Primetime Ratings: Fox's House Rules Tuesday Night
ABC, CBS Tie for Second
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 9/26/2007 8:39:00 AM
Fox crushed the competition Tuesday night with the premiere of drama House.
According to Nielsen Media Research overnight ratings, Fox averaged a 5.4 rating/14 share in the 18-49 demo, with House racking up a 7.7/19, topping the next two networks combined from 9 p.m.-10 p.m.
ABC and NBC tied for second at a 3.6/10. ABC was led by Dancing with the Stars, which averaged a 5/13 for its hour-and-a-half dance-off among the guys, although that was down considerably from the 6/15 the gals averaged in Monday's premiere.
ABC's hour-and-a-half Boston Legal premiere averaged a 2.6/7. NBC was led by the return of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which averaged a 4.8/13 from 10 p.m.-11 p.m.
CBS was third at a 2.9/8. Its top show was the return of NCIS (3.1/9) from 8 p.m.-9 p.m. The debut of Jimmy Smits-starrer Caneaveraged a 2.9/8 from 10 p.m.-11 p.m. for second place behind SVU and ahead of Boston Legal.
The CW was fifth, but it earned the consistency award averaging a 1.5/4 in each of its four half-hours for Beauty & the Geek and the debut of Reaper.
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