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[10/24/06 - 12:15 PM]
Primetime Ratings Report for the Week of October 16, 2006
ABC spins the numbers for the week of October 16-22.

[via press release from ABC]

Primetime Ratings Report For the week of October 16, 2006

ABC is No. 1 in Adults 18-49 for the 5th Week in a Row and is Up Over the Same Week Last Year in the Key Sales Demo Even Without �MNF� This Year

In Adults 18-49, ABC is Off to the Most Competitive Start for Any Network In 5 Years and is Delivering its Longest Winning Streak in 6-1/2 Years

ABC Airs 8 of the Top 20 TV Program for the Week in Adults 18-49, Including 4 of the Top 5; Net Places 4 of the Top 5 Most-Watched Shows

ABC�s �Wife Swap� Hits Season Highs Monday at 8pm in Viewers and Adults 18-49

�The Bachelor: Rome� Delivers Season Highs in Viewers and Young Adults

Achieving Monday Highs Across the Board, ABC�s �What About Brian� Beats NBC�s �Studio 60� in the Key Adult 18-49 Sales Demographic

ABC�s �Dancing with the Stars� Tallies Season Highs, Standing as Tuesday�s No. 1 TV Program in Total Viewers and Across the Adult Demos

�Help Me Help You� Marks its Best Viewer and Young Adult Numbers Since its Debut

ABC�s �Boston Legal� Sees its Strongest Performance Since its Season Opener

Growing its Audience for the Fourth Week in a Row, �DWTS the Results Show� Leads on Wednesday and Continues to Hit Series Highs in Viewers and Young Adults

For the Third Consecutive Week, ABC�s �Lost� is Wednesday�s No. 1 TV Show in Adults 25-54, Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Among Teens 12-17

ABC�s �The Nine� Grows Week to Week in Adults 18-34 and with Key Women

ABC�s �Ugly Betty� Cuts into CBS� �Survivor� in Viewers and Young Adults, Growing its Audience Week to Week Among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Men

ABC�s �Grey�s Anatomy� Draws More Viewers than �C.S.I.� for the 4th Time in 5 Weeks, Dominating the CBS Drama in Adults 18-49 for the 5th Week in a Row

For the 5th Straight Week, ABC Airs Sunday�s No. 1 TV Program in Total Viewers And Adults 18-49, as �Desperate Housewives� Tops Fox�s 2006 World Series Game 2

ABC Claims Sunday�s Top 3 Entertainment Series in the Key Adult 18-49 Sales Demo

WEEK No. 5:

During the week of October 16, 2006, ABC ranked No. 1 in the key Adult 18-49 sales demographic for the fifth week in a row. Among Adults 18-49, ABC (4.0/11) bested the second-place networks by 5% (CBS � 3.8/10 and Fox � 3.8/11 tied in rating) and outpaced fourth-place NBC by 25% (3.2/9). ABC also led its fifth straight week among Adults 18-34 (3.2/10) and across each of the women demographics: W18-34 (4.2/13), W18-49 (5.3/14) & W25-54 (6.2/15). Disney-owned ABC remained the highest-rated broadcaster for the week with Teens 12-17 (2.0/7) and Kids 2-11 (1.5/6). ABC aired the No. 1 TV programs on 4 nights of the week (Tuesday � �Dancing with the Stars,� Wednesday � �Lost,� Thursday � �Grey�s Anatomy� and Sunday � �Desperate Housewives�). It also claimed the most-watched television shows on all 4 evenings.

� Even without the advantage of �Monday Night Football� in its averages year, ABC was up over the same week last year in both Total Viewers (11.2 million vs. 10.5 million) and Adults 18-49 (4.0/11 vs. 3.9/11). It was the fifth consecutive week that ABC has been up over the comparable year-ago week in Total Viewers.

