Daily Variety articles from September 2007

Daily Variety archives from September 2007

Art films on a tightrope.(Financial report)
September 4, 2007... With a combo of horror and Michael Moore's "Sicko" dominating the summer indie scene, the fall and winter just became more crucial for arthouse fare looking to build awards momentum as no clear frontrunner has emerged. Among independent...

H'w'd heat wave: $4 billion: 'Halloween' helps push b.o. to new benchmark.
September 4, 2007... Dimension's "Halloween" proved the perfect ending to the record-busting summer, grossing a winning $31 million over the Labor Day weekend and joining the parade of franchises--new and old--that fueled the unexpected box office boom. ...

Biz beating war drums along Lido.(war movies)
September 4, 2007... Hollywood fired the opening shots of its campaign to bring the war in Iraq and on terror to U.S. auds with the Venice world preems of Brian De Pal ma's "Redacted" and Paul Haggis' "In the Valley of Elah." Meanwhile, Middle Eastern helmers...

Sony homevid cues Yari pact.(Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group)(Yari Film Group)(Brief article)
September 4, 2007... The Yari Film Group has inked a two-year, multipicture pact with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group that covers domestic homevid and pay-per-view TV distribution fights for films produced and distributed by Yari. Under the deal,...

Iraq attack.(Only at variety.com)
September 4, 2007... Brian De Palma talks about his anti-war film "Redacted," which stirred controversy in Telluride and Venice, at Thompsononhollywood. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Pics' rocky mountain high.(news ANALYSIS)
September 4, 2007... With the competition for buzz-generating, high-profile pictures probably more intense than ever on the lest circuit, the Telluride Film Festival snared its share this year, with an unprecedented 12 world premieres, led by Todd Haynes' "I'm Not...

Into the Wild.(Movie review)
September 4, 2007... A Paramount Vantage release, presented with River Road Entertainment, of a Square One CIH, Linson Film production. Produced by Sean Penn, Art Linson, William Pohlad. Executive producers, David Blocker, John J. Kelly, Frank Hildebrand. Directed,...

Coyne flips for Endeavor.(Shawn Coyne)(Brief article)
September 4, 2007... Shawn Coyne is shuttering his Rugged Land imprint to join Endeavor's nascent lit division in Gotham. Coyne, who is developing several films based on Rugged Land tomes, is in the process of dissolving the imprint he and Webster Stone formed...

Keeping up with the zitgeist.(Judd Apatow and John Hughes)
September 4, 2007... MEMO TO: Judd Apatow THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR, Judd, when Hollywood shifts gears. The lusty humor of summer (that means "dick jokes") is instantly replaced by Jodie Foster's rampage of revenge ("The Brave One"), Jamie Foxx gunning for...

The Darjeeling Limited.(Movie review)
September 4, 2007... A Fox Searchlight release (in the U.S.) of a Fox Searchlight Pictures, Collage presentation, of an American Empirical Picture production. (International sales: 20th Century Fox Intl., Los Angeles.) Produced by Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Roman...

Cassandra's Dream.(Movie review)
September 4, 2007... (U.S.-France) A Weinstein Co. release (in U.S.) of a Virtual Films (U.S.)/Wild Bunch (France) presentation of an Iberville Prods. production for Wolverine Prods. (International sales: Wild Bunch, Paris.) Produced by Letty Aronson, Stephen...

Margot at the Wedding.(Movie review)
September 4, 2007... A Paramount Vantage release of a Scott Rudin production. Produced by Rudin. Coproducer, M. Blair Breard. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Directed, written by Noah Baumbach. Camera (Deluxe color), Harris Savides; editor, Carol Littleton;...

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.(Movie review)
September 4, 2007... A Warner Bros. release presented in association with Virtual Studios of a Scott Free/Plan B Entertainment production. Produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Ridley Scott, Jules Daly, David Valdes. Executive producers, Brad Grey, Tony Scott, Lisa...

Apple sours on NBC: no new shows on iTunes as talks end.(National Broadcasting Company Inc.)
September 4, 2007... "Bionic Woman," "Journeyman" and "Chuck" won't show up on iTunes anytime soon. Apple announced Friday that it will not sell any of NBC's new fall shows on iTunes after talks broke down over a distribution deal that ends in December, and...

