nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for sunday, may 29, 2011)

Here are the highlights of the 11 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

Coverage of the "NASCAR: Coca-Cola 600" (7.66 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.3, #1) put FOX (7.66 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.3, #1) in front on Sunday.

ABC (4.34 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #2) then took home second place with its all-repeat lineup of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (3.90 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7), another "America's Funniest Home Videos" (4.95 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4) and a two-hour "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (4.26 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T2).

Next up was CBS (5.27 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3) with its mix of "60 Minutes" (5.71 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #9), "Undercover Boss" (4.38 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7), another "Undercover Boss" (5.31 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T2) and "CSI: Miami" (5.70 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #5).

And finally, NBC (2.93 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) rounded out the night with its lineup of "Dateline NBC" (3.01 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10), "Minute to Win It" (2.20 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10) and "The Bourne Supremacy" (3.25 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.9, #6).

Here are the highlights of the 10 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (5/30/10):

FOX (6.20 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1) was the network to beat on Sunday with its coverage of the "NASCAR: Coca-Cola 600" (6.20 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1).

NBC (3.45 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2) then claimed the silver with a two-hour "Dateline NBC" (2.75 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #10) and a repeat of "SNL in the 2000s: Time and Again" (4.16 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2).

Next up was ABC (3.38 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3) with its all-repeat lineup of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (4.39 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #5), "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (4.15 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3) and "The Bachelorette" (2.50 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7).

And finally, "60 Minutes Presents" (6.01 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7) and "60 Minutes" (5.51 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7) lead into repeats of "Cold Case" (5.39 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #6) and another "Cold Case" (5.63 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3) on CBS (5.63 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4).

Source: Nielsen Media Research