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Saturday and Sunday Night Rating Analysis (02 - 03 Dec 06)

Written by charmed_dude from the blog US TV Ratings on 12 Dec 2006
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Saturday and Sunday Night Rating Analysis for Saturday 02– Sunday 03 December 2006
Source: Nielson Media Ratings

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The Weekends Biggest Winners & Losers:

Saturday Biggest Winner:
SEC Champion Football Game (CBS)
CBS stole the football fans and drew in a reasonable sized audience. They managed to outsmart in viewers and slightly higher demos that ABC’s Football.

Saturday Biggest Loser:
Big 12 Championship Football (ABC)
Some concept less viewers and considering this was a Big 12 Championship game ABC lost their numbers to CBS. Although the numbers aren’t terrible, its considerably low compared to prior weeks.

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Sunday Biggest Winner:
Cold Case (FOX)
With “Desperate Housewives” in re-runs mode, Cold Case had the opportunity to shine and improved from it’s lead-in and won in it’s timeslot!

Sunday Honourable Mention:
ABC Schedule

With all of ABC Sunday Primetime in re-runs mode excluding “America’s Funniest Home Video”, still ABC managed to achieve strong ratings despite this.

Sunday Biggest Loser:
The Amazing Race (CBS)
Despite a strong lead in from 60 Minutes and it being an All New episode and going against an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition encore, The Amazing Race still dipped in ratings and was beaten by viewers and demos by an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition re-run! To top that most of it’s competition was encores and Football.



Saturday Night Ratings By Network:

CBS: (Viewers: 7.54 Million; Demo: 2.4/7
)
8:00PM SEC Champion Football Game (Full Night Event)-
Viewers: #1, 7.54 million; A18-49: #1, 2.4/7 

ABC: (Viewers: 6.35 Million; Demo: 2.1/6
)
8:00PM Big 12 Championship Football (3 Hours)-
Viewers: #3, 6.35 million; A18-49: #3, 2.1/6 

NBC: (Viewers: 6.84 Million; Demo: 1.7/5
)
8:00PM Dateline (encore) (2 Hours)-
Viewers: #2, 6.75 million; A18-49: #4, 1.7/5
10:00PM Law and Order: SVU (encore)- Viewers: #1, 7.01 million; A18-49: #2, 1.9/6 

FOX: (Viewers: 6.21 Million; Demo: 2.1/7
)
8:00PM Cops-
Viewers: # 4, 5.87 million; A18-49: #2, 2.1/7
9:00PM America’s Most Wanted- Viewers: #3, 6.55 million; A18-49: #2, 2.2/7)
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Sunday Night Ratings By Network:

CBS: (Viewers: 12.87 Million; Demo: 3.4/8
)
7:00PM 60 Minutes-
Viewers: # , 12.47 million; A18-49: #4, 2.5/7
8:00PM The Amazing Race 10- Viewers: #4, 10.71 million; A18-49: #4, 3.5/8
9:00PM Cold Case- Viewers: #1, 14.19 million; A18-49: #3, 3.3/9
10:00PM Without a Trace- Viewers: #1, 14.19 million; A18-49: #2, 3.3/10 

ABC: (Viewers: 10.14 Million; Demo: 3.5/8
)
7:00PM America’s Funniest Home Videos-
Viewers: #3, 9.03 million; A18-49: #3, 2.6/7
8:00PM Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (encore)- Viewers: #2, 12.67 million; A18-49: #3, 4.2/10
9:00PM Desperate Housewives (encore)- Viewers: #3, 11.96 million; A18-49: #2, 4.3/10
10:00PM Brothers and Sisters (encore)- Viewers: #3, 6.91 million; A18-49: #3, 2.7/7 

NBC: (Viewers: 11.78 Million; Demo: 4.2/10
)
7:00PM Sunday Night Football Pre-Game Show-
Due to time zone differences the ratings are excluded
8:00PM Sunday Night Football (3 Hours)- Viewers: #3, 13.03 million; A18-49: #2, 4.8/12 

FOX: (Viewers: 12.00 Million; Demo: 5.1/12
)
7:00PM Football (over run)-
Viewers: #1, 22.77 million; A18-49: #1, 8.7/24
7:30PM The OT- Viewers: #1, 14.21 million; A18-49: #1 5.9/15
8:00PM BSC Selection Show- Viewers: #1, 12.93 million; A18-49: #1, 5.4/13
8:30PM The Simpsons (encore)- Viewers #4, 8.11 million; A18-49: #3, 3.3/9
9:00PM Family Guy (encore)-
Viewers: #4, 7.76 million; A18-49: #3.8/9
9:30PM American Dad (encore)- Viewers: #4, 6.25 million; A18-49: #4, 3.1/7 

THE CW: (Viewers: 3.08 Million; Demo: 1.2/3)
7:00PM Reba (encore)-
Viewers #5, 2.36 million; A18-49: #5, 0.8/2
7:30PM Reba- Viewers #5, 3.34 million; A18-49: #5, 1.2/3
8:00PM 7th Heaven- Viewers: #5, 4.25 million; A18-49: #5, 1.7/4
9:00PM America’s Next Top Model (encore)- Viewers: #5, 2.15 million; A18-49: #5, 0.9/2 


Source: Nielson Media Data Ratings



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