Posted:
18:00:04 on March 06 2002
By: Alexander Chase
Dept: Enterprise | www.stenterprise.com
Today's print edition of USA Today has reported the final Nielsen ratings for the week of February 25-March 3, including those for the first-run presentation of the ENT episode "Fusion" on Wednesday, February 27. According to this report, "Fusion" recorded the lowest ratings for a first-run presentation of ENT in its inaugural season, scoring a 3.0/5 watched by only 4.5 million viewers. The 4.5 million viewers for "Fusion" represents a 64% drop in viewers since the premiere episode of ENT, "Broken Bow", last September.
For the first time this season, ENT fell behind its UPN sister series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" for the week, falling to 5th place among all science fiction/fantasy genre network series and only marginally beating out The WB's Buffy-spinoff series "Angel." ABC's "Alias" and FOX's "The X-Files" returned from their Olympic lay-off to secure the top 2 spots for the week. UPN and The WB finished in a tie for 5th place for the week.
Top Science Fiction/Fantasy Genre Network Series
February 25-March 3 (in terms of number of viewers)
1) Alias (ABC) - 6.6/10 (10.4 million)
2) The X-Files (FOX) - 5.5/8 (9.7 million)
3) Smallville (WB) - 3.9/6 (6.2 million)
4) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (UPN) - 3.1/5 (4.7 million)
5) Enterprise (UPN) - 3.0/5 (4.5 million)
6) Angel (WB) - 2.5/4 (4.4 million)
7) Roswell (UPN) - 1.6/2 (3 million)
NOTE: The WB's "Charmed" was a repeat. FOX's "Dark Angel" was preempted by the 33rd NAACP Image Awards. The WB's "Glory Days" was preempted by the film "Dumb and Dumber."
To read the original report, pick up a copy of the print edition of USA Today at your local newsstand.
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