Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Tues., Feb. 2) -- roosts ruled by Idol, Lost and double shot of NCIS
02/03/10 09:46 AM
By ED BARK
The return of ABC's Lost joined an already potent Tuesday night mix, and pretty much held its own. Let's get right to it.
Fox's one-hour American Idol audition show (from Denver) won the 7 p.m. hour, but with smaller returns than usual. Idol lured 508,973 D-FW viewers opposite a new episode of CBS' NCIS (305,384 viewers) and a one-hour Lost recap (278,238 viewers).
Idol also ran a comfy first with advertiser-coveted 18-to-49-year-olds, but Lost took the silver by an appreciable margin over NCIS.
Lost's two-hour season premiere then drew 312,170 total viewers, beating everything in the 8 to 10 p.m. slot except CBS' NCIS: Los Angeles (346,101 viewers). CBS' The Good Wife came close to Lost in the 9 p.m. hour, with 285,025 viewers.
Lost won big, however, among 18-to-49-year-olds, drawing 169,603 viewers in this age range. Fox's Kitchen Nightmares had the second biggest haul (117,418 viewers).
In local news derby results, CBS11 ran the table at 10 p.m. for a second straight weekday in total viewers and 25-to-54-year-olds, the favored advertiser target audience for news programming.
NBC5 continued to prosper at 6 a.m. with wins in both measurements for a fifth straight weekday. A gradually improving WFAA8 edged Fox4 for second place in total viewers and tied for the silver among 25-to-54-year-olds.
WFAA8 ran first at 5 and 6 p.m. in total viewers. But Fox4 again ran strong in the 25-to-54 demographic, taking golds at both hours.
The return of ABC's Lost joined an already potent Tuesday night mix, and pretty much held its own. Let's get right to it.
Fox's one-hour American Idol audition show (from Denver) won the 7 p.m. hour, but with smaller returns than usual. Idol lured 508,973 D-FW viewers opposite a new episode of CBS' NCIS (305,384 viewers) and a one-hour Lost recap (278,238 viewers).
Idol also ran a comfy first with advertiser-coveted 18-to-49-year-olds, but Lost took the silver by an appreciable margin over NCIS.
Lost's two-hour season premiere then drew 312,170 total viewers, beating everything in the 8 to 10 p.m. slot except CBS' NCIS: Los Angeles (346,101 viewers). CBS' The Good Wife came close to Lost in the 9 p.m. hour, with 285,025 viewers.
Lost won big, however, among 18-to-49-year-olds, drawing 169,603 viewers in this age range. Fox's Kitchen Nightmares had the second biggest haul (117,418 viewers).
In local news derby results, CBS11 ran the table at 10 p.m. for a second straight weekday in total viewers and 25-to-54-year-olds, the favored advertiser target audience for news programming.
NBC5 continued to prosper at 6 a.m. with wins in both measurements for a fifth straight weekday. A gradually improving WFAA8 edged Fox4 for second place in total viewers and tied for the silver among 25-to-54-year-olds.
WFAA8 ran first at 5 and 6 p.m. in total viewers. But Fox4 again ran strong in the 25-to-54 demographic, taking golds at both hours.
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