ABC Gets Ratings Boost from 'Kingdom Hospital'

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ABC Gets Ratings Boost from 'Kingdom Hospital'
By REUTERS

Published: March 4, 2004


Filed at 12:55 p.m. ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Broadcaster ABC may finally have a successful new drama on its hands after two years of repeated misses -- and it has the ghoulish imagination of prolific horror author Stephen King to thank.

The network saw a strong debut Wednesday night for its new drama series ``Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital,'' according to preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research on Thursday.

The show, based on a Danish miniseries and King's own experiences of being hospitalized after a near-fatal accident, tells the story of a famous artist admitted to a haunted hospital who wakes from a coma with telepathic powers.

The show averaged about 15 million viewers in the 9 p.m. hour, best in that timeslot, ABC said. In the 10 p.m. hour, the show averaged 13.1 million viewers -- second in that period.

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[Tripper11]

1. I'm looking forward to this....

we taped the first episode. We'll watch it this weekend and see. At first I wasn't sure it whether it was a movie, mini-serioes or what..but it's a 13 part series. I'm wondering if it's a one off or if it's successful they will keep it going ala 24.