Post by Forever Xena on Nov 1, 2005 11:33:04 GMT -6
'Anatomy' Lesson Follows Super Bowl on ABC
(Monday, October 31 02:40 PM)
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) ABC has given its second-year drama "Grey's Anatomy" a big vote of confidence, awarding the show the high-profile spot after the Super Bowl in February.
The episode will air following the game -- probably about 10:15 p.m. ET -- on Feb. 5, 2006. "Grey's Anatomy" is already performing extremely well as part of ABC's powerful Sunday-night lineup, and the network is hoping the Super Bowl episode could take the show to another level.
"'Grey's Anatomy' is a huge asset for this network and is fast becoming one of America's favorite Sunday-night events," ABC Entertainment chief Stephen McPherson says. "The producers are preparing a great episode that will appeal to new viewers as well as devoted fans."
So far this season, "Grey's Anatomy" is averaging about 18 million viewers per week -- sixth-best on all of television -- and a very healthy 8.2 rating among adults 18-49.
It's also the No. 2 show on TV among young women, behind its lead-in, "Desperate Housewives." Airing the show after the Super Bowl could draw some additional male eyeballs to the hospital drama, which stars Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh and Katherine Heigl.
ABC last used the post-Super Bowl berth for an episode of "Alias" in January 2003 that drew about 17.4 million viewers -- way above the show's average at the time. However, because the network devoted considerable time to a post-game show, the episode didn't air until 11 p.m. ET, resulting in the smallest audience for the post-Super Bowl program since NBC aired "The John Larroquette Show" after Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994.
Earlier this year, an episode of "The Simpsons" on FOX averaged 23.5 million people; in 2004, 33.5 million people watched the premiere of "Survivor: All-Stars" after the CBS telecast of the Janet Jackson Super Bowl.
(Monday, October 31 02:40 PM)
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) ABC has given its second-year drama "Grey's Anatomy" a big vote of confidence, awarding the show the high-profile spot after the Super Bowl in February.
The episode will air following the game -- probably about 10:15 p.m. ET -- on Feb. 5, 2006. "Grey's Anatomy" is already performing extremely well as part of ABC's powerful Sunday-night lineup, and the network is hoping the Super Bowl episode could take the show to another level.
"'Grey's Anatomy' is a huge asset for this network and is fast becoming one of America's favorite Sunday-night events," ABC Entertainment chief Stephen McPherson says. "The producers are preparing a great episode that will appeal to new viewers as well as devoted fans."
So far this season, "Grey's Anatomy" is averaging about 18 million viewers per week -- sixth-best on all of television -- and a very healthy 8.2 rating among adults 18-49.
It's also the No. 2 show on TV among young women, behind its lead-in, "Desperate Housewives." Airing the show after the Super Bowl could draw some additional male eyeballs to the hospital drama, which stars Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh and Katherine Heigl.
ABC last used the post-Super Bowl berth for an episode of "Alias" in January 2003 that drew about 17.4 million viewers -- way above the show's average at the time. However, because the network devoted considerable time to a post-game show, the episode didn't air until 11 p.m. ET, resulting in the smallest audience for the post-Super Bowl program since NBC aired "The John Larroquette Show" after Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994.
Earlier this year, an episode of "The Simpsons" on FOX averaged 23.5 million people; in 2004, 33.5 million people watched the premiere of "Survivor: All-Stars" after the CBS telecast of the Janet Jackson Super Bowl.