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nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for monday, february 8, 2010)

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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 (13.34 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.4, #1) was the network to beat on Monday thanks to new episodes of "How I Met Your Mother" (10.11 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 3.8, #6), "Accidentally on Purpose" (9.23 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 3.4, #7), "Two and a Half Men" (17.55 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.7, #2), "The Big Bang Theory" (16.20 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 6.0, #1) and "CSI: Miami" (13.46 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 3.9, #5).

FOX (11.86 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 4.2, #2) then took a competitive silver with new episodes of "House" (13.55 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 5.1, #3) and "24" (10.18 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 3.2, #8).

Next up was ABC (11.38 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 3.6, #3) with fresh installments of "The Bachelor" (12.33 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 4.1, #4) and "Castle" (9.48 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 2.6, #9).

Meanwhile, NBC (5.11 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.8, #4) offered up a new "Chuck" (6.60 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 2.3, #10), the season finale of "Heroes" (4.41 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 2.1, #11) and the penultimate "The Jay Leno Show" (4.31 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.2, #12).

And finally, new episodes of "One Tree Hill" (2.22 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.1, #13) and "Life Unexpeted" (2.01 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.9, #14) on The CW (2.11 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.0, #5) rounded out the evening.

Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (2/9/09):

CBS (households: 7.8/12, #1; adults 18-49: 3.8, #1) squeezed out another victory on Monday thanks to its mix of "CBS News Special" (households: 6.2/10, #6, half-hour: 13.79%; adults 18-49: 3.0, #9, half-hour: 26.92%), "Two and a Half Men" (households: 9.2/13, #1, half-hour: N/A; adults 18-49: 4.7, #1, half-hour: N/A), "The Big Bang Theory" (households: 8.1/12, #3, half-hour: N/A; adults 18-49: 4.6, #2, half-hour: N/A) and "CSI: Miami" (households: 8.7/14, #2, half-hour: 3.53%; adults 18-49: 3.9, #4, half-hour: 0.00%).

ABC (households: 7.2/11, #2; adults 18-49: 3.7, #2) then took a close second place with an "ABC News Special" (households: 7.5/11, #4, half-hour: 4.11%; adults 18-49: 3.1, #T7, half-hour: 10.34%) and "The Bachelor" (households: 7.2/11, #5, half-hour: -10.81%; adults 18-49: 4.0, #3, half-hour: -7.32%).

Next up was NBC (households: 5.4/8, #3; adults 18-49: 3.1, #3) with its combination of "NBC News Special" (households: 6.0/9, #T7, half-hour: 5.17%; adults 18-49: 3.1, #T7, half-hour: 13.79%), "Heroes" (households: 5.0/8, #10, half-hour: -9.62%; adults 18-49: 3.6, #5, half-hour: -2.78%) and "Medium" (households: 5.2/9, #9, half-hour: 3.92%; adults 18-49: 2.7, #10, half-hour: 0.00%).

Meanwhile, FOX (households: 4.8/7, #4; adults 18-49: 2.8, #4) offered up a "FOX News Special" (households: 3.7/7, #11, half-hour: 2.78%; adults 18-49: 2.2, #11, half-hour: 9.52%) and a new "24" (households: 6.0/9, #T7, half-hour: -3.28%; adults 18-49: 3.4, #6, half-hour: -5.71%).

And finally, repeats of "Gossip Girl" (households: 1.3/2, #12, half-hour: -7.69%; adults 18-49: 0.8, #12, half-hour: 0.00%) and "One Tree Hill" (households: 1.0/2, #13, half-hour: 0.00%; adults 18-49: 0.7, #13, half-hour: -14.29%) on The CW (households: 1.1/2, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #5) closed out the night.

In late-night metered market results, NBC's "Leno" (4.1/10) beat out CBS's "Letterman" (3.3/8) and ABC's "Nightline" (3.2/8). Rounding out the night then were "Ferguson" (1.6/6) on CBS, "Conan" (1.6/6) and "Daly" (1.0/4) on NBC and "Kimmel" (1.5/5) 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.