CBS's 'Survivor' Tops NBC's 'Joey' in Ratings
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The latest edition of CBS reality  hit "Survivor" got off to a good start against NBC's new comedy  "Joey," beating the "Friends" spinoff in their first matchup,  according to TV ratings issued on Friday.
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"American Idol" piled up more  gargantuan ratings in its third week and helped make the Fox  network medical drama "House" the most-watched scripted  broadcast on U.S. television this season.
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The island is about to get a little more crowded. The 10th edition of CBS' "Survivor," set in the Pacific island nation of Palau, includes 20 castaways who will try to outwit, outplay and outlast each other to win the &#36;1 million prize.
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An estimated 18.6 million people in the US tuned in to watch the debut episode of Joey - the spin-off of Friends. Television channel NBC said it was their best-rated comedy premiere in that evening slot in 14 years.
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CBS won the Sunday ratings  race in viewership, while NBC and Fox tied among the coveted  adults 18-49 demographic in a night of mostly repeats.
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ABC's "Desperate Housewives" returned Sunday after taking a break last week to beat CBS' "Survivor" primetime finale.
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The combination of âDeal or No Dealâ and the new game show âMy Dad Is Better Than Your Dadâ lifted NBC to a solid No. 1 finish in the ratings on Monday. Nielsen estimated that the new series, which pits father-child teams against one another, attracted 9.8 million viewers at 9 p.m., a respectable showing, but far less than the 16.9 million who tuned in for âDeal or No Dealâ at 8 p.m. Opposite the game shows, however, the finale of ABCâs âDance Warâ averaged 9.1 million viewers while earning the showâs lowest ratings among adults 18 to 49. ABC ranked fourth over all, trailing with âOctober Roadâ (4.4 million) at 10 p.m. behind NBCâs âMediumâ (8.5 million) and CBSâs âCSI: Miamiâ repeat (9.6 million). CBS finished second for the night behind NBC, but third among adults 18 to 49, behind NBC and Fox, which got a boost in that demographic from the finale of âPrison Breakâ at 8 (7.4 million) and âTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chroniclesâ at 9 (8.1 million). On Sunday NBCâs âKnight Riderâ (12.7 million) drew the highest ratings in the 18-to-49 age group for a made-for-television movie on any network in almost three years.
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Fox and NBC tied for the  demographic win in primetime, while CBS won in viewership  during the last week of the 2006-07 TV season, Nielsen Media  Research said Tuesday.
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NBC is sticking with "Joey" &#151; and several other new series &#151; despite modest ratings. "We knew we were going to be in for a tough year this year in the post-`Friends' era," Jeff Zucker, NBC Universal Television Group president, said Friday. "It turned out to be tougher than we expected."
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CBS on Wednesday said it ordered  two more installments its top-10 reality series "Survivor," and  would scheduled the show's 11th and 12th editions for the  2005-2006 broadcast season.
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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.
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Fox and CBS dominated last  week's top 10 ratings, with Fox taking the top four slots and  its reality show "So You Think You Can Dance" outdistancing  NBC's waning rival "America's Got Talent."
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The controversial new format of the  CBS reality show "Survivor" -- dividing teams of contestants by  race -- proved the series' least-watched debut episode since  its first season, Nielsen Media Research reported on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - 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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"Ugly Betty" was ever so  pretty in the ratings department Thursday, which competed  strongly against CBS stalwart "Survivor" to become the  most-watched new show of the season.
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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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LOS ANGELES  - On a busy Tuesday night  of season premieres, CBS led the prime-time pack by a wide  margin throughout the night with the finales of "Big Brother 5"  and "The Amazing Race 5."