Fox looks to cop laffs.(new television program)
September 4, 2007... After 20 years of "Cops," Fox is looking for laughs with its latest police reality skein. Net has pacted with producer Scott Satin ("Who Wants to Be a Superhero?") for the tentatively titled "Smile! You're Under Arrest." Basic premise of...

Org takes on canuck prod'n.(film production incentives)
September 4, 2007... After a half-dozen years of fund-raising and assembling endorsements, the Film & Television Action Committee will file today a formal petition with the federal government against Canadian film production incentives. In the petition, FTAC...

Starz scripts celeb yucks for January.(Starz Entertainment )
September 4, 2007... Starz Entertainment is making its biggest foray yet into scripted original programming with two half-hour comedies slated to kick off in January: "Hollywood Residential," about an accident-prone celebrity-home-makeover show, and "Head Case,"...

Redacted.(Movie review)
September 4, 2007... (Canada-US.) A Magnolia Pictures release (in U.S.) of an HDNet Films (U.S.) presentation of a The Film Farm (Canada) production. (International sales: HDNet, New York.) Produced by Jennifer Weiss, Simone Urdl, Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente....

Rails & Ties.(Movie review)
September 4, 2007... A Warner Bros. release. Produced by Robert Lorenz, Peer Oppenheimer, Barrett Stuart. Co-producer, Tim Moore. Directed by Alison Eastwood. Screenplay, Micky Levy. Camera (Technicolor, Panavision widescreen), Tom Stern; editor, Gary D. Roach;...

The Sun Also Rises.(Movie review)
September 4, 2007... (Taiyangzhao chang shengqi) (Hong Kong-China) An Emperor Motion Pictures (in H.K.)/Poly Bona (in China) release of an Emperor Motion Pictures (H.K.)/Beijing Buyilehu Films, Beijing Talhe Film Investment Co. (China) production....

Pilots guide TV fest: 'Daisies,' 'Chuck' premieres join contest.
September 4, 2007... Hordes of TV hopefuls looking to make the leap to the small screen from YouTube descend on Gotham this week for the third annual New York TV Festival. For the second year, the fest has significant network involvement and will host...

Rylance to topline 'Gynt' at the Guthrie.(LEGIT BITS)(Mark Rylance)(Brief article)
September 4, 2007... Brit thesp Mark Rylance, the former a.d. of Shakespeare's Globe in London, will topline a new production of Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt" at the Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater in January. New "Gynt" translation comes from Robert Bly ("Iron...

The fall and winter sked is shaping up for two London theaters.(LEGIT BITS)(Brief article)
September 4, 2007... The fall and winter sked is shaping up for two London theaters. The Menier Chocolate Factory, which first produced the revival of "Sunday in the Park with George" that the Roundabout will present this spring, has tapped "La Cage aux Folles"...

My Enemy's Enemy.(Movie review)
September 4, 2007... (MON MEILLEUR ENNEMI) (Docu--France) A Weinstein Co. release (in North America) of a Yalla Films, Wild Bunch presentation of a Yalla Films, France 3, Wild Bunch production, in association with Channel 4. (International sales: Wild...

Showbiz stocks: Friday, Aug 31, 2007.(Statistical table)
September 4, 2007... Showbiz Stocks Friday, August 31, 2007 YTD Name Tkr PE Last Chg %Chg AccessIT AIXD ... 6.21 +.06 -28.8 AcmeCm ACME...

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Conn., is accepting submissions for the summer 2008 sessions of its developmental programs for plays and musicals.(LEGIT BITS)
September 4, 2007... The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Conn., is accepting submissions for the summer 2008 sessions of its developmental programs for plays and musicals. Org is one of the last in the country to consider scripts from writers...

Tentpoles tower o'seas.(WORLD WATCH)(box office report)
September 4, 2007... When it comes to international box office, Hollywood studios are wishing this summer would be truly endless. With franchises performing at the high end of expectations overseas, the six major studios have seen summer grosses crank up to...

