CBS' 'Girl' Enables Sunday Win
Movie brings in solid numbers; ABC wins demo
The combination of "60 Minutes" and the TV movie "The Russell Girl" brought the most eyeballs to CBS on Sunday.
CBS averaged an 8.4 rating/13 share for the night, easily beating the 5.9/9 for second-place ABC. FOX took third with a 3.9/6. NBC's 3.4/5 was good for fourth, while The CW registered a negligible 0.6/1.
The adults 18-49 demographic went to ABC, which scored a 3.7 rating. FOX finished second with a 2.8, followed by CBS at 2.3 and NBC at 1.5. The CW came in at 0.4.
CBS' "60 Minutes" dominated the 7 p.m. hour with a 9.5/15. "America's Funniest Home Videos," 4.6/8, put ABC in second. NBC's coverage of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships drew a 2.9/5, edging a repeat of "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" on FOX. "CW Now" and an "Aliens in America" rerun brought up the rear for The CW.
"Exterme Makeover: Home Edition," 7.4/11, moved ABC into the lead at 8 p.m. "Shark" earned a 7.1/11 for CBS. FOX averaged 4.5/7 with a pair of "Simpsons" episodes. NBC's figure skating coverage ticked up to 3.4/5. The CW went with "Life Is Wild."
"EM: Home Edition" improved to 8.4/13 for ABC at 9 p.m., narrowly beating the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie "The Russell Girl" (8.3/12) on CBS. "Family Guy," 4.7/7, and "American Dad," 3.9/6, kept FOX in front of NBC, which got a 3.3/5 from a "Guinness World Records" special. The CW finished its night by repeating Wednesday's "Crowned."
"The Russell Girl" drew an 8.8/14 for CBS at 10 p.m., easily beating NBC's record-breakers, 4.1/7, and a "Brothers & Sisters" rerun, 3.2/5, on ABC.
FOX led a tightly bunched Saturday pack with a 3.9/7. ABC, 3.6/6, finished second, followed closely by CBS, 3.5/6, and NBC, 3.3/6.
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