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Fast National ratings for Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009The second episode of “V” fell off quite a bit from its premiere, while “NCIS” and the rest of the CBS lineup improved on their performances from last week en route to another Tuesday ratings win.CBS drew 16.4 million viewers and a 10.3 rating/16 share in households for the night, easily beating second-place ABC (11.9 million, 7.6/12). NBC (8.3 million, 5.1/8) came in third. FOX took fourth with 5.7 million viewers and a 3.5/5. The CW finished with 1.8 million viewers and a 1.2/2.CBS also led the adults 18-49 demographic with a 3.5 rating, though its margin of victory was a lot smaller: both ABC, 3.2, and NBC, 3.1, were fairly close behind. FOX snagged fourth with a 2.3, and The CW scored a 0.9.Tuesday hour by hour:8 p.m.CBS: “NCIS” (20.2 million viewers, 12.3/19 households)ABC: “V” (10.6 million, 6.6/10)NBC: “The Biggest Loser” (9 million, 5.5/8)FOX: “So You Think…

Fast National ratings for Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009Game 2 of the World Series took a bite out of ABC and CBS Thursday and propelled FOX to the top of the ratings on the first night of the November sweeps period.FOX drew 17.1 million viewers and a 10.7 rating/17 share in households in primetime. Its World Series coverage beat second-place CBS (14.1 million, 8.5/13) by 3 million viewers. ABC (10.5 million, 6.8/11) came in third. NBC took fourth for the night with 5.6 million viewers and a 3.5/6. The CW (3.5 million, 2.1/3) came in fifth.FOX also won the adults 18-49 demographic with a 5.3 rating. ABC took second in the demo at 3.8, a little ahead of CBS’ 3.5. NBC averaged 2.4 and The CW 1.7.Thursday hour by hour:8 p.m.FOX: World Series Game 2 – Phillies at Yankees (17.3 million viewers, 10.6/17 households)CBS: “Survivor: Samoa” (12.5 million, 7.1/11)ABC: “FlashForward” (9 million, 5.7/9)NBC: “Community” (5.5 million,…

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009The World Series brought a big audience to FOX Wednesday night — no surprise for a matchup of teams from two of the 10 biggest TV markets in the country.Game 1 of the Philadelphia Phillies-New York Yankees series drew 17.8 million viewers and a 10.9 rating/17 share in households for FOX. CBS (8.5 million, 5.6/9) finished a distant second with a night of reruns. ABC (6.6 million, 4.1/7) came in third, followed by NBC’s 6.4 million and 3.9/6. The CW trailed with 2.5 million viewers and a 1.6/3.In the adults 18-49 demographic, FOX’s 5.8 rating was more than double the average for its closest competitor, ABC (2.5). CBS and NBC tied for third at 2.1, and The CW brought up the rear with a 1.2.Wednesday’s hourly numbers:8 p.m.FOX: World Series Game 1 – Phillies at Yankees (17.95 million viewers, 10.9/17 households)CBS: “Old Christine” rerun (6.6 million, 4.3/7)/”Gary Unmarried”…