Critics 'Wonder,' auds don't
New Fox skein shows strength among younger viewers
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According to prelim nationals from Nielsen, the quirky hour about a young woman who communicates with inanimate objects averaged a 2.0 rating/6 share in adults 18-49 and 4.8 million viewers overall. These fourth-place averages weren't much better than what "Boston Public" had been delivering in the hour.
Show did exhibit some strength among younger viewers, finishing in a virtual three-way tie with ABC and CBS for the hour's lead in viewers 12-34 (2.0/7).
Fox was more competitive in Friday's opening hour with the series premiere of reality skein "Playing it Straight" (prelim 2.3/7 in 18-49, 5.3 million), which ran third in 18-49 and led its hour by 2 shares in prelim 12-34 results (2.5/10).
It was the highest-rated program of the evening in adults 18-34, persons 12-34, teens and men 18-34.
Also Friday, the WB laffer "The Help" (prelim 1.1/3 in 18-49, 3.0 million) matched the 12-34 score of its repeat lead-in, "Grounded for Life" (prelim 1.2/4), to place fifth in the younger demo. In its premiere a week earlier, "Help" finished a tick behind a "Grounded" original in 12-34 (1.6/6 vs. 1.7/7) to land second.
