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Fast National ratings for Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
"Dancing with the Stars" beat Game 5 of the World Series head-to-head Monday, but the game's strength at 10 p.m. helped FOX score an overall ratings win for the night.
FOX drew 15.3 million viewers and a 9.5 rating/15 share in households for the night, beating out ABC's 14 million and 9.3/14. CBS (11.5 million, 7.2/11) came in third. NBC (5.6 million, 3.5/5) took fourth -- although both "Heroes" and "Trauma" were up slightly -- and The CW averaged 2.2 million viewers and a 1.5/2.
FOX also won the 18-49 race with a 4.8 rating. CBS finished second in the demographic with a 3.9, ahead of ABC's 3.0. NBC scored a 2.0 and The CW a 1.0.
Monday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
FOX: World Series Game 5 - Yankees at Phillies (16.2 million viewers, 9.9/15 households)
ABC: "Dancing with the Stars" (16 million, 10.5/16)
CBS: "How I Met Your Mother" (9.05 million, 5.6/8)/"Accidentally on Purpose" (8.5 million, 5.3/8)
NBC: "Heroes" (6.2 million, 3.8/6)
The CW: "One Tree Hill" (2.4 million, 1.6/2)
18-49 leader: World Series Game 5...
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