CBS reruns top Stanley Cup finals
CBS's lineup of sitcom reruns outran ABC's Stanley Cup finals game and narrowly beat NBC in the Monday night ratings.
Everybody Loves Raymond was high scorer for CBS, hitting a 4.9 rating, 14 share among adults 18-49 and drawing 14 million viewers in Nielsen fast national numbers. The New Jersey Devils 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche in that Stanley Cup game on ABC drew a 2.0/6 with 4.5 million viewers and a 3.1 household rating.
Weakest Link drew a 4.9/13 with 13.5 million viewers to help NBC to a 3.8 average rating among 18-49ers on the night, second to CBS's 4.2. CBS also edged NBC in total viewers, 12.2 million to 10.4 million. Fox reruns of Boston Public and Ally McBeal gave it a 2.7 average on the night. - Richard Tedesco
The television industry's top news stories, analysis and blogs of the day.
Thank you for signing up to Broadcasting & Cable. You will receive a verification email shortly.
There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again.