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nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for sunday, february 7, 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:

"Super Bowl XLIV" (96.38 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 34.9, #1) gave CBS (80.53 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 29.7, #1) a towering victory on Sunday. Leading out of the broadcast were its "Super Bowl XLIV Post-Game" (44.87 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 18.1, #2) coverage and the series premiere of "Undercover Boss" (31.35 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 13.1, #3).

FOX (2.49 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2) then won the battle of leftovers with its mix of "'Til Death" (1.58 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.5, #17), another "'Til Death" (1.84 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14), "The Simpsons" (2.93 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T5), "The Cleveland Show" (2.45 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.1, #9), "Family Guy" (3.07 million viewers, #T7; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T5) and "American Dad" (3.07 million viewers, #T7; adults 18-49: 1.4, #4).

Next up was ABC (3.20 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3) with all-repeat lineup of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (3.98 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T10), "Modern Family" (2.81 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T12), "The Middle" (2.27 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14), another "Modern Family" (2.50 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T12), "Cougar Town" (2.58 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T10), yet another "Modern Family" (3.88 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T5) and even more "Modern Family" (3.57 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #8).

And finally, repeats of "The Biggest Loser" (1.38 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.4, #18) and another "The Biggest Loser" (2.02 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14) on NBC (1.70 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #4) rounded out the evening.

Here are the highlights of the 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (2/8/09):

Coverage of "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards" (households: 11.6/18, #1, half-hour: -6.96%; adults 18-49: 7.6, #1, half-hour: 2.90%) lifted CBS (households: 11.3/18, #1; adults 18-49: 6.5, #1) to an easy victory on Sunday. Kicking off the night was "60 Minutes" (households: 10.5/18, #2, half-hour: 7.92%; adults 18-49: 3.1, #T5, half-hour: 21.43%).

Usually dominant ABC (households: 6.5/10, #2; adults 18-49: 3.5, #2) then had to settle for second place with new episodes of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (households: 5.3/9, #7, half-hour: 10.00%; adults 18-49: 2.8, #T7, half-hour: 20.00%), "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (households: 6.1/10, #5, half-hour: 8.62%; adults 18-49: 3.4, #3, half-hour: 16.13%), "Desperate Housewives" (households: 8.6/13, #3, half-hour: 1.18%; adults 18-49: 4.9, #2, half-hour: 0.00%) and "Brothers & Sisters" (households: 6.3/10, #4, half-hour: -6.15%; adults 18-49: 3.1, #T5, half-hour: -12.12%).

Next up was FOX (households: 2.4/4, #4; adults 18-49: 1.9, #3) with its mix of "Hole in the Wall" (households: 1.5/3, #14, half-hour: 14.29%; adults 18-49: 1.1, #14, half-hour: 33.33%), "The Simpsons" (households: 2.7/4, #12, half-hour: N/A; adults 18-49: 2.2, #11, half-hour: N/A), "King of the Hill" (households: 2.6/4, #13, half-hour: N/A; adults 18-49: 2.3, #T9, half-hour: N/A), "Family Guy" (households: 3.2/5, #10, half-hour: N/A; adults 18-49: 2.8, #T7, half-hour: N/A) and "American Dad" (households: 2.9/4, #11, half-hour: N/A; adults 18-49: 2.3, #T9, half-hour: N/A).

Meanwhile, NBC (households: 4.5/7, #3; adults 18-49: 1.8, #4) offered up the primetime conclusion of the "NFL Pro Bowl" (households: 5.6/9, #6, half-hour: 5.56%; adults 18-49: 3.2, #4, half-hour: 3.23%) followed by "Dateline NBC" (households: 4.5/7, #8, half-hour: 0.00%; adults 18-49: 1.6, #12, half-hour: -6.25%) and "XIII, Part 1" (households: 3.9/6, #9, half-hour: -4.88%; adults 18-49: 1.3, #13, half-hour: 0.00%).

And finally, repeats of "Jericho" (households: 0.5/1, #16, half-hour: 25.00%; adults 18-49: 0.2, #16, half-hour: 0.00%) and "Teen Wolf" (households: 0.9/1, #15, half-hour: 25.00%; adults 18-49: 0.6, #15, half-hour: 50.00%) on The CW (households: 0.8/1, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #5) rounded out the night.

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.