Lido shows off '70s spirit.(foreign films and independent films )
September 4, 2007... The spirit of the 1970s has fired up the Venice Film Festival, where sex, war, politics and corporate evils are the talk of the Lido as the fest veers into its second half. George Clooney, on the Lido with first-time helmer Tony Gilroy's...

Fox takes early leap to screener pastures.(Fox Searchlight )
September 5, 2007... Fox Searchlight is first out of the gate with screeners, as "The Namesake," "Once" and "Waitress" arrived in the mail on Tuesday morning--not even 24 hours after the traditional end of summer. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Move beats the...

Pics in the hopper: funder feeds $250 mil to eight top helmers.
September 5, 2007... Despite a worldwide credit crunch, equity funding is still pouring into the movie business. In the most recent example, Media Rights Capital has committed $250 million to fully finance eight films from directors Robert Rodriguez, Ricky...

HBO living a virtual 'Life'.(Home Box Office Inc.)
September 5, 2007... HBO is looking to make the virtual real. Pay net has acquired a doe that was shot and produced entirely in popular virtual universe Second Life and plans to air it on the net in the spring. Animated pic "My Second Life: The Video...

New orbit for Planet H'w'd.(Planet Hollywood )
September 5, 2007... Planet Hollywood is placing its first bet on the dicey Vegas preem scene with "Resident Evil: Extinction." The celeb-backed chain, attempting to reinvent it self after well-publicized financial stumbles, has forged a monthlong promotion...

Lido tunes in for Dylan pic.(Bob Dylan)(Brief article)
September 5, 2007... Bob Dylan dominated the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday as Todd Haynes' biopic "I'm Not There" split critics but set off a praise wave for the singer-songwriter on the Lido. "He is probably the one artist of our time who will still be...

Perelman to map 'Atlas'.(Vadim Perelman )(Atlas Shrugged)(Brief article)
September 5, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lionsgate has brought on Vadim Perelman to rewrite "Atlas Shrugged" and direct Angelina Jolie in the starring role. While Lionsgate needs to get a final script before formally committing to a start date with...

Portnow promoted.(Only at Variety.com)
September 5, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Neil Portnow has been upped to prexy-CEO of the Recording Acad and given a four-year contract extension.

Please don't call him a movie star.(Fred Dalton Thompson)
September 5, 2007... FRED DALTON THOMPSON will join the race for president of the United States, with an official campaign launch expected Thursday after the obligatory pre-announcement on "The Tonight Show." Clearly, Thompson fills a void among Republicans,...

I'm Not There.(Movie review)
September 5, 2007... (U.S.-Germany) A Weinstein Co. (in U.S.) release of an Endgame Entertainment, Killer Films, John Wells and John Goldwyn (U.S.) production, a VIP Medienfonds 4 (Germany) production, in association with Rising Star, in association with Grey...

Juno.(Movie review)
September 5, 2007... A Fox Searchlight release of a Mandate Pictures/Mr. Mudd production. Produced by Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Russell Smith, Mason Novick. Executive producers, Joe Drake, Nathan Kahane, Daniel Dubiecki. Co-producers, Jim Miller, Kelli Konop,...

TBS renews 'Engvall' laffer for 2nd season.(Turner Broadcasting System Inc.)(The Bill Engvall Show)(Brief article)
September 5, 2007... TBS has renewed "The Bill Engvall Show," the family-friendly sitcom that drew as many as 3 million viewers per episode this summer. Time Warner cabler has ordered 10 episodes for the second season, likely for next summer, when the show...

Fresh 'View' points: producers aim for stability.
September 5, 2007... Whoopi Goldberg defended Michael Vick but showed she is adept at forestalling conflict over potentially controversial topics in her first stint as permanent moderator of "The View." The producers of the show are looking to Goldberg to bring...

B'way's 'Grease' lightning.(Broadway )(Brief article)
September 5, 2007... It's starting to look like the revival of "Grease" may actually be the one that Broadway ands want. Despite downbeat reviews "Grease" ($892,270) was up by $73,000 and played to full houses last week, with the average ticket price climbing...

Hit play 'Steps' to Roundabout.(LEGIT BITS)(The 39 Steps)(Brief article)
September 5, 2007... London hit "The 39 Steps" has found a Broadway home--and it's at the Roundabout. "Steps," a four-thesp spoof of the Hitchcock thriller, had already announced its intention to find a Rialto berth following a run at Boston's Huntington...

