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CBS Dominates the Wednesday Overnights; ABC and NBC Continue to Struggle

2008-11-20

Led by old faithfuls Criminal Minds and the 100th episode of CSI: NY, CBS has a lock on the Wednesday overnights.  But ABC and NBC continue to lag in midweek.

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CBS Dominates Tuesday Overnights; Strong ABC

2008-11-19

It was another overnight Tuesday victory for CBS care of its combination of NCIS, compatible The Mentalist and relocated Without a Trace, which built from year-ago failed occupant Cane by a hefty 58 percent.  But ABC was also on the map care of Dancing With the Stars, and Fox's House is poised for victory among adults 18-49 at 8 p.m.    

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CBS Poised for Weekly Victory

2008-11-17

Led by another winning Friday and an above average Sunday (Barack Obama on 60 Minutes, in particular), CBS is expected to win the week of Nov. 10 in both total viewers and adults 18-49.

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CBS' Thursday Winning Streak Continues

2008-11-14

CBS’ Thursday winning streak continued, with a metered market advantage of 18 percent over second-place ABC. That should be enough to also keep it dominant for the evening among key adults 18-49. In the distant No. 3 spot was NBC, followed by Fox and the CW.

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CMA Awards Lead ABC to Wednesday Victory

2008-11-13

ABC scored a midweek overnight victory, with the 42nd Annual CMA Awards at an 8.8 rating/14 share from 8-11 p.m. Comparably, that was right on par with its performance from one year earlier.

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CBS Aces Tuesday in the Overnights

2008-11-12

CBS led the Tuesday troops in the overnights, beating second-place ABC by a healthy 26 percent care of its combination of NCIS (#1: 10.8 rating/17 share), The Mentalist (#2: 10.2/15) and Without a Trace (#1: 8.4/13). 

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ABC Wins Monday, but All Broadcast Nets are Down Year-to-Year

2008-11-11

ABC danced to another overnight Monday victory, but all five broadcast nets were down year-to-year with losses ranging from 9 percent (ABC) to 22 percent (NBC). 

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ABC and CBS Share Weekend Leadership

2008-11-10

CBS stood well above the competition on Friday, while the football match-up between California vs. USC led ABC to Saturday night victory.  CBS also led in the Sunday overnights thanks to a half-hour prime-time football overrun.

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CBS Wins; Improved 30 Rock on NBC

2008-11-07

CBS led this 8th night of the November 2008 sweeps in the overnights, beating second-place ABC by 16 percent. But ABC still remains the network to beat among adults 18-49.  And NBC's 30 Rock got a boost thanks to a guest appearance by Oprah Winfrey.

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Dancing With the Stars Lifts ABC, Disappointing Revamped NBC

2008-11-06

Led by a midweek edition of the live Dancing With the Stars Results Show, ABC won Wednesday, inching past normally dominant CBS by one-tenth of a rating point in the metered markets. But the arrival of Life and return of Law & Order could not lift NBC out of fourth place.

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Diminishing Returns for Election Night Coverage on the Big 3

2008-11-05

Election night coverage on the Big 3 networks totaled a 22.5 rating/32 share in the metered markets. But compared to four years earlier (26.9/37 on Nov. 2, 2004), that was a decrease of 16 percent.

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SNL Presidential Bash Lifts NBC

2008-11-04

Struggling NBC got a boost on Monday, with the two-hour Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash special up by double-digit percentages over regularly scheduled occupants Heroes and My Own Worst Enemy.

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Mixed Leadership in Early November

2008-11-03

Four days into the Nov. 2008 sweeps, CBS kicked-off with a first-place finish on Thursday and Friday, football on ABC dominated Saturday, and Sunday Night Football on NBC won Sunday.

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CBS Dominates the Wednesday Overnights; ABC and NBC Continue to Struggle

2008-11-20

Led by old faithfuls Criminal Minds and the 100th episode of CSI: NY, CBS has a lock on the Wednesday overnights.  But ABC and NBC continue to lag in midweek.

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