nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for sunday, february 6, 2011)

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

"Super Bowl XLV" (100.30 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 36.4, #1) not surprisingly put FOX (88.37 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 32.4, #1) in high esteem on Sunday, according to the preliminary numbers. Leading out of said coverage were its "Super Bowl XLV Post-Game" (73.15 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 27.8, #2) and the primetime portion of "Glee" (32.03 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 12.8, #3).

CBS (3.95 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T2) then was king of the audience leftovers with its mix of "60 Minutes Presents" (3.92 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10), "Undercover Boss" (3.41 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6), "CSI: Miami" (3.33 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #9) and "Hawaii Five-0" (5.11 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4).

Next up was ABC (2.91 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T2) with repeats of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (2.85 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10), another "America's Funniest Home Videos" (3.38 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #8) and the feature "Knocked Up" (2.70 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6).

And finally, repeats of "Who Do You Think You Are?" (1.55 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #13) and another "Who Do You Think You Are?" (1.91 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #12) led into a two-hour "Dateline NBC" (3.55 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4) on NBC (2.64 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4).

Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (2/7/10):

"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.

Source: Nielsen Media Research