House dominates primetime Ratings / Global Television Network Posted by RAD on Sep 17, 2008 - 03:15 PM It's no mystery why television's favourite doctor is back stronger than ever as legions of fans marked last night's premiere of House season 5 as their top priority in appointment viewing. With 2.8 million viewers nationally; 1.6 million in the key demo Adults 18-49, House claimed the largest premiere audience for the fall '08 season to date. HOUSE SEASON 5 PREMIERE DATA HIGHLIGHTS: ---------------------------------------- - 2.8 million viewers 2+ nationally - 1.6 million viewers A18-49 nationally; 57% of the audience in this key demo - 13% growth in both 2+ national audience and in the key demo A18-49 versus last season - Dominates the night in major markets Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sept. 17 (A18-49) NATIONAL TORONTO VANCOUVER CALGARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE (8-9p) Global 1,619,000 752,000 254,000 86,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRIMINAL MINDS CTV 316,000 139,000 21,000 11,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- RICK MERCER REPORT CBC 94,000 17,000 6,000 16,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS HOUR/22 MIN. CBC 80,000 13,000 5,000 9,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 90210 DATA HIGHLIGHTS - EXPERIENCES SOLID GROWTH IN KEY DEMOS: ---------------------------------------------------------------- - 790,000 viewers 2+ nationally; 19% increase over previous week - 547,000 viewers A18-49 nationally; 18% increase over previous week - Won its time period in key demos A18-49 & A18-34 nationally ATTENTION 'HOUSE' & '90210' FANS: TUNE IN NEXT WEEK AS A MULTIPLE ----------------------------------------------------------------- ORGAN DONATION GOES AWRY & IT'S OPENING NIGHT JITTERS AT -------------------------------------------------------- WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH: ------------------------ HOUSE Episode No. 2 Synopsis: 'Not Cancer' Tuesday, September 23 - 8:00pm ET/PT When people who received organs from a donor who was killed in an industrial accident five years earlier die suddenly, House must figure out why to save a recipient who's still alive. To track down information about the donor and the dead recipients, House hires a PI named Lucas (Michael Weston). But House also uses Lucas to snoop on Wilson as well as a colleague House is considering to replace Wilson as his friend. 90210 Episode No. 4 Synopsis: 'Wide Awake and Dreaming' Tuesday, September 23 - 9:00pm ET/PT Young romance is in full bloom on opening night of the school production of "Spring Awakening" as Annie and Ty decide to spend the night together; and Dixon helps out overwhelmed Silver, the play's stage manager, prompting them to get closer. (All data BBM Nielsen Media Research, based on Adults 18-49 unless otherwise indicated.) This article is from CHANNEL CANADA   http://www.channelcanada.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.channelcanada.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2466