Since someone always asks, I figured I'd anticipate the request. Here's how the news wars went in the May, 2007 sweeps. No real numbers, since Neilsen's no more happy about that than Arbitron, but as usual, I'll show the rankings, the distance between the stations, and this time, the percentage loss or gain in household rating compared to May 2006:
4:30 AM
1. CBS5 (up 83%)
2. KPNX: Early Today (0.4 behind CBS5, up 17%)
5:00 AM
1. FOX10 (up 19%)
2. KTVK (0.5 behind FOX10, down 18%)
3. KPNX (0.1 behind KTVK, up 30%)
4. CBS5 (0.3 behind KPNX, up 25%)
5. ABC15 (0.6 behind CBS5, down 20%)
5:30 AM
1. FOX10 (down 4%)
1. KTVK (tied with FOX10, flat)
3. KPNX (0.3 behind KTVK and FOX10, up 54%)
4. CBS5 (1.1 behind KPNX, flat)
5. ABC15 (0.1 behind CBS5, up 14%)
6:00 AM-7:00 AM
1. KTVK (flat)
2. FOX10 (0.9 behind KTVK, down 3%)
3. KPNX (0.2 behind FOX10, up 68%)
4. ABC15 (1.6 behind KPNX, down 6%)
5. CBS5 (0.5 behind ABC15, up 10%)
7:00 AM-9:00 AM
1. KTVK (up 5%)
2. KPNX: Today Show (0.8 behind KTVK, up 21%)
3. FOX10: (0.4 behind KPNX, up 19%)
4. ABC15: Good Morning America (1.2 behind FOX10, down 5%)
5. CBS5: The Early Show (0.6 behind ABC15, flat)
11:00 AM
1. KTVK (down 37%)
12:00 Noon
1. CBS5 (up 3%)
2. FOX10 (0.6 behind CBS5, up 4%)
3. KPNX (1.0 behind FOX10, flat)
4PM
1. ABC15 (up 24%)
4:30
1. KTVK (down 10%)
2. KPNX (1.0. behind KTVK, up 43%)
5PM
1. KPNX (up 31%)
2. KTVK (0.4 behind KPNX, down 10%)
3. FOX10 (0.2 behind KTVK, down 11%)
4. ABC15 (0.7 behind FOX10, up 36%)
5. CBS5 (0.9 behind ABC15, down 11%)
5:30
1. KPNX: NBC Nightly News (up 17%)
2. KTVK (2.0 behind KPNX, down 13%)
3. FOX10 (0.4 behind KTVK, down 12%)
3. ABC15: World News with Charles Gibson (tied with FOX10, up 42%)
5. CBS5 (1.2 behind ABC15, down 4%)
6:00 PM
1. KPNX (down 15%)
2. ABC15 (0.5 behind KPNX, up 44%)
3. KTVK (0.1 behind ABC15, down 10%)
4. CBS5: The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric (0.3 behind KTVK, down 3%)
5. FOX10 (0.3 behind CBS5, down 6%)
6:30
1. CBS5 (up 6%)
8:00 PM
1. KTVK (down 14%)
9:00 PM
1. FOX10 (up 15%)
10:00 PM
1. KPNX (up 8%)
2. CBS5 (0.4 behind KPNX, down 5%)
3. FOX10 (1.4 behind CBS5, up 2%)
4. ABC15 (0.8 behind FOX10, down 17%)
5. KTVK (1.3 behind ABC15, down 19%)
---Michael Hagerty
4:30 AM
1. CBS5 (up 83%)
2. KPNX: Early Today (0.4 behind CBS5, up 17%)
5:00 AM
1. FOX10 (up 19%)
2. KTVK (0.5 behind FOX10, down 18%)
3. KPNX (0.1 behind KTVK, up 30%)
4. CBS5 (0.3 behind KPNX, up 25%)
5. ABC15 (0.6 behind CBS5, down 20%)
5:30 AM
1. FOX10 (down 4%)
1. KTVK (tied with FOX10, flat)
3. KPNX (0.3 behind KTVK and FOX10, up 54%)
4. CBS5 (1.1 behind KPNX, flat)
5. ABC15 (0.1 behind CBS5, up 14%)
6:00 AM-7:00 AM
1. KTVK (flat)
2. FOX10 (0.9 behind KTVK, down 3%)
3. KPNX (0.2 behind FOX10, up 68%)
4. ABC15 (1.6 behind KPNX, down 6%)
5. CBS5 (0.5 behind ABC15, up 10%)
7:00 AM-9:00 AM
1. KTVK (up 5%)
2. KPNX: Today Show (0.8 behind KTVK, up 21%)
3. FOX10: (0.4 behind KPNX, up 19%)
4. ABC15: Good Morning America (1.2 behind FOX10, down 5%)
5. CBS5: The Early Show (0.6 behind ABC15, flat)
11:00 AM
1. KTVK (down 37%)
12:00 Noon
1. CBS5 (up 3%)
2. FOX10 (0.6 behind CBS5, up 4%)
3. KPNX (1.0 behind FOX10, flat)
4PM
1. ABC15 (up 24%)
4:30
1. KTVK (down 10%)
2. KPNX (1.0. behind KTVK, up 43%)
5PM
1. KPNX (up 31%)
2. KTVK (0.4 behind KPNX, down 10%)
3. FOX10 (0.2 behind KTVK, down 11%)
4. ABC15 (0.7 behind FOX10, up 36%)
5. CBS5 (0.9 behind ABC15, down 11%)
5:30
1. KPNX: NBC Nightly News (up 17%)
2. KTVK (2.0 behind KPNX, down 13%)
3. FOX10 (0.4 behind KTVK, down 12%)
3. ABC15: World News with Charles Gibson (tied with FOX10, up 42%)
5. CBS5 (1.2 behind ABC15, down 4%)
6:00 PM
1. KPNX (down 15%)
2. ABC15 (0.5 behind KPNX, up 44%)
3. KTVK (0.1 behind ABC15, down 10%)
4. CBS5: The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric (0.3 behind KTVK, down 3%)
5. FOX10 (0.3 behind CBS5, down 6%)
6:30
1. CBS5 (up 6%)
8:00 PM
1. KTVK (down 14%)
9:00 PM
1. FOX10 (up 15%)
10:00 PM
1. KPNX (up 8%)
2. CBS5 (0.4 behind KPNX, down 5%)
3. FOX10 (1.4 behind CBS5, up 2%)
4. ABC15 (0.8 behind FOX10, down 17%)
5. KTVK (1.3 behind ABC15, down 19%)
---Michael Hagerty