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nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for friday, november 13, 2009)

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Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

CBS (8.11 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1) once again took home top honors on Friday thanks to new episodes of "Ghost Whisperer" (8.01 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.0, #1), "Medium" (8.16 million viewers, #T1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T2) and "NUMB3RS" (8.16 million viewers, #T1; adults 18-49: 1.8, #4).

NBC (6.51 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T2) then claimed the silver with new episodes of "Law & Order" (7.50 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T5), "Dateline NBC" (7.32 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T5) and "The Jay Leno Show" (4.69 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T9).

Sharing second place was ABC (5.41 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T2) with fresh installments of "Supernanny" (5.03 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.4, #7), "Ugly Betty" (4.45 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.3, #8) and "20/20" (6.75 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T2).

Meanwhile, FOX (3.75 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4) offered up repeats of "House" (3.50 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.1, #12) and "Bones" (4.00 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T9).

And finally, a new "Smallville" (2.70 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T9) lead into a repeat of "America's Next Top Model" (1.35 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #13) on The CW (2.02 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #5).

Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (11/14/08):

Note: Primetime household fast-national ratings and late-night metered-market ratings were not available for this date.

CBS (adults 18-49: 2.2, #1) coasted to another victory on Friday thanks to its mix of "Ghost Whisperer" (adults 18-49: 2.9, #1, half-hour: 11.11%), "The Price Is Right Salutes the Troops" (adults 18-49: 1.7, #4, half-hour: -5.88%) and "NUMB3RS" (adults 18-49: 2.1, #3, half-hour: 5.00%).

Second place then went to ABC (adults 18-49: 1.7, #2) with fresh installments of "Supernanny" (adults 18-49: 1.4, #T7, half-hour: 25.00%), another "Supernanny" (adults 18-49: 1.5, #6, half-hour: -12.50%) and "20/20" (adults 18-49: 2.2, #2, half-hour: 9.52%).

Next up was FOX (adults 18-49: 1.4, #3) with new episodes of "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" (adults 18-49: 1.2, #T9, half-hour: 18.18%) and "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" (adults 18-49: 1.6, #5, half-hour: 21.43%).

Meanwhile, NBC (adults 18-49: 1.2, #4) offered up its combination of "Deal or No Deal" (adults 18-49: 1.2, #T9, half-hour: 9.09%), "Crusoe" (adults 18-49: 1.0, #11, half-hour: -10.00%) and "Lipstick Jungle" (adults 18-49: 1.4, #T7, half-hour: 0.00%).

And finally, new episodes of "Everybody Hates Chris" (adults 18-49: 0.7, #T12, half-hour: N/A) and "The Game" (adults 18-49: 0.7, #T12, half-hour: N/A) lead into a repeat of "America's Next Top Model" (adults 18-49: 0.6, #14, half-hour: 40.00%) on The CW (adults 18-49: 0.6, #5).

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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So what does all this crap mean? Here's a quick guide to understanding these numbers:
"Grey's Anatomy" (15.36 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 6.0, #1)
15.36 = "Grey's" total viewers, which indicates 15.36 million viewers in the U.S. watched this broadcast
#2 = "Grey's" total viewers ranking for that night (T denotes a tie)
6.0 = "Grey's" adults 18-49 rating, which indicates 6.0% of all adults 18-49 in the U.S. watched this broadcast
#1 = "Grey's" adults 18-49 ranking for that night (T denotes a tie)
Some other stuff to keep in mind:
· For the 2009-10 season, there are an estimated 292,000,000 people (age 2 and above) in the U.S.
· For the 2009-10 season, there are an estimated 132,000,000 adults between the ages of 18 and 49 in the U.S. so 1% of that equals 1,320,000 people.
· Nielsen Media Research forbids us from displaying ratings in chart form or maintaining regular archives beyond the current week. It sucks, we know.