� In holding the No. 1 position in Adults 18-49 on each of the first five weeks of the season, ABC is delivering its most competitive start to a TV Season in at least 15 years -- preceding the start of the Nielsen electronic database in September of 1991. In addition, ABC is off to the best season start for any television network in 5 years � since beginning of the �01-02 TV Season, when NBC also ranked No. 1 during the opening 5 weeks. ABC is also in the middle of its longest winning streak during the course of a television season in over 6 years � since a streak during spring 2000, during the weeks of 2/21-4/17/00, when �Millionaire� was running hot.

� Excluding sports from the season averages to adjust for the loss of �MNF,� ABC�s primetime performance is outrunning last season by 16% in Total Viewers (12.3 million vs. 10.6 million), by 10% in Adults 18-49 (4.4/12 vs. 4.0/11) and by 13% in Adults 18-34 (3.6/11 vs. 3.2/10) over the first five weeks of last season.

� ABC aired 8 of the week�s Top 10 English language TV programs among Hispanic Adults 18-49: �Grey�s� � No. 1, �Housewives� � No. 2, �DWTS� and �Lost� tied at No. 3, �What About Brian� � No. 6, with �Ugly Betty,� �DWTS the Results Show� and �Brothers & Sisters� tied at No. 8. The only non-ABC shows in the Top 10 were Fox�s �MLB NLCS Game 7� (No. 5) and CBS� �C.S.I.� (No. 6).

Weekly Rankings: ABC aired 8 of the week�s Top 20 TV series in Adults 18-49, including 4 of the Top 5 programs: �Grey�s Anatomy� � No. 1, �Desperate Housewives� � No. 2, �Lost� � No. 4, �Dancing with the Stars� � No. 5, �DWTS the Results Show� � No. 15, �Extreme Makeover: Home Edition� and �Brothers & Sisters� tied at No. 16 and �Ugly Betty� � No. 20. The Network claimed 4 of the Top 5 most-watched TV programs during the week: �Grey�s Anatomy� � No. 1 (fourth time in 5 weeks), �Dancing with the Stars� � No. 2 (highest rank yet this season), �Desperate Housewives� � No. 4 and �DWTS the Results Show� � No. 5. ABC�s �Dancing with the Stars� stood as TV�s No. 1 unscripted program of the week in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. Additionally, �Grey�s Anatomy� and �Desperate Housewives� stood as the Top 2 TV program of the week in each of the key adult (A18-34/A18-49/A25-54) and women demos (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54). ABC�s broad appealing �Extreme Makeover: Home Edition� and �Dancing with the Stars� qualified as the Top 2 broadcasts for the week with Kids 2-11.

Monday

With �Wife Swap� leading into �The Bachelor: Rome,� followed by �What About Brian� at 10:00 p.m., ABC produced its largest Monday night audience (8.0 million) and top Adult 18-49 rating (3.3/8) with regular programming on the night since early May -- since 5/1/06. For the second straight week, ABC hit Monday season highs in each of the women demographics. ABC ranked as the No. 1 Network on Monday night among Women 18-34 (4.4/12).

� ABC surged from its delivery on the same night last year by +29% in Women 18-34 (4.4/12 vs. 3.4/10), by +20% in Women 18-49 (4.8/11 vs. 4.0/10) and by +18% in Women 25-54 (5.2/12 vs. 4.4/10), a night which included a �Monday Night Football� game (St. Louis at Indianapolis) and an episode of �Wife Swap.�

�Wife Swap� (8:00-9:00 p.m.)

�Wife Swap� gave ABC a solid start from 8:00-9:00 p.m., taking second place in the hour among Adults 18-34 (2.9/9) and Adults 18-49 (3.3/9).

� �Wife Swap� delivered a season high in the 8 o'clock hour among Total Viewers (8.1 million) and across the adult demos: AD18-34 (2.9/9), AD18-49 (3.3/9) and AD25-54 (3.6/9).

�The Bachelor: Rome� (9:00-10:00 p.m.)

