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[11/29/06 - 11:40 AM]
Quick Take for Tuesday, November 28, 2006 (Based on Fast Affiliate Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Tuesday, November 28.

[via press release from ABC]

Quick Take for Tuesday, November 28, 2006 (Based on Fast Affiliate Ratings)

ABC�s Annual Telecast of �A Charlie Brown Christmas� Dominates the 8 O�clock Hour in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens 12-17 and Kids 2-11

ABC Claims TV�s Top 3 Broadcasts This Season in Kids 2-11, with �A Charlie Brown Christmas,� �He�s a Bully, Charlie Brown� and �A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving�

ABC�s �Big Day� Debut Takes Second to Fox�s �House� Among Young Women

During the 10 O�clock Hour, ABC�s �Boston Legal� Beats CBS� Competing Drama, �3 LBS.,� by 1.9 Million Viewers and by 25% in Adults 18-49

�A Charlie Brown Christmas� (8:00-9:01 p.m.)

In its 41st year on television, ABC�s annual rebroadcast of �A Charlie Brown Christmas� dominated its time period among Adults 18-49 (4.8/13), Adults 18-34 (3.7/11), Teens 12-17 (2.8/9) and Kids 2-11 (7.4/23). In fact the 1965 animated PEANUTS special outpaced its nearest competition (CBS� original �NCIS�) by 17% in Adults 18-49 (4.8/13 vs. 4.1/11) and by an even wider margin of 42% in Adults 18-34 (3.7/11vs. 2.6/8).

� �A Charlie Brown Christmas� now ranks as the No. 1 broadcast this season with Kids 2-11 (7.4/23). In fact ABC now claims the Top 3 highest-rated telecasts on broadcast TV this season among Kids 2-11, including �A Charlie Brown Christmas,� �He�s a Bully, Charlie Brown� and �A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,� respectively.

�Big Day� (9:00-9:30 p.m.)

ABC�s debut telecast of �Big Day� earned second place in its half-hour to Fox�s �House� among Women 18-34 (3.1/8) and Women 18-49 (3.7/9).

�Boston Legal� (10:00-11:00 p.m.)

During the 10 o�clock hour, ABC's �Boston Legal� defeated CBS� competing drama, �3 LBS.,� by 1.9 million viewers (9.8 million vs. 7.9 million) and by 25% in Adults 18-49 (3.0/8 vs. 2.4/6).

Source: Nielsen Media Research (Fast Affiliate Ratings, Live+SD), 11/28/06





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