Weekend Ratings (2/24-25/08)

The Academy Awards telecast helped ABC win Sunday night with its highest ratings this season. But the show was 25% off over the previous year. And it was one of the lowest rated Oscar telecasts ever. Meanwhile, was NBC's counter-programming of "Law & Order: CI" marathon successful?

SATURDAY:


ABC:
8:00pm Forrest Gump (R) (4.67 million)

CBS:
8:00pm Shark (R) (4.95 million)
9:00pm 48 Hours Mystery (5.82 million)

NBC:
8:00pm My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad (R) (2.67 million)
9:00pm Knight Rider (R) (4.79 million)

Fox:
8:00pm Cops (6.27 million)
9:00pm America's Most Wanted (5.98 million)


SUNDAY:


ABC:
7:00pm Barbara Walters Oscars Special (16.49 million)
8:00pm Oscars Red Carpet 2008 (26.93 million)
8:30pm 80th Annual Academy Awards (29.16 million)

CBS:
7:00pm 60 Minutes (10.51 million)
8:00pm Big Brother 9 (5.72 million)
9:00pm Cold Case (R) (6.90 million)
10:00pm Dexter (R) (6.47 million)

NBC:
7:00pm Law & Order: CI (R) (4.73 million)

Fox:
7:00pm NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup in Fontana Overrun (10.70 million)
9:00pm Simpsons (R) (7.33 million)

CW:
7:00pm CW Now (634,000)
7:30pm Everybody Hates Chris (R) (1.10 million)
8:30pm Aliens in America (R) (1.12 million)
9:00pm Girlfriends (R) (980,000)
9:30pm The Game (R) (964,000)

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