CBS GLIDES INTO TIE FOR FIRST PLACE ON WINGS OF `ANGEL'.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Some well-timed synergy with ``60 Minutes'' led ``Touched by an Angel'' to its highest rating ever and helped CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. tie NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. in the television ratings Television ratings may refer to:
CBS and NBC had identical 10.2 ratings and 16 shares last week, Nielsen Media Research said Tuesday. NBC had a slight edge in total viewers. ``Touched by an Angel,'' the Sunday night drama that is continuing to grow as a hit in its third full season, finished third in the ratings last week. ``60 Minutes'' this week had a segment on the growing number of spiritual-themed television shows, with its centerpiece an interview with ``Touched by an Angel'' executive producer Martha Williamson. It aired less than a half-hour before the drama. CBS' Sunday movie, ``The Third Twin,'' also left ABC's competing ``Into Thin Air'' - a dramatization dram·a·ti·za·tion n. 1. The act or art of dramatizing: the dramatization of a novel. 2. A work adapted for dramatic presentation: of a disaster on Mount Everest - out in the cold. CAPTION(S): Box Box: (Nielsen Ratings) |
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