CBS placed first in viewers for the eighth time in nine weeks as the Network had the top seven scripted programs, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending May 9, week 33 of the 2009-2010 television season.
During the week of May 3, 2010, ABC earned second place to CBS in Total Viewers (8.2 million) and, for the 3rd straight week, finished No. 2 to Fox with Adults 18-49 (2.5/8). In fact among Adults 18-49, ABC paced within just 4-tenths of a rating point and 1 audience share of an 'Idol'-driven Fox for the week (2.5/8 vs. 2.9/9).
The finale of THE AMAZING RACE 16 crossed the finish line first in viewers and key demographics as brothers Dan and Jordan Pious claimed the $1 million prize, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Sunday, May 9.
ABC took first-place on Sunday for the 3rd consecutive week among Adults 18-49, beating second-place Fox by 13%, third-place NBC by 24% and fourth-place NBC by 44%.
When a cabaret show is promoted as containing 'an eclectic mix of style and sound,' I generally don't expect to hear 8, count 'em 8, Rodgers and Hart classics, but who am I to question Christian Hoff's good taste in music? Though never officially announced, Hoff was to star in a proposed Broadway revival of Pal Joey, and though that project has been placed on hold, his one-night gig at The Metropolitan Room this past Monday night, titled 'Exiled,' often seemed like a preview of how he'd play the title role.
