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Nielsen Ratings for
Buffy: Summer 1999
National Ratings for Summer 1999
Notes:
1. Starting August 30, 1999, each ratings point represents 1,008,000 households or one percent of the nation's estimated 100.8 million television households. So, for example, a rating of 3.4 means that an average of approximately (3.4 x 1,008,000) = 3,427,200 households were watching Buffy. Before August 30, 1999, each ratings point represented 994,000 households or one percent of an estimated 99.4 million television households.
2. In the fourth column is the episode's rank among all prime time network shows for the week. For example, 93/112 means that particular episode of Buffy was in 93rd place out of the 112 network prime time shows that week. In the last column is the episode's rank among The WB network's shows for the week. For example, 4/14 means that particular episode of Buffy placed 4th out of the 14 programs on The WB that week. A "(t)" indicates a tie for that position.
3. There is additional information in a second table. The third column of that second table contains the same national household rating as in the first table, but that is followed by the share, both of which are averaged for the entire hour of the episode. Share represents the percentage of households actually watching TV at the time that were in fact watching Buffy. The last two columns contain separate ratings and share for both the first half hour and second half hour of the episode.
4. If you want to compare Buffy's ratings with those of other shows, check out the latest list of national Nielsen ratings from the San Jose Mercury News.
5. If you want insight into the way that Nielsen ratings are obtained, here is an article entitled What TV Ratings Really Mean from the official site of Nielsen Media Research.
| Date | Episode | National Rating | Rank: All Prime Time Shows | Rank: All WB Shows |
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| Sep 28, 1999 | Graduation Day (Parts 1 and 2) (repeat) | 2.8 | 107/145 (t) | 9/15 (t) |
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| Sep 21, 1999 | Earshot | 3.6 | 93/139 | 3/16 |
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| Sep 14, 1999 | Enemies (2nd repeat) | 2.1 | 104/135 (t) | 10/14 (t) |
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| Sep 7, 1999 | Consequences (2nd repeat) | 2.0 | 105/136 | 11/16 |
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| Aug 31, 1999 | Bad Girls (2nd repeat) | 2.0 | 103/138 (t) | 9/16 (t) |
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| Aug 24, 1999 | Helpless (2nd repeat) | 2.1 | 101/136 (t) | 11/17 (t) |
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| Aug 17, 1999 | Gingerbread (2nd repeat) | 2.0 | 105/134 (t) | 10/16 (t) |
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| Aug 10, 1999 | The Prom (repeat) | 2.1 | 101/126 (t) | 13/17 (t) |
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| Aug 3, 1999 | Choices (repeat) | 1.9 | 104/117 (t) | 11/15 (t) |
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| Jul 27, 1999 | The Zeppo (2nd repeat) | 1.9 | 103/132 (t) | 12/17 (t) |
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| Jul 20, 1999 | Revelations (2nd repeat) | 2.0 | 102/128 (t) | 13/17 (t) |
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| Jul 13, 1999 | Graduation Day (Part 2 of 2) | 4.4 | 73/126 (t) | 1/17 |
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| Jul 6, 1999 | Beauty and the Beasts (2nd repeat) | 2.3 | 99/129 (t) | 9/16 (t) |
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| Jun 22, 1999 | Faith, Hope & Trick (2nd repeat) | 2.2 | 100/130 (t) | 9/16 (t) |
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| Jun 15, 1999 | Anne (2nd repeat) | 2.2 | 98/130 (t) | 6/16 (t) |
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| Jun 8, 1999 | Enemies (repeat) | 2.3 | 96/125 (t) | 9/16 |
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| Jun 7, 1999 | Lovers Walk (2nd repeat) | 2.2 | 98/125 (t) | 10/16 (t) |
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| Jun 1, 1999 | Consequences (repeat) | 2.3 | 99/131 (t) | 7/16 (t) |
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| May 31, 1999 | Homecoming (2nd repeat) | 2.1 | 102/131 (t) | 9/16 (t) |
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| Date | Episode | Entire Hour Rating/Share | First Half-Hour Rating/Share | Second Half-Hour Rating/Share |
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| Sep 28, 1999 | Graduation Day (Part 2 of 2) (repeat) | 3.2/5 | 3.2/5 | 3.2/5 |
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| Sep 28, 1999 | Graduation Day (Part 1 of 2) (repeat) | 2.8/5 | 2.7/5 | 2.8/4 |
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| Sep 21, 1999 | Earshot | 3.6/6 | 3.3/6 | 3.8/6 |
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| Sep 14, 1999 | Enemies (2nd repeat) | 2.1/4 | 2.1/4 | 2.1/3 |
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| Sep 7, 1999 | Consequences (2nd repeat) | 2.0/3 | 2.0/4 | 2.0/3 |
