Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Fri., Oct. 20)
10/23/06 02:25 PM
By ED BARK
Sign of the apocalypse? The most-watched TV show in D-FW Friday was NBC's new 1 vs 100, the knucklehead, big-money game show hosted by Bob Saget.
This only encourages the network to act all that much faster on announced plans to begin de-emphasizing scripted programming. Shudder, it's easy to envision a second edition of 1 vs 100 leading off either Tuesday or Wednesday nights, where NBC has been dying this fall in the Nielsens with three new scripted shows.
1 vs 100 attracted 185,640 homes locally on NBC5, edging Belo8's 10 p.m. newscast (183,260) as Friday's overall top draw. Belo8's news programming fared well throughout the day, also winning the 10 p.m. race among advertiser-craved 25-to-54-year-olds. It likewise took first place in both measurements at 5 and 6 p.m., although CBS11 shared the lead at 6 p.m. among 25-to-54-year-olds.
At 6 a.m., Fox4's Good Day took the two ratings crowns, with Belo8 a competitive second in the 25-to-54 demo.
NBC5, which usually enjoys at least slice or two of the first-place pie, went home hungry Friday.
Sign of the apocalypse? The most-watched TV show in D-FW Friday was NBC's new 1 vs 100, the knucklehead, big-money game show hosted by Bob Saget.
This only encourages the network to act all that much faster on announced plans to begin de-emphasizing scripted programming. Shudder, it's easy to envision a second edition of 1 vs 100 leading off either Tuesday or Wednesday nights, where NBC has been dying this fall in the Nielsens with three new scripted shows.
1 vs 100 attracted 185,640 homes locally on NBC5, edging Belo8's 10 p.m. newscast (183,260) as Friday's overall top draw. Belo8's news programming fared well throughout the day, also winning the 10 p.m. race among advertiser-craved 25-to-54-year-olds. It likewise took first place in both measurements at 5 and 6 p.m., although CBS11 shared the lead at 6 p.m. among 25-to-54-year-olds.
At 6 a.m., Fox4's Good Day took the two ratings crowns, with Belo8 a competitive second in the 25-to-54 demo.
NBC5, which usually enjoys at least slice or two of the first-place pie, went home hungry Friday.
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