TV ratings: Colts-Patriots scores Sunday for NBC

By Rick Porter

November 16, 2009 8:45 AM

Fast National ratings for Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009

A highly anticipated NFL game delivered big ratings Sunday night, putting NBC in its usual spot atop the Nielsens. ABC also had a better-than-average night, as both "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and "Desperate Housewives" posted some of their best numbers of the season.

NBC brought in 16.1 million viewers and a 10.0 rating/16 share in households to take the top spot. ABC finished second with 11.1 million viewers and a 6.7/11. FOX (10.9 million, 6.4/10) took third thanks to a boost from late-afternoon NFL games, beating out CBS (10.4 million, 6.5/10).

The adults 18-49 race also went NBC's way. The network scored a 6.0 rating in the demo, easily topping FOX's 4.6. ABC averaged 3.5 and CBS 2.3.

Sunday hour by hour:

7 p.m.

FOX: NFL overrun/"The OT" (17.5 million viewers, 10.2/17 households)
CBS: "60 Minutes" (12.3 million, 7.8/13)
ABC: "America's Funniest Home Videos" (8.5 million, 4.8/8)
NBC: "Football Night in America" (7.4 million, 4.6/7)

18-49 leader: NFL/"The OT" (6.5)

8 p.m.

NBC: "Sunday Night Football" - Patriots at Colts (18.7 million, 11.4/17)
CBS: "The Amazing Race" (11.64 million, 6.9/10)
ABC: "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (11.58 million, 6.7/10)
FOX: "The Simpsons" (9 million, 5.2/8)/"The Cleveland Show" (7 million, 4.2/6)

18-49 leader: "Sunday Night Football" (6.7)

9 p.m.

NBC: "Sunday Night Football" (20.9 million, 12.8/19)
ABC: "Desperate Housewives" (14.35 million, 8.7/13)
CBS: "Three Rivers" (8.45 million, 5.2/8)
FOX: "Family Guy" (8.3 million, 4.7/7)/"American Dad" (6 million, 3.5/5)

18-49 leader: "Sunday Night Football" (7.7)

10 p.m.

NBC: "Sunday Night Football" (17.6 million, 11.1/19)
ABC: "Brothers & Sisters" (10.2 million, 6.6/11)
CBS: "Cold Case" (9.2 million, 5.9/10)

18-49 leader: "Sunday Night Football" (6.9)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change, especially in the case of live telecasts.

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64 Comments

Wow!! A multi-post re-run!! How flattering! ;)

Anyway, not much to observe there, except how the lead-in did wonders for The Simpsons' numbers (and the rest of FOX's night).

CBS needs re-inforcements on the night and Three Rivers ain't it (no surprise for me there). Cold Case is probably at the end of its useful life and CBS probably wishes (like all the other networks) that it had a full bench full of new shows (like they used to have in the past).

Rena Moretti | November 16, 2009 9:01 AM

I don know why Rena put her Friday analisis here on this page, much ado about nothing I'd say. I think NBC and its reality programming is dying fast, who cares about the NFL anyways, only bloated drunks and losers whatch that stuff. Others like me do yoga. ABC rocks as you can see by the ratings, best show on TV Borthers and Sisters and Dateline Housewives are where it's at. CBS is wathced only by those over 70, as you can see by theyre numbers.

MEOW | November 16, 2009 9:04 AM

Good one fake MEOW... ABC had a great night, with the classic home vidoes, the education makeout, witty housewives and oscar worth brothers and sisters. Fox's commidies are as good as the abc wed lineup and now sure why NBC only shows relaity programing on Sundays.... sad how that networth is sinking fast. Its like the same with CBS's generiatic hit 60min, move thats how to sat please. boring.

MEOW | November 16, 2009 9:09 AM

Wow two fake MEOWs, unbelievebable how much I'm loved and admired around here, I'd have to agree with th3e first MEOW on theiyre take on things, I think the second MEOW is wacked though, probably smoking something before he/she posted. I think that NBC shold just move Lenno to seven days a week might as well, beacause they can't run the NFL every night which is what they need to do.

MEOW | November 16, 2009 9:13 AM

My name is MOEW. I will make the same ABC loving comments everyday. No one should watch boring CBS number one well written shows. Was NBC on last night? I'll post these daily all week.

MEOW#356 | November 16, 2009 9:15 AM

Great idea about the NFL thing Fake MEOW. But NBC is a lost casue, with the exception of the office nothing good to watch on that sad channel, will be a cabel channl soon you know.

MEOW | November 16, 2009 9:16 AM

Hello MEOW 365, loser... posting as me.

MEOW | November 16, 2009 9:17 AM

we need meow.com!

meow4 | November 16, 2009 9:20 AM

I like to write on this blog because I have no friends and no one will listen to me..so I write up analysis dribble that no one cares about and post it here. Hopefully someone will think I am intelligent and hire me to work at Zap2it.com or Neilsen.
If not, I'll have to just keep wrigin on this wall while I pet my kitty

Rena Moretti | November 16, 2009 9:26 AM

Oh, I fogot, I will mispel mosst off mi werds on my poszts.

MEOW#356 | November 16, 2009 9:42 AM