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 FOX 


 Cox 


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 WCVB 
 ABC 


 Hearst-  Argyle 


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 WHDH 
 NBC 


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 25 


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 WBZ 
 CBS 
 1 


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 WFXT 
 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


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 Dallas 


 WFAA 
 ABC 


 Belo 
 Corp 


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 Oprah 


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 21 


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 29 
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 Dallas 


 KXAS 
 NBC 
 1 


 NBC/  GE 


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 Dallas 


 KDFW 
 FOX 
 1 


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 25.5 


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 Dallas 


 KTVT 
 CBS 
 1 


 CBS 


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 8 
 DC 


 WRC 
 NBC 
 1 


 NBC/  GE 


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 18 


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 18 
 28 
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 8 
 DC 


 WJLA 
 ABC 


 Allbritton 
 5 
 10 
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 11 
 Oprah 


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 11 


 12 
 11 
 16.5 


 0.5 


 8 
 DC 


 WUSA 
 CBS 


 Gannett 
 48510 


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 14 
 16 
 200.  5 


 8 
 DC 


 WTTG 
 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


 13.5 


 9 
 Atlanta 


 WSB 
 ABC 


 Cox 
 11 
 22 
 13 
 23 
 Oprah 


 18 
 24 


 28 
 24 
 29.5 


 9 
 Atlanta 


 WAGA 
 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


 8 
 15 
 8 
 13 


 12 
 13 
 13 
 31.5 


 9 
 Atlanta 


 WXIA 
 NBC 


 Gannett 
 4 
 7 
 5 
 9 


 12 
 13 
 14 
 29 


 1 


 9 
 Atlanta 


 WGCL 
 CBS 


 Meredith 
 1323 


 3 
 4 
 421 


 10 
 Detroit 


 WDIV 
 NBC 


 Post-  Newsweek 


 10 
 19 
 11 
 20 


 23 
 21 
 20 
 21.5 


 10 
 Detroit 


 WXYZ 
 ABC 


 Scripps 
 Howard 


 9 
 18 
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 17 
 Oprah 


 13 
 19 


 22 
 19 
 23.5 


 10 
 Detroit 


 WJBK 
 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


 7 
 13 
 5 
 9 


 6 
 7 
 8 
 29.5 


 10 
 Detroit 


 WWJ 
 CBS 
 1 


 CBS 


 2 
 424 


 20 


 11 
 Houston 


 KTRK 
 ABC 
 1 


 ABC 
 Inc. 


 9 
 15 
 9 
 15 


 16 
 16 
 17 
 27.5 


 11 
 Houston 


 KHOU 
 CBS 


 Belo 
 Corp 


 9 
 16 
 11 
 17 
 Oprah 


 13 
 16 


 16 
 18 
 22.5 


 11 
 Houston 


 KPRC 
 NBC 


 Post-  Newsweek 


 7 
 13 
 7 
 12 


 13 
 12 
 13 
 29 
 0.5 


 11 
 Houston 


 KRIV 
 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


 25 


 13 
 Minneapolis 


 WCCO 
 CBS 
 1 


 CBS 


 11 
 22 
 12 
 22 
 Oprah 


 16 
 25 


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 27 
 18 
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 13 
 Minneapolis 


 KARE 
 NBC 


 Gannett 
 9 
 17 
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 15 


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 17 
 15 


 13 
 Minneapolis 


 KSTP 
 ABC 


 Hubbard 
 6 
 12 
 7 
 12 


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 14 
 13 
 18 


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 13 
 Minneapolis 


 WFTC 
 FOX 


 Clear 
 Channel 


 14 
 Tampa-  St. 


 Petersburg 


 WFLA 
 NBC 


 Media 
 General 


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 16 
 11 
 20 
 Oprah 


 11 
 21 


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 20 
 23.5 


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 Tampa-  St. 


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 WTVT 
 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


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 Tampa-  St. 


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 WTSP 
 CBS 


 Gannett 
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 141 


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 Tampa-  St. 


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 WFTS 
 ABC 


 Scripps 
 Howard 


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 7 
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 Miami-  F. 
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 WSVN 
 FOX 


 Sunbeam 
 TV 


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 12 


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 11 
 26.5 


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 15 
 Miami-  F. 
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 WPLG 
 ABC 


 Post-  Newsweek 


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 10 
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 11 


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 11 
 11 
 20 


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 Miami-  F. 
 L. 


 WTVJ 
 NBC 
 1 


 NBC/  GE 


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 8 
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 10 


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 9 
 9 
 26.5 


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 Miami-  F. 
 L. 


