"Amazing Race 9" To Move To 8 PM Wednesday, Bumping "Courting Alex"

'Amazing Race' Gets Fresh Start
Show moves to Wednesdays, bumping 'Alex,' 'Practice'
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March 30 2006

"The Amazing Race," which has been struggling a little in the last hour
of primetime, is switching nights, bumping two underperforming comedies
in the process.

Starting next week, "The Amazing Race" will air at 8 p.m. ET Wednesdays,

Steven L....

The reason why CBS put it at 9 PM in the first place was that it's a
natural follow-on to NCIS at 8 PM, another serious drama. And now that
The Unit is in the Top 10 in the Nielsen ratings, CBS has absolutely no
reason to futz around with it.

a switch from its previous spot at 10 p.m. Tuesdays. The ninth edition
of the Emmy-winning series has been averaging fewer than 10 million
viewers since its Feb. 28 premiere, its lowest figures since the third
"Race" in summer 2003.

The switch puts it into a fairly wide-open timeslot where no show has
been dominant in recent weeks. NBC has had success there with "Deal or
No Deal" the past couple of weeks, and FOX's "Bones" has performed
solidly as well, but neither one dominates the hour on the level that
"American Idol" or "CSI" does.

It also puts the family-friendly show in a timeslot where more kids are
likely to be watching with their parents.

The move of "The Amazing Race" bumps the comedies "Out of Practice" and
"Courting Alex" off the schedule; CBS offers only a vague "at a later
date" as to when they might be back. Both shows have dropped
precipitously since moving from their cozy Monday-night homes earlier in
the season.

"Out of Practice," which drew 12.2 million viewers per week in the fall,
when it was sandwiched between "Two and a Half Men" and "CSI: Miami,"
has averaged only 6.6 million since its Wednesday debut last week.
"Courting Alex," which occupied the same Monday slot in January and
February, has brought in 6.3 million viewers a week in its new home --

mike murphy...

good move cbs, just when I decided not to watch it any longer in the
10 pm time slot

half what it was averaging previously.