UGA/Ga. Tech game huge in TV ratings; Miley Cyrus, Carrie Underwood top Atlanta radio
091128 Atlanta: Georgia center Ben Jones holds piece of the end zone after defeating Georgia Tech November 28, 2009. Brant Sanderlin bsanderlin@ajc.com
Not surprisingly, the big Georgia vs. Georgia Tech game last Saturday was by far the biggest program of the week during primetime in Atlanta as nearly one million people caught UGA upsetting the Yellow Jackets.
The finale performance show for ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” came up next. It just barely topped “NCIS” for the first time this season with 20.4 million viewers. And the finale, in which Donny Osmond won, with 19.3 million, was the lowest since season one for the show but still an impressive figure in this day and age.
For the first time November 23, CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” beat “Two and a Half Men” in overall ratings with 14.1 million viewers vs. 13.9 million. It’s the show’s best numbers ever. I’d call it almost like a passing of the sitcom guard! The show even made it into the Atlanta top 20, which is rare. “NCIS: Los Angeles” the next night had its strongest showing since episode No. 2 with 17.2 million and even beat “NCIS” in Atlanta.
ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” hit a series low Nov. 30 with just 12.8 million viewers. Fox’s “House” is way down, too, at 12 million viewers.
I wasn’t able to get cable numbers from my source yet but will update this if I can.
Top 20 primetime shows in Atlanta, week of Nov. 23
1. Georgia v. Georgia Tech, ABC, 11/28, 959,000
2. Dancing With the Stars performance, ABC, 11/23, 548,000
3. Dancing With the Stars restuls, ABC, 11/24 513,000
4. Find Your Family, ABC, 11/23 426,000
5. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 11/29, 376,000
6. NFL Sunday football, NBC, 11/29 340,000
7. Monday Night Football, ESPN, 11/23 313,000
8. Extreme Makeover, ABC, 11/29 294,000
9. NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, 11/24, 278,000
10. House, Fox, 11/23 256,000
11. 60 Minutes, CBS 11/29 251,000
12. CSI: Miami, CBS, 11/23 241,000
13. V, ABC, 11/24 232,000
14. America’s Funniest Home Videos, ABC, 11/29 231,000
15. Cleveland Show, Fox 11/29 230,000
16. Thursday College Football, ESPN 11/26 229,000
17. Simpsons, Fox, 11/29 223,000
18. Big Bang Theory, CBS, 11/23, 222,000
19. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 11/23 221,000
20. Brothers & Sisters, ABC, 11/29, 220,000
SOURCE: Nielsen Media
Top radio songs for the week in Atlanta among pop and country stations. Source: yes.com. Next week: rock and urban.
Star 94
1. Miley Cyrus – Party in the USA
2. Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
3. Owl City – Fireflies
4. Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
5. Colbie Caillat – Fallin’ For You
Q100
1. Kelly Clarkson – Already Gone
2. Jason DeRulo – Whatcha Say
3. Lady Gaga – Paprazzi
4. Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
5. Miley Cyrus – Pary in the USA
B98.5
1. Andy Williams – It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
2. Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock
3. Daryl Hall & John Oates – Jingle Bell Rock
4. Wham! – Last Christmas
5. Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You
Fish 104.7
1. Josh Groban – O Holy Night
2. Jimmy Durante – Frosty the Snowman
3. Andy Williams – It’s the Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
4. Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24
5. Aaron Shust – O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Kicks 101.5
1. Carrie Underwood – Cowboy Casanova
2. Lady Antebellum – Need You Know
3. Luke Bryan – Do I
4. Reba – Consider Me Gone
5. Zac Brown Band – Toes
94.9/The Bull
1. Craig Morgan – Bonfire
2. Lady Antebelleum – Need You Know
3. David Nail – Red Light
4. Carrie Underwood – Cowboy Casanova
5. Reba – Consider Me Gone
South 107.1
1. Kenny Chesney – I’m Alive (w/ Dave Matthews)
2. Carrie Underwood – Cowboy Casanova
3. Luke Bryan – Do I
4. Craig Morgan – Bonfire
5. Dierks Bentley – I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes
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Miley Cyrus @fanpixie - UGA/Ga. Tech game huge in TV ratings; Miley Cyrus, Carrie Underwood top Atlanta radio
December 3rd, 2009
2:38 pm
[...] Lynn Spears Film actor UGA/Ga. Tech game huge in TV ratings; Miley Cyrus, Carrie Underwood top Atlanta radio …Kings of Leon – Use Somebody 5. Miley Cyrus – Pary in the USA B98.5 1. Andy Williams [...]
Saint Clarkston
December 3rd, 2009
6:52 pm
{{{{{{{{{30-24}}}}}}}}}}} Naturally, most
of the audience were UGA fans.
YellowJacket
December 3rd, 2009
7:13 pm
So were most of the people working the concession stands.
Ringleader
December 3rd, 2009
7:25 pm
Something is missing in these ratings……..Thursday nite football is 16th, but Auburn-Alabama, nor FSU-Florida is listed in the top 20?????
