ABC - TEN COMMANDMENTS ARE MORE LIKE AN 8.7

Part One of ABC's new version of The Ten Commandments posted so-so ratings for the network Monday night. The first hour, at 9:00 p.m., won its time period with an 8.5 rating and a 15 share. (Actually it only won the second half hour; the first half hour went to CBS's Two and a Half Men," which drew a 9.2/14, but The New Adventures of Old Christine fell to a 7.6/11 in the second half hour.) At 10:00 p.m. the biblical epic was overtaken by CBS's CSI: Miami, which wound up with an 11.1/18 to the Commandments' 8.8/14. Earlier in the evening, at 8:00 p.m., NBC's game show Deal or No Deal remained strong, registering an 8.9/15, substantially ahead of the competition.

11/04/2006