Sunday Ratings: CBS Steels the Win

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Saturday Night Live, Ratings

Last night’s Steelers/Ravens playoff game was by far the evening’s biggest draw. The competition on the gridiron - coupled with a special episode of The Mentalist - gave CBS easy wins in both categories.

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• Approximately 40.6 million watched Pittsburgh beat Baltimore on CBS.
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (8.6 million, 2.9/7 in 18-49) was down 1.7 million.
• Dateline (1.1/3) pulled in 5.8 million.
• A block of The Simpsons* (2.0/4) averaged 4.35 million.
• CW‘s broadcast of Mr. Mom (0.4/1) entertained 1.2 million.

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Tom Brady Outscores ‘High School Musical 2’

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, Prime Time, Sports, Cable, ESPN-HD, Ratings

Monday night’s game between the undefeated New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens earned stellar numbers for ESPN—and record numbers for cable overall.

The Monday Night Football game drew 17.5 million viewers.  This total, just like the score of the game (27-24), narrowly beat the record set by High School Musical 2 for the most-watched cable telecast ever.  (The musical’s August premiere rounded up an impressive 17.2 million for The Disney Channel.)

Assuming QB Tom Brady brings his undefeated team all the way to this year’s championship game, we can expect insane viewing numbers and advertising dollars for FOX. 

The Super Bowl, featuring Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, is scheduled for Feb. 3rd.

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