7 January 2009 1:38 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news
For the second day in a row, Nielsen announced Tuesday that processing errors had caused it to delay release of its overnight ratings for Monday. Final ratings figures for Saturday and Sunday were also delayed, causing Nielsen to issue a statement saying that its weekly ratings would be released "sometime" on Wednesday, instead of Tuesday. (As of midday today they had still not been posted.) While Nielsen has experienced processing errors in the past, the length of the the recent delays were regarded as unusual. Tuesday's figures put CBS ahead in every half hour of primetime, scoring strongest with its new hit The Mentalist, which captured 19.56 million viewers in the 9:00 p.m. hour. (Mediaweek columnist Marc Berman observed that the show has become the biggest new hit series since ABC's Desperate Housewives and Lost.) Earlier, the veteran drama NCIS led the 8:00 p.m. hour with 19.06 million viewers.
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