Make fun of him all you want, Dave Letterman, but Regis Philbin is a ratings stud.
Last week, New York couch potatos went wild for ABC’s limited run of “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire,” which claimed 3 of the top 10 spots.
Respect the Regis.
Here’s the rest:
(1) WWOR-9….Yankees Baseball….782,000
(2) WCBS-2….60 Minutes….739,000
(3) WNBC-4….America’s Got Talent (Wed)….634,000
(4) YES….Yankees Baseball….614,000
(5) WABC-7….Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (Thu)….579,000
(6) TNT….The Closer….573,000
(7) WNBC-4….America’s Got Talent (Tu)….553,000
(8) WABC-7….Who Wants to Be A Millionaire (Wed)….545,000
(9) WXTV-41….Manana Es Para Siempre….543,000
(10) WABC-7….Who Wants to Be A Millionaire…(Tu)….507,000
Top 10 shows in New York, August 10 to August 16, according to Nielsen Data (total viewers, time shifting/DVR not included)