Fox is coming off one of its weakest weeks of the season, but no matter.
With just three nights left to tally in the November sweeps, which end tonight, Fox has built an insurmountable lead and is poised for its first-ever solo November sweeps victory. It tied for the 2001 lead with NBC.
Through Sunday night, the most recent numbers available from Nielsen, Fox was averaging a 3.6 adults 18-49 rating and 10 share, 16 percent ahead of second-place ABC.
ABC was at 3.1/9, just barely ahead of third-place CBS at 3.0/8, with NBC trailing at 2.6/7. The CW will finish last among the Big Five networks with a 1.2/3.
Fox owes its margin of victory almost entirely to baseball. Game four of the World Series on Nov. 1 was the third-highest-rated program during sweeps, behind only two "Sunday Night Football" games on NBC, averaging a 7.8 rating.
All but one of the six World Series games aired during sweeps, and all averaged at least a 4.7 rating. By contrast, last week Fox had only one series, "House," that managed better than a 4.7.
In fact, last week Fox finished fourth among the Big Four networks with a 2.4 adults 18-49 average. Without sports, which includes two Sundays of highly rated NFL overrun, Fox actually would have finished third during sweeps, behind CBS and ABC.
And in the female young adult demos, women 18-34 and 18-49, ABC finished first based on its scripted programming, with "Grey's Anatomy," "Desperate Housewives" and "Private Practice" the sweeps' top-rated programs in those demos.
Still, a win is a win, especially for a network that's been nearly moribund in fall for years. Fox has a 0.4 lead on CBS for the season, and its lead is only expected to grow come January, when "American Idol" returns for its ninth season.
***
In broadcast ratings for the week ended Nov. 22:
Among adults 18-49, ABC was first with a 3.0 average rating and an 8 share, followed by CBS at 3.0/8, NBC at 2.5/7, Fox at 2.4/7, Univision at 1.4/4, CW at 1.1/3, Telemundo at 0.5/1, Telefutura at 0.4/1, Ion at 0.3/1 and Azteca at 0.1/0.
Top five English-language Big Five shows (18-49s): 1. NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” 6.6; 2. ABC’s “American Music Awards” 5.5; 3. ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” 5.1; Tie-4. CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” and Fox’s “House” 5.0.
Top five English-language Big Five shows (total viewers): 1. CBS’s “NCIS” 20.34 million; 2. ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” 18.84 million; 3. NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” 17.33 million; 4. ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars Results” 16.02 million; 5. CBS’s “60 Minutes” 15.98 million.
Top five time-shifted English-language Big Five shows (18-49s, by Live+7 playback, week ended Nov. 1): 1. ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” 2.6 increase (up 39 percent); 2. NBC’s “The Office” 2.2 increase (up 42 percent); 3. ABC’s “Modern Family” 1.6 increase (up 36 percent); 4. ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” 1.5 increase (up 26 percent); 5. CBS’s “The Mentalist” 1.5 increase (up 32 percent).
Show on the rise: “¡Viva El Sueño!,” Univision, Sunday 8 p.m. The three-hour season finale averaged 3.66 million total viewers, making it the season’s most-watched episode.
Show on the decline: “V,” ABC, Tuesday 8 p.m. The alien drama slipped 18 percent week-to-week among 18-49s, from a 3.8 rating to a 3.1.
