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Ratings lower for "Shelter From Storm"
While Americans are donating generously to Hurricane Katrina relief funds, they're apparently running out of patience for stars telling them to give. Friday's benefit, "Shelter From the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast", was seen by fewer than 24 million viewers despite being shown on 29 networks.
That's less than one third of the 89 million people who watched its model, the somber "America: A Tribute to Heroes", which ran shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to Nielsen Media Research. It's also fewer than the number of people who typically tune in to a new episode of "American Idol" or "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation".
The concert, with Paul Simon, Mariah Carey, Kanye West and others, competed against a longer benefit on BET at the same time. BET got 1.2 million viewers, Nielsen said. It's also still summer, when viewership generally is lighter. And the multinetwork show still was the most-watched prime-time program, though Nielsen doesn't rank shows without commercials. (excerpt from Las Vegas Sun)
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