Fox solves Monday demo case with '24'
A double-dose of 24 put Fox over the top on Monday in the adults 18-49 demographic. CBS maintained its comfortable lead in viewers thanks to Two and a Half Men and CSI: Miami. NBC got some good news at 8 p.m. with game show Deal or No Deal performing well as it settles into its once-a-week airing following last week's Monday-Friday marathon airing. Deal ranked No. 1 for the hour with an average of 14.7 million viewers and 4.9 rating/12 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, beating Fox's first installment of 24 (11.9 million, 4.8/12), according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. That ranked as NBC's best numbers in the time slot with regularly scheduled programming in nearly two years. Fox's 8 p.m. installment of 24 (11.9 million, 4.8/12) was a hair behind Deal. At 9 p.m., 24 (14 million, 5.9/14) pulled into a dead heat in the demo in its first half hour with CBS' 9 p.m. anchor Men (17.1 million, 5.7/13). CBS' momentum ebbed at 9:30 p.m. with Courting Alex (14 million, 4.3/10) but perked up at 10 p.m. with CSI: Miami (18.2 million, 6.0/15). NBC struggled at 9 p.m. with The Apprentice 5 (9.8 million, 4.0/9) losing ground despite a healthy lead-in from the final half-hour of Deal (15.5 million, 5.3/13). ABC was held to fourth place for the night with Wife Swap (8.6 million, 3.5/9), Supernanny (9.7 million, 3.8/9) and the 10 p.m. premiere of Miracle Workers (8.5 million, 3.4/9). For the night, CBS averaged 14.7 million viewers and 4.9/12 in the demo to Fox's 13 million viewers and 5.3/13 in adults 18-49.
- 3/7/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC sets midseason schedule moves
ABC announced a rash of primetime midseason changes Wednesday that go into effect beginning in March. Unscripted series will get their due, with four special episodes of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition devoted to the aftermath of the devastation in the Gulf Coast region settling in on Thursday at 8 p.m. beginning March 23. Extreme will step in for Dancing with the Stars, which will also be replaced by another reality show at 9 p.m., new entry American Inventor from Simon Cowell. Inventor will start March 16 with a two-hour episode starting at 8 p.m. Two more unscripted series will come in Mondays, beginning March 6. Returning series Supernanny moves in at 9 p.m., replacing ABC's struggling comedy block, and new series Miracle Workers will replace The Bachelor at the conclusion of its run at 10 p.m.
- 2/1/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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