‘KATH & KIM’ AND ‘SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’ HELP BOOST NBC TO ITS BEST NON-SPORTS THURSDAY SINCE MARCH

NBC spins Thursday night ratings via press release: ‘KATH & KIM’ BUILDS ON ITS ‘EARL’ LEAD-IN BY 14 PERCENT IN 18-49 AND 38 PERCENT IN 18-34, WINS ITS TOUGH SLOT IN ADULTS AND MEN 18-34 FIRST OF THREE PRIMETIME ‘SNL’ THURSDAY SPECIALS REGISTERS THE BIGGEST OVERALL VIEWERSHIP FOR ANY ‘SNL’ TELECAST SINCE JANUARY 2001, SURGING 50 PERCENT VS. NBC’S 18-49 AVERAGE IN THE SLOT LAST SEASON THE ‘SNL’ TELECAST MATCHES NBC’S HIGHEST 18-49 RATING IN THE HALF-HOUR IN NEARLY TWO YEARS ‘ER’ WINS ITS HOUR IN ADULTS 18-49, TOPPING SERIES PREMIERES ON ABC AND CBS BURBANK, Calif. – October 10, 2008 – NBC’s Thursday stalwarts, “My Name is Earl,” “The Office” and “ER” joined forces with the new comedy “Kath & Kim” and the first of three Thursday “Saturday Night Live” election specials to propel the network to its highest Thursday rating in 18-49... [read full story]