TV ratings: CBS' NFL beats NBC's NFL Sunday

Fast National ratings for Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009

Heavily watched NFL games that spilled into primetime led CBS to a ratings in Sunday night, outscoring NBC's "Sunday Night Football" in viewers. The Peacock did, however, snag a win among adults 18-49.

CBS had 14.95 million viewers and a 9.0 rating/15 share in households in primetime, topping NBC's 13.5 million and 7.9/13. Numbers for both networks may change some because of their live broadcasts. ABC (6.4 million, 3.8/6) finished a distant third, and FOX trailed with 3.6 million viewers and a 2.2/4.

In the 18-49 demographic, NBC's 4.9 was a clear winner over CBS' 3.1. FOX, 1.6, edged ABC, 1.5, for third.

Sunday night hour by hour:

7 p.m.

CBS: NFL overrun/"60 Minutes" (23.7 million viewers, 14.0/24 households)
NBC: "Football Night in America" (6.5 million, 3.8/7)
ABC: Movie - "The Sound of Music" (4.8 million, 2.9/5)
FOX: "Brothers" - two episodes (2.1 million, 1.4/2)

18-49 leader: NFL/"60 Minutes" (6.7)

8 p.m.

CBS: "60 Minutes"/Movie - "Jesse Stone: Thin Ice" (14.6 million, 8.8/14)
NBC: "Sunday Night Football" - Dallas-Washington (14.4 million, 8.4/14)
ABC: "The Sound of Music" (6.5 million, 3.8/6)
FOX: "The Simpsons" rerun (4.2 million, 2.5/4)/"The Cleveland Show" rerun (4.2 million, 2.5/4)

18-49 leader: "Sunday Night Football" (5.2)

9 p.m.

NBC: "Sunday Night Football" (17.4 million, 10.0/16)
CBS: "Jesse Stone: Thin Ice" (11.2 million, 6.9/11)
ABC: "The Sound of Music" (7.3 million, 4.3/7)
FOX: "Family Guy" rerun (5.1 million, 3.0/5)/"American Dad" rerun (4.2 million, 2.5/4)

18-49 leader: "Sunday Night Football" (6.2)

10 p.m.

NBC: "Sunday Night Football" (15.9 million, 9.3/16)
CBS: "Jesse Stone: Thin Ice"/"Cold Case" rerun (10.3 million, 6.4/11)
ABC: "The Sound of Music" (7.1 million, 4.2/7)

18-49 leader: "Sunday Night Football" (5.8)

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

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