
Finally! We've got the 2009-10 season's ratings for broadcast primetime shows.
In a series of posts, I will post Live + Same Day adults 18-49 ratings, Live + Same Day viewership, plus Live + 7 day ratings. All of these posts will include measurements for only original episodes, not repeats, for all shows with at least 2 original telecasts.
2009-10 Broadcast Primetime Shows Ranked By Live + Same Day Adults 18-49 Ratings
| Rank | Show | Net | Day | Time | # Telecasts | 18-49 Rating (Live+SD) | Avg. Viewers (000s, Live+SD) |
| 1 | American Idol-TUESDAY | FOX | Tue | 8:00 PM | 20 | 8.3 | 22,974 |
| 2 | American Idol-WEDNESDAY | FOX | Wed | VAR | 20 | 7.7 | 21,951 |
| 3 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | Sun | VAR | 14 | 7.2 | 18,738 |
| 4 | FOX NFL SUNDAY-POST GUN 1 | FOX | Sun | VAR | 8 | 6.5 | 16,827 |
| 5 | CBS NFL NATL POST GUN | CBS | Sun | VAR | 7 | 6.3 | 19,509 |
| 6 | Undercover Boss | CBS | Sun | VAR | 8 | 6.1 | 17,807 |
| 7 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | Mon | VAR | 23 | 5.3 | 14,143 |
| 8 | OT, THE | FOX | Sun | VAR | 7 | 5.0 | 12,820 |
| 9 | HOUSE | FOX | Mon | VAR | 21 | 4.9 | 12,763 |
| 10 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | Mon | 9:00 PM | 22 | 4.9 | 14,945 |
| 11 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | Sun | 8:22 PM | 14 | 4.9 | 13,852 |
| 12 | GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | Thu | 9:00 PM | 22 | 4.8 | 13,259 |
| 13 | LOST | ABC | Tue | 9:00 PM | 15 | 4.3 | 10,084 |
| 14 | Desperate Housewives | ABC | Sun | 9:00 PM | 23 | 4.2 | 12,823 |
| 15 | Dancing with the Stars | ABC | Mon | 8:00 PM | 20 | 4.2 | 19,125 |
| 16 | NCIS | CBS | Tue | 8:00 PM | 24 | 4.1 | 19,327 |
| 17 | OFFICE | NBC | Thu | 9:00 PM | 23 | 4.0 | 7,799 |
| 18 | Glee | FOX | VAR | VAR | 17 | 4.0 | 9,335 |
| 19 | BACHELOR, THE | ABC | Mon | 8:00 PM | 9 | 4.0 | 11,597 |
| 20 | Family Guy | FOX | Sun | VAR | 19 | 3.9 | 7,611 |
| 21 | SURVIVOR: HEROES-VILLAINS | CBS | Thu | 8:00 PM | 12 | 3.9 | 12,599 |
| 22 | Modern Family | ABC | Wed | 9:00 PM | 24 | 3.8 | 9,389 |
| 23 | SURVIVOR: SAMOA | CBS | Thu | 8:00 PM | 12 | 3.8 | 12,339 |
| 24 | Biggest Loser 8 | NBC | Tue | VAR | 12 | 3.7 | 9,614 |
| 25 | Criminal Minds | CBS | Wed | 9:00 PM | 23 | 3.6 | 13,695 |
| 26 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | Mon | VAR | 24 | 3.6 | 12,653 |
| 27 | How I Met Your Mother | CBS | Mon | 8:00 PM | 24 | 3.5 | 8,729 |
| 28 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | Tue | 9:00 PM | 24 | 3.5 | 16,082 |
| 29 | HELL'S KITCHEN | FOX | Tue | 8:00 PM | 4 | 3.5 | 7,385 |
| 30 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | Sun | VAR | 14 | 3.5 | 9,840 |
| 31 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | Thu | VAR | 23 | 3.4 | 15,368 |
| 32 | CSI | CBS | Thu | VAR | 23 | 3.4 | 14,918 |
| 33 | V | ABC | Tue | VAR | 5 | 3.4 | 9,747 |
| 34 | Biggest Loser 9 | NBC | Tue | VAR | 19 | 3.4 | 8,660 |
