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TV ratings: Summer Olympics 2012 trials dominate Sunday night
Fast national ratings for Sunday, July 1, 2012Sunday night was all about the run-up to the 2012 Summer Olympics with women's gymnastics and swimming trials leading NBC to an easy win for the evening.
On a rerun-heavy night, the Olympic trials won every time slot in the adults 18-49 demographic. However, CBS' "60 Minutes" garnered the most viewers in the 7 p.m. hour.
NBC finished with 8.28 million viewers (5.0/9) followed by CBS (5.24 million, 3.5/6), ABC (4.5 million, 2.7/5) and FOX (2.5 million, 1.5/3).
For the adults 18-49 demographic, NBC got a 2.5, followed by ABC (1.2), FOX (1.1) and CBS (0.8).
Sunday hour-by-hour:
7 p.m.
CBS: "60 Minutes" (8.25 million, 5.4/11)
NBC: Olympic trials (5.6 million, 3.6/7)
ABC: "America's Funniest Videos" rerun (5.1 million, 2.9/6)
FOX: "American Dad" rerun (1.7 million, 1.0/2)/"The Cleveland Show" rerun (1.8 million, 1.1/2)
18-49 leader: Olympic trials (1.3)
8 p.m.
NBC: Olympic trials (7.7 million, 4.7/9)
ABC: "Secret Millionaire" (4.98 million, 3.0/5)
CBS: "Hawaii Five-0" rerun (4.55 million, 3.5/6)
FOX: "The Simpsons" rerun (3.08 million, 1.7/3)/"Bob's Burgers" rerun (2.4 million, 1.4/2)
18-49 leader: Olympic trials (2.1)
9 p.m.:
NBC: Olympic trials (9.5 million, 5.7/9)
CBS: "The Good Wife" rerun (3.88 million, 2.7/4)
ABC: "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" (3.7 million, 2.3/4)
FOX: "Family Guy" rerun (3.1 million, 1.9/3)/"American Dad" rerun (3.02 million, 1.8/3)
18-49 leader: Olympic trials (3.1)
10 p.m.:
NBC: Olympic trials (10.2 million, 6.0/10)
CBS: "The Mentalist" re-run (4.27 million, 2.8/5)
ABC: "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" (4.22 million, 2.5/4)
18-49 leader: Olympic trials (3.4)
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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