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Bionic Woman Exceeds Expectations In Last Nights Ratings
Written by Brenda on September 27th, 2007
I know NBC still hasn’t been able to compete overall with the other two networks, but a lot of there new shows are gaining a following including the remake of the 1970’s cult classic, Bionic Woman. I am sure many of us figured there would be a good deal of people interested in checking the show out, but not enough to take out the premiere of Private Practice the Grey’s Anatomy spin-off on ABC. Over at Media Life Guide they have a full article on last nights ratings and here is a snippet of there take on Bionic Woman.
“Bionic,” which is now the fall’s top new premiere and NBC’s best Wednesday series premiere since “The West Wing” in 1999, built from its first half hour to its second among 18-49s, while “Practice” was flat.
“Bionic” is a remake of the 1970s show about a woman who becomes part machine thanks to a life-saving procedure that gives her superhuman strength. NBC pumped the show with a heavy marketing campaign designed to appeal to the same viewers who made “Heroes” into a hit.
Indeed, that show is strong with the younger male demos, and “Woman” won its timeslot in men 18-34 and 18-49 last night, while “Practice” was No. 1 in adults 18-34 and the major female demographics. “Practice” also topped “Bionic” by 600,000 in total viewers, drawing 14.2 million.
Yet perhaps as surprising as “Bionic’s” performance was NBC’s “Life,” which won its timeslot at 10 p.m. leading out of “Bionic” despite being dismissed by media buyers and many critics.
NBC took the lead at 9 p.m. with its 5.5 for “Bionic,” with ABC second with a 5.1 for “Practice.” CBS was third with a 3.5 for “Criminal Minds,” Fox fourth with a 2.4 for “Kitchen Nightmares,” Univision fifth with a 2.2 for “Destilando Amor” and CW sixth with a 1.2 for “Gossip Girl.”