ABC Draws Lackluster Audience to Emmy Awards
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ABC&#39;s telecast of the 56th annual Primetime Emmy Awards proved to be one of the least watched editions of the show in years, with 14 million viewers tuning in, according to preliminary figures on Monday.
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At first glance, the new TV season looks less than heroic.
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The average national rating for "Monday Night Football" this season was the lowest in the ABC program's 35 years, though it still ranked among the top 10 prime-time shows for the 15th straight season.
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When a big awards show goes starless, the result is something more dire than bad TV, writes Richard Corliss
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The television audience for the Grammy awards ceremony in the US falls to its lowest level since 1995.
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NEW YORK  - ABC won a repeat-laden  primetime Wednesday with two hours of its rookie castaway hit  "Lost."
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Newcomers "Heroes" and "Ugly Betty" vied for a share of Emmy nominations along with previous favorites "24" and "The Office."
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Not many did. The FCC, ABC, CBS and NBC all seem to agree democracy works best when no one is watching. One hour a night -- and not a moment on opening night.
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By Bill Keveney  ABC suddenly has a strong pulse on Thursday thanks to the medical team at Grey's Anatomy.  TV's top buzz show, transplanted from Sunday to Thursday, attracted 25.4 million viewers, beating last year's No.
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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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NEW YORK  - CBS and ABC fell to their lowest ratings among the coveted adults 18-49 demographic in two decades last week, as reruns and summer alternatives drove viewers from their couches.
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Limousines filled with television's  biggest stars rolled up to the red carpet on Sunday for the  56th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, a night many pundits expect  to be dominated by the premium cable network HBO.
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The 59th annual Primetime Emmys and  its farewell salute to &quot;The Sopranos&quot; was a ratings dud,  averaging just over 13 million viewers, the second-lowest  number on record for the awards, Nielsen Media Research  reported on Monday.
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CBS and ABC shared the lead in the ratings on Sunday, with CBS averaging the most total viewers and ABC earning the highest ratings among adults 18 to 49. ABC got a lift in that demographic group from the nightâs top-rated show, a two-hour edition of âExtreme Makeover: Home Edition,â which averaged 13.6 million total viewers at 8 p.m., according to Nielsenâs estimates. CBS, meanwhile, got a boost at 7 p.m. from â60 Minutes,â the nightâs most-watched show (14.4 million), followed by âSharkâ at 8 (11.1 million) and the made-for-TV movie âThe Russell Girlâ from 9 to 11 (12.7 million). Fox ranked third for the night but ahead of CBS in second place in the 18-to-49 segment thanks to its comedy lineup, including âThe Simpsonsâ at 8 (7.6 million) and âKing of the Hillâ at 8:30 (7.5 million). NBC, in fourth place, broadcast back-to-back specials, the âU.S. Figure Skating Championshipsâ from 7 to 9 (4.8 million), followed by the âGuinness World Records: Top 100â from 9 to 11 (6.3 million).
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Whether movie stars were doing good deeds on a telethon, or   wearing glitzy duds on the Golden Globes, TV viewers were similarly   unimpressed.
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ABC won a repeat-laden primetime Wednesday with two hours of its rookie castaway hit "Lost."
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NEW YORK  - With CBS putting up a "CSI" repeat, ABC and "Grey's Anatomy" ran away with Thursday's primetime ratings race.