 WFOR 
 CBS 
 1 


 CBS 


 4 
 7 
 4 
 7 
 Oprah 


 9 
 7 


 8 
 9 
 18.5 


 16 
 Phoenix 


 KNXV 
 ABC 


 Scripps 
 Howard 


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 7 
 3 
 5 


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 5 
 6 
 21.5 


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 16 
 Phoenix 


 KPHO 
 CBS 


 Meredith 
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 Phoenix 


 KPNX 
 NBC 


 Gannett 
 8 
 15 
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 15 


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 17 
 17 
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 Phoenix 


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 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


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 11 


 13.5 


 16 
 Phoenix 


 KTVK 
 IND 


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 15 
 8 
 14 


 29 
 0.5 


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 Cleveland 


 WEWS 
 ABC 


 Scripps 
 Howard 


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 18 
 11 
 20 
 Oprah 


 14 
 20 


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 19 
 20 


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 Cleveland 


 WOIO 
 CBS 


 Raycom 
 Media 


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 9 
 10 


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 Cleveland 


 WKYC 
 NBC 


 Gannett 


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 19 


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 Cleveland 


 WJW 
 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


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 15 
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 16 


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 16 
 15 
 36.5 


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 Denver 


 KMGH 
 ABC 


 McGraw 
 Hill 


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 9 
 Oprah 


 14 
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 9 
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 18 
 Denver 


 KCNC 
 CBS 
 1 


 CBS 


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 8 
 15 


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 15 
 14 
 23 


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 Denver 


 KUSA 
 NBC 


 Gannett 
 9 
 17 
 8 
 14 


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 12 
 13 
 29.5 


 0.5 


 18 
 Denver 


 KDVR 
 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


 3 


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 Orlando 


 WFTV 
 ABC 


 Cox 
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 16 
 10 
 18 
 Oprah 


 14 
 19 


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 19 
 27 


 1 


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 Orlando 


 WKMG 
 CBS 


 Post-  Newsweek 


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 10 


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 12 
 14 
 18.15 


 0.5 


 20 
 Orlando 


 WESH 
 NBC 


 Hearst-  Argyle 


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 11 
 7 
 12 


 12 
 12 
 13 
 27 
 0.5 


 20 
 Orlando 


 WOFL 
 FOX 


 Meredith 


 21 


 21 
 Pittsburgh 


 WTAE 
 ABC 


 Hearst-  Argyle 


 9 
 17 
 9 
 16 
 Oprah 


 11 
 19 


 17 
 17 
 27 


 21 
 Pittsburgh 


 KDKA 
 CBS 
 1 


 CBS 


 10 
 18 
 1 
 20 


 21 
 22 
 23 
 22 
 0.5 


 21 
 Pittsburgh 


 WPXI 
 NBC 


 Cox 
 10 
 18 
 10 
 17 


 17 
 19 
 17 
 22.5 


 0.5 


 21 
 Pittsburgh 


 WPGH 
 FOX 


 Sinclair 


 6 


 22 
 St. 
 Louis 


 KDNL 
 ABC 


 Sinclair 
 2 
 4 


 3.5 
 0.5 


 22 
 St. 
 Louis 


 KMOV 
 CBS 


 Belo 
 Corp 


 11 
 20 
 11 
 19 


 20 
 20 
 21 
 23 


 1 


 22 
 St. 
 Louis 


 KSDK 
 NBC 


 Gannett 
 15 
 27 
 15 
 26 
 Oprah 


 19 
 24 


 27 
 25 
 24 


 22 
 St. 
 Louis 


 KTVI 
 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


 6 
 12 
 6 
 10 


 8 
 8 
 8 
 33 


 24 
 Baltimore 


 WMAR 
 ABC 


 Scripps 
 Howard 


 3635 


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 7 
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 24 
 Baltimore 


 WJZ 
 CBS 
 1 


 CBS 


 7 
 15 
 8 
 15 


 20 
 20 
 19 
 28.5 


 24 
 Baltimore 


 WBAL 
 NBC 


 Hearst-  Argyle 


 9 
 18 
 9 
 17 
 Oprah 


 20 
 17 


 20 
 16 
 26 
 1.5 


 24 
 Baltimore 


 WBFF 
 FOX 


 Sinclair 


 7 


 29 
 Raleigh-  Durham 


 WTVD 
 ABC 
 1 


 ABC 
 Inc. 


