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| Adults 18-49: rating/Share | 2.5/7 | 2.0/6 | 1.9/6 | 1.6/5 | 0.9/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 1.5/5 | 1.3/5 | 2.2/8 | 1.0/3 | 0.8/3 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 10.791 | 6.428 | 4.028 | 6.696 | 2.406 |
Lead by a surprising ratings surge by CSI: Miami, CBS topped the adults 18-49 ratings on a night that saw mostly declines in broadcast primetime.
CBS's The Amazing Race slid a tenth of a point vs. last week to a 2.6 adults 18-49 rating. But Undercover Boss caught an updraft against ABC repeats rising 7% vs. last week to a 2.9 adults 18-49 rarting. CSI:Miami showed a surprising surge, up 17% vs. last week to a 2.7 adults 18-49 rating. Earlier on the night, 60 Minutes' 1.7 adults 18-49 rating was even with last week.
ABC's Secret Millionaire tumbled 21% vs. its premiere last week to a 2.7 adults 18-49 rating. While earlier in the evening America's Funniest Home Videos slipped a tenth (6%) vs. last week to a 1.7 rating.
Fox's new episodes were up and down on the night. The Simpsons fell 11% vs. last week to a season low for a new episode 2.5 adults 18-49 rating, while Bob's Burgers slipped 9% to a 2.0 rating, also a season low. Following a Family Guy repeat, The Cleveland Show bucked the trend, rising 14% vs. last week to a 2.5 rating.
After a not so great premiere, NBC's America's Next Great Restaurant was even less great in its second week, falling 13% to just a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating. Celebrity Apprentice slipped a tenth of a point vs. last week's premiere to a 2.7 adults 18-49 rating. Early in the evening, Dateline NBC slid 21% vs. last week to a 1.1 rating.
Broadcast primetime ratings for Sunday, March 13, 2011:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 7:00 | CBS | 60 Minutes | 1.6 | 6 | 9.483 |
| ABC | AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME V | 1.5 | 5 | 6.982 | |
| NBC | Dateline: NBC | 1.0 | 4 | 5.342 | |
| FOX | THE Simpsons - R | 0.9 | 3 | 2.270 | |
| 7:30 | CBS | 60 Minutes | 1.8 | 6 | 11.029 |
| ABC | AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME V | 1.8 | 6 | 7.820 | |
| NBC | Dateline: NBC | 1.2 | 4 | 5.764 | |
| FOX | American Dad - R | 1.2 | 4 | 2.641 | |
| 8:00 | CBS | THE Amazing Race XVIII - | 2.6 | 8 | 9.390 |
| ABC | Secret Millionaire | 2.5 | 7 | 10.596 | |
| FOX | THE Simpsons | 2.5 | 8 | 5.448 | |
| NBC | AMERICA'S NEXT GREAT REST | 1.3 | 4 | 4.044 | |
| 8:30 | ABC | Secret Millionaire | 2.9 | 8 | 11.939 |
| CBS | THE Amazing Race XVIII - | 2.7 | 8 | 9.456 | |
| FOX | BOB'S BURGERS | 2.0 | 6 | 4.061 | |
| NBC | AMERICA'S NEXT GREAT REST | 1.5 | 4 | 4.323 | |
| 9:00 | CBS | Undercover Boss | 2.7 | 7 | 11.053 |
| NBC | CELEBRITY Apprentice | 2.5 | 7 | 7.223 | |
| FOX | Family Guy - R | 2.5 | 7 | 4.992 | |
| ABC | Desperate Housewives - R | 1.3 | 3 | 5.312 | |
| 9:30 | CBS | Undercover Boss | 3.1 | 8 | 12.383 |
| NBC | CELEBRITY Apprentice | 2.6 | 7 | 7.507 | |
| FOX | The Cleveland Show | 2.5 | 6 | 4.754 | |
| ABC | Desperate Housewives - R | 1.1 | 3 | 4.529 | |
| 10:00 | NBC | CELEBRITY Apprentice | 2.8 | 8 | 8.231 |
| CBS | CSI: MIAMI | 2.6 | 7 | 11.615 | |
| ABC | BROTHERS & SISTERS - R | 0.9 | 2 | 3.422 | |
| 10:30 | NBC | CELEBRITY Apprentice | 3.1 | 9 | 8.987 |
| CBS | CSI: MIAMI | 2.7 | 8 | 11.921 | |
| ABC | BROTHERS & SISTERS - R | 0.7 | 2 | 2.965 |
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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.
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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. 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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