Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Mon., May 19)
05/20/08 10:33 AM
By ED BARK
CBS and ABC controlled Monday's prime-time terrain with their respective big boppers, CSI: Miami and Dancing with the Stars.
The sixth season finale of CBS' sunny side homicides drew 287,401 D-FW homes to rank as the night's biggest draw. Dancing ran just a few steps behind with 265,480 total homes.
CBS also scored with its fifth season finale of Two and a Half Men (243,356 homes) while Fox's House closer had 163,185 homes. That left NBC in dire straits with a 90-minute edition of American Gladiators. It wimped out with just 56,019 homes from 7 to 8:30 p.m. but fared a bit better among advertiser-craved 18-to-49-year-olds.
ABC's two-hour premiere of The Bachelorette had 168,056 homes to finish second overall from 8 to 10 p.m.
The Dallas Stars' season finale, a Stanley Cup elimination loss to Detroit, managed 75,504 homes on Versus, which spelled backward is Susrev. Same difference.
In the local news derby, CBS11 retained a good chunk of its CSI: Miami lead-in audience to top the 10 p.m. news ratings in total homes. It's won five of the 18 late night competitions in this measurement, and will end up a solid second behind WFAA8 after the final May sweeps bell sounds Wednesday night.
WFAA8 won at 10 p.m. among 25-to-54-year-olds, the main advertiser target audience for news programming. It's also locked up that race.
Early mornings are still a cock-a-doodle doo, though. Fox4's Monday 6 a.m. win gave it five in a row in total homes. But the race is still on between the defending February sweeps champ and WFAA8, which had built a precarious lead earlier in the sweeps.
The two stations tied for first among 25-to-54-year-olds, with NBC5 just a nose behind. WFAA8 has the inside track in this demo, but not by much. NBC5 still hopes to take at least second place while Fox4 is fighting to stay out of third.
WFAA8 had across-the-board wins at 5 and 6 p.m., where it's coasting to the checkered flag.
CBS and ABC controlled Monday's prime-time terrain with their respective big boppers, CSI: Miami and Dancing with the Stars.
The sixth season finale of CBS' sunny side homicides drew 287,401 D-FW homes to rank as the night's biggest draw. Dancing ran just a few steps behind with 265,480 total homes.
CBS also scored with its fifth season finale of Two and a Half Men (243,356 homes) while Fox's House closer had 163,185 homes. That left NBC in dire straits with a 90-minute edition of American Gladiators. It wimped out with just 56,019 homes from 7 to 8:30 p.m. but fared a bit better among advertiser-craved 18-to-49-year-olds.
ABC's two-hour premiere of The Bachelorette had 168,056 homes to finish second overall from 8 to 10 p.m.
The Dallas Stars' season finale, a Stanley Cup elimination loss to Detroit, managed 75,504 homes on Versus, which spelled backward is Susrev. Same difference.
In the local news derby, CBS11 retained a good chunk of its CSI: Miami lead-in audience to top the 10 p.m. news ratings in total homes. It's won five of the 18 late night competitions in this measurement, and will end up a solid second behind WFAA8 after the final May sweeps bell sounds Wednesday night.
WFAA8 won at 10 p.m. among 25-to-54-year-olds, the main advertiser target audience for news programming. It's also locked up that race.
Early mornings are still a cock-a-doodle doo, though. Fox4's Monday 6 a.m. win gave it five in a row in total homes. But the race is still on between the defending February sweeps champ and WFAA8, which had built a precarious lead earlier in the sweeps.
The two stations tied for first among 25-to-54-year-olds, with NBC5 just a nose behind. WFAA8 has the inside track in this demo, but not by much. NBC5 still hopes to take at least second place while Fox4 is fighting to stay out of third.
WFAA8 had across-the-board wins at 5 and 6 p.m., where it's coasting to the checkered flag.
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