 9 
 16 
 10 
 17 
 Oprah 


 13 
 17 


 18 
 17 
 20.5 


 29 
 Raleigh-  Durham 


 WRAL 
 CBS 


 Capitol 
 Broadcasting 


 12 
 23 
 14 
 24 


 27 
 26 
 25 
 20.5 


 29 
 Raleigh-  Durham 


 WNCN 
 NBC 
 1 


 NBC/  GE 


 24 
 3 
 4 
 4231 


 29 
 Raleigh-  Durham 


 WRAZ 
 FOX 


 Capitol 
 Broadcasting 


 2.5 


 31 
 Kansas 
 City 


 KMBC 
 ABC 


 Hearst-  Argyle 


 10 
 18 
 10 
 18 
 Oprah 


 15 
 19 


 20 
 18 
 15 


 31 
 Kansas 
 City 


 KCTV 
 CBS 


 Meredith 
 9 
 16 
 10 
 17 


 16 
 17 
 19 
 25.5 


 0.5 


 31 
 Kansas 
 City 


 KSHB 
 NBC 


 Scripps 
 Howard 


 4735 


 6 
 4 
 515 


 31 
 Kansas 
 City 


 WDAF 
 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


 7 
 12 
 7 
 12 


 11 
 12 
 11 
 42.5 


 33 
 Milwaukee 


 WISN 
 ABC 


 Hearst-  Argyle 


 8 
 14 
 8 
 13 
 Oprah 


 16 
 15 


 14 
 12 
 17 


 33 
 Milwaukee 


 WDJT 
 CBS 


 Weigel 
 Broadcasting 


 2423 


 3 
 4 
 69.  5 


 33 
 Milwaukee 


 WTMJ 
 NBC 


 Journal 
 Broadcast 


 Group 


 12 
 23 
 11 
 20 


 20 
 21 
 22 
 25 
 0.5 


 33 
 Milwaukee 


 WITI 
 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


 7 
 13 
 7 
 12 


 12 
 11 


 9 
 38 


 34 
 Columbus, 
 OH 
 WSYX 


 ABC 


 Sinclair 


 5 
 9 


 10 
 13 
 12 
 16.5 


 34 
 Columbus, 
 OH 
 WBNS 


 CBS 


 Dispatch 
 Printing 
 Co. 


 10 
 20 
 11 
 21 
 Oprah 


 16 
 23 


 22 
 25 
 28 


 34 
 Columbus, 
 OH 
 WCMH 


 NBC 
 1 


 NBC/  GE 


 9 
 17 
 10 
 19 


 19 
 19 
 19 
 25.5 


 34 
 Columbus, 
 OH 


 WTTE 
 FOX 


 Glencairn 
 Ltd. 


 12 


 35 
 Salt 
 Lake 


 City 


 KTVX 
 ABC 


 News 
 Corp. 


 8 
 16 
 7 
 13 
 Oprah 


 18 
 14 


 15 
 14 
 14.5 


 0.5 


 35 
 Salt 
 Lake 


 City 


 KUTV 
 CBS 
 1 


 CBS 


 6 
 11 
 6 
 11 


 9 
 11 


 11 
 15 
 0.5 


 35 
 Salt 
 Lake 


 City 


 KSL 
 NBC 


 Bonneville 
 Intl 
 Corp. 


 9 
 19 
 10 
 19 


 14 
 17 
 17 
 24.5 


 35 
 Salt 
 Lake 


 City 


 KSTU 
 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


 20.5 
 0.5 


 39 
 Birmingham 


 WBMA 
 ABC 


 10 
 15 
 9 
 13 
 Oprah 


 11 
 14 


 15 
 14 
 17 


 39 
 Birmingham 


 WIAT 
 CBS 


 Media 
 General 


 5 
 7 


 6 


 39 
 Birmingham 


 WVTM 
 NBC 
 1 


 NBC/  GE 


 9 
 14 
 8 
 12 


 11 
 12 
 13 
 21.5 


 39 
 Birmingham 


 WBRC 
 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


 11 
 18 
 12 
 18 


 17 
 19 
 19 
 36.5 


 0.5 


 41 
 Memphis 


 WPTY 
 ABC 


 Clear 
 Channel 


 3534 


 5 
 5 
 58.  5 


 41 
 Memphis 


 WREG 
 CBS 


 New 
 York 
 Times 


 Co. 


 9 
 14 
 10 
 15 


 15 
 15 
 18 
 24.5 


 41 
 Memphis 


 WMC 
 NBC 


 Raycom 
 Media 


 11 
 17 
 11 
 17 
 Oprah 


 9 
 19 


 22 
 21 
 20 


 41 
 Memphis 


 WHBQ 
 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


 5 
 9 


 24.5 
 0.5 


 44 
 Gr'sboro-  Winston 


 Salem 
 WXLV 


 ABC 


 Sinclair 


 3 
 5 


 7 
 6 
 7 
 11.5 


 44 
 Gr'sboro-  Winston 


 Salem 
 WFMY 


 CBS 


 Gannett 


 12 
 21 
 Oprah 


 17 
 21 


 22 
 22 
 16 


 1 


 44 
 Gr'sboro-  Winston 


 Salem 
 WXII 
 NBC 


 Hearst-  Argyle 


 6 
 12 
 8 
 14 


 14 
 15 
 17 
 19.5 


 44 
 Gr'sboro-  Winston 


 Salem 
 WGHP 


 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


 9 
 17 
 8 
 14 


 17 
 18 
 16 
 27 


 49 
 Providence 


 WLNE 
 ABC 


 Freedom 
 Comm 


 47 


 7 
 7 
 614 


 49 
 Providence 


 WPRI 
 CBS 


 STC 
 Broadcasting 


 3 
 7 
 5 
 9 


 12 
 12 
 13 
 19 
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 49 
 Providence 


