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Ratings Dive on Tuesday

30 June 2005 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

On Tuesday night, when the television networks handed over time to President Bush for a speech that critics said was singularly unnewsworthy and designed to defend his Iraq policy, audiences fled the broadcast networks in droves. The cable network BET, in fact, outrated the major broadcast networks among 18-49 year olds, with its coverage of the fifth annual BET Awards. Taking the biggest hit was the launch of ABC's big-budget and mightily-hyped miniseries Empire, which drew just a 5.1 rating and an 8 share, representing 6.4 million viewers. Worse still was the season premiere of NBC's Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back, which was bumped to 10:00 p.m. by the president's address. It scored a last-place 4.4/7, slightly better than its flop lead-in, I Want to Be a Hilton, which recorded a 4.2/7. »

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