Season To Date Ratings

While ABC’s adults 18-49 ratings win for the week chipped away at Fox’s season to date lead, if Fox continues to place a close second it will easily hang onto the seasonal lead until American Idol and 24 arrive and its annual spring ratings beatdowns resume.

Fox continued to stretch its season lead in adults 18-34. This season is shaping up to be a huge margin of victory for them in that demo. CBS increased its 25-54 lead over Fox, but ABC closed the gap between them and CBS ever so slightly. In average viewership, CBS increased its lead over ABC by the tiniest of margins. No reason to believe they will not win that category again this season.

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Season To Date Ratings

While it didn’t get a gift of a seventh game, Fox can certainly be happy with the boost it got from the World Series. The final games provided another youth demo winning week for Fox (through November 8, 2009) and stretched Fox’s lead in adults 18-49 and 18-34 for the season, and put it ahead of ABC, at least briefly for average viewership. CBS is well ahead  average viewership and is likely to stay there for the rest of the season. CBS’ lead in adults 25-54 will certainly continue until the spring, when American Idol fueled Fox will challenge it.

You can see past week’s broadcast network primetime season to date average TV ratings results here.

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