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TV ratings: Olympics, 'Marriage Ref' rule Sunday
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Fast National ratings for Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010The close of the Winter Olympics gave NBC another ratings win, as well as a good platform to launch its new show "The Marriage Ref."
The Peacock scored 19.8 million viewers and an 11.3 rating/18 share in households in primetime Sunday, easily beating the 11.45 million viewers and 6.8/11 for second-place CBS. ABC (8.35 million, 5.1/8) came in third, and FOX (4.4 million, 2.6/4) trailed.
NBC's 5.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic also led the night by a sizable margin. CBS, 3.1, took second, followed by ABC, 2.6, and FOX, 2.0.
Sunday hour by hour:
7 p.m.
NBC: Winter Olympics (18 million viewers, 10.2/17 households)
CBS: "60 Minutes" (10.7 million, 6.7/11)
ABC: "America's Funniest Home Videos" (7.9 million, 4.4/7)
FOX: "'Til Death" - two episodes (2.8 million, 1.7/3)
18-49 leader: Winter Olympics (4.8)
8 p.m.
NBC: Winter Olympics (23.3 million, 13.0/20)
CBS: "The Amazing Race" (10.2 million, 5.8/9)
ABC: "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" rerun (6.7 million, 4.0/6)
FOX: "The Simpsons" rerun (5.4 million, 3.0/5)/"The Cleveland Show" rerun (5.1 million, 3.0/4)
18-49 leader: Winter Olympics (6.0)
9 p.m.
NBC: Winter Olympics (20.75 million, 11.7/18)
CBS: "Undercover Boss" (15.1 million, 8.7/13)
ABC: "Desperate Housewives" (10.8 million, 6.7/10)
FOX: "Family Guy" rerun (5.8 million, 3.5/5)/"American Dad" rerun (4.7 million, 2.9/4)
18-49 leader: Winter Olympics (5.2)
10 p.m.
NBC: Winter Olympics (19.4 million, 11.3/18)/"The Marriage Ref" (14.5 million, 8.7/15)
CBS: "Cold Case" (9.8 million, 6.1/10)
ABC: "Brothers & Sisters" (8 million, 5.3/9)
18-49 leader: Winter Olympics (5.3)
Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company.
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I enjoyed the Marriage Ref
show had funny moments but what's with the taped segments??!! why aren't the contestants there? that's baffling???!! is NBC that poor? let Jerry put it on his AMEX card or something.
Now that Sleeper Cell and Prison Break are Over, That leaves BIG LOVE aka The Mormon Story,and "24" to hold the interest of discerning viewers such as myself. My precious NETFLIX takes up the most boring mismia left on TV One station showed An Eye For An Eye last week, w/Sally Fields, & 24's Keifer Sutherland. As the "Bad Guy".
A superb story! Sally's a little stifling as Norah on Brothers&Sisters, but a Gutsy strong woman in the movie..Reminded me of Jennifer Lopez in "ENOUGH" another of my alltime favorites..women who are sharp and intelligent and make a plan and carry it out!Wimpy women in stories do not interest or amuse me at all.
Glad the Olympics are over, now we can get back to quality shows like tonight, the return of CHUCK..
i can't wait to see jay back where he belongs tonight. Im sure he will bring back the greatness of the Tonight Show after my epic failure. Face it everyone, i could not handle the pressure of the show.
Was it just me or did the Olympics just end? NBC went to a commercial at the end of a song and when they came back Jerry Seinfeld was on. WTF?
@ Porter
"...Olympics gave NBC...a good platform to launch its new show 'The Marriage Ref." Are you insane...were you not watching?? The SOBs completely cut away from the closing "platform" to foist their latest reality crap on an unsuspecting audience. For that reason alone, I'll never watch it!
you call the olympics crappy reality how old are you 10? please grow up you make yourself sound so stupid and rating wise you have no idea what your talking about................
They just announced that the hockey game yesterday was viewed by 28.5 million viewers. Highest rated hockey game in 30 years.
NBC Closes Closing Ceremony Early; Viewers Irate
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/nbc-closes-closing-ceremony-early-viewers-irate_1133803
It seems incredible that these inbred knuckledraggers are still left in charge of what was once a great network. I can only assume TPTB actually want NBC to fail and go dark.
And congrats on the new "big hit" ... lets see what the critics are saying ... "thoroughly panned" ~ "God-awful mishmash" ~ "painful, pointless, obnoxious" ~ "Who knew Seinfeld could be this unfunny?" ~ "ugly, unfunny, patronising mess" ... and those were the GOOD reviews!