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[11/01/06 - 11:56 AM]
Quick Take for Tuesday, October 31, 2006 (Based on Fast Affiliate Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Tuesday, October 31
[via press release from ABC]

Quick Take for Tuesday, October 31, 2006 (Based on Fast Affiliate Ratings)

ABC is the Top Network on Halloween in Viewers and Adults 18-49, Marking its Eighth Straight Week as Tuesday�s Most-Watched Network

This Season ABC�s Tuesday Grows by 32% in Viewers and 23% in Adults 18-49

�Dancing with the Stars� Wins its Time Period by 43% in Viewers and by 47% in Adults 18-49, Once Again Qualifying as Tuesday�s Most-Watched TV Program

�DWTS� Increases its Audience Across Each of the Key Men Demographics

�Help Me Help You� Takes Second in Adults 18-34 and Across the Women Demos

ABC�s �Boston Legal� Earns Second Place at 10pm in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49

Tuesday Night (8:00-11:00 p.m.)

ABC stood as the No. 1 TV network on Halloween night in Total Viewers (15.3 million) and Adults 18-49 (4.1/11). ABC marked its 8th consecutive Tuesday as the most-watched TV network.

� On average ABC�s Tuesday night numbers this season have grown by 32% in Total Viewers (15.2 vs. 11.5 million) and by 23% in Adults 18-49 (4.3/11 vs. 3.5/9) over the same point last season.

�Dancing with the Stars� (8:00-9:30 p.m.)

ABC's �Dancing with the Stars� delivered another convincing victory in its time period, despite going up against the return of Fox�s �House� to the 9 o�clock hour. �DWTS� beat its nearest competition in its time slot (CBS) by 43% in Total Viewers (20.5 million vs. 14.3 million) and by 47% in Adults 18-49 (5.3/15 vs. 3.6/10). The ABC unscripted series stood as Tuesday�s most-watched TV show for the 8th straight week.

� �Dancing with the Stars� posted strong week-to-week growth across each of the key men demographics: Men 18-34 (+19% - 2.5/8 vs. 2.1/7), Men 18-49 (+7% - 3.2/9 vs. 3.0/8) and Men 25-54 (+8% - 3.9/10 vs. 3.6/9).

�Help Me Help You� (9:30-10:00 p.m.)

ABC�s �Help Me Help You� earned second place in its half-hour among Adults 18-34 (2.1/6) and across each of the key women demographics: W18-34 (2.6/8), W18-49 (3.9/10) and W25-54 (4.7/10).

�Boston Legal� (10:00-11:00 p.m.)

ABC's �Boston Legal� took second place in the 10 o�clock hour, beating its CBS competition (�C.S.I.: NY� repeat special) by 2.2 million viewers (10.3 million vs. 8.1 million) and by 16% in Adults 18-49 (2.9/8 vs. 2.5/7).

Source: Nielsen Media Research (Fast Affiliate Ratings, Live+SD), 10/31/06





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· HELP ME HELP YOU (ABC)
· HOUSE (FOX)




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