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WEEKLY PRIMETIME AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 22 |
|
Network
|
Households
|
People 2+
|
Adults 18-49
|
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
|
CBS
|
7.3
|
8340
|
12
|
4.0
|
11620
|
10
|
3.0
|
3910
|
8
|
|
ABC
|
6.3
|
7240
|
10
|
3.4
|
10010
|
9
|
3.0
|
3920
|
8
|
|
NBC
|
4.7
|
5420
|
8
|
2.6
|
7460
|
7
|
2.5
|
3270
|
7
|
|
FOX
|
3.8
|
4400
|
6
|
2.2
|
6310
|
5
|
2.4
|
3160
|
7
|
|
UNI
|
1.9
|
2190
|
3
|
1.3
|
3710
|
3
|
1.4
|
1840
|
4
|
|
CW
|
1.6
|
1790
|
2
|
0.8
|
2340
|
2
|
1.1
|
1480
|
3
|
|
ION
|
0.6
|
660
|
1
|
0.3
|
860
|
1
|
0.3
|
390
|
1
|
|
TEL
|
0.5
|
620
|
1
|
0.4
|
1070
|
1
|
0.5
|
650
|
1
|
|
TF
|
0.4
|
500
|
1
|
0.3
|
900
|
1
|
0.4
|
520
|
1
|
|
AZA
|
0.2
|
170
|
0
|
0.1
|
260
|
0
|
0.1
|
170
|
0
|
|
*
Each rating point is equivalent to
1. 149
million homes
Source: Nielsen Media Research
|
|
SEASON-TO-DATE PRIMETIME AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 22 |
|
Network
|
Households
|
People 2+
|
Adults 18-49
|
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
|
CBS
|
7.6
|
8700
|
12
|
4.2
|
12170
|
11
|
3.2
|
4260
|
9
|
|
ABC
|
6.6
|
7580
|
11
|
3.6
|
10380
|
9
|
3.1
|
4130
|
9
|
|
FOX
|
5.8
|
6610
|
9
|
3.3
|
9610
|
8
|
3.6
|
4700
|
10
|
|
NBC
|
4.9
|
5650
|
8
|
2.7
|
7840
|
7
|
2.7
|
3590
|
7
|
|
UNI
|
1.9
|
2140
|
3
|
1.2
|
3600
|
3
|
1.4
|
1840
|
4
|
|
CW
|
1.7
|
1960
|
3
|
0.9
|
2580
|
2
|
1.3
|
1650
|
3
|
|
ION
|
0.6
|
650
|
1
|
0.3
|
850
|
1
|
0.3
|
340
|
1
|
|
TEL
|
0.5
|
610
|
1
|
0.4
|
1050
|
1
|
0.5
|
650
|
1
|
|
TF
|
0.4
|
510
|
1
|
0.3
|
880
|
1
|
0.4
|
530
|
1
|
|
AZA
|
0.1
|
150
|
0
|
0.1
|
210
|
0
|
0.1
|
130
|
0
|
|
*
Each rating point is equivalent to
1. 149
million homes
Note: Season-to-date estimates are a weighted average of pre-TSV and Live+SD data.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
|
|
TOP 25 PROGRAMS – BROADCAST
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 22 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
HOUSEHOLDS |
PERSONS 2+ |
|
Rtg% |
Shr |
(000) |
# |
Rtg% |
(000) |
|
1
|
NCIS
|
CBS
|
12.3
|
19
|
14152
|
1
|
7.0
|
20339
|
|
2
|
DANCING WITH THE STARS
|
ABC
|
12.1
|
18
|
13883
|
2
|
6.5
|
18844
|
|
3
|
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
|
NBC
|
10.6
|
17
|
12178
|
3
|
5.9
|
17330
|
|
4
|
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
|
ABC
|
10.2
|
16
|
11767
|
4
|
5.5
|
16021
|
|
5
|
MENTALIST, THE
|
CBS
|
10.0
|
17
|
11487
|
6
|
5.4
|
15851
|
|
6
|
60 MINUTES
|
CBS
|
9.9
|
16
|
11426
|
4
|
5.5
|
15978
|
|
7
|
NCIS: LOS ANGELES
|
CBS
|
9.3
|
14
|
10695
|
7
|
5.1
|
14870
|
|
8
|
CSI
|
CBS
|
9.2
|
14
|
10617
|
7
|
5.1
|
14909
|
|
9
|
GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
|
ABC
|
9.1
|
14
|
10415
|
10
|
4.8
|
14070
|
|
10
|
CSI: NY
|
CBS
|
8.7
|
15
|
9970
|
11
|
4.7
|
13623
|
|
11
|
