TV ratings: Obama address delays programs; ‘Big Brother’ wins key demo
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The season premiere of Gordon Ramsay‘s “Hell’s Kitchen” helped Fox tie NBC for No. 1 Wednesday night in the key 18-to-49-year-old demographic, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings.
However, live coverage of President Obama’s 9 p.m. EDT address delayed some programming, making ratings for ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox approximate.
In its two-hour run, “Hell’s Kitchen” averaged a rating of 1.4 in the key demo (1.5 in its first hour, 1.3 in its second), down from last season’s premiere, which earned a 2.0.
With Ramsay’s reality show and the presidential address, the network averaged 4.2 million viewers, making it the third most watched overall.
On NBC, the combination of Obama’s address and “America’s Got Talent” averaged 10.7 million viewers, making it the most-watched program of the night. It earned a rating of 2.0 in the key demo.
With about 8 million viewers, the network was the most watched of the night.
Meanwhile, on CBS, “Big Brother” once again won in the key demo, with a rating of 2.4. The privacy-deprivation show averaged 6.9 million viewers, delivering its largest Wednesday audience of the summer.
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