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With CBS in reruns,
ABC rises to No. 1


Averages a 3.4 in 18-49s, 13 percent ahead of CBS

Oct 27, 2009

With CBS's powerful lineup in repeats and Fox giving "House" a brief hiatus, ABC climbed to first place on Monday night for the first time this season.

The network averaged a 3.4 adults 18-49 rating and 9 share, according to Nielsen overnights, mostly on the strength of the night's No. 1 show, "Dancing with the Stars." That was 13 percent ahead of second-place CBS's 3.0/8 nightly average.

"Stars" averaged a 3.7 rating from 8 to 10 p.m., just edging a repeat of CBS's "The Big Bang Theory," which averaged a 3.6.

ABC also saw solid numbers for second-year show "Castle" at 10 p.m. The comic procedural, which recently received a full-season order, drew a season-high 2.8 against a rerun of CBS's "CSI: Miami," the usual timeslot winner.

CBS was in repeats in order to save originals for the November sweeps, which start later this week. "House" was off the schedule to make room for "So You Think You Can Dance." That show, which usually airs Tuesdays and Wednesdays, had to move this week's episodes up a day to make way for tomorrow's game one of the World Series.

The CW seemed to benefit from the lesser competition, too. The 8 p.m. show "One Tree Hill" hit season-high ratings among 18-49s (1.3), women 18-34 (2.4) and total viewers (2.69 million).

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Meanwhile, for the night, Fox placed third at 2.5/6, NBC fourth at 1.9/5, Univision fifth at 1.3/3 and CW sixth at 1.2/3.

As a reminder, all ratings are based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Thirty-three percent of Nielsen households have DVRs.

At 8 p.m. ABC was first with a 3.4 for “Stars,” followed by Fox with a 2.6 for “Dance.” NBC was third with a 2.5 for “Heroes,” CBS fourth with a 2.3 for repeats of “How I Met Your Mother” and “Accidentally on Purpose,” Univision fifth with a 1.4 for “El Nombre del Amor” and CW sixth with a 1.3 for “One Tree Hill.”

ABC was first again at 9 p.m. with a 4.0 for more “Stars,” while CBS moved to second with a 3.5 for repeats of “Two and a Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory.” Fox was third with a 2.4 for “Lie to Me,” NBC fourth with a 1.9 for “Trauma,” Univision fifth with a 1.7 for “Sortilegio” and CW sixth with a 1.2 for “Gossip Girl.”

CBS took the lead at 10 p.m. with a 3.1 for a repeat of “CSI: Miami,” with ABC second with a 2.8 for “Castle.” NBC was third with a 1.3 for “The Jay Leno Show” and Univision fourth with a 0.9 for “Cristina.”

ABC also led the night among households with a 10.2 average overnight rating and a 16 share. CBS was second at 6.1/9, Fox third at 3.7/6, NBC fourth at 3.5/5, Univision fifth at 1.8/3 and CW sixth at 1.6/2.



Toni Fitzgerald is a staff writer for Media Life.




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