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Jackson '60 Minutes' Interview Scores
Sunday night's edition of CBS's "60 Minutes" attracted 19.65 million viewers, according to preliminary national data from Nielsen Media Research, during the first half-hour, when Michael Jackson told Ed Bradley he is not guilty of molesting a 13-year-old cancer victim but said he still believes it is OK for him, at age 45, to continue sharing a bed with children.
Conducted Christmas night in a Los Angeles hotel, the half-hour interview about the latest child molestation charges against the pop star helped "60 Minutes" average 18.19 million viewers for the hour. That was by far the highest viewership for any show on any network Sunday night. In comparison, "60 Minutes" was averaging 15.71 million viewers for the season through Dec. 14, when an edition of "Minutes" devoted to the capture of Saddam Hussein scored 18.76 million viewers to rank sixth for the week. Due to traditional lower viewing patterns during the holidays, the Jackson interview is expected to push "60 Minutes" to No. 1 for the week, according to a spokesman for the newsmagazine.
An additional benefit is that the network now feels free to air "Michael Jackson Number Ones," the special that was yanked from CBS's Nov. 26 lineup after the new allegations arose. The special is scheduled to run at 8 p.m. Friday. The network had insisted that Mr. Jackson address the new charges in a news division program before rescheduling the star-studded retrospective, which was executive produced by Mr. Jackson.
Mr. Bradley had been set to interview Mr. Jackson at his Neverland Ranch last February, when a damning British documentary had every American network scrambling for Jackson-driven programming, but the eccentric performer canceled at the last minute.
Jackson '60 Minutes' Interview Scores
Sunday night's edition of CBS's "60 Minutes" attracted 19.65 million viewers, according to preliminary national data from Nielsen Media Research, during the first half-hour, when Michael Jackson told Ed Bradley he is not guilty of molesting a 13-year-old cancer victim but said he still believes it is OK for him, at age 45, to continue sharing a bed with children.
Conducted Christmas night in a Los Angeles hotel, the half-hour interview about the latest child molestation charges against the pop star helped "60 Minutes" average 18.19 million viewers for the hour. That was by far the highest viewership for any show on any network Sunday night. In comparison, "60 Minutes" was averaging 15.71 million viewers for the season through Dec. 14, when an edition of "Minutes" devoted to the capture of Saddam Hussein scored 18.76 million viewers to rank sixth for the week. Due to traditional lower viewing patterns during the holidays, the Jackson interview is expected to push "60 Minutes" to No. 1 for the week, according to a spokesman for the newsmagazine.
An additional benefit is that the network now feels free to air "Michael Jackson Number Ones," the special that was yanked from CBS's Nov. 26 lineup after the new allegations arose. The special is scheduled to run at 8 p.m. Friday. The network had insisted that Mr. Jackson address the new charges in a news division program before rescheduling the star-studded retrospective, which was executive produced by Mr. Jackson.
Mr. Bradley had been set to interview Mr. Jackson at his Neverland Ranch last February, when a damning British documentary had every American network scrambling for Jackson-driven programming, but the eccentric performer canceled at the last minute.
