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[11/13/17 - 08:19 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC, "Sunday Night Football" Top Charts
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 (11/12/17):

[Note: Fast affiliate ratings are inaccurate for live sports.]

NBC (14.208 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.6, #1) was the top broadcaster on Sunday thanks to its lineup of "Football Night in America #1" (6.475 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 3.0, #T5), "Football Night in America #2" (9.261 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 4.2, #4), "Football Night in America #3" (13.548 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 5.5, #1) and "Sunday Night Football" (15.329 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.8, #3).

Second place then went to FOX (6.153 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.3, #2) with its mix of "NFL Overrun" (15.178 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 5.0, #2), "The OT" (8.432 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 3.0, #T5), "The Simpsons" (4.761 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.9, #7), "Ghosted" (3.280 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 1.3, #9), "Family Guy" (3.089 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 1.4, #8) and "The Last Man on Earth" (2.176 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T12).

Next up was CBS (8.040 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3) and its quartet of "60 Minutes" (11.030 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #10), "Wisdom of the Crowd" (6.789 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T15), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (7.733 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T12) and "Madam Secretary" (6.608 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #17).

And finally, new episodes of "The Toy Box" (2.341 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.5, #18), "America's Funniest Home Videos" (5.217 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.0, #11), "Shark Tank" (4.240 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T12) and a second "Shark Tank" (3.630 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T15) rounded out the night on ABC (3.856 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+57.89% - Football Night in America #1
+46.15% - The Simpsons
+40.00% - Family Guy
+37.50% - Football Night in America #3
+30.00% - Ghosted
+27.27% - Football Night in America #2
+25.00% - The Toy Box
+20.00% - Sunday Night Football
+14.29% - Shark Tank - 10:00
+12.50% - The Last Man on Earth
+11.11% - America's Funniest Home Videos
0.00% - NCIS: Los Angeles
0.00% - Shark Tank - 9:00
-14.29% - Madam Secretary
-27.27% - Wisdom of the Crowd
-50.00% - 60 Minutes

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+35.48% - Football Night in America #2
+30.43% - Football Night in America #1
+28.57% - Shark Tank - 9:00 (vs. Secrets & Lies)
+14.29% - Shark Tank - 10:00 (vs. Quantico)
+11.11% - America's Funniest Home Videos (vs. Once Upon a Time)
-8.33% - Football Night in America #3
-12.50% - Family Guy
-14.29% - Madam Secretary (vs. Elementary)
-18.18% - The Last Man on Earth
-18.18% - NCIS: Los Angeles (vs. Madam Secretary)
-18.75% - Ghosted (vs. Son of Zorn)
-27.27% - Sunday Night Football
-37.50% - The Toy Box (vs. America's Funniest Home Videos)
-38.71% - The Simpsons
-57.89% - Wisdom of the Crowd (vs. NCIS: Los Angeles)
-62.50% - 60 Minutes


Here are the highlights of the 18 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (11/13/16):

NBC (17.668 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 6.0, #1) held onto the top spot on Sunday with its usual mix of "Football Night in America #1" (7.406 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 2.3, #8), "Football Night in America #2" (9.409 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 3.1, #T6), "Football Night in America #3" (18.087 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 6.0, #4) and "Sunday Night Football" (19.236 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 6.6, #3).

FOX (10.471 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 3.8, #2) then was the silver draw with its lineup of "NFL Overrun" (24.558 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 8.1, #1), "The OT" (21.281 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 7.3, #2), "The Simpsons" (7.125 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 3.1, #T6), "Son of Zorn" (3.665 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T10), "Family Guy" (3.573 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T10) and "The Last Man on Earth" (2.627 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T12).

Next up was CBS (11.863 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #3) with its quartet of "60 Minutes" (18.772 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 3.2, #5), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (13.389 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.9, #9), "Madam Secretary" (9.382 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T12) and "Elementary" (5.910 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T16).

And finally, new episodes of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (4.455 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.8, #15), "Once Upon a Time" (3.371 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.9, #14), "Secrets & Lies" (3.136 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T16) and "Quantico" (2.747 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T16) on ABC (3.427 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+121.43% - The Simpsons
+77.78% - Son of Zorn
+33.33% - Family Guy
+22.22% - The Last Man on Earth
+20.00% - Sunday Night Football
+18.75% - NCIS: Los Angeles
+16.67% - Secrets & Lies
+16.67% - Quantico
+15.38% - Football Night in America #3
0.00% - 60 Minutes
0.00% - Madam Secretary
-4.17% - Football Night in America #1
-12.50% - Elementary
-13.89% - Football Night in America #2
-18.18% - Once Upon a Time
-20.00% - America's Funniest Home Videos

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+158.33% - The Simpsons (vs. The Simpsons (Repeat))
+23.08% - Son of Zorn (vs. Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
+15.38% - Football Night in America #3
+14.29% - Family Guy
+1.54% - Sunday Night Football
0.00% - Football Night in America #2
-8.33% - The Last Man on Earth
-11.11% - America's Funniest Home Videos
-11.54% - Football Night in America #1
-15.38% - Madam Secretary (vs. Madam Secretary)
-36.36% - Elementary (vs. The Good Wife)
-40.63% - NCIS: Los Angeles (vs. 60 Minutes)
-43.75% - Once Upon a Time
-46.15% - Quantico
-56.25% - Secrets & Lies (vs. Once Upon a Time)
-62.35% - 60 Minutes (vs. NFL Overrun)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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