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NBC, CBS split wins on slow Tuesday
2005-12-28
LOS ANGELES - Primetime was deadsville Tuesday as repeats and specials dominated the landscape.CBS won the night in total viewers (11.2 million) with its 8-11 p.m. telecast of the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony paying tribute to Tony Bennett, ballerina Suzanne Farrell, Julie Harris, Robert Redford and Tina Turner. NBC took the bragging rights in adults 18-49 (3.2 rating/9 share), thanks to an original 8 p.m. "Fear Factor" (5.3 million, 2.1/6), the 9 p.m. repeat of "My Name Is Earl" (8.5 million, 3.5/10) and 10 p.m. encore of "Law & Order: SVU" (9.8 million, 3.6/10). Fox had a pulse at 9 p.m. with the repeat of "House" (8.5 million, 3.3/9). ABC topped out in the opening hour of primetime with the repeats of "According to Jim" (7.3 million, 2.5/7) and "Rodney" (6.6 million, 2.3/7). UPN and WB Network were both under the 3 million-viewer mark for the night. UPN offered up a telecast of the theatrical "All About the Benjamins" (2.8 million, 1.1/3); WB had repeats of "Gilmore Girls" (2.9 million, 1.3/4) and "Supernatural" (2.6 million, 1.1/3). Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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