From Media Life Magazine:
Solid finale for
CBS's 'Amazing Race'
Averages a 3.7 in 18-49s, up 19 percent
By Toni Fitzgerald
Dec 7, 2009
"The Amazing Race" quickened its pace for last night's season finale, drawing stronger numbers than its past two finales to finish second behind football in its 8 p.m. timeslot.
"Race" averaged a 3.7 adults 18-49 rating, according to Nielsen overnights, up 19 percent over last fall's 3.1, and that despite the absence of football overrun, which often gives "Race" a ratings jolt.
The show was second in the slot behind NBC's "Sunday Night Football," which averaged a 5.8 rating.
"Race" has performed well all season, and in fact the show was up over last spring's finale as well, which also averaged a 3.1.
Also last night, ABC's scripted shows had their best performances in months. "Desperate Housewives" averaged a 4.8, up 10 percent over last week and matching a season high.
Lead-out "Brothers & Sisters" at 10 p.m. had its best rating in nine months, a 3.7, up 28 percent over the previous week.
As usual, NBC bulldozed the competition, finishing first for the night among 18-49s with a 5.6 average overnight rating and a 14 share. Fox was second at 3.9/10, ABC third at 3.4/8, CBS fourth at 2.4/6 and Univision fifth at 0.9/2.
As a reminder, all ratings are based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Thirty-three percent of Nielsen households have DVRs.
Also, ratings for Fox’s football overrun and NBC’s “SNF” are approximate as fast nationals measure timeslot and not actual program data.
At 7 p.m. Fox led with a 6.1 for football overrun and “The OT” postgame show, with NBC second with a 2.8 for “Football Night in America.” CBS was third with a 2.1 for “60 Minutes,” ABC fourth with a 2.0 for a repeat of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” and Univision fifth with a 0.7 for “Maria de Todos los Angeles.”
NBC took the lead at 8 p.m. with a 5.8 for NFL pregame and the start of “Sunday Night Football,” followed by CBS with a 3.7 for “Race.” ABC and Fox tied for third at 3.0, ABC for “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and Fox for “BCS Selection Show” (3.4) and a repeat of “The Simpsons,” with Univision fifth with a 0.9 for the first hour of the movie “Las Delicias del Poder.”
At 9 p.m. NBC was first again with a 7.3 for football, with ABC second with a 4.8 for “Housewives.” Fox was third with a 2.5 for repeats of “Family Guy” and “American Dad,” CBS fourth with a 2.2 for “Three Rivers” and Univision fifth with a 1.0 for more “Poder.”
At 10 p.m. NBC was first with a 6.4 for football, while ABC remained second with a 3.7 for “Sisters.” CBS was third with a 1.6 for “Cold Case” and Univision fourth with a 0.9 for the end of its movie and “Quien Tiene la Razon.”
NBC also led the night among households with a 9.1 average overnight rating and a 14 share. ABC was second at 6.7/10, CBS third at 6.4/10, Fox fourth at 5.7/9 and Univision fifth at 1.2/2.
Source:
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Overnights_50/Solid_finale_for_CBS_s_Amazing_Race.asp