 WJAR 
 NBC 
 1 


 NBC/  GE 


 12 
 23 
 15 
 27 
 Oprah 


 16 
 24 


 25 
 27 
 23.5 


 49 
 Providence 


 WNAC 
 FOX 


 LIN 
 Television 


 Corp. 


 3.5 


 54 
 Austin 


 KVUE 
 ABC 


 Belo 
 Corp 


 10 
 25 
 9 
 20 
 Oprah 


 21 
 18 


 19 
 19 
 17 
 0.5 


 54 
 Austin 


 KEYE 
 CBS 
 1 


 CBS 


 5 
 12 
 4 
 10 


 8 
 8 
 11 


 17 


 54 
 Austin 


 KXAN 
 NBC 


 LIN 
 Television 


 Corp. 


 7 
 17 
 8 
 17 


 19 
 23 
 23 
 11.5 


 54 
 Austin 


 KTBC 
 FOX 
 1 


 FOX 


 2 
 6 


 20.5 


 55 
 Fresno 


 KFSN 
 ABC 
 1 


 ABC 
 Inc. 


 12 
 25 
 13 
 24 
 Oprah 


 19 
 23 


 22 
 25 
 16.5 


 55 
 Fresno 


 KGPE 
 CBS 


 Ackerley 
 Group 


 3635 


 5 
 5 
 516 


 55 
 Fresno 


 KSEE 
 NBC 


 Granite 
 Broadcasting 


 7 
 15 
 8 
 17 


 10 
 13 
 12 
 19.5 


 55 
 Fresno 


 KMPH 
 FOX 


 Pappas 
 Telecasting 


 7 


 64 
 Flint 


 WJRT 
 ABC 
 1 


 ABC 
 Inc. 


 9241429 


 25 
 29 
 27 
 211 


 64 
 Flint 


 WNEM 
 CBS 


 Meredith 
 5 
 15 
 12 
 24 
 Oprah 


 17 
 30 


 32 
 30 
 18.5 


 0.5 


 64 
 Flint 


 WEYI 
 NBC 


 STC 
 Broadcasting 


 2 
 4 


 4 
 5 
 5 
 12 


 1.5 


 64 
 Flint 


 WSMH 
 FOX 


 Sinclair 


 68 
 Toledo 


 WTVG 
 ABC 
 1 


 ABC 
 Inc. 


 6151021 


 21 
 19 
 20 
 20 


 68 
 Toledo 


 WTOL 
 CBS 


 Liberty 
 Corp. 


 10 
 28 
 16 
 34 
 Oprah 


 21 
 33 


 36 
 35 
 21 


 1 


 68 
 Toledo 


 WNWO 
 NBC 


 Raycom 
 Media 


 3 
 7 
 3 
 7 


 8 
 7 
 5 
 14.5 


 68 
 Toledo 


 WUPW 
 FOX 


 STC 
 Broadcasting 


 3.5 


 69 
 Green 
 Bay 


 WBAY 
 ABC 


 Young 
 Broadcasting 


 Inc. 
 10 


 23 
 12 
 26 


 25 
 32 
 37 
 17 


 69 
 Green 
 Bay 


 WFRV 
 CBS 
 1 


 CBS 


 10 
 22 
 11 
 22 
 Oprah 


 21 
 24 


 24 
 26 
 16.5 


 69 
 Green 
 Bay 


 WGBA 
 NBC 


 Aries 
 Telecomm 


 3 
 7 
 2 
 5 


 5 
 6 
 5 
 16.5 


 69 
 Green 
 Bay 


 WLUK 
 FOX 


 Emmis 
 Comm 


 4 
 10 


 29.5 
 1 


 177 
 Marquette 


 WBKP 
 ABC 


 Scanlan 
 Comm 


 3 
 5 
 Oprah 


 9 
 8 


 8 
 6 
 13.5 


 177 
 Marquette 


 WJMN 
 CBS 
 1 


 CBS 


 25 
 3 
 3 
 622 


 177 
 Marquette 


 WLUC 
 NBC 


 Raycom 
 Media 


 27 
 54 


 60 
 60 
 58 
 14.5 


 177 
 Marquette 


 WFQX 
 FOX/  UPN 
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