Fox and CBS claim Week Two

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Fox is so focused on the 18-49 demo that it put only two shows in the top 20 for Household ratings in Week Two of the new season, but five in the top 20 when you look strictly at the 18-49 demo.


That gave Fox the 18-49 crown, with a 3.1 rating and 9 share, followed by ABC and CBS tied at 2.9/8, NBC 2.7/8, Univision 1.5/4, CW 1.1/3, Telemundo 0.5/1, TeleFutura 0.4/1, Ion 0.2/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0. (MyNetworkTV is not longer being reported in Nielsen’s weekly network ratings.)

In HH, CBS won at 7.2/12, followed by ABC 6.2/10, NBC 4.9/8, Fox 4.5/7, Univision 2.0/3, CW 1.5/1, Telemundo 0.5/1, Ion and TeleFutura 0.4/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.

Here are the week’s top 20 shows:

The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report

Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 09/28/09 – 10/04/09

Rank

Program

Network

HH Rating

HH Share

2+ Audience (000)

1

NCIS

CBS

12.9

21

21371

2

DANCING WITH THE STARS

ABC

11.1

17

17032

3

NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NBC

11.0

18

18416

4

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

CBS

10.6

16

17399

5

MENTALIST, THE

CBS

10.1

17

15750

6

CSI

CBS

9.9

16

15938

6

GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM

ABC

9.9

16

15689

8

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

ABC

9.2

14

14641

9

CSI: MIAMI

CBS

9.1

15

13956

9

GOOD WIFE, THE

CBS

9.1

16

13690

11

CRIMINAL MINDS

CBS

8.9

14

14240

12

SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK

NBC

8.7

14

14835

13

60 MINUTES

CBS

8.6

15

13408

13

CSI: NY

CBS

8.6

15

13156

13

DANCING W/STARS RESULTS

ABC

8.6

13

13023

16

HOUSE

FOX

8.5

13

14714

17

TWO AND A HALF MEN

CBS

8.3

12

13855

18

BIG BANG THEORY, THE

CBS

8.0

12

13269

19

PRIVATE PRACTICE

ABC

7.6

13

11580

20

OT, THE

FOX

7.2

13

12005


Source: The Nielsen Company