{"id":1315,"date":"2000-12-06T19:00:07","date_gmt":"2000-12-06T17:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/?p=1315"},"modified":"2008-07-24T19:00:47","modified_gmt":"2008-07-24T17:00:47","slug":"weekly-ratings-from-the-wb-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/2000\/12\/weekly-ratings-from-the-wb-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Ratings From The WB"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE WB SCORES GREATEST, AND IN MOST CASES, ONLY GROWTH IN KEY DEMOS, INCLUDING +31% N ADULTS 18-34
\nTHE WB TOPS CBS FOR THE WEEK IN PERSONS & WOMEN 18-34<\/p>\n

BURBANK, CA (December 6, 2000)<\/p>\n

The WB Network continued its season-long momentum with the greatest, and in most cases the only, year-to-year growth in all 18-34 and 18-49 demos, plus in persons 12-34 and men 12-34 among all networks for the week of November 27-to-December 3.
\nThe WB was up +31% in rating year-to-year among adults 18-34 (2.1), built +18% among women 18-34 (2.6) and grew +45% among men 18-34 (1.6). The WB also posted industry-leading gains over last year among adults 18-49 (1.8, up +20%), women 18-49 (2.2, up +16%), men 18-49 (1.4, up +40%) persons 12-34 (2.4, +4%) and men 12-34 (1.7, up +13%). The WB ranked #1 for the week among female teens (4.4\/14), and finished #2 among teens 12-17 (3.2\/10). The network finished ahead of CBS among persons 12-34 (2.4\/7) and women 12-34 (3.0\/8).<\/p>\n

On a season-to-date basis, The WB continues to pace well ahead of last season in both the 18-34 and 18-49 demographics. So far this season, The WB has improved +28% in rating among adults 18-34 (2.3\/7), has gained +21% in rating among women 18-34 (2.9\/8) and built +42% in rating among men 18-34 (1.7\/5). The network has also tallied impressive gains among adults 18-49 (1.9\/5 \ufffd up +12%), women 18-49 (2.4\/6 \ufffd up +14%), men 18-49 (1.4\/4 \ufffd up +17%) and men 12-34 (1.8\/5 \ufffd up +20%).<\/p>\n

The WB trails CBS for the season by just one-tenth of a rating point among women 18-34 (2.9\/8 vs. 3.0\/9) and just three-tenths of a rating point among adults 18-34 (2.3\/7 vs. 2.6\/8), and leads the eye network among persons 12-34 (2.5\/7 vs. 2.3\/7) and women 12-34 (3.2\/9 vs. 2.5\/8). The WB is the clear leader among all networks for the season among female teens (4.3\/15).<\/p>\n

As for individual series, The WB placed two shows in the top 20 among all shows in women 12-34 for the week \ufffd 7TH HEAVEN (12th, 6.3) and DAWSON\ufffdS CREEK (20th, 5.4). 7TH HEAVEN ranks #15 (5.5) and DAWSON\ufffdS CREEK places 18th (5.2) season-to-date in the key demo.<\/p>\n

NIGHT-BY-NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS FOLLOW:<\/p>\n

The WB\ufffds Highlights For Monday, November 27:
\nMonday Night Stays Hot For The WB With 67% Growth Year-To-Year In Adults 18-34 & 47% Growth In Adults 18-49<\/p>\n

“7th Heaven” Finishes Sweep #11 In Women 12-34, #1 in Female Teens and #3 In Total Teens Among All Shows On All Networks<\/p>\n

The WB Network continued its torrid November pace with another outstanding night with 7TH HEAVEN & ROSWELL scoring overall 67% ratings increases year-to-year in adults 18-34 and 47% increases in adults 18-49.<\/p>\n

7TH HEAVEN, which finished the November ratings period #11 in Women 12-34 (6.3\/17), #1 in Female Teens (10.2\/28) and #3 in Total Teens (7.2\/20) placed #1 in its timeslot in 12-34 women, teens and female teens this past Monday as it continues to be the #1 program season to date in female teens. The resurgence in female teens is mirrored by a 59% year-to-year gain in women 18-34 and 47% increases in women 18-49 year-to-year. 7TH HEAVEN finished #1 in its time period in persons 12-34, women 12-34, teens and female teens, scoring its best-ever sweep in women 18-34 (5.0) and best-ever November in adults 18-34 (3.4), men 18-34 (1.9), persons 12-34 (4.5), women 12-34 (6.3), adults 18-49 (3.5), women 18-49 (4.8), men 18-49 (2.2) and households (6.0).<\/p>\n

ROSWELL, although criticized for not holding onto its 7TH HEAVEN lead-in, is up 100% in adults 18-34 and 46% in adults 18-49 year-to-year. For the sweep, ROSWELL achieved its best-ever sweep in adults 18-34 (2.0), persons 12-34 (2.6), adults 18-49 (1.9), women 18-49 (2.5), men 18-49 (1.3) and households (3.1). <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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