Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Fri.-Sun., Dec.
15-17)
12/18/06 03:28 PM
By ED BARK
Saturday night's Cowboys-Falcons game expectedly dominated a pair of competing Christmas movies, but didn't roll up the score compared to recent telecasts.
Viewers without access to the NFL network, which isn't carried on area Time Warner cable systems, got the simulcast on Ch. 21, where the game had a preliminary 21.5 Nielsen rating (511,700 homes). That's a big number, although the Cowboys are accustomed to much bigger. Last Sunday's game against the Saints on NBC had a 37.3 rating (887,740 homes). The Dec. 3rd game against the Giants also registered in that range.
NBC's Saturday night reprise of It's A Wonderful Life from 7 to 10 p.m. drew 71,400 homes in D-FW. CBS' presentation of Elf (7 to 9 p.m.) attracted 54,740 homes. Both were outdrawn by Fox4's combo of Cops (84,490 homes), America's Most Wanted: America Strikes Back (109,480 homes) and the 9 p.m. local newscast (76,160 homes).
In Friday's local news festivities, Belo8 took the top spots in total homes at 10 p.m., 6 p.m. and 5 p.m. NBC notched another win at 6 a.m.
Ratings for 25-to-54-year-olds, the key advertiser target for news programming, were not immediately available Monday.
Saturday night's Cowboys-Falcons game expectedly dominated a pair of competing Christmas movies, but didn't roll up the score compared to recent telecasts.
Viewers without access to the NFL network, which isn't carried on area Time Warner cable systems, got the simulcast on Ch. 21, where the game had a preliminary 21.5 Nielsen rating (511,700 homes). That's a big number, although the Cowboys are accustomed to much bigger. Last Sunday's game against the Saints on NBC had a 37.3 rating (887,740 homes). The Dec. 3rd game against the Giants also registered in that range.
NBC's Saturday night reprise of It's A Wonderful Life from 7 to 10 p.m. drew 71,400 homes in D-FW. CBS' presentation of Elf (7 to 9 p.m.) attracted 54,740 homes. Both were outdrawn by Fox4's combo of Cops (84,490 homes), America's Most Wanted: America Strikes Back (109,480 homes) and the 9 p.m. local newscast (76,160 homes).
In Friday's local news festivities, Belo8 took the top spots in total homes at 10 p.m., 6 p.m. and 5 p.m. NBC notched another win at 6 a.m.
Ratings for 25-to-54-year-olds, the key advertiser target for news programming, were not immediately available Monday.
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