ANGEL RATINGS NEWS FOR POWER PLAY
13 MAY 2004

Fox remains the network to beat in midweek thanks to an expanded (and later) edition of AMERICAN IDOL, which averaged an approximate 14.1/20 in the overnights, 22.44 million viewers and a 10.1/.25 among adults 18-49 from 8.55-10pm. Earlier in the evening, a 45 minute edition of THAT '70S SHOW followed by a 10-minute preview of upcoming theatrical THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW was, on average, second in the overnights (6.5/10) but a solid No. 1 among adults 18-49 (6.1/18).

In a key battle worth noting, although NBC's LAW & ORDER (13.0/20, viewers: 15.56 million) is the show to beat at 10pm, CBS special CAROL BURNETT: LET'S BUMP UP THE LIGHTS ranked a comfortable second in the hour in the overnights (10.4/16) and total viewers (13.48 million). Comparatively, the Burnett special built from a repeat of lead-in EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND (#4: 7.0/10, viewers: #3: 10.28 million, adults 18-49: #4: 3.4/8) by 49 percent in the overnights, 3.2 million viewers and 3 percent among adults 18-49.

On ABC, a two-hour edition of THE BACHELOR: THE WOMEN TELL ALL gave the network something to finally smile about with a competitive 8.8/13 in the overnights, 11.09 million viewers and a 5.2/13 among adults 18-49 from 9-11pm. Comparatively, that was an overall increase of 35 percent in the overnights, 2.01 million viewers and 49 percent among adults 18-49 from an 8.30pm repeat edition of MY WIFE AND KIDS (#3: 6.5/10, viewers: 9.08 million, adults 18-49: 3.5/10). Although THE BACHELOR could not top AMERICAN IDOL at 9pm, it did win the 10pm hour among adults 18-49.

Earlier in the evening, the regularly scheduled edition of MY WIFE AND KIDS at 8pm was third in the overnights (6.5/1) but second among adults 18-49 (3.2/10).

On CBS, although 60 MINUTES II won the 8pm hour in the overnights (8.0/13), the older-skewing newsmagazine was a distant third among adults 18-49 (2.5/8). Lost in the competitive shuffle was NBC special THE MENTALIST at a 4.8/7 in the overnights, 6.25 million viewers and a 2.1/6 among adults 18-49.

In the battle of The WB's SMALLVILLE versus UPN's STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE, young Superman bested the deteriorating sci-fi franchise by 38 percent in the overnights (4.7/7 to 3.4/5), 1.1 million viewers (4.46 to 3.35 million) and 50 percent among adults 18-49 (2.1/6 to 1.4/4).

Sticking with The WB and UPN, the second-to-last episode of ANGEL outdelivered a repeat of UPN special AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL: THE RUNWAY AHEAD by 105 percent in the overnights (3.9/5 to 1.9/3), 2.65 million viewers (4.10 to 1.45 million) and 250 percent among adults 18-49 (2.1/5 to 0.6/1) at 9pm.

Also at 9pm were NBC's THE WEST WING (#3: 9.6/14; adults 18-49: #4: 3.4/8) and CBS' KING OF QUEENS (#4: 7.1/10; adults 18-49: #3, 3.6/9) at typical levels. BACK TO THE TOP