Congress to hold hearing on hip-hop.
September 5, 2007... A new front on the content wars may be opening when Congress holds its first heating specifically into media "stereotypes and degradation" of women--particularly African-Americans--later this month. Hearing, not yet officially announced...

Woodstock rings 'bell'.(Woodstock Film Festival)(Brief article)
September 5, 2007... The eighth Woodstock Film Festival, which unspools Oct. 10-14, will be bookended by "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" and "I'm Not There." The centerpiece titles are "Under the Same Moon" and "Married Life." A launch party to be...

Eye sets stox buyback.
September 5, 2007... CBS Corp. announced an increased dividend and a $1.6 billion share buyback in a bid to boost the company's stock, which has been flat since the beginning of the year. CBS raised its quarterly dividend to 25 cents from 22 cents, a 14%...

The digital horizon: study: pic downloads to hit $1.3 bil by '11.(World News)(Financial report)(Brief article)
September 5, 2007... The Western Europe and U.S. markets for movie downloads will be worth a total of $1.3 billion in 2011, according to a Screen Digest report. Report strikes a cautionary note as it warns that the studios' fragmented approach to digital...

Napster suit bites profits.(World News)(Bertelsmann AG financial news)(Financial report)(Brief article)
September 5, 2007... Net profit at Bertelsmann took a major hit from the Napster legal settlement, which contributed to an 86% drop in half-year earnings for the German media giant. The conglom Tuesday posted a net profit of 51 million [euro] ($69 million) vs....

Pinewood revs on rise.(World News)(Pinewood Shepperton Studios Ltd.)(Financial report)(Brief article)
September 5, 2007... Studios group Pinewood Shepperton is reaping the benefits of Blighty's film tax credit, which came into force at the beginning of the year. Revenue from film was 10.8 million [pounds sterling] ($21.8 million) in the first half of this year, up...

Sony books tome for a Teuton film.(GERMANY)(Sony Pictures )(Brief article)
September 5, 2007... Sony Pictures is getting back into German feature production with the acquisition of Tommy Jaud's bestseller, "Resturlaub." Cologne-based Sony Pictures Film und Fernseh Produktions, until now a TV production outfit, will produce the film...

Pusan rates record.(SOUTH KOREA)
September 5, 2007... The Pusan Film Festival has announced a record 92 world and international premieres of pics for its 12th edition, which runs Oct. 4-12. The 275-title strong lineup includes Royston Tan's "881," Miike Takashi's "Crows--Episode 0," and...

John Woo presents Stranglehold.(Product/service evaluation)
September 5, 2007... A Midway presentation in association with Tiger Hill Entertainment of a game developed by Midway Chicago for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Reviewed on Xbox 360. Rated M. $59.99. Ironically for a game premised on its association with...

Film box office wrap: for the weekend of Aug. 31-Sept. 3.(Statistical table)
September 5, 2007... Film Box Office Wrap FOR THE WEEKEND OF AUG. 31-SEPT. 3 Ranking Reported This Last Weekend Week Week Title (Distributor) Box...

Walmartopia.(Theater review)
September 5, 2007... (Minetta Lane Theater; 199 seats; $65 top) A WMTopia presentation of a musical in two acts with music, lyrics and book by Catherine Capellaro and Andrew Rohn, additional lyrics by Steve Tyska. Directed by Daniel Goldstein. Music direction,...

Top 10 films in Manhattan.(Statistical table)
September 5, 2007... Top 10 Films In Manhattan For the weekend of August 31-September 3, 2007 % change VS. last Week Rank Wknd. B.O. Film (distributor)...

Broadway top 10: Aug. 27-Sept. 2.(Statistical table)
September 5, 2007... Broadway Top 10: Aug. 27-Sept. 2 Week's Show Net Receipts (Theater) Potential Prev Week's $Change (Prod. Category)(Seats) Net Receipts...

Exclusive report: for the weekend of August 31-September 3, 2007.(Statistical table)
September 5, 2007... Exclusive Report For the weekend of August 31-September 3, 2007 NEW YORK NEW THIS WEEK Film Theater, Weekend (distributor) Circuit city B.O. gross Exiled ...

