6ABC Wins Sweeps, CBS3 Ratings at 11 p.m. Drop Without Lane

According to the February ratings, the 11 p.m. ratings for CBS3 dropped two ratings points without Alycia Lane from the last sweeps period in November, however the network lead-in for CBS3 was lower in February than November.

Lane was released from her contract in January after a series of incidents that culminated with Lane being arrested in New York City for allegedly assaulting an officer.  Those charges were dropped by a court in NYC on Monday.

In November, CBS provided a 10 lead-in rating for CBS3, which earned an 8 rating at 11 p.m. with Larry Mendte and Alycia Lane.   In February it provided a 7 lead-in rating, which earned a 6 rating at 11 p.m. with Mendte and Susan Barnett.

At 11 p.m. 6ABC with Jim Gardner led with a 9 rating/17 share.  CBS3 and NBC10 tied for second place with a 6 rating/11 share.

At 10 p.m., Fox29 had a robust 6 rating/10 share compared to a 4 rating/7 share in November. Fox always benefits in February and May from the top-rated “American Idol.”  It also brought on new meteorologist John Bolaris.

At 6 p.m., 6ABC with Jim Gardner led with a 12 rating/21 share.  NBC10 with Tim Lake was second with a 4 rating/7 share, and CBS3 with Mendte and Barnett was third with a 4 rating/6 share (Those are the same ratings CBS3 had at 6 p.m. with Mendte and Lane in November).

At 5 p.m., 6ABC with Monica Malpass and Rick Williams led with a 10 rating/19 share.  “Dr. Phil” on CBS3 was second with a 4 rating/8 share, NBC10 was third with a 3 rating/6 share, and Fox29 and “The People’s Court” on CW57 tied for fourth with a 2 rating/4 share.

At 4 p.m., “Oprah” on 6ABC led with a 7 rating/16 share.  “Judge Judy” was second with a 4 rating/9 share. CBS3 news was third with a 3 rating/8 share, and NBC10’s “All That and More” and “Maury Povich” on myPHL 17 tied for fourth with a 2 rating/4 share.

At noon, 6ABC led with an 8 rating/25 share.  CBS3 was second with a 4 rating/11 share.

From 7 – 9 a.m., “Good Morning America” on 6ABC led with a 7 rating/20 share, “The Today Show” on NBC10 was second with a 4 rating/12 share, “Good Day Philadelphia” on Fox29 was third with a 3 rating/8 share, and “The Early Show” on CBS3 and “The Wake Up News” on CW57 tied for fourth with a 1 rating/3 share.

At 6 a.m., 6ABC led with a 6 rating/22 share.  NBC10 was second with a 4 rating/12 share, and CBS3 was third with a 3 rating/10 share.

Each rating point is equivalent to around 29,000 households.

The next sweeps period is in May.