TV ratings: 'NYC 22' has a so-so premiere as CBS wins a quiet Sunday

Fast National ratings for Sunday, April 15, 2012

The series premiere of "NYC 22" pulled in a decent number of viewers for CBS Sunday, but its adults 18-49 rating (1.5) was pretty soft and well below what "CSI: Miami" averaged in the same timeslot earlier in the season.

On the upside for the new show -- kind of, anyway -- is the fact that nothing on broadcast TV Sunday drew all that well among the coveted 18-49 demographic. None of the four networks even broke the 2.0 mark in primetime.

CBS led the night's overall race with 9.7 million viewers and a 6.2 rating/10 share in households. NBC (6.5 million, 4.2/7) came in second. ABC scored 4.8 million viewers and a 3.0/5 to finish third, beating out FOX (3.8 million, 2.2/4).

CBS also topped the 18-49 demo, albeit with just a 1.8 rating. FOX (1.7) and NBC (1.6) were close behind, and ABC brought up the rear with a 1.3.

Sunday hour by hour:

7 p.m.

CBS: "60 Minutes" (10.8 million viewers, 7.0/12 households)
ABC: "America's Funniest Home Videos" (6.3 million, 3.7/7)
NBC: "Dateline" (4.8 million, 3.2/6)
FOX: "The Simpsons" rerun (2.4 million, 1.5/3)/"The Cleveland Show" rerun (2.7 million, 1.6/3)

18-49 leader: "America's Funniest Home Videos" (1.5)

8 p.m.

CBS: "The Amazing Race" (9.2 million, 5.5/9)
NBC: "Harry's Law" (8.1 million, 5.2/8)
FOX: "The Simpsons" (4.9 million, 2.8/5)/"Bob's Burgers" (3.8 million, 2.2/3)
ABC: "Once Upon a Time" rerun (4.1 million, 2.6/4)

18-49 leader: "The Amazing Race" (2.5)

9 p.m.

CBS: "The Good Wife" (10 million, 6.5/10)
NBC: "The Celebrity Apprentice" (6.25 million, 4.0/6)
FOX: "Family Guy" rerun (4.6 million, 2.7/4)/"The Cleveland Show" (4.3 million, 2.6/4)
ABC: Special - "Titanic" Part 4 (4.2 million, 2.7/4)

18-49 leader: "Family Guy" (2.2)

10 p.m.

CBS: "NYC 22" series premiere (8.9 million, 5.7/9)
NBC: "The Celebrity Apprentice" (7 million, 4.5/7)
ABC: "GCB" (4.5 million, 3.0/5)

18-49 leader: "The Celebrity Apprentice" (2.3)

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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