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Ch. 5 sweeps 11 p.m. news ratings
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WCVB's newscasts remain the region's most popular, according to
the February ratings sweeps, but what's more impressive is that Ch. 5
won the hotly contested 11 p.m. local newscast race despite the
lead-ins of its network, ABC, whose prime-time schedule sagged.
Meanwhile, archrival WHDH (Ch. 7) couldn't carry the momentum of
an NBC prime-time sweeps-month victory, propelled by series
blockbusters "ER" and "Friends" and such miniseries as "Gulliver's
Travels," into its own newscasts. Al...
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Ch. 7 wins 11 p.m. news race Ch. 5 rules at noon, 6 p.m. as prime-time viewers fall
The Boston Globe
; ... skirmishing over a diminishing pool of local TV news viewers, WHDH (Channel 7) is poised to defeat WCVB (Channel 5) in the ratings race at 11 p.m. for the second month in a row. However ... last night remaining in the November ratings "sweeps" period, Channel 5 ...
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No. 1 at 10 p.m. // Ch. 5 wins top spot in news ratings
Chicago Sun-Times
; ... decisions and virtual ties, WMAQ-Channel 5 has won clear victories in both ratings services for its 10 p.m. Monday-through-Friday newscast, anchored ... owned station during the November ratings sweeps concludes a four-year reign at 10 p.m. by Capital Cities/ABC-owned ...
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Gimmicks help Ch. 5 win at 11 in sweeps.
The Boston Herald
; WCVB's (Ch. 5) newscasts won the May sweeps, but it's with an asterisk. Using a variety of gimmicks they managed to eke out a win at 11 when using a five-day average, including starting ... four-week period ending Wednesday, WCVB bested WHDH (Ch. 7) by 1/10 of a rating point in the five-day ...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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KARE wins for late news, WCCO for 5 and 6 p.m. in TV news ratings derby.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; ... and murderers in our midst, television's February ratings sweeps are over. The results of the TV news derby are pretty much the same as they were in November: - KARE-Ch. 11 won at 10 p.m. - WCCO-Ch. 4 won at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. - ...
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Nat at night; Jacobson return to 11 p.m. news could be match made in ratings heaven for WCVB.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald
; Natalie Jacobson, the news madonna who has been a star on Boston television ... would welcome the opportunity to return to the 11 p.m. news on WCVB (Ch. 5). She is unlikely to stick her neck out and lobby for the job, but bringing her back at 11 would make great sense for ...
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