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Nov 16, 2009

In broadcast ratings for the week ended Nov. 15:

Among adults 18-49, ABC was first with a 3.2 average rating and a 9 share, followed by Fox at 3.1/8, NBC and CBS at 2.8/8, Univision at 1.3/4, CW at 1.1/3, Telemundo at 0.5/1, Telefutura at 0.4/1, Ion at 0.3/1 and Azteca at 0.1/0.
 
Among adults 18-34, Fox was first with a 3.0 average rating and a 9 share, followed by ABC at 2.5/8, NBC at 2.4/7, CBS at 1.9/6, CW at 1.4/4, Univision at 1.3/4, Telemundo at 0.5/2, Telefutura at 0.5/1, Ion at 0.2/1 and Azteca at 0.1/0.

Among adults 25-54, ABC was first with a 3.9 average rating and a 10 share, followed by CBS at 3.7/9, Fox at 3.3/8, NBC at 3.2/8, Univision at 1.3/3, CW at 1.0/2, Telemundo at 0.5/1, Telefutura and Ion at 0.4/1, and Azteca at 0.1/0.

Top five English-language Big Five shows (18-49s): 1. NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” 8.6; 2. ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” 5.6; Tie-3. ABC’s “CMA Awards” and Fox’s “House” 5.3; 5. ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” 5.0.

Top five English-language Big Five shows (total viewers): 1. NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” 22.39 million; 2. CBS’s “NCIS” 20.96 million; 3. ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” 17.62 million; 4. CBS’s “CSI” 17.38 million; 5. ABC’s “CMA Awards” 17.18 million.

Top five time-shifted English-language Big Five shows (18-49s, by Live+7 playback, week ended Oct. 25): 1. ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” 2.3 increase (up 34 percent); 2. NBC’s “The Office” 2.3 increase (up 41 percent); 3. CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” 1.8 increase (up 29 percent); 4. Fox’s “House” 1.6 increase (up 31 percent); 5. Fox’s “Glee” 1.6 increase (up 39 percent).

Show on the rise: “Private Practice,” ABC, Thursday 10 p.m. The “Grey’s Anatomy” lead-out posted a 3.9 rating among 18-49s, up 15 percent versus the previous week’s 3.4

Show on the decline: “20/20,” ABC, Friday 10 p.m. The newsmagazine slipped 29 percent week-to-week among 18-49s, from a 2.8 rating to a 2.0.

WEEKLY PRIMETIME AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 15

Network

Households

People 2+

Adults 18-49

Rtg%

(000)

Shr

Rtg%

(000)

Shr

Rtg%

(000)

Shr

CBS

7.2

8270

12

3.9

11470

10

2.8

3720

8

ABC

7.0

7990

11

3.8

11150

10

3.2

4200

9

NBC

5.1

5860

8

2.8

8120

7

2.8

3670

8

FOX

4.8

5530

8

2.7

8020

7

3.1

4030

8

UNI

1.8

2030

3

1.1

3330

3

1.3

1680

4

CW

1.5

1730

2

0.8

2350

2

1.1

1490

3

ION

0.6

700

1

0.3

930

1

0.3

380

1

TEL

0.6

640

1

0.4

1070

1

0.5

640

1

TF

0.5

530

1

0.3

970

1

0.4

560

1

AZA

0.1

140

0

0.1

190

0

0.1

110

0

* Each rating point is equivalent to 1. 149 million homes

Source: Nielsen Media Research 

 

SEASON-TO-DATE PRIMETIME AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 15

Network

Households

People 2+

Adults 18-49

Rtg%

(000)

Shr

Rtg%

(000)

Shr

Rtg%

(000)

Shr

CBS

7.5

8650

12

4.1

12090

11

3.2

4230

9

ABC

6.6

7540

11

3.5

10290

9

3.1

4080

8

FOX

5.9

6830

10

3.4

9930

9

3.7

4850

10

NBC

4.9

5640

8

2.7

7820

7

2.7

3590

7

UNI

1.9

2130

3

1.2

3570

3

1.4

1840

4

CW

1.7

1930

3

0.9

2540

2

1.2

1620

3

ION

0.6

650

1

0.3

840

1

0.3

330

1

TEL

0.5

610

1

0.4

1050

1

0.5

640

1

TF

0.4

510

1

0.3

870

1

0.4

530

1

AZA

0.1

140

0

0.1

210

0

0.1

130

0

* Each rating point is equivalent to 1. 149 million homes

Note: Season-to-date estimates are a weighted average of pre-TSV and Live+SD data.
Source: Nielsen Media Research 