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS(S)
|
ABC
|
8.6
|
14
|
9897
|
9
|
4.9
|
14241
|
|
11
|
CRIMINAL MINDS
|
CBS
|
8.6
|
14
|
9929
|
11
|
4.7
|
13703
|
|
13
|
CSI:
MIAMI
|
CBS
|
8.5
|
15
|
9760
|
14
|
4.5
|
13262
|
|
14
|
GOOD WIFE, THE
|
CBS
|
8.4
|
15
|
9693
|
17
|
4.3
|
12699
|
|
14
|
TWO AND A HALF MEN
|
CBS
|
8.4
|
13
|
9618
|
11
|
4.7
|
13686
|
|
16
|
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
|
CBS
|
7.9
|
12
|
9046
|
14
|
4.5
|
13229
|
|
17
|
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
|
NBC
|
7.7
|
12
|
8849
|
16
|
4.4
|
12739
|
|
18
|
HOUSE
|
FOX
|
7.3
|
11
|
8431
|
17
|
4.3
|
12666
|
|
19
|
SURVIVOR:
SAMOA
|
CBS
|
7.2
|
11
|
8309
|
19
|
4.2
|
12327
|
|
20
|
AMAZING RACE 15
|
CBS
|
6.9
|
11
|
7967
|
19
|
4.2
|
12191
|
|
20
|
CASTLE
|
ABC
|
6.9
|
12
|
7955
|
21
|
3.6
|
10528
|
|
22
|
BONES
|
FOX
|
6.3
|
10
|
7186
|
22
|
3.4
|
9880
|
|
23
|
COLD CASE
|
CBS
|
6.1
|
10
|
6955
|
23
|
3.3
|
9547
|
|
24
|
FOOTBALL NT
AMERICA PT 3
|
NBC
|
6.0
|
10
|
6916
|
23
|
3.3
|
9656
|
|
24
|
PRIVATE PRACTICE
|
ABC
|
6.0
|
10
|
6940
|
27
|
3.1
|
8926
|
|
24
|
V
|
ABC
|
6.0
|
9
|
6912
|
26
|
3.2
|
9324
|
|
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
|
TOP 25 PROGRAMS – BROADCAST
Adults 18-49
Week Ending November 22 |
|
Rank |
Program |
Net |
Rtg% |
(000) |
|
1
|
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
|
NBC
|
6.6
|
8705
|
|
2
|
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS(S)
|
ABC
|
5.5
|
7244
|
|
3
|
GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
|
ABC
|
5.1
|
6646
|
|
4
|
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
|
CBS
|
5.0
|
6607
|
|
4
|
HOUSE
|
FOX
|
5.0
|
6538
|
|
6
|
TWO AND A HALF MEN
|
CBS
|
4.7
|
6204
|
|
7
|
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
|
NBC
|
4.6
|
6031
|
|
8
|
NCIS
|
CBS
|
4.1
|
5390
|
|
9
|
DANCING WITH THE STARS
|
ABC
|
3.9
|
5120
|
|
9
|
FAMILY GUY
|
FOX
|
3.9
|
5094
|
|
11
|
SURVIVOR:
SAMOA
|
CBS
|
3.8
|
5015
|
|
12
|
AMAZING RACE 15
|
CBS
|
3.7
|
4815
|
|
12
|
BIGGEST LOSER 8
|
NBC
|
3.7
|
4871
|
|
12
|
CRIMINAL MINDS
|
CBS
|
3.7
|
4917
|
|
12
|
CSI:
MIAMI
|
CBS
|
3.7
|
4857
|
|
12
|
MENTALIST, THE
|
CBS
|
3.7
|
4903
|
|
12
|
MODERN FAMILY
|
ABC
|
3.7
|
4867
|
|
12
|
OFFICE
|
NBC
|
3.7
|
4821
|
|
19
|
CSI
|
CBS
|
3.5
|
4650
|
|
19
|
FOOTBALL NT
AMERICA PT 3
|
NBC
|
3.5
|
4554
|
|
21
|
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
|
CBS
|
3.4
|
4487
|
|
21
|
NCIS: LOS ANGELES
|
CBS
|
3.4
|
4441
|
|
23
|
60 MINUTES
|
CBS
|
3.3
|
4328
|
|
23
|
CLEVELAND
|
FOX
|
3.3
|
4353
|
|
23
|
GLEE
|
FOX
|
3.3
|
4321
|
|
23
|
SIMPSONS
|
FOX
|
3.3
|
4347
|
|
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
|
SPANISH-LANGUAGE TELEVISION (WEEKLY COLLAPSED)
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 15 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
Rtg |
P2+ (000) |
|
1
|
SORTILEGIO M-F
|
UNI
