or


[11/10/14 - 08:24 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Continues Its Reign with "Sunday Night Football"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data
(includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)

Here are the highlights of the 18 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (11/9/14):

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to the nature of live sports, Fast Nationals for FOX (7-8P) and NBC for the entire night are approximate.]

NBC (14.514 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.1, #1) continued its Sunday dominance with new episodes of "Football Night in America #1" (6.202 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T8), "Football Night in America #2" (8.951 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 3.1, #T4), "Football Night in America #3" (14.465 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 5.0, #3) and "Sunday Night Football" (17.299 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 6.2, #1).

FOX (6.665 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.6, #2) then claimed a distant second place with its mix of "NFL Overrun" (15.645 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 5.3, #2), "The OT" (8.193 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 3.1, #T4), "The Simpsons" (6.592 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 2.9, #6), "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (3.958 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T8), "Family Guy" (3.597 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T8) and "Mulaney" (2.005 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.9, #18).

Next up was ABC (5.956 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #3) with originals from "America's Funniest Home Videos" (6.621 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T11), "Once Upon a Time" (7.414 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 2.5, #7), "Resurrection" (4.544 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T16) and "Revenge" (5.243 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 1.3, #15).

And finally, CBS (10.976 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.4, #4) closed out the evening with "60 Minutes" (12.035 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T11), "Madam Secretary" (12.589 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T13), "The Good Wife" (10.687 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T13) and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (8.591 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T16).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+45.00% - The Simpsons
+40.91% - Football Night in America #2
+28.57% - Mulaney
+25.00% - America's Funniest Home Videos
+12.50% - Football Night in America #1
+12.50% - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
+11.11% - Football Night in America #3
+8.33% - Revenge
+7.69% - The Good Wife
1.64% - Sunday Night Football
0.00% - Once Upon a Time
-14.29% - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (vs. 10/19/14)
-14.29% - Resurrection
-22.22% - Madam Secretary
-28.00% - Family Guy (vs. 10/19/14)
-54.55% - 60 Minutes

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+62.50% - Revenge (vs. Betrayal)
+52.63% - The Simpsons
+20.00% - Brooklyn Nine-Nine (vs. Bob's Burgers)
+19.05% - Once Upon a Time
+15.38% - America's Funniest Home Videos
-3.13% - Football Night in America #2
-3.85% - Football Night in America #3
-10.00% - Football Night in America #1
-10.00% - Family Guy
-11.43% - Sunday Night Football
-14.29% - Resurrection (vs. Revenge)
-20.00% - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (vs. The Good Wife)
-26.32% - The Good Wife (vs. The Amazing Race)
-43.75% - Mulaney (vs. American Dad)
-51.72% - Madam Secretary (vs. 60 Minutes)
-73.68% - 60 Minutes (vs. NFL Overrun)


Here are the highlights of the 22 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (11/10/13):

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to the nature of live sports, Fast Nationals for CBS & NBC are approximate.]

NBC (15.797 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.7, #1) was the network to beat on Sunday with its usual mix of "Football Night in America #1" (5.885 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 2.0, #T9), "Football Night in America #2" (9.418 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 3.2, #6), "Football Night in America #3" (14.597 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 5.2, #3) and "Sunday Night Football" (19.295 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 7.0, #1).

CBS (13.136 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.0, #2) then claimed the silver with its lineup of (half-hour results only) "NFL Overrun" (21.953 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 6.6, #2), "NFL Overrun/60 Minutes" (18.013 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 4.8, #4), "60 Minutes" (15.138 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 3.3, #5), "60 Minutes/The Amazing Race 21" (11.888 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.5, #7), "The Amazing Race 21" (9.037 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 2.0, #T9), "The Amazing Race 21/The Good Wife" (9.621 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.8, #13), "The Good Wife" (10.179 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T14) and "The Good Wife/The Mentalist" (9.258 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T16).

Next up was FOX (3.586 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #3) with repeats of "Bob's Burgers" (3.663 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T19) and "American Dad" (2.692 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 1.1, #21) followed by originals from "The Simpsons" (4.266 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 1.9, #12), "Bob's Burgers" (3.215 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T16), "Family Guy" (4.158 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 2.0, #T9) and "American Dad" (3.524 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T14).

