Fox wins weeklong ratings race with "Dance"
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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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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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Vivica A. Fox showed she had all the right moves Wednesday when she was voted off "Dancing with the Stars," making a graceful exit.
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Fueled by coverage of the first three nights of the Summer Olympics, NBC handily won primetime in the week ended Aug. 15, according to Nielsen Media Research data issued Tuesday.
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Despite hot competition from ABC's "Desperate Housewives," the 47th annual Grammy Awards drove CBS to the weekly win in total viewers and to a tie with Fox for bragging rights among adults 18-49.
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Fox claimed all of the top  five shows in the key adults 18-49 demographic last week and  got a solid premiere from David E. Kelley&#39;s drama &quot;Wedding  Bells.&quot;
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NEW YORK When Fox aired a new episode of So You Think You Can Dance last month, 994,000 viewers watched the show on their DVRs up to three days after its May 24 broadcast. While those viewers may have been dazzled by the fancy footwork on the show, the ads didn&#39;t prove as appealing--two-thirds of the viewers fast-forwarded through the commercials.
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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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The new Fox game show "Are  You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?" delivered the highest series  premiere on any network in viewership in nearly nine years,  according to preliminary data released Wednesday by Nielsen  Media Research.
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Diversity paid off. For Dancing with the Stars, not   Survivor.
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A ventriloquist and exhibition football helped NBC snap Fox's 28-week winning streak among youthful viewers.
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NEW YORK  - 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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LOS ANGELES  - Fox took the crown for the week ending July 15 in both total viewers and the adults 18-49 demographic thanks to the performance of such series as "Hell's Kitchen," "Don't Forget the Lyrics" and "So You Think You Can Dance."
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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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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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After a near-summerlong  hiatus from the top of the ratings heap, ABC waltzed back into  the lead with Monday&#39;s return of &quot;Dancing With the Stars,&quot;  while NBC&#39;s &quot;Heroes&quot; was on track to win in adults 18-49.
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It was a huge week for Fox in the TV ratings Â with one asterisk.