Primetime Ratings Report For the week of October 9, 2006

ABC is No. 1 in Adults 18-49 for the 4th Straight Week, its Best Start in Over 15 Years, the Best Start for Any Net in 4 Years and ABC's Longest Streak in 6 Years

ABC Claims 7 of the Top 20 TV Program for the Week in Adults 18-49, Including 3 of the Top 4; Net Airs 4 of the Top 5 Most-Watched Shows

The Network Marks its 4th Straight Week of Viewer Increases Over Last Year

ABC's "Wife Swap" Hits Season Highs Monday at 8pm in Viewers and Adults 18-49

Monday from 9-10pm, "The Bachelor: Rome" Grows from its Season Premiere By 10% in Viewers and by 11% in Adults 18-49 in the Hour the Prior Week

Building on "The Bachelor's" Lead-in Among Adults 18-34 and Key Women, ABC's "What About Brian" Tops NBC's "Studio 60" by Wide Margins in the Women Demos

Growing Week to Week, ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" is Tuesday's No. 1 TV Program in Total Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34

"Help Me Help You" Retains All of its Week-Ago Adult 18-49 Audience, While Growing 10% with Women 18-49 and 6% with Women 25-54

Building Viewer and Young Adult Audience for the Third Straight Week, "DWTS the Results Show" Dominates its Hour and Hits Series Highs in Viewers and Young Adults

For the Second Week in a Row, ABC's "Lost" is Wednesday's No. 1 TV Program in Adults 25-54, Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Among Teens 12-17

ABC's "Ugly Betty" Continues to Cut into CBS' "Survivor" at 8pm; Beats the NBC Comedies in Viewers and Adults 18-49 and Wins the Hour with Women 18-34

ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" is Thursday's No. 1 Show, Again Drawing More Viewers Than "C.S.I." and Beating the CBS Drama in Young Adults for the 4th Straight Week

ABC's "Funniest Home Videos" Rallies Against CBS' NFL Overrun on Sunday, Exhibiting Big Gains from Start to Finish and the Series' Best Numbers in 8 Months

ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Dominates from 8-9pm in Viewers and Young Adults, Growing its Audience Week to Week in Adults 18-49, Teens and Kids

Sunday's No. 1 TV Show in Viewers and Adults 18-49 for the Fourth Straight Week, ABC's "Desperate Housewives" Towers Over its Competition in the 9 O'clock Hour

"Brothers & Sisters" Wins Sunday at 10pm in Adults 18-49, Beating NBC's Football

WEEK No. 4:

During the week of October 9, 2006, ABC ranked No. 1 in the key Adult 18-49 sales demographic for the fourth straight week (4.0/11 - tied with CBS in rating, which was lifted by a substantial NFL overrun on Sunday), beating out third-place NBC by 8% (3.7/10) and fourth-place Fox by 60% (2.5/7). ABC also won its fourth week in a row among Adults 18-34 (3.3/10) and across each of the women demographics: W18-34 (4.3/13), W18-49 (5.3/14) & W25-54 (6.1/15). Disney-owned ABC was again the highest-rated broadcaster during the week with Teens 12-17 (2.0/7) and Kids 2-11 (1.3/6). ABC was competitively balanced throughout the week, winning on 4 of 7 nights in Adults 18-49 and claiming the No. 1 TV program on each of those evenings (Tuesday - "Dancing with the Stars," Wednesday - "Lost," Thursday - "Grey's Anatomy" and Sunday - "Desperate Housewives").

* By ranking No. 1 in Adults 18-49 on each of the first four weeks of the season, ABC is off to its most competitive start to a TV Season in at least 15 years - preceding the start of the Nielsen electronic database in September of 1991. The only other occasion when ABC accomplished the same feat over the course of that period of time was at the start of the '93-94 TV Season, when it also led the opening 4 weeks. Furthermore, ABC is off to the best season start for any television network in 4 years - since beginning of the '02-03 TV Season, when NBC also led the first four weeks. ABC is also enjoying its longest winning streak during the course of a television season in over 6 years - since a streak during spring 2000, during the weeks of 2/21-4/17/00.

* Even without the advantage of "Monday Night Football" in its averages this season, ABC increased its overall Total Viewer count for the fourth week in a row (+7% - 11.5 million vs. 10.7 million) from the year-ago week (w/o 10/10/05). ABC matched its delivery in the same week last year among Adults 18-34, while posting increases across each of the women demographics (W18-34 +8%, W18-49 +10% & W25-54 +11%) and among Teens 12-17 (+5%) and Kids 2-11 (+8%).

* Excluding sports from the season averages to adjust for the loss of "MNF," ABC's primetime delivery has surged by 18% in Total Viewers (12.6 million vs. 10.7 million) and by 13% in Adults 18-49 (4.5/12 vs. 4.0/11) over the first four weeks of last season.