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| Aug 31, 1999 | Bad Girls (2nd repeat) | 2.0/4 | 1.9/4 | 2.0/4 |
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| Aug 24, 1999 | Helpless (2nd repeat) | 2.1/4 | 2.1/4 | 2.1/4 |
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| Aug 17, 1999 | Gingerbread (2nd repeat) | 2.0/4 | 2.1/4 | 2.0/4 |
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| Aug 10, 1999 | The Prom (repeat) | 2.1/4 | 2.0/4 | 2.2/4 |
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| Aug 3, 1999 | Choices (repeat) | 1.9/4 | 1.9/4 | 1.9/4 |
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| Jul 27, 1999 | The Zeppo (2nd repeat) | 1.9/NA | NA | NA |
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| Jul 20, 1999 | Revelations (2nd repeat) | 2.0/4 | 1.9/4 | 2.1/4 |
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| Jul 13, 1999 | Graduation Day (Part 2 of 2) | 4.4/8 | 4.2/8 | 4.6/8 |
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| Jul 6, 1999 | Beauty and the Beasts (2nd repeat) | 2.3/NA | NA | NA |
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| Jun 22, 1999 | Faith, Hope & Trick (2nd repeat) | 2.2/NA | NA | NA |
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| Jun 15, 1999 | Anne (2nd repeat) | 2.2/4 | 2.1/4 | 2.4/4 |
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| Jun 8, 1999 | Enemies (repeat) | 2.3/4 | 2.1/4 | 2.5/5 |
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| Jun 7, 1999 | Lovers Walk (2nd repeat) | 2.2/4 | 2.1/4 | 2.2/4 |
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| Jun 1, 1999 | Consequences (repeat) | 2.3/NA | NA | NA |
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| May 31, 1999 | Homecoming (2nd repeat) | 2.1/3 | 2.1/3 | 2.1/3 |
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Overnight Ratings for Summer 1999
Notes:
1. The following table contains the overnight household ratings that are based on results from viewing in some of the largest television markets, not the nation as a whole. This means that they cannot be directly compared to the national ratings above. Here is a list of the overnight markets.
2. Buffy's overnight ratings tend to be higher than its corresponding national ratings for a couple of reasons. The WB reaches a higher percentage of households in these larger markets than in the nation as a whole because The WB lacks affiliates in some of the smaller markets. In addition, Buffy just tends to do better in these larger, urban markets.
3. Starting September 20, 1999, each overnight ratings point represents 646,785 households or one percent of the estimated 64,678,540 TV households in the 46 overnight markets. Before September 20, 1999, each overnight ratings point represented 636,299 households or one percent of the estimated 63,629,850 TV households in the 46 overnight markets. Share is the percentage of households in these markets actually watching TV at the time that were in fact watching Buffy.
| Date | Episode
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| Sep 28, 1999 | Graduation Day (Part 2 of 2) (repeat) | 4.4/7 |
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| Sep 28, 1999 | Graduation Day (Part 1 of 2) (repeat) | 4.0/6 |
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| Sep 21, 1999 | Earshot | 4.4/7 |
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| Sep 14, 1999 | Enemies (2nd repeat) | 2.8/5 |
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| Sep 7, 1999 | Consequences (2nd repeat) | 2.5/4 |
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| Aug 31, 1999 | Bad Girls (2nd repeat) | 2.6/5 |
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| Aug 24, 1999 | Helpless (2nd repeat) | 2.9/5 |
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| Aug 17, 1999 | Gingerbread (2nd repeat) | 2.6/5 |
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| Aug 10, 1999 | The Prom (repeat) | 2.9/5 |
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| Aug 3, 1999 | Choices (repeat) | 1.9/4 |
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| Jul 27, 1999 | The Zeppo (2nd repeat) | 2.7/5 |
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| Jul 20, 1999 | Revelations (2nd repeat) | 3.1/5 |
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| Jul 13, 1999 | Graduation Day (Part 2 of 2) | 5.2/9 |
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| Jul 6, 1999 | Beauty and the Beasts (2nd repeat) | 3.5/6 |
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| Jun 22, 1999 | Faith, Hope & Trick (2nd repeat) | 3.1/5 |
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| Jun 15, 1999 | Anne (2nd repeat) | 3.0/5 |
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| Jun 8, 1999 | Enemies (repeat) | 3.4/6 |
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| Jun 7, 1999 | Lovers Walk (2nd repeat) | 2.8/4 |
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| Jun 1, 1999 | Consequences (repeat) | 3.3/6 |
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| May 31, 1999 | Homecoming (2nd repeat) | 2.9/4 |
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