'24' Premiere Racks Up Big Numbers for Fox
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The real wild card for Fox on Sunday night wasn't the NFL playoffs but the return of its signature drama "24." The real-time thriller didn't disappoint the network, posting strong numbers for its two-hour fourth-season premiere.
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Big stars. Even bigger premiere for "Ocean's Twelve."
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The Sugar Bowl proved sweet  for Fox, which started the new year with a win Tuesday in both  viewership and the adults 18-49 demographic.
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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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NEW YORK  - Fox notched another victory in the advertiser-friendly adults 18-49 demographic last week, but CBS won the viewership stakes by just 60,000 people.
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NEW YORK  - "Hell's Kitchen" kept the ratings warm for Fox, giving the network a primetime win Monday night.
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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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Fox, which will effectively go on a one-month, prime-time entertainment-programming hiatus beginning this week with the start of its postseason Major League Baseball telecasts, is up low double-digit percentages in its ratings and viewers compared to last season.
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Fox will promote the new season of "24" via cell phones.
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The Red Sox and Fox rhymed beautifully in the ratings last week when Boston's stunning comeback in the American League Championship Series and wins in the first two World Series games at Fenway Park propelled the network to its highest numbers in more than 2-1/2 years.
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Fox Broadcasting Co. has  premiered its police drama &quot;K-Ville&quot; online ahead of its  September 17 broadcast debut.
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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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The fourth-season premiere of Fox's  musical juggernaut "American Idol" dominated television on  Tuesday, outdrawing the other five leading broadcast networks  combined in total viewership and audience rating, according to  preliminary ratings.
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The Fox News cable channel made a bit of television history by drawing more viewers than any of the Big Three broadcast networks on the opening night of major coverage of the Republican convention, according to figures issued on Wednesday.
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Fox pulled out another  strong week with a pair of two-hour episodes of "American Idol"  that overshadowed the rest of broadcast primetime in the adults  18-49 demographic.
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LOS ANGELES  - Jeffrey Nordling, who co-starred on "Dirt" this year, has joined the cast of Fox's "24" as an FBI agent.
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LOS ANGELES  - Baseball's lively League  Championship Series kept Fox atop the primetime standings on  Monday.