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| rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 3.2/10 | 1.7/5 | 1.6/5 | 1.0/3 | 0.9/3 | 0.3/1 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-34 | 3.2/11 | 0.9/3 | 1.8/6 | 0.7/2 | 0.8/3 | 0.2/1 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 9.103 | 8.089 | 3.846 | 4.120 | 2.427 | 0.956 |
Of course Fox, led by So You Think You Can Dance topped the broadcast ratings on the first night of broadcast primetime summer, it was the only new show on the English broadcast networks! The show's 3.2 adults 18-49 rating was up 7% from last year's premiere on 5/27/10, and the average viewership of 9.1 million was its best since 5/24/07.
And in what will be a common occurrence this summer, Univision finished third among adults 18-49.
There were no other new shows in broadcast primetime last night. Summertime!
Late-night results are below the primetime data.
Overnight ratings for Thursday, May 26, 2011:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00 | FOX | So You Think You Can Dance | 2.7 | 10 | 7.975 |
| CBS | The Big Bang Theory - R | 2.1 | 7 | 8.173 | |
| ABC | WIPEOUT - R | 1.3 | 5 | 4.905 | |
| NBC | COMMUNITY - R | 0.8 | 3 | 2.830 | |
| CW | THE Vampire Diaries - R | 0.4 | 1 | 1.077 | |
| 8:30 | FOX | So You Think You Can Dance | 2.9 | 9 | 8.512 |
| CBS | Rules of Engagement - R | 1.8 | 6 | 6.762 | |
| ABC | WIPEOUT - R | 1.5 | 5 | 5.262 | |
| NBC | 30 Rock - R | 0.8 | 3 | 2.390 | |
| CW | THE Vampire Diaries - R | 0.3 | 1 | 0.878 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | So You Think You Can Dance | 3.4 | 10 | 9.483 |
| CBS | CSI - R | 1.5 | 4 | 7.588 | |
| NBC | The Office - R | 1.2 | 3 | 2.781 | |
| ABC | Rookie Blue - R | 0.9 | 3 | 4.068 | |
| CW | Nikita - R | 0.3 | 1 | 0.933 | |
| 9:30 | FOX | SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE | 3.8 | 11 | 10.444 |
| CBS | CSI - R | 1.4 | 4 | 7.842 | |
| NBC | Parks and Recreation - R | 1.0 | 3 | 2.245 | |
| ABC | Rookie Blue - R | 0.9 | 2 | 3.692 | |
| CW | Nikita - R | 0.3 | 1 | 0.935 | |
| 10:00 | CBS | THE Mentalist - R | 1.6 | 4 | 9.067 |
| NBC | 30 Rock - R | 1.0 | 3 | 2.257 | |
| ABC | Rookie Blue - R | 0.8 | 2 | 3.264 | |
| 10:30 | CBS | THE Mentalist - R | 1.6 | 4 | 9.101 |
| ABC | Rookie Blue - R | 0.9 | 3 | 3.532 | |
| NBC | The Office - R | 0.9 | 3 | 2.058 |
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Via NBC press note:
Late night ratings data coming ASAP.
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Definitions:
Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings, including demographics, are available at approximately 11 AM (ET) the day after telecast, and are released to subscribing customers daily. These data, from the National People Meter sample, are strictly time-period information, based on the normal broadcast network feed, and include all programming on the affiliated stations, sometimes including network programming, sometimes not. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. For example, with a World Series game, Fast Affiliate Ratings would include whatever aired from 8-11PM on affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone, following the live baseball game, but not game coverage that begins at 5PM PT. The same would be true of Presidential debates as well as live award shows and breaking news reports.
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.
Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)
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 which are currently in approximately 24.4% of all U.S. TV households. 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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