Fox on top with 'House'; 'Dancing' still strong
NEW YORK -- House overpowered primetime Tuesday, handing Fox a win for the night despite another of ABC's Dancing With the Stars and NBC's Law & Order: SVU. CBS' new drama Cane came in second place at 10 p.m. against "SVU" despite heavy promotion.
House averaged 18.1 million viewers and a 7.7 rating/19 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary estimates released Wednesday by Nielsen Media Research. It was the highest-rated premiere in adults 18-49 for any network so far this season as well as the highest ratings ever for House without help from American Idol.
House was up 7% compared with last year in adults 18-49 but down from last year's 19.1 million viewer premiere when it debuted early.
The second consecutive 90-minute episode of Dancing (18.3 million, 4.7/13) gave ABC a win in all three half-hours in both viewership and the demo. But CBS was able to pull out a strong second place in viewership with NCIS (13.7 million, 3.1/9), while House had a lock on adults 18-49 in the last half-hour of Dancing. Dancing, however, fell compared with Monday's 90-minute premiere.
House averaged 18.1 million viewers and a 7.7 rating/19 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary estimates released Wednesday by Nielsen Media Research. It was the highest-rated premiere in adults 18-49 for any network so far this season as well as the highest ratings ever for House without help from American Idol.
House was up 7% compared with last year in adults 18-49 but down from last year's 19.1 million viewer premiere when it debuted early.
The second consecutive 90-minute episode of Dancing (18.3 million, 4.7/13) gave ABC a win in all three half-hours in both viewership and the demo. But CBS was able to pull out a strong second place in viewership with NCIS (13.7 million, 3.1/9), while House had a lock on adults 18-49 in the last half-hour of Dancing. Dancing, however, fell compared with Monday's 90-minute premiere.
- 9/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ITV unloads stakes in Seven
LONDON -- ITV said Tuesday it has offloaded its 11.6% stake in Australia's Seven Network for £87 million ($163.7 million), a continuation of a strategic plan to dispose of non-core assets that has generated more than £400 million to date. The stake in Seven dated to former ITV franchise Carlton Communications, which merged with Granada in 2004 to create a single entity. Seven airs such shows as teen soap Home and Away and Dancing With the Stars. ITV has not burned all its bridges in Australia, however, pointing out that it still maintains a strong interest in the production sector through Granada Productions Australia, which makes local versions of such shows as Dancing With the Stars and Australia's Next Top Model. ITV's disposal program -- launched by chief executive Charles Allen in 2004 following the Carlton-Granada merger -- also has seen the sale of such businesses as Carlton Books, the Moving Picture Co. and Granada Learning. ITV's stake in Irish broadcaster TV3 also is on the block.
- 5/23/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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