From 9:00-10:00 p.m. �The Bachelor� built on its lead-in and grew by 10% in Total Viewers and by 9% in Adults 18-49 from start to finish. �The Bachelor: Rome� took second place in its time period with its core audience of Women 18-34 (4.5/11), beating CBS' comedies by 13% (�Two and a Half Men�/�Old Christine� � 4.0/10).

� Hitting season highs, ABC's �The Bachelor: Rome� was from the prior week by 10% in Total Viewers (8.7 million vs. 7.9 million) and by 6% in Adults 18-49 (3.3/8 vs. 3.1/7).

�What About Brian� (10:00-11:00 p.m.)

ABC�s �What About Brian� beat NBC's �Studio 60� during the 10 o'clock hour by 3% among Adults 18-49 (3.2/8 vs. 3.1/8) and by a more substantial 28% in Adults 18-34 (3.2/9 vs. 2.5/7). The NBC drama sank to new lows in viewers and young adults.

� Growing from its week-earlier season premiere, �What About Brian� achieved its largest-ever Monday audience (7.3 million), matched its high among Adults 18-49 (3.2/8) and hit a new Monday high with Adults 18-34 (3.2/9).

� ABC's �What About Brian� retained an impressive 97% of its Adult 18-49 lead-in from �The Bachelor� (3.2/8 vs. 3.3/8) and built on its lead-in by 10% in Adults 18-34 (3.2/9 vs. 2.9/7).

Tuesday

ABC dominated on Tuesday night, beating its closest competition by 2.9 million viewers (16.0 million vs. 13.1 million - CBS) and by 21% in Adults 18-49 (4.6/12 vs. 3.8/10 - NBC). The Net marked its 6th straight Tuesday as the most-watched TV network, and was the top-rated net on the night in Adults 18-49 on 5 of the past 6 Tuesdays.

� Growing by 6% in Total Viewers and 7% in Adults 18-49 from the previous week (15.1 million & 4.3/11 on 10/3/06), ABC matched its strongest Tuesday performance this season -- tied with season premiere Tuesday on 9/26/06.

� ABC�s Tuesday night numbers are up sharply over last season. Compared to the same point a year ago, ABC�s Tuesday delivery has increased by 32% in Total Viewers (15.1 million vs. 11.4 million) and by 26% in Adults 18-49 (4.3/11 vs. 3.4/9).

�Dancing with the Stars� (8:00-9:31 p.m.)

Tuesday's No. 1 TV program in viewers and young adults, ABC's �Dancing with the Stars� continued to lead its time period by wide margins. In its time period, ABC�s �DWTS� outpaced second-place CBS by 44% in Total Viewers (21.3 million vs. 14.7 million) and by 58% in Adults 18-49 (6.0/16 vs. 3.8/10). �DWTS� qualified as Tuesday�s most-watched program for the 6th straight week and was once again the night�s No. 1 TV show among Adults 18-34 (4.6/13), Adults 18-49 (6.0/16) and Adults 25-54 (7.4/17).

� �Dancing with the Stars� garnered season highs in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, representing the series� third-strongest performance ever, behind only its two previous season finales.

� �DWTS� continued to produce ABC�s largest non-sports audience in the time period in well over 6 years and its top Adult 18-49 numbers in nearly 3 years � since 5/16/00 and 11/4/03, respectively.

�Help Me Help You� (9:31-10:01 p.m.)

ABC�s �Help Me Help You� took second place in its half-hour among Women 18-49 (4.3/10) and Women 25-54 (5.6/12).

� �Help Me Help You� was up over the prior week in Total Viewers (10.3 million vs. 9.9 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.1/8 vs. 3.0/8), with its best numbers since its debut telecast (on 9/26/06).

�Boston Legal� (10:01-11:00 p.m.)

ABC's �Boston Legal� finished ahead of its CBS competition in the 10 o�clock hour among Total Viewers (10.8 million vs. 10.3 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.2/8 vs. 3.1/8).

