‘Cleveland’ youngest fall show; ‘Good Wife’ oldest

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by James Hibberd | October 13, 2009 at 11:16 am | View Comments

Not only does Fox have the highest-rated new scripted series this fall in "The Cleveland Show," it also has the show with the youngest audience. With an average age of 28 (which, in broadcast TV, is practically prepubescent) "Cleveland" even beat the CW's "Vampire Diaries." At the other end of the spectrum was CBS' "The Good Wife" and "Three Rivers" with a median age of 57. Here's the list of the median ages of new fall shows according to Nielsen Media Research based on the first few weeks of the season…

Good Wife – 57
Three Rivers – 57
NCIS: Los Angeles – 56
The Forgotten – 55
Mercy – 55
Hank – 55

Jay Leno Show – 53
The Middle – 51
Trauma – 50
FlashForward – 50
Eastwick – 49
Modern Family – 47
Accidentally on Purpose – 47
Brothers – 46
Cougar Town – 46
Community – 39
Glee – 37
Vampire Diaries – 32
Melrose Place – 30
Cleveland Show – 28

"Cleveland" tied "Family Guy" as the youngest broadcast show overall on TV. And even though "The Simpsons" has been on the air for 21 seasons, it's still averages a youthful 30. The oldest show was the other scripted show that's hit 20 seasons, "Law & Order," with a median age of 60. And because no blog post this week seems complete without something about "Dollhouse," if you're curious it's 43.

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