First Richard Chamberlain stopped by "Desperate Housewives" and then Steven Weber, Lyle Lovett and Chevy Chase all appeared on "Brothers & Sisters." But, has all this star power helped ABC flex its Nielsen muscles?
The Alphabet network finished third in total viewers and second among adults 18-49 last night. Football helped NBC rise to the top in both categories. The Eagles vs. Patriots game on NBC scored a season-high 19 million viewers.
CBS's schedule was also affected by football as overrun at 7 p.m. helped the Eye network do better than usual with over 21 million viewers tuning in and giving '60 Minutes' a strong lead-in.
ABC:
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (1) (10.38 million)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2) (14.95 million)
Desperate Housewives (18.54 million)
Brothers & Sisters (12.52 million)
CBS:
Football Overrun (21.59 milllion)
60 Minutes (15.52 million)
The Amazing Race (12.17 million)
Cold Case (12.28 million)
NBC:
Football Night in America (7.22 million)
Sunday Night Football (19.08 million)
FOX:
The Simpsons (R) (5.42 million)
The Simpsons (9.03 million)
The Simpsons (R) (8.55 million)
Family Guy (9.60 million)
Family Guy (R) (8.42 million)
The CW:
CW Now (815,000)
Aliens in America (R) (831,000)
Life is Wild (R) (1.15 million)
America's Next Top Model (R) (1.44 million)
B&S is doing very well - they're on par or even up each week compared to last season.
ReplyDeleteVery nice.