Primetime Ratings: 'Desperate Housewives' Finale Delivers Win For ABC
'Survivor' finale gives CBS very-close second
By Alex Weprin -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/18/2009 9:58:00 AM
Posted at 2:53 p.m.
The season finales of ABC’s Desperate Housewives and CBS’ Survivor delivered strong ratings for the two networks Sunday night, with ABC just barely edging out CBS in the 18-49 demo, but losing in total viewers.
Desperate Housewives drew a 4.7/12 demo rating/share from 9-11 p.m., making it the top program of the night. Despite the strong ratings, that is down 24% from last year’s season finale.
CBS’ Survivor drew a 4.4/10 from 8-10 p.m., with the reunion special drawing a 4.1/10 from 10- 11p.m.
Elsewhere on the dial, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition drew a 3/8 from 8-9 p.m. on ABC, with The Simpsons and King of The Hill drawing a 2.9/8 and 2.6/7 respectively on Fox. A new installment of NBC’s Dateline drew a 1.4/4.
At 9 p.m., Family Guy and American Dad drew a 3.7/9 and 2.8/7 for Fox, with a SNL shorts special drawing a 1.5/4 from 9-11 p.m.
For the night, ABC was first in the demo with a 3.6/10, followed by CBS with a 3.5/10, Fox with a 2.4/7 and NBC with a 1.3/4. CBS finished first in total viewers with 11.83 million, with ABC second with 10.76 million.
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