Ok I've waited to officially make up my mind about Big Brother was doing in terms of ratings until the DVR ratings came out. In the summer based on recollection Big Brother usually had all 3 editions rank in the top 10. Well the numbers are out for the first week. All 3 editions ranked in the top 20. The eviction of Joshuah/Sharon which disastrously aired against Idol was the 7th most DVRed program of the week, with a 31% increase in viewership thanks to it. That was the biggest raise of all programs. The premiere was the 9th most DVRed program of the week. It saw a 25% increase thanks to DVR. The first nomination ceremony was the 16th most DVRed program of the week. That saw a 23% ratings increase thanks to that.
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/03/03...ary-11-17/2820
Big Brother is doing much much much stronger now with those numbers.