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Adam Rodriguez in TV Guide and Variety
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Thanks to DocPaul for this :) There is a small write up about Adam Rodriguez in the current (Sept 21-27th) TV page 12 under Grapevine.
Posted: Tue., Sep. 24, 2002, 5:14pm PT Wow of a bow for Eye's 'Miami' By RICK KISSELL "CSI: Miami" became the most-watched drama premiere in eight years Monday, helping cap a boffo opening night of the season for CBS. The Eye net, which also scored big with two episodes of "Everybody Loves Raymond," dominated in most key measures, sweeping Monday's half-hours in both adults 25-54 and total viewers and winning five of six in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen. Overall, it was CBS' most-watched premiere Monday in nine years. While trying to strike a cautious note, it was hard for CBS topper Leslie Moonves to contain his excitement over the Monday numbers. "Anyone who declares victory after one week is foolish," he told Daily Variety. "But across the board, we couldn't be happier. Every half-hour worked. It's a great opening to the week." Moonves said the topic of more "CSI" spinoffs has already come up, albeit in jest. Moonves also praised the performance of the rest of the net's Monday lineup, singling out 8:30 p.m. laffer "Yes, Dear," from 20th Century Fox TV, as the "unsung hero" of the night. As for NBC, the final hour of "Jordan," which was last season's No. 1 new drama, was off a respectable 28% from its year-ago series preem in adults 18-49 (4.4 vs. 6.1). NBC would likely be happy if it leveled off at a 4 demo rating in upcoming weeks. Indeed, NBC Entertainment prexy Jeff Zucker said the Peacock "felt great" about its Monday performance. "We're very happy here," he said. "We exceeded our expectations … against the juggernaut." One NBC exec admitted the net had been nervous about how "Jordan" would perform opposite "CSI." "But if we're anywhere near this number (in the weeks ahead), we're not moving 'Crossing Jordan,' " the insider said. As for "CSI: Miami," a CBS Prods./Alliance Atlantis skein from Jerry Bruckheimer, skein's 8.6 rating among adults 18-49 more than doubles what "Family Law" managed a year ago for CBS (3.3). It's also higher than the top-rated drama premiere of each of the past two seasons -- ABC's "Alias" last year (6.2) and Fox's "Dark Angel" in 2000 (8.5) -- but behind NBC's "Third Watch" three years ago (9.6). For the night, then, CBS was up an impressive 33% vs. its opening Monday of last season in adults 18-49 (7.3 vs. 5.5) and up 43% in total viewers (20.6 million vs. 14.4m). As expected, CBS' stronger performance in the 10 p.m. hour translated to tasty ratings for its late local newscasts. Net's affiliates averaged a 9.5/17 across the 53 metered markets, up 30% in rating from the comparable night last year (7.3/13). Year-to-year comparisons are tough to make based on one night. Letterman's show, for example, delivered stronger-than-usual ratings on opening night last season with an interview with New York mayor Rudy Guiliani. ABC, despite weakness in the anchor slot from "Drew Carey" (5.91m, 2.2/6 in A18-49), was second. "Monday Night Football" (19.13m, 8.2/22) delivered another solid score and is now up by about 6% vs. last season through its first three games. UPN's comedy block bowed nicely Monday, with new 8 p.m. anchor "The Parkers" delivering the timeslot's best adults 18-34 rating (2.4/7) since January 1999 ("Dilbert"). Preem of CBS Prods. laffer "Half and Half" (2.1/5 in adults 18-34) also shined, retaining most or all of its "Girlfriends" lead-in among key femme demos. At the WB, "Everwood" continues to look good, retaining 89% of its premiere-week adults 18-34 rating (2.5/6 vs. 2.8/7). Date in print: Tue., Sep. 24, 2002
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