33 Variations.(Theater review)
September 5, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (Kreeger Theater, Washington, D. C.; 500 seats; $66 top) An Arena Stage and Tectonic Theater Project presentation of a play in two acts, written and directed by Moises Kaufman. Sets, Derek McLane; costumes,...

Record royalties for BMI.(Broadcast Music Inc.)(Financial report)(Brief article)
September 5, 2007... BMI will distribute to songwriters, composers and copyright owners a record $732 million in royalties for its 2006-07 fiscal year, up 8% from the previous year. The music performing-rights org also posted record-setting revenues of more...

Showbiz stocks: Tuesday, September 4, 2007.(Statistical table)
September 5, 2007... Showbiz Stocks Tuesday, September 4, 2007 YTD Name Tkr PE Last Chg %Chg AccessIT AIXD ... 6.39 +.18 -26.7...

Seattle's Intiman Theater has announced four of the five plays that will comprise its 2008 season.(LEGIT BITS)(Brief article)
September 5, 2007... Seattle's Intiman Theater has announced four of the five plays that will comprise its 2008 season. In keeping with the theater's troubled financial state, it's a solid slate, without being wildly ambitious. "All the King's Men,"...

Garlock was a top praiser.(death of Robert Garlock)(Obituary)(Brief article)
September 5, 2007... Publicity exec Robert Garlock. head of the praisery 42West's talent division, died Sunday in New York from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was 41. Garlock joined 42West as a partner in 2005 and repped talent including Penelope...

New boss at Comedy net.(Michele Ganeless)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... MTV Networks has upped Comedy Central exec veep and g.m. Michele Ganeless to prexy of the net. Move formalizes a change that had begun last year when former Comedy Central prexy Doug Herzog was promoted to oversee the then newly created...

Apple tart at h'w'd smarts.
September 6, 2007... Steve Jobs has programmed a ringtone to alert him when NBC Universal calls: "Give Peace a Chance." Apple's CEO joked about the John Lennon tune during a demonstration of iTunes' new ringtone capabilities on Wednesday morning, his lone...

Brit pic arriving first in the mail.(Mail on Sunday )
September 6, 2007... A British indie feature is rewriting distribution rules by becoming the first to preem as a "cover-mount" DVD given away free with a newspaper. Writer-director Brendan Foley's mystery thriller "The Riddle," starring Vanessa Redgrave,...

Toga party starts for 'Claudius'.(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... In a $2 million deal, producer Scott Rudin has acquired screen rights to the Robert Graves historical novel "I, Claudius." It's expected that "The Departed" tandem of Leonardo DiCaprio and Oscar-winning scribe William Monahan will become...

Burton lands Venice honor.(Burton, Tim)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... Tim Burton held court Wednesday at the Venice Film Festival, where he received a Golden Lion for lifetime achievement and unspooled an eight-minute sneak peek at his "Sweeney Todd" adaptation. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I am just trying...

Screening series.(Only at Variety.com)
September 6, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Variety's Gotham Screening Series resumes Sept. 13 with helmer David Cronenberg discussing his Focus Features pic "Eastern Promises."

SPC primes Toronto turf.(Sony Pictures Classics)(Toronto Film Festival)
September 6, 2007... As the Toronto Film Festival gets under way today, Sony Pictures Classics co-presidents Michael Barker and Tom Bernard are bringing nine films to the lest, a record number for the company. (Their previous high was eight.) In fact, Barker...

Gone Baby Gone.(Movie review)
September 6, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Miramax Films release and presentation of a Ladd Co. production. Produced by Alan Ladd Jr., Dan Rissner, Scan Bailey. Executive producer, David Crockett. Co-producer, Chay Carter. Directed by Ben Affleck....

All About My Mother.(Theater review)
September 6, 2007... (The Old Vic, London; 963 seats; 45 [pounds sterling] ($90) top) An Old Vic, Daniel Sparrow, Neal Street Prods., Dede Harris and DRB Prods. presentation of a play in two acts by Samuel Adamson based on the film by Pedro Almodovar. Directed...