Tigers Wood
December 3rd, 2009
8:08 pm
Did Ben Jones eat the grass too? Looks good.
blazerdawg
December 3rd, 2009
8:18 pm
ringleader- these are “primetime” ratings….the other SEC games were during the afternoon
HBTD
December 3rd, 2009
8:46 pm
Duhhh! It was the Georgia Bulldogs!! What did you expect?!!!
Jeff
December 3rd, 2009
8:56 pm
Dogs suck
Buckhead Bulldog
December 3rd, 2009
9:19 pm
The BIG DOG ate 30-25. Woof-woof!
Sic’ ‘em G E O R G I A B U L L D O G S
What’s that coming doen the track? A big mean machine that is RED and Black.
GO DOGS
go dogs
GO DOGS
go dogs
GO DOGS
go dogs
GO DOGS
Sinkbo
December 3rd, 2009
11:43 pm
I like how the Bulldogs stole Green Bays logo and just painted it red. Just like everything else that is unoriginal in Atlanta. Besides, college ball sucks. Why do I want to watch hamburgers when I can watch steak???
Correction
December 4th, 2009
12:31 am
Sinkbo, if you’ll do a little online research you’ll find that the Green Bay “G” logo has actually been changed to resemble the Georgia “G” and that the Packers were contacted by Vince Dooley back in the 60s to make sure there was no problem in the Dawgs using a similar logo. Nothing stolen at all.
And Rodney, Lady Antebellum’s new song is called “Need You NOW,” not “know.”
Dogs play the numbers game | The Junkyard Blawg
December 4th, 2009
7:01 am
[...] in case you missed it, the AJC’s Rodney Ho reports that nearly a million metro area viewers tuned in to the showdown between Georgia and Georgia Tech [...]
Sinkbo
December 4th, 2009
7:54 am
Green Bay has the logo trademarked and Georgia has to get permission to use it, from Green Bay. It’s not even like it was an accident. Dooley saw Green Bays logo and thought, HEY I WANT THAT TOO!!! Hence my point of lack of originality. I guess it was too hard to come up with something of your own. But like I said, I’m not a fan of college ball anyways.
Carlos
December 4th, 2009
12:52 pm
Miley Cyrus – Party in the USA is the worst song … ever
Correction AGAIN
December 4th, 2009
7:39 pm
Sinkbo, learn how to read, would ya?
From The UGA Athletics Website “georgiadogs.com” :
“The Georgia “G” Helmet
In 1963 after becoming the Bulldogs’ Head Football Coach, Vince Dooley redesigned the football uniform choosing a red helmet with a black “G” on a white background as the dominant feature of the new uniform for the 1964 season.
He discussed with his staff that a forward-looking “G” would be an appropriate emblem for the helmet of the Georgia team. Dooley had just hired John Donaldson, former Georgia player from 1945 to 1948, as backfield coach. John was keen on the idea of a new image and volunteered his wife, Anne, who had a BFA in commercial art from UGA to design a logo for the new Georgia helmet with the general specifications Dooley had outlined. Dooley accepted Anne’s original “G” which fit his vision for a forward look to Georgia’s new emblem.
Since the Georgia “G”- though different in design and color- was similar to Green Bay’s “G”, Coach Dooley thought it best to clear the use of Georgia’s new emblem with the NFL team. Athletic Director Joel Eaves called for permission which was granted. However, since its inception in 1961, the Green Bay “G” has been redesigned several times and now looks like Georgia’s original 1964 “G.” Georgia is proud that the Packers apparently liked the special nuances of the Bulldogs’ forward-looking “G.”
Georgia’s oval “G”, eventually replacing Georgia’s old block “G” as the official UGA symbol, has stood the test of time. It made its first appearance in the opening game in 1964 and was an immediate hit with the Georgia fans, especially after Dooley’s first three teams were so successful–highlighted by the 1966 SEC Championship.”
That’s the real story. Forget the Packers.
Beau Bock
December 4th, 2009
11:41 pm
The guys who called the game for ABC couldn’t carry my jock.
Sinkbo
December 5th, 2009
10:46 am
lol, right. So GA copied Green Bay. I get it!
http://www.collegefootballhistory.com/georgia/history.htm
The Georgia “G” Helmet
The unique Georgia helmet featuring the oval “G” has become a tradition that is known across the country as the logo of the Georgia Bulldogs. The basic design was instituted by Vince Dooley when he became head coach in 1964. He had been impressed with the look of the helmet worn by the Green Bay Packers which featued the oval “G” but in a different color scheme. Dooley settled on the black oval “G” surrounded by a white oval background resting on each side of the bright red helmet. A white stripe was placed over the top. The design has remained basically the same ever since; however, a smaller black stripe was added inside the white stripe over the top in 1996 by new head coach Jim Donnan.
So how does it feel to root for a team that uses another teams logo?? lol
Sinkbo
December 5th, 2009
10:49 am
It’s amazing the truths you can find when you look beyond your own backyard. Keep drinking the GA koolaid my friend!
J-Bone
December 8th, 2009
1:18 pm
DAWGS OWN THE NERDS