Viewers flock to NBC's 'Talent,' 'Bee'

August 02, 2007 NBC prevailed in the first two hours of primetime in viewership and the adults 18-49 demographic before splitting the victory at 10 p.m. with ABC, which tied in adults 18-49. Both the most-watched show and the highest-rated show in adults 18-49 belonged to NBC, according to preliminary estimates released Wednesday by Nielsen Media Research. The night began with a big win for "America's Got Talent" (10.7 million, 3.1 rating/10 share in adults 18-49) between 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. There was a comfortable margin between "Talent" and ABC's "Just for Laughs" (7.3 million, 2.5/8) not to mention CBS' repeat "NCIS" (7.8 million, 1.7/8) and Fox's "On the Lot" (2.3 million, 1.0/3).

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