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| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 2.6/8 | 2.3/7 | 2.1/6 | 1.8/5 | 0.8/3 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 2.0/7 | 2.7/10 | 1.5/5 | 1.0/3 | 0.9/3 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 8.647 | 4.745 | 5.843 | 11.060 | 2.122 |
With most net's ratings identical to last Sunday, ABC won another slow Sunday night ratings race. While The Amazing Race had its lowest rated finale episode ever.
With overall ratings identical to last Sunday, ABC shows were a mix of ups and downs. America's Funniest Home Videos was up 18% to a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition fell 8% to a 2.2 adults 18-49 rating. Desperate Housewives fell 3% to a 3.7 rating. While Brothers & Sisters was up 8% to a 2.6 rating.
Fox's nightly ratings average was also identical to last Sunday's, with its first hour down, its middle hour even, and its last hour up. 'Til Death fell 30% to just a 0.7 rating. The Simpsons (2.7 rating) and The Cleveland Show (2.6 rating) were both even with last week. Family Guy rose 9% vs. last week to a 3.8 rating, the highest rated show of the night. American Dad was also up (7%) to a 2.9 rating.
Keeping the "even Steven" meme alive, NBC's average was also the same as last week. Minute To Win It fell 16% to a series original episode low 1.6 rating. While Celebrity Apprentice continued to recover from its early drubbing by Undercover Boss lifting 12% to a 2.9 rating. Note: there was a 6 minute golf overrun into Dateline in the Eastern & Central time zones, so final ratings adjustments may be more than typical. No other show was effected.
CBS was the only broadcaster to break away from even, going lower than last week. Post-Conan, 60 Minutes was back to its typically unimpressive ratings, falling 32% to a 1.5 rating. The Amazing Race's 2.9 rating was down 3% from last week to a 2.9 adults 18-49 rating, its lowest finale rating ever. As usual, yet another Jesse Stone movie was watched by many, but few that advertisers wanted to pay for, netting just a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating. That's 36% lower than the last Jesse Stone albatross (3/1/09).
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 7:00 | ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | 1.9 | 7 | 6.893 |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | 1.4 | 5 | 10.115 | |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 1.0 | 4 | 3.663 | |
| FOX | Til Death | 0.7 | 3 | 1.811 | |
| 7:30 | ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | 2.2 | 8 | 8.176 |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | 1.7 | 6 | 11.592 | |
| FOX | The Simpsons (repeat) | 1.2 | 4 | 2.745 | |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 0.9 | 3 | 3.608 | |
| 8:00 | CBS | The Amazing Race (finale) | 2.8 | 9 | 10.545 |
| FOX | The Simpsons | 2.7 | 9 | 5.660 | |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 2.0 | 6 | 7.184 | |
| NBC | Minute To Win It | 1.4 | 5 | 4.542 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | The Amazing Race (finale) | 3.0 | 9 | 10.716 |
| FOX | The Cleveland Show | 2.6 | 8 | 5.280 | |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 2.3 | 7 | 8.019 | |
| NBC | Minute To Win It | 1.8 | 5 | 5.632 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | Family Guy | 3.8 | 10 | 7.222 |
| ABC | Desperate Housewives | 3.7 | 10 | 11.046 | |
| NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | 2.6 | 7 | 6.763 | |
| CBS | Jesse Stone: No Remorse | 1.4 | 4 | 11.310 | |
| 9:30 | ABC | Desperate Housewives | 3.8 | 10 | 11.278 |
| FOX | American Dad | 2.9 | 8 | 5.753 | |
| NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | 2.8 | 7 | 7.183 | |
| CBS | Jesse Stone: No Remorse | 1.3 | 4 | 11.284 | |
| 10:00 | NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | 3.0 | 8 | 7.503 |
| ABC | Brothers & Sisters | 2.7 | 7 | 8.586 | |
| CBS | Jesse Stone: No Remorse | 1.4 | 4 | 11.501 | |
| 10:30 | NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | 3.2 | 9 | 7.851 |
| ABC | Brothers & Sisters | 2.5 | 7 | 7.995 | |
| CBS | Jesse Stone: No Remorse | 1.3 | 4 | 11.419 | |
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not perfect, but glad to see B&S hanging in there and up a tick from last week! i hope the finale can reach 2.8-3.0. nice numbers it seems for DH also
Race still has some legs left.
Glad Desperate Housewives stayed the same and wasnt affected by Mothers Day Holiday. Brothers & Sisters was up too but was a boring episode. Cant wait for their season finales next week.
Extreme Makeover is really tanking. Time to move it to Fridays ABC!
Nice numbers for DH compared to the ratings for January thru April… but still terrible compared to the fall.
Its not really down that much from last years 4.1.
Wow, Jesse Stone REALLY skews old
But can it recover in the fall.
Well the finale looks like its gonna be really good and end on a big cliffhanger so I think it can.
What are Jesse Stone movie ratings usually like?
Is Apprentice still on highs from Bret Michaels news recently? Is Curtis still on the show? I love me some Take Home Chef.
I have a feeling there'll be more cliffs than usual this season because they want viewers to come back and not jump ship to one of the many new dramas coming next season.
holy crap.. 11.5 million viewers and just a 1.4? that makes me totally laugh.
When you post the photos with the post, could you please pick something that isn't a spoiler? Here in Australia we only are a few episodes into The Amazing Race and unless judging by the US advertising in the background it looks like that must be the finishing line or close to it – so that kind of ruined it for me.
Desperate Housewives fell 3%? wasn't it a 3.7 last week (even a 3.7 in both half hours, whereas this week it had a 3.7 and 3.8 in the second half). Maybe it was higher in the finals
DH is pulling the worst gimmick next week: bringing in a former star who was anything but popular with the audiences. The next season's gonna blow. What is it with Fox's cartoons beating DH so close to the finale?
B&S had one of its most heartfelt episodes of the series, not just this season. I actually teared up at the end. 2.6 is better than usual but I don't like them being beat by a cheap reality show. I hope they can recover next year.
I'd be surprised if ABC kept Extreme Makeover on Sundays. Everything about it screams Friday.
Anyone know why NBC has three hours of Dateline while CBS and ABC only have one hour of 60 Minutes / 20/20?
It was a 3.8 in the finals and I have a feeling this one will go up to a 3.8 especialy since the last half hour was a 3.8.
DH was a 3.8 with 97% coverage last week.
Oops! Sorry about that. I'll swap the photo.
It is sad to see the Amazing Race 16 finale have a low rating compared to other finales. I thought showing the Star Wars related challenge would have brought more viewers. This finale was a surprise in that the ultimate winning team didn't win the most legs.
Perhaps CBS should have shown bits of the verbal jousting between Brandy and Caite to pump up the ratings.
So happy 4 dan and jordan!!
The previous Jesse Stone movie, Thin Ice, premiered with a 2.2 demo on 3/1/09, and an encore on 12/27/09 got a 1.6.