Desperate Housewives Tornado Kills the Competition
Doug Savant by Bob D'Amico/ABC
OK, after watching Sunday's episode, I get it: Marc Cherry's plum is ripe for the watching again. So I don't blame Nielsen's families for tuning in in droves to learn that Tom Scavo (presumably) got swept away by a natural disaster. The dramedy was watched by 20.6 million 18- to 49-year-old viewers, giving it a 7.7 rating/17 share in the demo and its best overall numbers since November sweeps 2006. ABC kicked ass before and after the whirlwind, too, winning at 8 pm/ET with
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (14.5 million, 4.9/11) and at 10 with
Brothers & Sisters (12.7 million, 4.8/12). Only at 8:30 did Fox surge ahead: Its
Bowl Championship Series Selection Show, while down from last year, tackled 10.8 million viewers for 4.3 rating and a 10 share.
Speaking of twisters, the first night of the cabler's wack
Wizard of Oz revamp blew away the competition to become its most-watched broadcast ever. Attracting more than 6.3 million viewers, it did even better than
Steven Spielberg Presents Taken, the previous record-holder. -
Ben Katner