| 35 | Simpsons | FOX | Sun | VAR | 23 | 3.4 | 7,092 |
| 36 | Amazing Race 15 | CBS | Sun | VAR | 11 | 3.4 | 11,137 |
| 37 | Private Practice | ABC | Thu | VAR | 21 | 3.3 | 9,154 |
| 38 | Amazing Race 16 | CBS | Sun | VAR | 11 | 3.2 | 10,404 |
| 39 | CLEVELAND | FOX | Sun | VAR | 19 | 3.1 | 6,384 |
| 40 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | Tue | VAR | 18 | 3.1 | 14,811 |
| 41 | CSI: NY | CBS | Wed | VAR | 23 | 3.0 | 12,662 |
| 42 | Rules of Engagement | CBS | Mon | VAR | 13 | 3.0 | 7,915 |
| 43 | Cougar Town | ABC | Wed | 9:30 PM | 24 | 2.9 | 7,011 |
| 44 | Bones | FOX | Thu | 8:00 PM | 21 | 2.9 | 10,018 |
| 45 | 24 | FOX | VAR | VAR | 20 | 2.9 | 9,308 |
| 46 | BROTHERS & Sisters | ABC | Sun | VAR | 23 | 2.9 | 9,067 |
| 47 | American Dad | FOX | Sun | VAR | 17 | 2.9 | 5,940 |
| 48 | ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE | CBS | VAR | VAR | 18 | 2.9 | 7,821 |
| 49 | 30 Rock | NBC | Thu | VAR | 20 | 2.8 | 5,880 |
| 50 | APPRENTICE 9 | NBC | Sun | 9:00 PM | 11 | 2.8 | 7,372 |
| 51 | Law And Order:SVU | NBC | Wed | VAR | 22 | 2.7 | 8,807 |
| 52 | Lie To Me | FOX | Mon | VAR | 10 | 2.7 | 7,386 |
| 53 | Good Wife, THE | CBS | Tue | VAR | 23 | 2.7 | 13,123 |
| 54 | Extreme Makeover:HM ED-8P | ABC | Sun | VAR | 24 | 2.7 | 9,255 |
| 55 | Parenthood | NBC | Tue | 10:00 PM | 13 | 2.6 | 6,393 |
| 56 | CASTLE | ABC | Mon | VAR | 24 | 2.6 | 10,254 |
| 57 | MARRIAGE REF | NBC | VAR | VAR | 12 | 2.4 | 5,860 |
| 58 | Human Target | FOX | VAR | VAR | 11 | 2.4 | 8,225 |
| 59 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED | FOX | Wed | 8:00 PM | 11 | 2.4 | 6,347 |
| 60 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-TUE | FOX | Tue | VAR | 10 | 2.4 | 5,933 |
| 61 | ROMANTICALLY CHALLENGED | ABC | Mon | 9:32 PM | 4 | 2.4 | 9,270 |
| 62 | 60 Minutes | CBS | Sun | VAR | 31 | 2.4 | 13,075 |
| 63 | FRINGE | FOX | Thu | 9:00 PM | 21 | 2.3 | 6,252 |
| 64 | V-TUE | ABC | Tue | 10:02 PM | 8 | 2.3 | 5,718 |
| 65 | HEROES | NBC | Mon | VAR | 17 | 2.3 | 5,206 |
| 66 | MIDDLE, THE | ABC | Wed | 8:30 PM | 23 | 2.3 | 6,899 |
| 67 | FLASHFORWARD | ABC | Thu | 8:00 PM | 20 | 2.2 | 7,255 |
| 68 | COLD CASE | CBS | Sun | VAR | 20 | 2.2 | 9,550 |
| 69 | GARY UNMARRIED | CBS | Wed | 8:30 PM | 17 | 2.2 | 6,648 |
| 70 | COMMUNITY | NBC | Thu | VAR | 24 | 2.1 | 4,990 |
| 71 | Chuck | NBC | Mon | 8:00 PM | 16 | 2.1 | 5,991 |
| 72 | Parks and Recreation | NBC | Thu | 8:30 PM | 23 | 2.1 | 4,599 |
| 73 | OLD CHRISTINE | CBS | Wed | 8:00 PM | 21 | 2.0 | 6,741 |
| 74 | AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS | ABC | Sun | VAR | 23 | 2.0 | 7,678 |
| 75 | SONS OF TUCSON | FOX | Sun | VAR | 3 | 2.0 | 4,117 |
| 76 | COPS 2 | FOX | Sat | VAR | 2 | 2.0 | 5,938 |
| 77 | JAY LENO SHOW-TUE | NBC | Tue | 10:01 PM | 18 | 2.0 | 6,032 |
| 78 | GHOST WHISPERER | CBS | Fri | 8:00 PM | 22 | 1.9 | 7,766 |
| 79 | SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL | ABC | Sat | VAR | 9 | 1.9 | 6,270 |
