LOL... well they saved Sunday Nights, I wouldn't say they saved the whole network. ABC needs a complete overhaul of Thursday Night, but that's a different discussion. From TV Guide Online:

WEALTHY WISTERIANS: ABC has rewarded the four stars of Desperate Housewives — Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman and Eva Longoria — with $250,000 bonuses as a thank-you for saving the network, USA Today reports. Supporting players Nicollette Sheridan and James Denton also received significant "gifts," while the rest of the cast got a coupon for a free dish of ice cream at Disneyland's Main Street Cone Shop.

Considering that last season ABC finished below FOX in 4th place, I'd say they along with Lost have helped turn ABC around. They all deserve those bonuses too.

They defintely deserve the bonuses... I mean they are starring in ABC's first hit drama in how many years? Too many to count.

LOL... well they saved Sunday Nights, I wouldn't say they saved the whole network. ABC needs a complete overhaul of Thursday Night, but that's a different discussion.

Thursday nights will be better soon. You can't fix everything at once.

It's about friggin time, finally ABC got with the program ;)

Now the cast of Lost deserves raises too

ABC will probably still finish 4th this season again. American Idol is doing better every week than any ABC show.

FOX is still a distant 4th in total viewers. ABC is 2nd.

Among adults 18-49, is a toss-up. FOX can take #1 in that, then ABC, CBS and NBC will battle for 2nd. But no way ABC will finish 4th overall.

I didn't reserach it, but looking at this last week's top shows, ABC had only three shows in the top 20. American Idol was the #1 and #2 show of the week. CBS dominated the top 10 with CSI being #3 for the week as well as placed 9 shows in the top 20. NBC placed 4 shows in the top 20 while Fox placed two (AI being #1 and #2). DH was a repeat last week so its totals are low.

1 AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX 8:00PM
Tue 15.8 24.0 17,352,000
2 AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX 8:00PM
Wed 15.2 23.0 16,611,000
3 CSI CBS 9:00PM
Thu 14.0 21.0 15,324,000
4 E.R. NBC 9:59PM
Thu 13.0 21.0 14,233,000
5 CBS SUNDAY MOVIE CBS 9:00PM
Sun 12.4 19.0 13,568,000
6 CSI: NY CBS 10:00PM
Wed 11.5 19.0 12,619,000
7 COLD CASE CBS 8:00PM
Sun 10.6 16.0 11,583,000
8 CSI: MIAMI CBS 10:00PM
Mon 10.3 16.0 11,244,000
9 MEDIUM NBC 10:00PM
Mon 10.2 16.0 11,229,000
10 NUMB3RS CBS 10:00PM
Fri 9.9 17.0 10,831,000
11 WITHOUT A TRACE CBS 10:01PM
Thu 9.9 16.0 10,862,000
12 APPRENTICE 3 NBC 8:35PM
Thu 9.8 15.0 10,795,000
13 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND CBS 9:00PM
Mon 9.8 14.0 10,686,000
14 LAW AND ORDER:SVU NBC 10:00PM
Tue 9.7 16.0 10,668,000
15 60 MINUTES CBS 7:00PM
Sun 9.5 15.0 10,379,000
16 EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P ABC 8:00PM
Sun 9.3 14.0 10,148,000
17 LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT NBC 9:00PM
Sun 9.2 13.0 10,054,000
18 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 9:31PM
Mon 9.1 13.0 9,929,000
19 EXTRM MAKEOVER:HM ED-1/30(S) ABC 9:00PM
Sun 8.9 13.0 9,796,000
20 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES SPL(S) ABC 10:00PM
Sun 8.3 13.0 9,086,000

I didn't reserach it, but looking at this last week's top shows, ABC had only three shows in the top 20. American Idol was the #1 and #2 show of the week. CBS dominated the top 10 with CSI being #3 for the week as well as placed 9 shows in the top 20. NBC placed 4 shows in the top 20 while Fox placed two (AI being #1 and #2). DH was a repeat last week so its totals are low.

1 AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX 8:00PM
Tue 15.8 24.0 17,352,000
2 AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX 8:00PM
Wed 15.2 23.0 16,611,000
3 CSI CBS 9:00PM
Thu 14.0 21.0 15,324,000
4 E.R. NBC 9:59PM
Thu 13.0 21.0 14,233,000
5 CBS SUNDAY MOVIE CBS 9:00PM
Sun 12.4 19.0 13,568,000
6 CSI: NY CBS 10:00PM
Wed 11.5 19.0 12,619,000
7 COLD CASE CBS 8:00PM
Sun 10.6 16.0 11,583,000
8 CSI: MIAMI CBS 10:00PM
Mon 10.3 16.0 11,244,000
9 MEDIUM NBC 10:00PM
Mon 10.2 16.0 11,229,000
10 NUMB3RS CBS 10:00PM
Fri 9.9 17.0 10,831,000
11 WITHOUT A TRACE CBS 10:01PM
Thu 9.9 16.0 10,862,000
12 APPRENTICE 3 NBC 8:35PM
Thu 9.8 15.0 10,795,000
13 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND CBS 9:00PM
Mon 9.8 14.0 10,686,000
14 LAW AND ORDER:SVU NBC 10:00PM
Tue 9.7 16.0 10,668,000
15 60 MINUTES CBS 7:00PM
Sun 9.5 15.0 10,379,000
16 EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P ABC 8:00PM
Sun 9.3 14.0 10,148,000
17 LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT NBC 9:00PM
Sun 9.2 13.0 10,054,000
18 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 9:31PM
Mon 9.1 13.0 9,929,000
19 EXTRM MAKEOVER:HM ED-1/30(S) ABC 9:00PM
Sun 8.9 13.0 9,796,000
20 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES SPL(S) ABC 10:00PM
Sun 8.3 13.0 9,086,000


Lost was a rerun too that week. As was EM: HE One week is not a lot for a season, especially when half that week was reruns. FOX still is 4th place overall. NBC is 3rd. ABC is 2nd. Look at the ratings for this current week when they come out on Tuesday, you will see who is strong (CBS and ABC). FOX only lives on AI.


And as for 18-49, FOX will probably only win that thanks to the Super Bowl.