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ABC Dances Away with Tuesday Title
Finale scores big, 'Charlie Brown' also solid
Zap2It.com
November 28 2007
Fast National ratings for Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007
"Dancing with the Stars" earned some of its best-ever ratings Tuesday, leading ABC to a big Nielsen win.
ABC averaged a 13.4 rating/20 share for the night, piling up an 8 million-viewer lead over second-place FOX, 8.0/12. CBS finished third at 7.2/11. NBC, 5.9/9, came in fourth, and The CW was well off the pace at 1.6/2.
The adults 18-49 race was much closer, with ABC's 5.8 rating coming out on top. FOX took second in the key ad demographic with a 5.2. NBC's 3.6 was good for third, followed by CBS, 2.6, and The CW, 1.1.
CBS led at 8 p.m. as "NCIS" delivered a 10.8/16. The annual showing of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" on ABC scored a healthy 7.8/12 for second. "Bones," 5.9/9, put FOX in third, ahead of "The Biggest Loser" on NBC. The CW got a 1.7/3 from "Beauty and the Geek."
"Dancing with the Stars" posted a 15.7/23 at 9 p.m., propelling ABC into the lead. "House" moved FOX up to second with a 10.2/15. "The Unit" drew a 6.6/10 for CBS, while "The Biggest Loser," 4.8/7, remained in fourth. The CW's "Reaper" fell a little from its lead-in.
At 10 p.m., the "Dancing" finale soared to 16.8/26, doubling up on "Law & Order: SVU," which finished second for NBC at 8.2/13. "Cane" posted a 4.3/6 for CBS.
Ratings information is taken from fast national data, which includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.
