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| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 2.8/8 | 2.6/7 | 2.6/7 | 2.0/6 | 0.9/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 1.9/6 | 1.9/6 | 1.9/6 | 2.4/8 | 1.9/3 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 11.351 | 9.144 | 7.071 | 4.302 | 2.229 |
We know who's the boss at 9pm Sunday. In its season premiere, Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice took a ratings beating from CBS's Undercover Boss in the hour. Free of Boss, Trump won the 10pm hour. Fox's premiere of Sons Of Tucson was orphaned in the ratings, and NBC's Minute To Win It was unimpressive, but cheap!
After Sundays packed with special events this year, last night went low for almost everybody. Will there be cries of "It was Daylight Savings Time!"? Cute theory; unproven cause and effect. Whether it was DST or the Witching Hour, when a 2.8 average rating wins a broadcast Sunday night it's not a time for celebration.
America seems to like their bosses undercover instead of with big hair, as the season premiere of Celebrity Apprentice was down 18% vs. its 2009 season premiere to a 3.2 adults 18-49 rating, with its 9pm hour suffering the most. The season premiere of the game show Minute To Win It scored a 1.9 rating. Although ABC's America's Funniest Home Videos beat it at 7pm, it out rated Extreme Makeover: Home Edition at 8pm. For a reality show on NBC that's a win. Edit: The original paragraph incorrectly identified ABC reality as beating MTWI both hours.
Fox's Sons of Tucson had a nice premiere slot after a new Family Guy, but not many stuck around to watch. It's 2.1 rating suggests that Sons will likely be homeless. Otherwise it was an up and down night for Fox. The Simpsons 2.3 rating was down 10% from its last original episode (2/21) to a 2.3 rating, but Family Guy was up 6% from its last original (2/14) to a 3.5 rating.
For CBS, The Amazing Race was up 15% vs. last week to a 3.0 adults 18-49 rating. And while it still won its hour, Undercover Boss took a hit from the Donald, falling 25% from its last original (2/28) to a 3.8 rating. Cold Case, on its way to the boneyard, was up 4% from its last original (2/28) to a 2.5 rating.
Desperate Housewives fans can break out their bingo cards again today, as Wisteria Lane hit another series low for a new episode with a 3.6 adults 18-49 rating, down 3% from its last original episode (2/28). Brothers and Sisters held up better, holding even vs. its last original episode (2/28) with a 2.5 rating. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition fell 8% from its last original episode (2/21) to a 2.3 rating.
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 7:00 | CBS | 60 Minutes | 1.8 | 6 | 11.026 |
| ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | 1.7 | 6 | 6.945 | |
| NBC | Minute To Win It (premiere) | 1.3 | 4 | 4.182 | |
| FOX | Til Death | 0.7 | 3 | 1.967 | |
| 7:30 | ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | 2.0 | 6 | 7.987 |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | 1.8 | 6 | 12.432 | |
| NBC | Minute To Win It (premiere) | 1.7 | 5 | 4.958 | |
| FOX | Til Death | 0.8 | 3 | 2.016 | |
| 8:00 | CBS | Amazing Race | 2.8 | 8 | 10.140 |
| FOX | The Simpsons | 2.6 | 8 | 5.233 | |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 2.1 | 6 | 7.909 | |
| NBC | Minute To Win It | 2.1 | 6 | 6.604 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | Amazing Race | 3.1 | 9 | 10.315 |
| NBC | Minute To Win It | 2.6 | 7 | 7.799 | |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 2.5 | 7 | 9.364 | |
| FOX | The Simpsons (repeat) | 2.5 | 7 | 5.363 | |
| 9:00 | CBS | Undercover Boss | 3.6 | 9 | 12.581 |
| ABC | Desperate Housewives | 3.5 | 9 | 11.718 | |
| FOX | Family Guy | 3.5 | 9 | 6.720 | |
| NBC | Celebrity Apprentice (premiere) | 2.7 | 7 | 7.677 | |
| 9:30 | CBS | Undercover Boss | 4.1 | 10 | 13.995 |
| ABC | Desperate Housewives | 3.7 | 9 | 11.916 | |
| NBC | Celebrity Apprentice (premiere) | 2.8 | 7 | 7.192 | |
| FOX | Sons of Tucson (premiere) | 2.1 | 5 | 4.514 | |
| 10:00 | NBC | Celebrity Apprentice (premiere) | 3.6 | 9 | 9.073 |
| ABC | Brothers & Sisters | 2.6 | 7 | 8.949 | |
| CBS | Cold Case | 2.5 | 6 | 10.213 | |
| 10:30 | NBC | Celebrity Apprentice (premiere) | 3.6 | 10 | 9.084 |
| CBS | Cold Case | 2.5 | 7 | 10.108 | |
| ABC | Brothers & Sisters | 2.4 | 7 | 8.367 |
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Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.
Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)
Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs which are currently in approximately 24.4% of all U.S. TV households. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
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