Weekly Results for May 5-11

May 13, 2008 3:22 PM

The Weekly Results by Network are posted for the week of May 5-11.

Here is the news from TWOP Tech on the schedule for the end of the TV Bigshot Season:

The official rules state that the game is over at the end of June 1. So this means that the final viewing points will be awarded on Wednesday, May 28 or Thursday, May 29 (depending on whether there's a delay due to Memorial Day, which will be confirmed in advance). The final magazine points will be awarded Saturday, May 31. After June 1, some due diligience will be conducted and then the winner of the grand prize will be officially confirmed.

That means that this Wednesday mornings price reset is the last one you can use to increase your budget for use in the game, and this Sunday nights lineup will be the last lineup that will count for viewing points.

Here are a few trades to take advantage of price changes coming Wednesday morning. This list is not comprehensive, I'm simply listing a couple shows from each network. Use the reference links to research your own line up. And, as always, I am often wrong, but open to correction!

SELL

• Desperate Housewives for $108m, going to $97m
• NCIS for $94m, going to $89m
• American Idol for $141m, going to $132m
• House for $88m, going to $83m
• Law & Order: SVU for $82m, going to $70m
• Office for $47m, going to $46m [Edit: I had the numbers mistakenly reversed. Thanks to alert reader Joslyn!]
  

BUY

• Wife Swap for $41m, going to $46m
• Without a Trace for $87m going to $98m
• Friday Night Smackdown for $22m, going to $24m

Remember, these shows need be held only until after the price change on Wednesday morning.

Coming Thursday: Tips for Sunday night lineups.

Cheers,
Bill Gorman
TVbytheNumbers.com

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