The second season of Shaq Vs. ended on a modest note Tuesday night.
Tuesday’s season finale of Shaq Vs. drew a 2.4 final rating and 4.257 million viewers on ABC — down 17% in ratings and 4% in viewership from last year’s finale (2.9, 4.432 mil), but up 4% and 11%, respectively, from the previous week (2.3, 3.841 mil).
The episode did have an increase in the key adults 18-49 demographic, outdrawing last year’s finale by 6% (1.8 to 1.7).
Shaq Vs. was the lowest rated of the five original programs on broadcast television Tuesday night, and the second-least viewed. Reality competition Wipeout (ABC; 3.8, 6.933 mil), America’s Got Talent (NBC; 6.7, 11.504 mil) and Minute To Win It (NBC; 3.6, 5.919 mil) put up significantly larger numbers — though Shaq Vs. topped Minute To Win It in the 18-49 demo.
Overall, the second season of Shaq Vs. featured three of the four most-viewed episodes ever of the show, including the top two — the August 3 season premiere (3.1, 5.241 mil) and the August 17 episode (2.6, 4.816 mil).
Ratings/Viewership For Shaq Vs.
| Ep. # | Date | Shaq Vs. | Net | Rating | A18-49 | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue., 8/18/09 | Ben Roethlisberger | ABC |
2.7
|
1.7
|
4,210
|
| 2 | Tue., 8/25/09 | Misty-May Treanor and Kerri Walsh | ABC |
2.6
|
1.7
|
4,138
|
| 3 | Tue., 9/1/09 | Albert Pujols | ABC |
2.1
|
1.3
|
3,290
|
| 4 | Tue., 9/8/09 | Oscar de la Hoya | ABC |
2.5
|
1.5
|
3,792
|
| 5 | Tue., 9/15/09 | Michael Phelps | ABC |
2.9
|
1.7
|
4,432
|
| 6 | Tue., 8/3/10 | Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kavya Shivashankar | ABC |
3.1
|
1.8
|
5,241
|
| 7 | Tue., 8/10/10 | Shane Mosley; Penn & Teller | ABC |
2.2
|
1.4
|
3,631
|
| 8 | Tue., 8/17/10 | Rachel Ray; Tyson Gay | ABC |
2.6
|
1.9
|
4,816
|
| 9 | Tue., 8/24/10 | Charles Barkley; Joey Chestnut | ABC |
2.3
|
1.7
|
3,841
|
| 10 | Tue., 8/31/10 | Justin Bieber; Jimmy Kimmel | ABC |
2.4
|
1.8
|
4,257
|
