Either country music is in its prime, or viewers weren’t interested in a Housewives repeat. Whatever the reason, the ACMAs were hot last night. Yesterday’s broadcast had its best demos since 2005 and its largest audience in 11 years.

8pm

• The Academy of Country Music Awards (3.8/10 in 18-49) drew in 14.8 million for CBS.
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition* (7.1 million, 2.2/6) was down 3.7 million from last week.
• The Simpsons (6.4 million, 3.1/9) lost 200,000; Family Guy* (2.8/7) turned in 5.8 million.
• Kings (3.6 million, 1.1/3) gave up another 800,000.
• CW’s airing of Rocky III (0.4/1) had 1.1 million cheering.

9pm

• The Celebrity Apprentice (7 million, 2.7/7 in 18-49) turned away 1.5 million.
• A second episode of Family Guy* (6.3 million, 3.1/8) did better than the first; another half hour of The Simpsons* (5.6 million, 2.7/7) did worse.
• Desperate Housewives* (5.6 million, 1.7/4) shrunk by 500,000.

10pm

• Brothers & Sisters* (1.0/3 in 18-49) closed the night with 3.8 million.

*denotes repeat

(You can review last Sunday’s ratings here.)