'CSI: Miami,' Monday Football Share Ratings Heat
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Crime drama "CSI: Miami" turned in another powerful performance for CBS in its second outing of the new season, but "Monday Night Football" drove home a nightly victory for ABC in the key ratings race for young adult viewers.
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Monday night's Patriots-Dolphins game did a 30 rating and 49 audience share. The household ratings for the Patriots' 29-28 loss in Miami followed a traditional pattern for "Monday Night Football" -- a large early number that tapered off steadily as people retired for the night. The game peaked at a 35.3 rating shortly after 9:30 p.m., with viewership dropping to ...
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BOSTON, Nov. 27  - The Pass is still shown over and over on television - Doug Flutie's 48-yard heave through a misty night sky in Miami and into Gerard Phelan's hands and football lore.
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If ABC hoped to generate a little bit more buzz for "Monday Night Football" and "Desperate Housewives," its steamy intro to the Dallas-Philadelphia game sure did the trick.
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LOS ANGELES  - NBC's new drama "LAX"  encountered little turbulence in its Monday debut as it got the  jump against next week's return of CBS' "CSI: Miami" in the 10  p.m. hour. The WB Network also had a pretty good night with the  season premieres of "7th Heaven" and "Everwood."
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ABC Sports showed foresight this week when it opened &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; with Dr. Phil analyzing the Dolphins&#39; and the Patriots&#39; mascots.
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FOXBOROUGH - They are not much different from the folks who read the sports pages and call the talk shows. They are football fans and they will watch the games this weekend. Just like you.
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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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"Two and a Half Men" and  "CSI: Miami" lifted CBS to a primetime victory Monday, while  NBC's much-hyped "Studio 60" sank in its second week, losing to  the two-hour debut of ABC's "The Bachelor: Rome," which  delivered the show's highest premiere viewership since 2004.
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LOS ANGELES  - CBS was the Nielsen poll  winner again on Monday as "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Two and a  Half Men" and "CSI: Miami" delivered strong numbers.
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WASHINGTON - The US Federal Communications Commission is reviewing whether the steamy locker-room opening to ABC&#39;s Monday Night Football this week warrants a full-blown investigation.
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It should have been the showcase game to kick off a new season. Old rivals, new league. National television on Labor Day evening -- Monday night football on ABC. Florida State vs. Miami at the Orange Bowl, an Atlantic Coast Conference showdown.
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Fueled by football, NBC  won last week&#39;s ratings race in the key adults 18-49  demographic. But CBS returned to No. 1 in total viewers after  finishing second the previous week.
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New England Patriots (12-1) at Miami Dolphins (2-11) 9 p.m., Channel 5,
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LOS ANGELES  - Monster viewer turnouts  for the AFC Championship Game on CBS and for the return of  "American Idol" on Fox determined the network rankings for the  week ended Jan. 23, with CBS and Fox finishing No. 1 and No. 2  among total viewers and adults 18-49.
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Florida State and Miami were originally scheduled to play Monday. Instead, they spent the day trying to recover from Hurricane Frances.
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FOXBOROUGH -- They spent the better part of the week toiling in virtual anonymity as bit players on the Patriots roster. But they shared a common bond as supporting cast members who also shared the common goal of wanting to make the most of their cameo appearances in yesterday's 24-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins.