It was a good night for Fox's Oliver Beene and NBC's Boomtown on Sunday. Fox and the peacock split the nightly win thanks in part to strong showings from the aforementioned series. Fox's new sitcom Beene (11 million, 5.1 rating/13 share in adults 18-49) held up well in its second 8:30 p.m. outing, retaining a good chunk of its Simpsons lead-in (13 million, 5.9/15), according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. NBC, meanwhile, saw 10 p.m. drama Boomtown (10.7 million, 4.3/12) easily win the 10 p.m. hour and match its highest demo rating of the season, despite the fact that its 9 p.m. lead-in, Law & Order: Criminal Intent (12.7 million, 4.6/11) was in rerun. ABC had a slow night all around with a repeat telecast of the animated feature The Emperor's New Groove (8.9 million, 2.8/8), followed by Alias (9.6 million, 4.3/10) and Dragnet (8.7 million, 3.0/8). CBS saw another respectable performance at 8 p.m. by new sitcom My Big Fat Greek Life (12.4 million, 3.1/8) but it went downhill from 9-11 p.m. with the telefilm Mafia Doctor (6.4 million, 1.7/5). For the night, NBC led in total viewers (10.4 million) while Fox prevailed in 18-49 (4.5/12).
- 3/17/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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