TOP 25 PROGRAMS – BROADCAST
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 15

#

PROGRAMS

Net

HOUSEHOLDS

PERSONS 2+

Rtg%

Shr

(000)

#

Rtg%

(000)

1

NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NBC

13.7

22

15755

1

7.7

22392

2

NCIS

CBS

12.7

20

14577

2

7.2

20962

3

DANCING WITH THE STARS

ABC

11.2

17

12823

3

6.0

17622

4

CSI

CBS

10.9

17

12508

3

6.0

17380

5

MENTALIST, THE

CBS

10.4

18

12005

9

5.5

16169

5

SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK

NBC

10.4

16

11927

6

5.8

17015

7

DANCING W/STARS RESULTS

ABC

10.3

16

11855

7

5.6

16231

8

CMA AWARDS(S)

ABC

10.2

16

11764

5

5.9

17177

9

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

CBS

9.9

15

11426

7

5.6

16233

10

GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM

ABC

9.6

15

11082

10

5.1

14869

11

CSI: NY

CBS

9.3

16

10685

11

5.0

14507

12

CSI: MIAMI

CBS

9.2

15

10520

13

4.9

14382

13

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

ABC

8.9

13

10211

11

5.0

14718

13

TWO AND A HALF MEN

CBS

8.9

13

10251

13

4.9

14439

15

GOOD WIFE, THE

CBS

8.8

15

10133

15

4.6

13352

16

60 MINUTES

CBS

8.4

14

9644

17

4.5

13077

17

BIG BANG THEORY, THE

CBS

7.9

12

9031

18

4.4

12795

17

CRIMINAL MINDS

CBS

7.9

12

9098

18

4.4

12769

19

HOUSE

FOX

7.6

11

8734

15

4.6

13311

20

SURVIVOR: SAMOA

CBS

7.5

12

8669

18

4.4

12941

21

OT, THE

FOX

7.4

12

8553

21

4.2

12238

22

FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3

NBC

7.3

12

8411

22

4.1

11919

23

BROTHERS & SISTERS

ABC

6.7

11

7695

26

3.5

10085

23

EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P

ABC

6.7

10

7735

23

4.0

11708

23

PRIVATE PRACTICE

ABC

6.7

11

7735

26

3.5

10249

23

V

ABC

6.7

10

7666

25

3.7

10699

Source: Nielsen Media Research

TOP 25 PROGRAMS – BROADCAST
Adults 18-49
Week Ending November 15

Rank

Program

Net

Rtg%

(000)

1

NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NBC

8.6

11256

2

SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK

NBC

6.0

7834

3

GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM

ABC

5.6

7357

4

CMA AWARDS(S)

ABC

5.3

6945

4

HOUSE

FOX

5.3

6924

6

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

ABC

5.0

6590

7

OT, THE

FOX

4.9

6383

8

BIG BANG THEORY, THE

CBS

4.7

6146

9

TWO AND A HALF MEN

CBS

4.6

5999

10

NCIS

CBS

4.4

5727

11

SIMPSONS

FOX

4.3

5673

12

FAMILY GUY

FOX

4.2

5579

12

OFFICE

NBC

4.2

5475

14

CSI

CBS

4.1

5426

14

FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3

NBC

4.1

5410

16

CSI: MIAMI

CBS

4.0

5296

16

SURVIVOR: SAMOA

CBS

4.0

5203

18

PRIVATE PRACTICE

ABC

3.9

5083

19

BIGGEST LOSER 8

NBC

3.8

4949

19

CSI: NY

CBS

3.8

4962

19

V

ABC

3.8

5048

22

EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P

ABC

3.7

4852

22

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

CBS

3.7

4882

24

MENTALIST, THE

CBS

3.6

4758

25

DANCING W/STARS RESULTS

ABC

3.5

4571

25

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER

CBS

3.5

4663

Source: Nielsen Media Research

  

SPANISH-LANGUAGE TELEVISION (WEEKLY COLLAPSED)
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 8

#

PROGRAMS

Net

Rtg

P2+ (000)

