09-25-2003, 03:56 AM
From yahoonews:
Quote:Ritter's '8 Simple Rules' Tops Ratings
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The first of the late comedian John Ritter (news)'s final episodes of the ABC comedy \"8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter\" topped all broadcast programming Tuesday night, according to early ratings data released on Wednesday.
The figures from Nielsen Media Research showed the season premiere of the family comedy drew an average of 16.86 million viewers and a 21 percent share of the 18-year-old to 49-year-old audience that is crucial to advertisers.
Both of those totals were higher than any other program on air on the six major broadcast networks during the evening.
Ritter, one of TV's best-known comedic talents, died suddenly of a heart condition on Sept. 11 after collapsing on the set of the show. Before his death, he taped three episodes of the series' second season.
The show was expected to be a major focus of ABC's fall lineup, and ABC said after his death it would air the episodes he had filmed and then write his death into the series.
The success of \"8 Simple Rules,\" combined with a strong showing for the romantic comedy \"I'm With Her,\" gave ABC a win for the 8 p.m. hour in both total viewers and the 18 to 49 audience.
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