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Quick Take for Tuesday, May 6, 2008 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)
Marking its Most Competitive Finish on the Evening Since the ReturnOf “Idol” in January, ABC Tallies its Top Tuesday Numbers in 6 Weeks
“DWTS Results” is the Most-Watched Show in its 9pm Slot for the 6th StraightWeek and Stands as Tuesday’s No. 2 Program to “Idol” for the 7th Week Running
ABC’s “DWTS Results” Hits Season Highs with Viewers and Young Adults,Producing ABC’s Top Numbers in the Time Period in More Than 5 Months
Moving Up to Second in its New Time Slot in Viewers and Young Adults,”Women’s Murder Club” Grows from its Week-Earlier Premiere in the Hour
Tuesday Night (8:00-11:00 p.m.)
Posting its most competitive finish on the night since the return of “American Idol” in January, ABC took a strong second place to Fox on Tuesday evening in Total Viewers (12.4 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.0/8). ABC topped third-place CBS on the evening by 1.8 million viewers and by 30% in Adults 18-49 (CBS = 10.6 million and 2.3/6).
In Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, ABC turned in its highest Tuesday numbers in 6 weeks since 3/25/08. In addition, the Network was up from the same night last year by 1.9 million viewers and by 7% in Adults 18-49 (10.5 million and 2.8/8 on 5/8/07).
“DWTS: Judges’ All-Time Favorite Dances” (8:00-9:00 p.m.)
Up against “American Idol,” the ABC special “DWTS: Judges’ All-Time Favorite Dances” generated the Net’s best non-sports numbers in the time period since November among Total Viewers (10.5 million-tie), and since December among Adults 18-49 (2.4/7) since 11/27/07 and 12/18/07, respectively.

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