| 80 | Minute To Win It | NBC | Sun | 8:00 PM | 9 | 1.9 | 5,754 |
| 81 | MEDIUM | CBS | Fri | VAR | 22 | 1.8 | 7,789 |
| 82 | NUMB3RS | CBS | Fri | VAR | 16 | 1.8 | 8,274 |
| 83 | FORGOTTEN, THE | ABC | Tue | VAR | 15 | 1.8 | 6,490 |
| 84 | SNL WKND UPDATE-PRIME | NBC | Thu | 8:00 PM | 2 | 1.8 | 4,800 |
| 85 | THREE RIVERS | CBS | Sun | VAR | 8 | 1.8 | 7,961 |
| 86 | PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO | ABC | Fri | 9:00 PM | 3 | 1.8 | 5,684 |
| 87 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2 | NBC | Sun | 7:30 PM | 15 | 1.8 | 4,898 |
| 88 | Vampire Diaries | CW | Thu | 8:00 PM | 20 | 1.7 | 3,600 |
| 89 | EASTWICK | ABC | Wed | VAR | 11 | 1.7 | 4,952 |
| 90 | J. OLIVER'S FOOD REVOLUTN | ABC | Fri | 9:00 PM | 5 | 1.7 | 4,924 |
| 91 | TRAUMA | NBC | Mon | 9:00 PM | 18 | 1.7 | 5,247 |
| 92 | 20/20-FRI | ABC | Fri | 10:00 PM | 32 | 1.7 | 6,274 |
| 93 | FIND MY FAMILY | ABC | Mon | VAR | 5 | 1.7 | 6,438 |
| 94 | AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK | FOX | Sat | VAR | 27 | 1.7 | 5,172 |
| 95 | Law And Order | NBC | VAR | VAR | 20 | 1.6 | 6,992 |
| 96 | MERCY | NBC | Wed | VAR | 22 | 1.6 | 6,329 |
| 97 | Kitchen Nightmares | FOX | Fri | VAR | 9 | 1.6 | 3,816 |
| 98 | SCRUBS | ABC | Tue | 9:00 PM | 7 | 1.6 | 3,791 |
| 99 | COPS | FOX | Sat | 8:00 PM | 23 | 1.6 | 4,831 |
| 100 | HANK | ABC | Wed | 8:00 PM | 5 | 1.6 | 6,364 |
| 101 | AMERICA'S Top Model-8 | CW | Wed | 8:00 PM | 11 | 1.5 | 3,288 |
| 102 | AMERICA'S Top Model 7 | CW | Wed | 8:00 PM | 9 | 1.5 | 3,279 |
| 103 | Shark Tank | ABC | VAR | VAR | 8 | 1.5 | 4,814 |
| 104 | Who Do You Think You Are | NBC | Fri | 8:00 PM | 7 | 1.5 | 6,348 |
| 105 | Dateline FRI | NBC | Fri | VAR | 25 | 1.5 | 6,913 |
| 106 | JAY LENO SHOW-THU | NBC | Thu | 10:01 PM | 18 | 1.5 | 4,763 |
| 107 | JAY LENO SHOW-WED | NBC | Wed | 10:01 PM | 18 | 1.5 | 5,176 |
| 108 | UGLY BETTY | ABC | VAR | VAR | 18 | 1.4 | 4,482 |
| 109 | DEEP END, THE | ABC | Thu | 8:00 PM | 6 | 1.4 | 5,351 |
| 110 | 48 Hours Mystery | CBS | Sat | VAR | 28 | 1.4 | 6,130 |
| 111 | JAY LENO SHOW-MON | NBC | Mon | 10:01 PM | 20 | 1.4 | 4,668 |
| 112 | HAPPY TOWN | ABC | Wed | 10:01 PM | 3 | 1.3 | 4,037 |
| 113 | SCRUBS-TUE 8PM | ABC | Tue | 8:00 PM | 2 | 1.3 | 3,490 |
| 114 | MIAMI MEDICAL | CBS | Fri | 10:00 PM | 8 | 1.3 | 6,604 |
| 115 | JAY LENO SHOW-FRI | NBC | Fri | 10:01 PM | 16 | 1.3 | 5,152 |
| 116 | Supernanny | ABC | Fri | 8:00 PM | 12 | 1.3 | 4,617 |
| 117 | PAST LIFE | FOX | Thu | 9:00 PM | 2 | 1.3 | 4,409 |
| 118 | SUPERNATURAL | CW | Thu | 9:00 PM | 20 | 1.2 | 2,641 |
| 119 | FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS | NBC | Fri | 8:00 PM | 3 | 1.2 | 3,848 |
| 120 | WIFE SWAP | ABC | Fri | 8:00 PM | 6 | 1.2 | 3,675 |
| 121 | ABC SATURDAY MOVIE | ABC | Sat | 8:00 PM | 2 | 1.2 | 3,545 |
| 122 | Gossip Girl-MON | CW | Mon | 9:00 PM | 21 | 1.1 | 2,018 |
| 123 | BETTER OFF TED | ABC | Tue | 9:30 PM | 7 | 1.1 | 2,928 |