|
19.3
|
4305
|
|
2
|
CRISTINA MON
|
UNI
|
17.4
|
3406
|
|
3
|
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR M-F
|
UNI
|
17.2
|
3855
|
|
4
|
AQUI Y AHORA TUE
|
UNI
|
14.6
|
2966
|
|
5
|
DON FRANCISCO PRESENTA WE
|
UNI
|
14.4
|
2750
|
|
6
|
GANCHO AL CORAZON M-F
|
UNI
|
13.8
|
3039
|
|
7
|
ROSA DE GUADALUPE THU-FRI
|
UNI
|
13.2
|
2887
|
|
8
|
VIVA EL SUENO SUN
|
UNI
|
12.4
|
2584
|
|
9
|
SABADO GIGANTE SAT
|
UNI
|
11.3
|
2193
|
|
10
|
QUIEN TIENE RAZON? EE SUN
|
UNI
|
10.3
|
2049
|
|
11
|
FAMILIA P. LUCHE SAT
|
UNI
|
8.1
|
1740
|
|
12
|
MARIA TODOS ANGELES SUN
|
UNI
|
7.6
|
1584
|
|
13
|
MAS SABE EL DIABLO M-F
|
TEL
|
6.7
|
1449
|
|
14
|
CINE DE LAS ESTREL SUN 2
|
TF
|
5.4
|
1487
|
|
15
|
BETTY LA FEA M-F
|
TF
|
4.7
|
1105
|
|
16
|
CINE DE LAS ESTREL SUN
|
TF
|
4.5
|
1122
|
|
17
|
VECINOS M-F
|
TF
|
4.4
|
1073
|
|
17
|
VICTORINOS M-F
|
TEL
|
4.4
|
985
|
|
17
|
NINOS RICOS M-F
|
TEL
|
4.4
|
950
|
|
20
|
FUTBOL ESTELAR II
|
TEL
|
4.3
|
976
|
|
20
|
CINE MILLONARIO
|
TEL
|
4.3
|
958
|
|
20
|
12 CORAZONES M-F
|
TEL
|
4.3
|
949
|
|
23
|
CINE DE LAS ESTRELLAS M-F
|
TF
|
4.0
|
887
|
|
24
|
VEREDICTO FINAL M-F
|
TF
|
3.9
|
750
|
|
25
|
CINE EN CASA
|
TEL
|
3.6
|
892
|
|
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
|
HISPANIC ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VIEWING
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 15 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
Rtg |
P2+(000) |
|
1
|
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
|
NBC
|
7.0
|
1352
|
|
2
|
DANCING WITH THE STARS
|
ABC
|
4.8
|
933
|
|
3
|
FAMILY GUY
|
FOX
|
4.7
|
1029
|
|
4
|
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
|
ABC
|
4.4
|
838
|
|
4
|
GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
|
ABC
|
4.4
|
842
|
|
6
|
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
|
NBC
|
4.3
|
812
|
|
7
|
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
|
ABC
|
4.1
|
848
|
|
7
|
OT, THE
|
FOX
|
4.1
|
835
|
|
7
|
TWO AND A HALF MEN
|
CBS
|
4.1
|
767
|
|
10
|
CSI: NY
|
CBS
|
4.0
|
696
|
|
10
|
SIMPSONS
|
FOX
|
4.0
|
877
|
|
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
|
AFRICAN AMERICAN AUDIENCE ESTIMATES
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 15
|
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
Rtg |
P2+(000) |
|
1
|
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
|
NBC
|
15.6
|
2897
|
|
2
|
CSI:
MIAMI
|
CBS
|
11.0
|
1975
|
|
3
|
OT, THE
|
FOX
|
10.7
|
2069
|
|
4
|
CSI: NY
|
CBS
|
10.3
|
1758
|
|
5
|
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
|
NBC
|
10.3
|
2012
|
|
6
|
NCIS: LOS ANGELES
|
CBS
|
9.3
|
1774
|
|
7
|
CSI
|
CBS
|
8.9
|
1643
|
|
8
|
NCIS
|
CBS
|
8.4
|
1633
|
|
9
|
GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
|
ABC
|
8.4
|
1425
|
|
10
|
CLEVELAND
|
FOX
|
8.3
|
1798
|
|
* Ratings based on 13.65 million African American TV homes.
