The Network Ratings Picture Gets Clearer

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NEW YORK Broadcast network prime-time viewing patterns took a small step toward normalization last week, when live-plus-same-day viewing increased for several veteran shows, following heavy viewer sampling of new shows the week before.

CBS was the biggest beneficiary of the change in viewing patterns. Its Wednesday veteran drama Criminal Minds, for example, finished first in the competitive 9 p.m. time period on Oct. 3, drawing 14.6 million viewers, up 15 percent from premiere week, when it finished third behind freshman drama Private Practice on ABC and Bionic Woman on NBC.

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