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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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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Boston&#39;s victory over St. Louis in Game 1 of the World Series last night attracted the best television ratings for the opener of Major League Baseball&#39;s championship round since 1999.
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In the war between U.S. networks for dominance in the new TV season, ABC has won the first major battle with high ratings for the return of Grey's Anatomy.
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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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CBS finished the official first night of the new TV season as the most watched network in prime time, led by a robust return of crime hit "CSI: Miami," while ABC won the key ratings race for young adult viewers with "Monday Night Football."
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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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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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Two hours of fictional disaster drama and an hourlong special on the real-life tsunami tragedy in Asia kept ABC atop the primetime standings Wednesday.
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After strong ratings in its first two weeks, ABC's new castaway thriller "Lost" appears to have given the network something it has struggled for years to find -- a hit drama.
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The Patriots-Colts season opener Thursday night did a 26.8 rating (45 share) on Channel 5.
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Buoyed by football and its suddenly potent Sunday lineup, ABC was the nation's most popular network for the first time this season and had its best ratings week in four years.
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By Lynn Elber THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  The show was smart and intriguingly spiked with supernatural and sci-fi twists. It featured hot new stars who graced glossy magazine covers -- until the ratings tumbled.
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CBS led the Monday ratings  with strong performances from "Two and a Half Men" and "CSI:  Miami," while NBC's "Heroes" was the top show in the coveted  adults 18-49 demographic.
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For a network desperate for hits, "Desperate Housewives" provided quite the tonic for ABC. The drama about suburban angst drew a stunning 21.3 million viewers for its premiere Sunday night, according to Nielsen Media Research. It follows the success of another new ABC drama, "Lost," which has also intrigued viewers during the first two weeks of the TV 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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On a night in which Foxâs Super Bowl coverage won a resounding victory in the ratings, ABC, CBS and NBC struggled to attract even meager audiences during prime time. CBS fared best, finishing a very distant runner-up thanks in part to the strength of â60 Minutes,â which drew 5 million viewers at 8 p.m., according to Nielsenâs estimate. This veteran news magazine followed a news special on the National Guard at 7 p.m., âCBS Reportsâ (3.3 million), while repeats of CBSâs âSharkâ and âCold Caseâ attracted 4.2 million and 6.1 million viewers, respectively, at 9 and 10 p.m. ABC, in third place for the night, outpaced CBS in the important demographic of adults 18 to 49, getting a boost later in the night from the 2004 movie with Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, âMeet the Fockers,â which averaged 4.1 million viewers from 9 to 11. NBC ranked fourth over all with four repeat hours of âThe Biggest Loser,â which averaged 2.3 million viewers.