and Jon a doting dad) and cordial to each other and peaceful (no bickering to bring the ratings further down) and then MAYBE get back together for the last season or at least show them as “friends” with 8 great kids they love (even though they couldn’t work out their marriage) and Jon probably has to have in his contract NOT to be seen with his girlfriend for the duration of the show, unless it’s a new one a few years from now after they’ve both moved on and the kids are older and they’ve really tried to work it out.
joyce
June 19th, 2009
8:13 pm
John & Kate are pumping the public in a publicity stunt to up the ratings.