This week may well be remembered as the "Week Before the Strike". Read on for our Weekly Recap. You can always find links to our regular features here. To keep up with the new shows this broadcast season, don't forget to watch our Top 20 New Shows & Ratings posts.
Editorial:
Where has the Comedy Genre Gone?
Dirty Sexy Money: Renew or Cancel?
Writers Strike Incoming, 1988-like Ratings Drop Too?
Moonlight Cracks into “Hey Nielsen” Top 10
Jimmy Kimmel’s Commute Gets Better Ratings
Business:
Verizon Adds 212,000 FiOS TV subscribers
ABC Gives Full Season Pick Up to Samantha Who?
Top Viewership By Category for the Week Oct 22-28
| Category | Show | Viewers, Live+SD (million) |
|---|---|---|
| Syndicated (10/15-21) | Wheel of Fortune | 11.63 |
| Broadcast Primetime | Dancing w/ Stars, Mon (ABC) | 21.37 |
| Broadcast for 18-49s | House (Fox) | 10.01* |
| Broadcast for 18-34s | House (Fox) | 4.32* |
| Broadcast for 25-54s | World Series Game 4 (Fox) | 9.59* |
| New Broadcast Shows | Samantha Who? | 14.42 |
| Broadcast Evening News | ABC World News Tonight | 8.88 |
| Broadcast Morning News | The Today Show (NBC) | 5.43 |
| Cable Primetime | ESPN Monday Night Football | 12.50 |
| Cable News | O'Reilly Factor (10/23) | 2.75 |
| African American | CSI:Miami (CBS) | 2.10* |
| Hispanic English | World Series Game 4 (Fox) | 1.74 |
| Hispanic Spanish | Destilando Amor Wed (UNI) | 5.88* |
| Sports | World Series Game 4 | 20.73 |
| *demo viewers |
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2007 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