� Posting its best numbers since its season opener on 9/19/06, ABC�s �Boston Legal� was up from the prior week by 7% in Total Viewers and by 10% in Adults 18-49 (10.1 million & 2.9/8 on 10/10/06).

Wednesday

ABC won its third straight Wednesday in the key Adult 18-49 sales demographic (4.9/13) and also stood as the most-watched TV network of the evening (14.6 million). Rounding out its top standings, ABC was also the No. 1 net on the night with Adults 18-34 (3.9/12) and Adults 25-54 (5.9/14).

� The Network was up week to week in Total Viewers (14.6 million vs. 14.5 million) and Adults 18-34 (3.9/12 vs. 3.7/11).

�Dancing with the Stars the Results Show� (8:00-9:00 p.m.)

Growing its Viewer and Adults 18-49 numbers for the fourth week in a row, ABC�s �Dancing with the Stars the Results Show� delivered the No. 1 position during Wednesday's 8 o'clock hour for the sixth straight week. From 8:00-9:00 p.m., �DWTS the Results Show� outpaced second-place CBS' �Jericho� by 8.3 million viewers (19.2 million vs. 10.9 million) and by 61% in Adults 18-49 (5.0/14 vs. 3.1/9). In the same hour, NBC�s second airings of �30 Rock� and �20 Good Years� declined from their week-ago premieres and continued to lose audience for NBC in the hour, as �20 Good Years� actually dropped into fifth place at 8:30 p.m. in viewers and young adults, behind CW�s �Top Model.� ABC�s �DWTS the Results Show� stood as Wednesday�s most-watched television program.

� ABC�s �Dancing� results program again achieved series highs in viewers and young adults, continuing to mark the Net�s largest non-sports audience in the time period since May 2005 and its top Adult 18-49 number since January 2006 � since 5/25/05 and 1/11/06, respectively.

�Lost� (9:00-10:01 p.m.)

The No. 1 TV program of the night in Adults 18-49 for the third straight week (on each of its telecasts this season), ABC's �Lost� towered over its nearest time period competition by 47% (6.6/16 vs. 4.5/11 � CBS� �Criminal Minds�). �Lost� (16.3 million) also drew a larger audience than �Criminal Minds� (16.2 million), as the two Touchstone-produced dramas combined to attract 32.5 million Total Viewers to the time period.

� For the third week in a row, �Lost� qualified as Wednesday�s No. 1 TV program across the key adult demos (AD18-34 � 5.7/16, AD18-49 � 6.6/16 and AD25-54 � 7.6/17) and among Teens 12-17 (3.5/12).

� �Lost� was up from the prior week by among Men 18-34 (5.0/15 vs. 4.7/14) and Women 25-54 (8.8/18 vs. 8.6/19)

�The Nine� (10:01-11:00 p.m.)

During the 10 o�clock hour, ABC's �The Nine� defeated NBC�s �Dateline� by nearly 1 million viewers (8.2 million vs. 7.3 million) and by 19% in Adults 18-49 (3.1/8 vs. 2.6/7).

� �The Nine� held 100% of its Adult 18-49 audience week to week and was up from the prior week among Adults 18-34 (2.3/7 vs. 2.1/6) and across all women demos: W18-34 (3.2/9 vs. 2.9/8), W18-49 (4.1/10 vs. 3.9/10) and W25-54 (4.7/11 vs. 4.6/11).

Thursday

For the fifth week in a row, ABC stood as Thursday�s No. 1 network in Adults 18-49, beating out second-place CBS by 5% (5.8/15 vs. 5.5/14). ABC also led the evening by solid margins among Adults 18-34 (5.3/15), across each of the key women demographics (W18-34 - 7.5/20, W18-49 - 8.2/20, & W25-54 � 9.0/19) and among Teens 12-17 (2.8/10).

