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Ratings: Sugar Bowl Is Sweet for Fox

As Fox's Wednesday-night coverage of the Sugar Bowl (averaging 14 million total viewers) scored a No. 1 ranking in each prime-time hour...

King of Queens/a Two and a Half Men repeat (8.5 mil) placed No. 2 at 8, followed by According to Jim's season opener (7.28 mil) and Friday Night Lights (which, with 6.28 mil, enjoyed its best numbers since that special Monday, Oct. 20, outing, and its third-largest audience ever). Never underestimate the power of umpteen marathons!
Beauty and the Geek's two-hour return averaged 4.9 million viewers, just 400K fewer than time-slot predecessor Top Model's season premiere.
— The debuts of ABC's Knights of Prosperity (7.18 million) and In Case of Emergency (6.29 mil) placed fourth in the 9 pm hour, but (obviously) trumped poor li'l Day Break's final numbers.
— At 10, trailing a CSI: NY repeat (10.41 mil), Medium (9.33 mil) was down 600,000 from its previous fresh, season-high outing.


Posted by Matt Webb Mitovich
Jan 4, 2007 12:27 PM
Well, I just hope other possible FNL viewers were watching the Sugar Bowl last night and will tune back into FNL next week. :(
Jan 4, 2007 12:39 PM
I still like to think those are good numbers for Medium. It has just been sensation this year!
Posted by Twin7peaks
Jan 4, 2007 12:50 PM
I haven't seen anything on Big Day's ratings - how has it been doing? And how was that last 5-episode week of My Boys?
Posted by jkaryn
Jan 4, 2007 12:58 PM
Chin up, dryedmangoez! It was FNL's third-biggest audience ever! Not bad at all for a new night and versus legit football, etc;.
Posted by Matt Webb Mitovich
Jan 4, 2007 1:01 PM
I tuned in to all of ABC's comedy shows Wednesday night. I haven't laughed that hard during a major network's show since the end of last season! I don't give a flip what the critics think, but According To Jim is the funniest show on network TV! The two new shows were very funny and I'll be tuning in until the stupid network pulls the plug.
Posted by Krazy Keith
Jan 4, 2007 2:19 PM
Any word yet on what happened to the Day Break streaming episodes?
Posted by patobrien
Jan 4, 2007 2:30 PM
The snafu which yanked each and every episode from StreamingLand "is still being sorted out," a source tells me. Stay tuned....
Posted by Matt Webb Mitovich
Jan 4, 2007 2:33 PM
Chin up, dryedmangoez! It was FNL's third-biggest audience ever! Not bad at all for a new night and versus legit football, etc;.
Still hoping for the best!
Jan 4, 2007 4:52 PM
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