Ratings Analysis/Graphs

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6-10 "Hydro" 4.68 million viewers (down 770,000 or 14.2% from 5-10)
6-11 "Justice" 5.26 million viewers (up 360,000 or 7.3% from 5-11)
6-12 "Labyrinth" 5.00 million viewers (down 1,280,000 or 20.4% from 5-12)
6-13 "Crimson" 4.91 million (down 460,000 or 8.6% from 5-13)
6-14 "Trespass" 4.74 million (down 670,000 or 12.4% from 5-14)
6-15 "Freak" 4.76 million (down 1,480,000 or 23.7% from 5-15)
6-16 "Promise" 4.69 million (down 90,000 or 1.9% from 5-16)
6-17 "Combat" 4.07 million (down 170,000 or 4.0% from 5-17)
6-18 "Progeny" 3.98 million (up 40,000 or 1.0% from 5-18)
6-19 "Nemesis" 3.88 million (down 530,000 or 12.0% from 5-19)
6-20 "Noir" 3.59 million (down 750,000 or 17.3% from 5-20)
6-21 "Prototype" 3.43 million (down 1,380,000 or 28.7% from 5-20)
6-22 "Phantom" 4.14 million (down 710,000 or 14.6% from 5-20)

The two charts below illustrate Smallville's viewership for new episodes, i.e., the first network airing in the U.S. of the show's 132 episodes to date. The first chart is continuous showing all seasons in one black line, while the second is color-coded by season. The Previous Ratings Analysis, October 2006 Ratings Analysis and May 2006 Ratings Analysis are also available.
As of this writing, all 22 episodes of Smallville season 6 have aired. The average drop in viewership compared to season 5 was about 803,000 per episode or 15.1%, and Season 6 supplants season 4 as the lowest-rated season.

The Previous Ratings Analysis and prior ones refuted some of the typical "excuses" given for the record low ratings this season, and the late season 6 results were even worse. The last six episodes of Smallville averaged less than 4 million viewers, two of those episodes set new series lows, and the season 6 finale had the lowest finale viewership ever, 710,000 below the previous low, which was season 5.

Nevertheless, Smallville has been officially renewed for season 7, largely because The CW network performed so poorly in its first season. Though relatively expensive to make, Smallville is the top-rated scripted show on the network... if you don't count Friday Night Smackdown as scripted. :-)

AMW (KalElFan)