� ABC is trending well ahead of its performance on Thursday night at the same point last year. ABC�s Thursday night delivery has jumped by 9.3 million viewers (15.9 million vs. 6.6 million) and by 195% in Adults 18-49 (6.2/16 vs. 2.1/6), over the same point last season.

�Ugly Betty� (8:00-9:00 p.m.)

Continuing to take a bite out of CBS� �Survivor� in Thursday�s 8 o�clock hour, ABC�s �Ugly Betty� delivered a solid second, pacing well ahead of NBC�s comedies (�My Name is Earl�/�The Office�) in Total Viewers (+4.7 million - 13.2 million vs. 8.5 million) and Adults 18-49 (+16% - 4.4/12 vs. 3.8/10). �Survivor� tallied its worst-ever viewer and young adult numbers for a fall telecast of the CBS reality series (15.0 million & 5.3/14), and has now marked its three lowest fall deliveries ever during the last three weeks. For its fourth straight telecast (on each of the series� airings), ABC�s �Betty� won the Thursday 8 o�clock hour among Women 18-34, besting second-place �Survivor� by 23% (5.3/15 vs. 4.3/12). The ABC freshman series also held the No. 1 position in the time period with Women 18-49 for the 3rd time in 4 telecasts (6.2/16).

� �Ugly Betty� was up from the prior week among Adults 18-49 (4.4/12 vs. 4.3/12) and Adults 18-34 (3.7/11 vs. 3.6/11). Although it aired against post-season MLB baseball on Fox, �Ugly Betty� was up across the key men demographics over the prior week: M18-34 (2.0/7 vs. 1.9/6), M18-49 (2.5/7 vs. 2.3/7) and M25-54 (2.9/8 vs. 2.8/7).

� Delivering strong tune-in for ABC in the hour throughout its telecast, �Ugly Betty� gained 13% in viewers (12.4 million to 14.0 million) and 20% in Adults 18-49 (4.0/12 to 4.8/12) from its first half-hour to its second half-hour.

� Over the course of its four telecasts, �Ugly Betty� has improved the hour for ABC by 95% in Total Viewers (14.4 million vs. 7.4 million) and by 92% in Adults 18-49 (4.6/13 vs. 2.4/7) over the same nights last year.

�Grey�s Anatomy� (9:00-10:01 p.m.)

ABC's �Grey's Anatomy� attracted more viewers than �C.S.I.� for the third week in a row (4 of 5 weeks), beating the CBS drama by 1.6 million viewers (22.1 million vs. 20.5 million). Winning the time period by 39% in Adults 18-49 (9.6/23 vs. 6.9/18), �Grey�s� defeated �C.S.I.� for the fifth straight week in the key adult sales demographic. Against �Grey�s,� CBS� �C.S.I.� fell to its smallest audience and lowest Adult 18-49 number for an original telecast since May 2004 � since 5/6/04. �Grey�s� was up week to week, delivering its best Adult 18-49 rating since its premiere telecast (since 9/21/06). Despite facing Fox�s MLB playoff baseball, �Grey�s� also delivered its best men numbers since its premiere in the time period.

� In addition to qualifying as the No. 1 TV show on Thursday in Total Viewers for the third week in a row, it was also the highest-rated program of the evening for the 5th consecutive week with Adults 18-34 (9.0/24), Adults 18-49 (9.6/23) and Adults 25-54 (10.3/22).

�Six Degrees� (10:01-11:00 p.m.)

During the 10 o'clock hour, ABC's freshman �Six Degrees� continued to outperform its CBS freshman drama competition (�Shark�) among Adults 18-34 (3.2/10), as well as among Women 18-34 (4.7/13). In fact, �Six Degrees� defeated �Shark� by 10% in Adults 18-34 (3.2/10 vs. 2.9/9).

� �Six Degrees� retained all of its Adult 18-34 audience week to week (3.2/10), while growing its delivery by 9% with Women 18-34 (4.7/13 vs. 4.3/12).

