Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Wed., Sept. 26)
09/27/07 10:48 AM
By ED BARK
ABC's Dancing with the Stars again swept the floor clean of competition Wednesday night. Then the real action began from 8 to 10 p.m., when four new ABC and NBC drama series squared off. Here's how it looked in D-FW as the night progressed on the two networks:
TOTAL HOMES
Dancing with the Stars results show (ABC) -- 314,192
Private Practice (ABC) -- 228,946
Dirty Sexy Money (ABC) --185,106
Deal or No Deal (NBC) -- 119,344
Bionic Woman (NBC) -- 204,590
Life (NBC) -- 155,878
18-to-49-YEAR-OLDS
Dancing with the Stars -- 155,000
Private Practice -- 102,300
Dirty Sexy Money -- 102,300
Deal or No Deal -- 86,800
Bionic Woman -- 124,000
Life -- 86,8000
That makes Bionic Woman the night's big winner in terms of both improving on its lead-in and winning the 8 to 9 p.m. slot among advertiser-craved 18-to-49-year-olds.
Other series fared well, too. The season premiere of CBS' CSI: NY won from 9 to 10 p.m. in both total homes and with 18-to-49-year-olds. Its 245,996 total homes made it the night's second most-watched program in that measurement, behind only Dancing.
The second episode of Fox's new and funny Back to You also hung in there, running second in both ratings measurements from 7 to 7:30 p.m.
CBS' Kid Nation slumped with its second episode, ranking fourth overall from 7 to 8 p.m. in total homes and the key 18-to-49 demo.
The local newscast ratings are getting more intriguing, too. Is it possible that a reinvigorated CBS11 might slip into second place in the 10 p.m. November "sweeps," ahead of the once dominant NBC5? The local Peacock could be in a world of hurt during a season that likely will be marked by mostly mediocre lead-in audiences from its network.
On Wednesday, NBC5's late night newscast upped its lead-in from Life but couldn't surmount the sizable advantage inherited by CBS11. Belo8, with a decent lead-in from Dirty Sexy Money, again topped the 10 p.m. field in both total homes and 25-to-54-year-olds, the key target audience for news programming. Here's how it looked:
TOTAL HOMES
ABC lead-in (9:45 to 10 p.m.) -- 170,492
Belo8's 10 p.m. news -- 221,640
CBS lead-in -- 265,480
CBS11's 10 p.m. news -- 192,412
NBC lead-in -- 143,700
NBC5's 10 p.m. news -- 170,492
25-to-54-YEAR-OLDS
ABC lead-in -- 117,670
Belo8's 10 p.m. news -- 143,500
CBS lead-in -- 169,330
CBS11's 10 p.m. news -- 140,630
NBC lead-in -- 111,930
NBC5's 10 p.m. news -- 111,930
Fox4 again dominated at 6 a.m., winning in both ratings measurements while NBC5 slipped ahead of Belo8 into second place.
Belo8 lately is no longer a juggernaut at 5 and 6 p.m., where it won handily in the May sweeps. On Wednesday, the ABC station won at 6 p.m. in total homes and tied with NBC5 at 5 p.m.
But in the 25-to-54-year-old demo, the Peacock prevailed at 5 p.m. and Fox4 won at 6 p.m. for the second straight day.
Also of note: Ken Burns' PBS series The War, on Ch. 13 locally, has averaged a decent-sized 68,197 total homes in D-FW for its first four chapters. It resumes this Sunday.
unclebarky@verizon.net
ABC's Dancing with the Stars again swept the floor clean of competition Wednesday night. Then the real action began from 8 to 10 p.m., when four new ABC and NBC drama series squared off. Here's how it looked in D-FW as the night progressed on the two networks:
TOTAL HOMES
Dancing with the Stars results show (ABC) -- 314,192
Private Practice (ABC) -- 228,946
Dirty Sexy Money (ABC) --185,106
Deal or No Deal (NBC) -- 119,344
Bionic Woman (NBC) -- 204,590
Life (NBC) -- 155,878
18-to-49-YEAR-OLDS
Dancing with the Stars -- 155,000
Private Practice -- 102,300
Dirty Sexy Money -- 102,300
Deal or No Deal -- 86,800
Bionic Woman -- 124,000
Life -- 86,8000
That makes Bionic Woman the night's big winner in terms of both improving on its lead-in and winning the 8 to 9 p.m. slot among advertiser-craved 18-to-49-year-olds.
Other series fared well, too. The season premiere of CBS' CSI: NY won from 9 to 10 p.m. in both total homes and with 18-to-49-year-olds. Its 245,996 total homes made it the night's second most-watched program in that measurement, behind only Dancing.
The second episode of Fox's new and funny Back to You also hung in there, running second in both ratings measurements from 7 to 7:30 p.m.
CBS' Kid Nation slumped with its second episode, ranking fourth overall from 7 to 8 p.m. in total homes and the key 18-to-49 demo.
The local newscast ratings are getting more intriguing, too. Is it possible that a reinvigorated CBS11 might slip into second place in the 10 p.m. November "sweeps," ahead of the once dominant NBC5? The local Peacock could be in a world of hurt during a season that likely will be marked by mostly mediocre lead-in audiences from its network.
On Wednesday, NBC5's late night newscast upped its lead-in from Life but couldn't surmount the sizable advantage inherited by CBS11. Belo8, with a decent lead-in from Dirty Sexy Money, again topped the 10 p.m. field in both total homes and 25-to-54-year-olds, the key target audience for news programming. Here's how it looked:
TOTAL HOMES
ABC lead-in (9:45 to 10 p.m.) -- 170,492
Belo8's 10 p.m. news -- 221,640
CBS lead-in -- 265,480
CBS11's 10 p.m. news -- 192,412
NBC lead-in -- 143,700
NBC5's 10 p.m. news -- 170,492
25-to-54-YEAR-OLDS
ABC lead-in -- 117,670
Belo8's 10 p.m. news -- 143,500
CBS lead-in -- 169,330
CBS11's 10 p.m. news -- 140,630
NBC lead-in -- 111,930
NBC5's 10 p.m. news -- 111,930
Fox4 again dominated at 6 a.m., winning in both ratings measurements while NBC5 slipped ahead of Belo8 into second place.
Belo8 lately is no longer a juggernaut at 5 and 6 p.m., where it won handily in the May sweeps. On Wednesday, the ABC station won at 6 p.m. in total homes and tied with NBC5 at 5 p.m.
But in the 25-to-54-year-old demo, the Peacock prevailed at 5 p.m. and Fox4 won at 6 p.m. for the second straight day.
Also of note: Ken Burns' PBS series The War, on Ch. 13 locally, has averaged a decent-sized 68,197 total homes in D-FW for its first four chapters. It resumes this Sunday.
unclebarky@verizon.net
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