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Fonzie told Joey Tribbiani to sit on it.
A two-hour Happy Days reunion dominated the first night of February sweeps, leaving an all new Joey all but friendless, and The O.C.'s anticipated lesbian fling cold.
The Fonzarelli fest, broadcast Thursday on ABC, stoked the memories of 19.9 million nostalgia buffs, a surprising seventh place for the TV week ended Sunday, per Nielsen Media Research.
Airing opposite the show's first hour from 8-9 p.m., NBC's Joey (9.96 million, 34th place) and Will & Grace (10 million, 33rd place) were well off their modest season averages.
On Fox, The O.C. was down nearly 1 million viewers from the previous week--7.3 million viewers, 60th place--despite the soap's continued advance toward the Marissa (Mischa Barton) and Alex (Olivia Wilde) storyline.
The special formally known as Happy Days 30th Anniversary Reunion featured ex-Fonzie Henry Winkler, former Richie Ron Howard, recovering Chachi Scott Baio and other cast members reminiscing about the 1974-84 sitcom in which two girls never kissed, but the Fonz did jump his motorcycle over 14 garbage cans outside of Arnold's before crashing into a chicken stand and going, "Aaaayyyy."
CBS looks to cash in on the lucrative TV Land market on Feb. 22, when it revisits the stars of One Day at a Time, a comedy series that did not feature two girls kissing and never showed nobody jumping over nothing, but nevertheless ran nine seasons, from 1975-84.
In related news, Vera from Alice is free for the May sweeps.
Elsewhere:
So, apparently this Super Bowl thing (86.1 million, first place) is quite popular.The after-Bowl festivities (50.1 million, second place) are a pretty big deal, too, and, judging by the ratings, three times more entertaining than American Dad (13th place, 15.2 million), airing on Fox in the golden post-game time slot after The Simpsons (sixth place, 23.1 million).
Fox's American Idol is no Super Bowl--in a way, it's better. It's on twice a week (at least), every week--this past week, drawing an average of 27.4 million.
Behold the power of Jim Belushi: In a head-to-head, 9 p.m., Tuesday matchup, a slightly used According to Jim on ABC outdrew a brand new Scrubs on NBC by more than 2 million viewers--10.1 million (31st place) to 8 million (51st place), respectively.
A Diane Sawyer sitdown with "has-been" Teri Hatcher brought ABC's Primetime Live its best numbers of the season--41st place, 8.8 million.
President Bush's State of the Union address was watched by 38 million on the broadcast and cable news networks Wednesday--the worst ever numbers for the sitting commander in chief.
UPN's outward-bound Star Trek: Enterprise sputtered toward its final voyage--105th place, 2.8 million.
Overall, Fox took the first leg of the February sweeps, riding the Super Bowl and Idol to big victories among total viewers (averaging 28.8 million) and 18-to-49-year-olds.
CBS ran second in viewers (10.5 million); NBC (9.2 million) claimed second in the key demographic category. ABC (9.2 million) tied for third in both races.
The WB bested UPN, 3.4 million to 2.9 million.
Here's a rundown of the 10 most watched prime-time shows for the week ended Sunday, according to Nielsen Media Research:
1. Super Bowl XXXIX, Fox, 86.1 million viewers
2. Super Bowl Post-Game Show, Fox, 50.1 million viewers
3. American Idol (Tuesday), Fox, 28.5 million viewers
4. American Idol (Wednesday), Fox, 26.2 million viewers
5. CSI, CBS, 25 million viewers
6. The Simpsons, Fox, 23.1 million viewers
7. Happy Days 30th Anniversary Reunion, ABC, 19.9 million viewers
8. Without a Trace, CBS, 19.3 million viewers
9. ER, NBC, 18.1 million viewers
10. Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS, 17.6 million viewers
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