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Martin’s exit lifts 'L&O' Veteran NBC drama averages a 3.7 adults 18-49 rating Apr 24, 2008 At nine seasons, Jesse Martin had one of the longest tenures on “Law & Order,” which is notorious for its revolving-door cast. Last night, his exit from the role of Det. Ed Green helped boost ratings for the long-running NBC drama. Martin’s final episode averaged a 3.7 adults 18-49 rating, according to Nielsen overnights, easily winning the 10 p.m. timeslot and finishing as the night’s No. 2 show in the demo, behind only Fox’s “American Idol.” It was the show's best rating since its 18th season premiere in January, which averaged a 3.8. “L&O” bettered its season-to-date average of 3.3 by 12 percent, and it also drew 12.6 million total viewers, again second-best on the night and nearly 5 million ahead of its nearest timeslot competitor, CBS’s “CSI: NY” repeat. Martin, part of the original Broadway cast of “Rent,” is leaving the show to return to his singing roots; he’s filming a biopic about Marvin Gaye. With Green leaving the force in last night’s episode, Anthony Anderson (most recently of Fox’s “K-Ville”) joins the cast as Jeremy Sisto’s partner, meaning that both detective roles have been recast in the past year. Meanwhile, Fox was first for the night among viewers 18-49 with a 5.5 average overnight rating and a 15 share. NBC was second at 2.8/7, CBS third at 2.2/6, ABC fourth at 2.0/5, Univision fifth at 1.8/5 and CW sixth at 1.6/4.
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