Channel Surfing
by Laura Nachman
Bucks County Courier Times
February 27, 2007

After the first three weeks of February sweeps, 6ABC with Jim Gardner is winning the 11 p.m. weeknight news race with a 10 rating/18 share.

CBS3 with Larry Mendte and Alycia Lane is in second place with an 8 rating/15 share. NBC10 with Tim Lake and Renee Chenault-Fattah is in third place with a 7 rating/13 share.

It's important to note that 6ABC increases from its 8 rating at 10:45 p.m. CBS3 goes down from its 9 rating at 10:45 p.m., and NBC10 goes down from its 8 rating at 10:45 p.m.

With a boost from “American Idol,” “The Ten O'clock News” with Dave Huddleston and Dawn Stensland on Fox29 had a 7 rating/11 share and the outsourced NBC10 news on myPHL17 with Vince DeMentri and Denise Nakano had a 2 rating/3 share, tying it with “Dr. Phil” on CW57.

In other local news battles, at 6 p.m., 6ABC with Jim Gardner leads with a 12 rating/22 share. CBS3 with Larry Mendte and Alycia Lane is second with a 5 rating/9 share and NBC10 with Tim Lake is third with a 4 rating/8 share.

At 5 p.m., 6ABC with Rick Williams and Monica Malpass leads with an 11 rating/21 share, “Dr. Phil” on CBS3 is second with a 6 rating/11 share and NBC10 with Vince DeMentri is third with a 3 rating/6 share. The new 5 p.m. news on Fox29 with Kerri Lee Halkett came in fourth with a 2 rating/4 share.

At 4 p.m., “Oprah” on 6ABC leads with an 8 rating/18 share. The news on CBS3 with Marc Howard and Angela Russell is second with a 5 rating/10 share. “Judge Judy” on Fox29 is in third place with a 3 rating/8 share. “All That and More” with Tracy Davidson on NBC10 news is in fourth with a 2 rating/4 share.

At noon, 6ABC with Rick Williams and Sarah Bloomquist leads with a 7 rating/22 share. The CBS3 news with Ukee Washington and Pat Ciarrocchi is in second with a 5 rating/14 share. “Maury Povich” on myPHL17 is in third with a 2 rating/7 share. “The People's Court” on CW57 is in fourth place with a 2 rating/4 share. “Divorce Court” on Fox29 is in fifth place with a 1 rating/3 share. “iVillage Live” on NBC10 is in sixth place with a 1 rating/2 share.

At 11 a.m., “The View” on 6ABC leads with a 4 rating/15 share. “The Price is Right” on CBS3 is second with a 3 rating/11 share, “Jerry Springer” on myPHL17 is in third with a 2 rating/7 share, “Martha” on NBC10 is fourth with a 1 rating/4 share, and “The First News” on Fox29 with George Mallet and Sharon Crowley is fifth with a 1 rating/3 share.

At 10 a.m., “Rachael Ray” on 6ABC leads with a 4 rating/15 share. “Maury Povich” on myPHL17 is second with a 2 rating/7 share. “Guiding Light” on CBS3 is third with a 2 rating/6 share. “10” on NBC10 and “Judge Mathis” on CW57 are tied for fourth with a 1 rating/4 share.

At 9 a.m., “Regis & Kelly” on 6ABC leads with a 5 rating/17 share. “The Today Show” is second with a 3 rating/9 share. “The Jerry Springer Show” on myPHL17 is in third with a 2 rating/6 share. “Entertainment Tonight/The Insider” on CBS3 and “The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet” on Fox29 with are tied for fourth with a 1 rating/2 share.

From 7-9, “Good Morning America” on 6ABC leads with a 7 rating/20 share. “The Today Show” on NBC10 is in second with a 4 rating/13 share. “Good Day Philadelphia” on Fox29 with Sheinelle Jones and Clayton Morris is in third with a 3 rating/8 share. “The Early Show” on CBS is in fourth with a 2 rating/6 share. “The WakeUp News” with Natasha Brown on CW57 is in fifth with a 1 rating/3 share.

From 6-7 a.m., 6ABC with Matt O'Donnell and Tamala Edwards is first with a 7 rating/23 share. NBC10 news with Terry Ruggles and Lori Delgado is second with a 4 rating/12 share, and CBS3 news with Susan Barnett and Ukee Washington is third with a 3 rating/10 share. Fox29 news with Sheinelle Jones and Clayton Morris is fourth with a 2 rating/8 share. The CW57 “WakeUp News” is fifth with a 1 rating/3 share.

Numbers are rounded to the nearest number. Each rating point equals around 29,000 households. Sweeps ends Wednesday.

Reach Laura Nachman at lauranachman@verizon.net.