Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Mon., Jan. 26) -- bad weather day a boon for Fox4's 9 p.m. newscast
01/27/09 10:18 AM
By ED BARK
Profiting from a mix of impending icy weather and a CSI: Miami repeat, Fox4's 9 p.m. local newscast had more viewers than any other program Monday.
Amassing 358,722 D-FW viewers, the news easily outdrew CBS' competing CSI rehash (259,077 viewers), a new episode of ABC's True Beauty (179,361 viewers) and the last hour of NBC's The Last Templar miniseries (also with 179,361 viewers).
Fox4 also drew a wealth of advertiser-craved 18-to-49-year-olds for its 9 p.m. news, again ranking as Monday's top draw with 171,784.
Earlier Monday, a new episode of Fox's House won the 7 p.m. hour in both measurements against CBS' sitcom repeats, the first hour of ABC's The Bachelor 13 and NBC's Superstars of Dance finale, the night's least-watched prime-time attraction on the Big Four broadcast networks with 126,217 viewers.
But Fox's 24 slipped to second from 8 to 9 p.m. opposite the second hour of The Bachelor. A repeat of CBS' Two and a Half Men topped both shows in total viewers from 8 to 8:30 p.m. before the network's Worst Week cratered.
In the cable universe, TNT's premiere of Trust Me, starring Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanaugh as Chicago ad men, got off to a sluggish start in D-FW with 66,430 viewers. Its 8 p.m. lead-in, a new episode of The Closer, had 126,217 viewers.
And on PBS, the first of three Antiques Roadshow episodes from Dallas had a nice-sized 166,075 viewers in the 7 p.m. hour.
In local news derby results, WFAA8 topped the 10 p.m. field in both total viewers and 25-to-54-year-olds, the main advertiser target audience for news programming.
NBC5 likewise ran the table at 6 a.m. while WFAA8 swept the 6 p.m. competitions.
Fox4 and WFAA8 tied for first at 5 p.m. in total viewers, with Fox4 winning outright among 25-to-54-year-olds.
Profiting from a mix of impending icy weather and a CSI: Miami repeat, Fox4's 9 p.m. local newscast had more viewers than any other program Monday.
Amassing 358,722 D-FW viewers, the news easily outdrew CBS' competing CSI rehash (259,077 viewers), a new episode of ABC's True Beauty (179,361 viewers) and the last hour of NBC's The Last Templar miniseries (also with 179,361 viewers).
Fox4 also drew a wealth of advertiser-craved 18-to-49-year-olds for its 9 p.m. news, again ranking as Monday's top draw with 171,784.
Earlier Monday, a new episode of Fox's House won the 7 p.m. hour in both measurements against CBS' sitcom repeats, the first hour of ABC's The Bachelor 13 and NBC's Superstars of Dance finale, the night's least-watched prime-time attraction on the Big Four broadcast networks with 126,217 viewers.
But Fox's 24 slipped to second from 8 to 9 p.m. opposite the second hour of The Bachelor. A repeat of CBS' Two and a Half Men topped both shows in total viewers from 8 to 8:30 p.m. before the network's Worst Week cratered.
In the cable universe, TNT's premiere of Trust Me, starring Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanaugh as Chicago ad men, got off to a sluggish start in D-FW with 66,430 viewers. Its 8 p.m. lead-in, a new episode of The Closer, had 126,217 viewers.
And on PBS, the first of three Antiques Roadshow episodes from Dallas had a nice-sized 166,075 viewers in the 7 p.m. hour.
In local news derby results, WFAA8 topped the 10 p.m. field in both total viewers and 25-to-54-year-olds, the main advertiser target audience for news programming.
NBC5 likewise ran the table at 6 a.m. while WFAA8 swept the 6 p.m. competitions.
Fox4 and WFAA8 tied for first at 5 p.m. in total viewers, with Fox4 winning outright among 25-to-54-year-olds.
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