#54 Postby Brent » Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:58 am
'Practice,' 'Bionic' Start Strong
ABC wins Wednesday as new series have solid debuts
September 27, 2007
Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007
ABC won Wednesday's ratings title, while "Private Practice" and NBC's "Bionic Woman" kicked off what could be a very competitive battle with strong premieres.
For the night, ABC averaged a 9.4 rating/15 share, topping second-place CBS, 7.0/11, by a comfortable margin. NBC was close behind in third at 6.8/11. FOX, 3.8/6, finished fourth, and The CW posted a 2.4/4 for fifth.
The adults 18-49 race was much tighter, with ABC's 4.2 rating just beating NBC's 4.1. CBS, 3.3, came in third in the key ad demographic. FOX averaged 2.5 and The CW 1.8.
The "Dancing with the Stars" results show dominated the 8 p.m. hour for ABC, drawing an 11.1/18. "Deal or No Deal," 5.6/9, put NBC in second. "Kid Nation" finished third for CBS, ahead of "Back to You," 5.1/9, and "'Til Death," 3.8/6, on FOX. "America's Next Top Model" delivered a 3.1/5 for The CW.
"Private Practice" debuted with a 9.7/15 for ABC at 9 p.m., making it the most-watched series premiere thus far this season. The "Bionic Woman" premiere earned an 8.4/13 and was also the night's top show among adults 18-49. "Criminal Minds" began its third season with an 8.2/13 for CBS. FOX's "Kitchen Nightmares" was fourth. "Gossip Girl" fell off some from last week's premiere, drawing a 1.8/3 for The CW.
At 10 p.m., the season premiere of "CSI: NY" scored an 8.1/13 for CBS. ABC's "Dirty Sexy Money," 7.4/12 came in second ahead of NBC's "Life," 6.5/11, which led its hour in the 18-49 demo.
***CLOSE*** race at 9pm! Very competitive. Three shows very close to each other.
#1 ABC: Private Practice 9.7/15, 14.2 million
#2 NBC: Bionic Woman 8.4/13, 13.6 million
#3 CBS: Criminal Minds 8.2/13, 12.7 million
Private Practice is the #1 new show so far. It lost viewers at the half-hour while Bionic Woman actually GAINED at the half and won the hour in Adults 18-49.
At 10pm, another close race:
#1 CBS: CSI NY 8.1/13, 12.7 million
#2 ABC: Dirty Sexy Money 7.4/12, 10.4 million
#3 NBC: Life 6.5/11, 10.1 million
Note: DSM and Life both lost viewers at the half-hour, Life slightly worse.
Next week is crucial.
ALL of CBS's returning shows are down. Tonight Survivor/CSI/WAT face big competition from hyped premieres on ABC and somewhat competition from NBC.
8pm SUCKS when you take out DWTS.
#1 ABC: Dancing with the Stars: The Results 11.1/18, 16.6 million
#2 NBC: Deal or No Deal 5.6/9, 8.9 million
#3 CBS: Kid Nation 4.8/8, 7.6 million
#4 Fox: Back to You 5.1/9, 7.5 million and 'Til Death 3.8/6, 6.2 million
#5 The CW: America's Next Top Model 3.1/5, 4.9 million
Pushing Daisies next week only needs about 10 million viewers to win the slot, how sad.
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