Reality TV World People News   Ratings News   Scheduling News   Application News   Spoiler News
Show Updates   Episode Summaries   Image Gallery   Message Boards   Shows Listing
The Amazing Race  American Idol  America's Next Top Model  The Apprentice  The Bachelor  The Bachelorette  Big Brother  The Biggest Loser  The Contender  Dancing with the Stars  Extreme Makeover  Hell's Kitchen  The Hills  Kitchen Nightmares  Momma's Boys  Project Runway  The Real Housewives  The Real World  Secret Millionaire  So You Think You Can Dance  Stylista  Superstars of Dance  Survivor  Top Chef  True Beauty  Wife Swap  More Shows 

HOME > Joe Millionaire

'Joe Millionaire' two hour finale averages over 33 million viewers, record ratings


AddThis Feed Button
By Steve Rogers, 02/18/2003

Never mind $1,000,000 for the two of them, maybe FOX should have given Evan and Zora a few million dollars each. Reuters reports that according to data from Nielsen Media Research, the two-hour finale of FOX's "Joe Millionaire" reality series was nothing less than a blockbuster for the network on Monday night, with an average of 34.6 million people tuning in. No other show on the other major networks drew more than about 18 million viewers in any one half-hour during the night, according to Nielsen data.

ADVERTISEMENT
Fox said the show was the highest-rated entertainment programming on any network, excluding shows airing directly after the Super Bowl, since the finale of CBS' first edition of "Survivor" in August 2000. The final hour of the show, at 9 p.m., drew a 40 percent share of TV viewers aged 18-49, the key demographic for advertisers. Among women ages 18 to 34 who were watching TV at 9 p.m., 50 percent turned on "Joe Millionaire."

The ratings numbers weren't unexpected -- according to earlier reports, FOX was selling thirty second commercial spots for the finale for upwards of $550,000 each, one of the highest ever for a regular series.

Discuss this news story on our message boards
RELATED LINKS
RealityTVWorld: Joe Millionaire
RealityTVWorld: Joe Millionaire 1
RealityTVWorld: Joe Millionaire 2
SirLinksALot: Joe Millionaire
Talk about Joe Millionaire
TVTome: Joe Millionaire
More Joe Millionaire News







Take Our User Survey




Page generated in 0.0056710243225098 seconds
About Reality TV World   •   Advertise on Reality TV World  •   Contact Reality TV World  •   Privacy Policy   •   RSS Feed
Top Shows: The Amazing Race · American Idol · America's Got Talent · America's Next Top Model · The Apprentice · The Bachelor · Beauty and the Geek · Big Brother · The Biggest Loser · The Contender · Dancing with the Stars · Extreme Makeover · Hell's Kitchen · The Hills · Last Comic Standing · Nashville Star · Project Runway · The Real World · So You Think You Can Dance · Survivor · Top Chef

American Idol seasons: American Idol 1 · American Idol 2 · American Idol 3 · American Idol 4 · American Idol 5 · American Idol 6
The Bachelor seasons: Bachelor 1 · Bachelor 2 · Bachelor 3 · Bachelor 4 · Bachelor 5 · Bachelor 6 · Bachelor 7 · Bachelor 8 · Bachelor 9 · Bachelor 10
Top Model seasons: Top Model 1 · Top Model 2 · Top Model 3 · Top Model 4 · Top Model 5 · Top Model 6 · Top Model 7 · Top Model 8 · Top Model 9
All logos and trademarks presented are property of their respective owner. All site content is © 2000-2008 Reality TV World and may not be republished or reproduced without Reality TV World's expressed written permission. This website has been solely developed and presented by Reality TV World, and is in no way authorized or connected with any network, station affiliate, or broadcasting sponsor.