ABC triumvirate powers network to Sunday win
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"Desperate Housewives," "Extreme  Makeover: Home Edition" and the new drama "Brothers & Sisters"  added up to a nightly victory for ABC on Sunday, according to  the Hollywood Reporter.
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CBS on Tuesday claimed victory as   the most watched television network in prime-time during last   week's fall premieres, but more people tuned in overall than   last year, giving each network victories to tout.
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"CSI: Miami" was hot-to-trot in its third season premiere Monday, leading CBS to a victory for the night in total viewers and besting ABC's "Monday Night Football" in the key audience group of adults aged 18 to 49 during the 10 p.m. hour.
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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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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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ABC and NBC will each be rolling out a multi-night competition show this week.
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A double shot of "Survivor: Vanuatu," a triple dose of "CSI" and a dash of "The Amazing Race 6" drove CBS to an easy victory in primetime in the week that ended Dec. 12.
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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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"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" crested the 30 million-viewer mark again on Thursday, leading CBS to an easy victory for the night.
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ABC and CBS split the nightly win on another active Wednesday in primetime.
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&quot;Desperate Housewives&quot; was hot-to-trot in its second outing for ABC on Sunday, leading the network to a commanding nightly victory with assistance from
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CBS scored a clean sweep among young and old viewers during the third week of the new television season, while ABC showed signs that its two freshman successes may have staying power.
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Fueled by football, NBC  won last week&#39;s ratings race in the key adults 18-49  demographic. But CBS returned to No. 1 in total viewers after  finishing second the previous week.
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For the first time in its history, the National Football League concluded only part of a long-term television deal yesterday, settling its Sunday afternoon packages with Fox and CBS through
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LOS ANGELES  - CBS won Christmas week in total viewers, while "NBC Sunday Night Football" was the top program during the period.
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By JESSE NOYES  Deval Patrick wasn't the only big winner Tuesday night. The CBS- owned Channel 38 earned major political points by flooding the zone with blanket prime-time coverage of the primary.
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Two days, one adjective. The daylong broadcast of Super Bowl Sunday arrived with more than a few similarities to the media drum beat accompanying the impending primaries of Super Tuesday.