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| Adults 18-49: rating/Share | 3.3/9 | 2.5/6 | 2.2/6 | 1.7/4 | 1.2/3 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 2.0/6 | 1.8/5 | 2.2/6 | 1.2/3 | 1.2/4 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 12.383 | 8.939 | 4.866 | 5.463 | 2.966 |
CBS won the night with both adults 18-49 and total viewers with three hours of Survivor related programming, including the reunion show at 10pm. The two hour Survivor season finale scored a 4.0 adults 18-49 rating between 8-10p, and the reunion show at 10p averaged a 3.5 adults 18-49 rating.
The two hour finale of Desperate Housewives was up fractionally over last week, rising a tenth to a 3.0 adults 18-49 rating (though the 9-10p hour averaged the same 2.9 as last week, it rose to a 3.1).
Over on Fox, American Dad was up a tenth versus last week to a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating and Bob's Burgers was up 10% to a 2.2 adults 18-49 rating. The season finale of the Cleveland Show was up 0.1 to a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating. Both The Simpsons and Family Guy were flat versus last week.
With a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating from 9-11p, Celebrity Apprentice was flat versus last week.
Broadcast primetime ratings for Sunday, May 15, 2011:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Sh | Viewers (Millions) |
| 7:00 | ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | 1.8/6 | 7.24 |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | 1.7/5 | 12.03 | |
| FOX | The Simpsons (R) | 1.3/4 | 3.17 | |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 1.1/3 | 5.24 | |
| 7:30 | FOX | American Dad | 1.7/5 | 3.89 |
| 8:00 | CBS | Survivor (Season Finale) | 3.8/10 | 12.88 |
| FOX | The Simpsons | 2.5/7 | 6.00 | |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 2.1/6 | 8.54 | |
| NBC | Minute to Win It | 0.9/2 | 3.47 | |
| 8:30 | FOX | Bob's Burgers | 2.2/6 | 4.66 |
| 9:00 | CBS | Survivor (Season Finale) | 4.1/10 | 13.34 |
| FOX | Family Guy | 3.3/8 | 6.55 | |
| ABC | Desperate Housewives (Season Finale) | 2.9/7 | 9.72 | |
| NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | 2.3/5 | 6.35 | |
| 9:30 | FOX | Cleveland Show (Season Finale) | 2.3/5 | 4.93 |
| 10:00 | CBS | Survivor: Redemption Island Reunion | 3.5/8 | 11.28 |
| ABC | Desperate Housewives (Season Finale) | 3.1/8 | 10.27 | |
| NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | 2.5/6 | 6.80 | |
| Half Hour Numbers for Dramas | ||||
| 9:00 | Desperate Housewives | 2.9/7 | 9.81 | |
| 9:30 | Desperate Housewives | 2.9/7 | 9.62 | |
| 10:00 | Desperate Housewives | 3.1/7 | 10.18 | |
| 10:30 | Desperate Housewives | 3.1/8 | 10.35 | |
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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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