ABC Scores Big Ratings with Two More Debuts
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ABC boasted more good news on Monday as its darkly comic "Desperate Housewives" emerged as the network's most watched series debut in eight years and the highest-rated launch of a new show on U.S. television so far this season.
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The dramatic combo of "Lost" and "Alias" packed a punch again on Wednesday, giving ABC the nightly win in primetime by a wide margin.
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The 18th season of NBCâs âLaw & Orderâ proved the show can still be a ratings force as its two-hour debut attracted Wednesday nightâs largest audience, 13.4 million viewers, Nielsen estimated.
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CBS claimed victory over NBC in the first matchup of two Manhattan crime dramas as the debut of "CSI: NY" convincingly beat the 15th-season launch of "Law & Order" in ratings released on Thursday.
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Fox dominated the ratings on Tuesday, thanks to two popular shows, âAmerican Idolâ at 8 p.m. and âHouseâ at 9. Those shows delivered 28.1 million and 22.5 million viewers, Nielsen estimated. A repeat of CBSâs âNCISâ at 8 attracted the nightâs third-largest audience (11.7 million). CBSâs all-rerun lineup tied NBC for runner-up on the night, but NBC fared better among adults 18 to 49 with âThe Biggest Loserâ at 8 (8.3 million) followed by âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ at 10 (9.4 million). ABC finished fourth overall. On Monday President Bushâs final State of the Union address attracted the smallest audience of his two terms, 37.5 million viewers. That tally was 8 million fewer than a year ago, but 6 million more than President Clintonâs last State of the Union address in 2000. The speech was broadcast live at 9 p.m. on a total of nine network and cable channels.
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A 90-minute edition of âDeal or No Dealâ lifted NBC to another No. 1 finish in the ratings on Monday. According to Nielsenâs estimates, 13.1 million viewers tuned in to the game show from 9:30 to 11 p.m., making it the nightâs top-rated broadcast. NBC also fared well earlier in the night as âAmerican Gladiatorsâ won its 8 to 9:30 time slot among adults 18 to 49, while attracting a modest 8.8 million viewers. ABCâs âDance Warâ delivered slightly more viewers during the time period (9.2 million), but it lagged far behind in the 18-to-49 set, falling to its lowest ratings to date in that demographic. ABC finished a distant fourth over all as both âNotes From the Underbellyâ at 9:30 (4.3 million) and âOctober Roadâ at 10 (4 million) continued to struggle. Fox was second in the 18-t0-49 set with âPrison Breakâ at 8 (7.9 million total viewers) and âTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chroniclesâ at 9 (8.3 million). CBS fared slightly better in total viewers with its comedy lineup, which included strong ratings for a âTwo and a Half Menâ repeat at 9 (11.9 million).
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With ABC&#39;s new dark comedy series &quot;Desperate Housewives&quot; scoring big numbers for a second consecutive week, it&#39;s only a matter of time before the other broadcast networks put out APBs seeking
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"Lost" crashed in the ratings this week, hitting an all-time low for a new episode. ABC's drama about plane crash survivors stranded on a mysterious island drew an estimated 12.8 million viewers Wednesday, according to preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research. That's well off the peak of more than 20 million for the drama that became an instant sensation when it debuted in September 2004.
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The new prime-time television season officially starts this week, and more than bragging rights to ratings supremacy will be on the line for the broadcast networks.
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Monday's ratings battle  between Jack Bauer's "24" and NBC's "Heroes" ended much as the  first, with another win for the Peacock.
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With the finale of "Dancing  With the Stars," ABC took four of last week's top five shows in  both viewership and the coveted adults 18-49 demographic,  according to Nielsen Media Research data issued Tuesday.
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Whether it&#39;s true there is no such thing as bad publicity, ABC-TV certainly garnered its share of notice for its Sunday night hit show &quot;Desperate Housewives&#39;&#39; with
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Prime-time ABC television shows  were viewed more than 11 million times on the Web in the first  month of a test by the Walt Disney Co  of whether  consumers will watch ads online if the shows are free.
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ABC's upstart hospital hit "Grey's   Anatomy" performed a ratings transplant on the CBS powerhouse   crime show "CSI" on Thursday as two of television's hottest   dramas went head to head for the first time.
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CBS claimed victory over NBC in the  first matchup of two Manhattan crime dramas as the debut of  "CSI: NY" convincingly beat the 15th-season launch of "Law &  Order" in ratings released on Thursday.
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By Frank Ahrens, Washington Post Staff Writer  More than 11 million viewers watched free ABC television shows on their computers during May, the first half of the network's two-month experiment with streaming shows on the Internet.
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One of the big stories  heading into this season was ABC&#39;s decision to move &quot;Grey&#39;s  Anatomy&quot; against CBS powerhouse &quot;CSI: Crime Scene  Investigation&quot; at 9 p.m. Thursdays.