Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Mon., Nov. 13)
11/14/06 03:54 PM
By ED BARK
It happens very rarely, which is why Belo8 would like to wipe away Monday's Nielsens. The once dominant ABC station was shut out across the board in the four major local news competitions on Day 8 of the November sweeps. And for the most part, Belo8 wasn't even close to winning in either total homes or with 25-to-54-year-olds, the key advertiser target for news programming.
CBS11 on the other hand had an unusually good day, winning in homes at both 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., where it benefited greatly from a robust CSI: Miami lead-in. But NBC5's late news won handily with 25-to-54-year-olds.
The Peacock also prevailed at 5 p.m. in both ratings measurements while Fox4 took the 25-54 spoils at 6 p.m. Belo8 fared particularly poorly in the latter hour, finishing third in homes and fourth with 25-to-54-year-olds. In the 6 a.m. battle, NBC5 won for the sixth time in eight days over arch rival Fox4, which rebounded by barely nipping NBC5 in the 25-54 demo.
On the entertainment front, Prison Break continued to languish at 7 p.m. Mondays despite a cameo appearance by Good Day co-anchor Megan Henderson. She's the fourth Fox4 news personality to do the show, following Clarice Tinsley, Emily Lopez and Melissa Cutler.
Among 18-to-49-year-olds, the targeted audience for entertainment programming, Prison Break placed just fourth with 69,000 viewers. The made-in-North Texas drama trailed NBC's Deal or No Deal (150,000), ABC's Wife Swap (96,000) and the CBS comedies How I Met Your Mother and The Class (both with 78,000).
Nationally, PB ranked second with 18-to-49-year-olds (behind Deal or No Deal) and had its strongest ratings in that demo since Oct. 2, Fox says.
It happens very rarely, which is why Belo8 would like to wipe away Monday's Nielsens. The once dominant ABC station was shut out across the board in the four major local news competitions on Day 8 of the November sweeps. And for the most part, Belo8 wasn't even close to winning in either total homes or with 25-to-54-year-olds, the key advertiser target for news programming.
CBS11 on the other hand had an unusually good day, winning in homes at both 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., where it benefited greatly from a robust CSI: Miami lead-in. But NBC5's late news won handily with 25-to-54-year-olds.
The Peacock also prevailed at 5 p.m. in both ratings measurements while Fox4 took the 25-54 spoils at 6 p.m. Belo8 fared particularly poorly in the latter hour, finishing third in homes and fourth with 25-to-54-year-olds. In the 6 a.m. battle, NBC5 won for the sixth time in eight days over arch rival Fox4, which rebounded by barely nipping NBC5 in the 25-54 demo.
On the entertainment front, Prison Break continued to languish at 7 p.m. Mondays despite a cameo appearance by Good Day co-anchor Megan Henderson. She's the fourth Fox4 news personality to do the show, following Clarice Tinsley, Emily Lopez and Melissa Cutler.
Among 18-to-49-year-olds, the targeted audience for entertainment programming, Prison Break placed just fourth with 69,000 viewers. The made-in-North Texas drama trailed NBC's Deal or No Deal (150,000), ABC's Wife Swap (96,000) and the CBS comedies How I Met Your Mother and The Class (both with 78,000).
Nationally, PB ranked second with 18-to-49-year-olds (behind Deal or No Deal) and had its strongest ratings in that demo since Oct. 2, Fox says.
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