'Bionic Woman' Quickly Slipping Into Obscurity

"Bionic Woman" earned a 4.8 rating/7 share according to Fast National ratings from Nielsen Media Research, putting in not only a series low, but finishing almost last for the night (when removing The CW shows).

"Bionic" lost a good portion of its lead-in audience from the series premiere of "Phenomenon" in the 8 p.m. hour, which received a 5.2/8. That show finished well behind "Pushing Daisies" on ABC, which finished second to the World Series with a 6.2/10, it's lowest rating of the season, but not by much.

Luckily for "Bionic Woman," "Life" did worst, but it's not clear if the shows really suffered too much from the Red Sox versus the Rockies, or if viewers simply are losing interest in the show. Although "Pushing Daisies" also was down, it's drop wasn't as significant, and is showing signs of stabilizing from its 6.6/11 last week, according to Zap2it. "Bionic," however, fell from a 5.5/9 last week, already significantly down from its 8.4/13 premiere.

Don't worry about cancellation yet. NBC hired a new showrunner earlier this week providing some indication that it's not quite ready to pull the plug just yet.

NBC finished fourth for the night with a 4.9/8 while ABC was third with a 6.8/11. The night was won easily by Fox and its World Series coverage with a 10.5/17.

None of this is good news for NBC, which earlier this week saw its Monday lineup hit new lows in the ratings as well.

Fast Nationals usually provide a snapshot of what Americans are watching by pulling numbers from the top urban markets that includes both live viewing and same-day timeshifted viewing. A rating point generally represents more than 1.1 million households while the share indicates the percentage of televisions turned on that was tuned to the specific program. These numbers typically shift when final ratings are issued.

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