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Revision as of 16:38, 29 October 2008

This page aims to keep track of how Supernatural does in media ratings and DVD sales. Please add information if you've got it, and remember to link to your source.


Nielsen Ratings

  • All final nationals.
  • All LIVE+SD (LIVE + Same Day - includes Nielsen viewers who watched the show live, plus those who watched by 3am the same night).
  • A18-49 - Adults 18-49 demographic.
  • RET - Retention of lead-in's audience
    • lead-in for 2005-6 season (episodes 1.01-1.16, Tuesday @ 9pm ET): Gilmore Girls
    • lead-in for 2005-6 season (episodes 1.17-1.22, Thursday @ 9pm ET): Smallville
    • lead-in for 2006-7 season (Thursday @ 9pm ET): Smallville
    • lead-in for 2007-8 season (Thursday @ 9pm ET): Smallville
    • lead-in for 2008-9 season (Thursday @ 9pm ET): Smallville
  • CW Rank represents Supernatural's rank amongst CW shows for the Monday-Sunday week by total viewers.
  • For information on interpreting these numbers, see The Futon Critic's F.A.Q..

Sources: TravisYanan on the PI Feedback forums and pavanbadal on the Sitcoms Online Boards. Data from Nielsen Media Research.

2008-2009 (Season Four)

  • High: 3.96 million viewers for Lazarus Rising
  • Low: 3.06 million viewers for Monster Movie
  • Mean (average), Total Viewers: 3.35 million viewers
  • Mean (average), A18-49 demographic: 1.4 rating point
Episode Title Original Airdate Total Viewers RET Households RET A18-49 RET CW Rank
4.01 Lazarus Rising Sep. 18th, 2008 3.96 million 91% 2.3/4 88% 1.7/5 94% 4th
4.02 Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester Sep. 25th, 2008 3.18 million 76% 2.1/3 81% 1.3/3 76% 4th
4.03 In The Beginning Oct. 2nd, 2008 3.51 million 87% 2.3/4 96% 1.4/3 88% 3rd
4.04 Metamorphosis Oct. 9th, 2008 3.15 million 76% 1.9/3 73% 1.3/3 81% 3rd
4.05 Monster Movie Oct. 16th, 2008 3.06 million 73% 1.9/3 76% 1.2/3 71% 5th
4.06 Yellow Fever Oct. 23rd, 2008 3.25 million 78% 2.0/3 77% 1.3/3 76% 4th

2007-2008 (Season Three)

  • High: 3.24 million viewers for Bedtime Stories
  • Low: 2.22 million viewers for Ghostfacers
  • Mean (average), Total Viewers: 2.92 million viewers
  • Mean (average), A18-49 demographic: 1.2 rating point
Episode Title Original Airdate Total Viewers RET Households RET A18-49 RET CW Rank
3.01 The Magnificent Seven Oct. 4th, 2007 2.97 million 65% 2.0/3 69% 1.2/3 63% 5th
3.02 The Kids Are Alright Oct. 11th, 2007 3.16 million 66% 1.9/3 66% 1.1/3 58% 5th
3.03 Bad Day at Black Rock Oct. 18th, 2007 3.03 million 59% 1.9/2 57% 1.2/3 61% 6th
3.04 Sin City Oct. 25th, 2007 3.18 million 68% 1.9/3 68% 1.3/3 66% 5th
3.05 Bedtime Stories Nov. 1st, 2007 3.24 million 74% 2.0/3 74% 1.3/3 72% 3rd Tie
3.06 Red Sky at Morning Nov. 8th, 2007 3.01 million 65% 1.9/3 65% 1.3/3 68% 4th
3.07 Fresh Blood Nov. 15th, 2007 2.88 million 64% 1.9/3 68% 1.2/3 63% 5th
3.08 A Very Supernatural Christmas Dec. 13th, 2007 3.02 million 81% 2.0/3 80% 1.2/3 80% 4th
3.09 Malleus Maleficarum Jan. 31st, 2008 2.95 million 77% 1.8/3 75% 1.3/3 81% 3rd
3.10 Dream A Little Dream Of Me Feb. 7th, 2008 2.68 million 67% 1.9/3 70% 1.1/3 61% 4th
3.11 Mystery Spot Feb. 14th, 2008 2.97 million 81% 1.8/3 75% 1.2/3 80% 4th
3.12 Jus In Bello Feb. 21st, 2008 3.23 million N/A (*) 2.0/3 N/A (*) 1.3/3 N/A (*) 3rd
3.13 Ghostfacers April 24th, 2008 2.22 million 61% 1.4/2 64% 1.0/2 67% 7th
3.14 Long Distance Call May 1st, 2008 2.63 million 69% 1.7/3 71% 1.1/3 69% 3rd
3.15 Time Is On My Side May 8th, 2008 2.55 million 64% 1.6/3 64% 1.0/3 67% 3rd
3.16 No Rest For the Wicked May 15th, 2008 3.00 million 78% 1.9/3 79% 1.2/3 71% 3rd

