Sunday Ratings:  Football-Free Night Helps ABC

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Family Guy, Ratings

A one-week break from football gave a few other networks to shine.  ABC was tops in the demos while CBS scored a victory with the viewers.

7pm

• 60 Minutes (14.4 million, 2.7/7 in 18-49) nearly doubled last week’s Global Warming special.
• America’s Funniest Home Videos (8.3 million, 2.8/8) was up 2 million.
• The 2-hour US Figure Skating Championships (0.8/2) only wowed 4.8 million.
• Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?* (1.5/4) pulled in 4.3 million.
• Both CW Now (770,000, 0.3/1) and Aliens in America* (880.000, 0.4/1) actually saw gains.

8pm

• The two episodes of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (5.1/12 in 18-49) averaged 13.6 million.
• A new episode of Shark (2.0/5) bit off 11.1 million viewers.
• Two episodes of The Simpsons (3.7/9) - one old, one new - averaged 7.6 million.
• Life is Wild (0.4/1) actually broke the million mark (1.1 mill).

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