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Article: NBC gets 75th anniversary present by dominating ratings
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- Daily Breeze
- Article date:
- May 8, 2002
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NBC gets 75th anniversary present by dominating ratings
NBC celebrated its 75th anniversary with a dominating week inthe
Nielsen Media Research ratings, taking the lead during the important
May "sweeps" period.
The network's three-hour anniversary gala Sunday night from
Rockefeller Center was watched by 20.4 million people, the fourth
most-watched program for the week.
Bob Hope also proved his enduring appeal on television, drawing
13.1 million people for an outtakes special Monday. Hope's show
outdrew Jay Leno's prime-time "Tonight" special, which had just under
12 million viewers.
For all the nostalgia, NBC's most popular shows were regular
airings of "ER" and "Friends" as they neared big ...
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