ABC Draws Lackluster Audience to Emmy Awards
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ABC'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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The return of âLost,â albeit a two-hour repeat of last seasonâs finale, buoyed ABCâs ratings on Wednesday during a night otherwise dominated by Foxâs âAmerican Idolâ and âThe Moment of Truth.â
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"Grey's Anatomy" and "24" contended for top Emmy honors Sunday while the snubbed "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" sat on the sidelines.
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The two-month-old writers strike took a significant toll on the âPeopleâs Choice Awardsâ on Tuesday as the taped, scaled-down version of the awards show on CBS lost nearly half its audience compared with a year ago, attracting just 6 million viewers from 9 to 11 p.m., Nielsen reported. A year ago, the showâs live broadcast averaged 11.3 million. For the night, CBS ranked third overall, trailing second-place Fox with its all-repeat lineup. NBC finished first, leading every hour of the night among adults 18 to 49 with a two-hour episode of âThe Biggest Loserâ (10.2 million), followed by âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ at 10 (15.2 million). CW delivered its best Tuesday ratings since March thanks to âOne Tree Hill,â which averaged 3.5 million viewers from 8 to 10 in its fifth-season debut. ABC trailed CW in last place among adults 18 to 49.
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The Oscars and a new  episode of "Grey's Anatomy" helped ABC to its best week in the  ratings since it carried the Super Bowl in February 2006,  though it wasn't enough to beat the three-night-a-week  juggernaut that is Fox's "American Idol."
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A top ABC Television executive called  for "a wholesale change" in how audiences are measured for TV  and other media, saying on Wednesday that current ratings  systems are no longer effective.
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LOS ANGELES Sept. 20, 2004 - When cable channel HBO tried to woo the Emmy Awards away two years ago, the networks fought back and won.
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ABC won a repeat-laden primetime Wednesday with two hours of its rookie castaway hit "Lost."
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Democracy proved a prime-time hit on ABC on Saturday, particularly for the Democratic candidates for president.
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ABC so far this new season is in the midst of something it has not experienced in half a decade: a ratings surge.
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After further review, the ABC promotion for last week's Eagles-Cowboys &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; was over the top.
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The San Diego auditions of âAmerican Idol,â with the usual mixture of the talented and the cringe-worthy, attracted 29.1 million viewers on Tuesday, lifting Fox with ease into first place in the nightâs ratings, Nielsen estimated. Although the showâs third installment is down 4.6 million from the same night a year ago, it still had more than double the audience of any other network broadcast. Foxâs rerun of âHouseâ came closest, leading the 9 oâclock hour after âAmerican Idolâ with 14 million viewers. NBCâs âBiggest Loser,â meanwhile, trailed both programs as runner-up during 8 to 10 p.m. among adults 18 to 49, averaging a modest 8.9 million viewers. NBC ranked second for the night, leading at 10 with âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ (13 million). CBS was third, and ABC finished fourth.
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The Emmy Awards ceremony, hosted by Ryan Seacrest, attracts one of the smallest TV audiences in its history.
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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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HBO dominated Sunday&#39;s 56th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, winning 16 of the 27 awards, including seven for the miniseries &quot;Angels in America&quot; and four for &quot;The Sopranos
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At first glance, the new TV season looks less than heroic.
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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.