Miss Golden
11-05-2004, 01:15 PM
HOME DELIVERY (Syndication) - The NBC Universal Television series has become the first of the syndicated freshman class to get the boot, just seven weeks into its run. "Delivery" averaged a paltry 1.1 rating/3 share in the metered markets last week, its lowest average to date. More telling however was that said numbers were down 31% from its lead-in average and off 27% in year-to-year time-period comparisons. Repeats of the series will continue to run through the end of the season except for the November and February sweeps periods when the remaining produced episodes will air. Overall this season "Delivery" averaged a 1.0 household rating nationally, putting it at a distant 87th place among all syndicated series, and a 0.5 rating among each of the major demographics (adults 18-34, 18-49, and 25-54). "Delivery" was Universal Domestic Television's last major syndicated development prior to its merger with NBC as most of its clearances came from the Tribune station group instead of NBC's owned-and-operated stations.