Weekly Rankings: ABC placed 7 of the week's Top 20 TV series in Adults 18-49, including 3 of the Top 4 programs: "Grey's Anatomy" - No. 1, "Desperate Housewives" - No. 2, "Lost" - No. 4, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and "Dancing with the Stars" tied at No. 9, "Brothers & Sisters" - No. 13 and "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show" - No. 16. The Network aired 4 of the Top 5 most-watched television programs during the week: "Grey's Anatomy" - No. 1 (third time in 4 weeks), "Desperate Housewives" - No. 3, "Dancing with the Stars" - No. 4 and "DWTS the Results Show" - No. 5. ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" and "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" tied as the No. 1 highest-rated unscripted program of the week in Adults 18-49, as both series surpassed CBS' "Survivor: Cook Islands." The Net's "DWTS" and "DWTS the Results Show" were the Top 2 most watched unscripted shows of the week. Additionally, "Grey's Anatomy" and "Desperate Housewives" stood as the Top 2 TV program of the week in each of the key adult (A18-34/A18-49/A25-54) and women demos (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54).

Monday

With "Wife Swap" leading into "The Bachelor: Rome," followed by the second season premiere of "What About Brian" at 10:00 p.m., ABC produced its largest Monday night audience (7.5 million) with regular programming since early May - since 5/1/06. ABC hit Monday season highs in each of the women demographics.

* ABC was up over the same night last year by +20% in Women 18-34 (4.2/11 vs. 3.5/10), by +13% in Women 18-49 (4.5/11 vs. 4.0/10) and by +9% in Women 25-54 4.9/11 vs. 4.5/10), a night which included a "Monday Night Football" game (Pitts-San Diego) and an episode of "Wife Swap."

"Wife Swap" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)

"Wife Swap" gave ABC a solid start from 8:00-9:00 p.m., taking second place in the hour among Women 18-34 (3.8/11) and Women 18-49 (4.4/11).

* "Wife Swap" delivered a season high in the 8 o'clock hour among Total Viewers (7.6 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.2/9).

"The Bachelor: Rome" (9:00-10:00 p.m.)

From 9:00-10:00 p.m. "The Bachelor" built on its lead-in and grew by 1 million viewers and by 14% in Adults 18-49 from start to finish. "The Bachelor: Rome" took second place in its time period with its core audience of Women 18-34 (4.3/11), beating CBS' comedies by 16% ("Two and a Half Men"/"Old Christine" - 3.7/10).

* ABC's "The Bachelor: Rome" was up from its week-ago season premiere delivery in the hour by 10% in Total Viewers (7.9 million vs. 7.2 million) and by 11% in Adults 18-49 (3.1/7 vs. 2.8/7).

"What About Brian" (10:00-11:00 p.m.)

In its season premiere, ABC's "What About Brian" retained an impressive 97% of its Adult 18-49 lead-in from "The Bachelor" (3.0/8 vs. 3.1/7) and built on its lead with Adults 18-34 (3.0/8 vs. 2.9/8). "What About Brian" also built on "The Bachelor" lead-in among Women 18-34 (4.5/12 vs. 4.3/11) and Women 18-49 (4.7/11 vs. 4.6/11). "What About Brian" took second place during the 10 o'clock hour in each of the women demographics, beating NBC's "Studio 60" by solid margins: W18-34 +36% (4.5/12 vs. 3.3/9), W18-49 +18% (4.7/11 vs. 4.0/10) and W25-54 +11% (5.1/11 vs. 4.6/10).

* "What About Brian" attracted its second-largest audience ever on Monday night (7.0 million), behind only and just shy of its premiere in the time period last April (7.1 million on 4/17/06). It delivered series-best numbers on the night with W18-34, W18-49 (tie) and W25-54.

Tuesday

ABC posted a dominant victory on Tuesday night, beating its nearest competition (CBS) by 2.1 million viewers (15.1 million vs. 13.0 million) and by 19% in Adults 18-49 (4.3/11 vs. 3.6/10). ABC has been the most-watched network on Tuesdays for 5 straight weeks and the top-rated in Adults 18-49 on 4 of the past 5.

* ABC was up 5% in Total Viewers and 5% in Adults 18-49 from the prior week (14.4 million & 4.1/11 on 10/3/06), with its best numbers since the first Tuesday of the season (9/19/06).

* Through the first four weeks this season, ABC is up nicely on Tuesday night in viewers and young adults. Versus the same nights last year, ABC's Tuesday numbers have jumped by 32% in Total Viewers (14.9 million vs. 11.3 million) and by 26% in Adults 18-49 (4.3/11 vs. 3.4/9).

"Dancing with the Stars" (8:00-9:31 p.m.)

