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| Adults 18-49: rating/Share | 2.0/6 | 1.9/5 | 1.9/5 | 1.8/5 | 1.0/3 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 1.5/5 | 2.1/7 | 1.2/4 | 1.2/4 | 1.0/3 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 7.300 | 4.108 | 9.453 | 5.797 | 2.852 |
ABC edged out a victory with adults 18-49 on a night that saw practically everything down from previous airings. Perhaps the Knicks/Celtics game on TNT had huge numbers? We should know soon enough.
Desperate Housewives was down 7% to a series low tying 2.7 adults 18-49 rating and Brothers & Sisters was down 6% to a low-tying 1.7 adults 18-49 rating. Earlier in the night, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition returned from a couple of months hiatus to a 1.9 adults 18-49 rating, down 21% from its last original.
Hardest hit was Undercover Boss which dropped 39% from last week to a series low 1.9 adults 18-49 rating. The Amazing Race was down 21% from last week to a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating and CSI: Miami was down 4% to a 2.2 adults 18-49 rating. Per
Celebrity Apprentice was down 17% to a 2.5 adults 18-49 rating between 9-11p.
Fox ran with repeats from 7-8:30p and originals from 8:30-10p and still tied for second on the night with adults 18-49. Family Guy's 3.0 adults 18-49 rating at 9pm was the highest of the night, though it was down 9% from last week.
Broadcast primetime ratings for Sunday, April 17, 2011:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Sh | Viewers (Millions) |
| 7:00 | ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | 1.6/6 | 6.49 |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | 1.3/5 | 10.64 | |
| FOX | The Cleveland Show (R) | 1.0/3 | 2.38 | |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 0.9/3 | 4.63 | |
| 7:30 | FOX | American Dad (R) | 1.1/4 | 2.69 |
| 8:00 | CBS | Amazing Race | 2.3/7 | 8.71 |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 1.9/5 | 7.55 | |
| FOX | The Simpsons (R) | 1.7/5 | 4.15 | |
| NBC | America's Next Great Restaurant | 1.2/3 | 3.74 | |
| 8:30 | FOX | American Dad | 2.2/6 | 4.70 |
| 9:00 | FOX | Family Guy | 3.0/8 | 6.04 |
| ABC | Desperate Housewives | 2.7/7 | 8.83 | |
| NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | 2.3/6 | 6.74 | |
| CBS | Undercover Boss | 1.9/5 | 8.66 | |
| 9:30 | FOX | Cleveland Show | 2.3/6 | 4.70 |
| 10:00 | NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | 2.7/7 | 8.09 |
| CBS | CSI: Miami | 2.2/5 | 9.80 | |
| ABC | Brothers & Sisters | 1.7/4 | 6.33 | |
| Half Hour Numbers for Dramas | ||||
| 9:00 | Desperate Housewives | 2.7/7 | 8.83 | |
| 9:30 | Desperate Housewives | 2.7/7 | 8.84 | |
| 10:00 | Brothers & Sisters | 1.8/4 | 6.48 | |
| 10:30 | Brothers & Sisters | 1.7/4 | 6.17 | |
| 10:00 | CSI: Miami | 2.1/5 | 9.80 | |
| 10:30 | CSI: Miami | 2.2/6 | 9.80 | |
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