� On average, �Six Degrees� has improved ABC's numbers the hour by 63% in Total Viewers (9.8 million vs. 6.0 million) and by 100% in Adults 18-49 (4.0/11 vs. 2.0/5) over the same nights last season.

Friday

�Men in Trees� (9:00-10:00 p.m.)

For the sixth consecutive week, on each of its broadcasts in the time period, ABC�s �Men in Trees� built on its lead-in. The new ABC series built on its lead-in (the season premiere of �Extreme Makeover�) by 1.4 million viewers (6.2 million vs. 4.8 million) and by 13% in Adults 18-49 (1.7/5 vs. 1.5/5).

� To date, �Men in Trees� has boosted ABC�s numbers on Friday from 9:00-10:00 p.m. hour by 1.5 million viewers (7.3 million vs. 5.8 million) and by 5% in Adults 18-49 (2.1/7 vs. 2.0/6) over the same nights last year.

Sunday

Against Fox�s high-rated NFL overrun leading into Game 2 of the 2006 World Series, ABC delivered a solid second-place finish during Sunday�s primetime in Total Viewers (13.5 million) and Adults 18-49 (5.3/13). Even though part of its lineup was in repeat (�Extreme Makeover: Home Edition�), ABC ranked as the No. 1 network on the night across each of the key women demographics: W18-34 (5.3/15), W18-49 (6.9/17) and W25-54 (7.9/18).

� ABC�s �Desperate Housewives� qualified as Sunday�s No. 1 TV program for the fifth week in a row among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, topping competition including Fox�s World Series game. Also for the fifth straight week, ABC delivered the Top 3 entertainment series on Sunday evening in the key Adult 18-49 sales demographic, with �Desperate Housewives,� �Brothers & Sisters� and a repeat of �Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.�

�America�s Funniest Home Videos� (7:00-8:00 p.m.)

Competing against Fox�s high-rated NFL overrun and World Series coverage, ABC�s �America�s Funniest Home Videos� held strong. The venerable ABC video clip show took second place among young adults, with an average audience of 9.6 million viewers tallied a 3.1 rating, 9 share among Adults 18-49, essentially even with the prior week�s delivery (9.8 million & 3.1/9 on 10/15/06). Opposite stiff competition, �AFHV� delivered substantial tune-in for ABC throughout the opening hour on Sunday, building 2.9 million viewers (8.2 million to 11.1 million) and 44% in Adults 18-49 (2.5/8 to 3.6/10) from start to finish.

� Pacing behind only the prior week in viewers, �America�s Funniest Home Videos� produced its second-strongest largest audience and matched its highest Adult 18-49 number in nearly 8 months � since 2/26/06 & 2/19/06, respectively.

�Extreme Makeover: Home Edition� (8:00-9:00 p.m.)

From 8:00-9:00 p.m., ABC�s repeat airing of �Extreme Makeover: Home Edition� beat CBS� original �Amazing Race� by 1.9 million viewers (12.8 million vs. 10.9 million) and by 29% in Adults 18-49 (4.9/12 vs. 3.8/9). �Home Edition� won its hour, overshadowing Fox�s World Series coverage across the women demos (W18-34 - 5.0/14, W18-49 � 6.1/15 & W25-54 � 6.9/15), among Teens 12-17 (3.1/10) and Kids 2-11 (3.3/11).

�Desperate Housewives� (9:00-10:01 p.m.)

Sunday�s No. 1 TV program for the 5th week in a row in Total Viewers (19.7 million) and Adults 18-49 (8.1/18), ABC�s �Desperate Housewives� defeated competition during in the 9 o�clock hour, including Fox�s World Series coverage (19.0 million & 6.1/15), and CBS� �Cold Case� (14.8 million & 4.3/10).

� Despite going up against the World Series, ABC�s �Desperate Housewives� was up from the prior week in Men 18-34 (4.2/11 vs. 4.0/11) and retained all of its Men 18-49 audience (5.2/12).

