Thursday Ratings: BCS is BEST

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey's Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, The Office, Ratings

College football season ended yesterday with a bang. The BCS game on FOX easily gave the network a double win last night. Meanwhile, Private Practice‘s official Thursday debut did well for ABC. The medical drama even bested that other medical drama on NBC.

8pm

• Approximately 26.8 million watched Florida beat Oklahoma in FOX‘s BCS game.
• CSI: NY* (2.0/5 in 18-49) nailed down 8.5 million.
• Ugly Betty (7.5 million, 2.4/6) was down 900,000 from its last new episode.
• My Name is Earl (5.5 million, 2.0/6) was off by 17%; Kath & Kim (4.2 million, 1.7/4) lost 22%.
• Smallville (0.9/2) turned in 2.3 million.

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Sunday Ratings: FOX and CBS on Top

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

Thanks to an earlier battle between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys, FOX was easily the winner last night with the demos. Meanwhile, 60 Minutes’ strong showing made CBS Sunday’s most-watched network.

8pm

• Sunday Night Football (11.8 million, 4.5/11 in 18-49) was down 1.8 million.
• The 13th finale of The Amazing Race (10.6 million, 3.1/7) was up 7% from last season.
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (10.3 million, 3.3/8) was up a notch.
• FOX‘s BCS Selection Show (3.9/10) drew in 9.6 million.
• The Simpsons (6.2 million, 2.8/7) fell 1.8 million.
• CW‘s airing of The Cutting Edge (1.6, 0.6/1) gave the network its best Sunday numbers all season.

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Sunday Ratings: Tornado Whips Up Ratings for ABC

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The winter (season?) finale of Desperate Housewives left a big cliffhanger for fans and huge ratings for ABC.  The network had another successful night with the viewers and demos.

8pm

• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (14.5 million, 4.9/11 in 18-49 demo) was just slightly down from last week.
• Sunday Night Football (4.9/11) averaged 12.6 million for the entire night.
• The Amazing Race (11.2 million, 3.4/8) was down about 1 million from last week.
• The BCS coverage on FOX (4.3/10) drew 10.8 million sports fans.
• Life is Wild (1.25 million, 0.4/1) barely factored in the equation.

9pm

• Approx. 20.6 million (7.7/17 in 18-49 demo) saw a a devastating tornado rip through Desperate Housewives’ Wisteria Lane.
• CBS’ Pictures of Hollis Woods (2.2/5) entertained 11.4 million.
• A new episode of American Dad (5.67 million, 2.8/6) was down several million from last week.

10pm

• About 12.7 million guests watched the long-awaited wedding on Brothers & Sisters (4.8/12 in 18-49 demo).

(You can review last Sunday’s ratings here.)

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