'Dancing' dynamite for ABC
Morning Ratings Flash - Rick Kissell
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Opposite weak numbers for the Closing Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics on NBC, ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" dominated from 8 to 10 (8.6 rating/19 share in adults 18-49, 27.1 million viewers overall) — well above the show's averages on its regular night, Thursday. In 18-49, the conclusion to "Dancing" tops the scores of the last three editions of both CBS' "Survivor" and NBC's "The Apprentice," as well as the last six editions of ABC's "The Bachelor" and all eight finales of CBS' "Amazing Race."
In overall total viewers, excluding nights of the Super Bowl and Academy Awards, ABC hasn't drawn a larger crowd in the time period since November 1997.
The Alphabet's hot medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" took over from there (10.8/24 in 18-59, 24.8 million viewers overall), beating the combined NBC-CBS competish by 7 shares in 18-49 and by 11 shares in 25-54.
Fox ran second on the night, getting a nice boost from a NASCAR overrun from 7 to 8 (4.7/13 in 18-49, 12.4 million viewers overall). That led into solid results for comedies "The Simpsons" (4.6/11 in 18-49, 9.7 million viewers overall), a repeat "Family Guy" (4.2/9 in 18-49, 8.1 million viewers overall) and an original "American Dad" (4.0/8 in 18-49, 7.7 million viewers overall).
From 7 to 11, NBC's coverage of the Torino Games, including the Closing Ceremonies, settled for a third-place 3.5/8 in 18-49 and 14.0 million viewers overall. CBS was led by an original "Cold Case" at 8 (3.9/9 in 18-49, 14.4 million viewers overall).
Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: ABC, 7.8/18; Fox, 4.3/10; NBC, 3.5/8; CBS, 3.2/7; WB, 1.5/3.
In total viewers: ABC, 22.2 million; NBC, 14.0 million; CBS, 11.4 million; Fox, 9.7 million; WB, 3.2 million.