Tell Me You Love Me.(Television program review)
September 6, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (Series; HBO, Sun. Sept. 9, 9 p.m.) Filmed in Los Angeles by HBO Entertainment in association with Pariah and O&M/ANN SJM Prods. Executive producers, Cynthia Mort, Gavin Polone; co-executive producer, Vivian...

Almodovar all about finding next project.(Inside Moves)(Pedro Almodovar )(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... Pedro Almodovar has put aside long-mooted vengeance tale "La piel que habito" at least temporarily and is now focusing on an original screenplay as the possible basis of his next film, with a starring role for Penelope Cruz. Movie would...

ThinkFilm's got a 'Brother'.(My Brother Is an Only Child)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... ThinkFilm has picked up North American rights to "My Brother Is an Only Child," a Cannes selection unspooling in Toronto. A March release is planned for Daniele Luchetti's pic, which Think Intl. also has been selling around the world since...

'School' rides 3-week high.
September 6, 2007... Disney's "High School Musical 2" soundtrack held onto the top position on the nation's album sales chart for the third consecutive week, selling 210,000 copies in the week ended Sunday. Disc has now sold 1.19 million copies. New...

Summer's stumbles: frame ends on low note.(Survey)(Company rankings)
September 6, 2007... It was a bummer of a summer for the broadcast nets, which are promoting their fall fare to an ever-decreasing number of viewers. The unofficial 14-week summer season, which ended Sunday, saw the combined young-adult audience of the Big Four...

BBC America taps anchor from Blighty.(BBC Worldwide Americas Inc.)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... The BBC has decided a British voice is best suited for its upcoming newscast aimed at Americans. BBC correspondent Matt Frei was named anchor of "BBC World News America," becoming the face of BBC America's new hourlong newscast, launching...

Fox cabler lands in NYC.(Fox News Network L.L.C. Fox Business Network)(New York City)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... Fox Business Network has landed a channel position in New York City, its most important market, triggering a shuffle that will give NBC Universal a prime channel cluster in the mid-teens on some of Time Warner Cable's systems. In the...

King crowns 'Brave' One.(GK Films )(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... Graham King's GK Films has scooped up a murder-mystery pitch from "The Brave One" co-writer Cynthia Mort. Mort will write the screenplay for the untitled project, described as a fast-paced morality tale. King will produce. Mort most...

Top shows in 18-49.(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
September 6, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TOP SHOWS IN 18-49 1. Two and a Half Men (CBS) 3.3/09 2. Big Brother-Tue. (CBS) 3.2/09 3. Power of 10-Tue. (CBS) 2.9/09 4. CSI: Miami (CBS) 2.8/08 5....

Top shows in 12-34.(Statistical table)(Brief article)(Company rankings)
September 6, 2007... TOP SHOWS IN 12-34 1. The Hills (MTV) 3.7/11 2. Family Guy-9:30 (Fox) 3.0/11 3. Family Guy (Fox) 2.9/11 4. The Simpsons (Fox) 2.3/09 4. Real World (MTV) ...

Top cable nets.(Statistical table)(Brief article)(Company rankings)
September 6, 2007... TOP CABLE NETS 18-49 Total rating Viewers * (rank) 1. ESPN 1.17 3.00 million (1) 2. TBS 0.93 2.04 million (4) 3. TNT 0.81 ...

Evening news.(Statistical table)(Survey)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... EVENING NEWS WEEK 50: Aug. 27-31 Viewers Adults 25-54 ABC 7.60 million 1.8/8 CBS 5.89 million 1.4/6 NBC 7.82 million 1.9/8 * in millions....

Primetime scorecard.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... Primetime Scorecard Week 14 Viewers * A18-49 A25-54 A18-34 abc 4.25 (-33%) 1.4/5 (-36%) 1.6/5 (-36%) 1.1/4 (-42%) CBN 6.80 (-4%) ...

Nielsen primetime ratings report: Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 2007.(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
September 6, 2007... Nielsen Primetime Ratings Report Total viewers Aug. 27 - Sept. 2, 2007 abc Monday 4.74 8:00 Wife Swap (R)^ 5.28^ 8:30 (5.62)^ ...