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| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 8.1/20 | 2.7/6 | 2.0/5 | 1.0/2 | 0.8/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 7.3/20 | 1.9/5 | 2.3/6 | 0.7/2 | 0.8/2 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 23.047 | 9.127 | 4.246 | 3.915 | 1.969 |
The 52nd Grammy Awards soared 32% from last year to a 9.8 adults 18-49 rating (from 8-11:30pm), and lead CBS to a big win on Sunday night. It was the Grammys best performance since 2004 in adults 18-34 (9.1 rating), 18-49, 25-54 (10.6 rating), households (14.3 rating) and viewers (25.8 million).
No ratings as yet for A tweet from ESPN notes the household ratings were up 39% vs. last year for the NFL Pro Bowl game on ESPN which likely hit the Fox lineup harder than others. Will have them posted as soon as we see them.
Here's a look at historical Grammy Awards TV ratings.
ABC's entire lineup took a hit against the Grammys, with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition down 12% from last week to a 2.2 adults 18-49 rating. Desperate Housewives was down 3% from last week its last original (1/17) to a 3.7 rating, tieing a series low. Brothers & Sisters was down 8% from its last original episode on 1/17 to a 2.4 rating, setting a new series low.
Fox's lineup was likely hurt more by the Pro Bowl, but it may also have suffered from the long period since its last "standard" Sunday night. All their shows were well below their new episode averages this season. The Simpsons had a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating (vs. a new episode season average of 4.3). The Cleveland Show's 2.2 rating compared to its new episode season average of 3.8. Family Guy fell to a 3.2, from its new episode season average of 4.4. And American Dad was down to a 2.5 rating from its new episode season average of 3.3.
NBC choose to mostly sit on the sidelines and Dateline NBC's 0.9 rating and SNL Presents: Sports All Stars' 1.2 rating showed that the viewers recognized that.
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 7:00 | ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | 2.2 | 6 | 8.329 |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | 1.8 | 5 | 11.190 | |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 0.9 | 3 | 4.902 | |
| FOX | Til Death | 0.8 | 2 | 2.091 | |
| 7:30 | CBS | 60 Minutes | 2.7 | 7 | 13.516 |
| ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | 2.6 | 7 | 9.335 | |
| FOX | Til Death | 0.9 | 2 | 2.473 | |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 0.8 | 2 | 4.308 | |
| 8:00 | CBS | 52nd Grammy Awards | 9.0 | 22 | 25.415 |
| FOX | The Simpsons | 2.4 | 6 | 5.110 | |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 2.0 | 5 | 8.080 | |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 0.9 | 2 | 4.904 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | 52nd Grammy Awards | 10.4 | 24 | 28.335 |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 2.4 | 5 | 8.973 | |
| FOX | The Cleveland Show | 2.2 | 5 | 4.530 | |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 0.8 | 2 | 4.939 | |
| 9:00 | CBS | 52nd Grammy Awards | 10.1 | 22 | 27.308 |
| ABC | Desperate Housewives | 3.8 | 8 | 11.816 | |
| FOX | Family Guy | 3.2 | 7 | 6.212 | |
| NBC | SNL Presents: Sports All Stars | 1.0 | 2 | 3.262 | |
| 9:30 | CBS | 52nd Grammy Awards | 10.7 | 24 | 28.249 |
| ABC | Desperate Housewives | 3.6 | 8 | 11.048 | |
| FOX | American Dad | 2.5 | 5 | 5.059 | |
| NBC | SNL Presents: Sports All Stars | 1.1 | 3 | 2.788 | |
| 10:00 | CBS | 52nd Grammy Awards | 10.5 | 25 | 27.100 |
| ABC | Brothers & Sisters | 2.5 | 6 | 8.048 | |
| NBC | SNL Presents: Sports All Stars | 1.3 | 3 | 3.063 | |
| 10:30 | CBS | 52nd Grammy Awards | 9.3 | 24 | 23.262 |
| ABC | Brothers & Sisters | 2.2 | 6 | 7.388 | |
| NBC | SNL Presents: Sports All Stars | 1.3 | 3 | 3.153 |
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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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