1

LATIN GRAMMY 09 11/5(S)-11/05/2009

UNI

25.4

5822

2

SORTILEGIO M-F

UNI

19.9

4380

3

NOCHE DE ESTRELLAS 11/5(S)-11/05/2009

UNI

18.9

4067

4

EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR M-F

UNI

16.9

3734

5

CRISTINA MON

UNI

15.3

3051

6

AQUI Y AHORA TUE

UNI

15.2

3030

7

LO Q NO VIO L GRAMMY 11/6(S)-11/06/2009

UNI

14.9

3118

8

DON FRANCISCO PRESENTA WE

UNI

14.6

2706

9

GANCHO AL CORAZON M-F

UNI

13.7

2960

10

VIVA EL SUENO SUN

UNI

12.3

2605

11

SABADO GIGANTE SAT

UNI

12.2

2590

12

QUIEN TIENE RAZON? EE SUN

UNI

11.9

2330

13

FAMILIA P. LUCHE SAT

UNI

9.3

2122

14

MARIA TODOS ANGELES SUN

UNI

6.9

1491

15

MAS SABE EL DIABLO M-F

TEL

6.2

1318

16

FUTBOL ESTELAR 11/5(S)-11/05/2009

TEL

6.0

1228

17

VERDADES PABLO MNTERO11/8(S)-11/08/2009

TF

5.2

1095

18

CINE DE LAS ESTREL SUN

TF

4.9

1123

18

FUTBOL ESTELAR II

TEL

4.9

1103

20

CINE EN CASA

TEL

4.8

1272

21

CINE MILLONARIO

TEL

4.7

1085

22

BETTY LA FEA M-F

TF

4.6

1034

23

VECINOS M-F

TF

4.3

1022

24

FUTBOL ESTELAR 11/4(S)-11/04/2009

TEL

4.1

825

25

VICTORINOS M-F

TEL

4.0

908

Source: Nielsen Media Research

 

HISPANIC ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VIEWING
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 1

#

PROGRAMS

Net

Rtg

P2+(000)

1

FOX WORLD SERIES GAME 6(S)-11/04/2009

FOX

13.5

2795

2

FOX WORLD SERIES GAME 5(S)-11/02/2009

FOX

10.1

1870

3

NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NBC

9.3

1944

4

SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK

NBC

7.3

1603

5

V

ABC

5.8

1190

6

FAMILY GUY

FOX

4.9

983

7

GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM

ABC

4.7

885

8

DANCING WITH THE STARS

ABC

4.5

796

8

FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3

NBC

4.5

1016

10

FOX WORLD SERIES GM6-PRE(S)-11/04/2009

FOX

4.4

905

Source: Nielsen Media Research

 

AFRICAN AMERICAN AUDIENCE ESTIMATES
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 8

#

PROGRAMS

Net

Rtg

P2+(000)

1

NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NBC

18.2

3805

2

SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK

NBC

12.7

2685

3

20/20-FRI

ABC

11.4

2235

4

FOX WORLD SERIES GAME 6

FOX

11.2

2098

5

60 MINUTES

CBS

10.0

1987

6

V

ABC

9.7

1826

7

CSI: MIAMI

CBS

9.0

1674

8

FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3

NBC

8.7

1767

9

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

CBS

8.6

1494

10

DANCING WITH THE STARS

ABC

8.3

1433

* Ratings based on 13.65 million African American TV homes.
Source: Nielsen Media Research

 

TOP 20 NETWORK SPORTS PROGRAMS
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 8

#

PROGRAMS

Net

Episode

Households

Persons 2+

US Rtg%

Shr

(000)

(000)

1

FOX WORLD SERIES GAME 6-11/04/2009

FOX

PHILADELPHIA AT NY YANKEES

13.4

22

15418

22339

2

NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL-11/08/2009

NBC

DALLAS AT PHILADELPHIA

13.1

21

15041

21883

3

CBS NFL NATIONAL-11/08/2009

CBS

VARIOUS TEAMS AND TIMES

11.8

22

13502

19285

4

FOX WORLD SERIES GAME 5-11/02/2009

FOX

NY YANKEES AT PHILADELPHIA

10.6

16

12145

17092

5

FOX NFL SUNDAY-SINGLE-11/08/2009

FOX

VARIOUS TEAMS AND TIMES

9.7

22

11156

15866

6

CBS NFL REGIONAL-11/08/2009

CBS

VARIOUS TEAMS AND TIMES

8.7

20

9960