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[09/28/15 - 10:50 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: "Sunday Night Football" Keeps NBC on Top
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 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (9/27/15):

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to NFL coverage, Fast Nationals for CBS from 7-7:30p and NBC for the night are approximate.]

NBC (16.855 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 6.1, #1) was still the top draw on Sunday with its mix of "Football Night in America #1" (7.992 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.4, #6), "Football Night in America #2" (12.335 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 4.4, #4), "Football Night in America #3" (15.967 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 5.7, #T2) and "Sunday Night Football" (19.709 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 7.3, #1).

The silver then went to CBS (13.947 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.7, #2) and its lineup of "NFL Overrun" (18.059 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 5.7, #T2), a 90-minute "60 Minutes" (15.018 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.9, #5) and the two-hour series finale of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (12.117 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T8).

Next up was ABC (5.687 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #3) and its mix of "Dark Swan Rises: A Once Upon a Time Fan Celebration" (3.503 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #17), the season premiere of "Once Upon a Time" (5.878 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T8) and the launch of "Blood & Oil" (6.318 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T13) and "Quantico" (7.051 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.9, #7).

And finally, a repeat "Family Guy" (2.336 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.9, #16) led into the respective returns of "Bob's Burgers" (2.660 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 1.3, #15), "The Simpsons" (3.258 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T10), "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (3.140 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T10), "Family Guy" (2.896 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T10) and "The Last Man on Earth" (3.071 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T13) on FOX (2.894 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #4).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
-4.35% - Football Night in America #2
-14.12% - Sunday Night Football
-14.29% - Football Night in America #1
-18.57% - Football Night in America #3

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+132.00% - 60 Minutes (vs. 60 Minutes/Madam Secretary)
+62.96% - Football Night in America #2
+35.71% - Quantico (vs. Revenge)
+33.33% - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (vs. The Good Wife/CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)
+20.00% - Football Night in America #1
0.00% - Football Night in America #3
-3.95% - Sunday Night Football
-36.36% - Blood & Oil (vs. Resurrection)
-42.31% - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
-47.06% - Once Upon a Time
-53.33% - Dark Swan Rises: A Once Upon a Time Fan Celebration
-61.54% - The Simpsons
-65.12% - Family Guy
-70.21% - The Last Man on Earth (vs. Family Guy)
-80.88% - Bob's Burgers (vs. The OT)


Here are the highlights of the 18 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (9/28/14):

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to NFL coverage, Fast Nationals for FOX from 7-8p and NBC for the night are approximate.]

NBC (17.617 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 6.6, #1) was of course the network to beat on Sunday with its mix of "Football Night in America #1" (6.231 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 2.0, #12), "Football Night in America #2" (8.021 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 2.7, #9), "Football Night in America #3" (16.060 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 5.7, #4) and "Sunday Night Football" (19.847 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 7.6, #1).

The silver then went to FOX (11.753 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 4.9, #2) with its lineup of "NFL Overrun" (20.659 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 7.3, #2), "The OT" (19.125 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 6.8, #3) and the season premieres of "The Simpsons" (8.497 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 3.9, #7), "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (5.447 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 2.6, #10), "Family Guy" (8.083 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 4.3, #6) and another "Family Guy" (8.705 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 4.7, #5).

Next up was ABC (6.824 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.1, #3) with its recap special "Once Upon a Time: Storybrooke Has Frozen Over" (5.138 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 1.5, #13) followed by the respective premieres of "Once Upon a Time" (9.337 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 3.4, #8), "Resurrection" (7.566 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 2.2, #11) and "Revenge" (5.255 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T14).

And finally, new episodes of "60 Minutes" (9.167 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #18), "Madam Secretary" (12.658 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T14), "The Good Wife" (11.195 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.3, #17) and the return of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (9.661 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T14) on CBS (10.670 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #4) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+25.00% - Football Night in America #1
+22.73% - Football Night in America #2
+14.00% - Football Night in America #3
+5.56% - Sunday Night Football
0.00% - The Good Wife
-26.32% - Madam Secretary
-69.44% - 60 Minutes

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+123.81% - Family Guy - 9:30 (vs. American Dad)
+65.38% - Family Guy - 9:00
+39.29% - The Simpsons
+30.77% - Once Upon a Time
+23.81% - Brooklyn Nine-Nine (vs. Bob's Burgers)
+15.38% - Once Upon a Time: Storybrooke Has Frozen Over
+13.43% - Sunday Night Football
+7.55% - Football Night in America #3
-4.76% - Football Night in America #1
-6.67% - Revenge (vs. Betrayal)
-8.33% - Resurrection (vs. Revenge)
-12.50% - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (vs. The Mentalist)
-13.33% - The Good Wife
-20.59% - Football Night in America #2
-21.43% - 60 Minutes (vs. NFL Overrun/60 Minutes)
-30.00% - Madam Secretary (vs. The Amazing Race)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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