Fall 2010 ratings: 'Law & Order: LA' has strong debut
October 1,2010 Friday
The latest installment from the Law & Order franchise brought some much-needed good news to the Peacock network on Wednesday. Law & Order: Los Angeles won its 10 p.m. timeslot among adults 18-49 (3.1 rating/9 share) and in viewers (10.5 million) and boosted NBC's performance in the timeslot by 63% versus last year. L&O: LA is now the second most successful new show among adults 18-49 this season, behind CBS' Hawaii Five-0. Each 18-49 rating point represents 1.31 million viewers.CBS still won the night in viewers (12.3 million) and adults 18-49 (3.2/9), thanks to another strong performance by Survivor (12.1 million). It will be interesting to see if the show maintains such a healthy audience after the older tribe made the (bad) decision to oust ex-NFL coach Jimmy Johnson. At 9 p.m, Criminal Minds dominated in viewers with (14.3 million) but the new drama The Defenders had to settle for second place in eyeballs (10.3 million) and adults 18-49 because of L&O: LA.