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nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for monday, november 16, 2009)

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Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

CBS (11.79 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 4.0, #T1) and FOX (10.38 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 4.0, #T1) split the adults 18-49 crown on Monday as the latter offered up new episodes of "House" (12.95 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 5.1, #T1) and "Lie to Me" (7.81 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 2.9, #8).

The Eye then served up fresh installments of "How I Met Your Mother" (8.44 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 3.5, #6), "Accidentally on Purpose" (7.76 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 3.0, #7), "Two and a Half Men" (14.07 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 4.8, #3), "The Big Bang Theory" (13.48 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 5.1, #T1) and "CSI: Miami" (13.49 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 3.8, #5).

Next up was ABC (16.11 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.4, #3) with new episodes of "Dancing With the Stars" (18.74 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.9, #4) and "Castle" (10.86 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.6, #9).

Meanwhile, NBC (4.90 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.8, #4) had its mix of "Heroes" (5.07 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 2.2, #10), "Trauma" (5.16 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.8, #11) and "The Jay Leno Show" (4.46 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.4, #12).

And finally, new episodes of "One Tree Hill" (2.63 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.3, #13) and "Gossip Girl" (2.25 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 1.2, #14) on The CW (2.43 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.2, #5) rounded out the evening.

Here are the highlights of the 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (11/17/08):

CBS (households: 8.0/12, #2; adults 18-49: 4.1, #1) was the network to beat on Monday thanks to new episodes of "The Big Bang Theory" (households: 6.1/9, #6, half-hour: N/A; adults 18-49: 3.7, #5, half-hour: N/A), "How I Met Your Mother" (households: 6.0/9, #7, half-hour: N/A; adults 18-49: 4.3, #T2, half-hour: N/A), "Two and a Half Men" (households: 9.4/13, #3, half-hour: N/A; adults 18-49: 5.3, #1, half-hour: N/A), "Worst Week" (households: 6.6/10, #5, half-hour: N/A; adults 18-49: 3.2, #7, half-hour: N/A) and "CSI: Miami" (households: 10.1/17, #2, half-hour: 5.10%; adults 18-49: 4.2, #4, half-hour: 7.50%).

ABC (households: 9.4/14, #1; adults 18-49: 3.4, #2) then had to settle for second place with its mix of "Dancing With the Stars" (households: 12.6/19, #1, half-hour: 10.08%; adults 18-49: 4.3, #T2, half-hour: 15.00%), "Samantha Who?" (households: 7.3/11, #4, half-hour: N/A; adults 18-49: 3.0, #8, half-hour: N/A) and "Boston Legal" (households: 5.5/9, #8, half-hour: -7.02%; adults 18-49: 2.3, #T10, half-hour: -4.35%).

Next up was NBC (households: 3.7/6, #3; adults 18-49: 2.7, #3) with new episodes of "Chuck" (households: 4.0/6, #10, half-hour: 2.56%; adults 18-49: 2.6, #9, half-hour: 8.00%), "Heroes" (households: 4.6/7, #9, half-hour: 6.82%; adults 18-49: 3.6, #6, half-hour: 8.82%) and "My Own Worst Enemy" (households: 2.7/4, #13, half-hour: -10.71%; adults 18-49: 1.9, #13, half-hour: -19.05%).

Meanwhile, FOX (households: 3.5/5, #4; adults 18-49: 2.1, #4) offered up fresh installments of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (households: 3.4/5, #12, half-hour: 3.03%; adults 18-49: 2.0, #12, half-hour: 5.26%) and "Prison Break" (households: 3.8/6, #11, half-hour: 8.33%; adults 18-49: 2.3, #T10, half-hour: 0.00%).

And finally, new episodes of "Gossip Girl" (households: 2.1/3, #14, half-hour: -4.76%; adults 18-49: 1.4, #14, half-hour: 0.00%) and "One Tree Hill" (households: 1.9/3, #15, half-hour: -10.00%; adults 18-49: 1.3, #15, half-hour: -14.29%) on The CW (households: 2.0/3, #5; adults 18-49: 1.4, #5) closed out the night.

In late-night metered market results, NBC's "Leno" (3.6/9) beat out CBS's "Letterman" (3.4/8) and ABC's "Nightline" (3.5/8). Rounding out the night then were "Ferguson" (1.6/6) on CBS, "Conan" (1.6/6) and "Daly" (1.1/5) on NBC and "Kimmel" (1.6/5) on ABC.

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.