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| Adults 18-49: rating/Share | 2.7/8 | 2.3/6 | 2.1/6 | 2.0/6 | 0.8/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 1.8/6 | 1.8/6 | 1.5/5 | 2.2/7 | 0.8/2 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 12.476 | 7.919 | 6.323 | 4.409 | 2.224 |
Lead by the Academy of Country Music Awards, CBS won the ratings race Sunday night, even though the awards show was down 16% in the adults 18-49 demo vs. last season.
The Academy of Country Music Awards scored a 3.2 rating for adults 18-49 to pace CBS' win, but that was down 16% from last year's 3.8 rating. Here are some historical ratings for The Academy of Country Music Awards for reference.
ABC's Desperate Housewives fell 6% from its last original episode (3/2) to a 3.3 adults 18-49 rating, a series low for a new episode. Brothers & Sisters also joined with a series low rating, falling 12% from last week to a 2.2 rating.
A new episode of The Simpsons was flat vs. last week with a 2.7 adults 18-49 rating, while a new American Dad rose 4% to a 2.5 rating.
NBC's Dateline with a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating was above its Sunday average with its best ratings since March 7, while Minute To Win It with a 1.9 rating tied its best Sunday rating (also achieved on its 3/14 debut). Even free Sunday night's real boss (the Undercover one), Celebrity Apprentice kept bumping along at its series low 2.6 adults 18-49 rating, tied with last week.
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 7:00 | ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos (repeat) | 1.5 | 5 | 6.058 |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | 1.4 | 5 | 10.027 | |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 1.3 | 4 | 5.471 | |
| FOX | Til Death | 0.6 | 2 | 1.772 | |
| 7:30 | ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos (repeat) | 1.9 | 6 | 7.265 |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | 1.6 | 5 | 11.467 | |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 1.4 | 4 | 5.622 | |
| FOX | The Simpsons (repeat) | 1.1 | 3 | 2.462 | |
| 8:00 | FOX | The Simpsons | 2.7 | 8 | 5.926 |
| CBS | 45th Academy of Country Music Awards | 2.6 | 8 | 12.696 | |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (repeat) | 1.7 | 5 | 6.213 | |
| NBC | Minute To Win It | 1.7 | 5 | 5.319 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | 45th Academy of Country Music Awards | 3.0 | 8 | 13.409 |
| FOX | The Cleveland Show (repeat) | 2.4 | 7 | 5.089 | |
| NBC | Minute To Win It | 2.1 | 6 | 6.552 | |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (repeat) | 2.0 | 5 | 7.130 | |
| 9:00 | CBS | 45th Academy of Country Music Awards | 3.6 | 9 | 14.649 |
| ABC | Desperate Housewives | 3.1 | 8 | 10.141 | |
| FOX | Family Guy (repeat) | 2.8 | 7 | 6.029 | |
| NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | 2.4 | 6 | 6.519 | |
| 9:30 | CBS | 45th Academy of Country Music Awards | 3.5 | 8 | 13.371 |
| ABC | Desperate Housewives | 3.4 | 8 | 10.675 | |
| NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | 2.5 | 6 | 6.756 | |
| FOX | American Dad | 2.5 | 6 | 5.173 | |
| 10:00 | CBS | 45th Academy of Country Music Awards | 3.3 | 8 | 12.625 |
| NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | 2.6 | 7 | 6.845 | |
| ABC | Brothers & Sisters | 2.3 | 6 | 8.046 | |
| 10:30 | CBS | 45th Academy of Country Music Awards | 3.0 | 8 | 11.561 |
| NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | 2.9 | 8 | 7.500 | |
| ABC | Brothers & Sisters | 2.2 | 6 | 7.825 |
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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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