"Kranks" gives Fox Wednesday ratings win
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The Tim Allen movie  "Christmas With the Kranks" served as a late Christmas present  for Fox, lifting the network to a primetime win among adults  18-49 on Wednesday.
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Fox swept prime-time television ratings last week, thanks to Sunday's broadcast of the New York Giants' dramatic victory in Super Bowl XLII, the most-watched sporting event in U.S. history.
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Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses.
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"Rock Star: Supernova"  was the highest rated show among adults 18-49 Wednesday, while  "CSI: New York" pulled in the most viewers, according to  preliminary ratings estimates from Nielsen Media Research.
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Fox's premieres of "Bones"  and the new series "Justice" rode to the top of the primetime  heap again Wednesday, with "Justice" serving as the night's top  show in a key measure.
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By DAVID BAUDER  NEW YORK - Three nights of escapist entertainment that kept parents and their children watching television together led Fox to a dominant week in the ratings.
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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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NEW YORK  - "Hell's Kitchen" kept the home fires burning for Fox, which narrowly beat NBC in the key adults 18-49 demographic for the week ended June 17.
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NEW YORK  - "Celebrity Duets" carried a   strong tune Tuesday, with its two-hour premiere leading Fox to   a primetime victory in two key measures.
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LOS ANGELES  - "American Idol" remained  the 800-pound gorilla of primetime for Fox on Wednesday, which  helped the network get its new 9 p.m. drama "Point Pleasant"  off to a respectable start.
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"The Biggest Loser" finale  and a higher-than-average "Medium" gave a primetime win in  adults 18-49 to NBC by a whisker over CBS, whose seasoned  Wednesday lineup overwhelmingly won in viewership.
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Foxâs combination of âAmerican Idolâ and âThe Moment of Truthâ lifted it far ahead of its rivals in the Wednesday night ratings.
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LOS ANGELES  - Baseball's lively League  Championship Series kept Fox atop the primetime standings on  Monday.
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NEW YORK  - "Hell's Kitchen" heated a summer Monday night for Fox, leading the network to the win in the adults 18-49 demographic.
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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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Monday's Game 5 of the Red Sox-Yankees series showed an interesting ratings pattern. The window from 5:15-8 p.m., the time allotted for the telecast, did a 42.2 rating and 66 audience share in Boston. Those are terrific numbers for any market. The better news for Fox was that the game was only half-over at that point.
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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.