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RATINGS RECAP: 2/19/12

ABC
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 8.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
8:00 Once Upon a Time
Viewers: 9.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1
9:00 Desperate Housewives
Viewers: 7.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
10:00 Pan Am
Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes
Viewers: 11.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
8:00 The Amazing Race
Viewers: 10.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
9:00 The Good Wife
Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
10:00 CSI: Miami
Viewers: 10.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2

NBC
7:00 The Voice (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 Celebrity Apprentice
Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6

FOX
7:00 Bob's Burgers (Repeat)
Viewers: 1.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6
7:30 The Cleveland Show
Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:00 The Simpsons
Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
8:30 Napoleon Dynamite
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:00 Family Guy
Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
9:30 American Dad!
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2

On Sunday night, NBC had the season premiere of Celebrity Apprentice. The veteran reality show was down half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo from its premiere last year. This is not a bad performance for NBC or a long running show and it spiked toward the end of the two hours as it often does. Somehow, Donald Trump just keeps making this work. It's also worth noting that The Voice repeat at 7pm did better than several NBC shows... sad.

Over on CBS, 60 Minutes was down a big 2.5 million viewers and a full demo point. Last week's edition was probably impacted by pre-tune in to the Grammys though so this isn't shocking. At 8pm, the premiere of the 20th edition of The Amazing Race was up a tenth in viewers but down two tenths in the demo from its fall premiere. It was up nicely from last spring's premiere however, so that is an encouraging sign for this veteran franchise. At 9pm, The Good Wife was down 1.4 million viewers and a tenth in the demo from its last airing. What will CBS do with this show in the fall? It seems to have a ceiling for viewers but it's entering its pivotal fourth season. At 10pm, CSI: Miami was down six tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. 

ABC was all new with its regular lineup. At 7pm, America's Funniest Home Videos was up three tenths in viewers for a season high and even in the demo. This show is doing much better without football on. At 8pm, Once Upon a Time was up 1.1 million viewers and a tenth in the demo. It wasn't airing against the Grammys so it's somewhat surprising it didn't go up more, but this is still a strong showing. At 9pm, Desperate Housewives was up 1.3 million viewers and four tenths in the demo. Though it rebounded from series lows, this is still it's second-worst performance ever. There does not seem to be an increased interest with the series finale nearing. At 10pm, the season (and most certainly series) finale of Pan Am was up 1.2 million viewers and half a demo point. No matter what ABC says, there's no way this is coming back. 

FOX's animated lineup rebounded somewhat from last week's bad numbers. At 7:30pm, The Cleveland Show was not part of the rebound as it was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. I know it's 7:30pm, but this show is doing terribly. At 8pm, the 500th episode of The Simpsons was up 1.5 million viewers and six tenths in the demo. It's a nice gain but I'm surprised it wasn't more for such a landmark episode. At 8:30pm, Napoleon Dynamite was up six tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo despite the lead-in being up more. Family Guy was up half a million viewers and three tenths in the demo and American Dad! was up eight tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo to round out the night.
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