�Brothers & Sisters� (10:01-11:00 p.m.)

ABC�s freshman �Brothers & Sisters� beat out its CBS drama competition during the 10 o�clock hour by 14% among Adults 18-49 (4.9/12 vs. 4.3/11 � �Without a Trace�) and ranked No. 1 in the time period, ahead of the World Series, across key women (W18-34 � 4.8/14, W18-49 - 7.1/18 & W25-54 - 8.4/19).

� Although it competed against the World Series, ABC�s freshman drama �Brothers & Sisters� retained 98% of its Adult 18-49 audience from the previous week (4.9/12 vs. 5.0/12).

Source: Nielsen Media Research, NTI and NHTI (Live+SD, Most Current), week of 10/16/06, or as dated.





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· 20 GOOD YEARS (NBC)
· 30 ROCK (NBC)
· AMAZING RACE, THE (CBS)
· AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS (ABC)
· AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL (VH1)
· BACHELOR, THE (ABC)
· BOSTON LEGAL (ABC)
· BROTHERS & SISTERS (ABC)
· COLD CASE (CBS)
· CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS)
· CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
· DANCING WITH THE STARS (ABC)
· DATELINE NBC (NBC)
· DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
· EXTREME MAKEOVER (ABC)
· EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION (HGTV)
· GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC)
· HELP ME HELP YOU (ABC)
· JERICHO (CBS)
· LOST (ABC)
· MEN IN TREES (ABC)
· MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (ESPN)
· MY NAME IS EARL (NBC)
· NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, THE (CBS)
· NINE, THE (ABC)
· OFFICE, THE (NBC)
· SHARK (CBS)
· SIX DEGREES (ABC)
· STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP (NBC)
· SURVIVOR (CBS)
· TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)
· UGLY BETTY (ABC)
· WHAT ABOUT BRIAN (ABC)
· WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (ABC)
· WIFE SWAP (PARAMOUNT)
· WITHOUT A TRACE (CBS)





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It was the most-watched program of the night among all the broadcast networks against mostly original programming.

[03/18/25 - 02:02 PM]
ESPN Earns Event Record Viewership for Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix
ESPN's live telecast of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix this past weekend drew an average of 1.1 million viewers, the largest U.S. television audience ever for the event.

[03/18/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of March 10: "The Electric State" Energizes, "Adolescence" Excels in This Week's Top 10
Viewers also sought laughs from the Mindy Kaling comedy "Running Point" - starring Kate Hudson and set to return for Season 2 - which scored the No. 2 spot in English TV (6 million views).

[03/18/25 - 10:49 AM]
NBA on ABC Regular Season Viewership Up Double-Digits From Last Year
The "NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC" series won the night among all viewers seven out of 10 times, and among viewers younger than 50 eight out of ten times.

[03/17/25 - 11:08 AM]
"The Way Home" Finishes Thrilling Third Season as #1 Most-Watched Program on Entertainment Cable Among Women 25-54
The riveting finale was the #1 most-watched program on Friday with Women 18+, leaving viewers eager to dive back into the time-traveling pond filled with rich family history and spellbinding mystery.

[03/14/25 - 09:31 AM]
Return of AMC's "Dark Winds" Attracts 2.2 Million Premiere Night Viewers
On AMC+, the series continued its trajectory of viewership growth every season, with the season three premiere up more than 50 percent in viewership over season two, and doubling subscriber acquisition over the previous season.

[03/12/25 - 10:06 AM]
"The Last of Us" Season 2 Trailer Shatters Records, Becoming HBO and Max's Most-Watched Original Trailer with 158 Million Views
The trailer outperformed previous "The Last of Us" trailers and teasers by a margin of at least 160%.

[03/11/25 - 03:00 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for 2nd Consecutive Week
"Nightline" also improved year to year in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49.