Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Thurs., Oct. 12)
10/18/06 02:38 AM
By ED BARK
Finally a bit of good news for CBS11.
The station's 6 p.m. newscast topped Thursday's D/FW Nielsen ratings in both total homes and advertiser-favored 25-to-54-year-olds. That marked its first victory in any of the four major news combat zones since Oct. 4, when CBS11's 10 p.m. offering took first in total homes.
Otherwise NBC5 kept its momentum going, winning in both homes and 25-to-54-year-olds at 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. while also finishing first in homes at 5 p.m. Belo8 hit the winner's circle at 5 p.m. with 25-to-54-year-olds while Fox4 sustained a rare, across-the-board shutout.
Belo8's bus touring 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts have been something of a bust this week. The ABC station's heavy promotional campaign and extra expense have paid off in only sporadic wins in time periods it dominated until this year. Through Thursday, here's a snapshot of the week's 16 early evening competitions in total homes and with 25-to-54-year-olds:
Belo8
First place finishes: 7 (including one tie with NBC5)
Second place: 5
Third place: 1
Fourth place: 3
NBC5
First place: 6 (including one tie with Belo8)
Second place: 6
Third place: 3
Fourth place: 1
Fox4
First place: 2
Second place: 2
Third place: 10
Fourth place: 2
CBS11
First place: 2
Second place: 2
Third place: 2
Fourth place: 10
On the entertainment front, ABC's new Six Degrees continued to dig a deep ratings hole for itself after the network's preceding smash hit, Grey's Anatomy. Here's the precipitous dropoff in total homes:
Grey's Anatomy -- averaged 392,700 from 8 to 9 p.m.
Six Degrees -- averaged 178,500 homes from 9 to 10 p.m.
Finally a bit of good news for CBS11.
The station's 6 p.m. newscast topped Thursday's D/FW Nielsen ratings in both total homes and advertiser-favored 25-to-54-year-olds. That marked its first victory in any of the four major news combat zones since Oct. 4, when CBS11's 10 p.m. offering took first in total homes.
Otherwise NBC5 kept its momentum going, winning in both homes and 25-to-54-year-olds at 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. while also finishing first in homes at 5 p.m. Belo8 hit the winner's circle at 5 p.m. with 25-to-54-year-olds while Fox4 sustained a rare, across-the-board shutout.
Belo8's bus touring 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts have been something of a bust this week. The ABC station's heavy promotional campaign and extra expense have paid off in only sporadic wins in time periods it dominated until this year. Through Thursday, here's a snapshot of the week's 16 early evening competitions in total homes and with 25-to-54-year-olds:
Belo8
First place finishes: 7 (including one tie with NBC5)
Second place: 5
Third place: 1
Fourth place: 3
NBC5
First place: 6 (including one tie with Belo8)
Second place: 6
Third place: 3
Fourth place: 1
Fox4
First place: 2
Second place: 2
Third place: 10
Fourth place: 2
CBS11
First place: 2
Second place: 2
Third place: 2
Fourth place: 10
On the entertainment front, ABC's new Six Degrees continued to dig a deep ratings hole for itself after the network's preceding smash hit, Grey's Anatomy. Here's the precipitous dropoff in total homes:
Grey's Anatomy -- averaged 392,700 from 8 to 9 p.m.
Six Degrees -- averaged 178,500 homes from 9 to 10 p.m.
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