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
|
TOP 20 NETWORK SPORTS PROGRAMS
Ranked on Households
Week Ending November 15 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
Episode |
Households |
Persons 2+ |
|
US
Rtg% |
Shr |
(000) |
(000) |
|
1 |
FOX NFL SUNDAY-NATIONAL-11/15/2009
|
FOX
|
VARIOUS TEAMS AND TIMES
|
15.9
|
29
|
18290
|
26747
|
|
2 |
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL-11/15/2009
|
NBC
|
NEW ENGLAND AT
INDIANAPOLIS
|
13.7
|
22
|
15755
|
22392
|
|
3 |
CBS NFL SINGLE-11/15/2009
|
CBS
|
VARIOUS TEAMS AND TIMES
|
9.8
|
22
|
11299
|
15747
|
|
4 |
FOX NFL SUNDAY-PST GN-NAT-11/15/2009
|
FOX
|
SEATTLE
AT
ARIZONA
|
8.9
|
15
|
10181
|
14732
|
|
5 |
FOX NFL SUNDAY-REGIONAL-11/15/2009
|
FOX
|
VARIOUS TEAMS AND TIMES
|
7.2
|
16
|
8314
|
11724
|
|
6 |
ABC
COLLEGE
FTBL GM-LATE-11/14/2009
|
ABC
|
VARIOUS TEAMS AND TIMES
|
4.3
|
10
|
4906
|
6738
|
|
7 |
HOME DEPOT CLLG FOOTBALL2-11/14/2009
|
CBS
|
FLORIDA
AT
SOUTH CAROLINA
|
4
|
9
|
4651
|
6347
|
|
8 |
SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL-11/14/2009
|
ABC
|
ND AT PITTS/TXS TECH AT OK ST
|
3.7
|
7
|
4263
|
5972
|
|
9 |
NASCAR SPRINT CUP-SUN-11/15/2009
|
ABC
|
PHOENIX
|
3.3
|
6
|
3777
|
5172
|
|
10 |
HOME DEPOT CLLG FOOTBLL-11/14/2009
|
CBS
|
TENNESSEE
AT OLE MISS
|
2.2
|
6
|
2489
|
3069
|
|
11 |
CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR-SU-11/15/2009
|
CBS
|
2009 ARETE HONORS-COURAGE
|
1.4
|
3
|
1632
|
2005
|
|
12 |
FUTBOL LIGA MEXICANA SUN-11/15/2009
|
UNI
|
SANTOS
VS
AMERICA
|
0.8
|
1
|
867
|
1304
|
|
13 |
NBC SPORTS SPECIAL 11/15-11/15/2009
|
NBC
|
ISU GRAND PRIX SKATING
|
0.9
|
2
|
1056
|
1259
|
|
14 |
KIWI CHALLENGE GOLF-SUN-11/15/2009
|
NBC
|
|
0.8
|
2
|
932
|
1170
|
|
15 |
FUTBOL ESTELAR II-11/14/2009
|
TEL
|
CHIVAS VS CRUZ AZUL
|
0.5
|
1
|
584
|
1019
|
|
16 |
POKER AFTER DARK MO-SAT-11/14/2009
|
NBC
|
|
0.6
|
3
|
702
|
857
|
|
17 |
KIWI CHALLENGE GOLF-SAT-11/14/2009
|
NBC
|
|
0.5
|
1
|
604
|
716
|
|
18 |
POKER AFTER DARK MO-SAT-11/11/2009
|
NBC
|
|
0.5
|
3
|
615
|
670
|
|
19 |
POKER AFTER DARK MO-SAT-11/10/2009
|
NBC
|
|
0.5
|
2
|
544
|
594
|
|
20 |
NBC SPORTS SPECIAL 11/14B-11/14/2009
|
NBC
|
FACE THE ACE
|
0.4
|
1
|
484
|
563
|
|
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
