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'Housewives' causes ABC ratings storm


December 05, 2007 Led by a tornado-whipped "Desperate Housewives" plus the season finale of "Dancing with the Stars" and holiday newcomer "Shrek the Halls," ABC won last week's primetime. The epic dance-off between race-car driver Helio Castroneves and singer Marie Osmond boosted ABC's fortunes Monday and Tuesday, according to Nielsen Media Research data. Tuesday belonged to ABC thanks to the two-hour finale of "Dancing with the Stars" (24.9 million, 6.5/15), which wasn't the highest-rated "Dancing" by any stretch but still got the job done.

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