RATINGS FOR LEWINSKY INTERVIEW MAKES ABC UNBEATABLE.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. Barbara Walters' interview with Monica Lewinsky Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom the former United States President Bill Clinton admitted (after initially denying) to having had an "inappropriate relationship"[1] while Lewinsky worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996. drew more than twice as many viewers as any other prime-time show show last week, giving ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. its best week in the ratings in nearly a year. ABC's 10.1 rating and 16 share for the week easily topped CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , which had a 9.0 rating and 15 share, Nielsen Media Research said Tuesday. 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. was third with an 8.6 and 14. Fox had a 6.7 and 11. The special Wednesday edition of ``20/20'' with Lewinsky, which had an average viewership of 48.5 million, came on the last day of the sweeps period, when ratings are used to set local advertising rates. It was ABC's best week since March 23, 1998, when it broadcast the Academy Awards. ABC hadn't won any week in the ratings since November. ``Home Improvement,'' ending a two-part episode in which Jill had a hysterectomy hysterectomy (hĭstərĕk`təmē), surgical removal of the uterus. A hysterectomy may involve removal of the uterus only or additional removal of the cervix (base of the uterus), fallopian tubes (salpingectomy), and ovaries , tied with ``Frasier'' for a strong fifth place in the ratings. With the sweeps period over, NBC reverted to reruns for its typically strong Thursday night lineup. That hurts the network's ratings. ABC won the evening news ratings with an 8.5 rating. NBC had an 8.4, and CBS a 7.1. A rating point represents 994,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation's estimated 99.4 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box Photo: Monica Lewinsky's ``20/20'' interview with Barbara Walters, left, on March 3 helped ABC win the sweeps period's final week. Box: (Nielsen Ratings) |
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