Major networks' prime-time ratings dip -- again

"ER" provided the pizazz, "60 Minutes" was in the Top 10 for the 18th consecutive year and ABC won most of the viewers--but the 1994-95 network prime-time season was nothing to crow about, final season statistics showed Tuesday. Thanks mostly to a collapse by CBS, which lost more...

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Published inThe Los Angeles times
Main Author Du Brow, Rick
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, Calif Tribune Interactive, LLC 19.04.1995
Subjects
Market shares
Pacific
Ratings & rankings
Television networks
Los Angeles
US
CA
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Summary:"ER" provided the pizazz, "60 Minutes" was in the Top 10 for the 18th consecutive year and ABC won most of the viewers--but the 1994-95 network prime-time season was nothing to crow about, final season statistics showed Tuesday. Thanks mostly to a collapse by CBS, which lost more than 21% of its share of the audience from a year ago, the three networks slipped significantly in their total percentage of viewers in the 30-week, so-called official season that ended Sunday. Last season, the Big Three--ABC, CBS and NBC--attracted 61% of the TV audience. In 1994-95, that figure dropped to 57%, even as NBC spiced the action with such talked-about hits as "Seinfeld" and "ER," which finished No. 1 and 2 for the season, in addition to "Friends" and "Frasier." (excerpt)
ISSN:0458-3035