TV ratings: No contest as Olympics dominate Friday
Posted on February 27, 2010
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Fast National ratings for Friday, Feb. 26, 2010
The Winter Olympics drew an audience bigger than the combined total of the other four networks Friday, winning the night by a whopping 19 million viewers. The competition was light, to be sure, but the margin of victory was still pretty incredible.
NBC scored 23.5 million viewers and a 13.4 rating/23 share in primetime. Among those battling for scraps, CBS (4.6 million, 3.1/5) had the best numbers, while ABC (3.5 million, 2.3/4) came in third. FOX averaged 2.9 million viewers and a 1.9/3, while The CW (2.1 million, 1.2/2) trailed.
In the adults 18-49 demo, NBC’s 6.1 rating was far and away the night’s best. CBS took second with a 1.2, followed by ABC, 1.1; The CW, 0.9; and FOX, 0.8.
Friday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
NBC: Winter Olympics (19.6 million viewers, 11.3/19 households)
CBS: “Ghost Whisperer” rerun (5.1 million, 3.4/6)
ABC:
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