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'Alias' Holds Up as ABC Wins Wednesday
(Thursday, January 13 08:11 AM)
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005
The one-two punch of "Lost" and "Alias" led ABC to a ratings win Wednesday, with the latter show appearing finally to have found a wide audience.
ABC averaged a 9.5 rating/15 share for the night, easily beating second-place CBS, 7.8/12. NBC took third with a 7.3/11, followed by FOX at 4.9/7. UPN's 1.9/3 was good for fifth, beating The WB's 1.6/2.
Among adults 18-49, ABC dominated with a 6.1 rating. CBS and NBC tied for third at 3.5, and FOX was right behind at 3.4. UPN averaged 1.1 and The WB 0.9.
"Lost" continued its strong run at 8 p.m. with a 12.6/19, far outpacing "60 Minutes," 7.3/11, on CBS. "The SI Swimsuit Model Search" was third for NBC, beating "That '70s Show," 4.0/6, and "Quintuplets," 3.3/5, on FOX. UPN's "Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott" was fifth at 2.2/3. The WB trailed with a rerun of "Smallville."
At 9 p.m., "Alias" (9.2/14) was off a good bit from its premiere last week, but it still won the hour comfortably and is way ahead of its previous seasons' ratings. NBC moved up to second with "The West Wing," 7.8/12. "The King of Queens," 7.6/11, and "Center of the Universe," 6.4/10, were third for CBS. FOX's "Supernanny" had another solid night with a 6.2/9. UPN stayed in fifth with a "Kevin Hill" repeat. The WB went with "Big Man on Campus."
NBC took the lead at 10 p.m. with "Law & Order," 9.9/16. "CSI: NY" was second for CBS with a 9.1/15. ABC's "Wife Swap" came in at 6.7/11.
Uhuhuh, Great news, 15 million people again!!
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