(*) No original lead-in.

2006-2007 (Season Two)

  • High: 3.99 million viewers for In My Time of Dying
  • Low: 2.72 million viewers for All Hell Breaks Loose, Part 2
  • Mean (average), Total Viewers: 3.28 million viewers
  • Mean (average), A18-49 demographic: 1.4 rating point
Episode Title Original Airdate Total Viewers RET Households RET A18-49 RET CW Rank
2.01 In My Time of Dying Sep. 28th, 2006 3.93 million 79% N/A N/A 1.6/4 73% 6th
2.02 Everybody Loves a Clown Oct. 5th, 2006 3.34 million 74% N/A N/A 1.5/4 75% 7th
2.03 Bloodlust Oct. 12th, 2006 3.78 million 78% N/A N/A 1.6/4 72% 5th
2.04 Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things Oct. 19th, 2006 3.29 million 70% N/A N/A 1.5/4 75% 5th
2.05 Simon Said Oct. 26th, 2006 3.65 million 77% 2.8/4 76% 1.7/4 77% 6th
2.06 No Exit Nov. 2nd, 2006 3.38 million 68% 2.0/3 74% 1.4/3 67% 6th
2.07 The Usual Suspects Nov. 9th, 2006 3.19 million 72% 1.9/3 70% 1.4/3 74% 7th
2.08 Crossroad Blues Nov. 16th, 2006 3.16 million 67% 2.1/3 75% 1.3/3 65% 8th
2.09 Croatoan Dec. 7th, 2006 3.12 million 72% 1.9/3 72% 1.2/3 71% 8th
2.10 Hunted Jan. 11th, 2007 3.24 million 69% 1.9/3 66% 1.4/3 70% 5th
2.11 Playthings Jan. 18th, 2007 3.24 million 65% 2.1/3 68% 1.5/4 65% 3rd
2.12 Nightshifter Jan. 25th, 2007 3.42 million 68% 2.1/3 72% 1.4/3 67% 5th
2.13 Houses of the Holy Feb. 1st, 2007 3.37 million 69% 2.1/3 72% 1.4/3 70% 5th
2.14 Born Under a Bad Sign Feb. 8th, 2007 2.84 million 60% 1.9/3 68% 1.2/3 63% 8th
2.15 Tall Tales Feb. 15th, 2007 3.03 million 64% 1.9/3 66% 1.3/3 68% 8th
2.16 Roadkill Mar. 15th, 2007 3.52 million 77% 2.3/4 82% 1.4/4 70% 4th
2.17 Heart Mar. 22nd, 2007 3.38 million 83% 2.1/3 84% 1.3/3 76% 4th
2.18 Hollywood Babylon Apr. 19th, 2007 3.25 million 82% 1.9/3 79% 1.4/4 82% 5th
2.19 Folsom Prison Blues Apr. 26th, 2007 3.33 million 86% 2.1/3 84% 1.3/3 87% 6th
2.20 What Is And What Should Never Be May 3rd, 2007 3.11 million 87% 1.8/3 86% 1.3/3 87% 6th
2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose, Part 1 May 10th, 2007 2.90 million 85% 1.7/3 77% 1.2/3 86% 7th
2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose, Part 2 May 17th, 2007 2.72 million 66% 1.8/3 75% 1.2/3 67% 5th

