Hurts so good
Staff -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/7/2000 8:00:00 PM
Perhaps because a celebrity edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on May 1 made overall viewership swell, ABC's local ratings weren't hurt much in five markets where Time Warner blocked the station from local cable viewers on that day. Below are local ratings from the blackout day compared with the previous Monday, April 24.
Hurts so good
| 4/24 | 5/1 | change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
WABC New York |
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|
Prime time |
9.6 |
16.7 |
+74% |
|
Late news |
6.9 |
9.6 |
+39% |
|
KABC Los Angeles |
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|
Prime time |
11.3 |
14.4 |
+27% |
|
Late news |
6.0 |
6.5 |
+8% |
|
KTRK Houston |
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|
Prime time |
11.2 |
11.9 |
+6% |
|
Late news |
11.9 |
8.5 |
-30% |
|
WPVI Philadelphia |
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|
Prime time |
14.7 |
17.4 |
+18% |
|
Late news |
12.3 |
10.6 |
-14% |
|
WTVD Raleigh/Durham, N.C. |
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|
Prime time |
9.0 |
7.8 |
-13% |
|
Late news |
7.9 |
3.5 |
-44% |
|
Source: NSI household ratings, Nielsen Media Research |
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