NEW YORK -- NBC made history last week in the TV ratings -- the kind it would like to forget.
Nielsen Media Research says an average of 4.4 million people were watching NBC during prime time last week. Only one time before has Nielsen recorded a lower number for NBC -- during the dog days of August 2007.
Never before have ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox had such a small audience in a week when the ratings sweeps were on. The 2008-09 TV season officially concluded after Wednesday night last week.
NBC's "Nightly News" had a bigger audience last week than any of the network's prime-time shows.
Source: The Associated Press
