CBS won Sunday (June 21) night's ratings race overall, while FOX won among adults 18-49. ABC's Impact and NBC's Merlin failed to immediately breakout.
Daniel Fienberg
<p>Fast National ratings for Sunday, June 21, 2009.</p>
<p>Two hours of the series premiere of NBC's "Merlin" didn't exactly put a spell on viewers, but it wasn't like any other network worked any Sunday night magic.</p>
<p>Among adults 18-49, FOX came out on top with a 1.5 rating, nipping the 1.4 rating for NBC and the 1.2 rating for CBS. ABC's 1.0 rating was fourth in the key demographic, with The CW's 0.3 rating taking fifth.</p>
<p>Overall, though, CBS averaged an estimated 7 million viewers in primetime to go with a 4.6 rating/9 share, a comfortable win over the 3.3/6 for NBC. ABC's 2.6/5 and the 2.0/4 for NBC followed. The CW had a 0.6/1 for fifth.</p>
<p>CBS started the night in first with a 5.4/11 for "60 Minutes." NBC took second with a 4.1/9 for U.S. Open golf over-run and "Dateline NBC." ABC's "Just For Laughs" was a distant third with a 1.9/4, topping the totals for FOX's "King of the Hill" and "American Dad." The CW trailed with an encore of "Reaper," which had a 0.5/1.</p>
<p>A repeat of "Million Dollar Password" did a 4.2/8 for CBS, winning the 8 p.m. hour. The first hour of NBC's "Merlin" was second with a 3.4/7. ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" was third, beating the 2.3/4 averaged by FOX's "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy." The FOX animation won the hour in the 18-49 demographic, with "Merlin" coming in second. The CW's movie, "Good Boy," was fifth with a 0.6/1.</p>
<p>In the 9 p.m. hour, CBS' "Cold Case" was first with a 4.4/8. "Merlin" slipped slightly to a 3.1/5 on NBC, but still held off the 2.9/5 for ABC's miniseries event "Impact." FOX's "Family Guy" and "American Dad" were a close fourth overall, but easily won the hour in the 18-49 demo. The CW's movie remained in fifth.</p>
<p>CBS stayed in first at 10 p.m. with a 4.4/8 for "Without a Trace." The second hour of "Impact" improved to a 3.1/6, barely beating "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" on NBC.</p>
<p><strong>All ratings information comes from preliminary Fast National Nielsen data, which includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are subject to change, particularly in the case of live events.</strong></p>
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TV Ratings: Sunday brings little magic for 'Merlin'
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