Rankings Corporate Jungle: So-So Premiere For ABC's 'Take The Cash And Run'

Three systems -- NBC, Fox and ABC -- offered all-original lineups last evening, such as the OK though not spectacular debut of ABC's new reality series Go ahead and take Money and Run (1.9/5 in 18-49, 5.a million audiences),from producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Bertram van Munster,at 9 PM. It held onto 95% of their Wipeout (2./6) demo lead-in and increased its lead-out Combat Hospital (1./3), up a tenth from a week ago. Still, despite the supports, ABC finished third for that evening both in 18-49 and total audiences. Fox (2.5/8, six million audiences) edged NBC (2.4/7, 9.3 million) for that top place in grown ups 18-49 using its Gordon Ramsay block of Hell's Kitchen (2.6/9, 6.two million) and MasterChef (2.4/7, 5.8 million), while America's Got Talent (2.9/8, 11.six million) from 9-11 PM was once more the very best-ranked and many-viewed program from the evening, helping NBC to win the nightly race in 18-49. Hell's Kitchen being with a week ago in 18-49 or more 3% as a whole audiences to log its biggest audience this summer time. Talent was lower 6%. Its lead-in, NBC's new game show It's Worth What? (1.2/4), was lower 14%. CBS broadcast reruns and 48 Hrs Mystery.