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TV Ratings: NBC football barely wins against CBS, ABC strong premieres
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Fast National ratings for Sunday, September 26, 2010Sunday Night Football earned NBC another Sunday night win, but the ratings fell significantly from the previous week when Sunday Night Football was up against mostly reruns. The CBS premieres were hot on its heels due to some football coverage bleeding into primetime plus season debuts of "60 Minutes," "The Amazing Race" and "Undercover Boss."
In total viewers, NBC averaged 13.5 million and an 8.5 rating/14 share in households for first, but CBS was right behind with 13.3 million and an 8.0/13 for second. ABC's premieres were good for third place at 9.1 million and 5.8/9 and FOX's animation domination took fourth at 7.6 million and a 4.3/7.
Football was also good for wins in the 18-49 demo, as NBC won handily with a 5.3, followed by CBS (3.9), FOX (3.5) and ABC (2.8)
Sunday hour by hour:
7 p.m.
CBS: NFL football (17 million, 10.5/18)/"60 Minutes" (16.4 million, 10.2/17)
NBC: "Football Night in America" (7.4 million, 4.5/8)
FOX: "The Simpsons" reruns - two episodes (6.5 million, 3.7/6)
ABC: "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (5.5 million, 3.6/6)
18-49 leader: NFL football/"60 Minutes" (5.1)
8 p.m.
NBC: Sunday Night Football (15.7 million, 8.6/14)
CBS: "60 Minutes" (14.3 million, 9.0/14)/"The Amazing Race" (13.6 million, 8.1/13)
ABC: "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (8.4 million, 5.3/8)
FOX: "The Simpsons" (7.8 million, 4.2/7)/"The Cleveland Show" (6.6 million, 3.6/6)
18-49 leader: Sunday Night Football (6.1)
9 p.m.
NBC: Sunday Night Football (16.1 million, 10.2/15)
ABC: "Desperate Housewives" (12.8 million, 8.0/12)
CBS: "The Amazing Race" (11.1 million, 6.3/9)
FOX: "Family Guy" - two episodes (9.1 million, 5.2/8)
18-49 leader: Sunday Night Football (6.3)
10 p.m.
NBC: Sunday Night Football (14.8 million, 9.6/16)
CBS: "Undercover Boss" (11 million, 6.6/11)
ABC: "Brothers & Sisters" (9.6 million, 6.4/11)
18-49 leader: Sunday Night Football (6.3)
Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company.
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Enjoy watching The Amazing Race even though best friends Ron & Tony couldn't rebound and Undercover Boss still the show I'm looking forward to.
DH did great last night, rare that a show in its 7ths eason will have such qulaity and still fun to watch.
I guess the fad of the silly Undercover Boss is wearing off, what a boring concept. CBS as always packed the night with reality fair, sad how CBS and NBC have given up on Sundays and only show reality programming. Its liek they are the BRAVO of network tvs!
****, I'm glad your back, missed you! I love abc, my fav network
This is great news, DH was up 5% from its May finale. Brothers & Sisters (3.0/8) at 10 PM was flat. Both series posted their highest 18-49 numbers since early January (for Housewives, it was also the largest audience since then.)
Too bad Undercover Boss flopped. Sad, how CBS only has the same shows, no orginality at all.
I also agree, DH is still fun in its 7th year!! Almost 13mil live viewers is pretty impressive as well. Millions more recorded it or will watch on-line. B&S had solid #s too.
I'm sorry folks , but internet use is BANNED from the nuthouse M E O W is locked up in for multiple personalty disorders. I won't be surprised if she is taken away TV privilages
was last night the season premiere for Desperate Housewives? (if it was) then it would have been nice if it had been indicated, and those are some pretty soft numbers for the season premiere. yay Amazing Race is back on. :)
How can dat divet miss thang preta the divet hand over the reigns to Team B to dew the recape after an improtant nite lik last nite. Haha Lol porr thang. Haha Lol porr thang.
****/Donna/Pierre/Britney/THE TRUTH: You are the "divet." When CSI: Miami premiers next week, Brothers & Sisters will take a huge dive. "Haha lol porr thing." Ugh.
Damn if No Ordinary Family doesn't premiere well, ABC is in for a loooong Fall.