| 124 | One Tree Hill-MON | CW | Mon | 8:00 PM | 21 | 1.1 | 2,278 |
| 125 | SAT NIGHT FTBL PRE-GAME | ABC | Sat | 8:00 PM | 9 | 1.1 | 4,284 |
| 126 | Smallville | CW | Fri | 8:00 PM | 21 | 1.0 | 2,375 |
| 127 | BETTER OFF TED-TUE 8:30PM | ABC | Tue | 8:30 PM | 3 | 1.0 | 2,554 |
| 128 | TIL DEATH-SUN 7:30P | FOX | Sun | VAR | 8 | 1.0 | 2,619 |
| 129 | Dateline SUN-7PM | NBC | Sun | VAR | 11 | 1.0 | 4,700 |
| 130 | 90210 | CW | Tue | 8:00 PM | 20 | 0.9 | 1,820 |
| 131 | Life Unexpected | CW | Mon | VAR | 13 | 0.9 | 2,012 |
| 132 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA P1SUS | NBC | Sun | 7:00 PM | 15 | 0.9 | 3,230 |
| 133 | BROTHERS | FOX | Fri | 8:00 PM | 4 | 0.9 | 2,397 |
| 134 | DOLLHOUSE | FOX | Fri | VAR | 9 | 0.8 | 2,172 |
| 135 | TIL DEATH-SUN 7P | FOX | Sun | VAR | 15 | 0.8 | 2,157 |
| 136 | BROTHERS-SUN 7P | FOX | Sun | VAR | 7 | 0.8 | 2,066 |
| 137 | MELROSE PLACE | CW | Tue | 9:00 PM | 16 | 0.7 | 1,292 |
| 138 | TIL DEATH | FOX | Fri | 8:31 PM | 3 | 0.7 | 2,153 |
| 139 | FLY GIRLS | CW | Wed | 9:00 PM | 7 | 0.4 | 1,022 |
| 140 | HIGH SOCIETY | CW | Wed | 9:30 PM | 8 | 0.4 | 883 |
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VAR = various timeslots
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. 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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LOl Chuck at #72.
Ugly Betty @ #108 sad
the two Survivor shows really stayed flat between this rating as well as the volume of viewers
Maybe a network should come up with a football competition with actual NFL teams where teams square off, play football and after each touchdown you have opposing team members sing a song with the viewers determining the best singer within 5 minutes and that would determine if the team gets the point after. That should be right there at the top.
Chuck down at #72 is bad, until you look and see NBC has only two scripted programs in the Top 50…and 30 Rock is #49.
Gotta like The Big Bang Theory's finish. If I were the cast, I'd send Don Cheadle in as Fender Rhodes and have him say to Les Moonves: “You know what Chuck Berry always used to say before going 1,2,3,4? PAY ME MY MONEY!”
SNF had 17 games (the thursday opener counts):
12.8 20.909 Titans/Steelers 9/10
12.6 21.102 Bears/Packers 9/13
15.1 24.817 Giants/Cowboys 9/20
10.7 17.469 Colts/Cardinals 9/27
11.0 18.416 Chargers/Steelers 10/4
9.7 16.017 Colts/Titans 10/11
10.9 18.170 Bears/Falcons 10/18
9.1 14.975 Cardinals/Giants 10/25
13.1 21.883 Cowboys/Eagles 11/8
13.7 22.392 Patriots/Colts 11/15
10.6 17.330 Eagles/Bears 11/22
11.5 19.210 Steelers/Ravens 11/29
12.5 20.889 Vikings/Cardinals 12/6
12.7 20.882 Eagles/Giants 12/13
11.0 18.187 Vikings/Panthers 12/20
10.9 19.042 Cowboys/Redskins 12/27
10.0 16.333 Bengals/Jets 1/3
Let me relish in this for just a second:
The Good Wife – 2.7
Parenthood – 2.6
I know it's largely due to TGW's advantage of airing in the fall, but I'll still enjoy it for now.
