NBC - ESPN DRAWS BIGGEST AUDIENCE IN CABLE HISTORY

ESPN DRAWS BIGGEST AUDIENCE IN CABLE HISTORY

The biggest cable-TV audience in history tuned in Monday to ESPN's Monday Night Football coverage of the Dallas Cowboys/Philadelphia Eagles contest, the network said Tuesday. The game drew 18.608 million viewers, beating a record set a year earlier. Meanwhile, football also proved to be potent on broadcast television as well, as NBC Sunday Night Football's telecast of the Pittsburgh Steelers/Cleveland Browns game topped Nielsen's weekly ratings list. NBC appeared to be ending the summer season in high style, placing six other shows in the top ten. It has been the most-watched network for the past six weeks, representing its longest hold on first place in more than six years. For the week, NBC averaged a 5.3 rating and a 9 share. CBS came in second with a 4.9/8. ABC placed third with a 3.9/6, while Fox trailed with a 3.9/6.  

The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research 1. NBC Sunday Night Football, NBC, 10.8/18; 2. 60 Minutes, CBS 8.3/13; 3. Sunday Night NFL Pre-kickoff, NBC, 7.9/13; 4. America's Got Talent (Tuesday) , NBC, 7.3/11; 4. America's Got Talent (Wednesday), NBC, 7.3/12; 6. Saturday Night Football, ABC, 7.0/13; 7. Football Night in America Pt. 3, NBC, 6.4/11; 8. America's Got Tale nt, NBC, 6.3/11; 9. Deal Or No Deal- (Monday), NBC, 6.2/10; 10. CSI Crime Scene Investigation , CBS, 6.0/10; 10. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 6.0/9.

17/09/2008