Fast Facts for Sunday, April 22, 2007 (Based on Fast Affiliate Ratings)
ABC Wins Sunday in Viewers and Young Adults, Dominating the Night
For the 4th Straight Week in the Key Adult 18-49 Sales Demographic
ABC Claims the Top 2 Shows on Sunday in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49
ABC's "America's Funniest Home Videos" Wins at 7pm in Adults, Teens and Kids
"Home Edition" Wins 8-9pm by 2.6 Million Viewers and by 30% in Adults 18-49
The No. 1 TV Show for the Third Straight Sunday, ABC's "Desperate Housewives" Leads its 9 O'clock Time Period by 5.8 Million Viewers and by 88% in Adults 18-49
With its Most-Watched Repeat Ever, ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" Takes Second in its Slot in Adults 18-34, Ranking No. 1 with Women 18-34 Against Original Competition
Sunday Primetime (7:00-11:00 p.m.)
Although part of its lineup was in repeat ("Brothers & Sisters") against all-original programming on CBS and NBC during primetime, ABC ranked No. 1 on Sunday night in Total Viewers (10.6 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.8/10). In fact the Network won its fourth consecutive Sunday in Adults 18-49 (3.8/10), beating second-place Fox by 52% (2.5/7), third-place CBS by 65% (2.3/6) and fourth-place NBC 72% (2.2/6). ABC won 3 of 4 hours of the evening among young adults. Of note, NBC's lineup included the highly-promoted season finale of "The Apprentice 6" during the 10 o'clock hour.
� For the third week in a row, ABC's "Desperate Housewives" represented Sunday's No. 1 TV show in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. ABC aired the Top 2 TV shows on Sunday in viewers and young adults, with "Desperate Housewives" and "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," respectively
"America's Funniest Home Videos" (7:00-8:00 p.m.)
"America's Funniest Home Videos" made ABC a definitive No. 1 during the 7 o'clock hour in Adults 18-49, beating its nearest competitor by 39% (2.5/9 vs. 1.8/6 � CBS' "60 Minutes"). In addition, ABC's wide appealing "Videos" delivered a demographic sweep of its time slot, also winning the hour with Adults 25-54 (2.8/9), Adults 18-34 (2.1/8), Teens 12-17 (1.5/6) and Kids 2-11 (2.0/9).
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)
ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" dominated from 8:00-9:00 p.m., leading its closest competition by 2.6 million viewers (11.4 million vs. 8.8 million � CBS' "Amazing Race All-Stars") and by 30% in Adults 18-49 (3.9/11 vs. 3.0/8 � Fox's "The Simpsons"/"The Simpsons"). ABC's broad skewing "Home Edition" was the evening's No. 1 show with Kids 2-11 (3.0/11).
"Desperate Housewives" (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Sunday's No. 1 TV show, ABC's "Desperate Housewives" overshadowed its time period competition in viewers and young adults. "Housewives" outdelivered its nearest competition in the 9 o'clock hour by 5.8 million viewers (15.6 million vs. 9.8 million � CBS' movie) and by 88% in Adults 18-49 (6.0/14 vs. 3.2/8 � Fox's "Family Guy"/"Family Guy").
"Brothers & Sisters" (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
ABC's repeat airing of "Brothers & Sisters" took second place against all-original competition during the 10 o'clock hour in Adults 18-34 (2.2/6), while ranking No. 1 with Women 18-34 (3.1/8).
� "Brothers & Sisters" turned in its largest-ever repeat audience (7.0 million) and its second-highest Adult 18-49 replay delivery (2.6/7).
Source: Nielsen Media Research (Fast Affiliate Ratings, Live+SD), 4/22/07
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