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FOX 'Thinks' Up Wednesday Win
'So You Think You Can Dance' waltzes to victory
Zap2It.com
June 19 2008
Fast National ratings for Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Celebrities performing circus stunts and a passel of reruns were no match for "So You Think You Can Dance" Wednesday night.
Thanks to the dance show, FOX won the night's ratings with a 5.4 rating/9 share. CBS, 4.7/8, finished second in households, but NBC, 4.5/8, had a few more total viewers. ABC took fourth with a 3.1/5. The CW drew a 1.2/2.
FOX also led among adults 18-49 with a 3.2 rating. NBC came in second in the advertisers' favored demographic with a 2.1. ABC's 1.7 was good for third, followed by CBS, 1.6, and The CW, 0.7.
"So You Think You Can Dance" scored a 5.0/9 for FOX at 8 p.m., beating out NBC's "Deal or No Deal," 4.7/9, for the top spot. "The Price Is Right" delivered a 3.8/7 for CBS. A "Wife Swap" repeat on ABC earned a 3.1/6. The CW went with a repeat of "America's Next Top Model."
FOX stayed on top at 9 p.m. as "So You Think" improved to 5.7/10. NBC stayed in second with the conclusion of "Deal or No Deal," 6.5/11, and "Celebrity Circus," 4.0/7. A "Criminal Minds" repeat, 4.9/8, was third for CBS. ABC held steady with "Supernanny," while "Farmer Wants a Wife" drew a 1.5/3 for The CW.
A "CSI: NY" repeat, 5.5/10, gave CBS the lead at 10 p.m. "Celebrity Circus" was second at 3.6/6, and a second hour of "Supernanny" came in at 3.0/5 for ABC.
Ratings information is taken from fast national data, which includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.
