TV ratings: 'Once Upon a Time' and 'Amazing Race' drop, 'GCB' takes 18-24

Fast National ratings for Sunday, March 11, 2012

CBS' "The Amazing Race" and ABC's "Once Upon a Time" were close competitors in the 8 o'clock hour on Sunday night, but CBS won out with 9.7 million viewers for the time slot -- though both shows were down over last week's numbers.

Also down a bit were ABC's "GCB" and NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice," though "GCB" did steal away the top 18-49 spot from "Celebrity Apprentice" for the 10 p.m. hour. CBS' "The Good Wife," however, got a bit of a boost this week.

CBS got the top spot among total viewers for the evening, averaging 10.1 million and a 6.4 rating/10 share in households for the night. ABC (7.8 million, 4.9/8) came in second ahead of NBC (6.6 million, 4.1/7) and FOX (4.3 million, 2.4/4).

In the adults 18-49 demographic, ABC won out again this week with a 2.3 rating. CBS and FOX were close to each other for second with a 2.1 and 2.0, respectively, and NBC finished with a 1.5.

Sunday hour by hour:

8 p.m.  

CBS: "The Amazing Race" (10.3 million, 6.7/12)
ABC: "Once Upon a Time" (9.1 million, 6.2/10)
NBC: "Harry's Law" (8.9 million, 5.6/9)
FOX: "The Simpsons" (4.96 million, 2.8/5)/"Bob's Burgers" (4.03 million, 2.3/4)

18-49 leader: "Once Upon a Time" and "The Amazing Race" (2.8)  

9 p.m. 

CBS: "The Good Wife" (9.8 million, 6.4/10)
ABC: "Desperate Housewives" (8.3 million, 5.4/8)
NBC: "Celebrity Apprentice" (6.1 million, 3.7/6)
FOX: "Family Guy" (5.8 million, 3.3/5)/"American Dad" (4.6 million, 2.7/4)  

18-49 leader: "Family Guy" (2.8) 

10 p.m.

CBS: "CSI: Miami" (10.5 million, 6.8/11) 
ABC: "GCB" (7.25 million, 4.8/8)
NBC: "Celebrity Apprentice" (6.72 million, 4.1/7)

18-49 leader: "GCB" (2.3)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company.