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[11/30/06 - 05:35 PM]
Season Highs for "Top Model" and "One Tree Hill" Propel the CW to Second Best Night Since Launch
The CW spins the numbers for Wednesday, November 29.
[via press release from The CW]

SEASON HIGHS FOR "TOP MODEL" AND "ONE TREE HILL" PROPEL THE CW TO SECOND BEST NIGHT SINCE LAUNCH

The CW Wins Final Night of Nov. Sweep in Adults 18-34 and Women 18-34

"Top Model" Reaches New Season Highs in All Categories; Ranks First at 8pm in Adults 18-34, Women 18-34 and Women 18-49

"One Tree Hill" Delivers Series Best Ratings Since 04-05 Season

The CW Posts Double-Digit Weekly and Year-to-Year Gains

November 30, 2006 (Burbank, CA) - Season high ratings for "America's Next Top Model" and "One Tree Hill" combined to give The CW its second best night since the network launched on Sept. 20. in adults 18-34 (3.0/9), women 18-34 (4.5/12), adults 18-49 (2.3/6), women 18-49 (3.2/8) and viewers (5.0mil), according to Live Plus Same Day Nielsen ratings for Wednesday, Nov. 29.

The CW won the final night of the Nov. 06 Sweep in adults 18-34 and women 18-34.

Heading into next week's finale, "Top Model" delivered its best performance of the season in adults 18-34 (3.5/11), women 18-34 (5.2/15), adults 18-49 (2.8/8), women 18-49 (4.0/10) and viewers (5.8mil).

"Top Model" won the 8-9:00 p.m. hour among adults 18-34, women 18-34, and women 18-49. "Top Model" was third in the hour in adults 18-49, beating NBC and ABC.

With season high ratings across the board, "One Tree Hill" also delivered the series best ratings since the 2004-2005 season in key demos, including its best adults 18-34 (2.6/7) since 4/26/05 and best women 18-34 (3.8/10) since 2/22/05.

The CW's Wednesday line-up marks a significant improvement over both UPN and The WB on the same night a year ago (11/30/05) in all key demos. Compared to The WB's Wednesday, The CW was up 100% in adults 18-34, 114% in women 18-34, 77% in adults 18-49 and 78% in women 18-49. Versus UPN's year ago Wednesday, The CW is up 30% in adults 18-34, 36% in women 18-34, 28% in adults 18-49 and 19% in women 18-49.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: What follows is the afternoon update with the final national Nielsen ratings.]

SEASON HIGHS FOR "TOP MODEL" AND "ONE TREE HILL" PROPEL THE CW TO SECOND BEST NIGHT SINCE LAUNCH The CW Wins Final Night of Nov. Sweep in Adults 18-34 and Women 18-34

"One Tree Hill" Delivers Its Highest Ratings Since 04-05 Season

"Top Model" Reaches New Season Highs in All Categories; Ranks First at 8pm in Adults 18-34, Women 18-34 and Women 18-49

The CW Posts Double-Digit Year-to-Year Gains Over Both UPN and WB

November 30, 2006 (Burbank, CA) - Season high ratings for "America's Next Top Model" and "One Tree Hill" combined to give The CW its second highest rated night of programming since the network launched on Sept. 20. in adults 18-34 (3.0/9), women 18-34 (4.6/12), adults 18-49 (2.3/6), women 18-49 (3.3/8) and viewers (4.9mil), according to Live Plus Same Day Nielsen ratings for Wednesday, Nov. 29.

The CW won the final night of the Nov. 06 Sweep in adults 18-34 and women 18-34.

With season high ratings across the board, "One Tree Hill" also delivered the series best ratings since the 2004-2005 season in key demos, including its best adults 18-34 (2.6/7) since 4/26/05 and best women 18-34 (3.9/10) since 2/22/05.

Heading into next week's finale, "Top Model" delivered its best performance of the season in adults 18-34 (3.4/10), women 18-34 (5.2/15), adults 18-49 (2.8/8), women 18-49 (4.0/10) and viewers (5.7mil).

"Top Model" won the 8-9:00 p.m. hour among adults 18-34, women 18-34, and women 18-49.

The CW's Wednesday line-up marks a significant improvement over both UPN and The WB on the same night a year ago (11/30/05) in all key demos. Compared to The WB's Wednesday, The CW was up 100% in adults 18-34, 119% in women 18-34, 77% in adults 18-49, 83% in women 18-49 and 70% in viewers. Versus UPN's year ago Wednesday, The CW is up 30% in adults 18-34, 39% in women 18-34, 28% in adults 18-49, 22% in women 18-49 and 22% in viewers.





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