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Nov 9, 2009

In dayparts for the week ended Nov. 8, CBS’s “The Late Show with David Letterman” led the week among late night with 4.2 million total viewers, followed by ABC’s “Nightline” at 3.9 million and NBC’s “Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” with 2.5 million. In late late night, CBS’s “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” averaged 2.0 million total viewers, with ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” at 1.7 million, NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” at 1.5 million and NBC’s “Last Call with Carson Daly” at 0.8 million. Among 18-49s, “Late Show,” “Nightline” and “Tonight” all averaged a 1.0, while in late late night, “Late Night” averaged a 0.7, “Late Late Show” a 0.6, “Kimmel” a 0.5 and “Last Call” a 0.4. Monday's "Last Call" and "Kimmel" were encores.

NBC’s “Meet the Press” was the most-watched Sunday morning show on Nov. 8 with 3.01 million tuning in, followed by ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” with 2.653 million, CBS’s “Face the Nation” with 2.650 million and Fox “News Sunday” with 1.09 million. Among the 25-54 demographic, NBC, ABC and CBS each averaged a 0.7 rating, with Fox at 0.3.

In daytime, CBS was first with 3.52 million total viewers, NBC second with 2.87 million and ABC third with 2.83 million. Among women 18-49, NBC was first with a 1.3 rating, followed by ABC at 1.2 and CBS at 1.1.

In morning shows, NBC’s “Today” was first for the week with 5.72 million total viewers, followed by ABC’s “Good Morning America” with 4.47 million and CBS's "The Early Show" with 2.82 million . “Today” averaged a 4.1 household rating and a 15 share, with “Good Morning America” at 3.4/12 and "Early Show" at 2.1.

In evening network news, NBC’s “Nightly News with Brian Williams” was first with 9.47 million total viewers and a 2.3 rating among adults 25-54. ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson” averaged 8.38 million viewers and a 1.9 rating, followed by CBS’s “Evening News with Katie Couric” with 6.20 million and a 1.5 rating.

SUNDAY MORNING SHOW RATINGS
Week ending Nov. 8, 2009
Sunday averages

Program

Network

Households

 

Rtg%

Shr

Adults 25-54

Total viewers (millions)

Meet the Press

NBC

2.2

6

0.7

3.008

This Week With George Stephanopoulos

ABC

2.0

5

0.7

2.653

Face the Nation

CBS

1.8

5

0.7

2.650

News Sunday

Fox

0.8

2

0.3

1.085

Source: NTI

LATE-NIGHT RATINGS
Week Ending Nov. 8, 2009
Five-day averages

Program

Network

People 2+

Adults 18-49

Total viewers (millions)

Rtg%

Late Show with David Letterman

CBS

4.2

1.0

Nightline

ABC

3.9

1.0

Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien

NBC

2.5

1.0

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

CBS

2.0

0.6

Jimmy Kimmel Live*

ABC

1.7

0.5

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

NBC

1.5

0.7

Last Call with Carson Daly*

NBC

0.8

0.4

* Monday's "Last Call" and "Kimmel" were encores.

Source: NTI

MORNING SHOW RATINGS
Week Ending Nov. 8, 2009
Five-day averages

Program

Network

Households

People 2+

Rtg%

Shr

Total viewers (millions)

Today

NBC

4.2

15

5.718

Good Morning America

ABC

3.4

12

4.469

Early Show

CBS

2.1

-

2.820

Source: NTI

DAYTIME RATINGS
Week Ending Nov. 8, 2009
Five-day averages

 

Total viewers (millions)

Women 18-49

Network

(millions)

Rtg%

CBS

3.52

1.1

NBC

2.87

1.3

ABC

2.83

1.2

Source: NTI

 

EVENING NETWORK NEWS RATINGS
Week Ending Nov. 8, 2009
Five-day averages

Program

Network

25-54s

People 2+

Rtg%

Total viewers (millions)

NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams

NBC

2.3

9.469

ABC World News with Charles Gibson

ABC

1.9

8.380

CBS Evening News with Katie Couric

CBS

1.5

6.204

Source: Nielsen Media Research

SYNDICATION
Ranked on Households
Week Ending Nov. 1, 2009

#

PROGRAMS

Syndicator

Households

US Rtg%

(000)

1

ESPN NFL REGULAR SEASON

ESP

8.7

9957

2

WHEEL OF FORTUNE

CTD

6.8

7856

3

JEOPARDY

CTD

5.8

6648

4

OPRAH WINFREY SHOW

CTD

5.2

5924

5

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT(AT)

CTD

4.6

5278

6

JUDGE JUDY (AT)

CTD

4.5

5212

7

FAMILY GUY-MF-SYN (AT)

2/T

3.3

3752

8

CSI NEW YORK-SYN(AT)

CTD

3.2

3666

9

INSIDE EDITION (AT)

CTD

3.1

3509

10

DR. PHIL SHOW (AT)

CTD

3.0

3498

10

LAW & ORDER:CI-WKL (AT)

NBU

3.0

3450

12

OFFICE-SYN (AT)

NBU

2.9

3285

13

DR. OZ SHOW (AT)

SPT

2.7

3133

13

LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY

DAD

2.7

3090

15

GEORGE LOPEZ (AT)

WB

2.6

3021

15

SEINFELD (AT)

SPT

2.6

2948

17

SEINFELD-WKND (AT)

SPT

2.5

2850

17

EVRY LVS RAYMOND-SYN(AT)

CTD

2.5

2840

17

MILLIONAIRE (AT)

DAD

2.5

2924

20

CENTURY 19

2/T

2.4

2781

21

ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW

WB

2.3

2697

22

JUDGE JOE BROWN (AT)

CTD

2.2

2492

22

REVOLUTION 1

2/T

2.2

2496

24

HOUSE-SYN (AT)

NBU

2.1

2385

24

CSI MIAMI-SYN (AT)

CTD

2.1

2449

24

FRIENDS (AT)

WB

2.1

2364

24

ACCESS HOLLYWOOD (AT)

NBU

2.1

2376

24

DOCTORS

CTD

2.1

2368

24

KING OF THE HILL-SYN(AT)

2/T

2.1

2425

24

TWO-HALF MEN WKND A (AT)

WB

2.1

2380

24

TWO-HALF MEN WKND B (AT)

WB

2.1

2436

24

WHEEL OF FORTUNE WKND

CTD

2.1

2466

24

WWE FRI NITE SMACKDOWN

2/T

2.1

2370

Source: Nielsen Media Research






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