Tuesday's most-watched television show for 5 weeks in a row, ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" continued to win its time period in viewers and young adults. In its time period, ABC's "DWTS" outpaced second-place CBS by 36% in Total Viewers (20.1 million vs. 14.8 million) and by 47% in Adults 18-49 (5.6/15 vs. 3.8/10). In addition to ranking as the most-watched TV program on Tuesday, the ABC unscripted program was also the night's No. 1 program in Adults 18-49 (5.6/15) and Adults 18-34 (4.1/12).

* "DWTS" generated ABC's largest non-sports audience in the time period in nearly 6 years and its top Adult 18-49 number in almost 3 years - since 11/14/00 and 11/4/03, respectively.

* "Dancing with the Stars" was up by 9% in Total Viewers and by 8% in Adults 18-49 from the prior week (18.4 million & 5.2/14 on 10/3/06). Among Women 18-49 (8.1/20) and Women 25-54 (10.0/22), "DWTS" posted its third-highest ratings ever, behind only the two previous season finales for the series.

"Help Me Help You" (9:31-10:01 p.m.)

ABC's "Help Me Help You" earned second place in its time period across all women demos: Women 18-34 (3.1/8), Women 18-49 (4.4/11) ad Women 25-54 (5.3/12).

* "Help Me Help You" retained all of its Adult 18-49 audience (3.0/8) from the prior week, while growing by 10% among Women 18-49 (4.4/11 vs. 4.0/10) and by 6% among Women 25-54 (5.3/12 vs. 5.0/11).

"Boston Legal" (10:01-11:00 p.m.)

ABC's "Boston Legal" took second place during the 10 o'clock hour among Viewers (10.1 million), Women 18-49 (3.8/10) and Women 25-54 (4.9/12).

* "Boston Legal" garnered its best numbers since its season premiere among Women 18-49 and Women 25-54 - since 9/19/06.

Wednesday

ABC turned in its second straight Wednesday night victory in Adults 18-49 (4.9/13) and Adults 18-34 (3.7/11).

"Dancing with the Stars the Results Show" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)

Building its Total Viewer and Adult 18-49 numbers for the third straight week, "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show" ranked No. 1 during Wednesday's 8 o'clock hour for the fifth week in a row. Singer Willa Ford was the next celebrity dancer to be eliminated from the contest. In the hour, "DWTS the Results Show" overshadowed second-place CBS' "Jericho" by 7.3 million viewers (18.2 million vs. 10.9 million) and by 44% in Adults 18-49 (4.6/13 vs. 3.2/9). Of note, NBC's series debuts of "30 Rock" and "20 Good Years" placed fourth in the hour among viewers and third in Adults 18-49 (7.6 million & 2.7/8), losing viewers and young adults throughout the hour. ABC's "DWTS the Results Show" stood as Wednesday's most-watched television program.

* ABC's "Dancing" results show delivered a series high in viewers and young adults, once again generating the Network's largest non-sports audience in the time period since May 2005 and its top Adult 18-49 number since January 2006 - since 5/25/05 and 1/11/06, respectively.

"Lost" (9:00-10:01 p.m.)

The No. 1 TV program of the night in Adults 18-49 for the second week in a row, ABC's "Lost" won the 9 o'clock hour in Total Viewers (16.9 million) and Adults 18-49 (6.9/17). Among Adults 18-49, "Lost" (6.9/17) beat out second-place CBS' "Criminal Minds" by 53% (4.5/11) and third-place NBC's "Biggest Loser" by 130% (3.0/8).

* "Lost" qualified as Wednesday's No. 1 TV program across the key adult demos (AD18-34 - 5.8/16, AD18-49 - 6.9/17 and AD25-54 - 7.6/17) and among Teens 12-17 (4.3/15).

* Compared to where it finished out last season, "Lost" was up in 1.2 million viewers and by 5% among Adults 18-49 (2006 May Sweep = 15.7 million viewers & 6.6/15 in Adults 18-49). In fact excepting last week's season opener and the season finale in May, "Lost" attracted its largest audience and matched its highest Adult 18-49 number since February - since 2/15/06.

"The Nine" (10:00-11:00 p.m.)

ABC's "The Nine" finished ahead of NBC's "Dateline" in the hour among Adults 18-49 (3.1/8).

Thursday

For the fourth consecutive week, ABC qualified as the No. 1 TV network on Thursday among Adults 18-49 (5.8/15). ABC was again the No. 1 network on the evening by wide margins with Adults 18-34 (5.3/15) and the top draw across the key women demographics: W18-34 (7.5/20), W18-49 (8.2/20) & W25-54 (9.3/21).

* ABC continues to pace way ahead of its year-ago Thursday performance. Versus the first four weeks last season, ABC's Thursday night numbers have soared by 9.4 million viewers (16.2 million vs. 6.8 million) and by 186% in Adults 18-49 (6.3/16 vs. 2.2/6).