2005-2006 (Season One)

Episodes 1.01 through 1.16 aired on Tuesdays at 9pm Eastern behind The WB's Gilmore Girls; episodes 1.17 through 1.22 aired on Thursdays at 9pm Eastern behind The WB's Smallville.

  • High: 5.82 million viewers for Route 666
  • Low: 3.26 million viewers for Salvation
  • Mean (average), Total Viewers: 4.52 million viewers
Episode Title Original Airdate Total Viewers
1.01 Pilot Sep. 13th, 2005 5.69 million
1.02 Wendigo Sep. 20th, 2005 5.01 million
1.03 Dead in the Water Sep. 27th, 2005 5.01 million
1.04 Phantom Traveler Oct. 4th, 2005 5.40 million
1.05 Bloody Mary Oct. 11th, 2005 5.50 million
1.06 Skin Oct. 18th, 2005 5.00 million
1.07 Hook Man Oct. 25th, 2005 5.08 million
1.08 Bugs Nov. 8th, 2005 4.47 million
1.09 Home Nov. 15th, 2005 4.21 million
1.10 Asylum Nov. 22nd, 2005 5.38 million
1.11 Scarecrow Jan. 10th, 2006 4.23 million
1.12 Faith Jan. 17th, 2006 3.86 million
1.13 Route 666 Jan. 31st, 2006 5.82 million
1.14 Nightmare Feb. 7th, 2006 4.27 million
1.15 The Bender's Feb. 14th, 2006 3.96 million
1.16 Shadow Feb. 28th, 2006 4.22 million
1.17 Hell House Mar. 30th, 2006 3.76 million
1.18 Something Wicked Apr. 6th, 2006 3.67 million
1.19 Provenance Apr. 13th, 2006 3.62 million
1.20 Dead Man's Blood April 20th, 2006 3.99 million
1.21 Salvation April 27th, 2006 3.26 million
1.22 Devil's Trap May 4th, 2006 3.99 million

Nielsen Ratings - Timeshifted Ratings

Timeshifting is the practice of recording an episode to be watched later, via TiVo or DVR or the like. For more information, see the WikiPedia entry for Time shifting.

Day-to-day ratings (those seen in the above sections) only include those who timeshifted within the same day of an episode's airing.

2008-2009 Selected Timeshifted Total Viewer Numbers

  • All final numbers.
  • Legend:
    • LIVE = includes Nielsen viewers who watched the show live only.
    • LIVE+SD = LIVE + Same Day - includes Nielsen viewers who watched the show live, plus those who watched by 3am the same night via timeshifting.
    • LIVE+7D = LIVE + 7 Days - includes Nielsen viewers who watched the show live, plus those who timeshifted within 7 days of the episode's original airing.
    • Rank = where Supernatural falls amongst the Top 20 Timeshifted shows per week, by percent increase in viewers.
    • Sources are linked in the table below. Timeshifted numbers are only released for episodes where the percent increase of Supernatural's timeshifted numbers is in the Top 20 of all broadcast television shows.
  • Average LIVE+7D viewership for Season Four: 3.89 million total viewers
Episode Title Original Airdate LIVE LIVE+SD LIVE+7D Rank Source
4.01 Lazarus Rising Sep. 18th, 2008 3.74 million 3.96 million 4.28 million 14th [link]
4.02 Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester Sep. 25th, 2008 2.95 million 3.18 million 3.62 million 17th [link]
4.03 In The Beginning Oct. 2nd, 2008 3.22 million 3.51 million 4.05 million 11th [link]
4.04 Metamorphosis Oct. 9th, 2008 2.87 million 3.15 million 3.60 million 12th [link]

