TV ratings: NASCAR drives FOX to a Sunday win, 'Harry's Law' ends quietly

Fast National ratings for Sunday, May 27, 2012

FOX's coverage of the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night gave the network a ratings win, and it lapped the field in the 18-49 demographic.

Elsewhere, "Harry's Law" bowed out quietly for NBC, and CBS continued to burn off its canceled cop show "NYC 22."

FOX averaged 6.9 million viewers and a 4.1 rating/6 share in households for the night with its live sports coverage (the numbers will likely change some in the final nationals). CBS (4.6 million, 3.1/6) came in second, followed by NBC (4.2 million, 2.8/5) and ABC (3 million, 1.9/4)

In the adults 18-49 rating, FOX's 2.1 rating equaled the combined total of the other three nets. NBC took second with a 0.8, while ABC averaged 0.7 and CBS 0.6.

Sunday hour by hour:

7 p.m.

FOX: NASCAR - Coca-Cola 600 (6.8 million viewers, 4.0/9 households)
CBS: "60 Minutes" (6 million, 4.0/9)
ABC: "America's Funniest Home Videos" rerun (3.7 million, 2.2/5)
NBC: "Dateline" (3.5 million, 2.5/5)

18-49 leader: Coca-Cola 600 (1.9)

8 p.m.

FOX: NASCAR - Coca-Cola 600 (6.8 million, 3.9/8)
NBC: "Harry's Law" series finale (5.8 million, 3.9/8)
CBS: "Blue Bloods" rerun (3.7 million, 2.5/5)
ABC: "Duets" rerun (2.6 million, 1.7/3)

18-49 leader: Coca-Cola 600 (2.1)

9 p.m.

FOX: NASCAR - Coca-Cola 600 (7.2 million, 4.3/8)
CBS: "The Good Wife" rerun (4.4 million, 3.0/5)
NBC: "America's Got Talent" rerun (3.3 million, 2.2/4)
ABC: "Duets" rerun (2.85 million, 1.8/3)

18-49 leader: Coca-Cola 600 (2.2)

10 p.m.

CBS: "NYC 22" (4.4 million, 3.0/5)
NBC: "America's Got Talent" rerun (4.3 million, 2.7/5)
ABC: "Rookie Blue" rerun (2.7 million, 1.8/3)

18-49 leader: "America's Got Talent" (1.1)

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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