* ABC ranked as the No. 1 English language broadcaster among Hispanic viewers on Thursday night. In fact ABC aired the Top 2 English language programs of the evening in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 with Hispanic viewers: "Grey's Anatomy" - No. 1 (1.15 million; 4.3/11) and "Ugly Betty" No. 2 (972,000; 2.8/8).

"Ugly Betty" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)

ABC's "Ugly Betty" once again cut into the delivery of CBS' "Survivor" during the opening hour on Thursday night and beat NBC's comedies ("My Nae is Earl"/"The Office") in Total Viewers (14.0 million vs. 9.3 million) and Adults 18-49 (4.3/12 vs. 4.0/11). Compared to the same night last year (10/13/05), "Survivor" lost -2.1 million viewers (15.8 million vs. 17.9 million) and -15% in Adults 18-49 (5.5/15 vs. 6.5/18). In the past two weeks, "Survivor" has seen its two lowest-ever fall deliveries for the reality series on the night. For its third consecutive telecast, ABC's "Betty" won the Thursday 8 o'clock hour among Women 18-34 (5.3/15).

* Gathering audience throughout its telecast, "Ugly Betty" grew by 2.9 million viewers (12.5 million to 15.4 million) and by 36% in Adults 18-49 (3.6/11 to 4.9/13) from its first half-hour to its second half-hour. In fact as its audience grew, "Betty" ranked No. 1 at 8:30 p.m. in each of the women demographics: W18-34 (6.2/17), W18-49 (7.2/18) and W25-54 (8.4/19).

* In just three airings, "Ugly Betty" has improved the time period for ABC by 95% in Total Viewers (14.8 million vs. 7.6 million) and by 92% in Adults 18-49 (4.6/13 vs. 2.4/7) over the same nights last year.

* "Ugly Betty" held nearly all of its week-earlier viewers (98%) and young adults (96%), while growing 6% among Men 18-34 (1.9/6 vs. 1.8/6) and jumping 26% among Teens 12-17 (2.9/10 vs. 2.3/8).

"Grey's Anatomy" (9:00-10:01 p.m.)

ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" drew a larger audience than "C.S.I." for the second straight week (3 of 4 weeks), beating the CBS drama by 1.0 million viewers (22.9 million vs. 21.9 million). Leading the time period by 25% in Adults 18-49 (9.4/22 vs. 7.5/18), "Grey's" defeated "C.S.I." for the fourth straight week in the key adult sales demographic.

* In addition to ranking as the No. 1 TV program on Thursday in Total Viewers for the second week in a row, it was also the highest-rated Thursday program for the fourth straight week among Adults 18-34 (9.0/24), Adults 18-49 (9.4/22) and Adults 25-54 (10.3/22).

* "Grey's Anatomy" was up from the prior week among Total Viewers (22.9 million vs. 22.8 million) and Adults 18-34 (9.0/24 vs. 8.8/24).

"Six Degrees" (10:01-11:00 p.m.)

During the 10 o'clock hour, ABC's freshman "Six Degrees" continued to outperform its CBS freshman drama competition ("Shark") among Adults 18-34 (3.2/10), as well as across the key women demographics: W18-34 (4.3/12), W18-49 (5.0/13) and W25-54 (5.9/13). In Adults 18-34, "Six Degrees" outdelivered "Shark" by 19% (3.2/10 vs. 2.7/8).

* "Six Degrees" retained almost all of its week-ago Total Viewer (96% - 8.7 million vs. 9.1 million) and Adult 18-49 audience (100% - 3.6/10), while growing its delivery with Men 18-49 (2.1/6 vs. 2.0/6) and Men 25-54 (2.3/6 vs. 2.0/6).

* On average over the course of its first 4 airings, "Six Degrees" has improved ABC's performance in the hour by 71% in Total Viewers (10.1 million vs. 5.9 million) and by 121% in Adults 18-49 (4.2/11 vs. 1.9/5) over the same nights last season.

Friday

"Men in Trees" (9:00-10:00 p.m.)

For the fifth consecutive week, on each of its broadcasts in the time period, ABC's "Men in Trees" built on its lead-in. The new ABC series built on its lead-in (a repeat "Grey's Anatomy") by 1.3 million viewers (7.1 million vs. 5.8 million) and by 5% in Adults 18-49 (2.1/7 vs. 2.0/7).

* "Men in Trees" was up from the prior week by 11% in Adults 18-49 (2.1/7 vs. 1.9/6), by 12% in Adults 25-54 (2.8/8 vs. 2.5/7) and by 11% in Women 18-49 (3.1/9 vs. 2.8/8).

* To date, "Men in Trees" has boosted ABC's numbers on Friday from 9:00-10:00 p.m. hour by 1.8 million viewers (7.6 million vs. 5.8 million) and by 5% in Adults 18-49 (2.2/7 vs. 2.1/7) over the same nights last year.