And finally, new episodes of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (6.972 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T19), "Once Upon a Time" (6.633 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 2.1, #8), "Revenge" (5.501 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 1.4, #18) and "Betrayal" (3.251 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.8, #22) on ABC (5.589 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #4) closed out the evening.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+39.13% - Football Night in America #2
+23.81% - Football Night in America #3
+22.81% - Sunday Night Football
+11.11% - Football Night in America #1
+3.12% - 60 Minutes
0.00% - The Amazing Race 21
0.00% - The Good Wife
-7.14% - America's Funniest Home Videos
-8.70% - Once Upon a Time
-15.79% - American Dad
-16.67% - Bob's Burgers
-17.65% - Revenge
-20.00% - Family Guy
-20.00% - Betrayal
-24.00% - The Simpsons

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+94.12% - 60 Minutes
+18.52% - Football Night in America #2
+18.18% - Football Night in America #3
+5.26% - Football Night in America #1
0.00% - Sunday Night Football
-5.88% - The Good Wife
-7.14% - America's Funniest Home Videos
-16.67% - The Amazing Race 21
-22.22% - Once Upon a Time
-25.93% - Family Guy (vs. Bob's Burgers/Family Guy)
-36.00% - American Dad (vs. Family Guy/Family Guy)
-38.46% - Betrayal (vs. 666 Park Avenue)
-41.67% - Revenge
-46.43% - Bob's Burgers (vs. The Simpsons/Bob's Burgers)
-66.07% - The Simpsons (vs. NFL Overrun/The Simpsons)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [november 2014]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
      


· SHOWATCH
(series past and present)
· DEVWATCH
(series in development)
· MOVIEWATCH
(tv movies and mini-series)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[10/27/26 - 03:36 PM]
College Football on FOX Scores Big Numbers in Week 8
7,015,000 viewers tuned into FOX "Big Noon Saturday" for Indiana's win over Michigan.

[10/27/26 - 03:14 PM]
FOX's "America's Game of the Week" Roars with 24,670,000 Viewers in Week 7
The network's Sunday window ranks as the #1 program in all of television through the first seven weeks of the season (24,749,000 average).

[10/27/26 - 03:03 PM]
No Time Like October: FOX Sports Drives in 12,259,000 Viewers for Game 1 and 10,854,000 Viewers for Game 2
Both telecasts were the most-watched of their respective days on any network.

[10/27/26 - 02:59 PM]
NBC and Peacock Deliver Most-Watched WNBA Finals Game 4 Ever
Led by Gabby Williams' 17 points, Golden State's 67-62 win over Atlanta peaked at 2.5 million viewers for the game's exciting conclusion from 3:30-3:45 p.m. ET.

[10/27/26 - 02:40 PM]
"College GameDay Built by The Home Depot" Continues Record-Setting Season; ESPN Networks Deliver Three of the Top Five Games Across All Nets
Ole Miss/Texas (8.1 million) was the top game of the week and added to ESPN's nine total games this season with 8+ million viewers.

[10/27/26 - 02:06 PM]
Chiefs-Seahawks Is Most Watched Week 7 NBC "Sunday Night Football" Game Since 2013, Averaging 26.3 Million Viewers on NBC & Peacock
The audience peaked at 29.0 million viewers on NBC and Peacock in the second quarter (9:30-9:45 p.m. ET).

[10/27/26 - 01:01 PM]
"Crystal Lake" Makes Killer Debut on Peacock
"Crystal Lake" has generated 1.3 billion minutes watched over its first 11 days, making it the fourth highest scripted original series ever on Peacock.

[10/26/26 - 11:32 AM]
ESPN's NBA Opening Week Delivered Its Largest Audience Since 2014
The Philadelphia 76ers' victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers averaged 2.5 million viewers, up 26% from last year's comparable game.

[10/26/26 - 09:26 AM]
"CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton" Scores Nearly 5 Million Total Viewers on ABC and Disney+
The special ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers from 9-11 p.m. (4.74 million), leading its closest competitors in the timeslot by double digits.

[10/23/26 - 03:54 PM]
ESPN's NBA Opening Wednesday Delivered Its Second-Largest Audience Ever
The Minnesota Timberwolves' victory over the Miami Heat averaged 2.52 million viewers, up 16% from last year's comparable game.

[10/23/26 - 03:25 PM]
USA Sports Delivers Most-Watched WNBA Finals Game 3 Since 1999, Best Ever on Cable
1.71 million viewers on average tuned into Wednesday night's Game 3 coverage across USA Sports' linear platforms (USA Network and CNBC) and streaming on Peacock.

[10/23/26 - 08:30 AM]
Record College Football Viewership Propels ESPN to Second Best Start Since 2011 with "College GameDay" on Track for Most-Watched Season Ever
ESPN networks are averaging 2.2 million viewers across 120 games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU - the second-best start for ESPN since 2011.

[10/22/26 - 04:01 PM]
ABC News Wins Across Friday Night, Sunday Morning and Late-Night
"20/20: The Suitcase Murders" ranked as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49.

[10/22/26 - 04:00 PM]
CBS Dominates Its Premiere Week in Seven-Day Multiplatform Viewership, Up +14% from Last Year, with Six Series Topping 10 Million Viewers
Among its broadcast competition, CBS claimed eight of the top 10 series.

[10/22/26 - 02:50 PM]
NBC Sports Delivers Most-Watched NBA Tip-Off Primetime Game Ever with 76ers-Knicks
Viewership peaked at 9.1 million - an NBA Tip-Off record - from 9:45-10:00 pm ET as the 76ers clinched the victory.