ABC's prime-time debate proves a hit
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Democracy proved a prime-time hit on ABC on Saturday, particularly for the Democratic candidates for president.
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Both Bush and Kerry scored points in a smart, rousing debate
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NEW YORK  - ABC won a repeat-laden  primetime Wednesday with two hours of its rookie castaway hit  "Lost."
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By David Schoen  THERE IS NOTHING like a good debate. Coke or Pepsi? Alyssa Milano or Christina Applegate?   And thanks, at least in part to David Stern, we have our next great debate.
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If ABC hoped to generate a little bit more buzz for "Monday Night Football" and "Desperate Housewives," its steamy intro to the Dallas-Philadelphia game sure did the trick.
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The premiere of the fourth season of âLostâ delivered 16.1 million viewers on Thursday, Nielsen estimated, lifting ABC to a No. 1 finish on the night, though the audience was down from the 18.8 million who watched last seasonâs debut. The premiere followed an 8 p.m. show summarizing the seriesâs complicated back story (13.1 million).Fox and NBC ranked second and third on the night among adults 18 to 49. CBS was fourth in that demographic but managed to finish second in total viewers. And CNNâs broadcast of the debate between Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton drew an average of 8.3 million viewers, the most ever for a primary debate on cable news.
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If ABC hoped to generate a little bit more buzz for Monday Night Football and &quot;Desperate Housewives,&quot; its risquÃ© intro to the Dallas-Philadelphia game sure did the trick.
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In the extremely tight ratings race between the two leading evening news broadcasts, ABCâs âWorld News With Charles Gibsonâ last week edged past its rival, NBCâs âNightly News With Brian Williams,â for the first time in eight weeks. Nielsen estimated that the ABC newscast drew 9.8 million viewers, its highest average in nearly a year and slightly more than the 9.6 million who tuned in to NBC. ABCâs slim margin of victory was only modestly higher in the age bracket of adults 25 to 54, a demographic the two networks split evenly during the previous week. The last time ABC finished No. 1 was during the November sweeps period. Last week CBSâs âEvening News With Katie Couricâ remained a distant third (7.13 million).
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After the first TV debate in the US presidential campaign, polls give good news for the Democrats.
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The Democratic presidential candidatesÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ debate in Charleston, S.C., on Monday night received a good deal of advance publicity because the event, televised by CNN, included questions submitted by average citizens in videos posted on You Tube.
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In the war between U.S. networks for dominance in the new TV season, ABC has won the first major battle with high ratings for the return of Grey's Anatomy.
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The new prime-time television season officially starts this week, and more than bragging rights to ratings supremacy will be on the line for the broadcast networks.
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On a busy Tuesday night of season premieres, CBS led the prime-time pack by a wide margin throughout the night with the finales of "Big Brother 5" and "The Amazing Race 5."
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With an estimated 62.5 million viewers, the first Bush-Kerry debate was a television hit and provided evidence of the intense interest in the presidential campaign.
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Political combat continues to hold the interest of television viewers, with Monday's Democratic debate on CNN setting a standard as most-watched debate ever in cable news.
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Whether it&#39;s true there is no such thing as bad publicity, ABC-TV certainly garnered its share of notice for its Sunday night hit show &quot;Desperate Housewives&#39;&#39; with
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ABC and NBC will each be rolling out a multi-night competition show this week.