Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Tues., July 8)
07/09/08 09:58 AM
By ED BARK
Dare it be said that ABC's Wipeout is starting to emerge as summer's hottest new show in D-FW?
Tuesday night's third episode couldn't quite beat CBS' NCIS repeat in the 7 p.m. total homes ratings. But Wipeout ruled that hour among advertiser-coveted 18-to-49-year-olds, the only audience that networks really care about.
In the total homes Nielsens, the incredibly resilient NCIS had Tuesday's biggest haul with 211,897. Wipeout was close behind (197,284) while dominating the 18-to-49 ratings. The ABC show drew 160,823 viewers in this age group, with NBC's Celebrity Family Feud (91,449) a distant runnerup during the 7 p.m. hour.
The Peacock's America's Got Talent took over at 8 p.m., matching Wipeout's numbers in both total homes and with 18-to-49-year-olds. At 9 p.m., ABC's PrimeTime: The Outsiders narrowly beat CBS' Without A Trace repeat in total homes. But NBC's Law & Order: SVU had the edge in the 18-to-49 demo.
Over on MY27, the rain-delayed Texas Rangers-Los Angeles Angels game made a nice splash in the late going. Texas' 3-2 win peaked at a good-sized 136,394 total homes between 10 and 10:15 p.m. That earned it a competitive No. 3 spot in total homes behind the opening 15 minutes of local newscasts on WFAA8 (185,106) and NBC5 (160,750).
Overall, WFAA8 averaged 177,799 homes for its 10 p.m. news. It also won among 25-to-54-year-olds, the main advertiser target audience for news programming.
Fox4 copped the gold at 6 a.m. in total homes, but WFAA8 was tops with 25-to-54-year-olds.
NBC5 swept the 5 p.m. competitions and WFAA8 again did likewise at 6 p.m., stretching its winning streak at the later hour to 12 straight weekdays.
Dare it be said that ABC's Wipeout is starting to emerge as summer's hottest new show in D-FW?
Tuesday night's third episode couldn't quite beat CBS' NCIS repeat in the 7 p.m. total homes ratings. But Wipeout ruled that hour among advertiser-coveted 18-to-49-year-olds, the only audience that networks really care about.
In the total homes Nielsens, the incredibly resilient NCIS had Tuesday's biggest haul with 211,897. Wipeout was close behind (197,284) while dominating the 18-to-49 ratings. The ABC show drew 160,823 viewers in this age group, with NBC's Celebrity Family Feud (91,449) a distant runnerup during the 7 p.m. hour.
The Peacock's America's Got Talent took over at 8 p.m., matching Wipeout's numbers in both total homes and with 18-to-49-year-olds. At 9 p.m., ABC's PrimeTime: The Outsiders narrowly beat CBS' Without A Trace repeat in total homes. But NBC's Law & Order: SVU had the edge in the 18-to-49 demo.
Over on MY27, the rain-delayed Texas Rangers-Los Angeles Angels game made a nice splash in the late going. Texas' 3-2 win peaked at a good-sized 136,394 total homes between 10 and 10:15 p.m. That earned it a competitive No. 3 spot in total homes behind the opening 15 minutes of local newscasts on WFAA8 (185,106) and NBC5 (160,750).
Overall, WFAA8 averaged 177,799 homes for its 10 p.m. news. It also won among 25-to-54-year-olds, the main advertiser target audience for news programming.
Fox4 copped the gold at 6 a.m. in total homes, but WFAA8 was tops with 25-to-54-year-olds.
NBC5 swept the 5 p.m. competitions and WFAA8 again did likewise at 6 p.m., stretching its winning streak at the later hour to 12 straight weekdays.
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