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nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for saturday, november 14, 2009)

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Here are the highlights of the nine ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

FOX (4.97 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1) continues its adults 18-49 reign on Saturday with its usual mix of "Cops" (5.09 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1) and "America's Most Wanted" (4.84 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2).

The silver then went to ABC (5.41 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2) with its "Saturday Night College Football" (5.41 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.4, #3) coverage.

Next up was CBS (5.80 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3) with repeats of "NCIS" (6.42 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T5), "CSI: NY" (5.53 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7) and a new "48 Hours Mystery" (5.44 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T5).

And finally, repeats of "Mercy" (2.39 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #9), "Law & Order" (4.16 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7) and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (5.36 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.2, #4) on NBC (3.97 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4) rounded out the night.

Here are the highlights of the nine ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (11/15/08):

Note: Primetime household fast-national ratings and late-night metered-market ratings were not available for this date.

FOX (adults 18-49: 2.1, #1) was the network to beat on Saturday thanks to its usual mix of "Cops" (adults 18-49: 1.9, #3, half-hour: N/A), another "Cops" (adults 18-49: 2.1, #T1, half-hour: N/A) and "America's Most Wanted" (adults 18-49: 2.1, #T1, half-hour: 0.00%).

CBS (adults 18-49: 1.5, #2) then took a distant second place with a repeat of "Wedding Crashers" (adults 18-49: 1.5, #5, half-hour: 41.67%) followed by a new "48 Hours Mystery" (adults 18-49: 1.6, #4, half-hour: -6.25%).

Next up was ABC (adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3) with its "Saturday Night College Football" (adults 18-49: 1.1, #7, half-hour: 55.56%) coverage.

And finally, repeats of "Knight Rider" (adults 18-49: 0.9, #8, half-hour: 12.50%), "The Office" (adults 18-49: 0.8, #9, half-hour: N/A) and "Saturday Night Live" (adults 18-49: 1.3, #6, half-hour: 40.00%) on NBC (adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3) closed out the night.

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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So what does all this crap mean? Here's a quick guide to understanding these numbers:
"Grey's Anatomy" (15.36 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 6.0, #1)
15.36 = "Grey's" total viewers, which indicates 15.36 million viewers in the U.S. watched this broadcast
#2 = "Grey's" total viewers ranking for that night (T denotes a tie)
6.0 = "Grey's" adults 18-49 rating, which indicates 6.0% of all adults 18-49 in the U.S. watched this broadcast
#1 = "Grey's" adults 18-49 ranking for that night (T denotes a tie)
Some other stuff to keep in mind:
· For the 2009-10 season, there are an estimated 292,000,000 people (age 2 and above) in the U.S.
· For the 2009-10 season, there are an estimated 132,000,000 adults between the ages of 18 and 49 in the U.S. so 1% of that equals 1,320,000 people.
· Nielsen Media Research forbids us from displaying ratings in chart form or maintaining regular archives beyond the current week. It sucks, we know.