NBC Ekes Out Weekly Primetime Win in Key Demo
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ABC's red-hot Sunday lineup put a serious ratings dent in NBC's marquee awards show, the Golden Globes, but NBC nevertheless won the week of Jan. 10 among adults 18-49 by a slim margin.
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NBC took top honors during  the last week before Christmas, winning the adults 18-49  demographic and claiming the two top shows, "Sunday Night  Football" and the season finale of "The Biggest Loser." CBS won  in viewership.
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NBC&#39;s Olympic track and field production and announcing unit needed just three days of competition to show it is one of the network&#39;s best groups in Athens.
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LOS ANGELES  - Strong showings from  some of ABC's signature shows, "Monday Night Football,"  "Desperate Housewives," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,"  "According to Jim" and "Lost," helped the network snap CBS'  six-week winning streak among adults 18-49 last week.
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The "Biggest Loser" finale and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" led NBC to a strong victory Tuesday night in total viewers and adults 18-49, according to preliminary data released Nielsen Media Research.
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&quot;Hell&#39;s Kitchen&quot; kept the  ratings warm for Fox, giving the network a primetime win Monday  night.
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NBC's coverage of the Athens Summer Olympics whipped the competition in primetime Wednesday.
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"Deal or No Deal" and a new  game show, "Identity," made NBC victorious in Monday primetime  during a night of mostly repeats on the other networks.
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NBC won a slim victory over second-place CBS in the ratings on Wednesday, largely because of its game-show programming at 8.
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ABC soared above the competition last week with dominating performances by college and pro football, as well as hits such as red-hot rookie "Desperate Housewives."
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NEW YORK  - Fox's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" did well in its second outing, but NBC came away with the top prize in Monday night's primetime.
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Television networks NBC and MTV unveiled an unusual plan on Thursday to promote a new TV show, "quarterlife," that will premiere on MTV, but air weekly on competitor NBC.
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Tuesday might have been an important night for the presidential primary process, but Fox came away the big winner in the television ratings race, easily outpacing its rivalsâ election coverage. As usual, âAmerican Idolâ led over all, drawing 27.8 million viewers at 8, according to Nielsenâs estimates. At 9, Foxâs âHouseâ earned a similarly dominant 23.2 million viewers. Meanwhile, ABC, the only network to broadcast three full hours of election returns, ranked fourth over all with an average of 5.3 million viewers during prime time. CBS, which broadcast presidential primary results from 9 to 11, finished third (4.7 million). NBCâs election coverage won the 10 oâclock time slot (5.6 million), possibly benefiting from higher ratings leading into the hour. NBCâs âBiggest Loserâ averaged eight million viewers in second place from 8 to 10, behind Fox. NBC also led Monday nightâs ratings, thanks to âAmerican Gladiatorsâ (nine million) followed by âDeal or No Dealâ at 9:30 (13.2 million). Also on Monday, at 10 p.m., ABCâs â20/20â special on the death of Natalee Holloway drew 12.7 million viewers, the largest audience for â20/20â in more than a year.
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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 YORK  - The Olympics bulldozed the  rest of the network primetime summer fare Sunday, delivering an  average 25.6 million viewers to NBC.
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"NCIS" pushed past "House"  in viewership to lead CBS to a win Tuesday in the measure,  although Fox's medical drama overwhelmingly took the demo to  give Fox a primetime win in adults 18-49.
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NBC Universal said on Wednesday it   will offer episodes of some of its new prime-time shows for   free online viewing on personal computers in a bid to build an   audience for its fall schedule.