Ratings: 'Home Makeover' returns strong, CBS wins on soft night

Fast national ratings for Sunday, April 17, 2011.Ratings were lower than usual across the board on Palm Sunday, though ABC did manage to keep its adult viewers in the 18-49 range entertained with the return of "Extreme Home Makeover" after an 8-week hiatus followed by "Desperate Housewives" and "Brothers & Sisters.". CBS still won the weekend average, though with nearly 2 million less average viewers than last week. CBS had the highest average viewers (9.4 million and a 5.8/9 share. ABC came in second (7.3 million, 4.6/8), NBC in third (5.7 million, 3.6/6) and FOX in fourth (4.1 million, 2.4/4). ABC won the 18-49 demo with a 2.0 rating, followed by FOX (1.9) and CBS (1.9). NBC had a 1.8. Sunday hour by hour: 7 p.m. CBS: "60 Minutes" (10.6 million, 6.8/12) ABC: "America's Funniest Home Videos" (6.4 million, 3.8/7) NBC: "Dateline: NBC" (4.6 million, 3.0/5) FOX: "The Cleveland Show" rerun (2.3 million, 1.4/3) /...