2007-2008 Selected Timeshifted Total Viewer Numbers

  • All final numbers.
  • Legend:
    • LIVE = includes Nielsen viewers who watched the show live only.
    • LIVE+SD = LIVE + Same Day - includes Nielsen viewers who watched the show live, plus those who watched by 3am the same night via timeshifting.
    • LIVE+7D = LIVE + 7 Days - includes Nielsen viewers who watched the show live, plus those who timeshifted within 7 days of the episode's original airing.
    • Rank = where Supernatural falls amongst the Top 20 Timeshifted shows per week, by percent increase in viewers.
    • Sources are linked in the table below. Timeshifted numbers are only released for episodes where the percent increase of Supernatural's timeshifted numbers is in the Top 20 of all broadcast television shows.
Episode Title Original Airdate LIVE LIVE+SD LIVE+7D Rank Source
3.01 The Magnificent Seven Oct. 4th, 2007 2.85 million 2.97 million 3.20 million n/a [link]
3.06 Red Sky at Morning Nov. 8th, 2007 2.86 million 3.01 million 3.37 million 20th [link]
3.08 A Very Supernatural Christmas Dec. 13th, 2007 2.86 million 3.02 million 3.36 million 7th [link]
3.09 Malleus Maleficarum Jan. 31st, 2008 2.78 million 2.95 million 3.33 million 7th [link]
3.10 Dream A Little Dream Of Me Feb. 7th, 2008 2.53 million 2.68 million 3.10 million 7th [link]
3.11 Mystery Spot Feb. 14th, 2008 2.83 million 2.97 million 3.41 million 14th [link]
3.12 Jus In Bello Feb. 21st, 2008 3.11 million 3.23 million 3.59 million 19th [link]
3.13 Ghostfacers April 24th, 2008 2.07 million 2.22 million 2.73 million 4th [link]
3.14 Long-Distance Call May 1st, 2008 2.47 million 2.63 million 3.15 million 4th [link]
3.15 Time Is On My Side May 8th, 2008 2.40 million 2.55 million 3.00 million 12th [link]
3.16 No Rest For The Wicked May 15th, 2008 2.81 million 3.00 million 3.43 million 13th [link]

2006 Top Ten Timeshifted Ratings

Note: Data from Dec 26, 2005 - Dec 17, 2006 (covers Supernatural episodes 1.11-1.22 and 2.01-2.10, as well as all repeat airings between those dates). Household Ratings include Live and Same Day timeshifted viewing. Excludes telecasts under 5 minutes.

Top 10 “Timeshifted” Primetime TV Programs - 2006 % Increase Rank Programs Network in Viewership

  1. STUDIO 60 NBC 10.9
  2. HEROES NBC 9.1
  3. GILMORE GIRLS CW 7.9
  4. AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL CW 7.7
  5. 30 ROCK NBC 7.5
  6. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS NBC 7.5
  7. NINE, THE ABC 6.7
  8. SUPERNATURAL CW 6.7
  9. KIDNAPPED NBC 6.6
  10. ONE TREE HILL CW 6.6
  11. SMALLVILLE CW 6.6

Source: Nielsen Media Research

DVD sales

Season Three DVD Sales (United States)

  • Week One (9-01-08 through 9-07-08): 109,307 units sold ($4,261,880 sales; ranked #6 of all U.S. DVD sales for the week)
  • Week Two (9-8-08 through 9-14-08): 39,082 units sold ($1,523,807 sales; ranked #18)
  • Week Three (9-15-08 through 9-21-08): 41,684 units sold ($1,625,259 sales; ranked #19)

Total (3 weeks): 190,073 units sold; $7,410,946 sales

Source: The Numbers - Week 1, Week 2, Week 3

Season Two DVD Sales (United States)

Week One (9-10-07 through 9-16-07): 55,726 units sold ($2,117,031 sales)

Source: The Numbers