Troubling: Parks and Rec is the lowest-rated renewed non-Friday show. Also troubling: B&S is 0.4 below competitor PP. But even if B&S had averaged at 4.0 it would still be dunzo next year – order cut, 3
P&R and Community tie with Chuck for lowest rated non-Friday renewals. The thing is, P&R and Community are both high up on the $100k+ A18-49 index, so that probably helps a lot.
Does the Survivor numbers include each season's two hour finale on Sunday? From the number of episodes indicated it looks as if it doesn't.
I thought CW's highest ranking show was #101 with ANTM but I didn't notice Vampire Diaries is higher at #88, well CW really found a hit there.
Modern Family at #22, woot! And The Office is still a top 20 show, nice!
I was surprised Survivor didn't hit the top 20 too.
And yay for Big Bang! I really hope it won't drop that hard with the schedule change
Ugly Betty @ #108 sad
the two Survivor shows really stayed flat between this rating as well as the volume of viewers
Maybe a network should come up with a football competition with actual NFL teams where teams square off, play football and after each touchdown you have opposing team members sing a song with the viewers determining the best singer within 5 minutes and that would determine if the team gets the point after. That should be right there at the top.
Chuck down at #71 is bad, until you look and see NBC has only two scripted programs in the Top 50…and 30 Rock is #49.
Gotta like The Big Bang Theory's finish. If I were the cast, I'd send Don Cheadle in as Fender Rhodes and have him say to Les Moonves: “You know what Chuck Berry always used to say before going 1,2,3,4? PAY ME MY MONEY!”
SNF had 17 games (the thursday opener counts):
12.8 20.909 Titans/Steelers 9/10
12.6 21.102 Bears/Packers 9/13
15.1 24.817 Giants/Cowboys 9/20
10.7 17.469 Colts/Cardinals 9/27
11.0 18.416 Chargers/Steelers 10/4
9.7 16.017 Colts/Titans 10/11
10.9 18.170 Bears/Falcons 10/18
9.1 14.975 Cardinals/Giants 10/25
13.1 21.883 Cowboys/Eagles 11/8
13.7 22.392 Patriots/Colts 11/15
10.6 17.330 Eagles/Bears 11/22
11.5 19.210 Steelers/Ravens 11/29
12.5 20.889 Vikings/Cardinals 12/6
12.7 20.882 Eagles/Giants 12/13
11.0 18.187 Vikings/Panthers 12/20
10.9 19.042 Cowboys/Redskins 12/27
10.0 16.333 Bengals/Jets 1/3
Let me relish in this for just a second:
The Good Wife – 2.7
Parenthood – 2.6
I know it's largely due to TGW's advantage of airing in the fall, but I'll still enjoy it for now.
Troubling: Parks and Rec is the lowest-rated renewed non-Friday show. Also troubling: B&S is 0.4 below competitor PP. But even if B&S had averaged at 4.0 it would still be dunzo next year – order cut, 3 actors not returning and many others in talk to get their episode order cut even shorter…
P&R and Community tie with Chuck for lowest rated non-Friday renewals. The thing is, P&R and Community are both high up on the $100k+ A18-49 index, so that probably helps a lot.
Does the Survivor numbers include each season's two hour finale on Sunday? From the number of episodes indicated it looks as if it doesn't.
I thought CW's highest ranking show was #101 with ANTM but I didn't notice Vampire Diaries is higher at #88, well CW really found a hit there.
Modern Family at #22, woot! And The Office is still a top 20 show, nice!
I was surprised Survivor didn't hit the top 20 too.
And yay for Big Bang! I really hope it won't drop that hard with the schedule change
Why would ABC include the “V” clips show with the first four episodes tally? Yes, it covered those, but it also aired nearly four months after the show went on hiatus. It didn't separate “FlashForward's” two runs- bcause it was i nthe same timeslot?